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08-26-2011, 03:51 PM
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Location: Howell, MI
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Employee autoshow at Milford Proving Grounds.
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08-26-2011, 10:01 PM
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Location: Detroit MI
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Hey Scot ,Looks like it went over well !! Is it running OK now??
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08-26-2011, 10:08 PM
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Location: Detroit MI
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I decided to swap the engine out of ol'blue.. So that ment I had to remove truck #1 (the green one) from the main garage and move it to the rear garage ... Sounds simple right ? well first I had to remove the acumulated junk from around it since I had lost interest in it bout a year ago .. then removed all the junk from the rear of it and proceeded to rearrange all the body panels and place them in the back in an organized way .. next I had to hang a temporary gas tank off the inner fender , (since it is missing the fenders and doors , seat and gas tank ..replace the distributor I robbed for truck #1 and it fired right up and I drove it to the rear garage ... Now I have a days worth of cleaning before I can start tomorrows project ...
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08-26-2011, 10:27 PM
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Location: Oak Grove, Kentucky
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
That is always a good thing when they roar to life after sitting for a while. I have decided to build a new motor for my truck. I have never built my own motor and I have no idea what I want (except 400hp), so we'll see how it goes. Pray for me, everyone!
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08-26-2011, 10:45 PM
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Location: Placerville Ca.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Sprayed this on the back of the dually........now I don't know if I like it
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08-27-2011, 03:52 AM
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Location: Camperdown Vic Australia
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I wired in a 5 pin trailer plug on my 64 a little different to do here than your 4 pin in USA over here we have to our trailer brake lights seperate from our turn signals. Took me a while but I figured it out turn signals wired to front ones and run brake lights straight off the brake switch. Got me thinking though.
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08-27-2011, 07:28 AM
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08-27-2011, 10:47 AM
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Yes I am taking it back to stock.....I very happy with this truck, it is very solid. As my chassis been cut I am looking to buy a short bed frame to throw truck on plus I have a short bed stepside that was given to me. A guy out here in Cali wants $250 for a complete rolling SB chassis...What do you think? Thanks, el_bole |
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08-27-2011, 10:54 AM
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08-27-2011, 11:03 AM
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Location: Chula Vista CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Bobby,
Thanks for the info...either way I am going to end up spending $. A buddy of mine has a frame he is willing to just give me (62' gmc longbed).. but then I got to look for a bed that will fit....prolly $150-250 for a decent bed.... If I kept mine(chopped and all) I would have to pay someone to fab the SB stepside into a LB, at least in front....Probabaly $200 +JOB! So I think you are absolutely right Bobby, what the rate for powder coating a frame? Thanks, Roberto
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08-27-2011, 11:04 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
By the way....I have a SB step side that I scored off craigslist for free....
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08-28-2011, 02:22 AM
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Location: Orlando, Florida
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
sand, sand, sand....bodywork!
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08-28-2011, 02:37 AM
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Name: Rich Current Ride: 1964 C-10 Short Fleetside Daily Driver: 2005 GMC crew cab short fleetside /2001 Chevy Tahoe Past GM Trucks: 1959 GMC short stepside 1968 GMC short stepside-4x4 1973 Chevy short stepside 1989 Chevy short fleetside-reg cab 1993 Chevy short fleetside-Xcab 2002 Chevy short fleetside-Xcab Save the dinosaurs, use synthetic oil. |
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08-28-2011, 03:56 AM
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Location: sacramento Ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
intake is on and torqued, distributor is stabbed water pump is on. brackets are cleaned and painted. all thats left is the fan clutch and belt . carb, set timing and tune her up .
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08-28-2011, 06:31 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: MV Ma.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Bought a SWB Fleetside!!
Surface rust only on the sheetmetal, no rot, no holes, sills are good(whoop-de-do) just needs new bed strips...it's going to media blasting tomorrow.Check out the rebar suspension! haha Psyched! |
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08-28-2011, 11:41 AM
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Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Well we finally got the Cragars on the rear of the Truck today, it looks just a little bit better. What do you think ?
 In the park: http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G..._s8qZ7gJ-XL-LB http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G..._Mv6jcCD-XL-LB At the new RT66 park: http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G..._7P96XPv-X2-LB http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G..._c5FVJVM-XL-LB http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G..._VNTtdTm-X2-LB Is it old school enough ? Yet still updated ? Kieth
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08-28-2011, 12:08 PM
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Location: MV Ma.
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08-28-2011, 12:57 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
We hosted our grandsons Ethans 2nd. Birthday Party, had a good time. Had to roll the truck out of the garage so we could run the A/C and have an extended party when it got too hot (95 degrees yesterday) things went well, got some good pictures of the truck in bright sunlight, colors look better than before.
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08-28-2011, 06:00 PM
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08-28-2011, 06:44 PM
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Location: Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Did a test fit of the grill support, will need some tweaking and clean up of the spot welds
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08-28-2011, 08:55 PM
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Location: Noblesville, Indiana
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
My wife and I figured out how to put the cab back on the frame, just the two of us and a engine lift. it was a great day
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08-28-2011, 09:34 PM
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Location: colleyville tx
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
took the old brakes off was going to put the new cross drilled rotors on untill i found that the upper and lower ball joints and inner&outer tie rods need replacing...also need a new stearing box may go back with pwer stearing
 also fabed my electric fan switch mount for the 65 .. two steps forward one step back slowly it will get on the road
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08-28-2011, 09:41 PM
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Location: colleyville tx
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
just a few more from today
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08-28-2011, 10:01 PM
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Location: Big Spring Tx
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Finaly gro the fron t and most of the cab stripped down. I did manage to drop the drivers door on my head though.
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08-28-2011, 10:59 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
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Cutting up bed
 Took the grinder AKA metal cutter to the rear of my custom bed to remove the caddy tail lights.... Harder than I expected but got one off at least.... Plans are to either put them on a reg. fleetside bed vertically(the way the should be IMO) or to put them on my SB step side bed.....fenders or right by tail gate IDK..... Great work everyone, el_bole 
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