What did you do to your truck today?

[losthope]

Originally Posted by glendale

i would just swap the body to a two door body how hard could that be?

4 years hard!!

[doublebeetx]

So Frizzle Fry and pdxhall, tell me about the shock relocation on the rear. I'm getting ready to order a 5 inch lowering kit for my 64 short stepside, which includes shocks and relocating brackets etc. I like the way that setup you have there looks.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by doublebeetx

So Frizzle Fry and pdxhall, tell me about the shock relocation on the rear. I'm getting ready to order a 5 inch lowering kit for my 64 short stepside, which includes shocks and relocating brackets etc. I like the way that setup you have there looks.

I got the idea from Frizzle, he did it first on his truck. He has a link http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...postid=4730005 where he shows how it's done. Basically you just swap the rear lower shock mounts from one side to the other and drill a new mounting hole. Then a hole is drilled in the frame for the upper mount and a stock front mounting bolt is attached to that. You will need to grind a little off of the trailing arm, as shown, and that's all there is to it.

[shortbed70]

Put on a new ignition switch and put some gas in the tank,primed the fuel pump only to have a dead battery and started block sanding my tailgate skin..
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[bobbylast]

today i put a used chrome bumper and a sanded down steeel grill on my truck to see how straight they are....answer is they are straight enough. i will continue to sand the grill until i go through all the grits and have all the scratches out...then clear coat. i'm not sure how to get the scratches out of the bumper without destroying the chrome so i will prolly get some weak acid and treat the areas that are brown get it as shiny as i can and clear coat it too. any better suggestions that a re cheap or free are welcome. i'm poor and i will not be buying anything new for a very long time. i actually traded my painted bumper and twenty bucks for the chrome one. i'm looking for an oem radio and an oem auto steering column by the way

[Vernski]

You could try some Hapitch semi-chrome polishing paste with a buffer worked purty good on mine. I think the paste is still under $10. What your doing looks good so far good luck....Vernski

[smilts60]

Wasnt all today but I have removed the rusted out rocker panels measured and almost ready to remove and replace all of the passenger front floor board, outer rear floor board, cab corner, front cab piller supoport, cab support, inner and outer rockers.

Also waiting on a sand blasting kit to arrive so I can make sure exactly what metal is good to keep and what isnt. The PO decided that instead of replacing rusty floors he would go ahead and fill everything with bondo and that would do just fine. So on top of removing rusty pieces I'm having to decide what is metal and what is Bondo'ed rust.

[niterider65]

stared back o n stripping the paint off the cab and the seam putty in the body joints dry and cracking and also on the top were they seal the roof
mine had a rust out were the water was geting in from not seam sealed all the way on the roof must have missed thr right corner of the roof when they
tacked it it .. it must have been a friday afternood build or an early monday morning and didnt have there yet .. who knows but just one more fun challenge for me on the old farm truck ..

[fryer1979]

Took her for an 80+ mile drive around a nearby lake. Good cruise, didn't have any time to stop for pictures though.

[kieth]

Pulled the next project in the shop, a 65 LWB, we are going to slam it, leave it patina'd pulled her in, cut the bolts that held the bed on, and removed the running boards........man does that look better........

Backing it in the shop:

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/65-C..._fg2LMwh-XL-LB

A LWB fleetside will fit in the shop:

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/65-C...5_CXhFn49-A-LB

It looks better without those running boards:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/65-C...2_zCRJTN2-A-LB

Cut the bolts that held the bed on, the wood is a little worse for wear:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/65-C..._3QTSPxZ-X2-LB

[Revoh]

Originally Posted by el_bole

It was my Dad's '55 Olds, Delta 88 to be more specific....Asking $6,000,If I had the resources I'd rat rod it out and put some bags on it .

I'm kinda glad you don't have the resources.

[fryer1979]

got a little sanding done on my hood today. I can't believe the P.O. sprayed that nasty primer over the beautiful factory paint. I'll bet she had some awesome patina before.....years in the high sierra desert will do that.

[ChiefRocka]

Well, not much progress, but I pulled the engine out last nite for a bath ....

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[fryer1979]

Fixed a flat......stupid nail!
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[McCoyAZ]

Changed the old oil thats been it it for 7 years while it sat in a guys back yard.

Put in new halogen headlights so I could see when I drive it.

Took off the boat anchor back bumper that was on it, thing weighed a ton.

Scraped all the decals and crud off the back window. Removed an add on air conditioner that didn't work and cleaned a bit under the hood.

Just bought this 64 C10 and am fiddling around with it like a kid with a new toy.

[samuellg1977]

Stripped the top-end off my engine and began cleaning up the wiring harness. Bought copper tubing and header wrap to re-route the heater "hoses" and fuel line. Tucking any visible wires and hoses down and out of sight (except top/bottom radiator hoses, of course). The new intake manifold is going in tomorrow... Before and after pics coming soon.

Sam

[shortbed70]

Pulled mine out to clean under it and turn it around. Second time its been outside since I brought it home in 09

[kieth]

got the new 2.5" drop spindles installed, how do you like the new stance ?

New stance:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G..._9qGFfrc-X2-LB


Old stance:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...6_c5FVJVM-A-LB

Looks like the sun is coming back out, will clear her up and take her back over to the route 66 park and take some of the same shots with the new stance....that will be a better way to compare them. The first dreary shot of the gmc dropped does not look as good as the shot by the train due to lighting......

[Leadfoot Lambert]

Originally Posted by kieth

got the new 2.5" drop spindles installed, how do you like the new stance ?

New stance:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G..._9qGFfrc-X2-LB


Old stance:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...6_c5FVJVM-A-LB

Looks like the sun is coming back out, will clear her up and take her back over to the route 66 park and take some of the same shots with the new stance....that will be a better way to compare them. The first dreary shot of the gmc dropped does not look as good as the shot by the train due to lighting......

New stance = Much better!

[Wildcats_95]

Looks Great! Did you lower the back as well, or just the 2.5 spindle drop in the front?

[85longbed]

Got my headers fitted my tranny crossmember made carb mounted and still goin
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[awbrown]

Well I finally got the new radiator in , with the home fabbed shroud and electric fan and fan control ............ this thing really kicked my butt.... I wish I had simply grabbed the radiator out of my other truck and found a factory shroud , I think it would have fit better and would have been a few hour job instead of a week plus job....

[scooterskoolkustoms]

welded a panel in the cowl,no more lovers yea

[niterider65]

just cleaning under the dash fount a couple places to fix tomarrow and finish sanding the fire wall and dash for primer pics 2 and the found holes in the kick panel wire welding will fix that and por 15 for the rust and some black silicon to fill in the seam .. Am i doing it right or just being to picky

[niterider65]

and the last to they will be bead blasted with the other small pices