What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter

[72c20customcamper]

No idea what this bracket is for . Anybody have a guess?

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by OregonNed

Got bored the other evening so I took a set of stainless bolts and polished them up for the perimeters of my wheel housings.

Nice . You use a buffing wheel on a bench grinder ? I have several different wheels but end up using the white one all the time .

[OregonNed]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Nice . You use a buffing wheel on a bench grinder ? I have several different wheels but end up using the white one all the time .

Yes indeed - it was a Christmas gift a few years ago - set it up with a Delta stand. Came with two sewn wheels, but they are not of very good quality - looking for something better. It comes in very handy for things, that is for sure..

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Did the drivers side inner skirt . Was going to paint the passenger also but noticed a few holes that weren’t suppose to be there . Not rust but mounting holes for something . I may redo the hood latch . Not liking the little pits .

Glad you're going Full Sixty Eight with a White Face grille.Too many restorers just paint their truck one color and skip the White Face '68-Only look.I can understand not wanting to go thru the bother and expense of a second trim color, but the historical inaccuracy always bugged me.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Glad you're going Full Sixty Eight with a White Face grille.Too many restorers just paint their truck one color and skip the White Face '68-Only look.I can understand not wanting to go thru the bother and expense of a second trim color, but the historical inaccuracy always bugged me.

To me that’s part of the charm of the 68s . I have two and I have a line on a third but I’m running low on space .

[Boog]

A while back you were mulling over the idea of thinning your herd. I guess you shelved that idea? Can't say I blame you.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Boog

A while back you were mulling over the idea of thinning your herd. I guess you shelved that idea? Can't say I blame you.

I sold the 68 AMX I bought about a year ago . Total project car but no rot and I'm going to put my blue 85 K20 up for sale after I fix a few spots I dont like on the body

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

No idea what this bracket is for . Anybody have a guess?

Doesn't the Battery Box attach thru that hole?
I have no idea why a PO would add a half-flattened angle iron to it.
Most POs are crack-pots IMHO.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

To me that’s part of the charm of the 68s . I have two and I have a line on a third but I’m running low on space .

Exactly.
I have a '68 C/10 Stepside [292] and a '71 GMC Jimmy [350] that are licensed and running.
On the back lot, I have a '67 K/10 Suburban [454] and a '72 K/5 body [0]. Both basket cases and parts donors in varying degrees.

After almost busting the Wiper Knob on the '68 trying to pull the Headlights on without looking [ running the '71 exclusively for 3 months] -- I've thought about moving the '71's Knobs around to match the '68 layout. I could add a 3- Spoke wheel too. A White Face GMC grille might be stretching the motif too far...

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Doesn't the Battery Box attach thru that hole?
I have no idea why a PO would add a half-flattened angle iron to it.
Most POs are crack-pots IMHO.

This is the hole for the battery tray hold down.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Exactly.
I have a '68 C/10 Stepside [292] and a '71 GMC Jimmy [350] that are licensed and running.
On the back lot, I have a '67 K/10 Suburban [454] and a '72 K/5 body [0]. Both basket cases and parts donors in varying degrees.

After almost busting the Wiper Knob on the '68 trying to pull the Headlights on without looking [ running the '71 exclusively for 3 months] -- I've thought about moving the '71's Knobs around to match the '68 layout. I could add a 3- Spoke wheel too. A White Face GMC grille might be stretching the motif too far...

I’ve pulled the knob off the wiper switch a couple of times myself .

[OregonNed]

Nothing too major, but tested the LED bolts I bought after it got dark last night

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

This is the hole for the battery tray hold down.

Not for the Charcoal Cannister on the EEC system?
Bracket for an aftermarket Fuel Pressure Regulator?
IDK
I stand firmly by my earlier assertion that: ''Most POs are Crackpots.''

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

No idea what this bracket is for . Anybody have a guess?

Maybe a overflow tank was there. I don't think I've seen mounting the same on any 2 of these .

[72c20customcamper]

Was on west coast suburban so the bracket could be for emissions. It’s coming off

[72c20customcamper]

Was going to paint the fender and door but found a couple of spots I wasn’t happy with . So by the time I fixed them it was getting to late hopefully tomorrow . So I painted a few small items . Still working on the hoops they were pretty dinged up so another day for them .

[72c20customcamper]

The rush is on . The Precision windshield gasket was ok ,wasn’t the exact same as the old rubber but it worked out . Me and the misses did it in about an hour . Blasted one wheel while I had it off to install the inner skirt quick spray and put the NOS hubcap on just to see how it looked . Took it off prior to putting the truck away .

[68bowtie]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

The rush is on . The Precision windshield gasket was ok ,wasn’t the exact same as the old rubber but it worked out . Me and the misses did it in about an hour . Blasted one wheel while I had it off to install the inner skirt quick spray and put the NOS hubcap on just to see how it looked . Took it off prior to putting the truck away .

It’s coming together VERY nicely.

[OregonNed]

Purchased and restored a clutch rod delete plate
From member jimmie70 - glad to get this little detail taken care of.

[paul blair]

Nice job you are doing on the truck Mark. Thanks for all the post of your work, I enjoy seeing the progress. Happy Trails

[twoskies]

pinstriped, lol

[LNP]

Very nice!

[Sheepdip]

A couple of days ago I filled Otis up with some $6.59 a gallon fuel and noticed my fuel gauge read way past full. I kept an eye on it and it wasn't going down so today I rolled him up to the barn pulled the ground wire from the sender and grounded it out and the gauge went immediately to empty.

I checked the Ohm's thru the ground wire to the gauge and got about 47 Ohms which is ballpark for the resistor across the back of the fuel gauge. Gauge should be good as tested and has always been fairly accurate.
I then cleaned the contact on the grounding wire hooked it back up to the sender and no difference.

Tomorrow I'll pull the sender make sure it's not hung up, and/or check Ohm's to verify it is indeed the sending unit.

About a year ago I experienced a similar issue but after burning a 1/4 tank or so it returned to and has been normal until it reared it's ugly head again, at the time I just wrote it off as a hung up float arm.

[OregonNed]

Install complete of the new battery cables.

[Jiggers72-GMC]

Well done ^^^^^ I like those batteries but I wish they were black on top.