What did you do to your truck today!

[54belair]

Tackled the last Unknown area of my cab--- I chipped out all the seam sealer around the roof and drip edge, holding my breath expecting to find rust holes all the way.
To my relief, I found a couple spots of rust scale but no serious rust or rust thru.

After carefully cleaning all the sealer out, I wire brushed the area, then taped off the drip edge area and painted it with a rust encapsulator. Later, this area, as well as the rest of the cab will get a coat of epoxy primer, then new sealer.

[VWNate1]

Jason ;

I'm sorry to hear this , my Stepmother was found several days after she fell , still alive but she never regained counciousness and passed away last week .

Life isn't fair , go call that old freind NOW before it's to late ~ I called Keith about 5 days before he decided to leave us and go to be with Joan again , I'm *very* glad we talked as I'll mis him for the rest of my days .

[tomis blair]

go my eyelids in today. LOVE them..

[claytonisbob]

Just mounted my tires to some newly refinished rally wheels today (which I sanded and painted last weekend). Now if I could only find some GMC stickers for them lol.

BTW, I parked like a jackass in the first pic because I threw a belt and started to overheat so I pulled over.

[flushdrew]

Drove it to work! Best 1.9 miles of my week!

[Trsmotrhed]

Installed my new aluminum radiator today for my LT1 install. Also put a new throttle body cover on with LT1 logo.

[WIDESIDE72]

My current project involves a rust free 78k mile 70 Longhorn 400 BB California donor truck.Since the bed is pretty rough and I am not a big fan of the 8 1/2' beds and 3/4 tons in general, I am pulling the cab, clip and engine and installing it on a 69 swb frame. I also have a 71 12/ ton lwb frame. Last week I pulled the front crossmemebers from both frames. Today I got the 71 disc front crossmember under the 69 swb frame and stabbed a few bolts in it. I also pulled the cover on the 71 5 lug rear that is still under the lwb frame and it is a 3.73 open axle. There was a lot of sludge when I pulled the pan. I plan to install new axles and bearings butt I hope the axles arent ruined! I also am pieceing together a swb stepside frame for the truck. I have a nice pair of fenders on a 68 lwb bed. I flipped the bed over and sprayed all of the bolts attaching the fenders to the bed with penetrating oil. I will also be pulling the rear crossmember and possibly the front bed panel. I also have a rough 67 swb stepside bed. THe only thing I am using off it is the steps. I have a set of really nice 55-66 bed sides. I compared them to the 67 bed sides and they are identical except for the location of the fender attachment hole. I paln to take measurements from the 67 bed and drill new holes in the 55-66 bedsides to attach the fenders from the 68 bed. THen weld up the old holes. WHEW!!!

[WIDESIDE72]

Originally Posted by claytonisbob

Just mounted my tires to some newly refinished rally wheels today (which I sanded and painted last weekend). Now if I could only find some GMC stickers for them lol.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=550067

I bought a pair of rallys with GMC caps earlier this week, but I didn't pay much attention to the condition of the caps. I will check tomorrow and let you know waht shape they are in.

[5-0 C/10]

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[Expat_dude]

My rear baers arrived!
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[VWNate1]

Originally Posted by Expat_dude

My rear baers arrived!
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These are rear disc brakes ? .

How does the Park Brake work ? .

TIA ,

[Expat_dude]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

These are rear disc brakes ? .

How does the Park Brake work ? .

TIA ,

They are 13" rears, I bought a set of 14" here on the forum for the front

Here is the ebrake assembly, I am going with the lokar cable
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[VWNate1]

THANX ! .

Those look nice and will prolly get much use in your V-8 rig .

[fast50ranger]

Got most of my weatherstrip put in

[Andy4639]

Well I got the SS steering wheel painted and now the wait. The guy at the paint store said at least a week of cure time before I clear it.This is the tuff part waiting!

[Danny Bost]

I have just been driving mine. That is nice after having not been able to for so long. I am getting ready to put it in flat black. Not my first choice, but it will put it in one color and I can't afford to finish it as yet.

[bsteele]

Drove it to to the hardware store this morning. It was fun seeing the heads turn. It is just an old blue beater right now, but it is lowered 3-5 with Joe Martin Sharks Tooth 20's on it. Then replaced the heater hoses, got the camber set pretty close, then set the toe in. I have had the truck over a year and drove it for the first time the other day. It had sat for over 18 years when I bought it. It is very rewarding to drive this thing down the road and make it back knowing I did all the work on it. I am by no means a mechanic.

[gearys 5600]

i finally pulled my broken transmission out today..

[PAWS 72]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

Jason ;

I'm sorry to hear this , my Stepmother was found several days after she fell , still alive but she never regained counciousness and passed away last week .

Life isn't fair , go call that old freind NOW before it's to late ~ I called Keith about 5 days before he decided to leave us and go to be with Joan again , I'm *very* glad we talked as I'll mis him for the rest of my days .

Thanks bud.my wife( Patsy) and his wife Shelia text back and forth every day so we keep up.Their cousins.Plus I stop in about every 2 or 3 days.

Sorry to hear about your stepmother were ya'll close?

Went to a cruise in and swap meet today.Drove the wifes Camry, not expecting to buy anything, and run across a set of tires for the truck.Just about new tires and wheels for $400.00.Couldn't get them because of the car and no body lived close enough to me.

Need my butt kicked for not driving the 72.

[jonny..2008]

day dreamed about having some free time to get it wrapped up and to the alignment shop.
and started drawing a wiring diagram for a future project.

[Mayo]

I primed up my door panels and washed my truck. Tomorrow I am gonna paint the panels and then eventually recover them with new vinyl skins.
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[VWNate1]

I replaced the old junkyard HEI cap , rotor and plug wires with N.O.S. Delco parts .... the coil wire was missing from the sealed wire kit . I decided to bump the ignition timing up 2.5 degrees , it seems to hot idle smoother now .

I also removed & laboriously hand scraped clean all the spark plugs again , this time # 6 was incredibly oil fouled ~ once again it runs smooth as silk .

[mud.man.rj]

Are you gapping the spark plugs at .045, just wondering why the 1 cyl only fouling.

[VWNate1]

Actually ;

I opened them up to .065" before it'd go further than 150 miles before fouling several at one time , this after I'd up graded to '77 HEI system .

The valve guides are looser than madonna's knees ~ it uses oil (but doesn't smoke much) at a prodigious rate , I'm sure opec will be sending me Christmas Cards this year .

I really need to get the rebuilt head on it but I'm still chasing parts...

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

Are you gapping the spark plugs at .045, just wondering why the 1 cyl only fouling.

I was wondering, too.

The sun came out today, so I finished up the head/parking light switch and the "dummy" choke button set up. Replaced the hand-brake and the hand brake cover.

Put the steering wheel on loosely for a "final" test fit. You might notice the little button on the dash next to the ashtray. I got sick of screwing around with the horn.
And, the hole was already there...Some P.O. got drill-happy, I guess. Now, it's a teeny horn button.

Oops! Can't see it in these pics....