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09-06-2012, 12:53 AM
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
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Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Glad you're safe.
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09-06-2012, 11:05 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Clunk, Bang, Pop, Pop...
Had some ball joint issues, but they are gone now. Installing crossover steering as soon as I get it buttoned up. |
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09-06-2012, 11:21 AM
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C/10 junkie
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Stockton Ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Just used it as a truck
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09-06-2012, 10:51 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: south dakota
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
by default last week the 67 inherited some 20's, ... baught Wife's Denali new 20'' Michelins and I ended up with the BF Goodies. ... the used tires have 50%tread left if I kid myself a little so they will work. ... now I get to use tire/rim thread search. .... leaning towards custom made 20'' steelies but financial reality might kabosh that.
 ...time will tell... thanks for listening, life is good,kent
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09-06-2012, 10:57 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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09-06-2012, 11:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
New plugs, cap, rotor, NGK wires, air filter... and its still missing and hesitating under load... hmm.. maybe fuel filters next. Gotta buy a timing light too i guess.
Took my old door panels off and threw them in the trash. New ones coming from LMC. Lubed up all the door lock linkages and the window regulator. Things are much smoother now. |
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09-06-2012, 11:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Durant OK
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Installed my cpp c notch kit was pretty easy but a complete pain in the (_|_).
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09-07-2012, 10:49 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: PHOENIX,ARIZONA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
A little gloss black to the frame.
   
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09-08-2012, 01:16 AM
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Truck and auto performance nut
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: McKinney,Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
bought some more gauges and a shim kit to fix my pinion angle. was to pick up my new d-shaft...but somebody shut my door that I left open (for a reason) and I overslept to pick it up!
 the family has been avoiding me all night! I bought new 5" electric speedo and 5" 8k rpm tach. I'm most anxious about this gauge....a 3 3/8" dual gauge (not into the quads) for fuel level and oil pressure...  along with the matching 2 1/16" voltage and water temp gauges takes care of the usual 6 in 5 holes, but also have a trans temp gauge and been thinking of getting fuel pressure to finish out the 7 holes...or will put an O2 gauge I had in when it was carb'd.
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Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken |
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09-08-2012, 07:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: sw colorado
Posts: 2,720
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
bought one! its a 72 K20. probably use it for some parts for mine or who knows. it may turn into a shortbed project for my wife or i might just fix up some of the rust issues and sell it... i need a bed for mine and id like to use the front clip as well. who knows though
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09-08-2012, 09:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wheeling, Illinois
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Replaced a leaking heater core, installed new hood hinges, adjusted my dash tach(was off by 1000 rpm) , dug out the old seam sealer in the gutters, cleaned the rest out with a wire wheel on a air powered die grinder( worked perfect) primed & resealed the gutters. Replaced the power steering remote 3/4 hose. Went over the truck with CLR & a Scotch brite pad ( surface rust areas) washed the rest. Now wait for tomorrow & do some more. Gotta love theese trucks! 71 C20 468 long bed
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09-09-2012, 01:17 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Grand Terrace, Ca.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Installed my new radio and speakers. The radio has the wrong "badge" (GMC instead of Chevrolet) on it's face but I don't care. The radio will control a CD changer, play MP3's from a flash drive and an ipod.
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09-09-2012, 01:30 AM
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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Nice job. You have info on the set-up for the electronics. Seems I remember a thread....Hummmmm..... They ever say "CHEVROLET"? I think my face-plate says "GM". I'm still trying to figure out where to put speakers. I have a "dummy" stock radio in there now. But I have a good (working stocker) one ready for a "fix". I pulled out the top speaker for about a hundred reasons. Mostly, my stupidity for jacking with all the mounts back there. Now, the hole is filled up with carbon-fiber sheeting. I'd really like to go back behind the buckets on either side of the gas tank (Yeah, it's still in the cab). Oooooh! I see you did that. Nice.
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09-09-2012, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Kershaw, South Carolina
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I changed the carb and finally got to drive down the road and actually feel a little power. It goes tomorrow to a buddies shop to put on a set of double hump heads and work on the carb linkage.(it hung up on the way back to the house) Maybe a '71-'72 conversion on the pedal.
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09-09-2012, 09:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: springfield mo
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
painted my rallyes and put my new center caps on. they are take offs from a dealership in the mid 80s, damn near perfect...wheels look a lot better now...and i had help from my 9 month old daughter with the truck
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09-09-2012, 11:57 PM
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09-10-2012, 09:24 AM
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09-10-2012, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Fayetteville, GA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I finally got around to installing my new dash pad. I'm glad I have relatively small hands.
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09-09-2012, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Loaded up, heading to drop my truck off for the body work tomorrow
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09-09-2012, 11:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: New York City
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Brought it to it's first car show...umm...mostly done!
People were clamoring over it! Many questions regarding Nate's handiwork. Didn't get the inside of the fenders cut yet, so it was still 2 inches off the ground. |
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09-09-2012, 11:17 PM
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09-09-2012, 11:20 PM
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Location: New York City
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Thanks!
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09-10-2012, 10:01 PM
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09-10-2012, 10:25 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: New York City
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
The bed's not on it. We have to cut the bedsides (same story as front) and get a 2 piece driveshaft made. Soon...(famous last words)
Unfortunately when we went to put the Porterbuilt hood hinges on we found some rust on the cowl right where the one hinge would go, probably wouldn't support the hood on the driver's side, so--since I'm only running 18's--we're going to try the stock hinges and cut away the inner portion of the fender AND the bottom of the hinge and see if it will lay out. The tire diameter is small enough that the heater box won't rub unless it's fully aired out, so the hinge thing may work. Otherwise it's sheetmetal repair time--which I wanted to hold off on for a bit. I can't weld, and I'm running out of money! 
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09-10-2012, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: New York City
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
At least it's not a photoshop of the drop this time. It's for real! Although, technically, I did blur the background in photoshop because it looked cooler, and those two blurred ladies were a bit hard on the eyes.
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