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03-13-2010, 07:04 PM | #1 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Too late. Shops locked up tight. Maybe next time.
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03-13-2010, 12:33 PM | #2 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Drove it , yes finally after 5 years its almost done . it has a oil leak and that pisses me off cause its from the engine builder, but.... all I can do is fix it . its either the front seal or the timing cover. still felt nice to drive it to a friends house and back.
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03-13-2010, 02:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
At least the leak is in the front, Eric. Any smoke come off the tires on the trip?
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03-13-2010, 03:37 PM | #4 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
no smoke this time, last time I did but motor is not broke in yet, so.... of course it did! almost had ya fooled- didn't I
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03-13-2010, 07:48 PM | #5 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
put a 350 in it going to try and get it runing tomorrow
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03-13-2010, 08:07 PM | #6 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Removed the steering box and driveshafts off the K10. They'll go off to the rebuilder's this week.
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03-13-2010, 08:53 PM | #7 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Put new brake/clutch master cylinder kits in so now I can go, shift AND stop all in the same trip Tell ya tho, I cant wait till i swap the front and go disk and upgrade to a differnt brake cyl. No one had 2 kits in stock so I had to hit 2 parts houses to get the 2 kits. Napa charged 21.99 and Oriley was 15.99. go figure.
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03-13-2010, 10:25 PM | #8 |
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I put some pulleys on the engine, dropped in the dist and bolted down the valve covers. I also cleaned up some of the mess cutting up a truck leaves behind.. Thanks for the effort Rich..
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03-14-2010, 02:20 AM | #9 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
No biggie. Though the Sheriff hiding behind the mustard plants down the street did give me a moment of concern. We must have past on Cypress but I was in my Audi so you wouldn't have noticed me. I don't know what my excuse was.
I wish I could have helped.
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03-13-2010, 10:32 PM | #10 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Yesterday I took it to my mechanic and wrote the check.
oil/filter change front end/driveshaft lube tires rotated and balanced (they were new tires but dang it rides a lot better now!) brake shoes/drums inspected (while they had the wheels off) emergency brake cable checked and lubed they also tuned the carburetor... which is good since it seem to ride a lot smoother now new master brake cylinder and fluids, etc.. A lot of the above I usually do myself... but I'm on vacation week after next and I wanted it done. I'm lucky, my mechanic works on old stuff. -W |
03-14-2010, 01:10 AM | #11 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
today I set the dwell and timing on the 66, and greased the front end... and drove it...
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03-14-2010, 01:20 AM | #12 |
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Went to the Louisville swap meet and scored a GMC dash cluster for five bucks!!
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03-14-2010, 02:32 AM | #13 |
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Since no one is posting on the Pre-'47 board:
I did the final installation on my '46's glove box and door - the hinge-to-doors screws are too loose though. Gonna have to drill and re-tap CAREFULLY to avoid breaking loose the caged nuts. Wire-wheeled, painted and installed my recently acquired rear headliner bow. Pulled my steering wheel, filed cracks and began repairing using JB Weld. It's a work in progress. And last, I bought a $10 1941 Calfornia license plate just to try my hand at restoration. It's rusty but it's only gonna hang on my shop wall. Stripped it, primered it with several coats of sand-able primer and painted it gloss black. Tomorrow I mask & paint the letters/number. |
03-14-2010, 02:45 AM | #14 |
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I think I speak for everybody when I say your welcome here.
Does the crank on the dash open the bottom of the windshield? A/C must be a tight fit on that truck.
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Here's the truck from a few months ago. Mildly cammed 350/350 with Jag independent rear suspension, (front suspension as well). Four wheel power disc's and power steering. '51 Chevy car steelies, beauty rings& caps. Since I bought it last summer I've had it professionally re-wired, added a $40 Craigslist third row bench seat out of a Ram 12 passenger van - fits like a glove and it's TIGHT in that cab! Recently found the Doray yellow fog lights - a $10 steal from an estate sale. Not sure how I feel about them...but they're installed for the time being. Only took minor clean up and painting the mounts to make them like new. Scored a NOS Guide early rear view mirror at the same sale too but have not installed it yet. I've searched high and low and found the rear window pot metal trim ring, interior windlace retainer strips, headliner bows and bought installed assorted rubber parts, window channel, etc - all of which is not yet installed. Today I'm working on restoring the minor cracks in the steering wheel. Sorry to go on so. It' nice to have someone ask. Last edited by Dan in Pasadena; 03-14-2010 at 01:47 PM. |
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03-14-2010, 02:29 AM | #16 |
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It's a runner!!!
Isn't it cool? I've been collecting parts at junkyards that I don't really need. Also ordered a gas fill tube so I can put some gas in it without having it leak in the cab.
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03-14-2010, 11:21 AM | #17 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Welcome Dan. How about a shot of the whole truck.
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03-14-2010, 01:49 PM | #18 |
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Nice looking truck. I had a friend with one of these years ago, and finding all the pieces to make a decent grille was next to impossible. To see a chrome one in that condition is amazing. The seat looks like a great fit. I like the addition of the fog lights, they look great.
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As for the fogs - I got them for $10 at an Estate Sale recently and they cleaned right up - so I HAD to try them on my truck. I haven't decided how much I like them yet. I'm fine with the truck being Old School but I'm Old Man enough all by myself! I don't need to add to it in that way. Last edited by Dan in Pasadena; 03-18-2010 at 01:33 PM. |
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03-14-2010, 07:38 PM | #20 |
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Finished up the brake lines and bleeding. I thought I had an oil pan leak. I did but it was due to my crappy chrome timing cover. Tore things apart today. My fancy aluminum water pump didn't fit so I installed a cast one which rusted up. I cleaned and painted it up today. I decided to go with an aluminum timing cover so I'll have to wait for the mailman.Got some sanding done on the floors.
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03-14-2010, 09:03 PM | #21 |
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Set the timing and started to strip the hood.
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03-15-2010, 11:49 PM | #22 |
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Today I pulled the front clip out of the truck, cleaned it up a bit and painted some of it. I ran out of paint .. After that I put it back on the truck. I did all this by myself. Rich showed up as I was putting the last bolts on. I need to adjust the fenders up a bit in the back though. Here are some picture of how I do this alone.
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03-16-2010, 11:37 AM | #23 |
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I got the e brake cables back in and whacked the ugly side pieces off the rear Barden bumper...bothered me for 20 years, the bumper is going in the trash soon but for now it looks better, also removed the chains and added inside latches to the tailgate
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03-16-2010, 12:09 PM | #24 |
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How are you keeping the taligate latched shut?
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03-16-2010, 02:17 PM | #25 |
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Cut the front coils 1.5 coils. Put jeeps springs in the back. It rides like crap up front, but it looks good
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