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Blue Beard · 01-11-2004, 11:08 PM

McDonalds party for that many sounds like suicide.................may count for several weekends of relaxation to get back to reality..............

Pont · 01-11-2004, 11:48 PM

Hey French, that seat cover is a WalMart special. $34.88

krazy_texan · 01-12-2004, 12:48 AM

i worked on my friends trailer, made entirely of model t parts, it is going to be used for his wheelchair, and i put new tierods on his dads 58 impala, then last night i went on a date, woke up this morning and did some laundry and went to work, came home at 3 and slept until 6

easy4 · 01-12-2004, 12:52 AM

LOADED 16 TRAINS IN 5 NIGHTS OF WORKING

72 CustomCamper · 01-12-2004, 01:01 AM

Worked on my neighbor's Astro van...

Chuck

SCOTI · 01-12-2004, 01:05 AM

Cleaned & rattle canned the 'new' 3spd column I got from board member JalopyToGo. Got it put in & hooked up but still struggling w/the linkage adjustment.

Anyone have tips on the easiest & most accurate way to adjust the linkage? I convinced myself it would be easy since I'd done my other truck years ago. My guess now is I got lucky years ago....

**CPNE** · 01-12-2004, 11:52 AM

Not a damn thing. Would you at -35F and no garage? This report may not win me the "most obsessed" award of the weekend but it does prove I'm sane.

I'll get my chance this summer when it's 85F and no humidity and the rest of you are complaining obout the opressive heat and humidity.

PR454SS · 01-12-2004, 11:57 AM

Went to the cabin fever car show here in Knoxville, shoulda took more pics.

Paul72 · 01-12-2004, 12:27 PM

I went through the whole ignition system on my Blazer to try and find the miss. Took the dizzy out and re-gapped the points, tested the vacuum advance, set the timing, cleaned and gapped the plugs, checked all the wires. Still got it - need to do a compression test next.

Replaced the thermostat in the neighbor's V6 Dakota.

Ran up the road and took a look at Davy's Blazer. It's in the middle of the tear-down phase.

Took the wife out to watch the Packer game at the local sports bar.

mocwon · 01-12-2004, 12:46 PM

Welded up the old cargo light hole, cut required holes and installed newer 1994 and up Chevy cargo light with third brake light. Welded all drip rail seams and seams at windshield opening, top and bottom. Metal filed drip rails to remove all high spots, straighted wavy areas and mudded as necessary. Finished fabbing and installating sheet metal blanks for speakers on the inside of the cab corner areas.

VTKidder · 01-12-2004, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CPNE
Not a damn thing. Would you at -35F and no garage?

I'll consider myself lucky; I only had -28 at our place. Anywhere you slice and dice it, that's cold.

**CPNE** · 01-12-2004, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by VTKidder

I'll consider myself lucky; I only had -28 at our place. Anywhere you slice and dice it, that's cold.

Yeah, but it's a dry cold.

VNMOUS · 01-12-2004, 01:47 PM

Installed electrical service panel in shop. Installed some lights and receptacles.

Lippyp · 01-12-2004, 02:32 PM

Pulled the passenger door panel and stripped the old vinyl off it with a view to re-covering it. The vinyl was badly applied by a previous owner. Found the back of the panel was wet and rusty due to the holes in the door not being sealed with any plastic and crappy replacement window seals leaking. Panel is now stripped out, wire brushed, treated with rust killer and rattle can primed.

Today I found a local upholsterer to supply me with some new red vinyl to match the red bench upholstery and the new carpet thats going in soon. Going to give the panel a couple of coats of rattle can black gloss to hold back any future rust. Also will seal up any holes in the door with sheet plastic and duct tape before it goes back on.

Lippyp · 01-12-2004, 02:34 PM

Stripped off the old vinyl, note crusty rust at bottom edge.

Lippyp · 01-12-2004, 02:38 PM

Wire brushed and treated with rust convertor. The back of the panel didn't appear to have ever been painted. Good old manufacturers saving money! I guess they didn't expect it to still be around 36 years later.

Lippyp · 01-12-2004, 02:44 PM

And primed ready for some black. I was going to use some proper rust-proof paint like Hammerite but if I ever decide to go back to the painted stock panels like POR 15 it's almost impossible to remove. This way a coat or two of paint stripper and it'll all be off. I'll post some pics of the finished article when it's done. Vinyl arrives wednesday so hopefully by the end of the week. Then its time to repeat it with the drivers door!.

Dean · 01-12-2004, 02:57 PM

Well, I'm still working on my green/white 71 K20.

What I did this weekend:

New door handles/rubber
Tailgate trim panels
tail light housing/lens/trim
New dash bezel/cleaned gages/reset odometer to 0
finished up tilt column rebuild and installed
reinstalled AM-FM after clean up
cigarette lighter install
reinstall glove box lid
install starter
flex plate shield
horns
and etc etc etc.

Still so far to go....dropped stuff off at chrome shop today...

Got my stainless mufflers saturday. I can't wait to get this thing fired up again.

sider68 · 01-12-2004, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cdowns
ate pizza and chicken wings and watched football games ,also did some painting on the house

Did you get the munchies

jamis · 01-12-2004, 03:37 PM

I cant remember what I did..... hope I had a good time

72c10step · 01-18-2004, 04:17 PM

Not much, just visiting with my brother's family who was back home visiting from England, and recovering from an appendectomy.

Pont · 01-18-2004, 04:23 PM

Ok, this post must be about a week old. Last week I installed a seat cover (see previous post) and this week I installed a new heater core, heater hoses and some cheap chrome for the engine. The engine really needed something (even if it was cheap) cuz it looked alot worse than it does now.

stelth2002 · 01-18-2004, 05:26 PM

Well my truck is 500 miles away. I dont get much accomplished on it at college. But Pont, where and how much did those stainless braided lines cost?

Pont · 01-18-2004, 10:39 PM

Stelth, I bought the heater hoses at a local parts store. They are made by Spectre, which also makes alot of other dress-up stuff. Kinda like Mr Gasket or Transdapt, affordable chrome and accessories. The heater hose (3/4 and 5/8) come pre-made and are sold in 4' lengths. They cost me $17 a piece and the anodized hose clamp fittings cost about $6 each. It's not the "real thing" but it doesn't have the "real thing" price tag either. At $58 for what you see (and I had about 1 1/2' of each size left over) I'm more than happy with it.

67dragtruck · 01-18-2004, 11:45 PM

I just put my new coil spring in the front to lower it a bit more and started modification of my main crossmember, where the trailing arms tie to, so that I can pass the exhaust through it. Didn't get that finished, but I also put the bumpers back on my truck. I had previously taken them off and put a roll pan on the front, but got tired of it. Had to get front pieces off another frame and weld them back on the front for a place mount the bumpers. Yeah I felt kind of stupid for losing the originals.

Tom

01-11-2004, 11:08 PM	#26
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	McDonalds party for that many sounds like suicide.................may count for several weekends of relaxation to get back to reality.............. __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

01-11-2004, 11:48 PM	#27
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Hey French, that seat cover is a WalMart special. $34.88 __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

01-12-2004, 12:48 AM	#28
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	i worked on my friends trailer, made entirely of model t parts, it is going to be used for his wheelchair, and i put new tierods on his dads 58 impala, then last night i went on a date, woke up this morning and did some laundry and went to work, came home at 3 and slept until 6 __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

01-12-2004, 12:52 AM	#29
easy4 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: HULETT WYOMING Posts: 49	SPENT ALL WEEKEND WORKING NIGHTS LOADED 16 TRAINS IN 5 NIGHTS OF WORKING __________________ 71 gmc 2500 4x4 ugly yellow

01-12-2004, 01:01 AM	#30
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,369	Worked on my neighbor's Astro van... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

01-12-2004, 01:05 AM	#31
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,031	Cleaned & rattle canned the 'new' 3spd column I got from board member JalopyToGo. Got it put in & hooked up but still struggling w/the linkage adjustment. Anyone have tips on the easiest & most accurate way to adjust the linkage? I convinced myself it would be easy since I'd done my other truck years ago. My guess now is I got lucky years ago.... __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

01-12-2004, 11:52 AM	#32
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	Not a damn thing. Would you at -35F and no garage? This report may not win me the "most obsessed" award of the weekend but it does prove I'm sane. I'll get my chance this summer when it's 85F and no humidity and the rest of you are complaining obout the opressive heat and humidity. __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

01-12-2004, 11:57 AM	#33
PR454SS Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 338	Went to the cabin fever car show here in Knoxville, shoulda took more pics. __________________ PR Too many projects, not enough time! 72SWB 350/350TH, 3500stall,525 lift cam 3:73 posi. Sold! 69LWB Flatbed 350/Super T-10, ported/polished 481 heads, 480 lift cam. 78SWB 468/400TH, ported/polished Alum. heads, 3:42 posi, 3000 stall on 17x8 and 18x9.5's 77 Jeep CJ-5 304V8 fiberglass body on 36" Ground Hawgs

01-12-2004, 12:27 PM	#34
Paul72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 1,147	I went through the whole ignition system on my Blazer to try and find the miss. Took the dizzy out and re-gapped the points, tested the vacuum advance, set the timing, cleaned and gapped the plugs, checked all the wires. Still got it - need to do a compression test next. Replaced the thermostat in the neighbor's V6 Dakota. Ran up the road and took a look at Davy's Blazer. It's in the middle of the tear-down phase. Took the wife out to watch the Packer game at the local sports bar. __________________ '72 Chevy K20 - 383/4sp/205 - SOLD after 41 years in the family Next project - K/5 Tahoe (71 Blazer on 99 Tahoe chassis) Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=789958

01-12-2004, 12:46 PM	#35
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	Welded up the old cargo light hole, cut required holes and installed newer 1994 and up Chevy cargo light with third brake light. Welded all drip rail seams and seams at windshield opening, top and bottom. Metal filed drip rails to remove all high spots, straighted wavy areas and mudded as necessary. Finished fabbing and installating sheet metal blanks for speakers on the inside of the cab corner areas. __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire.....

01-12-2004, 01:47 PM	#38
VNMOUS Step Side's Rule Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: LEIGHTON,AL USA Posts: 227	Installed electrical service panel in shop. Installed some lights and receptacles. __________________ DANO 07 Silverado Classic 67shortstep 76 stingray 95 cobra 66 Mustang Coupe 289

01-12-2004, 02:32 PM	#39
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	Pulled the passenger door panel and stripped the old vinyl off it with a view to re-covering it. The vinyl was badly applied by a previous owner. Found the back of the panel was wet and rusty due to the holes in the door not being sealed with any plastic and crappy replacement window seals leaking. Panel is now stripped out, wire brushed, treated with rust killer and rattle can primed. Today I found a local upholsterer to supply me with some new red vinyl to match the red bench upholstery and the new carpet thats going in soon. Going to give the panel a couple of coats of rattle can black gloss to hold back any future rust. Also will seal up any holes in the door with sheet plastic and duct tape before it goes back on. Attached Images __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

01-12-2004, 02:34 PM	#40
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	Stripped off the old vinyl, note crusty rust at bottom edge. Attached Images __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

01-12-2004, 02:38 PM	#41
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	Wire brushed and treated with rust convertor. The back of the panel didn't appear to have ever been painted. Good old manufacturers saving money! I guess they didn't expect it to still be around 36 years later. Attached Images __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

01-12-2004, 02:44 PM	#42
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	And primed ready for some black. I was going to use some proper rust-proof paint like Hammerite but if I ever decide to go back to the painted stock panels like POR 15 it's almost impossible to remove. This way a coat or two of paint stripper and it'll all be off. I'll post some pics of the finished article when it's done. Vinyl arrives wednesday so hopefully by the end of the week. Then its time to repeat it with the drivers door!. Attached Images __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission



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01-12-2004, 02:57 PM	#43
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,492	Well, I'm still working on my green/white 71 K20. What I did this weekend: New door handles/rubber Tailgate trim panels tail light housing/lens/trim New dash bezel/cleaned gages/reset odometer to 0 finished up tilt column rebuild and installed reinstalled AM-FM after clean up cigarette lighter install reinstall glove box lid install starter flex plate shield horns and etc etc etc. Still so far to go....dropped stuff off at chrome shop today... Got my stainless mufflers saturday. I can't wait to get this thing fired up again.

01-12-2004, 03:37 PM	#45
jamis F.A.S.T. president Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,883	I cant remember what I did..... hope I had a good time

01-18-2004, 04:17 PM	#46
72c10step WHYBYNU when old will do? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Loudon, NH Posts: 876	Not much, just visiting with my brother's family who was back home visiting from England, and recovering from an appendectomy. __________________ -72 Chevy C10 Stepside -2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 -1984 Jeep CJ7 -1995 Polaris XCR600 Custom -2003 Honda 300ex

01-18-2004, 04:23 PM	#47
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Ok, this post must be about a week old. Last week I installed a seat cover (see previous post) and this week I installed a new heater core, heater hoses and some cheap chrome for the engine. The engine really needed something (even if it was cheap) cuz it looked alot worse than it does now. Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

01-18-2004, 05:26 PM	#48
stelth2002 Young Gun wth Fast Inline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,475	Well my truck is 500 miles away. I dont get much accomplished on it at college. But Pont, where and how much did those stainless braided lines cost? __________________ 1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!!

01-18-2004, 10:39 PM	#49
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	Stelth, I bought the heater hoses at a local parts store. They are made by Spectre, which also makes alot of other dress-up stuff. Kinda like Mr Gasket or Transdapt, affordable chrome and accessories. The heater hose (3/4 and 5/8) come pre-made and are sold in 4' lengths. They cost me $17 a piece and the anodized hose clamp fittings cost about $6 each. It's not the "real thing" but it doesn't have the "real thing" price tag either. At $58 for what you see (and I had about 1 1/2' of each size left over) I'm more than happy with it. __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

01-18-2004, 11:45 PM	#50
67dragtruck Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bethlehem, GA, USA Posts: 389	productive weekend I just put my new coil spring in the front to lower it a bit more and started modification of my main crossmember, where the trailing arms tie to, so that I can pass the exhaust through it. Didn't get that finished, but I also put the bumpers back on my truck. I had previously taken them off and put a roll pan on the front, but got tired of it. Had to get front pieces off another frame and weld them back on the front for a place mount the bumpers. Yeah I felt kind of stupid for losing the originals. Tom

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