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Old 03-16-2013, 06:24 PM   #1
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brought back a little luster to the patina............



Dave what did you do the get the chine back?
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Dave what did you do the get the chine back?
i used some 3M Finesse It after wet sanding with 1500 grit. any wax should work though.
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Old 03-16-2013, 06:50 PM   #3
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ughh 1500 = work
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I got tired of looking at the two holes where the shoulder strap bolts should be, so I came up with a cheap fix. Went to NAPA and got two of these LED push in lamps. They are about the size of a quarter. Wired them up to the dome light harness down near the floor. Since I did not want to harm the threads in the cab, I just used black RTV to "glue" them in place. Tried them out in the shop with the lights out and they are pretty bright, kind of a bluish/white light. They are "Peterson Utility Light #V171C".
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I got tired of looking at the two holes where the shoulder strap bolts should be, so I came up with a cheap fix. Went to NAPA and got two of these LED push in lamps. They are about the size of a quarter. Wired them up to the dome light harness down near the floor. Since I did not want to harm the threads in the cab, I just used black RTV to "glue" them in place. Tried them out in the shop with the lights out and they are pretty bright, kind of a bluish/white light. They are "Peterson Utility Light #V171C".
Post some pictures with them on!
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Old 03-17-2013, 09:48 AM   #6
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Best my junky camera can do. The cab is brighter then just the stock dome light.
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Installed Fatmat, rebuilt and installed steering column and cluster, installed new to me steering wheel and reinstalled carpet and bench seat. Also installed 3 point seat belts. All with my Scottie supervising.



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I got tired of looking at the two holes where the shoulder strap bolts should be, so I came up with a cheap fix. Went to NAPA and got two of these LED push in lamps. They are about the size of a quarter. Wired them up to the dome light harness down near the floor. Since I did not want to harm the threads in the cab, I just used black RTV to "glue" them in place. Tried them out in the shop with the lights out and they are pretty bright, kind of a bluish/white light. They are "Peterson Utility Light #V171C".
Very cool idea!
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Drove it from South Central L.A. out to Lancaster and had breakfast with the V.J.L.A. then drove it to Pasadena via The Angles Forest and Crest Highways , I've been tweaking the tire pressures and it's hugging the asphalt like no old truck should ~ my brother was riding shotgun and looked a little green around the gills so I slowed down after a bit ~ if the tires don't squeak , I couldn't possibly be going too fast , right ? .

I only used one quart of oil too =8-) .

Loaded up some brake tools in Pasadena and drove it to South Central , the West L.A. where I bled the brakes out on my old 1980 Caddy S & S Victoria Hearse ~ it stops great now but appears to need front calipers .
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Old 03-17-2013, 12:06 AM   #10
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ughh 1500 = work
It's not bad at all.....you must stay at the front counter at work.
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Old 03-16-2013, 09:28 PM   #11
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Bought a period correct bench seat a while back, so today a friend was generous and sand blasted the mounting brackets for primer and paint. Yesterday I fixed the electric choke issue it was having, and fine tuned the idle. It was a joy to drive it today..
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Kept a 72 blazer fuel filler cover alive and made it to my own liking.... mounted.... hmm...


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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Yesterday I said hi to my truck when I was over at the garage putting new lights and sideboards on a small utility trailer.

Tomorrow I am going to straigten out my garage and see if I can find all the parts I need to put tail lights on the '67 swb stepper.
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Old 03-17-2013, 04:42 PM   #14
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Retired the new, but suspect, mech. fuel pump.

Installed the block off plate and electric fuel pump while I wait for the gas tank to come back.

A little wiring inside the cab tomorrow, a precautionary fourth blow-out of the lines, and I'll be ready for clean gas to the carb.

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Old 03-17-2013, 07:51 PM   #15
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Yay I can finally say I did something on my truck. Its been too long. So my hood on the back two bolts the material has been tearing away, so I decided to take it off and weld it up. glad to be outside again.
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Old 03-17-2013, 07:58 PM   #16
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Old 03-17-2013, 08:52 PM   #17
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Worked on my Blazer today.....Replaced the shocks,replace the steering gear box, and install a steering stabilizer.
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Installed a CPP c-notch and built new shock mounts.
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Old 03-18-2013, 09:14 PM   #19
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Yesterday the '68 was empty. Today it isn't...... Just resting in there in the pic, ready to be bolted down!
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well i finished up my cruise control install today, and it works great...now ole dollor has a/c, power steering, auto trans, 2.76 rear end,rear view mirror with map lights. new seat,carpet,paint, bed wood.white wall tires.and a good am/fm radio....man what else can a guy need...a good old daily driver. here are a few pics
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Old 03-18-2013, 10:53 PM   #21
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Painted the cluster and the needles. Now just waiting for the led lights

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Not much, Gave her a bath, adjusted the idle from 1050ish to 850ish, replaced a couple burned out bulbs for turn signal and license plate light.

tomorrow pulling off cluster and looking for problems with dash lights. Probably painting cluster at same time like above
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

took a little drive to check tire pressures and a fill-up ($66 ouch!) - then I removed a mystery toggle switch that was bugging me and it's useless wiring under the hood. I also moved some good wiring into some black wire loom to pretty things up..
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Old 03-18-2013, 11:32 PM   #24
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pulled the bed and mounted my rear disc brakes with built in emergencies. ground off the original shock mounts and bolted up the rear shock relocators.


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Old 03-19-2013, 01:11 AM   #25
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Installed the A/C part of the Painless harness. Removed the windshield wiper motor so I can replace it tomorrow. Replaced the small vacuum hoses under the hood along with the hoses under the dash that they attach to. Removed the cheap radio that didn't fit the dash holes correctly. Need to find one that fits. Anyone have any ideas?
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