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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Sat under the hood with my butt on the driver side mounted battery, my phone camera in one hand, the shop light in the other and repeatedly attempted to shoot a picture of the casting numbers and date code on the back of my block. I have a ton of shots of the bell housing, back of the head, wiring harness, rear of the intake manifold, oil pressure sending unit, transmission bolts going into the mounting flange, blackness and very overexposed whiteouts. It took far too long to get the shot. A mirror made quick work of it in the end ( top tip! ).
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Ordered everything to get my bed converted to the wood bed last night... now the wait... and then the finding time to get on it...
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Decided to put in my one piece back glass. Was a tough one man job. Painted the white letters on my gate. Painted my column.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
After reading about cowl rust issues and repairs with the 67-72s, I decided to get down on the pavement, and clean out the body drain holes. I was mostly concerned with making sure that there was no dirt or decayed leaves and needles in the area between the cowl and the front fenders, so I used one of those plastic ties to get into the drain holes and pull out anything that would hold moisture. The left side had some crud in there, but the right side was clean. Also did the doors, and rinsed them out to make sure all the drain holes flowed properly.
Finished up by washing out the front "horns" at the bottom of the fenders, and hosing off the underside of the truck. No bad surprises, so I'm tired, dirty, but happy. My thought is that if I keep on top of stuff like this, I can keep the tin worm away.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
After reading about cowl rust issues and repairs with the 67-72s, I decided to get down on the pavement, and clean out the body drain holes. I was mostly concerned with making sure that there was no dirt or decayed leaves and needles in the area between the cowl and the front fenders, so I used one of those plastic ties to get into the drain holes and pull out anything that would hold moisture. The left side had some crud in there, but the right side was clean. Also did the doors, and rinsed them out to make sure all the drain holes flowed properly.
Finished up by washing out the front "horns" at the bottom of the fenders, and hosing off the underside of the truck. No bad surprises, so I'm tired, dirty, but happy. My thought is that if I keep on top of stuff like this, I can keep the tin worm away.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Took some pictures today to learn how to post them.
Thinking about what I want to do to this truck.
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You have a nice old LongBed in Wyoming ~
Love it , take good care of it so the tin worm doesn't eat it out from underneath you, DRIVE and enjoy it plus work it ~ that's what GENERAL MOTORS LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS were made for ![]()
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We are pretty fortunate here in Wyo, very dry weather and no salt is used on the roads. most vehicles here have no or very little rust.
This truck was purchased new in Powell, Wyo. it has spent it's whole life here.
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We are pretty fortunate here in Wyo, very dry weather and no salt is used on the roads. most vehicles here have no or very little rust.
This truck was purchased new in Powell, Wyo. it has spent it's whole life here.
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Understood .
Be aware that even in the California Deserts these trucks tend to rust out because GM dropped the ball and didn't make any effort to prevent rusting . This is why it's so critical to keep an eye on rust and be pro active . I hope you'll do a major Service and tune up on it then DRIVE it as they're very good drivers .
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Hung the driver's side trim on the new bed sides.
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Started on my steering wheel resto.
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That truck looks nice! Love it!
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Is it me are is his brake pedal off. It looks like it's bent over pretty good to me.
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[QUOTE=Andy4639;7776031]Is it me are is his brake pedal off. It looks like it's bent over pretty good to me.
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Looks nice ! .
How about the details of how you cleaned it , what used to fill the cracks and what kind of paint used ? .
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Thanx ! .
What did you use to clean it first ? . I just bought an old ('59) VW Beetle and the steering wheel is in O.K. shape but filthy and the original paint is worn through .
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Picking up this slider up for $60 tomorrow
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Bummer. I couldn't give mine away for $25. I ended up tossing it when I moved.
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Most Californians take them out, other places less so .
I always remove them and then can't give them away . I try to give away left over parts because so many have helped me as I go along... HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
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