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08-21-2015, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Paint job looks great...Jim
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08-21-2015, 09:01 PM | #2 |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Installed new power steering gear box. What a pain in the butt. But we'll worth it. Steering went from sloppy to tight.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
new paint, new hood emblem, new mirrors, new headlight trim
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08-22-2015, 10:20 AM | #4 |
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very nice ^^^
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08-22-2015, 11:55 AM | #5 |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Well, I didn't actually do it since my truck is 250 miles away in the shop, but I got this pic yesterday. It's mostly all done other than the exhaust pipes from the mufflers back. It's about three inches lower in the rear and the tires are centered in the fenders. It has a 10 bolt 3:08 posi now replacing the 12 bolt 2:73 that was in it previously. There's not a lot of obvious changes but I like it.
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08-23-2015, 07:39 PM | #6 |
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^^^ Looks awesome Roger!!
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08-23-2015, 07:51 PM | #7 |
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Russell, that looks very very good! Hope you kept the 12 bolt.
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I didn't keep the axle but it won't be junked. My son mentioned that he would take the axle and also the QuadraJet carb if I didn't want them so I gave them to him. . |
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08-24-2015, 08:13 PM | #10 |
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I hate rust..
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08-24-2015, 10:31 PM | #11 |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Russ, my sister JUST got done with a year's worth (+/-) of chemo, radiation, etc and they removed the port they'd installed. She doing great AND YOU WILL TOO!
Your "friends-you-haven't-met-yet" here are pulling for you. Positive thoughts coming your way and one of the most positive will be looking forward to cruising your kickass nice truck. All the best, Dan
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Hang in there Russell, you'll be driving her again soon!!
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One of those jobs that "I'll get round to it" Well as its raining I fitted the sound deadening
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Then the carpet
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& edge trim
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Isn't it always raining there?
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Yeah except when it's not
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08-26-2015, 12:23 PM | #18 |
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Thanks everyone for your uplifting and encouraging comments, and especially thanks for your prayers. I'm feeling positive about the whole thing, as I'm getting the best treatment available, but I'm not looking forward to what I'll be going through for the next two months. I am looking forward to feeling good after that so it will be worth it.
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Ha ha no, I got items shipped to either hotel or FedEx near by before I left then collected them
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What did you do with your truck today, take 2: BLEW the engine. Going down the road last night, smoke started pouring out of the tailpipe...nursed her home and popped the hood...oil all over the engine compartment. Now I'm gonna have to look for a short block : (
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Best of luck on your engine. If it was already a stock 350 I think I'd be tempted to go with a crate short block too.
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08-28-2015, 08:35 AM | #22 |
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Thanks guys...it's a 400 sbc. Not sure what route I'm going to go at this point. My son really wants to do a big block Chevelle so I might just rebuild it and put it back in prior to selling the truck. I know, I know...sacrilege to get rid of my TF but can only afford to keep one at a time and I really enjoy the build more than the drive : )
If we decide to keep it then I'll probably do an LS1 conversion and IFS front end.
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08-27-2015, 04:24 PM | #24 |
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Bummer^^^^
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08-27-2015, 06:51 PM | #25 |
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Man sorry to hear that, mine blew in my '46 2 months ago. Summit Racing and $1800 later it's running like new. Bite the bullet and go with a crate engine it worked for me.
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