What did you do to your truck today?

[dantimdad]

Very nice!

Steven

[sevensixoh]

Rattlecanned the truck this weekend and dropped the front end . Not sure about the color scheme , but it is a turqousie color .... even though it looks like a crappy blue in the pic.

[E911manager]

Worked on a rusty door. Almost ordered the AC unit but chickened out. Maybe next month....

[GGinferno]

Getting ready for step notch.
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[rtk434]

Put rear axle seals in last night. Gonna throw a thermostat in it today. Been doing little projects almost everyday and it's almost ready for daily driver status. For as long as the truck had sat it really hasn't needed that much. Gotta love old stuff that was built to last!
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[dantimdad]

Bought new bolts and put in the cross member! It feels awesome actually assembling.

Tomorrow will put on the control arms, spring, spindles and anything else I can squeeze in.

Steven

[hemifalcon]

NOTE--it's interesting to see just how many VW's sneak into photos of the old trucks on this site...
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[TehNewGuy]

haha yea... now i cant Not look at the VW's...


Played with the drum brakes today while I wait for enough money to change to disk.
Brake cylinders look good, I think I'll just slap them back in instead of installing the new ones I got.....

[dantimdad]

quick phone snap shot of the crossmember.



Steven

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by dantimdad

quick phone snap shot of the crossmember.
Steven

Looks really, really good Steven!

[ChiefRocka]

[ABX131]

My plan was for my son and I to go over to Grandpa's shop and switch out our steering column, modify the fan shroud to fit, and tap a couple of broken screws in the door panels. That all changed when I got the last minute call to work Saturday....oh well

[dantimdad]

Thanks Craigerrrr!

Steven

[Jackjohn]

Just walked in the house,been putting window seals ,div bar ect. It took almost 4 hrs for both doors. Those fuzzys are a ( insert naughty word here) . Finally got windows to roll all the way up. Had to overhall fuzzys and mounts to get that last 1/4 inch. It done and I found the couch,haha.

John
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[dantimdad]

What gauges are those?

Thanks,
Steven

[E911manager]

Originally Posted by dantimdad

What gauges are those?

1994 caprice. It's the other half of my hybrid.

Thanks,
Steven

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[dantimdad]

My $10 grill!





The crappy pics make the mesh look crooked but I checked it with a steel straight edge. Only one little wave on one spot which I dollied out tonight.

It's one of the best original grills I have ever seen.

Also picked up new stainless button heads for the motor mount perches and polished them up.

Steven

[markeb01]

Completed 99% the electric fuel pump installation this evening. Adding a new mechanical pump and revised hard line to the carb tomorrow should bring it back to running condition.

[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Completed 99% the electric fuel pump installation this evening. Adding a new mechanical pump and revised hard line to the carb tomorrow should bring it back to running condition.

Hey, Mark (from another member of the chronic back pain club), so why the electric pump AND the mechanical? Just feeling mercy on the mechanical...or on the electric?
Sam

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by luvbowties

Hey, Mark (from another member of the chronic back pain club), so why the electric pump AND the mechanical? Just feeling mercy on the mechanical...or on the electric?
Sam

Hi Sam, adding an electric pump seems to be a rather common/popular solution for getting a carbureted engine started after sitting unused for extended periods.

For a long time I thought maybe it was a problem with the brand of carburetor (mine happens to be an Edelbrock 1405). The problem turns out to be that modern gasoline (within the last 10 years or so) evaporates at an alarming rate, leaving the float bowls empty. The electric pump will only be used to charge the system and fill the carb. It runs on a momentary switch that will shut off as soon as released. The engine can then be started and run normally on the mechanical pump. When the truck is driven daily the electric pump won’t be used at all.

I didn’t want to convert to an electric pump alone as my experience with their reliability has been rather poor.

[hopped up]

Oh not much just threw a connecting rod thru the oil pan on the way home !! on the motor i swapped in thanksgiving weekend. Oh well thats how it goes sometimes i guess.
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[66-PMD-GMC]

Originally Posted by hopped up

Oh not much just threw a connecting rod thru the oil pan on the way home !! on the motor i swapped in thanksgiving weekend. Oh well thats how it goes sometimes i guess.
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DUDE! That SUCKS!
But on the bright side, SBC motors are the cheapest motors to build anywhere.. so you got that going for you..
Just sucks you have to do it all over.. this time you should upgrade to the LS7.. then you would only be replacing tires once a month

[hopped up]

Originally Posted by 66-PMD-GMC

DUDE! That SUCKS!
But on the bright side, SBC motors are the cheapest motors to build anywhere.. so you got that going for you..
Just sucks you have to do it all over.. this time you should upgrade to the LS7.. then you would only be replacing tires once a month

Yeah it def sucks!! still gotta figure out what im gonna do next. Gotta find another engine soon or maybe a cheap car/truck so i can take my time with the engine swap this time. Rather that a 4 day thrash. I paintef the engine compartment last time so it should go alot more qickly this time
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[66-PMD-GMC]

Originally Posted by hopped up

Yeah it def sucks!! still gotta figure out what im gonna do next. Gotta find another engine soon or maybe a cheap car/truck so i can take my time with the engine swap this time. Rather that a 4 day thrash. I paintef the engine compartment last time so it should go alot more qickly this time
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I learned a long long time ago that any vehicle I tried to drive and fix up at the same time never got done.
Pick up a beater to drive and do your truck right... I think you are on the right track with that idea..

[dantimdad]

Originally Posted by hopped up

Oh not much just threw a connecting rod thru the oil pan on the way home !! on the motor i swapped in thanksgiving weekend. Oh well thats how it goes sometimes i guess.
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That really stinks!

Steven