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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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03-11-2010, 08:04 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Started on grille modifications:
On the Custom Classic Trucks website I saw a photo of a stock "big truck" grille with stainless bars (see the first picture below). Very clean... I want to replicate that look. First step was to cut out the stamped steel mesh. I used my air grinder and a 4" cut-off wheel. Next was fab'g. up some mounting brackets for both sides out of 1" angle. These were drilled for (5) 3/16" dia. stainless tubes. Next step is to make a mounting bracket for the center and then procure some stainless 3/16" tubing. Last edited by lakeroadster; 03-11-2010 at 08:05 PM. |
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03-11-2010, 08:07 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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03-12-2010, 05:24 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
today a buddy and I fireed up my new 355 rebuild
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03-07-2010, 02:53 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I was finishing the bodywork on the cab corners then got called into work. Can't pass up time and a half. I will post pics soon.
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03-08-2010, 01:37 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Made & installed a few new brake lines. Have to find an extra leg to bleed them.
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03-08-2010, 01:50 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Hey, I was bleeding brakes today to, but ran out of fluid.
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03-08-2010, 10:27 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
 was a nice day so I bought a new coil cap,rotor plugs and wires,replaced oil and filter.If the weather stays nice I will shave the handles off the back doors this week.Would like to flush out the old tranny fluid and do the rear as well.need to get it ready for a road trip from nj to calif by schools end.
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big old burb in primer.lot of work to do. Last edited by scooterskoolkustoms; 03-08-2010 at 10:29 AM. |
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03-08-2010, 12:35 PM
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Doin' it live!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Finished installing my Oil pressure gauge and then started and finished my temp gauge install. Had to go to three different parts places just to find the appropriate sized adapter for the temp sender... lame. Autozone didn't even know what it was nor have anything like it, Napa had it in the computer but after calling two other stores no one had one, and I finally found it at a Checker. I think I'm good for awhile on this truck other than I need to get my torque converter cover cleaned up and installed. Hopefully I can move on to my 53 panel truck now.
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03-08-2010, 01:32 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Just about done with the disc brake swap. Thank goodness for friends helping out. We've been busy with side work at our little paint shop. I'll pick up the line to rune the rear brakes today, and then i can put on the new heads. Maybe I can drive it this weekend!
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03-08-2010, 04:29 PM
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Where did THAT bolt go?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Finished the 5 lug conversion in my 66 GMC burb. Had to cut off/weld new perches to the rear axle to mount it up to the leaf spring suspension. Lowered it about 3 inches. I think I'll buy some shackles to get it down another 2".
That doesnt sound difficult, but it took me all weekend!
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03-08-2010, 08:08 PM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Nothing on the 66 today, cut the lower half of the fender off and fixed that last night. Today I started welding all the unused holes on my 69 frame, welded 110 holes and ground smooth today.
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03-09-2010, 01:00 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
put a FOR SALE sign in the window....
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03-09-2010, 02:54 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
FINALLY got a little more work done.
Put in the pass side cab corner, along with various patches on the back of the cab (botton couple inches) Dug into a couple more "problem" areas-looks like more patching! I'll be posting up pics in the near future
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03-10-2010, 01:04 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I added a straightened street rod version of the Mustang II sway bar to my torsion bar suspension almost 20 years ago and it made a world of difference compared to having none at all. It was replaced with the stock sway bar that was attached to the 1975 coil spring suspension when I did the crossmember swap. I don't need a slot car, just something that can pull out and pass without wobbling around. For a stock suspension I certainly recommend one.
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03-10-2010, 09:03 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I realized I stuck my transmission mount on the wrong place and that this was why I was having issues getting the pinion angle set right. Apparently 4L60E's have 2 places for transmission mounts. Unfortunatly the bolts for the mount I was using are too long to fit in the other place.
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03-10-2010, 09:08 AM
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Redefining LowBudget
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
ummm.... scored a new heartbeat for my truck last night..can you say CADDY...going to finish up the power brake convertion today..broke the short lines betewwn the booster and propotioning valve other than that its a must do covertion ....if my master wasn't leaking I would have been done in about an hour
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03-10-2010, 09:07 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I drove it "65" while thinking about what to do next on the 64.
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03-13-2010, 12:31 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Started shortening one of my bedsides. One side is almost ready for finish welding and grinding.
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03-13-2010, 12:54 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Today I found this website and decided to do a complete front end swap from a 73-87 on to my 62
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03-13-2010, 01:03 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Cool. Welcome to the forum. The following thread might prove helpful:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366850 |
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03-13-2010, 01:08 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Thank you. That is one of the threads that got me thinkin
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03-13-2010, 11:28 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I am off to the shop to do some work to the 66 hopfully. It is going to be hard to do by myself but I will try. Last week this was my helper and he did very well.
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03-13-2010, 11:49 AM
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I just pulled my carb, time for a quick rebuild and new floats. It is amazing what 5 1/2 years of bad gas does to the carb....trying to get it running for the Lonestar Roundup next month.
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03-13-2010, 05:10 PM
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