What did you do to your truck today!

[shawno72]

Originally Posted by ole dollor

did not do anything to ole dollor , but the wife's Dodge Durango blew an right exhaust manifold gasket...because the back bolts broke...i have heard that the 4.7 motor will do this and hers did.just a little over 150 K miles and i finally had to put a wrench on the motor, what is this world coming to.

This is actually very common. We change these often enough. Luckily the exhaust manifold bolts are cheap and usually don't require to much effort to get the broken pieces out.
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[VWNate1]

Added an illuminated Christmas Wreath to the grille , then I drove it to my favorite Pick-A-Part Junkyard where they had a 1964 Chevy II Nova Sedan with 194 C.I. I6 , I was able to score a shopping cart full of unobtanium goodies and original hardware for only $50 ! .

SWEET ~ toys for my truck .

[Mayo]

Originally Posted by srob67

Grille, lights, Smoothie bumber, wired up the lights.

looks nice

[dhaymaker]

Well, it wasn't actually today, but as recently noted in my signature block, I've been selling some of my toys. Being out of work, although not really a big issue (yet), still creates a concerned wife. So, adding significant dollars back into the savings account is probably a good idea.

Unfortunately, my '72 Blazer left on a trailer on November 27th. It was followed on December 6th by Copper, my little swb that was dressed up like a !

I will still be hanging around, though, as I'm probably going to be starting on my C-30 I acquired about this time last year (I think it was November '11). I also have a line on an unmolested '67 Chevy, SWB, 2WD, SBW that's just begging to be drug home. Hmmmm, going to have to work on the wife with this one. I also acquired a '97 Suburban that needs a little work, probably going to end up going to a friend as a replacement for his Tahoe!

[tommys72]

bout a week ago, couldnt get the pics posted though...new carpet and gas tank cover

[hayhauler71]

looked at it sitting in the garage as we just got 10 inces of snow today

I hate winter

[TBONE1964]

Originally Posted by hayhauler71

looked at it sitting in the garage as we just got 10 inces of snow today

I hate winter

I am in Michigan and I know the feeling. The 72 is in storage because I don't have a garage now. We have to do what we have to do. I hope that 10 inches does not make it here but in time we will get dumped on too. Stay warm and dry.

[1972SUPERSB]

Originally Posted by tommys72

bout a week ago, couldnt get the pics posted though...new carpet and gas tank cover

Nice! Where did u get the carpet and cover? I need to get the same color for mine. Thanks.
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[Orange Crate]

Finally got my frame finished and the drive train back in....

[ItsRandy]

Cleaned my truck yesterday and took it to a car show today. Took a picture along the way.

[mud.man.rj]

Nice, like the grill inserts.

[Razor454]

Nice looking truck Randy!

[solarnick]

Pulled the motor and 3 Speed manual. Getting ready for a top end rebuild and 700r4 going back in.

[magwakeenercew2jh]

I'm sick...not in the "good" way.

Today, I went for a nice, long drive. After three years of mostly solo building, I almost have all the bumps and thumps out of the 68/71 ShortFleet. Almost everything works perfectly.
Even the fuel gage!!! Still a little clearance problem with the left pipe right about where the cab and bed meet. Some clicking in the speedo cable that suggests a new tweek on the routing.
Need one more adjustment on the e-brake. One tooth off on the steering wheel. Little, fun stuff.

It was fun to drive today in the sunshine.

Here's the sick part. Now that everything's almost completely buttoned up (except paint and a nice wood bed), I find myself swooning about the possibility of a 383 stroker
motor and a trans with one of those two-thousand plus dollar overdrives.

Sick, sick, sick!!!!

He who does not remember the past is condemned to repeat it. Again!

[shawno72]

Bill what trans and motor combo do you have now?
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[eastxbbqman]

put some 68 caps on her

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by shawno72

Bill what trans and motor combo do you have now?
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Mild 350 (a little "cammy", but not lumpy) /TH350. Sorta pretty. And sounds good. But mild.

[tommys72]

Originally Posted by 1972SUPERSB

Nice! Where did u get the carpet and cover? I need to get the same color for mine. Thanks.
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Both are from LMC, and fit well with a little trimming...looks a hundred times better now
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[shawno72]

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

Mild 350 (a little "cammy", but not lumpy) /TH350. Sorta pretty. And sounds good. But mild.

Very nice, a 700r4 will make it a highway flyer

[DorianB]

Removed existing 1968 spindles, drums, attempted to install 1972 spindles. After checking with lolife here, I now have ordered the right stuff to get me farther along

[zellway]

Killed a little rust! Got the new windshiled and seal in.

[falconizer_62]

I hooked it up to our 1966 aristocrat trailer, drove down to the beach and parked on a bluff overlooking the ocean.

[74baggedbug]

Started with just changing the 2 front brake hoses , now we are up to 2 new calipers and some metal brake line... It never ends
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[ole dollor]

drove ole dollor around town in the snow, new battery came in for my VTX 1800 S R , just put it on and it starts now...snow is almost gone.

[1quik70]

Having recently bought a new business, and being completely tied up with that, my old pickup has been rode hard and put up wet. I decided that it was time to give it the love it has been desperately needing. I have purposely not done a lot to this truck, because I have a problem with not knowing where to quit, and this truck was bought to be a driver, nothing more. With the acquisition of the new business, we now live above work, so the "driver" has now become my toy. So starting a week ago, the truck got brought into the new garage for the first time and I commenced the winter preparation:

First on the list was a bath, it hadn't been washed in probably 6 months. Once the body was clean, the wheels looked really bad so they got polished, and the tires all clean and shiny. Now that, its a little more fun to look at, I started on the mechanical problems that have developed over the last 2.5 years as a daily driver.

First things first, it has to start. I rebuilt the carb over the summer when I was considering selling the truck before moving. Shortly after the move, it decided to quit starting without a little help from a shot of gas. The accelerator pump plunger was slipping off the rod. Easy fix, ordered up a replacement rod and plunger, installed it and promptly broke a screw off in the carb body. Got it drilled out and re-tapped, good to go.

Next thing to address was the headlights. I have only had low beams since buying the truck almost 3 years ago. I drove the truck to work and back in the daylight so it was never much of an issue. I replace the headlights and regained my high beams, but they still left some to be desired. I went ahead and wired up a couple relays, and BAM, nice crisp, bright headlights.

Realized in the mix of everything else, the fan clutch was junk so I replace the mechanical fan with a 16" electric unit. I wasn't having any cooling issues, but the truck was only driven 4 miles back and forth to work. The 454 barely had time to get to temperature before I shut it down every day.

Before it gets too much colder here in the midwest, I decided I would enjoy a little heat. When replacing the engine in the spring, I played carb games and left off a heater hose when fitting to clear the Holley fuel inlet. Picked up a new fitting the other day, so I installed that and regained my heat.

Last but not least, I chased down the bad wire that was causing my radio not to work and replaced the wipers. We are now ready to face old man winter!