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01-07-2024, 12:04 AM | #1 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Started on the rear brakes today. Got one side done, also need to make new rear brake lines.
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01-07-2024, 07:17 PM | #2 |
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Got the driver side brakes done and both sides adjusted. Took before and after pictures.
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01-07-2024, 07:40 PM | #3 |
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Started on the rear brake line. There was nothing wrong with the existing brake line, other than it looked like crap. I had some leftover brake line material from when I redid the brakes on my elCamino. It is a copper/tin alloy. No rusting and super easy to bend. Got one side done tonight.
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01-07-2024, 10:22 PM | #4 |
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^ I like that NiCopp line. I'm considering replacing the 54 year old line on my truck with it, just for general principles.
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01-08-2024, 11:51 PM | #5 |
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Got the rear brake line built and connected for both sides. Need to bleed all the brakes still. But, I had to put the wheels on and put the truck back on the ground and see how it looks with the new front and rear springs.
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01-09-2024, 12:14 AM | #6 |
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Cleaned the shop out enough to get the 70 inside for the first time. Swapped beds to one in somewhat better shape.
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01-10-2024, 01:18 PM | #7 |
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Gutted a cheap $20 Amazon tachometer and stuck it in the gauge cluster.
Heck I don't even care if it's going to work, I have a 3:08 rear, automatic transmission, and I drive like a little old lady. But it's blue and it matches my stereo face so I'm being stylish these days. ...come on you guys, where are the complements? This forum needs a like button. Last edited by BRL; 01-10-2024 at 08:25 PM. |
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01-11-2024, 05:38 AM | #9 |
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Why thank you for the complement 3757chevy, I appreciate that.
I have blue LED dash lights coming today and I'll see if I'm going to like those. Putting those in before I reinstall the cluster because I've realized I don't like a brake pedal sticking in my neck. |
01-12-2024, 12:29 AM | #10 |
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Tonight I went out and got several cans of self etching primer and several cans of dupli color silver wheel paint. Got the truck back on jack stands, and the wheels off and loaded. I’m gonna get them dismounted tomorrow.
We’re supposed to get another round of winter storms in Iowa starting tonight. Hoping I can get to Goodyear and get them dismounted so I have something to work on for a few days. The wheels are a little ratty. Im gonna glass bead the wheels, then primer and paint them. Throw some 3” trim rings on and should look way better. |
01-12-2024, 02:19 PM | #11 |
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I went with a little darker metallic Grey on my ralleys. Nothing like paying $12 for a can of spray paint. Bidenomics
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Got the tires dismounted and started bead blasting a wheel. It’s coming out great, but gonna take a while. I’m bringing my ear buds tomorrow so I can listen to some podcasts to kill the time. |
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01-13-2024, 07:06 AM | #13 |
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Those wheels should look pretty good when you're finished.
One time I painted some Nova ralleys with some of that chrome paint and they looked really nice...for about 2 months before they dulled down. I guess maybe I should have put a clear coat on them. When I bought my truck almost 29 years ago, the seller said it was originally an OD green Bell Telephone work truck before he had it painted blue. I believe him now. ETA: I couldn't find any touch-up paint that matched this particular color blue on the internet so I had a custom rattle can made up, it was close to $50 as I recall. You can bet I'll use that stuff sparingly! Last edited by BRL; 01-13-2024 at 07:16 AM. |
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What paint did you use? Several years ago Dupli Color had a paint called Steel Wheels (WP316) that looked great on rally wheels, it was discontinued long ago. Before I found that paint, I used a silver metallic paint off the touch up paint rack. It was GM van and truck paint, can't remember the number on it, but it looked good on ralleys too. Haven't painted ralley wheels in a long time, need to redo the ones on a couple square bodies, just haven't been motivated with the cost of paint these days. That can of touch up paint was less than $5 back then, it's $17 now.
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What I did today was ride in my truck. Showed it off to a few old guys that enjoyed talking about it. Then I rode some more. I love this truck.
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A little paint for my cylinder head after getting it back from the machine shop. Had larger valves installed & a little port work done.
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It's not really a divider. It's just a bolt boss that runs through the middle of the port. The area behind it is open.
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Ain't nothing better than a 292. Get yourself one. You'll fall in love.
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Firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4.
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