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09-07-2015, 01:19 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Looking great, Frank! I'm jealous, mine's a pile of parts right now.
No pics because they'd be boring but I stripped my driver's door of EVERYTHING inside and out to drop it off at the sandblaster this week. I'll do the passenger side tomorrow. Painter wants to fit them to the cab and set up the gaps. So far, I'm very pleased with this body man.
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09-07-2015, 01:18 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Looks very good Earl!
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09-07-2015, 02:11 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Looks great!
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09-07-2015, 04:53 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
looks awesome earl! nice job with the battery relocation too!
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09-07-2015, 05:09 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Remeasured for air ride tanks and ordered two of these. Like the fact they come with adjustable mounting brackets.
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09-08-2015, 12:06 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Weekend project:
Installed new HEI Dist and new Edlebrock carb and fuel pump and lines. Other than the massive vacuum leak that from the carb everything looks an runs good. I will have to pull the carb and reinstall.
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09-09-2015, 10:13 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Took a couple of pics to send in for a calendar contest. The least I'll get is a free shirt!
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09-10-2015, 12:08 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
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09-10-2015, 11:23 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
OrrieG. I made the battery box so that the tray slides out and then tilts forward for battery R&R or maintenance.
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09-13-2015, 04:52 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Fixed my gas tank sender unit that not worked because of rust.
Also started to prepare for Mustang II installation
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09-13-2015, 05:46 PM
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09-15-2015, 07:20 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Picked up the new block and heads this am. Prepped, primed and put color on it. Waiting on the new high rise to come in, hopefully we'll have it back in the truck next week!
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09-18-2015, 11:54 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Worked my tail off looking for pictures of '58/'59 truck three on the tree shift control rods on the internet, to no avail....
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09-20-2015, 01:12 PM
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09-20-2015, 06:49 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Reaffirmed my build direction and motivation by reading this forum (thanks for the pickmeup, guys) and re-watched some favorite how-to videos online. Then coming to the realization that another parts buying frenzy may be needed...and the plastic money i was using for this build was getting hot enough already.
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09-10-2015, 12:42 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
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09-13-2015, 05:01 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
No pix (they'd be boring anyway) but finally got out two VERY stubborn clutch head screws holding in the window winding mechanism on my driver's door.
After not having a clue how to get the guts out of our doors I figured it out on the passenger side and thought the driver's side would be a snap - NOT. The clutch heads tore out and I had to use a chisel to get them to rotate. Both doors are now ful,y naked and will be dropped off at the blaster's tomorrow and later in the week to the bodyshop.
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09-13-2015, 06:43 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Looked under mine...then mowed the yard. Oh, and I counted the splines on the axle for the diff center section....28.
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09-14-2015, 12:02 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Installed the horns, but had to troubleshoot the wiring for them. Turned out that either the wire between the horn relay and the column harness came loose, or was hidden in the harness and I did not notice it. After I got it corrected found one horn has decided to bleat instead of honk so will need to dig another out of the stash. I tested it before I cleaned and painted it, but who knows what happened. Nice to know my steering column adaption is going to work. First time ever the truck has had a horn, it was MIA when I got it in 76.
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09-14-2015, 01:54 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
That ATOMMIC truck is sweet. Nice job. You should absolutely make that calendar.
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09-20-2015, 12:15 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Took a ride out to Holt train station for a 1940's weekend event. Had a lovely day, spitfire flying over added to the 1940's atmosphere
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09-20-2015, 11:37 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
working on getting my firewall prepped for some paint so I can then work on freshening up the engine and putting it back in. no pictures sorry.
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09-21-2015, 04:54 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Installed a battery isolator switch after having the battery drained two times (after 3 weeks not running the truck).
Hope this will solve the trouble.
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09-21-2015, 09:20 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Over the weekend I built a custom overhanging brake pedal and steering column bracket assembly for my 56 GMC. Part of it came from a '70 Chevrolet pickup. It's definitely unique!
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09-21-2015, 06:41 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Bought clear to finish the doors and misc interior stuff. Also go a pint of the green I think will work to try out.
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