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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Putting some of the final touches on fabricating a corvette front suspension in my 67
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Truck has been idling ROUGH all of a sudden. I pulled off the air/fuel mixture screws(Edelbrock 1406) and those puppies were covered with a bunch of gunk. Cleaned those off and the truck idles a little better now. I think I need to give the carb a good cleaning and adjusting though.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Got in a fight with wife over it..
She; when are you going to do something with it me; the money for it when to the 10th anv. trip you wanted.. before that it was to help my mother before that to help your parents before that it was your sisters kid.. Sorry, I'll make sure thetruck is done before helping anyone or giving you the vaca you want again |
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Ouch .
James, finding the right Woman is tough .if she's worth it, just bite the bullet and work with it . Mine is, I know I'm blessed .
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New windshield installed in the Ramp rat truck today! Looks great the guy did a heck of a job.
The first picture is of the old one. ![]()
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
is that a new window seal? It looks good. I need to fix mine but i heard that it is hard with the chrome in it.
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Looks great ,like a different truck under there .
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I got one of the bedsides off today.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
![]() Today I finally had time to start polishing the trucks paint. I'm happy with the results from a few hours of work, its not exactly super shiny by any means but its a huge improvement over how oxidized the paint was. It at least looks like the trucks red now. Some of the paint is probably too far gone but I'm hoping with a little more work I can get some more shine out of it. |
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Remember to wax each panel after you've polished it else the paint will soon look worse than it did before .
I like this rig .
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Thanks man and yea I think one more time going over it with polish then a coat of wax will get it about where I want it or at least as good as this paint will ever be.
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Upper radiator hose, pump to carb fuel line.
Realized the radiator and thermostat housing are dying, and I have a ton of cleaning to do. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. Putting around in Old blue.
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I have no experience with budgeting with a wife. It helps, since my budget is so small to start with.
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I try and get them out of 2007-12 GM trucks. I have two more complete units.
![]() toolboxchev, you talking about a mirror not working? If so what's the problem? I have all the diagrams for the different hook ups. The wiring is basic but the connectors are a little different depending on the models. I have also found some sensor want read right with some of the mirrors I have. ![]()
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What did that mirror come out of? |
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NH temps have been in the mid 60's, so I got motivated to work on the truck today.
I replaced my steering gear last summer, but the steering was getting sloppy again by fall. I then garaged it for the winter. Today I hooked up a rope to the steering wheel so I could move it back and forth while underneath. I found that all 4 bolts on the steering gear were loose and it was moving up and down when I turned the wheel. 1 bolt had backed out about 1/2 and inch. I replaced all 4 bolts and lock washers and torqued them to spec. I will keep a closer I on it when driving season returns in April. I also replaced the center Yankee 77 marker light with a better one I picked up last fall. |
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You should check your frame for cracks at the bolt holes. They tend to crack when the bolts are loose.
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The frame looks fine, but I am wondering if the bolt holes are out of round from things moving around. One of the bolts I replaced looked like it was beat up by side to side movement.
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Did a little fabrication and wound up with this...
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Went to a car show and then took the c10 to the sea and rode my monster bike.
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A nice day for once so I pulled into the car port and put in my restored hood hinges. Nice to get some good, firm hinges in.
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