What did you do to your truck today?

[glos55]

Just ordered a new grille from LMC, should have it Wednesday the 29th. Before we put it in we will paint the white accent that surrounds it. I have noticed alot of guys leave that area body color, I think it looks better white, and apparently the factory did too!

[jj1965]

Replaced the lower radiator hose and thermostat. Turns out it wasn't overheating my gage is reading 40 degrees high.

[nachodog2]

Pulled out the old trans so i can set in my t5 during the week.
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[dacian]

Washed the windshield and took a ride to a friend.:d





poker online

[iceship]

Snuck off to the pull apart in nashville..... they have a lot more truck in....... just not much of any thing I need

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Oil Filter was leaking.
Spun the old one off.
Cleaned splattered oil underneath the truck.
Spun the new one on.
Dang Autozone Plastic Creeper broke and split where the bolts are on the caster.
Need a dog bone creeper.
It's trash now.....
Shook my head.
Threw my hands in the air and said, "Serenity Now!"
Stuff happens

[kieth]

Set the bed on the truck still lots to do but it is starting to look like a pickup.



http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...7_QhFTT5D-A-LB

[markeb01]

Completed ding and dent repairs on the passenger side of the firewall, sprayed the bare metal areas with etch primer, and finished most of the sanding. Also fabricated new gaskets and mounted the heater plates. Pulled the carb and distributor (for open access) as the last task for today. If all goes according to schedule I’ll finish sanding the area behind the engine tomorrow, mask on Thursday and spray on Friday.

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Completed ding and dent repairs on the passenger side of the firewall, sprayed the bare metal areas with etch primer, and finished most of the sanding. Also fabricated new gaskets and mounted the heater plates. Pulled the carb and distributor (for open access) as the last task for today. If all goes according to schedule I’ll finish sanding the area behind the engine tomorrow, mask on Thursday and spray on Friday.

Mark I thought you had a 350 in there it looks like a 283 or 327 ??...Vernski

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by Vernski

Mark I thought you had a 350 in there it looks like a 283 or 327 ??...Vernski

Thank you for confirming the effectiveness of the disguise! Here’s how I did it:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366853

[MBEXHAUST]

Very cool

mb

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Thank you for confirming the effectiveness of the disguise! Here’s how I did it:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366853

Hey Mark that's about as well thought out as anything I've ever seen, you and your son should market those I sure would buy one. The only machinest I know is my nephew and he's in Minnesota. Anyway that's about as cool as it gets stealth-wise Corvette valve covers are cool and retro. Thanks for the link...Vernski

[glos55]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Thank you for confirming the effectiveness of the disguise! Here’s how I did it:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366853

That is slicker than snot on wax paper!

[chainsaw]

Still scraping old paint off the frame, but finaly got the engine pulled out this morning.

[kieth]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Thank you for confirming the effectiveness of the disguise! Here’s how I did it:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366853

Love the valve covers, the truck is looking great, could you use those valve covers and the mods on a TB 350, mine has bolts holding the valve covers down in the middle of the cover ?

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...598_bmgHN-A-LB

[iceship]

O I had a time.... playing last night







I just have to lower the front some more and put new socks on the back...

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by kieth

Love the valve covers, the truck is looking great, could you use those valve covers and the mods on a TB 350, mine has bolts holding the valve covers down in the middle of the cover ?

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...598_bmgHN-A-LB

I assume the conversion would work if either the heads were swapped to early versions, or by using a pair of centerline to perimeter adapters like these:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TFS-31500811/

I’m not familiar with the vacuum ports on the later manifolds so those connections may require minor attention.

[J.Cagle]

I broke a bolt off while removing my t-stat housing :-(

[cheapfix66]

Wasnt today,but painted my dash yesaterday,cluster cleaned,needles painted,bezel painted,waiting for my new lens.

[markeb01]

After another 8 hour day crawling around on the concrete, the engine compartment prep is finally complete. If all goes well final finish will go on first thing tomorrow.

[old cruiser]

Had a leaking rear wheel cylinder so I replaced both on the rear and bled them, its good to have stopping power again

[wutnxt]

Rich 5150 69 Re: What did you do to your truck today?

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Picked up a hood to build a cowl hood from, 20 bucks off CL....
06-30-2011 06:54 PM


Dude 20.00 for a hood like that i would take 10 of them....nice buy...
Well all i did today was make my mind up on a few things and put a fender on it to see what it would look like this low...

[glos55]

Originally Posted by markeb01

After another 8 hour day crawling around on the concrete, the engine compartment prep is finally complete. If all goes well final finish will go on first thing tomorrow.

Looking good!!!! Can't wait to see it finished!!!!! Nice garage too!

[awbrown]

Originally Posted by markeb01

After another 8 hour day crawling around on the concrete, the engine compartment prep is finally complete. If all goes well final finish will go on first thing tomorrow.

That your home shop ?? Lokks like you have a cleaning and organizing fairy ! wish I could do that...How are you going to paint it ?? don't want to mess up the shop with overspray..

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by awbrown

That your home shop ?? Lokks like you have a cleaning and organizing fairy ! wish I could do that...How are you going to paint it ?? don't want to mess up the shop with overspray..

The simple answer is I go through a lot of 97 cent drop cloths! A couple of years ago I painted the entire truck in the same spot. It’s just a regular two car attached garage, but most of it is pretty well organized. I figure if I can’t find something when I need it there really isn’t any point in hanging on to it. So when it comes to painting cars or furniture I just cover everything up:





For this project there really wasn’t much overspray because I decided to paint the engine compartment with Raptor bed liner. I wanted something textured and durable that wouldn’t chip when I piled wrenches on the inner fenders, would look different but hot rod appropriate, and would require very little maintenance. For a long time I considered painting the engine compartment in Zolatone which was popular back in the 60’s, but it isn’t rust proof or nearly as durable. As of a month ago I was going to shoot it in gloss black enamel, until I saw a couple of other projects covered in the stuff, and found some favorable reviews. I’ve also had great results with other UPOL products.

After about 40 hours of prep, I finally shot it this morning and by this afternoon had everything back together with the engine running. All that’s left now is to tie up the driver side wiring, repaint the hinges and springs, and get the hood back on.