What did you do to your truck today part III

[endlessearth]

[QUOTE=Turtleman;6879513]A/C is on my list "To Do".. Looks like he did a great job...[/QUOTE

Chip does quality work.

[markeb01]

Welcome!

[jnovotny]

Thank you.

[earl84]

Replaced kick panel, large section of floor, and rocker panels on passenger side. Very time consuming, took better part of 2 days solid work. First time doing it, though, and I am a total noob with welding body panels. This was a great place to get experience, and I learned a lot about settings, gas flow, techniques, etc. Driver's side should go much faster. Then I can put in Peel and Seal, some closed cell foam, and my vinyl mat that Markeb01 used in his truck, and call my cab sort of done, haha. So much good information on this forum, love everything about it.
Sorry no pics, my camera lens on my phone is scratched horribly, and everyone has seen pics of this stuff before.

[schpeen]

applied RainX to my windshield and removed the wiper arms and replaced with these bullets I found.

Also got an alignment done

[endlessearth]

Originally Posted by schpeen

applied RainX to my windshield and removed the wiper arms and replaced with these bullets I found.

Also got an alignment done

Those bullets look cool!

[schpeen]

Originally Posted by endlessearth

Those bullets look cool!

Thanks

I use RainX on the outside and RainX anti fog on the inside glass.

The old wipers barely worked anyway so I figured this was a way cooler way to go!

[LVPhotos]

So to cure detonation, I been adding 100 octane. Swapped in yellow spring for secondaries on my 670 Holley Street Avenger. The results are a nose up rear slip with wheel hunt for grip.

[schpeen]

NAL-19301294
Crate Engine, Long Block, Assembled, 1-piece Main Seal, Aluminum Vortec Heads, Intake Manifold, Chevy, 350
(Mfr. #: 19301294)


New crate motor from Summit Racing should be here tomorrow!

[Blessed66]

Preparing to do some body stuff soon... hopefully.

Removed the bumper and headlamp rings/headlights. Discovered that my adjuster screw (female sides) are broken/old and appear to be having a hard time finding a good set of NOS replacement headlamp secondary mounts. Sigh. Might have to legitimately look into converting to a Chevy front end soon.

Don't mind the messy carport, please. I'm working on a lot of projects right now. Especially if my wife asks...

Oh, the next step is also taking off that beautiful white grille/headlight surround panel... As soon as I figure out how (3 bolts in the fender, yea?)

[SIR]

What size where those bullets?..

[schpeen]

Originally Posted by SIR

What size where those bullets?..

classic industries

Product # C4041

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[schpeen]

i took the rear fenders off and installed the felting came out great in my opinion. I hot glued it on to the fenders and then mounted them. Nice clean look.

[schpeen]

400hp in a box arrived!

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by schpeen

400hp in a box arrived!

NO FAIR!!!!

[disasterbus]

Went and collected a '64 step side I bought on ebay in the UK this week, haven't stopped grinning since!

[Palf70Step]

Welcome aboard disastorbus. The truck looks good!

[1971 GMC SHORTY]

All Sanded Rocker Installed Whole Truck Epoxed Primed, lil Scuff Next Week and A Gallon K200 And Blocling Next Month Then More Primer!!!!

[1971 GMC SHORTY]

Originally Posted by 1971 GMC SHORTY

All Sanded Rocker Installed Whole Truck Epoxed Primed, lil Scuff Next Week and A Gallon K200 And Blocling Next Month Then More Primer!!!!

Left Side

[Grizz1963]

I have decided to do a dual update, running over two days this weekend.

Started by going over to mate Martins place at 07.00 on Saturday with another mate, Ian in tow to help him with the final stripdown of his chassis and then to get it into the garage and then to move other bits about, including the cab into the carport so that he can start the welding marathon he has ahead of him.

I will let the pics do most of the taking.......

Needless to say, there is a lot of rust and we managed to strip off a few bolt heads. Fortunately Martin has purchased many new parts for his build.

This is the lever bar we used on quite a lot of the bolts n nuts.



Because I was there to take photos of the progress, I ended up working for a change.



it was not a sunny day......



Pooping my pants or farting ?



Unfortunately we did not have any smaller tools.



U Bolts cut as there are new parts in store.



Getting the rear spring off nearly gave Martin a hernia.





Between fetching cups of tea and biccies, we did allow Ian to pack the tools away.



DONE !!!!!




Next up we moved the cab in under the carport and then all pilled into cars and went back to my place.

££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ££££££££££££££££££££


So back at my place I pulled the truck out and got all the bits ready.

But not before I had pre-cooked 20 Peri Peri chicken wings and got some sausage ready for Ian to do us a BBQ later.

He was also on kettle duties.....

Just starting to take the front wheel off.



Old vs New shocks. New shocks were ordered at -2"



Martin and I getting our heads together.



And then it got spicy...... Martin was all over me like a cheap suit.

There was a lot of huffing and puffing to get old nuts and bolts loosened.

Thank goodness these trucks are built in Man Size.

In the mean time Ian kept us tanked up with tea and coffee as well as passing, collecting spanners and taking some photos.



At some point, after much bashing, we got the spring removed.

It seems the original spring was cut down by 2 inches and refitted, and over time it, along with the shock absorber had become very saggy.



Once done with the drivers side we reassembled and put it back on the floor.........

Using my special measuring stick expectantly, to see where the 2 inch lower than standard shocks n spring had taken us, I was shattered to find the front stood 2.5" higher than before. AAAAARRRRGGGHH !!!

At this point it was getting to be dark, and Ian had cooked us all the spicy wings, which we ate directly off the fire/grid along with the sausage in hotdog rolls so we pushed the truck back into the garage till this morning, when Martin was back at my place by 07.45 (It is truly great to work with someone who gets up at a sensible time) My appologies to Martin's Amanda and my Nicola for having tosit around while we got down and dirty.

After Martin left I posted up threads on the Chevy C10 board and Garage Journal and Rods n Sods looking for advice. Much was offered.

So when we pulled the truck out this morning and jacked it up, I crawled underneath to inspect yesterdays fittings.

YUP..... The spring had not been located so after some grunting and adjusting, we dropped it down again and found the new height was 10mm taller than the old parts. PERFECT !!!



On to the passenger side, which took a lot less time to do.

By 11.00 Martin had left to go shopping, and I shut shop to get out and spend some time with Nicola who was waiting patiently for us to finish.

Next job will be getting the rear suspension sorted, possibly also replacing the lowering blocks.

A couple of other observations on this job included non matching nuts and bolts keeping the suspension together, some very worn fittings and also front brake lines that need replacing sooner than later.

Shock absorber top mount bolt.



And lastly, the parts that came out.

Original springs cut down by a coil, giving 2" lowering.



That's all folks.

[bigdaddy64]

Patching the lower fender and added a rolled lip for my exhaust cutouts.

[DakotaKid]

This weekend, i got my Front Fram horns patched up, got the Frame from the firewall forward painted, got my 74 Crossmember installed, and rebuilt the front suspension.

Hope by the end of the week to have it back sitting on the ground with my Power steering adapter and Dropped coils and spindles installed.

[scuderia]

Got the tail lights installed and working (for now, the sockets are pretty shot) and took it for a short drive. Nice to finally get her out in to the sunlight

[1971 GMC SHORTY]

Originally Posted by scuderia

Got the tail lights installed and working (for now, the sockets are pretty shot) and took it for a short drive. Nice to finally get her out in to the sunlight

Diggin Those Black Ca Plates

[scuderia]

Originally Posted by 1971 GMC SHORTY

Diggin Those Black Ca Plates

Thanks!