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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Finally got the trim on the cab...Took a different approach to getting them on..Here are some pics.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Is that screws holding the trim on, not clips.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
well today i sanded, and sanded, and sanded, put # 5 coat of paint on the top, and tail gate, and sanded some more......finished painting inside the cab, finished painting the door panels ,and arm rest, made a new bow tie for the hood, pained sun visor's , and dome light housing.....a few days ago i ordered a bunch of parts from GMC Paul....and then went back to sanding and body work.......
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Redid the rear drums. Have I mentioned how much I HATE drum brakes!!!!! Disc's I can do in my sleep, but drums whoop my ass!!! I put Reveille up on jacks Monday night so I could work on her as soon as I got home on Tuesday. The local PD saw fit to mark her as abandoned!!! REALLY?????!!!!!! Today's plan after work is to finish the front brakes and get her rolling again. Motor/Tranny is in good shape, runs great, just have to get her stopped! LOL!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
that's crazy! where was it parked?
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The Gendarme's always hate this , or maybe one of your snoopy neighbors called them to complain .
I have a crazy drunken b*tch next door to me who's pi$$ed off I won't service her after my divorce so she calls the Police and Code Enfocement constantly , they go to my house and call me asking : ' where is this oil you dumped in the street ? everything looks nice and tidy here.... ' . Snoopy old ladies and holier than thou Po-Po are a right pain in the bum . Drum brakes are dead simple and easier than discs , once you have the cheap tool that makes those crazy springs easy to take off and on again .
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Re: Re : Curbside Auto Repair
What is the easy tool, by chance?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Installed my new dakota digital vhs guages! and they are nice! got the carbon fibre with blue lighting.
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Here ya go : http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=ut...20pliers&type=
One picture shows how to use them. Sears , Kragen , Shuck's , Pep Boys and your local Pawn Shop all have them , no need to buy the $nap - On ones . There's another tool to remove the hold down springs easily , it looks like a screwdriver but with a round tip to hold the hold down spring as you twist it 90 degrees . I'm sure you know to never , EVER take apart both sides at the same time ! therin lies madness ![]() Work carefully & safeley , support the truck on jack stands or an old stump , NO CINDER BLOCKS ! slide the rmoved wheel up under the chassis as a secondary safety support just in case .
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
She is parked in the street in front of our house. Our drive has too much of an angle to even risk putting her up on there. I have a feeling I know who did it. While I was working on it yesterday, there must have been 10 people stop and talk to me while I was working on her. One guy, who lives across the street, drove by slow and was shaking his head. Figure it was him!
Those retaining springs, especially the back side with the autoadjuster are a right pain in the a**! Especially with just needle nose pliers!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Billett, BTW, I love that you kept the station paint on her! I think that looks great! :-)
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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I'm in love with Texas. One of the reasons is for the "live-and-let-live" attitude I've encountered there. But, I guess people are people wherever we are, huh? Bummer.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Mag - You're from Mansfield? Or is google earth that good! :-) He has had that wrecked bmw under there for years now.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
It's your vehicle, and they cited it as an "abandoned vehicle." It is not an abandoned vehicle! You should be able to just show proof of ownership.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Made a C10 horn button for the Grant wheel
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
LMC clear parking lights
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Finally finished the interior.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I'm very excited today. I got it out of the garage for the first time in three years. It went in as hundreds of smaller pieces and came out a truck!
I have lots to do, like straighten the lines, badges, etc. It's going for exhaust on Saturday. Still waiting for the tags, so it'll have to be on a trailer. What a pay-off. Wi$h I had the ca$h for some paint. Oh, well.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nice I bet you are glad.
I installed a new heater/defrost control switch, it looks so much better and it works now as well allways a bonus in there somewhere..lol Posted via Mobile Device |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Or maybe pop rivits ?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Yes those are Stainless Steel self tapping screws holding them on. The PO had drilled and screwed some on. I simply took the trim off and refinished them, and then spaced the screws out as to use the PO'S screw holes. I could not find, and couldn't afford to buy new trim.
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Looks great!!! Hopefully mine will look that good!
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