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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Well atleast he is working on it and appears to be doing a great job, could be worse.
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#5227 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: McKinney,Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I'd give him another day...he's getting close.
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Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken |
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#5228 |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Las Vegas Nevada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
5.00 dollar battery tray rebuild.
1- Early 90's bone yard battery tray. 2- Cut off lower bracket and small side tab. 3- Remove whats left of your old tray, in my case it took 15 minutes. 4- Line up new tray and mark location of holes. 5- Drill 4 - 1/4 holes on both sides of new tray. 6- Line up new tray, plug weld holes, flap wheel excess weld. 7- Paint. I did not remove the tray brackets, it made it easier to remove the old rusted tray as well as keep everything square for the new tray. Total job time was about 35 minutes. Happy wrenching! ![]() |
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#5229 |
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Location: Anton, Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
nice battery tray , good idea....
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#5230 |
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
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Put the first of several primer coats on my 67 SS Chevelle steering wheel for the 71.
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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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#5231 |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: 29 Palms, ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I havent started my truck in about a year so i went out to let her run. Had to jump it, turned over a few times to get oil pressure up and then she fired right up. I shut her off to tighten header bolts that were falling out and then went to start her again but had to jump it. This time all I got was a partial rotation and a loud CLANG, then a turn and CLANG. Holy ****. So i think my starter somehow is no longer lined up right...
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'69 LWB C10: SB350 .060 over @10:1, Comp280 cam, 2800 stall, TH350, 4.11's. Want 6/6 static drop. "If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style." |
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#5232 |
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Red Wing Mn
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Didn't do it today but with in the last week. I fired up the motor for the first time. Took a couple tries, for some reason my Brand new Wilson starter had to be tapped with a hammer to get it going. Then when i got that figured out my firing order was off by one so it was back firing.
Couple days later I took it out and drove it around in front of the house with out the bed or the front clip on it. Looked horrible but it drove ! As my Girl friend says "Good thing you have your old guy friends there to help you out during this project." |
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#5233 |
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Location: oran,mo.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
pulled it out of the garage to work on dads then put it back up
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#5234 |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southeast Missouri
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My son and I wet sanded my '67 and then put the '67 back in the garage. Then I helped tape and prep the cab and front clip.
We had a helper doing the tape work, my son's wife.
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#5235 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: So. Cali.
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Here it is ! .
Kinda grim looking I know but I'm pretty sure it'll be fine . I took the head to a high end Metric Machine Shop my Son uses for his Import race cars & Subarus etc. , the old guy looked at the head & said " that's a Chevy " ~ I said right , I was told you can rebuild it , new hardened seats & bronze valve guides , he shrugged & said " why not ? " . I got the new engine stand ($50) , it looks fairly tip over proof so as soon as I can borrow my son's engine hoist I'll chain it up and get the block on the stand . My big brother is keen to see how this is done.....
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#5236 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: McKinney,Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Looks like some water damage to me. Don't be surprised if you have a cracked head...or at the least its not flat at the mating surface and will need resurfacing. Just a guess tho....
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Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken |
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#5237 |
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We'll see ~
The rust intake ports tend to indicate it was stored outside sans air cleaner (I knew this) , the sealing surface shows no sign of head gasket failure . No worries , if it's bad , I'l fix it . If it's junk I'll find more and fix that ....... What I paid for the whole kit 'N kaboodle is the value of the 292 intake and exhaust manifolds . I got the fan to drive shaft on this one .
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#5238 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: McKinney,Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Your right...possible entry thru intake.
Many, many years ago I was a HS senior (and later HS grad working thru comm. college) at an auto parts store back in the machine shop. Turning rotors and drums, pulling motors apart and tossing blocks/heads in the vat, beadblasting things clean, resurfacing flywheels and heads, pressing bearings and u-joints, facing and tipping valves, testing valve springs, installing new seats and guides in heads, or sometimes just knurling the valve guides instead of replacing, etc. etc.. I say this as day to day ops showed that majority of the big long 6 cyl heads we pulled apart were not always flat, and needed resurfacing...and a small percentage would have cracks between the valves. Or at least 30+ years ago, that's the way I remember it! ![]() Hopefully won't be the case for you tho and you'll have a good one.
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Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken |
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#5239 |
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Location: United States
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Put an antenna on
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#5240 |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Columbia, MO
Posts: 72
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Touched up some spots that were getting surface rust, installed driver side mirror, got all the turn signals working, and tore up the float adjustment gasket on my carburetor..
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#5241 |
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Grand Terrace, Ca.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Went to the upholstery shop today...picked up my truck. The dash pad isn't done but will be next week.
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#5242 |
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Grand Terrace, Ca.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got my dash pad and floor mats from the upholstery guy so my interior is finished and i like it.
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#5243 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Albuquerque NM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Painted my rearend.....the one on my truck wiseguys!
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#5244 |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Curtice,OH
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Finally got the rest of my engine parts to get it back together
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#5245 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: West Hills, California
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Trying to find a spot to mount a bottle for next time out.
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#5246 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Albuquerque NM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I ordered Prothane red mounts/bushings from Travis at AZ Performance.
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#5247 |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Columbia, MO
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
After much preparation my truck was finally ready for inspection, so I took it in annnnnnnnd it failed
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#5248 |
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Brookhaven, Ms/ Sakhalin Russia
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Ordered my rear baers from Travis.
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#5249 |
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Kansas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Drove it to my church and did the trunk n treat
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Location: LA, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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Randy the seat and door panel look great. So my friend what do you really have left to do, your almost done right? Also I cleaned up the grille and im getting ready to repaint the black lines and lettering. |
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