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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I spent time earlier this week working on the tune for the crossfire manifold. I'm currently running a 16197427 from a 94-95 truck and I haven't had much time during the last couple of years to make changes to the calibration.
Last night I dragged out the old Hydrovac I've had in storage for a few years. I hope to begin rebuilding that soon. I've got several pictures from the assembly manual to help fabricate brackets and plan the install. And I've started collecting bits to install 3/4 ton steering arms. Made a quick measurement of the mounting holes and it appears the 3/4 ton arms will bolt right up. Last night I ordered the ball studs for the factory tie rod ends. This should be fun. |
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Hmmmm, interesting, looks nice.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I did with my truck yesterday, been editing and posting since I returned. Explored some abandoned stretches of Route 66, this is Two Guns Shell service station. The wind was 50 MPH gusts.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Lol not sure mine deserves to be on here with all the beautiful show trucks hahaha, but I built new core supports for camaro subframe. I also got one inner fender sanded and painted.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Looks good to me. Welcome!!
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Those a some pretty welds. I need spot putty to even get close to that.
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There's some real skills there! Is that TIG?
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Bob "It won't take long and it won't cost much." '55 3100 (383/700R4)--'55 Belair Sedan (350/4-speed)--'64 'Vette Conv. (327/4-speed)--'68 GTO Conv. (462/4-speed)--'69 Cutlass Conv. (350/TH350)--'06 'Vette Conv. (LS2/6-speed) Bob's Retirement Build - My 55 TF Bob's 700R4 Build (how-to) |
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Appreciate it guys. Yeah I tig weld everything, but I just slapped that on there haha. This is what I do when it's going to stay where people can see it.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Some of the best I've seen...
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I went to a car show today and it fired me up to come home and do something on the truck. I didn't work "on" the truck but I made saw horses to get the hood done. This hood has kicked my ever loving butt! I have said it before, I have chopped many tops, sectioned bodies, made suicide doors (before they had hinges you could buy) and just about every other custom thing you can think of, fender flares, shave door handles, what ever. This hood makes chopping a top look like making a PB&J sandwich! It's been swirling through my head for the past year how in the hell am I going to weld this hood together? Then it hit me recently saw horses! Seems simple and a lot of you will go "duh" but it just hit me, funny how the brain works. So I made them yesterday and will be getting at this baby! DAMN I want to drive this truck again! It's been 25+ years!
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Got some welds ground off, got some clearance issues on the hinges taken care of. Not much, but I got out there!
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Where is "cameron"?
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Right on!
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hey your trophy highness: you deserve it. congrats.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Went to the Function 4 Junction show on Saturday. There were 700 cars in the show and about 1000 for the cruise. As usual my phone had a low battery so no photos but here's a video I found of the cruise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4HBvew2COA
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Dove in deep waters tonight and split the hood up. Yep my wife has lost her parking space in the garage. Having the top off is making way more sense with working with the hinges and creating clearance for them. I was climbing up under the body into the eng compartment to do this. Now I can do it way easier.
And yes I put my five minutes in yesterday too! ![]() Brian
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Great to see you back on it Brian. All is right with the world again...
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