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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
It was yesterday , but I drove to Rocky Mountain Forest Products and picked up my special ordered 1"x8"x8' beetle kill pine. It came in to the yard in 5 16' boards and so they cut them down to 10 8'ers so I could haul'em home.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I copied member OregonNed and replaced the battery terminals that the resto shop from Hell
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Took apart the Rochester 2 barrel so it can take a bubble bath then get rebuilt.
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i realigned my driver side door on my 71 C-10. results are pleasing and the door closes 80% better but i'm still getting a draft in the upper portion so i think it's time to replace the weather strip
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Hi, i replaced the original Delco starter with a GM mini starter from DB Electrical a week or so ago. It crapped out after 5 days. I contacted DB and they replaced it right away. Sounds great now, hope I get more than 5 starts. DB’s service is first class, no tech assistance tho.
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New antenna installed.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
New rotors, 2.5" drop spindles, lowering shocks, lowering springs, brake pads and new ball joints.
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Finaly freed up some time to work on the new motor for the 67
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Played with a cnc plasma cutter today that a friend just bought. Made a plate to install a stock radio in my truck. Used a piece of scrap stainless
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Some progress and learning a lot. I'm slow on things first time out, but I did manage to get this done over the last few days. Nice when you have the parts. 4" drop.
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It must be frame / suspension assembly week ?
4" drop springs all new brakes ,lines ,cables cross member cut/tubed for tucked exhaust with new trailing arm bushings Complete new front suspension cross member /all new Moog parts with drop spindles and springs , disc / power steering conversion ,factory front sway bar 9/16 U bolt upgrade ,all new grade 8 hardware . My 350 is ready to drop back in again . I'll be building a set of these rear shock re locators today to see how they work out . ![]() http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=763851
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It's actually suspension disassembly week for me. Removed both front spindles for disc conversion and tore both ball joint boots on the right side, then discovered that the upper cross shaft bushings were worn, so next up is removing the upper control arms and replacing the bushings. Yay!
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Getting it ready for autorama in a couple of weeks
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For me it was carb-disassembly-week. Blew it apart and started the cleaning, rebuild process. Replacement parts arrived today, so tomorrow will be to reassemble carb, attach new choke components, install and test.
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I stained my truck bed few days ago, its wood that came off a tear down barn so it was a real dull grey weathered color, so I thought i would make it a bit less dull and protect it as well as I really like the real old barn wood.
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Got the bed back together, had the bed on kinda lose when I realized there is no way to get to the back bolt unless I drop the fuel tank. With the bed on theres no way to get to the nuts when placing the fuel tank. Welded the nuts in place, then got the bed where I want it and tightened down, then was able to put the tank back on. Always a learning experience.
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