What did you do to your truck today?

[tazattitude]

Originally Posted by jrockbass

Drove it! Also, tired troubleshooting the front turn signals. Went ahead and ordered a new harness to see if that helps. I'm thinking I have a bad wire/connection coming from the firewall though. Multimeter shows good signal to the left side but no signal to the right.

Check and make sure the pin did not push back in. I had that problem with one of my pins coming through from the inside through the firewall connector.

[jrockbass]

I think the firewall connector may be the actual problem. I ordered the other harness just because the sockets have loose connections. Using the multimeter, I get a signal with the ground and left turn sig. I get nothing with the ground and right turn sig (This is from the firewall connector) Rear signals work fine. Appreciate the info!

[dantimdad]

Gas tank and rear glass out. Remaining weather stripping removed. Only thing left before removing the cab is the gauge panel and undoing the bolts.

Then, on to the rest of the frame cleanup and then tearing it down for painting and suspension rebuild.

Steven

[Chevy Fleetside]

I found a lower radiator hose for the truck. Had to cut to fit but it worked great. Now I just have to find a top one.

[rendus]

I adjusted my column shifter so I don't get stuck in first gear anymore.

[dantimdad]

You can also put eye bolts in the cab mount holes and run chain or rope to the hoist and lift it. Just use really big washers so the weight is distributed.

Steven

[padresag]

Originally Posted by dantimdad

You can also put eye bolts in the cab mount holes and run chain or rope to the hoist and lift it. Just use really big washers so the weight is distributed.

Steven

little trickier if you have rust in the floor though. there is considerable more weight to a suburban than there is to a p/u. if you have a good floor I don't see why you couldn't. you have to lift the body off the frame to nut it on the bottom side though and the same for installing it. my way gives you a clear shot at it.
ron

[ol school]

drove my 64 stepside about 50 miles then started sanding it and doing some body work

[CRGRS 66]

Gave the old girl a nice pat on the dash for getting us there and back. Little 4 day camping trip with my wife. Put on close to 500 miles, she ran like a charm

Oh yeah, rained just about the whole time, man that trailer is small!

[markeb01]

That is a great camping photo!

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Gave the old girl a nice pat on the dash for getting us there and back. Little 4 day camping trip with my wife. Put on close to 500 miles, she ran like a charm

Oh yeah, rained just about the whole time, man that trailer is small!

[LDO]

Sorry, no pictures but I did install new wipers after a 0500 rainstorm incident on the way to work. Luckily, my cool under pressure and superior driving skills saved me from certain doom.....ok, I really just pulled over until the rain shower ended but hey, it sounded good right?

[64thunder]

sanded some more primer off so i can do it right found out mine was a aqua torquoise type color originally and got rid of a wasp nest behind the gas tank
put a fogger in shut the windows sat on the tailgate and enjoyed a beer and a smoke listening to their screams inside the cab

[MikeS.]

Had a new radiator top pipe built to replace the original. I got that installed and started the truck back up today. After filling the new radiator with water and anti freeze. Looks like I have some carburetor issues going to have to dig into that further. Also having problems with the steering column shaft. I'm going to have tear into that and figure out what's wrong. It's part of the power steering that I put in. The splines didn't match up properly or something I don't know really yet what. I could turn the steering about a quarter of the way than it just stopped.
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[fryer1979]

Still working on a carb rebuild and exhaust redo....tried to fire her back up today, but the starter took a crap and I ran out of time to keep working on her before work. Hopefully tomorrow I can get her fired up and driving again.

[ljackson]

We put tires on the repainted wheels, put on the front bumper and grill guard and rear bumper

[66clow]

Originally Posted by ljackson

We put tires on the repainted wheels, put on the front bumper and grill guard and rear bumper

What is the story on the grille guard? Where is that from. Just curious.

[ljackson]

Originally Posted by 66clow

What is the story on the grille guard? Where is that from. Just curious.

I bought a great 66 custom parts truck earlier this year. The truck has lots of rust though. The floors are gone. The bumper and grill guard were the main reasons for the purchase. Take a look. I have seen a few like this. I believe it was something that could be purchased from the dealer back in the day.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=509664

[markeb01]

Went to the quarter car wash today and hosed the winter crud off the firewall, then came home and gave the truck a bath getting ready for the Goodguys show tomorrow and Saturday. Normal temps for the show are mid-80’s to low 90’s. Saturday is suppose to be 100. I’m not a hot weather person, but at least we’ll have a shade canopy and some chairs with us.

[G-Money]

Spent yesterday digging thru trucks in an unmarked graveyard. Scored a tach dash from a 1964 ( trying to figure out a way to get it in my 63), posi rear end out of a 72, factory power brake booster, tilt column from a 74 van ( less the shifter lever )and a much needed p/s hood hinge. I found a pair of bucket seats in a carry all that I left, I'm thinking I might go back for those. I also grabbed this tachograph do hicky ... not sure what it is but it looked cool, it has a tach and a clock in it.

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by G-Money

Spent yesterday digging thru trucks in an unmarked graveyard. Scored a tach dash from a 1964 ( trying to figure out a way to get it in my 63), posi rear end out of a 72, factory power brake booster, tilt column from a 74 van ( less the shifter lever )and a much needed p/s hood hinge. I found a pair of bucket seats in a carry all that I left, I'm thinking I might go back for those. I also grabbed this tachograph do hicky ... not sure what it is but it looked cool, it has a tach and a clock in it.

Tachographs and speedographs were common devices installed in fleet vehicles back when I worked at Peterbilt in the 1970's. They basically were a "Big Brother" system to see when the truck was moving or sitting, and how fast the truck and the engine were running. It allowed the fleet operator to determine if the driver was doing what he said, driving 55 mph all day, or taking a break at his girlfriends house and then driving 90 miles an hour to make up for the lost time.

[fryer1979]

It was way too hot today to do much work, and I lost power at the shop almost right after I got there. So all I did was pull my downpipe back off the truck so i can take it into the exhaust shop tomorrow morning and have it shortened a couple inches. All assembled it hung WAY too close to the ground for my taste, it should be good to go by tomorrow afternoon.

[corvettejim1968]

installed these speakers in the dash. pain in the butt took 3 hours. it sounds much better so its worth it.

[CRGRS 66]

Drove it to Guelph (20 min drive) to deliver a piece of furniture to my brother (lovely morning to be cruising with the tunes blasting), then brother and I went off to Mississauga (45 min drive) to an alcohol store to get some supplies for next weekend, check out the bounty 52 Ales, and lagers from home and abroad (shame we can't get any US craft brews up here, love the brew pubs you guys have down there). Got home, and fixed my gas gauge, when it did work it was flopping all over the place, I thought it was the gas sloshing around. I originally thought it was a grounding issue, turned out to be the power wire was loose. Reads real good and steady now. Then I took her to the car wash, and powered washed a lot of guck and grime off of the front suspension. It will soon be time to tear down, and add 2.5" drop, and power disc brakes!

[65Gregg]

Originally Posted by corvettejim1968

installed these speakers in the dash. pain in the butt took 3 hours. it sounds much better so its worth it.

Why was it a pain? I have been considering these to use with my iPod.
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[66clow]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

It was way too hot today to do much work, and I lost power at the shop almost right after I got there. So all I did was pull my downpipe back off the truck so i can take it into the exhaust shop tomorrow morning and have it shortened a couple inches. All assembled it hung WAY too close to the ground for my taste, it should be good to go by tomorrow afternoon.

Too hot for you with a avatar like that!!