What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[73737373]

Originally Posted by tommys72

Drove it out to the property Saturday to check on and feed the cow.

Looks like something right out of a Chevy ad from Life Magazine. Cool

[tommys72]

Originally Posted by 73737373

Looks like something right out of a Chevy ad from Life Magazine. Cool

Thanks, it turned out good.

[74baggedbug]

In the middle of this

[magwakeenercew2jh]

You all shamed me into going out, removing the cover, cleaning Rat up a little, and starting her up.

Operating temp, a few wipes inside, and back into the house for me.

Tough day....

Gotta get out there and switch out my electric fuel pump...
And, oh, probably time for a starter.

[73737373]

Baby steps..... At some point, the truck had a camper shell on it and someone had removed the backglass and installed some sort of "seal" (for lack of a better term) as a "go between" between the cab and the now covered bed. The camper shell was removed and the backglass had to be reinstalled, but when they did, they used the solid rubber seal and not the one w/the chrome trim. A lot of words to let you know I removed the backglass, cleaned up the window opening and reinstalled backglass using a chrome trim gasket, which BTW, was an original, at least 43 years old and it went in like a hot knife thru butter. Maybe an hour job....

[Possmguts]

Originally Posted by 74baggedbug

In the middle of this

Oh boy... fun fun... cant wait to get to this point (insert sarcasm here)

[Possmguts]

Got started on the driver side door bottoms today... Hope to get about done tomorrow with this one. What a PITA! lol.. I forgot to drill the hinge bolt holes.. That's gonna be fun...

[68 Stepper]

Started my disc brake conversion.

[AKC]

See my last post...

[Russ.W.]

A few weeks back I noticed my ECE drop spindles had accumulated some surface rust whilst sitting around waiting for me to use them

Since not much else can be done to the truck at the moment, I attacked the spindles with the wire wheel and angle grinder .... then gave them half a dozen coats of Eastwood's Diamond Clear Gloss Finish for Bare Metal.

Looks good. Only time will tell how well this stuff holds up.

Used nearly a full can on the pair, though I was outdoors so some may have been carried away by the breeze.

[JMD]

Finished up mounting the braided lines on the rear axle. I love it when an idea comes together.

[Barnfind46]

I finally installed my front fender that I bought two years ago.Gotta love vintage rust free GM sheet metal!

[OregonNed]

Degreaser and pressure washed bed frame rails, splash pans and inner fenders prior to stripping and painting. Also cleaned up the back half of the frame for the same. Will probably paint the inner fenders body color and POR 15 and top coat everything else. Also scored a nice, clean stock diff cover to replace the rusty chrome one currently installed.

[Possmguts]

Just hung the driver door back in place after replacing the bottom and also the top hinge along with the bottom bushings and pin... and then pulled the passenger side and replaced the upper hinge and put new bushings and pin in the lower hinge and re-hung it. They will both be coming back off a few more times, but those new hinges and the new pin kits sure make em nice and stiff again... just like new.

[73737373]

More buffing/waxing. Removed clear glass, cleaned 45 years of crud off the rubber gasket and reinstalled w/factory "Soft Ray" glass. That Hugger Orange is sooooo pretty and just pops!! Wow.

[vidman]

Installed the B&M shifter cable and my Lokar LED shift indicator cable and sender..

[Possmguts]

Originally Posted by vidman

Installed the B&M shifter cable and my Lokar LED shift indicator cable and sender..

I had to put a couple of spacers at the trans cover mount bolts to get the mount away from the lip of the cover... how was yours at that spot? I see you have an aluminum cover that offers a better flat surface..

[vidman]

The Lokar cable mount fit ok because it ended up under the B&M cable mount. The LED sending unit did not fit at all on the trans pan, so i just mounted it on the trans crossmember. I only used about 17 inches of cable from 5' that they send with the kit..

[Synestran]

Put some new tires on her finally. Long over due.
Also installed a bluetooth stereo.

Next on the list is brakes.

[mike16]

added another quart of oil

[72.4me]

I went from stock to not..should I go back?

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Just removing parts. I've come to the realization I can remove a TON of parts and still maintain start and stop. SSTIM suggestion and it finally clicked. Next up is the hood, for which I'll build a bench on wheels (need the room), then the grille, outer cowl, windows (gee can't wait). My mechanical experience is limited, and of course this is my first tear down, but I'm enjoying the heck out of this. Not doing the suspension by myself however, nor much of the steering. NEED SOME HELP.

Also came to the realization I "need" to lift the engine (only 40K on rebuild). Ha ha haaa.........Took long enough. Everything else is going to be removed, how hard can it possibly be to lift an engine with nothing on it for painting the frame? Exactly................Very expensive, let me tell you what I paid for NOS wiper blades and three sets of refills today. It's worth it.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by 72.4me

I went from stock to not..should I go back?

Yes, but you already knew that.

[Mrturner1]

Originally Posted by mike16

added another quart of oil

Now that's funny right there I don't care who you are lol

[Mrturner1]

Today I touched up some paint on a few parts waiting to be installed