What did you do to your truck today?

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

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That looks great, really like the color. Nothing better than fresh paint that turns out well. It's like the smell of fresh enamel. I never get tired of that.

[RANDY COX]

Um watched it rain on the truck some more....

[88Lt1wagon]

Trying to change the oil but I can't get the old gasket off the engine with picks, I might try to locate a dremel before this is over...

[tonythezeek]

thank you sam for the encouragement!!

started to do the rear brakes but got a little anxious and decided to put the dog house back on. still have to make some cuts to allow the tire to travel into the wheel well but i knew that going in. if anything, i wanted to do it because i knew it would motivate me in getting the rest of what i'm calling "phase 1" done. ...that and the future wife looks at me funny every time i say "i'm getting close to being done". in her words, "it is only real if i can see it" lol



...at some point, will have to compile all the images i have and create a build thread.

[AndrewJoey]

Ok, here's what I did today.
-ordered some 2" drop shackles
-cleaned up and painted my new rims that I found on my uncle's property last week.
-Put in a new battery (starts like a champ now)
-started to restore my V6 emblems that someone before me messed up.
-CLR'd half my bed.
Time for a beer!
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[ACK]

Stripped, cleaned up, and painted a script valve cover and breather back in spring, got the parts to put it all together tonight and dropped it on.

[tonythezeek]

did not get much done because of a rouge thunderstorm but did cut out enough metal to allow the wheel to travel into the wheel well. may hit up a salvage yard tomorrow and get some wheels with a better backspacing.

[jayoldschool]

Finished the removal of the bed tubs, bed's ready for a new set of sills/wood/strips. Also test fit my new muffer. Perfect. I'll update my "cheap muffer" thread when I take pics.

[groundbound64]

The young lad wanted to wash my truck... well about half of it .

[mud.man.rj]

That is a nice red, especially when wet. Probably not paying him enough to wash the second half.

[1966burb]

Decided to do a little house cleaning under the hood. Stripped the engine down and cleaned and painted all the accs. Painted engine and reassembled. Now I can work on it with getting my hands dirty!!

[64shortbox]

Looking Good!!

[pdxhall]

Since I've got the cab on its back I decided to get the inside roof stripped, sanded and epoxy primed while it's easy to get to. Didn't quite get done today. I'll finish up tomorrow and get the primer on.

[jbgroby]

The painter and I WOULD have loved to flip the cab on it's back, it took us hours to sand the interior roof

[McCoyAZ]

Stood in line at the DMV for 1.5 hours with the idea I could put an original 1964 Arizona license plate on my truck instead of the silk screen style of the modern plate.

Got to the lady at the counter and she said" that plate is too old, you can't use it"

Normally I would have ripped her head off right on the spot, but I said in a very calm voice that I thought she was mistaken and maybe she should ask someone else.

She looks over at the lady sitting next to her and was told...."yeah, I think it's too old so NO he can't register that plate.

Now I am not a patient man and my frustration was starting to show but instead I told them that I was positive that they were wrong and that I would just go home and do the registration on-line.

I searched for what I needed on the computer, filled out their form, downloaded the instructions and the fee schedule and had to drive back to the DMV. I explained to the receptionist that I had been there that morning and already waited an hour and a half only to receive the wrong information and that I was not willing to wait again.....

To my surprise she took me directly to another clerk who had to call a different clerk because she had never done an antique plate before. Every time she got to a new question on the form she had to call. I asked her if it wouldn't be easier to have the person she was calling just do it and that way I wouldn't spend another 1.5 hours while she figured out how to do this.......good idea, she said.

Anyway, it got taken care of and for the next 5 years I have an original '64 Arizona plate. Just cost me $135.00 in fees and the $2.00 I paid for the plate at a yardsale.

[Vernski]

McoyAZ That's a good price on license fee for 5ys it's way higher in allot of the states, Idaho is a little higher and we can only get it for 2ys..Vernski

[64shortbox]

I know EXACTLY what you mean. Here in California I have the same problem. I ended up purchasing the California Vehicle Code book. It's a thick book, walked in the DMV with it knowing full well I was going to get the runaround they still didn't want to do it until I told the gal that I wanted it in writing from her that she wouldn't do it or get me a supervisor because I wasn't leaving. The supervisor didn't want to do anything for me either until I told her then put it in writing cause I'm not leaving. I got it straightened out but I was still in there for over an hour.

[66-PMD-GMC]

Originally Posted by McCoyAZ

Stood in line at the DMV for 1.5 hours with the idea I could put an original 1964 Arizona license plate on my truck instead of the silk screen style of the modern plate.

Got to the lady at the counter and she said" that plate is too old, you can't use it"

Normally I would have ripped her head off right on the spot, but I said in a very calm voice that I thought she was mistaken and maybe she should ask someone else.

She looks over at the lady sitting next to her and was told...."yeah, I think it's too old so NO he can't register that plate.

Now I am not a patient man and my frustration was starting to show but instead I told them that I was positive that they were wrong and that I would just go home and do the registration on-line.

I searched for what I needed on the computer, filled out their form, downloaded the instructions and the fee schedule and had to drive back to the DMV. I explained to the receptionist that I had been there that morning and already waited an hour and a half only to receive the wrong information and that I was not willing to wait again.....

To my surprise she took me directly to another clerk who had to call a different clerk because she had never done an antique plate before. Every time she got to a new question on the form she had to call. I asked her if it wouldn't be easier to have the person she was calling just do it and that way I wouldn't spend another 1.5 hours while she figured out how to do this.......good idea, she said.

Anyway, it got taken care of and for the next 5 years I have an original '64 Arizona plate. Just cost me $135.00 in fees and the $2.00 I paid for the plate at a yardsale.

ROCK ON! YOUR THE MAN! Stupid AZ MVD... they screw with me every sigle time I go in there and I don't think any of them know what the heck they are doing...

[Grizz1963]

Well, work and training has kept me quite busy this week, so I did not update some of the trucks progress.

McMurphy up in North Pole sent me some parts to get started at fitting power steering to the truck THANK YOU !!



On Friday afternoon, Mickey came around bearing a stupid grin and shouting "That blooody truck of yours..... Here's something for it."

And proudly handed over the parts that must have been brought over by Super Man, with the speed of delivery.



Until I have all the parts together for the PS conversion I will just stash them in the trucks cabinet in the garage.

I have also bought this boat tank to convert into a slightly different, pinstriped Jerry can for the truck, when we do long distances with the teardrop, as I have no idea what the fuel consumption may do.

Clearly it will not be a Suzuki tank once done.



After various tasks today, by about 4pm I got started on the Steel trunk I am bolting into the rear of the truck to keep the jack, some tools and anything else "valuable"



Firstly I hand sanded the trunk, then in a fit of genius popped into the woodwork shed and got this little beauty out (found it at the tip years ago)



Photographed the latches as well, as it seems there may be somebodies military force number on the side latches. If anyone knows how to research the numbers, please do and fee back on here.



POSSIBLE LEAD AS TO ORIGINAL OWNERSHIP.



Once sanded back, I cleaned it three times with fresh cloths and thinners.



Then laid out the letters to get an idea of what size I will need for the name I want to add. Just in case you are trying to decipher, it will be 1966 in the bottom line, I just did not have another 6 stencil.



Masked it all off.




The process I am following is being made up as I go along, so never done it before, but logic says it should work.... to create a look of Fake Patina I am layering paint and colours randomly. I will leave this to dry and harden for the week, and then sand it back a lot by hand with water paper, untill it looks right. Then I will use the stencils one letter at a time and either spray or use a bit of foam to dab the paint over the letters, then do a very fine flatting again, after which I will coat the whole thing is Clear lacquer.

Couple of thick coats of primer to use as base.



Then a load of random colours, interdispersed with gold.



Finally a coat of Gold, overlaid with the lovely lurid green you can see.



Unmasked and put away, I was so tempted to stencil today as well.

Hopefully will get around to the grease gun next weekend.

[shortbed70]

Played with mountin my lmc fuel tank under bed but the straps seem awe fuel short so I'm gonna come up with something different...
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[kieth]

Originally Posted by shortbed70

Played with mountin my lmc fuel tank under bed but the straps seem awe fuel short so I'm gonna come up with something different...
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The straps on mine went front to back, not side to side ?

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...1681&k=jb2dtZs

[TJ's Chevy]

Changed the oil and did some painting on mine today.

[Fastest32]

Finished my power steering job.
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[Fastest32]

[lasher78]

Originally Posted by Fastest32

what did you get the gearbox, pitman arm, pump and lines out of to use?
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