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Rodk65 · 10-18-2010, 06:02 PM

It'll be cold here soon so its time for the work truck to work.

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dmwphoto · 10-18-2010, 06:04 PM

it was already painted when I bought it. Not sure what he used but it is holding up great.

Davetopay · 10-18-2010, 06:12 PM

I took it in for a body shop estimate because some idiot sideswiped me.

dmwphoto · 10-18-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RUSHNBOBO

Spray painted this on the back ......now I'm not sure I like it

looks like photoshop work to me. Just delete the layer and you are back to square one

Jacfourteen · 10-18-2010, 06:32 PM

I put on the 90's van marker lights that I picked up at a junk yard the other day. Then I put in a center seat belt. Installed a horn out of a ford explorer because the stock one in my truck was too weak. Degreased the engine because it was a mess from a p/s leak. And pulled my p/s belt so it will stop spraying fluid until I put on a new hose later this week. Man I feel bad for you guys that don't have power steering!

TheSeeker · 10-18-2010, 06:45 PM

I put new spark plus, wires, cap and rotor on. Degreased the engine and cleaned up the bay, filled up with new oil, and power steering fluid, and tranny fluid. Tuned the carb. Took off and painted my air cleaner and reinstalled and drove for awhile. Felt good after being parked for awhile.
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**SOON2BLAZE** · 10-18-2010, 07:34 PM

Ordered the vinyl for the recovering of the buddy buckets and took the blazer to a body guy for a quote on installing new floor pans and rockers. Might be able to pull off both

71meangreenc10 · 10-18-2010, 07:36 PM

Put in an electric washer pump, wired it to the original switch and moved the washer sprayers to the wiper arms....

Smitty

GOPAPA · 10-18-2010, 07:44 PM

I havn't done this listing "what I done to day" much ,,but today I made headway and feel like telling all ...I have every thing I ever done to my truck written down with the amount of time and the cost of every nut and bolt .. I installed battery cables ,put heat wrap around the starter,,and wrapped heat shield around gas line next to Manifold ,,drilled holes and hung the heat shield to the fire wall,,hooked up heater hoses ,,hooked up power steering hoses, screwed in tranny line fittings into the tranny and hooked up the lines to the radiator,,plugged the clutch hole in the fire wall .

Tried fitting up the modulator tube but it sure doesnt look it is the correct one so will go back to the wrecking yard and find another..

getting closer to crank up.. yahoo I guess is in order..LOL

nickp51chevy · 10-18-2010, 10:07 PM

Drove it like I stole it.

corvetteman10 · 10-19-2010, 12:51 AM

pulled the whole front end apart on my '72 cheyenne donor truck with 5lug front disc to swap to my '70 c10 daily driver. started washing and glass beading the parts to prep for paint.

mrbigdino · 10-19-2010, 01:14 AM

OK, not today, but yesterday. Got my fenders back on and fitted.

68BBC · 10-19-2010, 10:03 AM

Drove it for the first time in 3 years. Well yesterday was my second time, but man does it ever feel good!

nickp51chevy · 10-19-2010, 11:13 AM

^^^^^ Nice!

willys72fleetside · 10-19-2010, 08:47 PM

I primered the doors, painted the dash pad and visors from blue to black

67Slider · 10-19-2010, 10:33 PM

Installed the band-aid rockers from WES. Turned out great! Thanks Wes!

magwakeenercew2jh · 10-19-2010, 10:46 PM

Not really *work* work on the truck.

We stopped by Early Classic Enterprises (Fresno/Clovis) and jawboned with Stan and Mark.

Also, I loaded some build pictures here:

http://tinyurl.com/27mch3q

Not in any good order. But this is the place I'll keep loading them.
Now I have to go away and spend more money on the web...Bye.....

Pont406 · 10-19-2010, 11:13 PM

Swapped motors in the car. Almost done. Truck will be next. I might install this in a truck or just use old heads. Block is back from machine shop for the truck. Still undecided if I should put blower back on or not.

Ronnny · 10-19-2010, 11:58 PM

I went to the bone yard and got an hei dist. that i may get to put in tomorrow. Then i will get my nieghbor to set the timing for me. I really need to get a gasket and change the tranny pan gasket on the th400.

tantrumpipeline · 10-20-2010, 12:22 AM

I stood in the garage looking at my sandblasted frame wishing my welder buddy was in town to do my frame work so I could coat it, then I picked up some tools for next weeks CPP delivery, came home and jumped on the board to do some research for the next few days work

wwotr · 10-20-2010, 11:26 PM

Ordered $1600.00 worth of Parts from 3 Different Vedors today!
Almost ready for paint!!

wwotr · 10-20-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 68BBC

Drove it for the first time in 3 years. Well yesterday was my second time, but man does it ever feel good!

That is an absolute SWEET STANCE on your Truck!!!!

67chevylongbed · 10-21-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by wwotr

That is an absolute SWEET STANCE on your Truck!!!!

x2, looks amazing!

mcmlxix · 10-21-2010, 03:40 AM

I spent an hour or so trying to remove the thick black paint the previous owner put on the truck... I gues he thought a black truck would sell better.... dumb a$$ .... I used sandpaper and rubbing compund with a green scotch bright.... Not much shine left on the Ochre but its still 100 times better then the black...

**Tom Vogel** · 10-21-2010, 08:23 AM

[QUOTE=mcmlxix;4252038]I spent an hour or so trying to remove the thick black paint the previous owner put on the truck... I gues he thought a black truck would sell better.... dumb a$$ .... I used sandpaper and rubbing compund with a green scotch bright.... Not much shine left on the Ochre but its still 100 times better then the black...
QUOTE]

Completely Agree... I dont understand the black primer look that some guys like.
How about some coarse rubbing compound and a rotary buffer?

10-18-2010, 06:02 PM	#951
Rodk65 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Holmen, WI Posts: 212	Re: What did you do to your truck today! It'll be cold here soon so its time for the work truck to work. __________________ ROD 1969 K10 4x4 Short Fleet. Tuned Port Injection 350/700R4, Cruise, tilt and factory A/C. 1971 C20 Camper Special. 350/350. SOLD 2002 Chevy Tahoe LT

10-18-2010, 06:04 PM	#952
dmwphoto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 573	Re: What did you do to your truck today! it was already painted when I bought it. Not sure what he used but it is holding up great.

10-18-2010, 06:12 PM	#953
Davetopay Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 424	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I took it in for a body shop estimate because some idiot sideswiped me.

10-18-2010, 06:32 PM	#955
Jacfourteen Big Red - Now its a SWB! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, Ca Posts: 1,624	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I put on the 90's van marker lights that I picked up at a junk yard the other day. Then I put in a center seat belt. Installed a horn out of a ford explorer because the stock one in my truck was too weak. Degreased the engine because it was a mess from a p/s leak. And pulled my p/s belt so it will stop spraying fluid until I put on a new hose later this week. Man I feel bad for you guys that don't have power steering! __________________ 68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread 41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original 01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's

10-18-2010, 06:45 PM	#956
TheSeeker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 337	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I put new spark plus, wires, cap and rotor on. Degreased the engine and cleaned up the bay, filled up with new oil, and power steering fluid, and tranny fluid. Tuned the carb. Took off and painted my air cleaner and reinstalled and drove for awhile. Felt good after being parked for awhile. Posted via Mobile Device

10-18-2010, 07:34 PM	#957
SOON2BLAZE Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southern UT Posts: 906	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Ordered the vinyl for the recovering of the buddy buckets and took the blazer to a body guy for a quote on installing new floor pans and rockers. Might be able to pull off both

10-18-2010, 07:36 PM	#958
71meangreenc10 Its a Truck Thing...... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona Posts: 3,179	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Put in an electric washer pump, wired it to the original switch and moved the washer sprayers to the wiper arms.... Smitty __________________ 71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time 70 G20 Red-E-Kamp Conversion "I'm your Boogy Van" Last edited by 71meangreenc10; 10-18-2010 at 07:36 PM.

10-18-2010, 07:44 PM	#959
GOPAPA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,551	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I havn't done this listing "what I done to day" much ,,but today I made headway and feel like telling all ...I have every thing I ever done to my truck written down with the amount of time and the cost of every nut and bolt .. I installed battery cables ,put heat wrap around the starter,,and wrapped heat shield around gas line next to Manifold ,,drilled holes and hung the heat shield to the fire wall,,hooked up heater hoses ,,hooked up power steering hoses, screwed in tranny line fittings into the tranny and hooked up the lines to the radiator,,plugged the clutch hole in the fire wall . Tried fitting up the modulator tube but it sure doesnt look it is the correct one so will go back to the wrecking yard and find another.. getting closer to crank up.. yahoo I guess is in order..LOL

10-18-2010, 10:07 PM	#960
nickp51chevy Registered Chevy Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Snohomish, wa Posts: 1,557	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Drove it like I stole it. __________________ Love is fleeting, but Chevy trucks are forever!!!! 1970 Chevy CST C10 long box 350/400 2008 Chevy Silverado short box 4x4 Had; 1951 Chevy short box 307/T5 1988 Chevy shot box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C20 long box 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 350/350

10-19-2010, 12:51 AM	#961
corvetteman10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: riverside,ca Posts: 32	Re: What did you do to your truck today! pulled the whole front end apart on my '72 cheyenne donor truck with 5lug front disc to swap to my '70 c10 daily driver. started washing and glass beading the parts to prep for paint. Attached Images __________________ '72 cheyenne10 tilt, tach, a/c, posi '70 custom10- daily grind

10-19-2010, 01:14 AM	#962
mrbigdino Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 54	Re: What did you do to your truck today! OK, not today, but yesterday. Got my fenders back on and fitted. Attached Images __________________ "nothing like an Old Skool cruise"

10-19-2010, 10:03 AM	#963
68BBC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lafayette, GA Posts: 43	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Drove it for the first time in 3 years. Well yesterday was my second time, but man does it ever feel good! Attached Images

10-19-2010, 11:13 AM	#964
nickp51chevy Registered Chevy Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Snohomish, wa Posts: 1,557	Re: What did you do to your truck today! ^^^^^ Nice! __________________ Love is fleeting, but Chevy trucks are forever!!!! 1970 Chevy CST C10 long box 350/400 2008 Chevy Silverado short box 4x4 Had; 1951 Chevy short box 307/T5 1988 Chevy shot box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 4x4 350/350 1971 Chevy C20 long box 350/350 1971 Chevy C10 long box 350/350

10-19-2010, 08:47 PM	#965
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10-19-2010, 10:33 PM	#966
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10-19-2010, 10:46 PM	#967
magwakeenercew2jh RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 2,375	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Not really work work on the truck. We stopped by Early Classic Enterprises (Fresno/Clovis) and jawboned with Stan and Mark. Also, I loaded some build pictures here: http://tinyurl.com/27mch3q Not in any good order. But this is the place I'll keep loading them. Now I have to go away and spend more money on the web...Bye..... __________________ M17 Coarsegold, CA RAT's shiny now. But always a rat.

10-19-2010, 11:13 PM	#968
Pont406 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: West Hills, California Posts: 679	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Swapped motors in the car. Almost done. Truck will be next. I might install this in a truck or just use old heads. Block is back from machine shop for the truck. Still undecided if I should put blower back on or not. Attached Images

10-19-2010, 11:58 PM	#969
Ronnny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: newnan Posts: 60	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I went to the bone yard and got an hei dist. that i may get to put in tomorrow. Then i will get my nieghbor to set the timing for me. I really need to get a gasket and change the tranny pan gasket on the th400.

10-20-2010, 12:22 AM	#970
tantrumpipeline Master Procrastinator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Grande Prairie AB Canada Posts: 1,128	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I stood in the garage looking at my sandblasted frame wishing my welder buddy was in town to do my frame work so I could coat it, then I picked up some tools for next weeks CPP delivery, came home and jumped on the board to do some research for the next few days work __________________ My Buildhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=395506 20 Duramax tow pig 68 2wd short stepper project 77 2wd short fleet beater 52 short project

10-20-2010, 11:26 PM	#971
wwotr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Clearlake Oaks CA Posts: 1,716	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Ordered $1600.00 worth of Parts from 3 Different Vedors today! Almost ready for paint!! __________________ Hello members... I'd like you to know that I sold, my 72 GMC (Ratikle), back in November of 2011. I don't visit the site much anymore, but please feel free, to drop me a private message. RIP...."RATIKLE"

10-21-2010, 03:40 AM	#974
mcmlxix Collector of Projects Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,106	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I spent an hour or so trying to remove the thick black paint the previous owner put on the truck... I gues he thought a black truck would sell better.... dumb a$$ .... I used sandpaper and rubbing compund with a green scotch bright.... Not much shine left on the Ochre but its still 100 times better then the black... __________________ Rich 1972 K5 Blazer CST Click HERE D60 BIG BRAKE UPGRADE Click HERE Last edited by mcmlxix; 10-21-2010 at 03:45 AM.

10-21-2010, 08:23 AM	#975
Tom Vogel 2WD Jimmy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davis County, Utah Posts: 2,565	Re: What did you do to your truck today! [QUOTE=mcmlxix;4252038]I spent an hour or so trying to remove the thick black paint the previous owner put on the truck... I gues he thought a black truck would sell better.... dumb a$$ .... I used sandpaper and rubbing compund with a green scotch bright.... Not much shine left on the Ochre but its still 100 times better then the black... QUOTE] Completely Agree... I dont understand the black primer look that some guys like. How about some coarse rubbing compound and a rotary buffer? Last edited by Tom Vogel; 10-21-2010 at 08:24 AM.

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