What did you do to your truck today part III

[Grizz1963]

Got lucky on Boxing Day.......


Was surfing the forums I go on with one eye/hand and watching a movie with Nicola, like you do.

When I found a pair of 3" QTP Cutout valves, pipes etc, used about 1500 miles (2400km) for sale on Rods n Sods for less than half of what I could have landed them in the UK from Summit Racing in the USA.
Better still, they are only about 30 miles or 50km from where we live, so collecting them and a set of tarpaulins mate Ashley in Southampton has given me for the work space I want to build in front of the garage in one trip.
Told Nicola and from the side if her face came the perfect reply......... "Well, that's your birthday in January sorted then"

So I sent a PM to the seller, spoke to him and agreed to buy them.

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I live at A, cutouts at B and tarpaulins at C when a friend of Ashley heads up to see his mum in Hayward's Heath and takes them up from Portsmouth.



Today will be fitting the new extra lights I bought for the garage and some other odd jobs.

Martin will be over to keep me company and work his door......

[cab_01]

Tuned the motor. It is getting closer.

[LVPhotos]

Finished welding, grinding rack and pinion notches for Porterbuilt install. DD the steering shaft for rack.

[Chevy Fleetside]

I drove some crap up to my storage/shop space today. Just wanted to drive my truck so a 120 mile round trip did it for me.. crusin at 70. looks like everything was working ok. No wiper switch and the silver switch is for my converter lock up.

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by Chevy Fleetside

I drove some crap up to my storage/shop space today. Just wanted to drive my truck so a 120 mile round trip did it for me.. crusin at 70. looks like everything was working ok.

I know. I saw you on your way back home.

[Chevy Fleetside]

I like that 2nd picture. It is now my desk top.

[pimpston65]

The start of my single sided spot welding for "blind" welds I can't get to the backside...

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by pimpston65

The start of my single sided spot welding for "blind" welds I can't get to the backside...

And yes those are my shoes!!!

[LVPhotos]

Just getting started, stoped for lunch but here is first piece.

[MisterC]

Originally Posted by pimpston65

And yes those are my shoes!!!

My shop crocs are blue! I don't weld in them, but I do everything else in them when I decide to randomly go out and tinker.

[pimpston65]

opened my xmas gift today!!!

[LVPhotos]

Rack in, engine mounts in, Lower arms in, tops built. Captainfab booster bracket in.

[Lugnutz65]

Finally found my throttle linkage after 3 days of searching through boxes in storage. Maaaaaan! I have waaaaaay too much stuff stashed away. LOL!! Got it hooked up tonight.

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by Lugnutz65

Finally found my throttle linkage after 3 days of searching through boxes in storage. Maaaaaan! I have waaaaaay too much stuff stashed away. LOL!! Got it hooked up tonight.

holy crap lugnutz65 i need that same spring, can u post a pic of the manual choke bracket???? oh after a dunk in my electrolysis tank got this temp sensor free

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by pimpston65

holy crap lugnutz65 i need that same spring, can u post a pic of the manual choke bracket???? oh after a dunk in my electrolysis tank got this temp sensor free

after a quick wire brush treatment, next high temp clear and new sensor!!!

[61K10]

Pimpston65--get one of these to work with your stud gun. I wish i had one when i pulled some dents. It keeps you from pulling the dents out too far. You still need the slide hammer for some tough ones.

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by 61K10

Pimpston65--get one of these to work with your stud gun. I wish i had one when i pulled some dents. It keeps you from pulling the dents out too far. You still need the slide hammer for some tough ones.

i was thinking bout that tool, thks

[Jimal]

I shipped out Pimpston65's steering column and ordered a new front parking brake cable from Inline Tube. Not much else beyond that.

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by pimpston65

i was thinking bout that tool, thks

Eastwood Company sell that tool. $35
Seems similar in mechanical function to a rivet tool. Grabs the pin and pulls. I'm sure it's the right tool for certain types of dents.
Nice idea.

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by Jimal

I shipped out Pimpston65's steering column and ordered a new front parking brake cable from Inline Tube. Not much else beyond that.

thks for the coulmn, you know inline tube is 20mins from me. i can walk in and waste all their i want at the counter!!! oh and free shipping, since im already there!!!

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by Lugnutz65

Eastwood Company sell that tool. $35
Seems similar in mechanical function to a rivet tool. Grabs the pin and pulls. I'm sure it's the right tool for certain types of dents.
Nice idea.

yeah its from small ones, cuz if alot of pins are welded first they will be in the way. it may be a pain to weld,pull repeat all day vs weld weld weld then pull pull pull...

[Grizz1963]

Been a bit chilly down at the garage lately, yesterday was -1'C when I left home at 09.00

Sorry about all the rubbish quality mobile phone pics, no idea why they are so bad.





Today being the first day of my holiday where I could actually do just what I wanted, I de-stickered the inside and also the rear window. Did not realize the BBW was so large.



Managed to relocate most of the stickers to the toolbox.



Once done with all the stickers etc, I decided to take the truck for its last run of 2014...... just a gentle run as the roads are cold, gritted and a bit slippery where we live.

Before leaving, I called Clem in Fayetteville, Arkansas and we chatted for over an hour about trucks and life in general.
Really looking forward to the trip to the USA in October.

I also ran into a friends dad who drives a 14 year old F150 and lives next to the HA retreat a couple of miles from where we live.
So after a nice chat, and some final photos of the truck on the road, I carried on down Ropers lane and back up around a roundabout.......

This is typically where things go wrong just when you do not need or want them to.

I passed some multi-wheeled truck, only to hear a very loud "WHACK!!"

SHEEETT!!!!! What broke?

Then looking ahead, I realized, the truck that passed had thrown a stone and hit the windscreen almost where my chin would be......BURGERR!!

That means that it will fail its next MOT next year as its cracked in the line of vision.

Also means I will now have to waste money on paying the excess and any top-up needed for a new windscreen.



Pics taken before the "WHACK"



Came home, after putting some fuel in the tank as it was very low (no idea why I felt the need to add 9 litres to a truck going off the road for a while)

Reversed the truck down to the garage, went up to put the other cars onto the drive that get moved when the truck comes out the garage..... found this on the drive.



Well, perfect timing again.....I have been planning to replace the exhaust system as part of this resto as well.



Then shortly after I got home, I got a text from Paul Y who I had given the trims from the truck to, and he offered to come help me build my own exhaust system for the truck, in exchange for buckets of tea and chocolate biscuits.

Have I mentioned Life is Good ??

After this I started the tear down. Sounds a lot more impressive than it is.

Nicola came home early from work, so I shut shop and came up to the house to spend time with her and to see out this year.




So, in closing out 2014....

Thank you each and every one for friendships, help and advice on here, and in our personal lives.

May 2015 bring us all what we need, and some of what we want.

This is how I left the garage tonight.




See you all in the new year.

Watch this space, and thanks for checking in.

[pimpston65]

bought more parts while in Time Square NYC waiting til midnight and no that's not wacky tabacy, I smoke cheap cigars!!!

[pimpston65]

subway ride over from brooklyn

[65Gregg]

I had a few minutes ths morning before I had to go to the inlaws for lunch and decided to get everything ready to pull my intake to repair some leaks.