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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nate, Glad to hear all's we'll. Wishing you a speedy recovery! Lee
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
glad to here you doing good, and March is a long time not to have a tool in your hand. but stay with it and it will be worth the wait .
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THANK YOU !
![]() Being a Mechanic is my life , all of it as my Son is grown & gone now so sitting still where they're a beat to crap CHEVROLET light duty pickup truck sitting in my back yard , is *very* difficult . I have no choice , gotta sit on my hands and read all the wonderful Truck Porn you alls post up daily ![]() I doubt I'll be able to drive my Saturday Jan. 4th .
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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Hang in there. Use your time to post the good sh@t you usually write that keeps us all happy...and now, up to date with your recovery.
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Location: Ontario, Kali
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Take your time to heal, in order to come back better than ever! I'm glad to hear everything went well with your surgery. Dano
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Took the ol truck and my little girl out this morning for breakfast. It is her 11th birthday and we have a tradition of going out for breakfast just the two of us. She still giggles when I punch the gas and the truck takes off. Good memories. Merry Christmas.
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GOOD DADDY !
![]() Keep this up and you'll reap huge dividends in another 20 years.....
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Santa brought me some R&M wire looms. Nothing fancy but helped with routing a bunch.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Every little bit helps, ^^^looks good.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Came on the truck. No telling where it came from. The engine has been in since the 80's.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Big block. mmmm ya.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Installed my clutch petal getting ready for my auto to manual trans swap.
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: perth western australia
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
VWNATE1 ,trickflow make an oil extension ,i have one on my engine .makes filling the oil easy.got it from summit
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Location: Lubbock, TX
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Since it was warm here today & no wind blowing, I spray painted my visors black.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
blasted some more parts today.
got my hinges put together and finished up. and finally finished fabbing my trans c member it was also blasted and primed today. i put a frosty beer can on my ta. c member before it was fully cured you can see the can ring right by the ece logo ![]() tomarrow lube finished parts and paint c member. and reblast my f'ed up blackend door parts. and prepare to FINALLY PERMENETLY! after one year mount my cab ![]()
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Mailed out my application for my 60's plates drove her 2 hours and got some Moto seat time in...bought some new belts for her.....stopped only 4 times for gas....ahhhhhh
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Installed new window regulators. Finally after owning the truck for 2 weeks I can roll the windows up and down. Thanks to the help from the Forum it was an easy fix. Thanks Guys.
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Location: West Virginia
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Yesterday I received my weatherstrip order from WES at Classic Heartbeat.
I also picked up my Craftsman Double Angle Flare Kit at SEARS last week. I'm very eager for spring to arrive so I can get back on my truck! |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I designed a marker light cover plate that allows the deluxe lens to be mounted from the back, only the reflector part shows through. I think it is going to be cool.
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Location: Kannapolis NC
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Well the other day I noticed that my volt meter was reading a little under 12 volts,so I look under the hood and noticed that the bolt that holds the bracket under neath the alternator broke to where its bolted to the passenger side of the head on the engine..So I attempt to tap out the broken piece left in the head. I drilled a hole in to the broken bolt. ( That was no fun ) I tried to use an extractor to get the piece out, but I needed to drill the hole in further so I could tap in the extractor. I could get to go in as soon as I turned the the extractor it would just pop out. I tried to drill the hole another size bigger, but still I couldn't get it to come out. Anyone have any other Ideas as to how I can remedy this? It seemed so simple...but.... no.... Is there another type of bracket I can use that can mount else where? The alt. is mounted on the passenger side of the engine.
The top pic is where my head ache is.. And the bottom pic is the bracket that is on there now. Maybe some can tell me how to use a different mounting point... Thanks one and all....... |
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Location: Broad Brook, CT
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Cleaned up a lot of the stains on my intake with Freon tf solvent. I'm pretty happy with the results.
First pic is before, the last 2 are after.
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Mooresville NC
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Get a carbide cutter for a dremel, and take it slowly. I had a cheap extractor break off in a bolt like yours one time. I used a carbide bit with a ball tip like this one ![]() Note: Keep a magnet handy if you're going to do this with the head on the vehicle to try and corral all the shavings you can. I'd probably suggest pulling the head if that isn't a blind hole so you don't introduce fine metal to your engine/cooling system. |
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