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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Glad too hear I'm not the only goofball that ran out gas this past weekend.
I took some friends out for a ride in my car and made it one and a half mi. Outa town. I never even looked at the guage, lucky the kid was on stand by and his phone wasn't dead. now I gotta fill my mower cans too ![]() Wife asked me why I keep gas in the cans and not the vehicles....while being a little sarcastic. Since I did the same thing on the bike a few weeks ago. I didn't realize I was already on reserve and I was on my way too get gas. But she had too rescue me that day.
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That's a whole lotta engine going on there ! . Looks good, will you be keeping it white ? .
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It won't be painted, the light yellow is mostly original and I like the patina look.
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Looks more gooder Tim ,nice truck .Cant wait to start driving my K10 if the upholstery shop ever gets my seat finished .I guess they need to be there to get it finished and they are MIA most of the time .
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Restored my battery box
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
That could be frustrating. I wish I wasn't using it for work, but at least I get to drive it every day. Must have put a couple thousand miles on it this month. Been running all over. I did get to take a long long meandering through my old stompin' grounds ride home on Saturday. Just the way these trucks were meant to be driven. Down along the creek, over the stone bridges, past the old houses and farmland,over the gaps just chuggin' on along. Set my mind at ease to say the least
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![]() The only thing I did today was shove the key in the ignition, turn it to the right, crank up the stereo, and go for a nice long drive. ![]() Definitely relaxing! ![]() BTW, I have dual stereo amps. under the bucket seats, so I bolted dual toolboxes to my fenderwells, just in case of some kind of roadside emergency...and they've come in handy more than once. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Now there's a great idea. Just wear gloves. Nothin' says lovin' like hot tools from the ov...er, engine compartment.
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I rubbed all the contact surfaces of the ash tray with candle wax and now it slides great. I keep my stereo remote and gum in it as I quit smoking 3 years ago.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Replaced the u-joints in the rear driveshaft, rotated the tires, removed the remaining parts from the old dual saddletank setup (floorboard tank switch, extraneous fuel lines), and cleaned out the garage a bit.
Tomorrow, it's all about the ignition (coil/points/cap/rotor/wires/plugs) and associated adjustments. Then, since the grease gun is out, re-lube the rest of the chassis. And if time permits on Monday, shorten the steering column so my gut isn't constantly rubbing the steering wheel. I'm losing the garage in a few months (moving to a less expensive apartment), so I'm trying to do as much as I can to keep the beast a reliable daily driver.
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Waterpump & PS hose both sprung a leak yesterday. So today it got done. Took my time, nice weather, no problems. Best of all, no leaks!
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I added about 150 miles to my odometer yesterday and two shows.
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Installed my headliner and set my grille in place temporary just to have a look see.
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Straightened an under-bed spare carrier, but more importantly removed the doors from the project for a stripped cab. With everything off it looks light. I think I'll skip the hoist and pull the cab four man power. Two old guys, my son and staunch nephew. That kid could lift the entire thing.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Straightened an under-bed spare carrier. More importantly, removed the doors from the project for a stripped cab. With everything off it looks light. I think I'll skip the hoist and pull the cab four man power. Two old guys, my son and stout nephew. That kid could lift the entire thing.
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That's very nice ! .
I've only ever found one really nice one here, with all the hardware etc. and it was far from home and had a locked spare on it, I was too tired to go back the next day and grab it, still sad I didn't but Old Men are not Young men, knowhutImean ? ![]() The whole dang truck was near perfect too : Grandpa's old long bed rig with a camper, donated as soon as he was in the ground I bet . So many nice cars in Junk Yards here directly from those rip off charity donation places . Maybe I'll find another one some day .
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Incidentally, I realized I have to drop the aux. tank to install said in-bed carrier to factory......Ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!. Maybe not HAVE to, but close for sure. The tank is worthless anyway.
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Parker her out side to admire while I probed the ground and dug holes tracing the sprinkler wire to locate the solenoids...what a pain...
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I battled with my interior today. Finally got around to installing the seat cover I got from grumpy. Had the door panels already hung, but just barely. I was trying to reinvent the wheel and not have any screws showing. And in the months they were just hanging and getting beaten about it warped them a little so I ended up using more screws than if I would have just done it correctly the first time.
Went to put in the three points belts and middle belt I purchased 11 months ago and there is either a fitment problem with the two center belts or Im an idiot ... Leaning towards the latter lol. Sorta cleaned and vacuumed out the cab when I got everything out. Let's see if pictures will download from my phone ...
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I moved mine around in the driveway. It may now get the garage space (but it's too long). At least I can get the windshield in the garage so I won't have to deal with dew on the windows. My new 4x4 won't fit in the garage & I just posted the yellow truck to CL.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
It's more like, "what did I do FOR my truck" today?
I covered her all up with plywood and tarps, to prevent hail damage, from the strong storm coming through. Already lost one windshield to Mother Nature, and it's not happening again. |
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