What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402

No kidding, that is beautiful. Chevelle in a plastic bubble.

That Chevelle is gorgeous. If it was mine, there'd be no chance for rust behind the rear tires. That area would have a nice layer of Goodyear PolyGlas GT coating it. I started work out of high school at a Chevy dealer. I loved driving those things!

[Metaldoc]

Never throw away an old dizzy, you never know when you'll need a engine oil primer. Like that time I spun the oil primer on the drill in the air and I bent the shaft. One of those times.

[OregonNed]

I drove mine to haul myself and my tools to repair the front brakes on a friend's car. It ran and sounded so damn good! I love these trucks!

[3757chevy]

I drove to work and parked where I could look at my truck out the front window.I drive 16 miles round trip for lunch 4 days a week. I enjoy the drive ,sometimes I'll even turn on some music. I love my Chevy's.

[BRL]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

...I enjoy the drive ,sometimes I'll even turn on some music. I love my Chevy's.

Sometimes???

If I ain't blasting myself out of the cab, it's parked somewhere and I ain't in it!

No wonder you love your Chevy's, their !

[VWNate1]

I always use a bent up coat hanger or welding rod chucked into an old hand drill brace to pre oil engines ~ you needn't spin it fast, just long enough to register pressure on the gauge and have oil weeping out of the rocker lube holes .

The salvaged dizzy idea sounds pretty clever to me .

[rcazwillis]

Washed the frame and undercarriage.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by BRL

Sometimes???

If I ain't blasting myself out of the cab, it's parked somewhere and I ain't in it!

No wonder you love your Chevy's, their !

Thanks. I love the sound of the exhaust so much, it's like music to my ears.

[Tkrysl]

Getting started on some new parts. My first project truck. Sat for 20+ years. I can tell there are a few "new" parts that aren't OEM, but I think these plugs and wires are original 72. Whatcha think?

[VWNate1]

Originally Posted by Tkrysl

Getting started on some new parts. My first project truck. Sat for 20+ years. I can tell there are a few "new" parts that aren't OEM, but I think these plugs and wires are original 72. Whatcha think?

Those plugs don't appear to have many miles and they're clean and tan so mayhap that's a good engine to bring back to life .

No worries about the broken insulator, time to get upset when the bottom threaded part remains in the cylinder head..... .

[FRCvette]

Installed ece front sway bar and drove it.

[beaterku]

Flared a short section of stainless brake line. Failed to flare of section of brake line. I was trying to shorten a pair of stainless lines on my rear end to work with my disc brakes. The line and/or tool did not like the small 3/16" line... 1/4" line was perfect.

[Metaldoc]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

I always use a bent up coat hanger or welding rod chucked into an old hand drill brace to pre oil engines ~ you needn't spin it fast, just long enough to register pressure on the gauge and have oil weeping out of the rocker lube holes .

The salvaged dizzy idea sounds pretty clever to me .

I tried tig wire but I didn't like it. The old dizzy shaft works great.

[BRL]

Originally Posted by Metaldoc

Never throw away an old dizzy, you never know when you'll need a engine oil primer. Like that time I spun the oil primer on the drill in the air and I bent the shaft. One of those times.

I did the same as you, but went a slightly different route.

Ground the teeth off of the gear and reduced top dia. for a 3/8" drill.

Still keeps the shaft from sliding off of the pump slot.

Haven't used it in years as the engine is still doing just fine!

[ZEKE68]

Got the pinion back in the rear with new bearings. No sleeve crush yet. Got the new carrier bearings installed and the ring gear switched over to the Eaton carrier, ready to go in. Started installing the brackets for the No Limit upper mount sway bar, and found I had a u bolt with striped threads. got to order a set. Also found my left rear brake line was almost mashed shut on the back of the axle. That must have been like that for years. But I am getting closer each day!

[ZEKE68]

Got the pinion back in the rear with new bearings. No sleeve crush yet. Got the new carrier bearings installed and the ring gear switched over to the Eaton carrier, ready to go in. Started installing the brackets for the No Limit upper mount sway bar, and found I had a u bolt with striped threads. got to order a set. Also found my left rear brake line was almost mashed shut on the back of the axle. That must have been like that for years. But I am getting closer each day!

[JMD]

Put a few miles on the new top end, and fried the alternator.

[oldiron]

Kind of counter productive but I sold mine today.

[jabborabbo]

Replaced the heater hoses...while I was taking the wire clamp off the 5/8 inch hose, it popped out of my pliers, sailed into the driver’s side engine bay, rattled around and disappeared (that’s my conclusion after spending 30 minutes looking for it - which included taking the driver side front wheel off)

Used hose clamps to secure the hoses on the heater core, then spent 20 minutes trying to get the metal thingie that holds the hoses together, failed, and just used a cable tie.

I hope that clamp didn’t end up somewhere that will cause me problems later....

[Andyking1203]

This was yesterday... but I welded up some of the spot weld holes, and cut some of the firewall out.. had help with cleaning!!

[ZEKE68]

Finished my rear end rebuild, and installed brake adjusting holes in my rear drum backing plates.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by jabborabbo

Replaced the heater hoses...while I was taking the wire clamp off the 5/8 inch hose, it popped out of my pliers, sailed into the driver’s side engine bay, rattled around and disappeared (that’s my conclusion after spending 30 minutes looking for it - which included taking the driver side front wheel off)

Used hose clamps to secure the hoses on the heater core, then spent 20 minutes trying to get the metal thingie that holds the hoses together, failed, and just used a cable tie.

I hope that clamp didn’t end up somewhere that will cause me problems later....

If it wasn't under the right front tire, keep looking. That's the kind of thing you hear a couple of weeks later going click...click...click, and have to repair a tire. Just ask me how I know this.

Originally Posted by Andyking1203

This was yesterday... but I welded up some of the spot weld holes, and cut some of the firewall out.. had help with cleaning!!

I spent so many hours at about that age scrubbing parts that you wouldn't believe it. We couldn't afford chemicals, so it was "just wear out the screwdriver or brush"!

[Quikshft]

Today I finished the install of an auxiliary fuel tank. It's a 31 gallon unit which gets me about 50 gallons total as I have elected to keep the tank behind the seat. Looking forward to fewer (but more expensive) stops at the gas station which can be a real inconvenience with a travel trailer in tow.

[jabborabbo]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

If it wasn't under the right front tire, keep looking. That's the kind of thing you hear a couple of weeks later going click...click...click, and have to repair a tire. Just ask me how I know this.

It wasn’t under the tire - I looked about 3 times.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Quikshft

Today I finished the install of an auxiliary fuel tank. It's a 31 gallon unit which gets me about 50 gallons total as I have elected to keep the tank behind the seat. Looking forward to fewer (but more expensive) stops at the gas station which can be a real inconvenience with a travel trailer in tow.

What is that tank out of?.It looks great!