What did you do to your truck today!

[trev1]

Finally got the trim on the cab...Took a different approach to getting them on..Here are some pics.

[mud.man.rj]

Is that screws holding the trim on, not clips.

[ole dollor]

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.......

[DevilDog Aggie]

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!

[Billett]

that's crazy! where was it parked?

[VWNate1]

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 .

[bgwss]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

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 .

What is the easy tool, by chance?

[NINERS1]

Installed my new dakota digital vhs guages! and they are nice! got the carbon fibre with blue lighting.

[VWNate1]

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 .

[DevilDog Aggie]

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!

[DevilDog Aggie]

Billett, BTW, I love that you kept the station paint on her! I think that looks great! :-)

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by DevilDog Aggie

.... 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!

Maybe it was the guy in the 1200 block (1241?) that has his car covered up in the driveway. I wonder if he got a ticket, too.

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.

[DevilDog Aggie]

Mag - You're from Mansfield? Or is google earth that good! :-) He has had that wrecked bmw under there for years now.

[Dano69c10]

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.

[Zutroy]

Made a C10 horn button for the Grant wheel

[Zutroy]

LMC clear parking lights

[DevilDog Aggie]

Originally Posted by Dano69c10

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.

Very true! Of course someone has to be home to show them. Plus it is registered to me so all they have to do is run the plates.

[Big Block 454]

Finally finished the interior.

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by DevilDog Aggie

Mag - You're from Mansfield? Or is google earth that good! :-) He has had that wrecked bmw under there for years now.

Google Earth's good. Sometimes, too good!

[magwakeenercew2jh]

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.

[69GWC]

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
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[Hotrob72]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

Is that screws holding the trim on, not clips.

Or maybe pop rivits ?

[trev1]

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.

There is nothing stock about the truck, so I have modified it as we rebuilt it.

[into69z]

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

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.

AWESOME! it's a proud day to accomplish what you have done. Probably better that you didn't paint yet so you can work out any bugs.....steve

[DevilDog Aggie]

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

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.

Looks great!!! Hopefully mine will look that good!