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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Petersville KY
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I finished up my 4 speed swap Saturday, knowing I'd have to pull the driveshaft again to replace the U joints, I had to make the rear section of the driveshaft to mate it to the 10 bolt. I spent a couple hours at the junkyard trying to find one the length I needed with no luck so some work with the grinder and chopsaw and welder and I was in business. The carrier bearing looked to be pretty decent still so wasn't too worried about it. Drove it to church yesterday morning then out to eat and to the parts store to pick up the U joints and rear brake shoes. Dropped my wife off at the grocery store and ran to get gas, that's when it happened, the carrier bearing seized and spun the rubber out of it. Limped it to home as it wasn't slapping around too much till later. Took it out and beat off the old bearing and called it a day. After my morning class today I stopped and picked up a new carrier bearing. Got in this afternoon from my bus route and got the new front U joint in and the new carrier bearing on and put in the front section of driveshaft. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the the other two U joints in and the rear shaft back in the truck. I love the truck with the 4 speed now! Next is replacing the rear brakes. Then I'll move onto new rockers and cab corners!
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#3827 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Bend Oregon
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
New steering wheel
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Grand Terrace, Ca.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I got my radiator support and radiator installed today. I bought an Entropy radiator with 1.25" tubes...man, that sucker is huge. It just fit (tightly) into the 4 row core radiator brackets. My truck is starting to look like a truck again.
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#3830 |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: massachusetts
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Battery is in, fuses are in , radiator pressure is good. Just sent out bumpers to be painted, get them back tomorrow. Start engine on friday!!! Need to install innnerfenders, bolt down seats and connect fuel line to gas tank. Ordering reese hitch today,. Still waiting for some chrome parts but it won't stop me. First car show April 22. I will be there hell or high water. Say a prayer for me.
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#3831 |
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Greenville, TX
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
As of 4pm today she will be sold! back to the original owner!
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#3832 |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southeast Missouri
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
A local guy that restores these old trucks stopped by for a while. We went over to the shop and looked at my '67 cab on a swb '69 frame and talked about how I can fix some rust issues.
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#3833 |
Newbee
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Yesterday I took the truck for a little cruise. I quickly found out that it has become a fair weather pansy! After about 20 miles in 95* weather things got a little heated. 215 on the motor, and 210 on the trans. This simply will not fly!
I came home a little irritated, removed the grille, and installed two plate style tranny coolers. Today, I ordered a high volume water pump, a 6 blade 19'' fan, super duty fan clutch, and a build it yourself aluminum fan shroud. I added to the order, a selection of high flow thermostats. This truck will be able to cruise in 118* with the air on full blast! If this won't fix it, I am building a new motor, that is not .060 over! |
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#3834 |
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Russellville, KY
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Added power steering to my 70 C10. A previous owner had installed a 350 out of a van and it still had the power steering pump, so I just had to get the correct hoses and a gearbox. Picked up the gearbox over the weekend when I went to pick up a pair of CST doors that I found on Craigslist. Surprisingly easy conversion! Now I just have to figure out how to get my steering wheel to sit straight when the wheels are centered....
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Big Red - Now its a SWB!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oroville, Ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Took my truck on a cruise for the 1st time since new years. Didn't realize how much I missed cruising the old truck till I took off from a stop sign and lit up the tires in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gear and didn't straighten out until I was doing 60 MPH.
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#3836 |
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Houston tx
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Hated the wood grain steering wheel that came with the truck, and don't have the extra 450 for a billet steering wheel so I figured I'd give this a try and painted it the same color as the truck... Not to sure on how I feel about this
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#3837 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I like it painted
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#3838 |
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Mustang, Oklahoma
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
X2, bug what color is that?
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#3839 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Ruskin Florida
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I have the day off some I'm going in! Air conditioning-You will be mine!
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#3840 |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Oregon City, Oregon
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Last night I worked on fabbing up my 3" exhaust (with an X pipe). Man I wish I had a lift. All that trial fitting, crawling under and out over and over. That 3" takes up alot of room but I got it all tacked together and pulled out to finish up the welds...and then ran out of wire! Grrrrrrr...
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#3841 |
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Location: Houston tx
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#3842 |
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Paragould Ar.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I put the right door back on my 70 stepper all by my self with the help from a cheery picker.( necessity is the mother of invention)
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#3843 |
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Houston tx
Posts: 701
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Put the steering wheel back in
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: yelm Wa.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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#3845 |
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Creighton Sask. Canada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Wasn't sure on the picture of painted steering wheel, but installed it really fits in and isn't to much at all, good choice painting it.
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#3846 |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: massachusetts
Posts: 180
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I stopped by paint shop and he was painting my bumpers, I will be painting back side tomorrow and then bolting them on. Spent time glass beading my mag wheels and hope to have them mounted tomorrow. Painted inner fenders and bumper brackets today. I am still waiting for a shipment from LMC which will deliver the fuel sending unit and then I can start truck saturday morning. I grounded the bed , cab and radiator support andf fixed water leak on block. I think i will have it ready for car show on 22nd.
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#3847 |
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Location: Dallas, NC
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got a parts truck for my '69 over the weekend, so I spent the other night taking the front end of that apart. Did a little spot welding to cover up the side marker lights on the right bedside. BTW 74baggedbug, love that color. Never was much a blue fan till lately, but that's a beautiful shade of it.
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Location: Jefferson State
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
The old battlewagon has been sitting a lot lately. Gotta get it ready for firewood, had to charge the battery to fire it up. Brakes have been on & off mushy (pedal going down too far, have to pump to get good pedal -- just part of the time). So I recruited my wife's help and we bled the fronts. Didn't notice any air in the lines (bleeders were both plugged though). Took it for a short drive and it's about the same.
Siggghhhhh...... didn't really want to pull the rear axles to bleed the back brakes. The MC is just a few years old so I *think* it should be okay.
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Location: Winona Lake, IN
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Well it wasn't today, but last Saturday I replaced a left rear wheel seal and the right rear wheel cylinder. Then on Tuesday the muffler blew apart. So it looks like this weekend's project will be exhaust work...
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#3850 |
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Carlsbad, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nothing.
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