What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[nvrdone]

so far the "virus vacation" has been great for working on the truck.
Got the power brake conversion done. its good but not perfect. still needs some fine tuning.
Got the stereo mounted behind the center grill & speaker boxes built that fit next to the seat.
Got the 3 point belts in & the back panel around the window painted. next is the sliding rear window install.
Got all the fluids & filters changed. greased all fittings & packed the front wheel bearings.
Still need to figure out why the gas gauge shows full & hook up the oil pressure gauge.
There are still many little things to do, but its been fun driving it every day in the last 3 weeks.
And still getting projects done around the house. Just a bit of time every day sure makes a difference.

[nvrdone]

so far the "virus vacation" has been great for working on the truck.
Got the power brake conversion done. its good but not perfect. still needs some fine tuning.
Got the stereo mounted behind the center grill & speaker boxes built that fit next to the seat.
Got the 3 point belts in & the back panel around the window painted. next is the sliding rear window install.
Got all the fluids & filters changed. greased all fittings & packed the front wheel bearings.
Still need to figure out why the gas gauge shows full & hook up the oil pressure gauge.
There are still many little things to do, but its been fun driving it every day in the last 3 weeks.
And still getting projects done around the house. Just a bit of time every day sure makes a difference.

[mick53]

Originally Posted by nvrdone

so far the "virus vacation" has been great for working on the truck.
Got the power brake conversion done. its good but not perfect. still needs some fine tuning.
Got the stereo mounted behind the center grill & speaker boxes built that fit next to the seat.
Got the 3 point belts in & the back panel around the window painted. next is the sliding rear window install.
Got all the fluids & filters changed. greased all fittings & packed the front wheel bearings.
Still need to figure out why the gas gauge shows full & hook up the oil pressure gauge.
There are still many little things to do, but its been fun driving it every day in the last 3 weeks.
And still getting projects done around the house. Just a bit of time every day sure makes a difference.

That's very impressive! Between closing down and reopening my businesses I can't seem to get much done.

[MiraclePieCo]

I have a rear fuel tank in my '51 Panel so I had to devise somewhere else to locate the spare tire. This simple mounting bracket from American Van Equipment secures it solidly, and helps counterbalance the loss of the original side tank to prevent the notorious "Chevy Lean" that our trucks always seem to develop.

Sorry, you can tell that the cargo compartment is the last thing on my truck to receive any detailing...eventually it will all be painted black and the wood refinished.

https://www.americanvan.com/spare-ti...g-bracket.html

[MiraclePieCo]

Wow, no entries for a full week in this thread. It gets decidedly fewer visits since the format change lumping it into the FAQ heading.

Today I installed the original windshield wiper system in my truck. I normally use the electric conversion kits but those typically use the cowl vent framework as a bottom brace and some previous owner removed my cowl vent and related hardware so nothing to brace the big, heavy electric motor against (the electric motors are about three times the size and weight of the OEM vacuum motor). I don't mind using the old vacuum system; after all, it's not like I'm going to drive my truck in the rain much anyway. The next step will be to route the vacuum line to the engine and hope the 70-year-old wiper motor still works.

[Black_Sheep]

I spent a rainy Saturday in the garage giving the '58 a much needed spring cleaning. About 3:00 the rain moved out and some sun poked through, so off I went to the Coon Rapids Saturday Night Cruise...

[oldman3]

Mark, looking great as always...Jim

[fourspeedwagon]

Wow- she’s a peach Mark.

[idbeast]

I took the '56 out yesterday for a car cruise and found a couple pictures someone took of it!

[oldman3]

Sweet...Jim

[nvrdone]

idbeast: so where was this cruze you speak of? I thought all cruzes & shows were closed due to the virus.

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by nvrdone

idbeast: so where was this cruze you speak of? I thought all cruzes & shows were closed due to the virus.

Lots of informal cruises happening around here. As long as people social distance and stay in their cars it's no problem.

In fact today I took my panel to a local gathering. About 20 cars showed up. I was the lone AD representative:

[idbeast]

nvrdone: Saturday's in Centralia, WA 4:30

[idbeast]

Got my door arm rest done!

[crossfire84]

Very nice work, what's the yellow truck under wraps?

[oldman3]

Nice job...Jim

[Russell Ashley]

Very nice job on the arm rests. How did you attach them to the doors?

[idbeast]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Very nice job on the arm rests. How did you attach them to the doors?

My door inserts are 1/8" plastic sheets with 1/4" foam then it is backed with 18 gauge stainless with screws going into the armrest then door clips are holding everything to the door which was drill for the push in clips.

[idbeast]

Does this count for using your truck to haul things?

[bosco]

Originally Posted by idbeast

Does this count for using your truck to haul things?

Beautiful truck, and yes it does. ;0)

[dsraven]

Sometimes I put stuff in the box too.

[Johns327]

Assembled and installed my new third brake light. I printed the mount and installed some red LEDs. It mounts low in the window but seems pretty bright. Trying to not get rear ended.

[idbeast]

Originally Posted by dsraven

Sometimes I put stuff in the box too.

LOL, I had stuff in the back too, that was overflow!

[Rusti]

Hello all
First ride!
It was a lot of fun, with some small problems which will have to be fixed but that’s the reason we do first rides to see what works and what not.




But the feeling was grate this old piece of iron being back on the road in the sun!
So long
A.

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by Rusti

Hello all
First ride!
It was a lot of fun, with some small problems which will have to be fixed but that’s the reason we do first rides to see what works and what not.
But the feeling was grate this old piece of iron being back on the road in the sun!
So long
A.

Congratulations Arnd. Looks like you have an empty gravel road and a beautiful day for a test run.

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