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Brought home my first classic truck a few weeks ago, 1964 Chevy C20. Havng problems with the tail lights. When we brought it home, we had no rear tail or brake lights, no blinkers. Over the last week and a half I have replaced bulbs, fuses, and the brake light switch. Still nothing, crawled underneath and found a frayed wire gong to the license plate light, pulled it off and did a pretty good repair. Now I have blinkers, but still no tail or brake lights. I am stumped (and frustrated!) Anyone got any more ideas??? I hate to give up and pay to take it to someone who knows what the heck they are doing!!!
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Since then, I also had some problems re-occur, one being the brake lights not working. It could be the switch (at the brake pedal) or it could be the headlight switch. I know, "What does a headlight switch have to do with brake lights?" Trust me, they are connected. Good luck! As for me I'm looking forward to replacing two more brake hoses and bleeding my brakes while I'm at a friend's for the 4th! ![]()
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Got a good amount of work on my truck for the brothers show tomorrow. Finally have it all in one color, I'm happy with the look for now
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Got my truck back from the muffler shop today!
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Cleaned out the cab of the old flooring and started to lay some Rattletrap FatMat. Had to stop since it was so hot. The backing was starting to melt before I could get it all in place.
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Sunday evening 23.00 here in the United Kingdom.
Great weather all weekend, got some stuff done to the truck as well. Firstly, went out shopping in it yesterday with Nicola who still refuses to drive it, but I live in hope. She seemed to enjoy herself all day, sitting up like a Meerkat on speed. Back home I had a few bits of cosmetic work planned, also a few pics to take to show the relocated fuel tank. Fuel filler sensibly placed inside, but on the side of the bed, with cap halfway up the side. ![]() No idea what this tank came from, but it fits just right. Also note the rear lowering blocks. ![]() Next job was to clean up and repaint the rear bumper. I also removed the American trailer plug unit, to be replaced with a European one. ![]() And while I was out back and under I thought it sensible to try use a jack to push the rear bumper back into shape. ![]() Dully masked up all the bumper after removing the rear number plate. ![]() Result. ![]() While waiting for the pant to dry, I played with my extendable flagpole, as we have an American car show locally on the 4th July. ![]() The next job I started at about 11.30 today, after bootfair etc. Nicola had suggested that I go and T-Cut (mildly abbrassive polish to remove oxidized paint) the truck after washing it yesterday. Started with paint on the flat surfaces that looked like this...... ![]() Did a whole load of this.....twice. ![]() ![]() Ended up with this. ![]() I then went back to the house for a cuppa tea, a sandwich and to research the engine bays in these trucks. It seems most are black. My truck has so muuch over spray, it needed to be sorted sooner than later. So out came all my old painting sheets....masking tape and soon the front end looked like this, after a lot of cleaning surfaces etc. ![]() This is the extent of the overspray, which is something I hate. Just shows shoddy preparation. ![]() Ended here.... ![]() Done !! Result?? ![]() After this we went up to the farm to take a few photos. I will post them up if anyone is interested.
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Hey grizz, I know you are a 'detail'-person, so I'm gonna give you a tip many others on here may not have figured out yet. Notice how your wiper blade--even when lowerd to max--does not lie parallel to bottom of the windshield(windscreen
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Hey grizz, here it is with a close-up as to how it angles: TRICO® 51-151 - Windshield Wiper Arm | O'Reilly Auto Parts. www.oreillyauto.com.
>> http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/se...Redirect=03299 << Sam Last edited by luvbowties; 06-30-2013 at 10:36 PM. Reason: add url |
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Currently only one wiper fitted as the other does not clip on properly, suspect the splines have died over time. Another job for the future (read next couple of weeks) I am also planning on Rain-X for the windows front and side, as I had good results before on my van.
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I finished up a brake mod that I have been pondering for a long time. The factory-equipped manual brake trucks have a very high pedal ratio which doesn't suit when you've converted to disc brakes. I decided to convert the pedal ratio from 6.8-1 (stock ratio) to 4.1-1, which is in-line with what a power brake pedal ratio should be. I also did a bunch of other things, but instead of going through a long, detailed explanation, you have to check out the last page of my build thread. There's lots of pictures that explain it all.
I'm very happy with the way it turned out.
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Lost the oil breather cap while driving the truck today. Guess i"ll just have ta get a new one.
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Well, it wasn't today but it was a last week. Shot some more paint!!!!
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Drove my truck today and found my oil breather cap!
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After work yesterday I raced about and took the truck, with Mickey my neighbour down to a local industrial estate to see if we could get the hole for the towball enlarged.
I had spoken to an engineering shop already who said bring it in after work, but he insisted we go try an old friend he had not seen a few years. Got to where Raj had his shop before ..... Nothing. Turns out he moved a few years ago to much bigger premises less than a kilometer away. Got there and the big guy was not there but "the boys" were impressed by the truck and prepared to give it a go (This is now after hours and Raj allows them to earn "a drink" (English term for a few pounds for a small odd job off the books, a bit like a tip) Out came the Mag drill and some clamps along with a bit of 10mm steel plate. The drill has a strong electro magnet that allows it to effectively clamp onto the job and work as a pillar drill. With Mickey applying the cutting compound we soon had a 40mm hole for the 32mm bolt to fit through, yes I know, but a couple of heavy duty washers will sort that out. Everything still fits correctly. ![]() Many hands make light work. ![]() At this point Raj came back from a job site into the shop and if Mickey was a puppy he would have peed all over Raj's feet. They obviously have good friendship that has stood the test of time. I gave the main operator £20 for a "drink" which he was very happy with. I believe in fairness and this will allow me to go back another day with some niggly job. Job done. ![]() After this I fetched my father in law after dropping Nicola off to look after mum. Then we went to a car gathering where over 120 cars arrived. Will post photos later elsewhere. Posted via Mobile Device
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washed it, cleaned the tires and rims. ready for the drive to Brothers show tomorrow
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Took a few pix of my Chevy truck stable
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Took my truck up to the barn with my wife and our dog. Wanted to see how it was running with the newly rebuilt carb in place.
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Looking good Hopped Up!
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