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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Brookhaven, Ms/ Sakhalin Russia
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Dropped the rear another inch, really happy with the stance now
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
That's better.
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Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross |
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Location: Santa Paula, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Looks purty. That's the stance I'm looking for but with a long bed. Any tips? Expat_dude, beautiful color.
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Rusty Nuts
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Clever Missouri
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nice stance, by the way, what color is that, it sure is beautiful looking.
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Location: Moscow, Russia
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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#8656 |
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Location: Vancouver, Washington
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I had this bench seat restored and reupholstered to go into my '68 - replacing some off the wall buckets the previous owner installed. Also decided to remove the majority of blue interior components and go with a mostly black interior (other than the cab paint, glove box, ash tray and steering column).
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JEALOUS !!
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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!
Another naaaasty job.
But, thanks to good info from Tom and some other Forum Members, I threw away the new, but saturated brake shoes in the right rear. Cleaned everything up with a can and a half of brake cleaner and some elbow grease, and put some new shoes in. Test drive. No more lock-up. ![]() This pic is after the clean up and the test drive. Looks like I didn't get all the now-powdered brake gunk off of the garage floor. You should see the Levis.
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#8659 |
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Location: Searcy, Ark. USA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I'm glad you got it fixed Bill. Enjoy it more now.
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Location: Houston tx
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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!
Thanks, Boog.
One of those things. As much as I love my truck, I sometimes run hot and cold....Or maybe energetic or lazy.... on climbing under her. Recently, I've looked out on these sunny December days and say, "Good day to take RAT for a ride." Since she locked up on me in the right rear pretty seriously a couple of months ago, I think, "First, I gotta fix that brake shoe issue." And then, next thing I know, I'm back doing something else not truck-related. LIke fixing freeze-related broken water pipes. Today it was so nice. I was headed out to pick up a pal that had given me a hand during the RAT build. He hasn't ridden in the truck yet. I thought it was a perfect day to surprise him with a ride. Then I thought, "Nice surprise it would be for him.... to go into a brake-infested fishtail into a ditch...on *his* side." I took the car. For the last several weeks, I've even had a set of new shoes sitting on the workbench. So I smacked myself on the forehead with my palm, and got down to the task at hand. Now, like you say Boog, next time I'm out, I'll be ready to enjoy a ride in the California sunshine.....And, next time I pick up Jack, it'll be in the truck!!!! My 062 heads are in the shop...got some other parts coming, too. Since the trusty 350's running very well now, it's time to make some more messes and drain my paltry stash some more. And maybe make a little more torque and horsepower. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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#8663 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Moscow, Russia
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#8664 |
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Manitoba
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Anodizing stripped, wet sanded, polished, masked and painted. Polishing outside frame now.
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#8665 |
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Location: Manitoba
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Like this now
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#8666 |
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Space Coast, Fl.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Last Saturday I spent a long fun day with my '71 GMC... car show up in Daytona from 7 to 1 then to WING HOUSE for lunch. Like Hooters but WAY shorter shorts. Then I spent from 3 to 9pm inside Daytona Speedway watchin' about 50 cars practice and test for the upcoming ROLEX 24. Put 100++mi. on the truck and got some nice compliments on it. Great, BUT, I listened to lifter noise all day and it got worse as the day went on. Drove it home on I-95 about 75mph, figured GO or BLOW. Less lifter "CLOP-CLOP" noise when I got home. Yesterday I pulled the dr. side valve cover off and found #3 rocker crossways off the valve stem and a bent pushrod. Recently I replaced cheezy roller rockers with new set of stock Sealed Power stamped rockers, pushrods too. Zeroed the lifters very carefully running and still didn't like the way it sounded. Original 350, unknown rebuild by PO, 487 heads, screw in studs,Milodon guide plates, Performer RPM, 650 Holley. Runs cool, good oil pressure, doesn't sound like much cam, runs on regular. I don't know if it's eating the cam or maybe the guide plates are binding on the pushrods. Bought 1 pushrod and vale cover gaskets last night. Gonna take the guide plates out and put it back together today. I don't mind changing an engine out but I'd rather do it 'cause I wanted to than HAD to.
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Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!! |
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#8667 |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: sw colorado
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Kudos!
its not something i think i would want but i really admire your doing it and it came out looking pro. |
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#8668 |
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Oklahoma
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
As lame as it sounds, I replaced my heater hoses and the carbon in my evaporator canister...I drove it to work for the first time in a week...like I said, LAME! I plan on replacing all the hoses for the emissions system in the next few days...EXCITING!
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#8669 |
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Location: Roseville, CA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I'm working on my 3rd brake light. This is makeover of the cargo light, Should finish tomorrow With pictures. This will be using two 1157 LED bulbs. Had to cut the back side off & make a make a plate & drill some holes. I did a fitting & test looking good. more to come
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NOT ' lame ' ! .
Doing the basics and making a good job of it is one of the better things you can do ~ I always replace every single little hose and I like to use the OEM type spring clamps on them too , even the vacuum hoses that don't really need clamps . How you tend to the details on your truck , reflects greatly upon you as a person . -Nate |
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Manitoba
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Thanks Ryan... I know it's not for everybody. I've never been much for chasing the conventional. Sometimes it works... Lots of time it doesn't. Lol
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Lubbock, TX
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I got both of my arm rests' & all 4 escutcheons' installed today. I found out the hard way today to install those escutcheons' is to pull the door panels completely off and use about 2 tons of brute thumb force to snap those dang things in! lol Sometimes the smallest things can be the hardest things to replace or repair.
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RE : window cranks & inside door handles
Actually they're incredibly easy to remove and install , once you buy the $5 GM door handle tool at all FLAPS in the HELP aisle ~ it's just a flat bit of stamped sheet metal with a weird cut out in one end that *instantly* pops those dang clips right off .
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RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Coarsegold, CA
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Like any tools, if there's a good and a "better" one, get the "better" one. I use a small chunk of dish towel wrapped around the shaft (all bad jokes aside) with some success. Some are easier to get than others. But having extra wire "pins" is a good idea. I'll risk this observation: When you put 'em back on, you snap the wire on the groove in the handle and when you're ready, whack it into place....But you got that already, right?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
So my brake job was delayed a while due to conflicting schedules but finally got "mostly" clean brake fluid coming through lines, after siphoning out most of the old fluid with a turkey baster. Figured if I'm at the reservoir might as well make it look good. New vacuum line and vacuum check valve.also a fresh coat of paint. Since I was under the truck flushing brake fluid, might as well do the diff. Would not have been to long of a job except for a mix up at the parts counter. Received a diff gasket for a car 12-bolt rear end instead of the truck. #lostintranslation. Also shot the cover with sum paint.test fitted the new chrome eldlebrock air cleaner to have an idea what it will eventually look like. Engine and trans power wash and paint next...
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