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12-16-2012, 02:52 AM | #1 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Drove it to my uncles house to visit him for a while. He has had cancer since Aug.2011 and he is starting to gradually get worse.I cry every time I go see him. he is mostly my big brother. It hurts like h...when I go over.But it was different this time I am now a new owner of a 86 swb Chevy.It will be coming home in a few days.
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12-16-2012, 11:16 AM | #2 |
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Looks very nice ! .
Be sure to TELL HIM how much you appreciated his " Big brotherliness " over the years , I had none of this growing up and it's to be treasured .
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12-17-2012, 12:56 AM | #3 |
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Thanks.I do every time I'm there.We have always been close but we're closer now I think.He told me alot the other day that he I had during my younger years that I had forgotten about doing. I didn't know there were other people around watching me for him. Kinda scary.
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12-16-2012, 12:18 PM | #4 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
That '86 looks good.
Is that a 72-74 Barracuda peeking out of the corner of the second picture, PAWS? |
12-17-2012, 01:07 AM | #5 | |
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12-17-2012, 02:07 AM | #6 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Not much just started to fit my new shifter and transmission.
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12-16-2012, 06:19 PM | #7 |
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12-16-2012, 08:58 PM | #8 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Finished up a new work bench that I am going to need to put my engine rebuild, and put my heavy duty engine stand together. Just waiting for my block to come back from the machine shop.
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12-16-2012, 10:28 PM | #9 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Hey, HotRod C/10, I'm running those spacers and wheels (different tires) on the back, too.
I didn't do this today...but.... All I *did do* was almost finish emptying the bed of the truck into the regular trash...it was the load from cleaning out the shop that *I was* GOING to take to the dump. Which means that four or five gallons of gas I was going to use for the dump run now gets to be used for tooling around...Waaay more fun. ...what I wanted to ask is how do you builders (any block I guess, but especially on a small block V-8) know what cam/lifters and valve set-ups go with which piston and head combo? Is it some sort of performance/tolerance magic? Bet I'm not the only guy who'd like to know.
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12-16-2012, 10:35 PM | #10 | |
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12-16-2012, 10:45 PM | #11 |
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All ECE, all the time. 4 1/2" (spindles and springs) up front - 6" in back (springs).....Caviat to avoid any misunderstanding: I didn't buy the rear springs...
I was told they were 6" drops. My pal the P.O. bought them and he wondered later if he'd purchased 5" or 6"....I know that Early Classic is so cool they'd ALWAYS switch springs around. But, because I'm almost down on the bump-stops, I think they are 6's. Also, I'm running their short shocks and shock relocate-kit along with their big, fat anti-sway up front and their adj. pan-hard bar out back. The 338's in the rear are 20 x 10 and the rubbers are 275/45. If you want to see a rear-shot of the tire-profile, I can find a picture. I think I'd like to go with some more sidewall on the front AND back next tire change.
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12-16-2012, 11:27 PM | #12 |
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notches and rear mocked up and torn back down. I'll have about a 7 5/8" rear drop
ps dimple...installedstill undecided if I even want ps yet but I figured I'd do the dimple while I can been thinking about doing the caster mod. w.t.h all it involves is drilling a shallow hole right. I'll need to read up on it some more hopefully we are off too the blasters this week
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12-17-2012, 12:27 AM | #13 |
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I think the magic is in the suspension work some people do ,not an engine combo, but comes down to what a person has done and familar to over the years.
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12-17-2012, 08:19 AM | #14 | |
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12-17-2012, 12:13 PM | #15 |
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I don't know if I MUST post pics for this post....
What I did today is 1. Cleaned, painted, installed toolbox door hinges. 2. Installed bedside toolbox door. 3. Installed chrome on the toolbox door. 4. Installed a new headlight switch. 5. Tested and fixed headlights. 6. Added Frame to Engine ground straps. 7. New instrument panel bezel 8. Cleaned window regulator and door latch screws. 9. Installed Lower tailgate chrome. 10. Changed thermostat and housing gasket. It was a good day.
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12-16-2012, 06:36 PM | #19 |
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Dropped in an MSD HEI distributor and jetted the carb!
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12-16-2012, 07:23 PM | #20 |
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Put black rubber floor mats in the '67 swb stepper. Started the truck and took it for a short drive to get it up to temperature.
Cleaned the garage enough so I can walk around the truck. Put some tools away I used when I put a new starter in the '86 4-Runner.
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installed 1" wheel spacers on the rear.
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12-17-2012, 12:42 AM | #22 |
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When I install my 6" springs I'll be at about a 7 7/8" drop out back. Just for fun I set it on the ground with no springs to simulate an aired out bagged rear end. I like it
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12-17-2012, 02:42 PM | #23 |
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Finally got the tree up.
Man I love the smell of pine.
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12-17-2012, 10:18 PM | #24 |
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I finally got mine out of the garage under it's own power. Even took it around the block a couple of times. Sure feels good it's been sitting for 2 1/2 years. I still got a long way to go but it feels soooooo good!
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12-17-2012, 10:48 PM | #25 |
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Looks like the same color and scheme as mine
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