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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Spent the day pulling, stretching and cussing while pulling the covers onto the frames for my buckets. Neither my grandfather or I are upholsterer, but we are happy with the results. The former high back frames did pretty good turning into low backs.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Ill have those pics soon. I have to cut and buff the lower panel below the rear glass today, didnt even think about that panel after paint since the bench covered it. Now that its more exposed gonna get it looking a little better before putting the seats in.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Oh you meant the camaro, lol. I have not had my morning coffee to wake up. The car behind the seats is my 68 Camaro. My first car and the car I "copied" when I built the C10 to make them 68 "twins"
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
That Camaro is perfect!!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Job I was putting off . The hood ,basically the hood is really nice except for two dents right on the leading edge . Studied it for a long time and decided the best plan of attack would be to remove the inner brace . Thought it was going to be nightmare but it came off relatively easy. Was able to work the dents out with a hammer and dolly.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Awesome
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
started the harnesses
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Looking Good!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
removed these from the four corners: polished the lenses, polished the brightwork and repainted the black surround. Looks brand new!
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Installed a front sway bar on the 68, purchased an original used bar, restored it, and used CCP polyurethane bushings. Ground off two rivets all the other holes were already there, piece of cake install. Truck handles better.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Today I adjusted both the accelerator pumps on my Holley 4150 double pumper. Much better throttle response, different truck.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Wrapped up the bucket seat swap today. Really happy with how it turned out and excited to get back on the road now that the good weather has finally hit the area.
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Turned out real nice.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Yup! Very nice! I have to pull my seat back out and bend a piece of metal that is touching the side of the seat base on each side. I wish I had caught that before putting the seat back in. It will eventually wear through the new cover. Sure can't let that happen.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Got mine back today after a 10 month stay at a shop where all new front end parts and a slight lowering kit were installed along with the newly rebuilt small block 400 and the original radio with the AM/FM Bluetooth conversion. Hopefully can get awheel alignment done this coming week and the 70R4 set up properly then ready to cruise.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Usually not a fan of undercoating but it did protect the underside of the hood . This is the hood side of the bracket going to weld it up today figured I should paint it and the inside of the hood prior to welding
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
sweet
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Took a couple of pics yesterday evening after a local Cars & Coffee
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well,as is usually the case with me it seems?1 step ahead,3 steps back.when i put my truck back together and finished up a month or 2 ago,i broke a clip off the outer windowfelt seal on the outside of the drivers door.China junk i'm sure,anyway i found a seller on Ebay selling them one at a time.i ordered a new seal.they put a 27 inch long windowfelt in a 24 inch long box?genius.i complained and they said i couldn't return it,it was ordered over 30 days ago?i tryed to straighten it out and install it but it fits like crap,looks like crap so it's on there but only til i buy another set elsewhere and change them all.then my lovely wife says " why is there a dark spot in the middle of the dome lamp?" i said it's 50 years old,i'll buy a new one.more Chinese junk.the new lens doesn't fit the original bezel?it's about 3/16's too long?i guess you have to buy the Chinese bezel with the lens to fit but i wouldn't bet on it?then since i was visiting my sick friend in Ohio last week,i made a run to Summit,bought some stuff i needed and 1 stainless 2 1/4 exhaust tip planning to cut in 2 and install a piece on each side.i should know better but it looks nice left alone,not cut in 2 but i have 1??smart like a crowbar i am?anyway i'll have to get another one here and pay more freight than what the goofy tip is worth.i love it when a plan comes together?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Those covers for the interior light come up fairly often on the parts board NOS. Might take a look over there.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
chrome p coated the hinge
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