What did you do to your truck today!

[dliving69]

Past few days.washed it up, fixed an oil leak, cleaned the engine with degreaser and then painted it up, new valve covers purchased today and going to paint them up soon..and then a car show in about a week(the truck and I's first).

[magwakeenercew2jh]

I'm finally back on the truck after a six plus month layoff from wrenching. Yesterday, I cleaned up the shop and organized about a million "little bits". Last night, I told myself, "When I go over to the shop, I'm going to pay attention to ONE chore only".

So, when I went over today, I *almost* finished plumbing the Vintage Air. It worked...that's ALL I worked on. Tomorrow, some pics. And, hopefully, a finished plumb and electric job on the air.

[67cheby]

looks great, cant wait for more pics

[Tmwoodall]

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

I'm finally back on the truck after a six plus month layoff from wrenching. Yesterday, I cleaned up the shop and organized about a million "little bits". Last night, I told myself, "When I go over to the shop, I'm going to pay attention to ONE chore only".

So, when I went over today, I *almost* finished plumbing the Vintage Air. It worked...that's ALL I worked on. Tomorrow, some pics. And, hopefully, a finished plumb and electric job on the air.

What hose is that for your upper radiator hose?

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by Tmwoodall

What hose is that for your upper radiator hose?

A stocker with a stainless mesh sheath over it. I forget where I got the stuff. Had to change it a little fo the new radiator.
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[LakeAnna]

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

I'm finally back on the truck after a six plus month layoff from wrenching. Yesterday, I cleaned up the shop and organized about a million "little bits". Last night, I told myself, "When I go over to the shop, I'm going to pay attention to ONE chore only".

So, when I went over today, I *almost* finished plumbing the Vintage Air. It worked...that's ALL I worked on. Tomorrow, some pics. And, hopefully, a finished plumb and electric job on the air.

Great looking truck! Where is the build thread??? or is there one?

[LakeAnna]

Sheet Metal and bolted up the inner fenders...

[C10Squared]

Today:
New tailgate trim and uncracked OEM steering wheel (to replace the original that had 2 small cracks in it).


photo (9) by efi-street, on Flickr

photo (8) by efi-street, on Flickr

[bollybib]

I gave my truck a good spring cleaning.

[thewyseone]

finely sanding and buffing and polishing my aluminum grille.its getting there but never will be perfect.

[70shortfleet]

Originally Posted by 70shortfleet

Stripped the dash to cut the center section out tomorrow and replace it with one that hasn't been butchered

Got the old one out and the new dash in today

[69 gmc]

Got the cab removed just recently

[longbed67]

Originally Posted by 69 gmc

Got the cab removed just recently

gotta love those fish eye lenses!

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Got the plumbing all hooked up for the Vintage Air. The cable in for the heater, the electrical fished thru. On the second pic, you can see the binary switch (cuts off if there's no pressure in the system) on the hard line. Two wires go to it (obviously)....one from the compressor, and the other "hot" from the control panel. I have that "hot" one coming thru the lower part of the firewall, then down thru the fender, and then under the battery tray...it's just flopping around (green wire). I'll route both of those tomorrow and tighten down the 55 Chevy heater hose brackets to the inner fender.

BTW, and in case anybody noticed, the heater return hose won't even close to touching the accessory belt after the clamps are in place. Hahahaha!!!

[RINC]

Took mine to work for the 1st time.

Here with a couple trucks at work

[dliving69]

I sanded down some valve covers for my truck and painted them with the closest paint I could find at Napa in town. Car Show next weekend and then the first weekend of June. It will be the first couple i put my truck in..Nervous in a way, but excited too.

[dliving69]

All finished up for now, new hoses and spark plug wires soon to come, and getting the original A/c up and running again.

[ItsRandy]

Just finished up some odds and ends. gonna' start it up for the first time tomorrow...I'm so excited!!!

[rsavage]

Installed my new grille and a remanufactured compressor for the A/C along with a new dryer. Need to evacuate and charge. Put a new compressor and dryer on the 71 Blazer last week and charged that system up.

[Rob H.]

I made mine earn its keep!


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[ItsRandy]

After a year and 5 months of removing things (frame off), repairing things, cleaning things, replacing things, modifying things and spending money like I had a tree in the back yard where I pick it from, I started my truck today. It sounds great, the 502 really sounds good with open exhaust. I only had 1 small fuel leak, I replaced the fitting and leak no more. I still have lots of work to do but today was a huge milestone. I am really happy with how things have turned out to this point.

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Congrats, ItsRandy.
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[Mayo]

I haven't uploaded any pics onto the computer in a while so I have a little catching up to do. The last week in April I made myself a temporary wood floor.





Then I went to Carlisle and got some new arm rest and a rear view mirror bracket





I had an extra set of tailights lying around, so I decided to tint a set with VHT Nite Shades



My side markers looked a little weird being red with black tailights, so I took my deluxe lights off and made a tinted set of van markers with bowties

[chopnchaneled]

Good job on the side maker lights with the bow tie emblems.

[Mayo]

They aren't perfect, but I think they are kind of neat. I had some sticker paper so I printed some bowties, cut them out, put them on, and then tinted the lights. Originally, I was going to peel the stickers off and put another coat or two on and have the bowties ghosted in. I think they would probably look really cool on a black truck.