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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Refurbished the stock front sway bar after the drop and also got the alignment done - lastly paid $107 to top off the tank for a show Saturday..
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Started the process of installing a Gen 5 Vintage Air kit. Removed the original heater box and painted the blanking plate that takes its place. Just stuck it on there temporarily to see how it will look.
Since the inner fender had to come out to get the heater box out, I took the opportunity to weld up 5 holes that a PO drilled in it. Afterward, the paint I sprayed on it reactivated the paint underneath, making a big mess. I may have to strip it to bare metal and start over. Also deburred and painted the compressor mounting brackets. I'm thinking about maybe painting the compressor black. |
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Grind, grind, grind
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Does Rocky Raccoon have a console between buckets?
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Good point. Yes
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
So you don't need that much volume in the ''Dispatch Box.'' [As our Canadian neighbors call the Glove Box.]
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Got the cab in epoxy. Realized I need a better “paint booth” and more time behind the spray gun. Next up is the floorboard.
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I'm cutting up the dash I installed a couple years ago to replace a cut up dash. Doesn't feel right.
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Put some of my old school decals on the old boy this weekend.
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Not a great day weather wise but I took off the parking brake lever on the 68 why would they go to the trouble of taping off the lever ? Need to get a cable too
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Maybe they taped the steering wheel too, and matched the brake handle to it. Too many variables to know for certain. Apologies if I answered a rhetorical question... ![]()
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Love the Rust 911 non acid rust remover . One hour soak
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Will you paint it?
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Cleared the bare steel . Going to paint the black tomorrow.
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I changed both rear brake cylinders on the 71.
No more seeping I hope.
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Duplicate post. Sorry.
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Installed the A/C condenser. Routing the lines through the core support was a challenge without removing the grille. Also installed the compressor and figured out the right belt length (Gates 7570). Discovered my lower radiator hose interferes with the belt, so I purchased one that's the right shape and will install it tomorrow.
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I tightened the two 9/16 bolts holding my thermostat down on the '71 GMC. I found a pint of bottled water on the cab floor. It was at least 140*. I topped off my recently resoldered radiator with it. Waited for the last bubble and surprisingly the whole 16.9 oz went in up to the neck. My puke tank project on the 350 has yet to fill the Nova-type reserve container. There are scales of green antifreeze solids forming on the fore manifold top, all around the Thermostat neck. I put a new 160* stat in, in April. I used the provided paper gasket, but used no RTV. Maybe I need to. ![]()
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Come to the realization that the parking brake handle was dipped not sprayed .
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Maybe it was powder coated
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