What did you do to your truck today!

[Big Block]

Originally Posted by litew8

Not that old and mine has the originals too! (not for long) Actually, someone a little older than me told me they were original spirals.

You are correct they were used on all GM cars and trucks during the 60's thur early 70's.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Been workin on getting the new rear bed piece welded on what a pain in the arse.....

[hayhauler71]

Me and my 11 year old daughter took the 71 to the cemetery to visit some long lost friends as we sat there in the sun I could not believe how many people stopped and looked at the truck. I probably had more views there than at the car shows

[willys72fleetside]

Got the buffing done, now looking foward the the next step. Still not sure what thats going to be.

[litew8]

Originally Posted by willys72fleetside

Got the buffing done, now looking foward the the next step. Still not sure what thats going to be.

Is that medium bronze willy?

[67Slider]

Installed the remote starter solenoid to combat the heat soak starter issue I have been having. Cost about 30 bucks. Now I'm gonna have to drive it on a couple of hot days to see if it is fixed.

[RossRinSD]

Originally Posted by 67Slider

Installed the remote starter solenoid to combat the heat soak starter issue I have been having. Cost about 30 bucks. Now I'm gonna have to drive it on a couple of hot days to see if it is fixed.

I've got to do something about mine, too. I considered just putting a new starter in. Is it just the heat in the solenoid that caused that? When mine does it, it sounds like the battery is almost dead, the starter barely turns over. I usually bump the key over to start a couple of times until it turns freely. At least the truck is warmed up and it'll start right away when it does that.

Where did you pick up your remote solenoid, and you'll have to let me know how it works.

[67Slider]

Originally Posted by RossRinSD

I've got to do something about mine, too. I considered just putting a new starter in. Is it just the heat in the solenoid that caused that? When mine does it, it sounds like the battery is almost dead, the starter barely turns over. I usually bump the key over to start a couple of times until it turns freely. At least the truck is warmed up and it'll start right away when it does that.

Where did you pick up your remote solenoid, and you'll have to let me know how it works.

When I get heat soak my starter will do nothing. Dash lights will come on, no click, nothing. Bumping didn't get it either. I put a heat shield on early this summer and hadn't had any problems until last Thursday. If this doesn't solve it I will keep the solenoid setup but install a mini starter next.

The solenoid was 14 bucks at Autozone. I will keep ya posted on it

[magwakeenercew2jh]

After we got the front clip on yesterday, I couldn't help myself. Even tho it was Sunday, I had to go over to the shop to check it out. Well, I came dragging a$$ home five hours later after fixing some stuff..
....finding out what I needed to re-do, and then doing some wiring.

More cracks in the old brake lines. LMC gets another $150 for ss lines..... I bent one myself (to the back...it's not leaking). Gotta make a new hard line for the fuel pump to the filter. It got "nastied" from the install of the front...
hung up on the passenger side (of course) inner. Both trans lines had to be re-bent. They would have scraped the harmonic balancer until...well, more leaking river of trans fluid. The top rad. hose is 5" too short.
I'll look for something.....That kind of stuff happens, 'eh?

My friend is making a plate for the firewall for the Vintage Air/Heater inlet/outlets. Design is under way.

[DJMAN]

Romoved front clip, glass and interior. How do I remove key bezel without key? Also many of these parts will be going up for sale....and complete AC.

Why does this cab have a high hump?

[dmxxpert]

Started our budget emblem restoration.
Steel Wool + Patience = Shiny
Patience + Paint = Not too bad!
I am thrilled with how the first one turned out.
They are not perfect, some are pitted worse than others,
but for a driver they are gonna make a hige difference.

Thanks for listening,

Jeremy

[chevytruckluver]

Originally Posted by DJMAN

Romoved front clip, glass and interior. How do I remove key bezel without key? Also many of these parts will be going up for sale....and complete AC.

Why does this cab have a high hump?

high hump = Looks like it was or is a big block and turbo 400...
no key = drill it out

[ryanroo]

removed the steering box, removed the transfer case. turns out that ignorant youth makes it alot easier to remove a 205 by yourself. when did they get so heavy? it used to be easier.

[RossRinSD]

Didn't get a ton of work done today, had to fix a lawnmower for my dad, and promptly busted a sprinkler head testing it out...

I mounted the winch box and tested the winch out and stretched out my cable. I got a little done on the mockup, but I'm not sure which way to proceed just yet...

[TRC911]

put a delta toolbox on, a weatherguard headache rack, and some eagle eye off road lights.

[longbed67]

Pulled the engine, trans, tore down the engine, speced the parts, and took parts to the machine shop. Next week I'm picking up the disc brakes new rear end and a sport bumper!

[oldblue1968chevy]

Drove it to some cruise ins with some NICE weather with the gf

gonna put vette plug wires and new plugs in it soon, along with running my vac adv to the rear manifold vacumn port

[mmmBoost]

Installed Hooker block hugger headers, MSD cap/rotor, Accel super coil, and wires.




My old TH400 unrapped it from its tome. Gonna get it all cleaned up tomorrow.


And of course a comparison of my new 2,900rpm stall and my factory p.o.s.

[project 67 sub]

my burb came with a low hump and a th400 from the factory (its now gone and has a high hump ), it also came with a 327 that is long gone

[RossRinSD]

Today....

I finished fixing my reverse lights.

Found this


Put in a new switch here, and fixed the melted wires


And finished wiring up the auxillary lights in the bumper

[RossRinSD]

And then, I needed to make up a little relay panel. Something to control some offroad lights and anything else I might want to add later.

Oh man, had to terminate how many wires...


Put this over by the battery


And all closed up

[mcmlxix]

Originally Posted by RossRinSD

And then, I needed to make up a little relay panel. Something to control some offroad lights and anything else I might want to add later.


Put this over by the battery

Where did you buy that relay block?
Bussmann 15303-4

[Bennett68C10]

This weekend I picked up my 454 and modified my 68 BBC frame mounts I got off of ebay to work with my sbc motor mounts so I don't have to buy the expensive BBC ones.

[RossRinSD]

Originally Posted by mcmlxix

Where did you buy that relay block?
Bussmann 15303-4

Sorry, I just saw this.

I picked it up from these guys.

http://www.evsource.com/tls_fuseblocks.php

They had all the connectors and relays, too. But, they took almost 3 weeks to ship.

[trev1]

Built the shifter linkage, bought a new starter... Actually took two days, we kept breaking the welds. Paid $ 50.00 for the starter.