1979 Chevy build

[54Caddy]

went out to pick-n-pull today and found the deal of my life, found a clean tailgate band, the narrow one that mounts inside the groove on the tailgate, got it for 5 bucks. time to clean it up and mount it

[flamingbig10]

looking good

[54Caddy]

thanks man..

[texasfunk]

qwik fix for that bumper., get some on to pull on the edge while you use a 2x4 and hammer to bang the kinks out, did that to mine

[79gmc5.3]

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

well id like to just put it out there that i got all this money to build my truck from mowing yards and doing side jobs on cars and what ever else. Im in the truck about 3,500 roughly, it currently has close to 8,000 miles on it now and runs perfect, for doing the work myself i feel great about that because i built the engine myself and saved money over sending it to a shop to get built. my whole thing is that you can achieve anything you want in life there is no such thing as the impossible there is always a way and i just never give up, i get frustrated at times but you have to just calm down and keep going at it and everything will land up good. the truck is my pride and joy people ask me who built it and how much did i buy it for and i tell them buy haha built it myself and the first response i get is you must be rich or something and hell no not at all its all saving up for the build, i also have a 54 cadillac if any of you want to see it let me know i will send you a link for the pictures.

Yea!!! Post that link I want to see that 54 Caddy!!!!!!!! I wish you lived closer I would hire you to work on my truck. Great work keep it up!

[54Caddy]

hahaha i will post a link very soon, and i live in sacramento rite now dont know how close that is to you.. and i will have to try that because man that kink in the rear bumper bugs the hell out of me..

[JohnC]

Truck looks great man. You have done a great job, and should be very proud. You seem to have a great outlook on life that will get you very far. Keep at it, and keep us updated with progress.

[54Caddy]

thanks man, as of now the truck doesnt move the ignition tumbler went out im going to attempt to fix it myslef here in a bit see how it goes

[menace121978]

Brandon, just talked to my neighbor... he said its a piece of cake. pull the steering wheel, horn plate, and use that tool to push down on the spring and release the clip(??) and you'll see the screw that holds the ign. tumbler. he said the hardest part is getting the tool good luck bro

[54Caddy]

alrite well see how it goes dennis, ill call you if i need any help man, ahah tell your neighboor too tag along and help us out ahahah..

[menace121978]

he charges by the minute!lol

[54Caddy]

hahaha lunch will be on me tell him haha, serious though if hes down..

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by menace121978

Brandon, just talked to my neighbor... he said its a piece of cake. pull the steering wheel, horn plate, and use that tool to push down on the spring and release the clip(??) and you'll see the screw that holds the ign. tumbler. he said the hardest part is getting the tool good luck bro

Yep that's pretty much it!

[54Caddy]

that wasnt the problm i think the ignition switch or the rod itself is messed up but for now i have a toggle switch wired to my starter just a temporary fix

[JohnC]

What is it exactly doing, or not doing.

[Chlsnk]

I gaurentee 100 to 1 its a broken rack or selector gear in your column.http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?page=138

[54Caddy]

hahaha, okay when i turn the key on the collum to the run position all the power comes on but when i put it in the start position it doesnt crank or nothing, so what i did was wire up a on off toggle to the battery + and to the s terminal on the starter and i use this to start it, its always been hard to start it i would have to move the collum down to the lowest tilt to start it then bring it back up but not it doesnt crank from the ignition. i believe it is the rod in the collum.. but for now it runs

[JohnC]

Yeah it's a little keyway thing that keeps the ignition in line with the tilt column. It is made out of like a potmetal and is very common to break. You can buy them at the auto parts store in the Help section.

[54Caddy]

didnt run for long left me stranded again last nite i would turn the key and get no power but my toggle still worked and all lights, so i droped the collum and took off the ignition switch thinking that was it so i had a buddy go get me one and when i took it off the rod came out it is bent, now i need to find a way to get it back in and what do i need. for now i have the new iginition switch in but not mounted i use the rod to push and pull on the slot for it as if it where all connected in the collum so it still runs just want to fix it rite

[54Caddy]

Here is my tailgate band, just need to finish polishing it out and find another mounting bracket for it, hopefully find one soon so i can put it on, anyone have one willing to help me out with one.. Interior pics finally coming tomorrow..
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[JohnC]

Nice looking band. That will look good on your truck.

[54Caddy]

thanks man cant wait to get it on there i only paid 8.00 bucks for the band at Pick-N-Pull good steal if you ask me..

[JohnC]

That's a definite steal. You don't find bands in that good of shape very often at the pick and pull.

[54Caddy]

i walked by the truck, well all of them n most of them had tailgates down then i was like it will make my day if one has a good band on it the first one i lifted had this one on it, i was lucky, what you think about running the stock front bumper gaurds on my truck, think itll look good?? anyone photoshop it for me.

[JohnC]

My vote would be for no bumper guards. It looks so much cleaner without them.