What did you do to your truck today?

[dantimdad]

Oh man! That lumber is gorgeous!

I wish I had that for my flatbed.

Steven

[63swag]

Got my new bed floor installed. 1 1/2 inch tonge and groove cedar we pulled off the roof of an old house when I was just a child.
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[robber grin]

That looks great Swag! I'm digging the box too...

rg

[63swag]

Originally Posted by robber grin

That looks great Swag! I'm digging the box too...

rg

Thanks! I built it to hold my tank, compressor and a few tools.

[Jackjohn]

Put on burb 3rd brake lite on my 66 , works great!

John
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[ljackson]

Painted the hubcaps and steering wheel. Polished some chrome. I'm gonna take the hubcaps and badges to a friend that pinstripes to put orange on 'em. BTW, the truck is orange.

[mud.man.rj]

What kind of paint did you use on the steering wheel that it won't stain or wear off, just wondering what holds up, have never painted a wheel.

[PoDuck]

I haven't been posting on this thread yet, but decided I should start.

I got my park lamp and turn single lenses in today, along with a new turn signal switch and glove box. I also got a new license plate light. Got them all installed, although still having issues with my turn signal cable and wiring, so I am not quite ready to have the truck on the road yet.

[66-PMD-GMC]

Cleaning my build area, moving my projects around and prioritizing.....
I have a 62, 3-63's and a 66....
What am I trying to do to myself???
I am a glutton for punishment..

[juanz1947]

I drive my 66 every day to work it like 40 miles kind of down hill one way and 40 miles back up I live 6500 feet in the moutions WRIGHTWOOD CA. And my truck take like 25 bucks there and back is that normal I think gas is at $3,65 a gallon
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[juanz1947]

O yeah I have a 250 motor and a speed trans 3 one the tree and 3:73 rear end and like 31 inch tires
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[Clyde65]

$25 every day?

[88Lt1wagon]

That's about 11.86 mpg if your numbers are accurate, I get a little better with my 283 that doesn't run right, but I'm about about 500 feet above sea level with little elevation change in most of my drives. I think you need a tune up to say the least, 15 mpg would be more reasonable, but I don't know that much about the straight sixes, so hopefully someone else chimes in who does.

Originally Posted by juanz1947

I drive my 66 every day to work it like 40 miles kind of down hill one way and 40 miles back up I live 6500 feet in the moutions WRIGHTWOOD CA. And my truck take like 25 bucks there and back is that normal I think gas is at $3,65 a gallon
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[PoDuck]

I had an old '65 at one time with a straight six. I was able to get about 13 mpg with it on relatively flat ground. Back then, I had no clue how to tune motors up. I was only 17.

With my current '62, I was getting 8 mpg when I got it, with a 350 running on 2 barrel carb meant for the original 283. I changed the carb to a 4 barrel and my mileage increased to 14 mpg. When the transmission took a dump, I replaced it with a th350 and now get around 18 mpg for some reason, and I imagine I would see another increase if I bumped it up to a 700R4.

So, these trucks can get decent mileage. I would imagine the 6 cylinder could probably do pretty much as good, or even better.

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Just ordered from JEGS:
Ford Mustang II Tubular Control Arms.

JEGS Performance Products #555-64560
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performan...64560/10002/-1
Upper Control Arms
Precision formed DOM steel tubular construction
1.125" O.D. x 0.125 Wall
Pair
Fits:
1974-78 Mustang II
Was: $169.99
Now: $144.99 http://www.jegs.com/Specials

Subtotal:$144.99
Handling:$12.99
Shipping:$0.00
Total:$157.98
This item is expected to ship 02/01/2013.

[gmcdeadhead]

i didn't work on the truck today , but i did score a NOS left side rocker panel for $50 bucks.

[donthekawguy]

I tried to back my truck out to drive it and got stuck. It's been nice weather here and the roads are clear but my driveway is ice covered and the truck is in a hole about a foot deep of snow. I'm going to drag it out with the 4x4 tomorrow and probably put the heater in it.

[Vernski]

Put some ground wires between the cab & engine & frame, it made the lights brighter so it was needed...Vernski

[ljackson]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

What kind of paint did you use on the steering wheel that it won't stain or wear off, just wondering what holds up, have never painted a wheel.

I used Bulldog adhesion promoter then the same white acrylic urethane that I used on the rest of the truck.

Here's a thread that helped me.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=561641

[markeb01]

Made my first video clip with the dash camera yesterday, and discovered there was a hideous rattle in the camera itself which was so loud it blocked out the engine noise! Of course my truck has all sorts of harmonic vibrations which are probably what set off the rattles at just the right rpm.

Several hours and modifications later I believe all the rattles have been eliminated. Hopefully later today I can try again and capture someone worth posting.

[Hx16457]

Swaped front tires to put smaller ones on, mine are too wide to get her on the carhualer. She will be going to the exhaust shop Friday to get duals!
Also wired the license plate light and hooked up a temp. radio so I'll have some tunes!
Readjusted the hood some more.
Doing a little tightening up so I can drive her next weekend!
Can't wait my wife's grandmother gets the first ride! She has been asking for months now!!
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[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by juanz1947

I drive my 66 every day to work it like 40 miles kind of down hill one way and 40 miles back up I live 6500 feet in the moutions WRIGHTWOOD CA. And my truck take like 25 bucks there and back is that normal I think gas is at $3,65 a gallon
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Your mpg--11.7--sounds pretty much normal to me. As a wholesale dealer, I've owned bunches of these models over the years, and the 6 cyl.'s with 3-speed stick shifts I've experienced mostly ran around 12-14, or less; and that was 55 mph driving on FLAT terrain here in SC, not the uphill-then-downhill-runs you make. Around town, they were considerably worse on gas.
I've heard of guys getting 15-18 mpg; but I've never personally experienced one doing anywhere near that--regardless of engine/tranny combos, or type of driving terrain.

**I've never tried even my own V-8/700R4 (overdrive) combo on highway runs as described above. All my runs have been mostly around town, 75-year-old-man-type driving; and we'll not even mention mpg's this combo delivers on such runs.

[SIR]

...took it out of hibernation,changed oil, cleaned up the inside,and some of the outside, getting for the southern Oregon rod & custom show this weekend !!!!.

[markeb01]

Those are going to look great with your front suspension and open engine compartment.

Originally Posted by 1Bad62Pro/Street

Just ordered from JEGS:
Ford Mustang II Tubular Control Arms.

JEGS Performance Products #555-64560
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performan...64560/10002/-1
Upper Control Arms
Precision formed DOM steel tubular construction
1.125" O.D. x 0.125 Wall
Pair
Fits:
1974-78 Mustang II
Was: $169.99
Now: $144.99 http://www.jegs.com/Specials

Subtotal:$144.99
Handling:$12.99
Shipping:$0.00
Total:$157.98
This item is expected to ship 02/01/2013.

[coulter]

are those control arms the same as the c10 arms?