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10-04-2020, 08:35 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Got my Restomod Air A/C vents and controller installed. Also installed my tailgates hinges.
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10-04-2020, 08:45 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Those are some snazzy hinges!!
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10-25-2020, 02:29 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
i haven't been on in a while. trucks running well minis throwing a belt a few weeks ago. ive started doing little things like chasing rattles and have started doing a little body work. nothing major just filling some low spots and spraying some nicer primer to clean up its appearance. hope everyone has a happy halloween. its getting cold here and i already hate it.
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10-30-2020, 08:36 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I have been down with a back problem for a week and a half but today decided to get some light work done. I got the proper ARP carb studs installed today on the 6-71and went through and straightened out the nightmare linkage adjustments. Most things are stainless fasteners in aluminum brackets on steel rods so I anti-seized everything. These were the worst instructions I have ever seen. It must be one of those things where if you buy it they figure you know how to put it together. I also got the proper mounting bolts for 4-71 "the other woman".
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10-30-2020, 09:41 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
A latta bling in those pictures, Mick!
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11-02-2020, 09:53 AM
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did a little more body work on the door. im slowly working my way around the cab. its labor intensive but satisfying work. im going to have to be careful. i might accidentally make it a nice truck if im not careful.
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11-08-2020, 12:52 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Installed lowering coils and 2" drop spindles. Kicking myself in the a** now, should have installed 3" spindles.
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11-08-2020, 02:12 PM
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Looks good. Give the Coils some drive time to get their "set" and it may drop some more.
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11-09-2020, 02:20 AM
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11-09-2020, 11:18 PM
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11-10-2020, 04:52 AM
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11-22-2020, 10:43 PM
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I mocked up my 8.8 and some fenders so i can get started on my four link
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12-01-2020, 02:14 PM
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dang mick! you fancy
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12-05-2020, 03:57 AM
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I started my truck today. That's about all I can do now with the local roads slathered in de-icer.
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11-10-2020, 03:52 PM
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I have been out of state making some truck money but I came home for a day to pick up my brake caliper brackets from being welded and x-rayed. Everything seems to fit fine with no shims. The end of a 3 year saga. Time for some aerodynamic polishing to reduce drag an unmeasurable amount.
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11-10-2020, 11:13 PM
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looks like you better be buttering up your welder and xray buddy. probably a few guys interested in a pair of those brackets.
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11-17-2020, 01:41 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Changed wheels (new shoes) and tires. Went to a 17x8 wheel all around (from 16x8 Chrome smoothies).
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11-17-2020, 04:05 PM
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11-17-2020, 05:24 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Those wheels and the stance suit that truck nicely!
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11-22-2020, 09:05 PM
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I got 1 caliper bracket finished today. I figure about 10 hours total. One to go. It's unimaginable the reduction in the drag coefficient of these brackets once polished. Some would say it's an unmeasurable amount. So there's that.
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11-25-2020, 09:10 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I finished the caliper brackets and mocked them up. I am amazed that with all the work done with one off spindles and brackets that not a single shim required.
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11-25-2020, 10:08 PM
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bosco, that looks great!
personally, from my "old guy" perspective, a 28" tall tire and 17" inch wheels is about right in my books. like equivalent to the old 235/75r15 for diameter but with a bit less sidewall. a 235/60r17 is what I plan to run and is what I have mocked up. not gonna overfill the wheel openings, not super wide, all 4 corners will be the same. just my opinion though. your truck looks awesome. love the color too. what tire size did you go with? |
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11-25-2020, 10:10 PM
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mick53. my wife says I am a perfectionist.........I got nuthin on this.
that looks great. lots of detail for sure. love it. awesome work. |
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11-26-2020, 08:55 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!!
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11-27-2020, 11:06 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I started prepping my trans for paint. I don't want to paint the bolts so I made little spacers for them. It's nice to have a lathe and just spin stuff like this out. It was painful to buy but I have no buyers remorse.
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