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Old 10-25-2021, 04:41 AM   #1
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Old 10-26-2021, 06:07 PM   #2
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Old 10-25-2021, 09:18 AM   #3
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Took advantage of this crazy ass storm, this weekend. I finished smoothing the fire wall and got the cab mounted to chassis for the the first time since I’ve owned it.
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with the snow still around here, I started it up the other day and listened to it purr. Can't wait for spring in NW Indiana.
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with the snow still around here, I started it up the other day and listened to it purr. Can't wait for spring in NW Indiana.
I live in Warsaw where are you?
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mick53-I never get tired of seeing pics of that engine-amazing work!
You’ve gotta be really enjoying the process. What’ll you do with yourself when it’s all done?

fauXGT-I really like your work on that exposed filler inside the bed-did you fab that yourself? If so, how did you make the curved trim around the base?
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[quote=mick53;9041839]I live in Warsaw where are you?[/quote

Hebron, IN
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Old 02-26-2022, 10:39 PM   #8
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Hebron is about 85 miles west of me and I have never heard of it before. I have lived here for about 45 years of my life. Maybe I should get out more.
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Old 10-28-2021, 04:20 PM   #9
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What I did with my pickup, but 3 days in a row. I'm just getting around to going through pictures, edit, post on Flickr, then share here. First up, who wants to guess where, it's literally end of the road, off-grid so I couldn't post pics.
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Old 10-29-2021, 10:12 AM   #10
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What I did with my pickup, but 3 days in a row. I'm just getting around to going through pictures, edit, post on Flickr, then share here. First up, who wants to guess where, it's literally end of the road, off-grid so I couldn't post pics.
I'll guess Monument Valley. Except for the patina - and the folding chair - it could have been taken 50 years ago! (I can't quite see the license plates but I'm assuming they're vintage.)
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Old 10-29-2021, 12:50 PM   #11
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I'll guess Monument Valley. Except for the patina - and the folding chair - it could have been taken 50 years ago! (I can't quite see the license plates but I'm assuming they're vintage.)
My telephoto lens makes it look closer, but it's about 20 miles as the Eagle flies. This picture is much closer. I have a '69 AZ front plate, and copper Historic.
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Castle Valley?
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Old 10-28-2021, 04:51 PM   #13
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4 corners Arizona or Utah
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Old 10-29-2021, 12:40 PM   #14
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4 corners Arizona or Utah
Awesome guess, it's in Utah, but Monument Valley is on the border.
Here is on the way, in AZ.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

Today I learned a valuable lesson.

When doing some maintenance on my cooling system I discovered my radiator drain plug was clogged with thread sealant. Hoping to blow it out, I removed the radiator cap and put an air gun on the drain plug.

What a cleanup nightmare. 150 psi will move a lot of coolant fast and high. I think antifreeze is still dripping from my garage ceiling...
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When doing some maintenance on my cooling system I discovered my radiator drain plug was clogged with thread sealant. Hoping to blow it out, I removed the radiator cap and put an air gun on the drain plug.

What a cleanup nightmare. 150 psi will move a lot of coolant fast and high. I think antifreeze is still dripping from my garage ceiling...
Maybe its just me but it seems like you can never wash coolant off. After several attempts I still feel slimy.

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Today I learned a valuable lesson.

When doing some maintenance on my cooling system I discovered my radiator drain plug was clogged with thread sealant. Hoping to blow it out, I removed the radiator cap and put an air gun on the drain plug.

What a cleanup nightmare. 150 psi will move a lot of coolant fast and high. I think antifreeze is still dripping from my garage ceiling...
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I will never forget working on my mother-in-laws (ex) Pinto, around 1982 changing the radiator and forgetting to tighten the drain plug! It was late after working all day long trying to make a living at my shop. I drove off with the coolant leaking out. Was going down the freeway about 8 miles away when the motor started knocking and froze up! I coasted off the freeway and right off the exit was a gas station and a tow truck was getting gas! He towed the Pinto back to my shop. I let it cool down and refilled it with coolant. Changed the Thermostat that was fried shut. It had a funky little "knock" but I drove it to their house and gave them the key. Geeeez I never could look at that car in their garage without wanting to vomit. The day they traded it in on a new car was one of the best days of my life.

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Old 01-25-2022, 01:30 PM   #18
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Today I learned a valuable lesson.

When doing some maintenance on my cooling system I discovered my radiator drain plug was clogged with thread sealant. Hoping to blow it out, I removed the radiator cap and put an air gun on the drain plug.

What a cleanup nightmare. 150 psi will move a lot of coolant fast and high. I think antifreeze is still dripping from my garage ceiling...
Sir, that is not good. Antifreeze does not really dry out well, either.

One of the mechanics here in the shop failed to close a valve on the oil drain bucket and created a sludge rocket that shot to the ceiling of our steel building fast enough to escape Earth's gravity. Instead of hitting the metal roof it hit 14" of fiberglass insulation and 3" of foam. Much less oil came back than what was launched.

Years later we can still smell oil when the roof gets hot in the summer.
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ouch, i feel for you mpc
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I finished building the O'Reilly Auto Parts store I've been working on so I have some time to get back on the truck. I made a transmission mount for the engine stand so I could mount the transmission to the engine. I also repolished the bell housing. It was the first thing I ever polished. Like something else when I was young I was pretty impressed with myself the first time but after getting more experience and looking back it wasn't that impressive.
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I finished building the O'Reilly Auto Parts store I've been working on so I have some time to get back on the truck. I made a transmission mount for the engine stand so I could mount the transmission to the engine. I also repolished the bell housing. It was the first thing I ever polished. Like something else when I was young I was pretty impressed with myself the first time but after getting more experience and looking back it wasn't that impressive.
OHHHHHHHHHHH damn that's awesome!

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Think engine/trans/stand merit showcasing in your living room or mancave!!!!
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I let a friend use my truck in his booth at a local car show. Had to replace my battery for it to start but it was 10 years old any way.
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I let a friend use my truck in his booth at a local car show. Had to replace my battery for it to start but it was 10 years old any way.
Love the color of your truck! What color is that?
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just a heads up to anybody doing coolant stuff, the system is usually only gonna take the pressure of something close to what is specified on the rad cap or other damage can occur, blown seals, hoses or their quick connects, gaskets rad core solder joints, or, if you have a heater core, it will likely blow a tube or an end cap off. I have seen guys flush their cooling systems with the garden hose as well. just remember that the garden hose pressure is likely around 65 psi, good to check that first or gate back the supply and flow water before you install the hose onto the system and then remove the nozzle from the system before you restart again so pressure can't build in the hose when the nozzle is shut off.
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