What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[steve757]

Originally Posted by oldcouple

Drove to Portland to pick up a set of leather seats off of craigslist.

Can you tell me what they came out of ? Thanks

[solidaxel]

Originally Posted by 51 okie

This wasn't today, a few weeks ago, but I put bed wood in my truck. It's the old wood and rail out of my buddy's 50 panel that he's going to replace.

With a little modification it fit right in there. I had to replace one of the boards but a little oil, grease, and dirt and you can hardly tell now.

Not bad for free. And I think the 62 year old wood looks appropriate. I think it came out good.

Also I got my seat back. Had it covered with black crushed velvet with a diamond pleat with silver thread. Who want's to cruise??

I have a seat just like that in a dark blue here in Tucson if anyone can use it come and pick it up !!!
There are more parts to come...... I am moving and getting rid of the AD parts, I will post them later as I "un cover them"

"SOLIDAXLE"

[waybad]

Originally Posted by oldcouple

Drove to Portland to pick up a set of leather seats off of craigslist.

out of what?
looks cool

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by oldcouple

Drove to Portland to pick up a set of leather seats off of craigslist.

look nice what are they out of"

[oldcouple]

Originally Posted by oldcouple

Drove to Portland to pick up a set of leather seats off of craigslist.

Sadly I do not know, this guy advertises them once in a while, says he gets them from a guy in LA area that builds show cars, they have been mounted, bases were modified to sit on a flat floor, I can find no manufacturers marks on them. 425 for the set.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Atommik

Did a little rust repair!

Any more pictures on this? I always wonder what guys do after they've completed these kids of repairs to stop that surface rust you can clearly see is still inside? Seems like blasting would work good, followed by rattle can undercoater in there, but of course a good epoxy primer would be better.

Any advice appreciated.

[FFredo]

Drove it to work, I did start the install of the new fenders on Sunday, still need to fab up a cpl of fillers for the fenders I measured wrong again. I refuse to post pics 'till I have them finished though. My ego can only take so much damage don't ya know.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by FFredo

Drove it to work, I did start the install of the new fenders on Sunday, still need to fab up a cpl of fillers for the fenders I measured wrong again. I refuse to post pics 'till I have them finished though. My ego can only take so much damage don't ya know.

Yeah, but once you get 'em right is it ok if we tease the crapp outta you?

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by FFredo

Drove it to work, I did start the install of the new fenders on Sunday, still need to fab up a cpl of fillers for the fenders I measured wrong again. I refuse to post pics 'till I have them finished though. My ego can only take so much damage don't ya know.

Throw that tape measure away and buy a new one!!! If you don't get rid of it before you get the new one, the new one will get infected!

[FFredo]

Dan, I sure hopew so, I'd expect no less
Mark, the tape measure sleeps with the fishes

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by FFredo

Dan, I sure hopew so, I'd expect no less
Mark, the tape measure sleeps with the fishes

And good riddance!

[mknittle]

I worked on my lower control arm hangers and made a template for the frame boxing plates.

[meter swinger]

Got a call from my buddy who is wiring my truck. Its done and i might pick it up this weekend.
then new motor/trans mounts, then the exhaust shop, then the gas tank, then the bed floor, then i'm broke again. Haha!
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[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by FFredo

...Mark, the tape measure sleeps with the fishes

Makes me laugh because I admit to getting PISSED at a tool in the past and ...uh...."expressing" my upset with a BFH!

[tbrown5079]

Spent an hour at the hose shop getting power steering hoses made up. Pick them up today. Trimmed camaro radiator mounting tabs and started removing inside angles on the core support to give room to lower the radiator in. Someday...............

[ratrodmiller]

I adjusted the pressure in my gm power steering pump today.Installed 3 shims and now the mustang power rack is alot happier with lowered pressure.

[oldcouple]

Originally Posted by tbrown5079

Spent an hour at the hose shop getting power steering hoses made up. Pick them up today. Trimmed camaro radiator mounting tabs and started removing inside angles on the core support to give room to lower the radiator in. Someday...............

Had mine made by these guys..http://nevadahouseofhose.com/

catchy name and they used to have a great calendar.

[meter swinger]

Got it back from my buddy chris who re-wired it for me. I drove it up and down the street just so the neighbors would know its back.
got a lot of work ahead on this sucker. If i can get home in daylight ill get some new pics and get a build thread started.
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[OrrieG]

Found it is still behind all the office junk in my garage. Did clean up the Chevelle for next Saturdays breakfast with the SW Idaho region guys!

[meter swinger]

Just ordered new engine/trans crossmembers and mounts. The first step in many of a badly needed rehab for this sucker.
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[c10addict]

Got my interior pretty much wrapped up in my 54... Still have to make kick panels and finish the wiring..

[Atommik]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Any more pictures on this? I always wonder what guys do after they've completed these kids of repairs to stop that surface rust you can clearly see is still inside? Seems like blasting would work good, followed by rattle can undercoater in there, but of course a good epoxy primer would be better.

Any advice appreciated.

After I patched the inner, I patched the outside also...while I had the outer cut off, I cleaned inside the door of the door shell with a wire stripper wheel, reaching in as far as possible without getting too cut up! Then I "sealed" the back of the welds with epoxy panel adhesive. When its all welded up, I'll reach in thru the access hole and brush in rust stop primer, then rust proof it with that runny waxy rust proofing spray. I'm hoping that will hold off the rust for another 50 years or so!! (Sorry but no picture after I cleaned up the inner.)

[Atommik]

Finished welding/grinding the last of my door rust repairs!!

[oldcouple]

Tried to go outside, gave up, went back to bed, watching Barrett-Jackson now.

[xpickup]

Originally Posted by oldcouple

Tried to go outside, gave up, went back to bed, watching Barrett-Jackson now.

oldcouple,Thank you. I did not know it was on. My wife will now be pissed that WE will watch it!

Shannon