What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter

[Tipster_621]

Originally Posted by BRL

Hey I'm old and fat too, which is why my truck is up in the garage remaining at stock ride height while I'm down here laying in bed watching HDTV and playing with my smartphone.

I couldn't help but notice the Beetle down in the corner of your picture! What can you tell me about that one? My first car was a '70 Beetle. I learned a lot about working on cars, working on it with my Dad.

[Jiggers72-GMC]

Very nice work on the wheel Mark, well done man!

[BRL]

Yes that wheel turned out real good.

My truck came with the original steering wheel and it was in good shape but I replaced it with a Grant because that's what everybody else was doing.

Then I threw it in the trash because it never occurred to me to keep it.

Oops.

[dmack91]

Got bored and converted a $5 swapmeet original AM radio to Bluetooth. The truck is nowhere near ready for it, so I wired it to a spare battery and some ancient speakers and sounded good.

Gutted the original radio except the tuning shaft and on/off/volume assembly. Removed the back section of the rheostat, which left a shaft I was able to file to fit the Bluetooth on/off/volume knobs.

I figured the $18 Bluetooth assembly was worth a try .

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by dmack91

Got bored and converted a $5 swapmeet original AM radio to Bluetooth. The truck is nowhere near ready for it, so I wired it to a spare battery and some ancient speakers and sounded good.

Gutted the original radio except the tuning shaft and on/off/volume assembly. Removed the back section of the rheostat, which left a shaft I was able to file to fit the Bluetooth on/off/volume knobs.

I figured the $18 Bluetooth assembly was worth a try .

Cool. Do the Station pushbuttons still work?

[dmack91]

Yes, the pushbuttons do still work, but the AM radio was dead before I gutted it. So they are just for looks now.

[CAMAROBOY68SS]

Well this was yesterday, but been spending the last 2 weeks getting the C10 all shined up for a couple indoor shows coming up. Finally had a dry day so yanked the car trailer out of the shop, unloaded the show car and loaded the truck up because its probably gonna be raining on set up day.

[Danyo492]

^The colors on both of those are gorgeous.

I test fit the React Suspension trailing arm crossmember last night. Freshly powder coated so I had to make sure I didn't scratch it all up. Had to open the holes a little bit to fit the new hardware, super impressed with the fit and finish.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Not a big deal, but it is to me, Haggerty gave me a 125K guaranteed value on my rebuild, no questions asked after I gave them a 190 row punch list in excel, and 15 images today, which included, spid, build sheet and Vin plate. A jump from 80K, I feel so much better about it. $400 more a year though, too close to 1K annually for perhaps 3-4 hundred miles a year

[Jiggers72-GMC]

Beautiful truck,
What's Haggerty, do you mean Hagerty ??
What does this mean? '' I gave them a 190 row punch list in excel"

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by Jiggers72-GMC

Beautiful truck,
What's Haggerty, do you mean Hagerty ??
What does this mean? '' I gave them a 190 row punch list in excel"

Yeah Hagerty. A punch list of every expense on the truck. More like 196 rows. Looks like this....Edit: the list is broke down to categories of A. buying the truck in 1st place plus OEM rebuilds (e.g. drivetrain, hinges). B. Services such as for body, finishes, restorations, maiden start services, hauling. C. OEM parts costs, they're all listed, same everything else. D. NOS parts costs. D. Replacement parts and supplies costs. Subtotal. Then E. I added my equipment purchased for one use on this project only, such as an engine hoist. About $1600, nothing major. Subtotal. F. I added my labor. Apparently a good operation takes that into consideration. I figured 6 hrs. a week for 7 years, that's about right, times $15 an hour. About 32K, making the pitch that even if done in half the time by a pro., the cost would be 55K-110K at $50-$100 an hour. My total is 114.5, but man, I only paid $2800 for the truck to begin with, for instance.


My OCD has its limitations, I rounded every part and that to the nearest $25, and the costs are by memory. I can't speak for their considerations, I'm just content they met my comfort level.

['68OrangeSunshine]

A couple buddies came over, and we put my Orange '68 Stepside up on jackstands, and then dropped the prop shaft.
Then I ran it downtown to Tim at Precision Driveline and dropped the prop shaft off. He's gonna put a new tube on it.
Might be a couple weeks,

['68OrangeSunshine]

A couple buddies came over, and we put my Orange '68 Stepside up on jackstands, and then dropped the prop shaft.
Then I ran it downtown to Tim at Precision Driveline and dropped the prop shaft off. He's gonna put a new tube on it.
Might be a couple weeks,

['68OrangeSunshine]

Here's a shot of the propshaft on the shop floor
Mine's the tannish diagonal one. You can see the ding.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Here's a shot of the propshaft on the shop floor
Mine's the tannish diagonal one. You can see the ding.

That looks painful. That's gotta be the source of the vibration, don't you think? I had a 67 shortbed daily driver a number of years ago that had a 250 in it. It had a one-piece driveshaft, too.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

That looks painful. That's gotta be the source of the vibration, don't you think? I had a 67 shortbed daily driver a number of years ago that had a 250 in it. It had a one-piece driveshaft, too.

Yeah. Definitely the source of upper RPM vibrations.
He's gonna replace the ''pipe'' and remount the ends. New U-Joints, Balance, etc...
Should come in a little north of three nuts.

[Jiggers72-GMC]

Tony, thanks for the breakdown info on your build, I might do the same on mine.

[hdrolling]

Giving the old girl some TLC..

[72c20customcamper]

Put a new seat cover on the Anniversary truck . Cheap Walmart special on clearance for $16 . See how it holds up

[D.B]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Put a new seat cover on the Anniversary truck . Cheap Walmart special on clearance for $16 . See how it holds up

Cool old school style seat cover.

[Belsh]

Welded my first ever panel, lots more to go!

[D.B]

Originally Posted by Belsh

Welded my first ever panel, lots more to go!

Only way to learn is to get out there and do it. Looks good!!

[Roostre]

Originally Posted by Belsh

Welded my first ever panel, lots more to go!

Jump in, cut, and weld. That's exactly what I'm doing. Nothing quite like doing to learn. Looks great, keep going!

[Jiggers72-GMC]

Nice seat cover Mark, very psychedelic

nice work Belsh

[hdrolling]

New engine/ torque converter/ Holly sniper and dual electric fans installed.

I have a holder for the Sniper monitor that folds down to view while driving and when not needed it folds back up behind the dash out of sight.