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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I've had this truck a couple years now. First it was title issues. Once I figured that all out, I converted it to a short bed. Then it was in paint jail for 13 months with a crook who I'll be seeing in court soon. Now it is a final block away from getting a fresh coat of "71 medium bronze". Can finally see the end of the road with this one.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
It will be worth the wait ,going to be a great color too. I drove a couple of mine a little today .I had planned a lot more but this Radiation is kicking my ass .
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That's what I call them now, Pint Crooks. Spend nothing charge a million on a "Resto". I will either do it myself, or use a large company with a warranty. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Yesterday was front brake day. New pads and rotors. And since I had the hubs off, new seals and cleaned/regreased the wheel bearings. The bearings looked almost new, so no need to replace them.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Sorry for the confusion. The truck has a 68 front clip on it.
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07' Extcab Silverado Z71 Silver Birch, 5.3L HO 71' Cheyenne C10 Hugger Orange on Saddle SWB Besides these two, too Many to count |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I fixed a small brake line leak that I noticed on my front caliper. That damn brake fluid ate all the paint on the caliper and made a mess on some other parts. I lost about an ounce of fluid, but it was so small I didn't notice and that brake fluid is the worst crap on paint. It's funny I scratched the fender on my steel bench and no big deal. I loose the shiny paint under it and I'm upset.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Just finished putting my rebuilt alternator back on the truck. It was a 37 amp and I took it to a local Mom and Pop Starter/Alternator Rebuild business and they bumped it up to a 55 amp which is good for me. They replaced everything inside so now I have an upgraded original alternator. Just what I want to do, retain original look of the ruck and doing upgrades.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
my 1968 c10 step side. pictures are the same truck. guess there is no turning back now. couldn't stand the color. If anyone needs an original straight 6 or the manual 3 speed tranny contact me
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Found a set of 73+ hubcaps on eBay, the pictures were poor (night time with the flash on) but they looked straight so I rolled the dice, $150. The showed up and were in great condition! Only a couple small dings and one had faded/missing black paint (seen below).
I purchased a table buffer from Harbor Freight ($35) and they polished up real nice! They aren't 100% perfect, but this way, I won't be too mad when they get ripped off haha.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Found a set of 73+ hubcaps on eBay, the pictures in the ad were poor (night time with the flash on) but they looked straight so I rolled the dice, $150. The showed up and were in great condition! Only a couple small dings and one had faded/missing black paint (seen below).
I purchased a table buffer from Harbor Freight ($35) and they polished up real nice! It was very time consuming and they aren't 100% perfect, but this way, I won't be too mad when they get ripped off haha. This was the first time I've polished and painted hubcaps so I started off with the one that was in the worst shape, pretty happy with how it turned out and I learned a lot about the masking process, I'm hoping the 3 left to do that are in much better condition will turn out even better. I used Krylon True Blue Gloss for the bowtie. A very fun (test of patience) and rewarding weekend project.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
4 new ball joints and an oil change
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I see some of you are getting bullied by Photobucket's new "pay to display" policy.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Those of you who are now having problems with photobucket... I suggest switching to imgur. It is pretty user friendly.
As for my truck, today I continued with the suspension build. All of my front control arms have been power washed and bead blasted so they are ready for powder coat. I mocked up my rear Hotchkis sway bar and marked where I need to weld the tabs to my trailing arms. Tonight I want to try to power wash my trailing arms so I can stitch weld them, weld the sway bar mounts, and push in the sleeves for spherical bushings. After that hopefully I can get almost the whole suspension out for coating then install it. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Flickr is another option. I use it.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Yesterday (due to time zone is still today to you all) I went thru my E Z wiring install and checked for any issues. Today I went out for a drive, first one in about 6 weeks. Very happy chappy.
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Great looking truck Bye the way my son in law is looking for a 67-68 hood if you happen to see any! thanks!! Dave
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I did a little work on mine. I worked on putting more miles on it. Lol. I had to swing by Wally World & decided to park in the shade. Next year, I'll have A/C.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
new wiper motor,new washer pump and electronic delay switch.
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![]() Stitch welded the trailing arms. Still need some work, but its something. Last edited by indymachinist; 07-09-2017 at 09:48 PM. |
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Towed it a couple blocks to my inlaws after I purchased it last week while on vacation. Should make for a fun project.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Doing a trans flush right now, then onto a tune! Another Day Forward
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
It's like I've seen that before.LOL
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