What did you do to your truck today part III

[64chevtruck]

Originally Posted by schpeen

Tinted the windows and added the passenger side door mirror.

Nice! The tint looks great man, and I love those stock mirror mounts.

[Paul Y]

Originally Posted by blown240

I found my exhaust leak!

If you are going to use the Mr Gasket style ones again I had great success by soaking them in water for a few hours and then fitting them. Water makes them swell and then takes up any irregularities in the header when assembled.

Worth a try!

P.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Paul Y

If you are going to use the Mr Gasket style ones again I had great success by soaking them in water for a few hours and then fitting them. Water makes them swell and then takes up any irregularities in the header when assembled.

Worth a try!

P.

Said like a man who knows his nuts from his bolts. Makes huge sense.

See you later.

[65Gregg]

Originally Posted by jayoldschool

Replace with coppers or Percy's and you'll be good.

Percy's for the win!

[Palf70Step]

Nothing

Realized that after living in the south for 30 years that my Yankeeness is just about gone. Tried heating the shop for about an hour today and could last more than 15 mins before every bone was frozen.

I remember changing a tranny in PA outside in 20 degree weather (in the 70s) and it didn't bother me this much.

I wonder if I am getting old......Nah can't be that!

[Blue666(2)]

I remember changing a tranny in PA outside in 20 degree weather (in the 70s) and it didn't bother me this much.

Agreed, I have the portable gas heater running now so I can do some work later. I left Canonsburg, PA for the Western NC, now Memphis area. What about you?

[OldGMJon]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nothing

Realized that after living in the south for 30 years that my Yankeeness is just about gone. Tried heating the shop for about an hour today and could last more than 15 mins before every bone was frozen.

I remember changing a tranny in PA outside in 20 degree weather (in the 70s) and it didn't bother me this much.

I wonder if I am getting old......Nah can't be that!

Cold in Mississippi? The times they are a changing.

[Palf70Step]

Originally Posted by Blue666(2)

Agreed, I have the portable gas heater running now so I can do some work later. I left Canonsburg, PA for the Western NC, now Memphis area. What about you?

Left Pittsburgh area via the US Air Force. Ended up in south Mississippi after DC and 10 years in Northern Japan and Okinawa.

Originally Posted by OldGMJon

Cold in Mississippi? The times they are a changing.

Not often, but the couple days a year where it is 20-40 degrees with 90% humidity seems to feel like you are being stabbed with needles.

[Grizz1963]

After some great advice from Garage Journal members who clearly know a lot more than me, the ignition on my truck was identified and possibly from a post '66 Chevy.

So with the advice to use a paperclip in the hole and some anti-clockwise wriggling getting ramped up to a small screwdriver and some WD40 into the barrel, I got it undone.

Now the bezel can be addressed properly in its restoration.



Inbetween, I did a load of little jobs between the house and garage, according to Nicola it has scored me another day and a half "free garage and truck time"
Also preparing some stuff to shove onto Ebay tomorrow to generate "truck funds from scrap" as mostly it would go to the charity shop we support.

I did also remove the scuttle cover so that I can do the prep better around the windscreen.

I did notice the little wheel like unit the wiper fits to, i different sized between driver and passenger side...... Is this correct? My passenger wiper does not sit securely and can be lifted off by hand.



Removed the fender emblems as well, I want to weld up the holes and if I refit them, it will be automotive double sided tape.
They look good for their age but need cleaning up.



Also started to look at the exhaust pipes as I want to fit the 3" QTP cutouts, as well as running 2.5" pipes and silencers to go with them out the rear, exiting in front of the rear wheels, with some sexy rectangular stainless or chrome tips like what you get on large luxury SUV's

Also want them to exit a lot closer to the body.



I fitted one of the Cutout pipes approximately where it needs to go, along with the valve to get an idea what needs to be brought together.

Made a clip to illustrate.

Grizz's QTP Cutout patern - YouTube

Looking forward to building this system at home with the help, guidance and mentorship, not to forget, labor of Paul Y.

Lastly, I may have mentioned before that my wife will not mix white and cream laundry, let alone red and black etc..... BUT, she will quite happily tell me to bring engine parts in and shove them into the dish washer.

Tonight she did a similar Samaritan like action..... telling me to bring the rear glass from the cab into the kitchen, putting a bedsheet on the table, and then once done, she helped me wrap it in a mortuary shroud blanket, then stored it on top of the spare room wardrobe. So I got all the sticker glue, and gunge off with some industrial acetone which I previously mixed with ATF to make penetrating oil.

Nice girl ehhh??



Tomorrow will be a weldathon with some grinding thrown in at Martin's place when we try to get control of his cab.

Looking forward to test driving his carport for insulation now the gates are fitted and closed up.

[OldGMJon]

The issue with the wiper may be the spring in the wiper arm itself

[mjh1965]

I know you asked about the colour brake between the red and white here's a close up for you





Hope these help

[mjh1965]

One more

[dougf]

Inner rockers and trying to fit outer rockers today. Im just finishing the passenger side. I started this a year ago, because of work and the fact that I seem to love making things harder on myself than I have to!!

[Grizz1963]

Was chatting to Ta2Don around 23.15 on FaceTime about patching the speaker holes and also cutting out the crease down the passenger door and letting in fresh metal....... So went to the garage to photograph and measure the damage, when Don said "Lookey what I have here for you."

Being quick on the old camera finger, I took a screenshot pic.

Can you tell what it is yet??



Yes, I am pleased.

My truck is going to be the true son of the 67-72chevytruck.com board with all the contributions in all forms I get. Like info and advice.

[C20ELEPHANT]

Originally Posted by blown240

I found my exhaust leak!

I installed a set of Doug Thorley Tri-Y' on my 82 some 20 years ago and never had a gasket blow out, just snug'em every couple months while changing the oil. The directions for the Doug Thorley's stated: Coat both sides of the header gasket with copper permatex, let dry then install. Those gaskets lasted for 15 years and some 300,000 miles til the motor finally gave out on me...

[Chevy Fleetside]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nothing

Realized that after living in the south for 30 years that my Yankeeness is just about gone. Tried heating the shop for about an hour today and could last more than 15 mins before every bone was frozen.

I remember changing a tranny in PA outside in 20 degree weather (in the 70s) and it didn't bother me this much.

I wonder if I am getting old......Nah can't be that!

I just went to the beach and the kid acually played in the water... I also thought about either getting a crate 350 or rebuilding the original 283 in my truck. I think the Rebuild won.

[rickywideglide]

me and a buddy made these hubcaps fit these

wheels

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by rickywideglide

me and a buddy made these hubcaps fit these Attachment 1348150

Attachment 1348151wheels

Now those are real nice.

Great job.

[Grizz1963]

Having trouble with his iPad, I am posting on behalf of MJH1965


Spent from 09.00 to 17.30 at mate Martin's today......

Left home at 08.00

On the way there, I stopped at a guys house who had replied to my Freecycle request for old Imperial sized spanners, he had actually recently thrown this lot into a shopping bag, ready for his next trip to the tip, then my email came by...... Perfect.

So I still need to see what he gave me, and also to clean them all up, but hey..... More of the right sized sockets and extensions cannot be a bad thing.



At Martin's, this was part of what greeted me.

A WORLD OF PAIN......




Much prepping, cutting and time spent, and little to show for it.

But we just kept at it.




Using the most amazing tool I ever saw in action. Nibbler





In the end part of the firewall had to come off for repairs.





Once I have shaped the replacement section, it will get welded over this now metal. Despite it being ugly, it should be sound structurally.



More cutting, grinding, swearing (at Martin) later..... Some welding



Made some templates, cut them out of a Ford Transit side panel with the nibbles Martin got from George and have more to do, but started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

I also brought home some work to do here, to make a replacement panel for this piece.




This is sooooo rotten.



Ohhh, and one more side panel made today.






Whoever said this was going to be quick or easy??

Thanks for checking in.

[mjh1965]

Thank Rian for all the help today

[rickywideglide]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Now those are real nice.

Great job.

thanks ,they will work till i swap to 6 lug

[schpeen]

Originally Posted by blown240

I found my exhaust leak!

You can also double them up to make up for imperfect head to header match.

[rickoner]

Picked this gem up today. Came out of either a '71 or '72 C20. 292 with p/s! Has a th350 bolted to it. Also got all of the mounts/perches, trans crossmember, and the steering column. I called because I wanted the steering shaft out of the column. haha. I'm going to try to fire it up soon. Don't know if I'm going to use it or flip it. I was originally going to do an lsx but this kinda fell in my lap.

[pimpston65]

Originally Posted by rickoner

Picked this gem up today. Came out of either a '71 or '72 C20. 292 with p/s! Has a th350 bolted to it. Also got all of the mounts/perches, trans crossmember, and the steering column. I called because I wanted the steering shaft out of the column. haha. I'm going to try to fire it up soon. Don't know if I'm going to use it or flip it. I was originally going to do an lsx but this kinda fell in my lap.

very nice find, PS to boot!!!

[mjh1965]

Well I got home from work and went straight into the garage. I then cut the end of the front door pillar off . I then cleaned it up and welded the new end on .



At last parts are going back on