What did you do to your truck today?

[198plus]

You done good on that buy and thanks.

Originally Posted by 64shortbox

I bought the column off eBay so I'm not 100% sure what year it is but I think the seller said it was a from a 71 van. I was the only bidder at $99.00 plus $19 shipping. I don't think I did too bad on the price of the column.

[66-PMD-GMC]

Originally Posted by 64shortbox

I bought the column off eBay so I'm not 100% sure what year it is but I think the seller said it was a from a 71 van. I was the only bidder at $99.00 plus $19 shipping. I don't think I did too bad on the price of the column.

My 81 van column worked out great too, plus I used the wiring harness too. My stuff is out of an old ryder moving van. Was $50

[64shortbox]

Originally Posted by 66-PMD-GMC

My 81 van column worked out great too, plus I used the wiring harness too. My stuff is out of an old ryder moving van. Was $50

And I thought I did good on my column. You got a great buy. I envy you right now. I got up this morning to work on my 64 and it was 28 deg. out side at 6:30 this morning. Needless to say I decided NOT to work on my truck. It's got be what about 70 deg. in your neck of the woods at this time?

[ChrisDollins]

Drove the 66 to breakfast with the car guys. The frost on the inside if the windows almost deterred me. Lol.

Chris
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[66ChevyMax]

Love it - B E A UTIFUL.

Originally Posted by 198plus

Painted my bed today......

[KroAutomotiveInc]

Originally Posted by ChrisDollins

Drove the 66 to breakfast with the car guys. The frost on the inside if the windows almost deterred me. Lol.

Chris
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nice! i live in utah ive had ice on the hole inside of the truck before lol!

[sandiego65]

I knocked out the old wood bed it didn't put up much of a fight. Sandblasted the intale and exhaust manifold and started blocking the bedsides!
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[66-PMD-GMC]

Originally Posted by 64shortbox

And I thought I did good on my column. You got a great buy. I envy you right now. I got up this morning to work on my 64 and it was 28 deg. out side at 6:30 this morning. Needless to say I decided NOT to work on my truck. It's got be what about 70 deg. in your neck of the woods at this time?

The thing I like about the van columns is that they are short and this allows us to use a shaft between the column and the gear box like the 73-87 columns, sort of..
It was 73 here yesterday but took all day to get there. It was 49 when I got up. Low humidity is great for summer but in the winter the temps are all over the place. It is not uncommon to have a 40 degree difference from day to night.
I am a weenie when it comes to the cold. Below 60 is too cold for me.

[64fleetside]

I scored some glass to cut the side windows from, and ran a wire for the hood light.

[Sneaux]

Replaced cap and rotor now it's got a tick

[E911manager]

I got rained on while hustling to get the welder and grinders put up!! But did get a lot done yesterday and today. Boxed the front of the Caprice frame reinforced and finished the core support migration!! Set the bed in place to start mocking it onto the caprice frame. Pulled the column out and set it in place along with the brake booster. Also pulled the caprice inner fenders off the fenders and took a look at how I can mend them to the top part of the 64 top inner fender. Pics are on "my build" page.
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[markeb01]

With temps in the low 20’s and clear roads, I took the truck for a ride and filled the tank. While standing at the pump I was alerted by what I thought was a train horn. Some train engineers in the area seem to delight in terrorizing unsuspecting motorists with a sharp blast they didn’t see coming. In reality, it was a big rig driver alerting an unbelievably stupid motorist that was about to be killed. The big rig had no chance to avoid a guy in a pickup truck that pulled directly across his path to enter the gas station, in a rather leisurely maneuver. I turned in time to see the big truck rocket by at about 55 mph - less than a foot from the rear of the pickup. A woman at another pump yelled out “Wow I thought that guy was going to kill himself”. I responded with agreement. The guy in the pickup got out of his truck and headed into the store looking like he needed to change his shorts.

I was very thankful the wreck didn’t happen as the pickup would have likely been thrown into the gas pumps. Every day can certainly be filled with adventure.

Came home, poured in an appropriate amount of Sta-Bil and went for another ride to mix it up. Also put the new registration sticker on. Not much in the way of accomplishments, but it sure was fun being out behind the wheel. This time of year where we live you just never know what the roads will be like.

[66ChevyMax]

Brought these two together - LS3/T56 Magnum

[samuellg1977]

Popped the cap off the radiator to find all my oil inside. Hmm, How'd that happen? Checked the oil - no oil - DOH!! OF COURSE THERE'S NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, STUPID!! IT'S ALL IN THE RADIATOR!! (thinking) Well, I got that TPI 305 - so I tried to fire it ip and (OF COURSE) it's smoking and stuttering. Scrapped both of those and just ordered a new engine. Ever have one of those days?

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by samuellg1977

Ever have one of those days?

Yep. Many years ago I was in the middle of relocating the household 50 miles south, when my transmission generated excessive pressure and ballooned the torque converter. This of course pushed the crankshaft forward and wiped out the block. So as we’re trying to unpack boxes and set up the house, I had to buy and install a new engine and transmission so I could get back to work! This required borrowing another truck since I had no way to pick up the new engine and transmission. Yikes!

[E911manager]

Happened yesterday. I was working on the truck and my wife came out in the back yard an started humming the song to "Sandford and Son"!!! Is that a bad sign???

[198plus]

lol

Originally Posted by E911manager

Happened yesterday. I was working on the truck and my wife came out in the back yard an started humming the song to "Sandford and Son"!!! Is that a bad sign???

[glos55]

Yep.......Wife got hit in our Blazer while turning into our driveway while I was watching! The guy then bounced off from her and took out my NEW mailbox. It goes into the body-shop today. Happy Holidays!

[E911manager]

Sorry glos55 Fa la la la la.... la la... la freakin' la!!!

[ChrisDollins]

Didn't get the chance to post yesterday. But took the old truck on the farthest trip we've ever been on. Cruised it about 50 miles one way and the way back was in the dark. Ol truck never missed a beat. God I love this old truck!

Chris

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by glos55

Yep.......Wife got hit in our Blazer while turning into our driveway while I was watching! The guy then bounced off from her and took out my NEW mailbox. It goes into the body-shop today. Happy Holidays!

Bummer. Hopefully she wasn't hurt.

[samuellg1977]

Ok, Guys. I am officially a dumba**. The 305 IS NOT LOCKED UP. Apparently, I left a socket and ratchet on the engine somewhere, i hit the key, and when i heard the CLACK of the ratchet clattering under the hood, I threw my hands up and went back to the couch. Now that the IROC runs and drives like it should, time to snatch the motor/trans out. My question for you fellas is this: Can i pull the heads and intake off the 350 and put them on the 305? My 305 is a TPI motor and the 350 is carb'd. I just need to get the truck running again. Thanks.

Sam

[510hpLs]

got radiator in an air intake an mass air mocked up finally !!!

[MisterC]

I installed the new Neutral Safety/Backup Light switch only to find that my backup light housings are all corroded.

[glos55]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Bummer. Hopefully she wasn't hurt.

Thanks for the concern! No she's fine but the guys Saturn is ruined. p.s. his insurance paid for another new mail box