What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[FRED 53]

[B] [B]Finished my 53 Chevy -5 window frame off build today, after 7 months. All NEW except kept original patina look sheet metal paint-- I built this one to be my beater truck

[FRED 53]

Here is MY ALL NEW frame-off build after 7 months-- it will be my beater truck

[pinecrest]

DUUUUDE!!!!...... where's the PEEKSHURE???!?!?!?!

hahaha you were posting the "PEEKSHUREs" as I was complaining about it!! Looks nice!.... enjoy it.

[crossfire84]

i just finished putting on my bell-tech 3" drop spindles and 3" drop coils, what a huge difference.

[RINC]

Got me a new fuel pump. Gonna install it once the sun starts to go down.


Maybe tonight I can fianlly go Zoom Zoom around the block !

[mknittle]

I worked on our old towmotor fork lift. Not the truck but for it in aroung about way.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by FRED 53

Here is MY ALL NEW frame-off build after 7 months-- it will be my beater truck

nice beater

[meter swinger]

Well I hosed about 1" of dust off warhoop, then I got after it with schotchbrite pads and simple green to cut the oxidation down. I'm kinda liking in it. I may get after it with some wet sanding. At the very least it looks red again and not pink.
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[OrrieG]

Cup holders.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Cup holders.

I like

[hotrod1]

where did u get those cup holders? COOL

[Daze57]

as always - v v cool

[mknittle]

Hey, Orrie how do you keep the cup holders from turning when you dont want them to?
didyou use wave washers or?

[mknittle]

back to the forking lift for me.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by mknittle

Hey, Orrie how do you keep the cup holders from turning when you dont want them to?
didyou use wave washers or?

Take a look at my build thread, has more detail. Locking nut and plastic washers.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by hotrod1

where did u get those cup holders? COOL

Made them, build thread has details. Recent post on install, probably a year ago on makeing them. Kustombrads was the inspiration, bottom is a big washer, ring is a cinch ring from the horse shop, rest is scrap flat stock. I sized them to match my wifes favorite beverage bottle, she has a serious problem with the small size of the ones in her car.

[oneoff]

Just did some engine bay cleanup on the 402BBC. changed plugs, valve cover gaskets and freshen up the air cleaner and valve covers.

[OrrieG]

Cleaned up the garage and helped Ms. Joan sell tomatos in exchange for car $. Here is what a real heirloom tomato looks like. No trick photography, thats a regular hamburger bun. And its one of the early small ones!

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Take a look at my build thread, has more detail. Locking nut and plastic washers.

LOL should have known looking good shifters came out nice too

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Cleaned up the garage and helped Ms. Joan sell tomatos in exchange for car $. Here is what a real heirloom tomato looks like. No trick photography, thats a regular hamburger bun. And its one of the early small ones!

Did you have to do that?

Looks great! ours aren't doing so well this year.The veggie garden is my wife's thing I stick to bonsai as far as plants go

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by mknittle

LOL should have known looking good shifters came out nice too

Little secret I found out about the shifters is that if you want plain black knobs, round, oval or mushroom type, look on Ebay in the tractor section. I paid $7 plus $1.50 shipping for those two knobs. Hot rod and car resto places wanted a lot more. I got two different sizes so I can tell them apart without looking. I believe mine were the shifter and transfer case knobs for a older Massey Fergensen tractor, it has different sizes for the same reason.

[Daze57]

worked on frame mounted brake booster and brake pedal assembly -

[mknittle]

[QUOTE=OrrieG;5523413]Little secret I found out about the shifters is that if you want plain black knobs, round, oval or mushroom type, look on Ebay in the tractor section. I paid $7 plus $1.50 shipping for those two knobs. Hot rod and car resto places wanted a lot more. I got two different sizes so I can tell them apart without looking. I believe mine were the shifter and transfer case knobs for a older Massey Fergensen tractor, it has different sizes for the same reason.[/QUOT


That makes sence. I bet they are better than the repop ones. I bought a pair of the small repop knobs for my jeep. The sun did them in in no time.I used to have a pair of alumnum dice that I made with the year numbers up{42} but they evaporated. Now I have a pair of Reno plastic ones.

[Rude Dude]

Polished the machined column drop, color sanded and rubbed out the van steering column that I chopped, painted the firewall. Excuse the crappy pics had to use my phone only had one small run on firewall. I am happy with it cause it is only gonna be a driver.

[OrrieG]

Upolstry, details in the build thread.