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04-13-2010, 12:07 AM | #1 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
put master and slave cylinders plus misc. brake parts in from a donor to new ride, bled the brakes and clutch, all working now.
the old slave cylinders were just filled with a white powdery substance. (this thing sat for a long time!) finished up tacking the new header/exhaust all the way to muffler, ... started it with the donor motor for the first time. sounds good! |
04-13-2010, 12:25 AM | #2 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
just removed the fenders and wheels.engine still in. got my tools and went at it. i had previously taken the donor crossmember apart so i knew what bolts to take off. suspension is done i still need to do the brake lines. i should of waited till i had everything ready to go now i have to wait for my parts but i have my back up car http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...Picture257.jpg
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04-10-2010, 09:42 PM | #3 |
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CB1965 like your roll around dolly.
I didn't work on the truck, but I got my band saw set up so I can start building the rest of the tubes for my 4 link.
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04-11-2010, 01:22 PM | #4 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Continuing with the conversion from 17.5 x 5.25" original wheel to 17" x 6" for the 1963/64 K10 project.
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04-11-2010, 09:44 PM | #5 |
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Took her out on a date and picked up some ice cream. Lots of thumbs up toolin down the raod.
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04-11-2010, 10:22 PM | #6 |
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Funny thing about the thumbs up/attention these trucks draw. Took my wife out for a lunch date Friday and while parked overlooking a left turn lane, we kept getting eyeballed along with many smiles. It got a little scary however when the guy in the 64 Dodge truck kept staring at our truck while moving forward in traffic. Suddenly the cars in front of him stopped, and he didn't. He was busy looking backward over his shoulder out the window, slamming on the brakes at the last second hard enough to kill the engine and came to rest about .050" behind the Mercedes in front of him!
I'm thinking maybe next time I better park on the other side away from facing traffic!
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04-11-2010, 10:30 PM | #7 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I turned a few wrenches today. Mostly I cussed at the truck, damned the guy I bought it from, and berated myself for not getting rid of it sooner. I've decided that it's going to the mech-neck tomorrow. I'm tired of futzing with it.
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04-12-2010, 10:38 AM | #8 |
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finally got a set of rallys for the truck, could only afford 2 tires so I got a pair of Falken 225/60/15's and swapped out the beat trailor wheels in the rear for the new shoes. Lol theres nothing like having good traction and piece of mind! lol
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04-12-2010, 01:41 PM | #9 |
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Cb1965
That's got to a new one for a skateboard use?
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04-12-2010, 06:57 PM | #10 |
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Hangin Six.
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04-12-2010, 07:24 PM | #11 |
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04-12-2010, 07:28 PM | #12 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Filled a 30 gal trash back with dirt/grease/wasp nest etc. that I pulled out of the front crossmember on my 66
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04-12-2010, 10:40 PM | #13 |
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Took the head off to take care of a head gasket leak and to clean up the head, runs alot better now.
Getting it ready for the Torque Fest in Farley, Iowa on May 1st. vintagetorquefest.com |
04-12-2010, 10:47 PM | #14 |
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i drove my 66 to work so i could spend the rest of the day after work cruzeing around the back roads in it. even found a cool old exxon gas station metal sign off in the woods i brought home to hang in my shed.
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04-14-2010, 06:18 PM | #15 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Put my swaybar on which has been sitting in my garage for more than a year. Holy cow what a difference. It does bottom out on the control arm when I air out but that will be taken care of tomorrow. No more inner fender rub.
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04-14-2010, 09:51 PM | #16 |
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Didn't do nothing. Put a new tire on my motorcycle though.
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04-15-2010, 10:11 AM | #17 |
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I installed the heater hose fitting on the engine and water pump and hooked up the heater hoses but I still need one hose clamp. I also set the radiator in and put the fan on.
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04-15-2010, 09:21 PM | #18 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I cut a crossmember for my fuel cell on my new bandsaw, but that's it.
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04-15-2010, 09:49 PM | #19 |
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Received my new clear dome lens from LMC and snapped it in place. The light output is substantially brighter. I'll see if I can photograph the improvement sometime in the next few evenings.
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04-15-2010, 10:17 PM | #20 |
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patched a hole in the drivers side of my bench seat.
fab'ed up a 2.5" downpipe for the turbo started it and smiled!
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04-15-2010, 10:20 PM | #21 |
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Looked at the truck, and ordered all the customers parts for his Gran Torino project. I know it's a F*rd.
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04-15-2010, 11:36 PM | #22 |
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You say turbo. you got a build thread, I've been thinking about doing one.
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04-15-2010, 11:48 PM | #23 |
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Turbo, just a little one.
I need to start a thread. its almost finished.
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i build turbo headers at the shop, and two things you should seriously consider (cuase eventually you'll have too) is build a turbo mount (if you allready haven't) that is NOT part of the header,...real important. and i know its a bit more $$ but well worth it, is do the header pipe out of stainless steel and as much as possible. the exhuast out of the turbo stainless too. mild steel just can't take the heat after a while. cool ride, thats gonna be fun. , Frank Last edited by Franks Fab Shop; 04-16-2010 at 12:36 PM. |
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04-16-2010, 12:28 AM | #25 |
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Turbo on a six, that's nice. How do you like the T-3 Turbo?
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