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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: auburn,al
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got my nova wheel on today! Love it
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#8277 |
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Kansas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Drove it over to my friends tire shop.
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1972 C10 LWB- 4.5 Front and 5 Rear Drop, 406/TH350 1966 Caprice 1968 Impala (Frame Off LSX Project) 2001 Tahoe LT 2013 Hyundai Elantra 2010 Kawasaki Z1000 |
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#8278 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: So. Cali.
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I just may have found a true rust free cab for my '69 .
Sadly they want BIG bucks for it and I have to pay someone to remove it . I'll go take the glass out to - morrow and see if it's really and truly rust free .
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#8279 |
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Upland Ca
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nate, I can help you. Extra set of hands, trailer, just give me a shout out. I'll PM you my cell number. Lee
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1972 C10 SWB, Air, PS, PB, 350/350THM. Second owner. 1965 Corvette roadster, 44K miles, 327/365 SHP, 4 speed, side exhaust, knockoffs, teak, second owner (bought in 1970), Have ALL numbers matching components. My frame off restoration thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=556703 Last edited by Lee H; 11-04-2013 at 10:29 PM. |
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Location: So. Cali.
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Thank you Sir .
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#8281 |
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Romulus , Michigan
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Yesterday, Took mine for a ride with my brother-inlaw Doug to see the new Indians motorcycles. Shop was closed. ran good. Nice day for a ride .
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
It was yesterday....and it had nothing to do with RAT. Not, really.
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#8283 |
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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!
OK Mag, where are pic's of the most awesome 72 Blazer you saw that we don't see
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
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Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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#8286 |
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Location: Santa Paula, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Waiting for pay day to send out some parts for blasting and paint. So I guess its back to cleaning... Notice the empty tub in the first pic,then the last pic. And I'm still not finished with this side!
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#8287 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got tired of cleaning after 6 hrs. Noticed last week that my valve covers started leaking after sitting so long without running, and a fresh oil change, (dried out cork). So I bought sum rubber ones for ten Bux to hold me over til I can order sum better ones. Figured I might as well clean up those valve covers,bad idea. Another 6 hrs. later and I'm still not satisfied with the way they look. When I originally bought them 5 yrs. Ago it was like looking in a mirror.
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#8288 |
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Virginia
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Painted my manifolds with VHt Very High Heat primer and paint. We will see how well it holds up.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
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Installed sound deadner on back cab wall and 2 new Phenix gold 2 way speakers in the dash and had the local music guy tune my amp's for me. Brooks & Dunn never sounded better!
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Location: Ft Wayne Indiana
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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#8291 |
RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
Posts: 2,375
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Making tabs for the, beautiful new (Thanks, Tom) machined aluminum VA firewall plate. When they're welded on, off to the anodizer for polish and then gloss black....
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#8292 |
RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Tabs are cut, tapped and screwed "on" w/10/24's to the cover...Next step welder. Then, polish and anodize....
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#8293 |
Prestige Worldwide
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Location: Worldwide
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Something I do too often.... drank a beer and looked at it....
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#8294 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 6,421
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I received the two door handles I bought off the forum. THANKS GUYS!
Both are very nice and exactly as advertized. I'll have to get some rubber weatherstripping for those and one handle lacks the bolts but I might can use my old ones. |
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#8295 |
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ojai, CA
Posts: 361
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Ordered a new gas tank, sending unit, cap, and adapter plate for my new edelbrock carb
Peeked inside my old tank which I hadn't opened since purchase of the truck( wasnt running when purchased), rusted out real bad. Dropped off the 2 chamber flowmasters , now they can install the dual 2.5" exhaust once the tank is in |
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#8296 |
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Location: Santa Paula, CA
Posts: 600
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
So heres the end result after ten hours of trying different compounds, rouges,polishes,and everything under the kitchen sink. Was about to give up when i found out about "blue magic", got more done in an hour with that than everything else combined. Could have saved my elbow grease for something else...lol. hindsight is always 20/20! Gotta give my good friend Aaron a shout out becauase he was with me the whole time. The proof is in finish.
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#8297 |
State of Confusion!
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Location: Gulfport, MS USA
Posts: 46,858
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nice!
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
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State of Confusion!
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Location: Gulfport, MS USA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nice!
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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When I was attached to L.A.P.D.'s Air Support , I discovered " Met All Metal Polish " ~ a pink creme in a can , it's mildly abrasive and wonderful on corroded old alloys , best of all : it works better the less you use .
Interstingly it is also great to bring back old Perspex canopies that are dead & yellow and obviously trash , pink taillight lenses etc. Recently the druggies across the street sideswiped my old Mercedes leaving thick black crud ground into the original paint , rubbing compound etc. didn't touch it but Met All cleaned it right off and didn't damage my original paint . Consider it the next time you're trying to salvage some nice alloy rockerboxes like those , or want to have a shiny alternator on your truck .
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#8300 |
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Gulf Breeze, FL
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Installed trim rings
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'67 K10 SWB 350, SM465, NP205, 12 Bolt & Dana 44 w/ 3.08's My Project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=602684 |
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