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

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Yeah, the gremlins that live inside the doors demand their sacrifice of knuckle skin.

Over the years I've shed pounds of skin a shred at a time and lost a couple of pints of blood because of those gremlins. We bought one of my sons a '70 Dodge Dart that I named "Christine", because I got cut every time I worked on it.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Over the years I've shed pounds of skin a shred at a time and lost a couple of pints of blood because of those gremlins. We bought one of my sons a '70 Dodge Dart that I named "Christine", because I got cut every time I worked on it.

, I know your pain.....

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

, I know your pain.....

Like the movie, I guess it just didn't like me, like the guy who let cigar ashes fall on the seat when she was new, and she killed him. Though in my case, when we put new carpet in that Dart, there was a #8 paper bag with a sandwich in it that was probably put there when new, when the carpet was installed. I can only imagine what that car smelled like for awhile...

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Over the years I've shed pounds of skin a shred at a time and lost a couple of pints of blood because of those gremlins. We bought one of my sons a '70 Dodge Dart that I named "Christine", because I got cut every time I worked on it.

I saw a B-1 at an airshow parked on the ramp at DMAFB. The nose art was a Red Car. Her name was ''Christine.''

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

I saw a B-1 at an airshow parked on the ramp at DMAFB. The nose art was a Red Car. Her name was ''Christine.''

Delivering death, just like the car, though on a bit larger scale. I'm glad all that it has ever done is practice.

I like the color of red on "Christine".

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by camaroboy68ss

spent today working on my center console, finally got everything stripped and then painted it white to make the bright blue pop more. Just waiting on the top plate to show up and then i can put it all back together to then sit and wait while i work on the seats.

very nice

[72c20customcamper]

Only thing left is the hood . Sandblast in the am painted by 1 pm this afternoon and curing in the 80 degree basement

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS

Spent today working on my center console, finally got everything stripped and then painted it white to make the bright blue pop more. Just waiting on the top plate to show up and then I can put it all back together to then sit and wait while I work on the seats.

Looks great . What paint did you use?

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Yeah, the gremlins that live inside the doors demand their sacrifice of knuckle skin.

No broken skin but for some reason the rubber wouldn’t stay in the groove . Had to actually warm it up . I ran the dryer for a few minutes turned it off and tossed in the rubber for a couple of minutes and it stayed in the channel when I assembled it again .

Don’t tell the wife . She’s in Florida right now .

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Sent my truck off for exhaust today. 7 years in this should be running before Thanksgiving.

[CAMAROBOY68SS]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Looks great . What paint did you use?

the white was just Krylon primer, then the blue paint was Bright Blue interior paint for like a Chevelle/Camaro I bought off ebay.

[KW5413]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

I saw a B-1 at an airshow parked on the ramp at DMAFB. The nose art was a Red Car. Her name was ''Christine.''

I was stationed at DMAFB during the SAC days (Mid 70s). I really enjoyed my time in both USAF and civilian days. Well, except when my '70 Mach 1 floated a valve cursing down the Ajo Highway at 75 MPH.

Took almost a month to find a 351 Cleveland in Arizona. Finally found a wrecked '71 cougar in Phoenix that had one.

But, on to trucks. When I bought my C10 the previous owner put the battery under the bed. What a pain on the B U Tocks. Dealing with some ongoing wiring issues we had crawl under the truck to drop the battery in order to disconnect it. I would NEVER recommend that placement for the battery.

Since there isn't much original about this truck I elected to put a below rail bed box in the truck and move the battery inside the box. Keeping the engine bay battery free. I often drive the truck in a 100-mile radius. Super easy battery access and now have a place to keep tools and cleaning materials.

Will post pictures later.

[Johnl48]

Got the glass in and upgrading the non a/c truck to an a/c truck with a factory system

[Louisvillekytruck]

Originally Posted by Johnl48

Got the glass in and upgrading the non a/c truck to an a/c truck with a factory system

Looking great

[72c20customcamper]

Second time did the trick . Perfect day for it no wind , no bugs and 70degrees I painted in the screened in tent . Using the free infrared paint dryer .

[LNP]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Second time did the trick . Perfect day for it no wind , bugs and 70degrees I painted in the screened in tent . Using the free infrared paint dryer .

Turned out great

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by louisvillekytruck

looking great

x2!

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Second time did the trick . Perfect day for it no wind , no bugs and 70degrees I painted in the screened in tent . Using the free infrared paint dryer .

Nice, good weather sure helps...

[Steeveedee]

Looking good! I've laid several 1-stage lacquer paint jobs on my vehicles over the years. A nice, cool desert morning with no wind is still fairly easy to come by. The energy and ambition (and single stage lacquer, for that matter!) for that has pretty much departed, though.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Looking good! I've laid several 1-stage lacquer paint jobs on my vehicles over the years. A nice, cool desert morning with no wind is still fairly easy to come by. The energy and ambition (and single stage lacquer, for that matter!) for that has pretty much departed, though.

Back in the day we didn’t have a spray booth just some huge plastic curtains that closed off a corner of the shop . Lacquer dried so fast you almost couldn’t get trash in the paint . But you always had to cut and buff

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Back in the day we didn’t have a spray booth just some huge plastic curtains that closed off a corner of the shop . Lacquer dried so fast you almost couldn’t get trash in the paint . But you always had to cut and buff

Yup. But easy to repair the paint, too. I've bought a few gallons of GM #11 White. Common enough that it was pre-mixed, back in the day.

[72c20customcamper]

Put the fender and cowl on today . Wish I had the hood ready but its got a little body work before it’s ready . Funny how the color changes as you walk around the truck .

[TxGary]

Finally got all the moldings mounted on the bed. Off to paint soon.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by KW5413

I was stationed at DMAFB during the SAC days (Mid 70s). I really enjoyed my time in both USAF and civilian days. Well, except when my '70 Mach 1 floated a valve cursing down the Ajo Highway at 75 MPH.

Took almost a month to find a 351 Cleveland in Arizona. Finally found a wrecked '71 cougar in Phoenix that had one.

But, on to trucks. When I bought my C10 the previous owner put the battery under the bed. What a pain on the B U Tocks. Dealing with some ongoing wiring issues we had crawl under the truck to drop the battery in order to disconnect it. I would NEVER recommend that placement for the battery.

Since there isn't much original about this truck I elected to put a below rail bed box in the truck and move the battery inside the box. Keeping the engine bay battery free. I often drive the truck in a 100-mile radius. Super easy battery access and now have a place to keep tools and cleaning materials.

Will post pictures later.

I was a Marine Air Winger -- AV8A Harrier avionics troubleshooter. But as a Tucson local, I drew pay and visited the PX and Cash Sales [uniforms and boots] at DM when on leave. Always got well with the Air Force. Overseas, at Kadena AB, they were especially nice to us. I was active 73-77.

''PK'' my Marine buddy who helped me rebuild my first 292 L6 back at MCAS Yuma, in the Summer of '77, used to wax poetic about the 351 Cleveland. A Ford big block underbored with small block pistons and crank. And his Dad worked for GM in Cleveland.

Back in the late '90s, there was a gas station selling 105 octane on North First Ave. I put 5 gallons of that in my '71 GMC Jimmy, and proceeded to rock-and-roll. On the way to the Emissions test station, my SBC sucked valves in cylinders #6 and #7. After that I bought a Goodwrench 350 crate motor and treated it better.

Except for battery acid eating the cup on the lower P/S fender tip, I can't see any advantage to relocating a battery. But I have a built 292 L6, and have extra space under the hood. Border Patrol guys have told me I have the room to smuggle 2 smallish illegals under my hood. But I don't really need extra gardeners that bad.

[72c20customcamper]

Welded up all the holes in the passenger fender skirt . Tried a different black for this skirt but I like the SEM Rust Shield better . I use a HF purple gun for this type of stuff.