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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Good looking seats!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
DANG!!! Great looking seats pj.
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'35 1/2 ton Pickup (bought 2020) '68 C10 Suburban (bought 2021) '72 K5 Blazer (bought 2013) '67 Stepside (bought 1997-sold 2021) '96 Bronco Eddie Bauer (inherited 2010) My 1st day here-'67 C10(sold)and '72 K5 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=702056 "Another Blue Chevy"(1935) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799203 ![]() ![]() |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Seats look great
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Turn signals stopped working on the 68 . I have an NOS red flasher knob unit but found I just needed to replace the cam . Easy job
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Started out a couple of weeks ago and saw a radiator fluid leak on the pass side. It's a fairly new Champion 4 core. Today I took on the removal and research. Pulled it and it turned out to be a clamp on a vacuum line keeping my lower hose from clamping on there nice and tight. Got it and now I'm back on the road.
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I turned this lump of dirt into a transmission :p
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It’s amazing how dirt oil and grease protect things .
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Definitely a good argument for oiling the underside and driving down a dirt road.
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pcoat my glove box to match the bezel gauge cluster
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Well I was looking forward to a little shop time doing a few SMALL things on the truck. When I closed the hood I heard a little "ping" and noticed the hood up on one corner. The rear hood bolt decided to pop it's captured nut out of the hood. The wife and I got the hood off the truck without any scratches, and it's now ready for repairs. Since access is good I took off the heater box and going to replace the heater core and blower motor. Then remove the glovebox and replace the blower resistor. Plus I'm sure I'll find a few more things along the way.
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Great work truckers, love all the pictures.
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Put on new wiper blades
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I got the radiator loose from the 350 in my '71 GMC Jimmy. Later I'll get it to Precision Radiator for a tank repair.
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My temporary tailgate keepers . I don’t want to have chains hanging even with rubber on them as the swaying back and forth with dust will scratch the paint . I’m thinking of making a slid out rod that would be stored in the bed top curl to support the gate in the open position.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Earlier in this page I mentioned about my nearly new 4 row Champion radiator issues. Was not the hose. Dropped it off at a shop locally. We will see.
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Today I left the radiator from my '71 GMC Jimmy's 350 at Performance Radiators in Tucson. The only remaining old school shop in town for copper/brass radiators.
It had a tag on it indicating it was new in 1998, which is about right, as I re-engined that truck with a Mr Goodwrench 350, Weiand intake, Carter AFB, and Heddman headers around then, getting it on the road in Jan. '99.
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Put 170 miles on the stepper . It’s getting a little over 13 mpg . 250 I6 ,SM 465 with 4.57 gears . Truck is really buzzing around 60 mph with the 265/75 16 on it . But it runs great and I really am liking driving it . Manual steering and drums aren’t my preferred setup but it’ll lock up the brakes and I can turn it if a creep along . My next project on it will be doing the disc conversion I have the spindles rotors and calipers off a 72 also the center link . Think I’m going to make them manual disc
My biggest thing is how hard would it be to put a 5 spd in it ? Will the later transmissions from say a Camaro work ? Think it would make it a little more civilized at highway speeds
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That trans would handle the torque from an I6, and give you better mileage and drivability. What's not to like?
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But is it a hard or easy conversion ?
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I think it was LockDoc did a conversion. It's posted around here somewhere.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I have to say my shoulders hurt from driving the truck around town . Forget parallel parking with this truck . Might go with a 215/80r16 front tire less contact patch area .
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A friend had a factory T-5 in his S/10 [forgot what year] and we changed it out three times. On my Stepside C/10 '68 w/292 L6, SM465, 3.73 and 235/85/16, I find the Drums all-around work well enough if maintained. But I've only been driving it for 49 years and 10 months.[406,000 miles]. Maybe I'll change my mind next month. ![]()
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