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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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#8178 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I think it is called wiring by the trial and error method.
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Creighton Sask. Canada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Good for you getting on top of the bad wiring and doing it right, will be safe when your done. Most are dead scared of wiring, I repair a lot of wiring and not really ever fun but sure happy when done.
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Rathdrum ID
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
New fuel pump and filter. I hope this cures my no start problem.
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Oregon City, Or
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Yesterday I put new front and rear brakes on and bent up some tailpipes.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Put some push rod cover gaskets on today. Hopefully it will stop that darn leak.
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Changed the oil and filter on my 65 project truck. It came out light brown and runny with a hint of gas. Good news, no coolant.
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Location: Blytheville/Bentonville, AR
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Ran it right into the back of a Civic...
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Location: Oregon City, Or
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Got rid of this wiring mess from an old alarm installed by a previous owner. Still have some wiring to fix and clean up. Eventually I will get a new harness.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
If you have a mechanical fuel pump, it’s possible the diaphragm is leaking and could be pumping gas into the crankcase.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I feel your pain. Good thing it's a GMC. Probably would have totaled a lesser vehicle.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
prob. totalled the Civic!
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Location: Tracy, CA
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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.
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Location: Rochester, KENT
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
This weekend we had a 3 year old's birthday party to go to, so time would be a bit limited.
However, on Friday night after work, on the way home, I stopped at the Hardware store (B&Q) to pick up some wood. ![]() Should not take much to guess where to next. As always, made it up in my head, as I went along. ![]() Old Mickey was up at 05.00 this morning as well, and when I looked out the bathroom window, he was way up in his cherry tree, trying to beat all the birds to the fruit, so when I went down to the garage at 07.00 to pull the truck out, he was there like a shot, large shopping bag full of freshly picked cherries..... could not ask for much more, could I ? Well , I got more...... A helping hand, he is such a loyal neighbour and always likes to be around when I make stuff, as some of my ideas are just mad to him. Fortunately, he "Got" the latest creation instantly, and approved. ![]() I did not want a plain, two rail bed side but rather a stepped one. So cut and prepped the wood to have it like this, and then mocked it all up before doing the wood glue and clamps. At 11.00 I shut shop, showered and got changed, then we took the motorbike and went to Whitstable for the party, which turned out to be just great. ![]() Back home from our visit by 5.30pm Fearless Harley kept on getting under my feet most of the day as well, and every time I moved past the tailgate, she was up to get a stroke, cuddle or just to sqwauk at me for attention. ![]() Glued it all together in place with Mickey as extra hands. Next job will be drilling and counter sinking all the holes for two brass wood screws per joint. ![]() This brought us to 8.00pm and with loads of daylight left, and Mickey clearly not ready to go home to sleep in front of his telly, I decided to quickly sand back and distress the steel trunk Nicola and I found and bought two weeks ago. Using a pointed orbital type sander, I worked the paint back. ![]() Then found just the right red paint for the lettering of the stenciled words that needed to get onto the trunk. Got going with help from Mickey, again not wanting to miss the opportunity to keep busy. ![]() Stenciling all done. ![]() Time for some more random paint of the top and also to sand back a bit more rust to create this Fake Patina. Next up once dried for a few days, I will sand back by hand and leave little of the red paint, followed by a few coats of clear lacquer. After which I will fit the trunk to the rear bed of the truck. ![]()
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Rednecks in England!?! Don't you mean redcoats?
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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.
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Location: Sunny Youngwood PA
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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 |
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Location: Philly, PA
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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.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Today's photo shoot
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Location: Rochester, KENT
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Bootfair followed by weekly shopping, then home to get going with the jobs that needed wrapping up.
Finished off the exterior of the trunk and clear coated it. ![]() Drilled holes for the bolts that will hold it down. Trial fitted. ![]() Then used a dark varnish to get the sides ready for when the teak boards get processed. ![]() Last job for the day was coating the load body in another coat of underseal. Looks a lot neater now. ![]()
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The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy....
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Apache Junction, Arizona
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Is your truck a chevy with a GMC hood??
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Location: Edmond, Ks
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Those are super easy to rebuild too. I just did mine. Nice choice!
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