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Old 08-12-2013, 12:23 AM   #7651
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shined it up and cruised Hot August Nights...



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Old 08-12-2013, 12:39 AM   #7652
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I have a dream / plan :

Take this thing all the way apart and replace the cab , scrape off all the rust , re paint it and re assemble it then drive the fracking wheels off it until I die .

Of course , I'm all broken up (crippled) so I'll have to farm out the body , paint , teardown and re assembly but I plan to do at least the engine and tranny , brakes etc. my owndamnself .

I'm constantly amazed at the high quality of the builds I see here , the Restorations , Rat Rods , Low Riders , ALL of them because I know just ow much time and labor goes into each job if you want it done right and care about your old truck .

I'd love a really clean shiny truck and that's my goal : not Restored but rebuilt to my own likes & needs .
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Old 08-12-2013, 02:35 AM   #7653
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Dropped the motor back in my 71 gmc. Nothing better then hearing her purr again. Got to love that gear drive!
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Old 08-12-2013, 08:42 AM   #7654
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Well I put 3" CPP drop front springs and shocks in a few weeks ago to go with the 4" CPP springs and shocks I put in the rear last year, that is about all I have done this summer I seem to be running out of steam but my youngest sons friends keep telling me I can do it. Getting old sucks I have to agree with Nate I would rather drive and tinker with them than do the heavy stuff any more. The hands don't work like they use to, to many years of using them as a hammer.
Paint got screwed up, we were going to get some hail so I put some moving blankets and the cover on it but didn't take it off for a month or so now the paint looks like it has goose bumps all over the hood.





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Old 08-12-2013, 04:32 PM   #7655
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Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!
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Old 08-12-2013, 04:39 PM   #7656
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Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!
Yeah but it looks awesome!!
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Old 08-12-2013, 05:55 PM   #7657
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In preparation of coverting over the 03' chassis to my 71, we pulled the front clip & rear bed, and are 2/3rds the way done on removing the cab.......unplugging the wiring harness is a (5 letter word!!)
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Old 08-12-2013, 06:23 PM   #7658
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Ordered a vacuum pump, just the canister was not cutting it!!
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Old 08-12-2013, 07:03 PM   #7659
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Mounted a new set of wheels. MB Oldschool 18x8 gunmetal and Nitto 420S tires

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Also fixed a leaky fuel line issue and took care of my stiff brake pedal (long thread about it a while back). Turns out the new (non rebuilt) master was built incorrectly. New one in (warranty) and its stopping great!
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Old 08-12-2013, 07:06 PM   #7660
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Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!
I did some calcs for you. I do it all the time. Since I have a small Airstream motor home and I always check the +'s and -'s of taking it or the car or a plane when we make a run.

Sacto to Milwaukee is 2, 129 miles...Or 4,258 round trip. I'm figuring you're towing the bike...looks like you got something hooked on the back and you're going to the HD party...So...????

Gas prices (lowest premium) between Medford, where you'd fill up the rig and Milwaukee averages $3.70/gal if you wait until you get out of California.

At 6.25 mpg, that's $2,520.81 for gas.

I figure 8.5 nights on the road averaging 500 miles a day in the truck/house/bike rig. If you hook up at $35/nite for eight nights (full hook up), that's $280.
I figure food for two. But to make this work at all, I gotta figure one traveler.....so, in the rig, you can probably get by for $30/day cooking and the burger
from time to time...That's $240.

Never mind that these numbers don't match up with your reality. It's all about comparison. Maybe you don't hook up. Maybe there are more than one of you. Maybe you eat out all the time
on the road. The numbers are for comparison.

That makes the ride up in the style we like, bike on board, your own bed, kitchen and bathroom in your rear view mirror, for a total cost of $3,040.81.

Okay. Leave the bike at home? Take a car that gets 35 mpg? On regular unleaded? Average for the 121.66 gallons it takes there and back @ $3.60/gal (I checked the route), it's $437.97.
I figure $100/day for food for two (*we don't drink). But, take that down to $50...eating out. 8 days (yeah, maybe you make it in less in the zippy car....but, hey!), $400. Eight nights in motels?
I bet you have a hard ime beating $135/night in the summer. Okay, that's what it takes me using Priceline, Travelocity, and the oft stop at the local joints that my woman agrees, "people don't live there."
I'm gonna figure $135 x 8 = $1,040. You might go lower on the lodging. But how low do you want to go? We find places (Medford) for $75...and then we can't find any place out in the boonies
that are under $165 that aren't growing mouldy biting bugs....

Total cost in a car: Lesser comfort, lesser cool factor, no bike, $1,877.97.

Or, you could go from Sacto to Mil on the plane for $528. Rent a car, blow off the lodging, stay there longer, fly home....probably cost about the same. Then again, there's no "road trip"
experience to be had with that. Just an airport cattle-call and those idiot TSA folks (apologies to any among us...if you have a 67-72, you're different than most of 'em ).

Point: The difference, even if you factor in your own parameters, is going to be just over $1,100 for the trip.

I'm just sayin'.
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Old 08-12-2013, 08:05 PM   #7661
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Installed and connected all gauges...





And buttoned up all fluid connections.....






and connected all linkages...

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Old 08-12-2013, 08:22 PM   #7662
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Old 08-12-2013, 08:35 PM   #7663
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Very nice LS install above

I installed drop spindles and rear drop blocks today.

I drove it down the street and back. I think I will install a new carrier bearing tomorrow. That sucker is making some noise.
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Old 08-12-2013, 08:49 PM   #7664
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Old 08-12-2013, 09:33 PM   #7665
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Worked on the bed not today but this week
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Old 08-12-2013, 09:42 PM   #7666
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Today I replaced the crankshaft position sensor on my 1998 k2500
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Old 08-13-2013, 12:59 AM   #7667
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Made preparations to complete the driver's side drum rebuild....I just now saved all the pics from that super awesome online tutorial someone linked on here for me. I don't have wi fi at my house and I'm nearly out of ink! Now I can just carry my laptop out to the garage for the work.

I also bought some dremel attachments for the upcoming front cab tac-welded bolt grinding...
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Old 08-13-2013, 01:09 AM   #7668
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That sucks. I need a new windshield too.
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Old 08-13-2013, 01:36 PM   #7669
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Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!
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Old 08-13-2013, 03:58 PM   #7670
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I'm always looking for a reason to drive my 72! There are 6 bikes in our group going to the HD party. The pros to driving the 72 is it's always nice to have a tow vehicle plus everyone could put their gear in my trailer and everywhere I go I have a place to eat and sleep! The con's are I wont be riding my bike with everyone else and the high cost of fuel! We found a FREE place to stay so we are riding! It's only 350 miles one way to Milwakee so the fuel cost would only be $450 ish. But with a free place to crash its going to be a bike only weekend!
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I'm always looking for a reason to drive my 72! There are 6 bikes in our group going to the HD party. The pros to driving the 72 is it's always nice to have a tow vehicle plus everyone could put their gear in my trailer and everywhere I go I have a place to eat and sleep! The con's are I wont be riding my bike with everyone else and the high cost of fuel! We found a FREE place to stay so we are riding! It's only 350 miles one way to Milwakee so the fuel cost would only be $450 ish. But with a free place to crash its going to be a bike only weekend!
Hahahaha! I thought I read you were heading out from "Fairfield, CA".....Now THAT makes a difference.
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Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!
What a gorgeous rig!
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Old 08-13-2013, 06:33 PM   #7673
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Hahahaha! I thought I read you were heading out from "Fairfield, CA".....Now THAT makes a difference.
Wrong K20...besides I like Coors....
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I picked up my new springs and wrestled my drum brake today. I got it all back together then realized I put those retaining spring sleeve/washers in backwards! Oh well.....I'm new at this. Fix it and do the other one tomorrow. Oh and my back hurts! I guess I need to jack up the truck more before doing the other drum.
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Old 08-13-2013, 09:13 PM   #7675
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I put new plug wires and valve cover gaskets on. I replaced my temp sender and got my temp gauge to work, also found out my windshield leaks ( first time I've had truck in the rain ).
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