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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
I made this simple cup holder today from a painted piece of plywood and a $9 cup holder I found at the parts store. It seems like it will work just sitting there, but I might add some rubber feet if it moves.
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Oil change today. 1000 miles on the new engine.
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Jimbo, did you already install your glovebox? if not could you give me some measurements off of it? mine fell out and got crushed by a passenger, now I want to make one out of sheet metal, just need the dimensions.
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Sorry, I already put it in. You have to practically fold it in half to get it in through the glove box opening, so I don't know how sheet metal would work. Maybe with no AC it would be possible to install from below?
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I have been looking at that and I think I am going to do a 2 piece (top and bottom) that overlap eachother, and then on the outer piece of the overlap, tack a nut or use a well nut, and put a few round head screws from the inside to hold them together, then finish it off with some felt or something so it isn't bare metal.
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
I just got mine from GMC Pauls sitting in the garage. I can get some dimensions for you when I get home.
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I just ordered 4 new shocks from Amazon for $102.
![]() I also found this $40 mail-in rebate from KYB (http://www.kyb.com/40-for-4/), so my total cost for all new shocks will be $62! Last edited by jimbosprint; 04-27-2015 at 08:23 PM. |
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I installed some tie-down hooks in the bed of the truck today. No drilling required.
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I actually got the rebate mailed in - shocking!
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
pun intended? Those look like nice shocks.
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Pun definitely intended.
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Used my truck for some real work today. Hauled a yard of concrete for a foundation for a shed I'm building.
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[QUOTE=jimbosprint;7161977]Used my truck for some real work today. Hauled a yard of concrete for a foundation for a shed...[/QUOTE ]
that concrete pad doesn't look big enough to fit your truck on, what the heck man?
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That's a truck doing what it meant to do. Nice.
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More work for the truck today picking up lumber for my shed.
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That's some manly stuff, right there.
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I had some time today to install the new shocks. Looks like the old ones weren't doing much good.
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New shocks ride smooth.
Oh, and here is the shed I built. It sure is nice to have a truck to do things with. |
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Jim ,the shed turned out nice ,did not take you long to build it either .
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Here's a couple more truck action photos - hauling yard waste to the recycling yard.
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My Old Air Products order arrived! Should have working AC relatively soon.
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It's going to be a cool 60 degrees in there this summer. |
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