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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Looks good Russell!
Do you think you could paint them to match the dash?
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Beautiful scenery there, looks like it was a perfect day for a ride.
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Yes it was, I could've driven for hours. Now todays a different story. Hi of 31 degress and had freezing rain in the AM, mother nature!!!!...Jim
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Dash looks good, need one more knob
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
I added a relay to power the headlights yesterday. I have halogen headlights and could drive it fine with the dims on but the brights were too much for the bi-metal strips on the switch. Didn't go fancy with it, just added one 40 amp relay in the circuit to the dimmer switch.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Bought my 55 2nd a early Christmas present. A new set of door handles and scratch guards. About 75 bucks off ebay. The old ones were worn badly, the drivers side had no chrome left at all. The replacements chrome is fantastic, and they look like NOS, but I'm sure they are from China! Wonder what these will look like in 60 years?
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got my new steering wheel. Hope to find time soon to install it!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Nice
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Bored today changed out my tires and installed new rally caps
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
I made some trim panels for the kick panels on my 51.
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Replaced the old waterneck and upper radiator hose with new parts from Rock Auto The new thermo housing is a aluminum part that looks good on the aluminum Holly manifold. The hose is a Gates smooth molded hose for a '69 Firebird. I had to shorten it quite a bit but it worked out fine.
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I first had 15X8 Chevy rally wheels on the rear but changed them out to Chevy Rally's Rims 15X6 on front and 15X7 on Rears. The tires are all the same size P235 75R 15. The white walls were buffed at the place I bought the tires to 2 inch width at no extra charge total was around $400 out the door.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
very cool!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Finally got my 50 GMC 450 running with TBI. Well, kinda. Starts and runs for short time. Troubleshot till dark. Had to quit till tomorrow.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Wiring shorting out? Hope that is just for "get it running purposes". Start a thread on why it won't keep running (symptoms) and we might be able to help.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Wired up my Lokar shifter so it won't start in gear!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
replaced a leaking fuel line
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Orrie G, yes, just the get it started harness. Will cut and trim, wrap when I have it running. Just separated out the unused wiring.
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new steering wheel
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Wired and installed gauges.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
clear and cold in seattle - 39 deg. Got the truck out and went for a drive. Found the heater still works good.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, take 2
Welded a vent connection on to the gas fill pipe. Reviewed the to buy list.
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