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jbgroby · 07-19-2013, 11:52 AM

prob. totalled the Civic!

Blue_Aura · 07-20-2013, 12:34 AM

Tried to get the driver`s side motor mount lined up for a couple more hours. Finally, I decided to just pull the engine and open up the opening on the perches that some jackdonkey welded to the frame. After modifying the holes, I installed the engine again and wrestled with it another couple hours, but finally got them all lined up and bolts in them.

jbgroby · 07-20-2013, 08:39 PM

Rednecks in England!?! Don't you mean redcoats?

Woogeroo · 07-20-2013, 11:22 PM

Adjusted the stop light switch, again... brake lights were coming on at random or staying on after I parked it. I added a washer in there for a spacer so that the nut would snug up better.

What a contortionist act that was...

-W

robber grin · 07-21-2013, 06:56 AM

Got all the body panels and small parts together for the media blasters on Monday, dropped off the 60 LCF hood and a 61 hood (for reference) at a local shop for the sectioning I was asking about several months ago (since I decided it was beyond my fabricating / welding skills).

Going with 66 e brake cables so I got the trailing arm cable brackets from LMC and found some bolt-on hose tabs from Speedway for the front hoses.

rg

ACK · 07-21-2013, 04:35 PM

Installed an internally regulated alternator today. They must be running low on alternator parts, the back casing came from a 12SI and the front from a 10SI. Regardless, this mish-mash regulator took no time to install and works great.

Alan's Classic · 07-21-2013, 04:42 PM

Today's photo shoot

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66-PMD-GMC · 07-21-2013, 07:26 PM

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Today's photo shoot

Is your truck a chevy with a GMC hood??
I like the color

FetchMeAPepsi · 07-21-2013, 07:38 PM

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Installed an internally regulated alternator today. They must be running low on alternator parts, the back casing came from a 12SI and the front from a 10SI. Regardless, this mish-mash regulator took no time to install and works great.

Those are super easy to rebuild too. I just did mine. Nice choice!

poorboy · 07-21-2013, 07:58 PM

I got the front turn signals and running lights working today.

hopped up · 07-21-2013, 10:38 PM

I cruised with some of my c10 club brothers to San Diego and met up with sow other members out there.had a good breakfast then went over to deer park auto museum/winery. It was a very goodtie with sow good people. I was the only 60-66 in the bunch so thought id post pix here. It was a good cruise, I did over 350 miles there and back . Not bad for a Saturday
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Vernski · 07-21-2013, 10:56 PM

Cool Pic's Hoped-Up thanks for posting them..Vernski

bmur66 · 07-22-2013, 06:00 AM

Found a puddle under my new radiator after filling and bringing up to temp for the first time. I am really tired of being quality control for companies. I quess it's cheaper to replace defective radiators than it is to pressure test them before they leave. I could have spent $600 instead of $200 and got a good one.

T Smith · 07-22-2013, 12:15 PM

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Found a puddle under my new radiator after filling and bringing up to temp for the first time. I am really tired of being quality control for companies. I quess it's cheaper to replace defective radiators than it is to pressure test them before they leave. I could have spent $600 instead of $200 and got a good one.

Had the same issue with a brand new NAPA radiator in my buddies 68, didn't get up to temp before a stream was coming out of the middle of the core.

jbgroby · 07-22-2013, 09:46 AM

I toured several winery's back in 2005 - Barringer (oldest US Wine maker), Paraduxx and several others. Man If I ever hit the lottery, that is where I'm moving it is just beautiful

cortcomp · 07-22-2013, 10:19 AM

" I could have spent $600 instead of $200 and got a good one."

On the other side of things, i spend money on the good stuff and it doesn't work, then i buy the cheap one when i return things and that works fine. YMMV i guess.

**dean jendro** · 07-22-2013, 11:26 AM

Replaced all the side window weather strip stuff in the '65'. Door edge fuzzies(belt line strips), glass run strip and division bar strip. The wing windows looked fine.
Cleaned and lubed all the door and window mechanisms while I was in there.
Not much fun and I ruined 2 belt line strips in the process but I had extras.
I need to find someone who makes the rubber bumper that the bottom of the window run rests on in the down position. One of those was missing.
Everything works and looks great now, so all in all a satisfying adventure.

zippeay · 07-22-2013, 11:34 AM

Finished painting the rest of my truck last night.
It's dark brown not orange. The lighting made the tailgate look orange.

Now I get to figure out how everything goes back together... Lol! It's only been a year and half.
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Blue_Aura · 07-22-2013, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by zippeay

Finished painting the rest of my truck last night.
It's dark brown not orange. The lighting made the tailgate look orange.

Now I get to figure out how everything goes back together... Lol! It's only been a year and half.
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Beautiful paint!!! My Dad had a '54 Ford F100 in that color, and I had a '84 Z28 in that color. Oh yeah, my Mom also painted her '78 Renault Le Car in that color too. Looks like my family loves Root Beer Brown Metallic. lol

mud.man.rj · 07-22-2013, 08:59 PM

Installed new Rancho RS9000's front shocks and had new but rough looking Pro-comp rears that I repainted red and added Edelbrock stickers, hoping to tame the 1 ton ride a bit in the front with the adjustable Rancho's.

jbgroby · 07-22-2013, 10:54 PM

Rigged up the power wire for the cluster.

zippeay · 07-22-2013, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue_Aura

Beautiful paint!!! My Dad had a '54 Ford F100 in that color, and I had a '84 Z28 in that color. Oh yeah, my Mom also painted her '78 Renault Le Car in that color too. Looks like my family loves Root Beer Brown Metallic. lol

Thanks! Ya it's a strange combo that you wouldn't think works.
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Grizz1963 · 07-23-2013, 04:48 PM

Spent time after work with my wife, had dinner after which she went to have a bath and I went to the garage..... good compromise ?

Sprayed another coat of clear on the trunk.

Then my buddy Jon, who I ride trials with came around to show off a new mountain bike he is looking at £4k WTF ???

Anyway, he also brought some AutoGlym Bumper polish for me to try on the black vinyl tonneau cover on the truck. After washing it, it looked fine, but this stuff really made a huge difference, lifting dirt and revitalizing the colour.
After applying, I buffed it all back.
By the weekend I will give it another coat and buff back again, should do the trick.

I am impressed.

Also started to remove the non matching bolts from the towbar where it is mounted under the chassis, will be replacing them all with 30mm M12 nuts and bolts.
How do you remove domed bolts that just turn around when you tru move the nuts? Vice grips ?

07-19-2013, 11:52 AM	#1
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07-20-2013, 12:34 AM	#2
Blue_Aura Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 251	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Tried to get the driver`s side motor mount lined up for a couple more hours. Finally, I decided to just pull the engine and open up the opening on the perches that some jackdonkey welded to the frame. After modifying the holes, I installed the engine again and wrestled with it another couple hours, but finally got them all lined up and bolts in them. __________________ Current Vehicles: '62 C10 - 350 (current project), '03 Tahoe (C Series) Some Past Projects: '69 Nova - 350 , '70 1/2 Camaro Z28 - LT1 350, '73 K20 Full-time 4x4 - 400 SB, '77 1/2 Camaro Z28 - 350, '84 Camaro Z28 - 305, '68 Buick - 430 BB

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07-20-2013, 11:22 PM	#4
Woogeroo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: tool box Posts: 3,115	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Adjusted the stop light switch, again... brake lights were coming on at random or staying on after I parked it. I added a washer in there for a spacer so that the nut would snug up better. What a contortionist act that was... -W

07-21-2013, 06:56 AM	#5
robber grin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sunny Youngwood PA Posts: 463	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Got all the body panels and small parts together for the media blasters on Monday, dropped off the 60 LCF hood and a 61 hood (for reference) at a local shop for the sectioning I was asking about several months ago (since I decided it was beyond my fabricating / welding skills). Going with 66 e brake cables so I got the trailing arm cable brackets from LMC and found some bolt-on hose tabs from Speedway for the front hoses. rg

07-21-2013, 04:35 PM	#6
ACK Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 539	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Installed an internally regulated alternator today. They must be running low on alternator parts, the back casing came from a 12SI and the front from a 10SI. Regardless, this mish-mash regulator took no time to install and works great. __________________ My truck ain't dead, it just smells funny.

07-21-2013, 04:42 PM	#7
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07-21-2013, 07:58 PM	#10
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07-21-2013, 10:38 PM	#11
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07-22-2013, 06:00 AM	#15
bmur66 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Olean, NY Posts: 92	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Found a puddle under my new radiator after filling and bringing up to temp for the first time. I am really tired of being quality control for companies. I quess it's cheaper to replace defective radiators than it is to pressure test them before they leave. I could have spent $600 instead of $200 and got a good one. __________________ No Weak Links Last edited by bmur66; 07-22-2013 at 06:31 AM.

07-22-2013, 09:46 AM	#17
jbgroby Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lacombe, LA Posts: 2,772	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I toured several winery's back in 2005 - Barringer (oldest US Wine maker), Paraduxx and several others. Man If I ever hit the lottery, that is where I'm moving it is just beautiful __________________ http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/jb...23904108567829

07-22-2013, 10:19 AM	#18
cortcomp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: cortland, oh Posts: 792	Re: What did you do to your truck today? " I could have spent $600 instead of $200 and got a good one." On the other side of things, i spend money on the good stuff and it doesn't work, then i buy the cheap one when i return things and that works fine. YMMV i guess. __________________ Project "i'm just going to clean up the interior and the engine bay": http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=550931



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07-22-2013, 11:26 AM	#19
dean jendro Old and crusty Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 462	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Replaced all the side window weather strip stuff in the '65'. Door edge fuzzies(belt line strips), glass run strip and division bar strip. The wing windows looked fine. Cleaned and lubed all the door and window mechanisms while I was in there. Not much fun and I ruined 2 belt line strips in the process but I had extras. I need to find someone who makes the rubber bumper that the bottom of the window run rests on in the down position. One of those was missing. Everything works and looks great now, so all in all a satisfying adventure. __________________ 65 Chevy long wide daily driver - SOLD! 64 Chevy Short Step LS

07-22-2013, 11:34 AM	#20
zippeay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hooper Ut Posts: 466	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Finished painting the rest of my truck last night. It's dark brown not orange. The lighting made the tailgate look orange. Now I get to figure out how everything goes back together... Lol! It's only been a year and half. Posted via Mobile Device

07-22-2013, 08:59 PM	#22
mud.man.rj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Creighton Sask. Canada Posts: 4,121	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Installed new Rancho RS9000's front shocks and had new but rough looking Pro-comp rears that I repainted red and added Edelbrock stickers, hoping to tame the 1 ton ride a bit in the front with the adjustable Rancho's.

07-22-2013, 10:54 PM	#23
jbgroby Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lacombe, LA Posts: 2,772	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Rigged up the power wire for the cluster. Attached Images __________________ http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/jb...23904108567829

07-23-2013, 04:48 PM	#25
Grizz1963 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Rochester, KENT Posts: 10,531	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Spent time after work with my wife, had dinner after which she went to have a bath and I went to the garage..... good compromise ? Sprayed another coat of clear on the trunk. Then my buddy Jon, who I ride trials with came around to show off a new mountain bike he is looking at £4k WTF ??? Anyway, he also brought some AutoGlym Bumper polish for me to try on the black vinyl tonneau cover on the truck. After washing it, it looked fine, but this stuff really made a huge difference, lifting dirt and revitalizing the colour. After applying, I buffed it all back. By the weekend I will give it another coat and buff back again, should do the trick. I am impressed. Also started to remove the non matching bolts from the towbar where it is mounted under the chassis, will be replacing them all with 30mm M12 nuts and bolts. How do you remove domed bolts that just turn around when you tru move the nuts? Vice grips ? __________________ MY BUILD LINK: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...585901]Redneck Express - 1966 C10 Short Fleetside MY USA ROADTRIPS http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...2018-humdinger IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE.

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