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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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i am a TOTAL ROOKIE!!! this is my first time at.......pretty much everything. i'm sorry that i can not answer your questions about the wiring of the radio. i actually need to sit and study my AAW instructions on wiring my pickup. I'm sure I'm putting the cart before the horse with wiring before having my pick up "ready". again...... ROOKIE im having a lot of fun though and learning a LOT!!!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I just now downloaded some pics from my old camera (had this thing since 2004) to the site. That is all I have "done to my truck today."
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
routed wires to their respective places today.
those of you guys that have installed the vintage air systems, how painful is the wiring from an American Autowire to the vintage air harness? also, to a retrosound harness? ran out of time and had to get my girls. on shift tomorrow. ill mess with those two goodies thursday
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Today I bought all new tune up parts: points, condenser, rotor, distributor cap, spark plugs....I got new spark plug wires too but I don't like their grey color. I'll return those.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Lots of fun today:
Installed new freeze plugs, bolted the intake onto the engine, changed the thermostat, and mounted the flywheel to the crank. Oh, yes, and the new throw out bearing. Edit: Ouch! I run gray cables, and have never thought of the performance, reliability and safety benefits that I will now miss for this very reason! Last edited by flatbed67; 12-07-2017 at 04:44 PM. Reason: Gray cables |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Finalized paint on the calipers and braces for my new rear disc brake install on Saturday. Busy weekend!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
cleaned up the wires under the dash and wired the engine compartment. screwed around and put the gauge bezel in to see how it looked.
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forgot a pic.....sorry, started drink in'
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Installed holley sniper fuel injected carb on my 70.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
shop guy said my gas tank was no good. i filled it up with water to see how bad it was. found this guy.
can this be fixed?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Good Lord . it looks like a bullet hole . Being a Texas tank it should be easy weld up . some will suggest pouring in some coating for the inside .
In Canada the whole tank would be rotten by now
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i'm all ears....
"pouring in some 'coating'" tell me more!! i have some POR 15 left over whatcha think???
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"bullet hole" hahahaha
where i grew up that is a total possibility
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Since all the gasoline is surely out of it, you could simply have the hole welded shut, if the metal around it is still good.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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https://www.kbs-coatings.com/tank-sealer.html
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
thank you
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Find a good Welder, the right one will weld that hole easily and for under $50 if he's honest . Often those little muffler shops are the place to go for things like this . Anyone who hesitates, isn't qualified to do the job .
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Easy fix, tank looks really solid besides, does make you wonder on the shop guy though, what else has he given up on.
Mudman.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
thank you both for the replies. that makes me feel better. i did not want to buy a new tank. i work with a guy that's as good a welder as you guys are. probably cost me a half gallon of ice cream.....
![]() yes, the tank is in very good shape other than that one spot. that's why i filled it up yesterday to check because i thought the shop was full of it too thank you all for the wealth of knowledge from bumper to bumper!!!!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Fixed leak in A/C system and re-charged.
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air ? oh ya I forgot . Texas is warm .
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Brand new to the forum although i stopped by here years ago when i owned a 1950 1/2 ton chevy. I recently bought a 1972 c10 with 86K miles (350) -- very original truck. Yesterday i decided to order a rebuilt rochester carb because the carb on the truck seems to pour out gasoline sometimes. Im not a mechanic but i want to try to rebuild the original carb while keeping the truck on the road by installing the rebuilt version. First job is to make room in the garage and get the truck out of the cold. I'm open to everyone's advice and guidance on this.
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Oh yeah...AC is serious business for 10 1/2 months
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
[QUOTE=VWNate1;8101070]Your shop guy is worthless, I'd not let him check the oil .
Maybe not.. If a licensed shop he has to follow CFR 49 [ code of federal regulations] that say gas [oxygen] welding is not to be done on fuel tanks or vessels. ![]()
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