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Location: Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Replaced my spark plugs, cap, rotor and wires, checked vacuum and timing.. truck is still missing under load. runs great, normally around town but as soon as you put it to the floor, it starts missing and hesitating. Could it be the points? How do you know when your points need to be replace? fuel filter is also new.. This old stuff is all new to me. Frustrating. I cant wait for my LMC order to show up with all my interior bits. Then I will be happy again!
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#teamlongbed "I refuse to go disc brakes. I actually love drum brakes. It makes for an adventure." - 50bomb 1978 Chevy shop truck - static 6/8" 1970 GMC 1500 - Accuair eLevel Resto-mod http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=537497 |
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#4852 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 2,436
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
My son and I finally got back on the '67 swb stepper we are building for me to use in the last week. It had been setting in my garage since last fall when we moved the cab from the lwb frame to the swb frame and transferred all the '71 5 lug running gear to the frame.
We are building this as nice driver with a few mods here and there to make it what I like, which may not appeal to others. Since I plan to drive it and not sell it, I figured what the heck might as make it the way I like. In the last week we ground down all the repair welds in the cab, pressure washed the frame and cab, primered the floor, installed a power brake booster and yesterday he shot gloss black paint on the frame, fire-wall and floor of the cab. We are letting the paint dry for a few days and then we are going to prep the inside of the cab for priming and painting. My son is the motivator on this project since he has rebuilt quite a few of these old truck, I am providing the finances and doing as much as I can to help. Some day with what I have learned from my son I hope to do a project myself, only time will tell how that works out since I am getting to be an old guy.
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#4853 |
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Northern Calif.
Posts: 3,684
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Went through a box of stuff that came with the truck and found this Royce cb/am/fm radio. I had to do it. It works! While it's not like my 29LTD, it does get out a bit. Kinda a cool old radio. Best part, no dash cutting needed.
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#4854 |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,089
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Wow that's pretty cool, nice find.
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#4855 |
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sheffield, ALA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Dang I know that I'm going to install mine now.That looks good.
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#4856 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I flushed the radiator and took her for a spin... getting ready for winter season. In AZ thats prime time for car shows!
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Location: Jonesboro, AR
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
Posts: 2,375
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
On the way to "Mountain Muffler", Bass Lake, CA.
Only "broke" three things on the way. The "Brothers" one-size fits all (67-72 stainless) gas cap does not. Gas blew all over the side of the truck. The master cyl I painted this morning leaked brake fluid all over the new paint. Grabbed a hand full of parking brake...Too much. A clamp under the dash let loose. Smacked me pretty good and broke off the brake handle "cover" that bolts to the bottom of the dash. The de-bugging phase. This part's all been on the trailer. ![]()
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#4860 |
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Creighton Sask. Canada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Even on the trailer...that's one good lookin truck.
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Albuquerque NM
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
Posts: 2,375
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
275/45/20 On 10" wide 338's. Because of the backspacing (not to re-start anything ![]() I'm running 1" spacers...maybe 1.25" to clear the bed (width-wise). I can't really remember which width spacers. To mud.man.rj....Thanks very much. I appreciate the thumbs-up. Three years solo and a little help with the heavy lifting from a couple of good pals. Glad to be at the (sometimes frustrating) "de-bugging" stage.
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Location: Sedro Woolley, WA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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#4864 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: chatsworth georgia
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Early this morning we hooked it up to a gooseneck trailer and went to get hay. We put 22 rolls of hay on that trailer and the 72 pulled it like a champ. I love that truck I want 5 more just like it lol.
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#4865 |
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The World's Most Famous Beach...Daytona Beach, FL
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Installed all new "lighted markers and new Brothers 68 GMC front turn signal lenses... ( Beware that these DO NOT come with new gaskets like their catalog says)...luckily my gaskets were in very good condition...
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#4866 |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Pittsgrove, NJ
Posts: 1,502
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Found out my rear main leak is a rear main and an oil pan leak, my rear shock mounts are shot, my upper coil mount was missing, my trans has no reverse lights ran to it, my new exhaust was ran where my bump stops used to be and apparently I've been driving around for four months with no pilot bearing. On the upside it's Saturday
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#4867 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: So. Cali.
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Typical Summer in La La Land ;
It's been over 100° F so instead of driving my air conditioned Mercedes , I've been driving my '69 C/10 . it starts right up and goes just fine in the blistering heat , but of course ! it's an 42 year old unrestored CHEVROLET ![]()
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: LA, CA
Posts: 5,302
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#4870 |
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Location: Mansfield, TX
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
She's legal!!!! Woohoo!!!
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#4871 |
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Location: Northport, Alabama
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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We took it out to a local show and enjoyed the beautiful 75* weather. Talked to the owner of a 71 with an ORIGINAL 307 valve cover decal. . . . . |
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#4872 |
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Kansas
Posts: 774
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Drove it up to a weekly Friday night car show
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#4873 |
Suppose to be workin........
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Location: Shawnee, KS USA
Posts: 164
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Started the engine swap...got the old one out!!
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#4874 |
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Sheffield, ALA
Posts: 2,471
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Put her back in the shop after having a ruff weekend. Had to carry the wife to hospital Thursday,she had some medication that caused problems.the truck had to spend the nite in the parking lot whick I didn't like to well, brought her home Saturday morning then she got treated to a nite on the town.we all loved it.
I've got to clean it up for a show I'm doing this weekend.She is going to show off a little.haha. wish me well fellows there will be about 20 in this groupif it's like last year. |
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#4875 |
RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
Posts: 2,375
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I'd say you already won...Glad she's okay.
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