What did you do to your truck today part II.

[Casaba]

Replaced the backup light switch on the column of my 66 today

[LVPhotos]

Cleaned garage and loaded up the truck for Mutt and Jeff's swapmeet tomorrow.

[iceship]

Replaced drip rails..

[E911manager]

Took the Caprickup out for a cruise... 2.5 years after I started....

[endlessearth]

First I took part in the inaugural Hot Rod One Hundred Reliability Run in Phoenix and then I hauled a load of hay to the barn in the afternoon. Put the first 150 miles on the new motor today. Very happy. It ran great. A little rich in the mid-range and a slight hesitation at high rpm but it goes on the dyno in two weeks after I get the first 500 miles on it. I babied it all day but I am more than happy that even at low rpms I am as quick as any other car on the road and being able to cruise at 75mph doesn't suck in the least.

[TJ's Chevy]

Nice picture endlessearth!

[mattbert56]

started the day out with a killer 5 mile hike around mt. St Helena, came home and unloading the engine hoist from the flatbed, moved the original 8' bed to the main shop to start body work, snapped a picture cuz i just loved the look of the trucks stance at that moment. called the machine shop to get quoted on a price to bore the cylinders .030 over on the SB for the 65. ended on a good note with sanding on the bed, and going for a short cruise round town.

[cab_01]

Put the motor in.

[pimpston65]

the engine bay sure is prrrty

[markeb01]

Hope you have fun at the event. So how far down are you tearing the truck, and do you have an estimated time frame before it's back in service?

[LT1 Burb]

Made there be one less factory air cab around.

[60ShortStepGMC]

Remade the stock spare tire carrier.


On the driver's side.


Under the tire.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Hope you have fun at the event. So how far down are you tearing the truck, and do you have an estimated time frame before it's back in service?

Morning Mark

Plan is a sensible cosmetic make over. No cab off.

However the load body needs to come off for completeness as I am replacing the plywood bed with those strips of Oak that Mickey the neighbour brought home from that office teardown they did.

I guess fenders, hood and doors as well.

Desperately want new chrome/ally side trim too as mine is all damaged but need to watch the budget.

[tonythezeek]

Installed front shock mounts and shocks. Fab up some rear shock mounts but haven't bolted rear shocks on yet.

Here is a fun note: 62s have 7/16 20 lug nuts and not 12x1.5. I made this mistake and almost lost a wheel during a test drive. Luckily, the 12x1.5 were aluminum so I didnt damage the studs.

...now i just need to finish up some wiring (head lights and turning signals), figure out what's going on with my fuel pressure, change the rear brake cylinders/pads and cobble together an air management system. The plan is to take her maiden voyage to a car show this coming Saturday. ...fingers crossed...

[hotrod66]

[ATTACH][/ATTACH] tore down my 60-66 chev/ gmc/? my friends just simply call it mater. i put another grill,splash pan/ bumper,pas finder on after someone ran a red light and i t boned them, but the truck never drove right after that .
found out why the frame was pushed over it was hard to tell with the front clip on it so now its on its way to becoming a short bed.
sent my 292 out to the machine shop on friday and bought a ac system. ill be glad when im back on the road i already miss my truck.

[Lugnutz65]

Applied Southern Polyurethanes Inc. (SPI) epoxy primer with a spray gun. I've applied it with a roller before and while that worked, the sprayer does a nicer job. A lot more prep time and cleanup time when using a sprayer, but I gotta learn how if I'm ever gonna finish this truck.

[TJ's Chevy]

Good looking primer Lugnutz65!

[Jeff La]

Good job lug, I need to learn that also.

[glos55]

Finally the snow melted

[glos55]

Originally Posted by glos55

got it out of winter storage

64

[vin63]

Shot a couple of test dash pieces last night in preparation for painting the rest of the interior. A couple of frustrating weekends in front of me as I suck at paint and body work, but need to save some money to pay a pro to paint the exterior...hopefully, later this year.

[chevyguys]

Installed my vacuum gauge today! (3 years in the making...) Whoo Hoo! Only one thing left to add to the dash... It's the small things that make us crazy around here.

[forestb]

That is so nice. It reminds me of an old jukebox.

Originally Posted by chevyguys

Installed my vacuum gauge today! (3 years in the making...) Whoo Hoo! Only one thing left to add to the dash... It's the small things that make us crazy around here.

[Grizz1963]

Not done to... but done for my truck

Today was Wheels day in Surrey.

I spent some money on various bits, including t-shirts, retro Thermos flask for the teardrop and some bits for the impending job of restoring the truck.

Couple of new breathers for the valve covers.



A can of yellow spray paint, and more importantly.... Zinc spray for the areas where I end up cutting and welding.



Also a 500g tin of copper slip grease for the reassembly of the truck and mechanical parts as I go along. Suspect I may need some of it.



Nicola made me buy this Sheriff's badge and wear it all day.



One of Nicola's finds at Wheels Day today was this retro Thermos flask for £5.00 which she wants in the Teardrop.

[BADAZ chevy guy]

While waiting for the radiator fix, I decided to pull the plugs and do a comp test. I wasn't running all that well anyway. 1-120, 2-142, 3-123, 4,130, 5-126, 6-130, 7-130, 8-135. There's a 22 pound spread, but considering it's a 37 year old motor I'm happy for now. Truck build will include a rebuilt motor anyway.
Plugs that were burning all looked fine, but 2 of them had no gap what so ever. That was probably most of the stumbling problem.