What did you do to your truck today part IV

[Clyde65]

New grill paint!

[studeclunker]

Originally Posted by Clyde65

New grill paint!

NICE looking grille!

[Clyde65]

Thanks Studeclunker!

Hard to believe that grill is 20 years old!! Only one ding.


I followed the post from here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=642680

[roll_the_dice]

Cleaned up the firewall this weekend...took the steering column out today. Hope to get the firewall painted this week. Picture before I pulled the column.

[chevy_mike]

Beyond doing a bunch of final suspension work, I did install these.

[Android04]

I knocked the snow off of mine and pulled the battery so I can drive it this weekend if that counts for anything. haha

[COCONUTS]

I installed a new front sway bar on mine. I had replaced all the suspension and steering components a couple of months ago and had it aligned, but adding this sway bar made the truck 100% improvement on steering and ride quality.

I used a CPP sway bar kit # 7423. Everything is nicely powder coated. Came with 2 sets of brackets for stock height and lowered, poly bushings and a bunch of grade 8 hardware. Bar bushings have grease zerks. Kit took me about 1.5 hours to install. Our weather is crazy this year...2 days ago it was 8 degrees and yesterday it was 60. Tomorrow is supposed to be 70 and I’ll take a ride in the old truck.

[PORKY]

Looks good! I have the same bar but have not installed it yet.
Nice to know it works well.

[COCONUTS]

Originally Posted by PORKY

Looks good! I have the same bar but have not installed it yet.
Nice to know it works well.

Thanks..

I’ve had mine in the box for awhile, but’s it’s been too cold to be on the concrete floor. I asked a buddy to help me hold the bar up as it’s heavy. He wasn’t available and I figured it out myself. I attached the end links to the lower control arms, greased and mounted the bar bushings, bushing brackets and frame brackets. I used a 6x6 and some 2x4 pieces to hold it all up. I left the hardware loose up front and tightened the end links on the control arms until they were standing straight up. I then center punched the 4 holes for the main brackets and drilled them 3/8”. I then tightened everything up. I drove my truck and you’ll see how much better it rides and steers. Mine drove straight after I replaced all the suspension and steering, but this sway bar kit tightened the steering up similar to a modern car. It really is a noticeable difference you’ll be pleased with. Best $ I’ve spent to date on my truck!

[COCONUTS]

I spoke with Joe at CPP and asked him how tight the end links need to be and he said torque them to 47lb. I have all the pieces used in the end links and was able to tighten the nylon lock nut down until I had a good inch or so of thread showing below the nut ....the end links have 4 poly urethane bushings each, but I was only at 20lb. and stopped. I think 47lb. would destroy the bushings. I’m going to call him again Monday and ask him again. My instruction sheet didn’t have any mention of torque, but Joe sent me a link that did have them. I don’t know which set you got, but here’s a link to what he sent.

http://www.classicperform.com/Instru...DF/CPP7423.pdf

Greg

[studeclunker]

The Sway-Bar sounds interesting. I'm almost afraid to ask how much.

Well, ya made me look! Price seems reasonable. The installation image looks a lot like the sway bars on my Studebakers.

[PORKY]

I bought mine years ago, today about $140.00.

[COCONUTS]

Originally Posted by studeclunker

The Sway-Bar sounds interesting. I'm almost afraid to ask how much.

Well, ya made me look! Price seems reasonable. The installation image looks a lot like the sway bars on my Studebakers.

I had a Summit coupon code and paid $118 shipped for mine. That was a couple of months ago. I drove my truck yesterday and again today about 100 miles total. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Easy install too.

[studeclunker]

Originally Posted by COCONUTS

I had a Summit coupon code and paid $118 shipped for mine. That was a couple of months ago. I drove my truck yesterday and again today about 100 miles total. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Easy install too.

Love your username, reminds me of the Marx brothers!

So, took the wanderlust out of your steering, did it?

[COCONUTS]

Originally Posted by studeclunker

Love your username, reminds me of the Marx brothers!

So, took the wanderlust out of your steering, did it?

I recently replaced all my suspension and steering and had the truck aligned and it drove great. The sway bar made it better.

[1998c1500]

Made a drink holder that clips under my seat out of stainless network server rails. Any ideas on what the seat came from?

[allchevy58]

Got grill support, grill, bumper and misc. back on. Had the grill, bezels and bumper powder coated.

[allchevy58]

Last couple of weekends installed 70HD rearend with 3.54 gears, rear sway bar and painted rear and front suspension. Looking for rear upper shock mounts so I can install shocks.

[roll_the_dice]

I got in new bulbs (LED) for the dash cluster and tested them ...now to finish everything else!

[forestb]

Installed 1 gauge battery cables and ground and also added a group strap that goes from the frame to where the battery ground connects to the engine block. I am hoping that this will help with my truck having a hard time starting up again right after I turn it off.

[allchevy58]

Wife painted the hood and grill surround today.

[forestb]

I added another heavy duty ground strap on the driver side that goes from the block to the frame and a standard size one from the frame to the cab. I hope that will help me not get shocked when I push on the horn button. It seems to be starting better when hot sense I beefed up the electrical system. I still am planning on wrapping the starter motor in heat shielding just in case the problem is caused by heat soak.

[1998c1500]

Installed Eaton posi unit with a 3.42 gear to replace open differential with 3.08 gear

[The Rocknrod]

Nice.

[studeclunker]

I need a FB-type love button for that drink holder! Brilliant piece of fab work!

Wife does wonderful paint work!

All I did today is finally get my truck running again after two weeks of tinkering abound and trouble-shooting with the help of our Technical Forum! We're off and running again!