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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Oregon City, Oregon
Posts: 741
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got my to do list of things under the bed done and reinstalled the bed. That sure feels good. In this picture the bed is just setting loose and needs to be shimmed. Now I need to get some body work and a few other details done. Then it's time to drive this thing! Yesssss
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Shawnee, OK
Posts: 63
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Pulled the bed off, threw it on a scrap metal trailer and cut the exhaust off.
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
What was wrong with the bed?
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Shawnee, OK
Posts: 63
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Killed a tree with it last year, hit right on the frame rail, bent the frame put a big v shape in the tailgate and wrinkled the floor of the bed.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: canton ga
Posts: 12,728
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I got my barn find 74 stepper running after sitting for 20 plus years and put a set of van Ralleys on it. Then I took her for a short drive .
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Kent, WA.
Posts: 834
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I pulled the doors and rear panels, scuffed, cleaned then painted them a few shades darker to match the newer seats and center console.
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Las Vegas NV
Posts: 2,230
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I installed a console that a friend gave me. I don't know what it's from, but after some modifications to make it sit level, it worked out nicely. Afterwards, I washed it, and made ready for a Utah trip next week. I get to see how it runs at 10,000 ft.
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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!
Console is from a 79 Ford Bronco.
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Location: Gulfport, MS USA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I miss your wrench shifter. Beautiful truck!
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Las Vegas NV
Posts: 2,230
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Oh Nooo! Egad!
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Posts: 1,050
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Picked up my new factory style hood from auto metal direct " made by tri plus" installed it and it fit great, I had been really concerned from all the stories i had read about. On to the rockers next.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Grand Terrace, Ca.
Posts: 1,607
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Ordered tires and wheels...OUCH!
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ingersoll, Ontario
Posts: 93
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
new distributor and coil. Washed and cleaned the interior. Cruise night starts Monday.
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sheffield, ALA
Posts: 2,471
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Took it to a Street Rod show today and member JBranontn and his wife. Pretty nice people.
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sheffield, ALA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Here they are
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Location: bolivar, mo
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Today, well today Im just driving home from a long trip out west.
Friday however, I found an absolutely perfect pair of 67 doors and a very good right inner fender. These were the last remaining large parts I needed for my truck. Now all I have to do is put in another 500 to 600 hours labor and an untold amount of money buying "small" items--and Ill be on the road again!! Im glad its a labor of love cause it sure wouldnt "pay"!!
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sheffield, ALA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
54 belair i wish i could recoup all the hours i had in different projects.i could build a nice ride then.be careful
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: san bernardino ca. everywhere
Posts: 3,938
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
bought/ordered a couple more autometer gauges from jegs so i can finish my gauge cluster when ever im home on home time and have time to do so...
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Canada
Posts: 73
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Making room for my new passenger showing up in a few weeks. Bench out, buckets in with new seat belts too.
This is my final test fit. Welding up all the brackets today, just have to make a new shifter handle. It has been a far larger project than expected. |
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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!
Aren't they ALL lorger projects, money and time wise than expected, just changing my doors I told myself, 5 weeks later still fixing small stuff.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: McKinney,Texas
Posts: 3,848
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
dropped the 200-4r finally....now comes the hard part....to work to get the new 4L85e trans in place.
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: West Plains Missouri
Posts: 209
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
last night got my front spring hangers welded in and the front portion of the frame 90% boxed.. got the 60 sitting under the truck finally with tires on it. nothing left to do but finish up
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,193
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
That is sweet, I still want to have a nice, tall truck someday!
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: West Plains Missouri
Posts: 209
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
if your talkin about mine thanks, i wanted something super tall that everyone stares at when im driving down the road... but got over the super tall and decided i want it average height with huge tires and functionality.. still a very long ways off from a dream truck. but seeing im "young" i have time hopefully
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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!
Clrussel, your truck is looking like a real nice build, fitting togeher well.
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