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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Teardown on my suspension. Removal of original ball joints, tie tods, and the sway bar bushings were missing. Cant get the endcaps off the upper and lower control arm rod bushings tho. Grrr.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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ETA- they weren't even rusted, having spent the last 43 years in southern California. Good luck!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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I'll try a longer breaker bar, if that doesn't work I may have to run the down to an auto shop for a more powerful impact wrench. Thanks!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I had the same problem last year when I did mine. A little heat from the Victor persuader and they came right off. I had to use the torch to heat up many parts for the tear down.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
All I did was move it out of the garage while I moved some wheels in. Sadly, they aren't wheels for the '69. They're just taking up space.
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1969 GMC 2500. 250 I6, 4-speed w/ granny low |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Double post. We need a "delete post" button around here.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I went to install my new Holley valve covers and found they won't fit. They're too narrow to clear the casting lug on the corner of the head. The aluminum covers are 1/4" narrower inside than the factory sheet metal ones. I'll be contacting Summit Mon. and sending them back. I'm not wanting to grind down that lug and take a chance of getting shavings in my new engine.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
picked up a donor D60 4:10 LS FF GM 8 lug last weekend for the '71 K20 Sub and left it in the truck for the week..
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
P/s brackets done.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Re-gapped that last, elusive, hide-behind-the-headers, spark plug to say the tune-up we did is complete...
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Replaced gear indicator and dome light and lens from LMC
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Got the front clip removed, then drilled out the spot welds and removed both rockers. That was it, because both front and rear cab mounts are toast, along with both floor pans and cab corners. Someone had put slip on rockers on and homemade cab corner caps. Now the real fun begins.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Finally put the top coat on my frame and broken down parts to convert from leafs to coils. I'm hoping progress picks up now!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
took apart passenger side vent window. sanded and painted. waiting on backorder rubber to rebuild
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With the nice work you have done on that engine, I would be hunting for a set of vintage finners. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Finally got it in for last time...getting close...
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Motor/trans pulled, as well was bed.
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Got the passenger side exhaust manifold off to fix and installed the rear S/S simulators on the ramp truck.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I seat the motor in
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I sent the Holley valve covers that wouldn't fit my heads back to Summit and these came on UPS truck this afternoon. Ran out to the garage and threw one on and the fit is perfect. They're Billet Specialties by the way, nice stuff.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
those are very nice covers!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Received my Classic Heartbeat rubber stuff.....weather strip, window (front and back) rubber and some door and hood bumpers...yeeeyaaaa
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I bought my truck a set of hubcaps.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I bent up a new fuel line to better clear my new valve covers.
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