What did you do to your truck today?

[mrfixit4818]

The guy I bought the truck from told me to heat them but i saw ebay has rear 4in drop coils for my 64 for $89 delivered.Anyone bought ebay springs?

[markeb01]

When I was a kid my old man picked up a 52 Chevy 2 door sedan to turn around for a quick profit. It had belonged to a teenage girl, until her boyfriend “fixed it up” for her by lowering the front end and rebuilding the transmission.

He torched the front springs in one spot straight up and down until each coil had a U shaped droop in it resting on the droop below. At this point they lost all temper and collapsed completely. After “improving” the front end and repairing the transmission, he sent her home in it without any transmission lube. No idea if the relationship endured, but that was the last time she ever drove the car.

It left me with the lasting impression that torching coils and running a transmission empty wasn’t very productive.

[sigshooter]

I put my new body over on my frame today

[65Gregg]

Started cleaning up and removing a bad rocker while the fender is off for repairs from a run in with a golf cart. The inner portion will be fine, it's still solid just needs the scale removed. The end pieces are just fine so I feel pretty lucky.

[allaboutchevelles]

Yes>> I bought those same 4 inch drop springs off ebay for 89 dollars and they look great and fit but my bed and cab is off the frame so I just sat them in to see how they looked.

[sahnobi]

where can u get a cheap lowering kit for front and back im on a budget

[waspp]

Painted my dash and part of the cab interior.

[mrfixit4818]

Nice,Can or sprayer?

[waspp]

Originally Posted by mrfixit4818

Nice,Can or sprayer?

I was going to spray it but I did some research on this board and decided to go the rattle can route. The color is a bit lighter than stock but pretty close for who its for! The Krylon rattle cans have a nice wide spray pattern and I was surprised at how well it came out.

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by waspp

I was going to spray it but I did some research on this board and decided to go the rattle can route. The color is a bit lighter than stock but pretty close for who its for! The Krylon rattle cans have a nice wide spray pattern and I was surprised at how well it came out.

What is the Krylon paint code number? I am gonna give it a try

[waspp]

Originally Posted by sigshooter

What is the Krylon paint code number? I am gonna give it a try

Off the shelf at Walmart:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Krylon-Bru...uveau/17211106

[gofastnut]

I looked longingly at "old brownie" while pulling out of the driveway to go to church this morning...sigh....

[Narxoleptic Customs]

Got my console covered in an old leather jacket... Working on the shifter cover over the next few days.




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[Goldie80]

Installed the engine! Well, it was installed Saturday not today.

[gofastnut]

Goldie80, That looks nice! Really liking the crinkle finish on the valve cover.

[61_FL_Apache]

Got my tranny rebuilt, its back in and im on the road again!!! WOOHOO!!!

[198plus]

My inner fenders got some color today.

[66farmer]

That looks great. I get my paint truck parts back this week.

[gofastnut]

198plus, REALLY digging the color!!

[gofastnut]

Snapped a couple of pics of her so I can put one up as my avatar later. Jacked up and blocked the front end. Gonna try to pull out the front springs without disassembly, so I can cut a coil out. I know the rear will be easy to do, just want to see if the front can be done with everything together.

[E911manager]

All the Firewall holes are filled, started the filler work on it, wiring pulled out of the caprice, caprice brake peddle assembly mounted.
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[towersddg9]

Took out for a drive around the block, just over a year since I drove the truck, really dig the power steering, here is a pic of the ac vent hose I ran

[C4 Metal Werks]

Installed an HEI distributor on the 250 today. WOW, what a difference. It idles smoother, starts easier.......Maybe I'll start getting better than 7MPG now.

[sigshooter]

took my west coast mirrors off, not sure if I will replace them with shiny ones or just put the small original style on

[samuellg1977]

SOLD IT!!! Times are getting hard around the old homestead, so the truck (the only thing I owned of any kind of value) had to take the long ride. I will get anohter one someday, but right now, bills and other things take precidence. Eh, what can ya do? I will hang around til I get ran away. I like talking with you guys and helping where I can. Thanks for all the help you all gave me when I was gettin the old girl rollin.

Sam