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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I went through mine from front o back, eliminating all the squeaks and rattles that I could find. Then I went and greased the hell out of everything
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#2802 |
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Location: Chino Valley, Az
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Guess I'm gonna have to start a build thread & pics. And go back and read how to get it in the sig line of posts. Until then a few pics of gauge work today. Gutted the OEM gauge shells and cut a 4&5/8 hole in back for a 5" Dolphin speedo & 5" quad gauges. Dressed up the pitted chrome ring and painted it some. I didn't want individual gauges stuck in the dash or under it. I'm satisfied with the results.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Ran wire to the new headlight switch & dimmer switch.
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#2804 |
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Location: Nevada City, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Ran wire to the new headlight switch & dimmer switch. Cussed at the shift linkage I'm trying to build. Decided it might be worth it to buy the Lokar.
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Location: phoenix az
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Frantz filter change for me. That means I changed my toidy paper
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#2806 |
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Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I layed some FatMat sound deadening material on the floor of my cab, then bent some fuel line from gas tank ouside of cab. Had a little difficulty with fuel neck on cab but I'll figure it out tonight. It was late last night so I just decided to stop...no sense rushing and f'ing something up.
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#2807 |
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I made it work a little today. Went to Lowe's for eight sheets of lattice. I love the attention my truck gets, especially when people see it actually being used.
For what it's worth: My advice is stay away from the rattle can bedliner if you are going to use your truck at all. It scratches way to easily to be of any value. |
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#2808 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Started fiberglassing the speaker box/gas tank cover.
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#2809 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Started fiberglassing the speaker box/gas tank cover.
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#2810 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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'55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda! |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Didn't work the truck directly, but I did purchase a honkin' old vise made by C Parker.
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#2813 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
nice dan
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Thanks Daze.
Apologies for the double post. Posted via Mobile Device
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#2816 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
started to shorten the upper and lower a-arms by 2".
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Finished up the cab corner speaker enclosure, ready for fabric. Details in the build thread.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Looking good but a thought. Do not make it an absolute tight install, leave some vents high and low in case your filler hose or sender starts to weep. No need to trap fumes that you need to smell in a potential sparking environment. Would be a "Casino" moment if you went to power the speakers and boom...
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#2819 |
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Location: Granbury ,TX
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
installed Windlace on 1 door, What A PAIN.
I cant wait to do the other door :-( |
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#2820 |
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Location: Motown
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
drove mine for breakfeast
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#2821 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
So far, soldered up the tail light & turn signal wires. The right side, I soldered the tail feed to the brake side of the dual-filament bulb.
I'll fix that after breakfast. Later in the day, I'm going to screw around with the turn signals (maybe), shift linkage (maybe) and some other junk (possibly).
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Well, I'm kind of late, but we drove the 59 to the Nifty50ees this past Saturday! Can't wait for some cooler weather! We didn't get to stay long, but I had a lot of lookers! Our 5 y/o grandaughter rode in her booster seat in the middle, buckled up of course. She got to watch a movie on the 7" DVD along the way. The truck rode well and the engine was strong running! I'm very pleased!
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#2823 |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
A/C still running hot?
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Mine still needs alot of lil stuff like bedwood, and hopefully be able to talk my wife into letting me put AC into it.
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