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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Samuellg1977, how much is your truck lowered ? What did you use to do it ?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
put the 2012 sticker on
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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Poor and content is Rich...and Rich enough! - William Shakespeare 1966 C10 Custom Cab "Luigi" Big Window - SWB Fleetside 350 V-8 - Powerglide My not so much a build thread as a "Slow Progression Thread":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486894 |
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Seriously, the back springs were cut and tabbed up to the frame and the front springs are only about 6 coils total. It's actually a pretty nice ride (comfort that is). I didn't notice at all when i dropped the back another 2 inches with blocks in addition to the cut springs from the PO. I need new shocks on the back anyway, so i can only assume it will improve after that. Sam Last edited by samuellg1977; 10-25-2011 at 10:43 PM. Reason: Addition |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
more and more electrical wiring.....its killing me...lol almost there almost there....
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
replaced the wipers!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Finally getting a chance to work on trucks again! Changed the oil in the tranny and diff in the panel
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
![]() Bed Primered, blocked, and ready fro some Hot Rod Black sexiness tonight! |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
After debating at length over whether or not to reinstall my vintage peep mirror on the driver side, I decided I just couldn’t sacrifice the visibility offered by the factory mirrors so they are going to stay. After spending so much time looking at the mirrors, it became obvious they really needed a tune up. I never liked the stainless screws against the black arm, and the flat gaskets were shredded around the edges. The mirror heads were shiny black when purchased back in 1998, and long ago lost their luster.
Here’s a shot of the passenger side mirror when the spotlights were installed about a year and a half ago: ![]() Off the truck, I took the opportunity to polish the back of the mirror heads. It took 6 different grits to remove the many years of oxidation. Here’s a shot of the finished driver side mirror on the right compared to the untouched passenger side. ![]() And here’s a pic of the old flat passenger side gasket. It wasn’t really offering any protection to the paint, which now has gouges in it. Fortunately the new pad covered all the sins: ![]() Here’s the new LMC molded mounting pad. It’s a very nice part and makes the mirrors look much more finished on the truck: ![]() Screws were hit with a stripper disc, coated with acid/etch primer and painted black. Here’s a shot of the finished effort. The picture isn’t all that great, but in real life the mirrors look like they belong now: ![]() |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Nice job, Mark! And not hard on the back either.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
i loaded up my bike and hooked up my boat,the picture is like a classic southern american dream, (bike boat truck),
and tomorrow i will drive to louisiana to drop them off as i am moving there next week. its gonna be the first time ive driven the ole girl any distance in 13 months....wish me luck and send me prayers.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Mark,
Where did you order your mirror gaskets from? I just recieved my new set from Classic Chevy Parts and they DO NOT have the outer edge lip. I do NOT want to use these ones and will buy others. Jake
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Nice job on the mirrors Mark! Its the little things and Attention to Detail that makes the difference!!!!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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Hi Jake, I got them from LMC. I’d seen them earlier on the Trucks TV show build up. The mounting pads do not disappoint, they are very high quality. I believe LMC is actually the company that produces these. I haven’t seen them available from anyone else. Here’s a link – part numbers 38-5806 and 38-5807: http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cbe/full.aspx?Page=47 I've read where a lot of customers are not very happy with LMC customer service. I’ve only purchased from them twice and both were good experiences. The other item was their clear dome light (36-4205 again available only from LMC). It’s a nice product that puts out about 10 times as much light as the factory lens, and I'm using the stock bulb. Since we actually use the truck at night it’s a nice upgrade: http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cbe/full.aspx?Page=40 Thanks. I'm of the same mindset. Chipping away at the small inexpensive projects allows me to remain involved and continue enjoying the hobby. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
![]() ![]() Hood and bed painted! Only a fender and the grill support left to prep/paint. Pretty excited, never thought I would see the day |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Good!
OK today i washed the windshield and took a ride to a friends house. Thanks.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Bed back on!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
went to the Goodguys show in Charlotte for some motivation/inspiration to get moving on my truck:
there were several 60-66s here are a few.... not a 60-66 but who doesn't love a B-model Mack...
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Put in some fat mat, bout 8 hours of that, then started electrical 101
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
We literally dropped the engine (woops), and we're getting it checked out this week. The stock one blew it's head-gasket, and it's hemmoraging oil now. So yeah, we decided to finally take the 'spare' out of storage, only to drop it in the process of putting it in the back of the truck (moving it from .a to .b ... Hopefully no internal damage was done, but we'll see. Hope not, cause it'd be nice to see how smooth the engine runs after the swap, if it survived the 4' fall.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
took off the camper that came with it when i bought it. didnt really go with the truck.
and heres one of both
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
i did get a few things done this weekend! with the help of my dad, ,my cousin, and a friend! they mostly watched and helpped with the motor and hood! but i got my firewall cleaned and painted, got front and rear sway bar mounted, got captainfabs brake booster bracket and my hydro boost mounted, got the frontend put back on, and got my motor and trans put in atleast for now before i take it out and paint it and add a few goodies! i checked and made sure the motor spins freely its dirty but its good, it has sat for atleast 5 years and has less then 10,000 miles on it! heres a few pics!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
yesterday, got the pass side blinker going again, got the exhaust back on, got the alternator remounted, continued the dechroming process by painting the air claener and alt bracket.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I lost track of how much time went into prepping the doors, but I put primer on yesterday and painted first thing this a.m.
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