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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: West Plains Missouri
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Between yesterday and today I've built my 20" drop hitch to pull my mastercraft, made my tailgate hinges, razor bladed all the outside of the glass, cleaned all the inside of the glass, and gave er a new set of spark plugs.. Next is to give it a good bath and take it on a 60 mile round trip to tailgate at a concert! Crossing my fingers for the trip
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Eat, Sleep, Drive a Chevy
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: the town of the cow, Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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It is my understanding that an Eaton will go in place of the gov-loc, I have not done it but I was told by a very good mechanic that it would. He also told me that the Eaton is the best to go in a 12 bolt
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Sorry, mudman
Took the "maiden voyage" of about 20 miles yesterday. The leak-chasing seemed to work...knock on wood. Still, the radiator weak spot was the trans cooler circuit. It leaked. So, I've got an external cooler on order and have the cooler lines connected until it comes. I went to time it today and there is only one TDC mark on the h. balancer. Anyone know a fix for that? Maybe someone sells a "sticker". I used a hole (that one of the P.O.s must have drilled) in the dash for something to put in a Radio Shack mini-button for the horn. I'm really not too happy about it, but the hole was already there. And, I *was* sick of sussing out the "beep-beep". Later for the proper fix. And, now the brass rat (mouse?) gets a new ride.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Stockton Ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
All set for next Saturday??
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Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!" ![]() |
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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C/10 junkie
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Stockton Ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!" ![]() |
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: St. Paul MN.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
bought the duel fan to replace the single fan
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Got out the dies and cleaned up the mangled side mount spare studs the stupid bubbas ruined by using wrong lug nuts , drove it and hauled home another vintage Honda Motocycle , smelled burned oil the whole way there and back - I can't wait to begin overhauling my spare engine .
I wish I were close enough to get that giv. lock rear end ~ I could put it to good use after repairing it as my little 6 Banger engine won't stress it atall .
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dazed and confused
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: marion nc
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nice. Where did you get those fans?
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#4986 |
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: St. Paul MN.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
http://thmotorsports.com/flexalite/f.../i-100406.aspx This was the best price I could find and there is coupon codes for this company
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Location: Sheffield, ALA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
went to the cruise inn tonite and a few of us parked together.Prin's father brought theres out and a friend and mine.
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Location: Sheffield, ALA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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http://www.summitracing.com/search/?...ng%20tab&dds=1 Or if there is only 1 mark on the timing cover, you could get an advance timing light. Summit does sell timing tape http://www.summitracing.com/search/P...kr=timing+tape Good luck.
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Location: Midland, TX
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Only two.
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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!
Well searched high and low all day and found a complete Eaton diff. that is supposed to have 3.73's also so should work, will pick it up tomorrow and gut it and see what's up. Hoping it's all good.
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Put in my van tilt colum and put the stock 67 steering wheel back on and loving it
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#4995 |
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Creighton Sask. Canada
Posts: 4,121
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Need parts for my rear diff. So ordered an open carrier for cheap and also a Loc-rite locker for the 12 bolt so will be way better than my Gov lock that blew a tooth and WILL blow again. Now waiting for parts again.
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I'm so close, I hate to keep asking for "de-bugging tips" from you all. But I'm going to.
A week ago, before I changed the carb from the Edlebrock to the new Street Demon, I had a little issue with starting. I didn't know if it was spark or gas, but I smelled the gas, so the bet was flooding. The carb had been on for four years and it had just recently started up...Ran good. but too rich, and the tuning of the secondaries wasn't responding. During the time it wasn't firing, I pulled a plug to check for spark, waited until my grandson came home, and got knocked back on my a$$ when it fired up on the first crank. On seven cyls. ...One I was holding in my hand. Then I changed out the carb. Immediately after the install, it started like a pro... after a little dialing in of the cables, electric choke, etc. Then, yesterday, before the "maiden cruise", she wouldn't start. Tons of cranking. I didn't check for spark. After about 30 minutes of persistent cranking (and, admittedly, some throttle pumping...then a cautionary, "Hey, no more gas, you jerk!"), she started. Strong and nice. Went for a 20 mile cruise, and stopped three or four times...restarted perfectly during the stops at the bank, the store, etc. Came home. An hour and a half or two later, a friend came over. Started her right up to let him hear the exhaust. Ran immediately. And nice. This morning, I went out to move it into the garage to do some little cosmetic work...No gas on the throttle. "Crank, crank, crank"..... "Oh, SH&$"! Gas...."Crank, crank, crank!" "Double SH*%"! Off with the air cleaner. Gas is squirting big time into the primaries. Choke is open. Off to the auto pars store. Bought a new Accel HEI coil. Came home and installed it. Fired off immediately. Now, the problem with that diagnosis effort is that I left it for an hour to get the distributor parts. Given the same time away from the starter (without getting the $50 Accel coil hit), she may have started right up anyway. So, unless I re-wiggled and "fixed" an intermittent spark flaw, or something in the HEI coil was fu-bared that I fixed, I still feel the issue is with the gas. Even though it keeps happening, and did so with a previous carb. As it does now with the new one. (Great carb, though, BTW...Huge difference in all aspects except this one) Right now, I went out and started it up. Fires off like a champ. My guess is that tomorrow morning, after sitting all night, I'll go out and she'll crank, crank, crank. Then I'll walk away for 45 minutes. Go back, and she'll fire right up. Is this magic?
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Location: Owosso, Michigan
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Started building a new one...............Project "Lo-Buck"
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C/10 junkie
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Stockton Ca
Posts: 9,093
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Just got back from the C/10 Ranch where Kevin of KevsClassics installed one his very high quality tilts columns. I loved the whole ride home. Thank you Kevin!! Now for that steering wheel change....
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Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!" ![]() |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: canoga park, ca.
Posts: 120
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
bought a black magic extreme fan ...... will install prolly friday evening. it wont be delivered till thursday
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: KY
Posts: 99
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Installed wheels/tires. Actually yesterday.
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