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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
built a cart for my 67 cab. Had help from the neighbors and got cab loaded onto the cart. Now the fun begins.
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Location: Devon, Alberta
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Got my voltmeter hooked up, I used the guts from a cheap stand alone meter. 'Calibrated' it with a 22 ohm resistor in series, it reads pretty much 8-16 volts with 12 ish right I the middle. Pic is with ignition on. I'm happy with that
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Left rust remover on over night. Cleaned it off and wiped it down with acetone. I put rust oleum rubberized undercoating on wheel wells. I brush painted the rest with rust oleum satin black. Looks way better and should keep this old truck box around for many years.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Wife and I went to a local cruise in. Another truck owner showed up, but in his really nice Camaro.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Drove up to East Texas Monday to my brother's shop. Pulling the fenders, so much fun! I'm installing the missing Hinge Pillar to Fender Seals and badging my Truck as Super (all the other Super bits have been done, including new SPID).
I should be done today and the truck back together. My brother pushed me to do the passenger's side first, as it has a bit more stuff to deal with around the fender area (battery, power bits, charcoal canister). I think he was right and the driver's side should be a snap (famous last works LOL).
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Happy birthday to me - ordered and received one of the new 16" Billet Muscle steering wheels from Forever Sharp. The 14" wheel just looks a little small to me installed - now waiting on the front adapter and horn assembly for it to post photos..
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Mr. Cheyenne
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Hinge Pillar to Fender Seal & Super Badge install completed - so happy to have the truck back together. While it wasn't a quick job, it wasn't what I call a hard job. Though being in my brother's shop with a LOT of room and any tool that I could possibly need allowed for a near stress free time! Plus speeding time with my brother and his family made it a bit of fun ;-)
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Richard '72 Chevy C10 Cheyenne *Super WHT/MED BRONZE/WHT SBC 350 | TH350 | LWB | AC | Buddy Seats Upgrades: Tilt | Front Sway Bar | Radio | Sliding Window | Bed Spare w/Lock Bed Rails | Full LEDs | Courtesy Lights | Tachometer | Glovebox Lock & Light | Head Light Relays | *Upgraded Fully Super Trim |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Hinge Pillar to Fender Seal & Super Badge install completed - so happy to have the truck back together. While it wasn't a quick job, it wasn't what I call a hard job. Though being in my brother's shop with a LOT of room and any tool that I could possibly need allow a near stress free time! Plus speeding time with my brother and his family made it a bit of fun ;-)
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Got the U bolts cut off, got the trailing arms out, got the track bar out, working on getting the upper spring brackets unbolted.
Have new bushings for trailing arms and a new track bar. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Made a custom aluminum panel for the Dakota Digital AC controller for my dash using the stock temperature controller.
I tried to find a stock used controller before I cut up my brand new one, but...no dice. So, I cut up my new stock temperature controller to make this panel which has a power switch on each side. One for the electric fan bypass, and one for the 2-step.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Wire wheeled, rust proofed, wiped down with acetone, and brushed with rust oleum satin black. Have to clean and paint 12 bolt, put new bushings in trailing arms, and wait for new springs.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Finished my climate hoses. It wasn't an entirely linear process ;-)
Need a new defroster lever, wiper switch, glovebox liner, and a speaker before I can button it back up. ;-) Looks like that new guy was pretty excited with the seam sealer gun. Here we see stalactites! Last edited by Rust_never_sleeps; 11-26-2023 at 03:04 PM. Reason: didn't attach pic |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Wire brushed and painted the rear end. Now just waiting on parts to re assembly everything
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
New dash pad. For once, I timed this right, because it's a ton easier with the instrument cluster and glovebox out. Previous guy didn't even put nuts on those middle 3 bolts.
Included a pic of the QA tag from the previous pad. Probably not original, but it did have the steel shell inside the foam |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
You're doing a great job. It's looking great!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Took a few minutes and fixed my horn that stop functioning, front driver parking light and front driver side marker light. Loose wire, unplugged connector and burned out bulb, in that order.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Over the weekend finally took the truck out onto the highway with the new motor and 5 speed. Ran perfect and man I should have done the tremec when I initially built the truck. What a difference.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
That's awesome! Can't wait to see it next season!
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I really need to invest in an air hammer. Spent the weekend grinding and punching out rivets on the frame cross members that I don't need anymore.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Made a few more baby steps with the exhaust on my ‘70. Waiting for another straight (4’) and pie cuts to show up so I can tackle the passenger side tailpipe.
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