What did you do to your truck today!

[red71c10]

Installed new defroster hoses (those flexible plastic ones rock!) and a new glove box insert. Also put a new connector on the wire that attaches to the temp gauge sending unit. Gauge started working again then died. It pegs out when I ground the wire so unless the new connector isn't making good contact, it must be the unit which would suck because it's less than two years old!

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Took a couple of days off from working on the truck to make up some time with The Little Woman.

Of course, our "date" today had truck components. First, a trip to Early Classic Enterprises to mooch a windshield washer nozzle from their stash.
Then, off to three stores for a total of $96 worth of crap.

Dremel bits because two of the dash pad studs are misaligned. I keep thinking the pad looks okay with a couple of bumps at those spots...Nope, gotta ream out the holes and make it right.

I'm running new hose from the washer rez thru a lower hole in the firewall, then up to the windshield washer/motor. New hose. Smaller new hose from the washer/motor up thru the inner cowl
instead of out by the distributor. Needed grommets for the new small hose so my feet don't get wet when it rains. A new carb > air cleaner gasket. A bunch of fuses to start off the under-dash wiring
with all fresh fuses. Hose clamps for the final connection of the fuel line under the cab. A couple extra for the radiator hoses. HEI plug for the tach side. A handful of ferrels (barrels) for the copper
line to the oil pressure fittings, misc. electrical connectors. A spool of 16 gauge green wire.

When I got home to the mail box, I had a nice surprise. The guys from Vintage Air came thru (again). They had shorted my o-rings by only one...and no little tube of o-ring lube oil. I called them a few days ago...
...I told them I didn't have the stuff and I think I'd have 'em all if I had a few of the o-rings still in the unopened package. I got a box with two deals of lube and about ten o-rings.
Then I looked thru the mail and found a bill. Opened it up...."No Charge".

And, BTW, Stan at Early Classics gave me some hose and the nozzle for virtually nothing. Of course, I had my Woman with me. And fresh pastries from the local Farmer's Market....
..But that's the way Stan and Mark are, anyway.

Nice date, huh? I bought lunch.

[67Slider]

Washed her up good and took her for a cruise.

[Tribedad]

Took trash to Buncombe County landfill, stopped at the local tractor pull and drove past the "free" car wash for the local high school band.

[Bull72]

finished up some "mock wiring" put some coolant in it, tested the electric fans, and fired her up for the first time in 2-3 months!

[71tahoe]

Dragged the bones back from the sandblaster:

[dabruce15]

Originally Posted by dabruce15

Finally converted to HEI on my inline six and added a tach. It's a great feeling when parts that have been sitting on the shelf for 6 months finally get installed! Next is the offenhauser 4bbl intake and holley 390.

Pics...

[RossRinSD]

I picked up an engine I rebuilt a few years ago and left in my mom's garage. She finally got tired of looking at it and I made some room over here for it.

Got it loaded and headed home.

I didn't realize it was still full of coolant and oil. The worst part is it leaked all over the bed of the truck and got my tiedowns all dirty and messy.

[kcsa75]

I loaded up a few cool ones and went fishing!

[iceship]

I went to the pullapart and picked up so seat skins....... and ran in tob a guy that rhino lined his cluster face plate...... did not look to bad .... I may to my door panels like that in white

[cadillacart]

I should have posted this last week. I finally installed short monroe air shocks in the rear. Now I can get my rake back if I am in the mood

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Just a little per day these days. Working alone is no biggie. But the heat creeps up on these old bones (and skin!). Today, I had to pull the radiator because the bolt for the front clip passes thru the core support right below where the rad lives...Drat!!! Put on and plumbed the windshield washer rez. At least from the rez itself thru the firewall and up to the motor. Two chunks to be connected after the front clip goes on. Finally hooked up the tach wire. Got a new air cleaner/carb gasket. bent the windshield washer nozzels to fit properly under the cowl.

Determined I didn't want to spin the Vintage Air compressor....I was going to go 90 degrees to the left. But it was too much of a hassle....pull the valve covers, move the fuel line, etc. VA said "okay" to the move, as it was going to be (the nut in the body of the compressor) a little lower than horizontal. But, I figured, why mess with it now.

A little every day.

[Andy4639]

Got all the new SpeedHut gaugs installed and working correctly.

SpeedHut gauges installed - YouTube

[Tmwoodall]

Originally Posted by Andy4639

Got all the new SpeedHut gaugs installed and working correctly.

SpeedHut gauges installed - YouTube

Im not familiar with these, is there a particular advantage or great thing about them? Or is it just gauges you liked?

[Andy4639]

The speed-O is running off GPS satelite. No more bouncing speed-O. The speed-O was never real acurate under 55MPH and driving it in city all the time was a guessing game as to my speed. The gauges all work off electric's now. I just like them to!

I took a factory cluster out with speed warning, clock, Tach all of it out to put up and save it for whenever comes!





Non of these parts are new, they came out of a dump truck. Well except the buzzer it was out of a GM car seat! I got factory wires and all.

[barry h.]

where can i get som info on speedhut guages

[Andy4639]

SpeedHut.com
http://www.speedhut.com/

[RossRinSD]

I placed a decent order from LMC.

And, I disassembled my wiper/washer switch and fixed it... Saved $35, woot woot.

I need to make some progress on this thing, but I gotta pay off a credit card, too. And this is the last month for the roommate here.

Right now, the majority of the projects are geared at making the truck reliable and keeping it on the road.

[fastwillie 696969]

i wrote a check to the paint shop and check on the paint job

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Funny what you find out when you put trim on the tail end. I found out that there were some previous "smacks" that had missed my eye before.
I had trouble with the latch trim. So I just improvised.

Also, I'm going to have to attend to getting the lines correct on the roll pan.

I had plenty of more important truck stuff to do on this jalopy. But it was fun. Sometimes you just have to take a break on the nasty stuff and have fun.
So......that's all I got done today.

And, in case anyone is wondering, those are the clear tail lights with one light coat of "Nightshade" on 'em.
And a red LCD bulb inside

[fastwillie 696969]

went and check out the bed paint job ,tomarow the cover gets installed its paint to match also ,so this weekend will be cruzin it ,

[Tmwoodall]

Started toying with my gauge layout. Not sure if the two 4" gauges (speedo + turn signals & high beam indicator, and quad gauge) plus 2 5/8 center mounted tach have enough to them to look good.

Thoughts?

[RossRinSD]

Originally Posted by Tmwoodall

Started toying with my gauge layout. Not sure if the two 4" gauges (speedo + turn signals & high beam indicator, and quad gauge) plus 2 5/8 center mounted tach have enough to them to look good.

Thoughts?

Once you put your headlight and wiper switch in, that'll help fill it up.

[RossRinSD]

I cut up some steel to finish boxing in my rear bumper, and to make some seat brackets.

[cooter472]

Broke down & put my 71c10 lwb/ big block buick for sale on craigs list, no time to work on it anymore. Wifes happy about it i'm not!