What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter

[kmswi]

1976 GMC Sierra Grande,Took the trans tailshaft housing off and re-assembled the speedo drive gear that came loose,I'm guessing the guy that rebuilt it 50k miles ago did not verify that the clip was locked properly. Started it up after re-assy and it looks like it works. Looking for advice on how to clean up and or paint a rusty master cylinder ?

[71gmcC15]

Installed dash pad out of 72 chevy c20 in my 71 gmc. Not perfect but looks a lot better.

[Barnfind46]

No picture but I took my truck to a really good alignment guy and he got the truck to drive a lot better. The last guy aligned it and it drove horrible.The bad news is he said it has a 1/4" diamond in the frame. Not surprised! It was a work truck in Alaska the first 30 years of it's life.

[68cajun]

Put my front suspension back together

[67C10Step]

No photos but sprayed my first bit of epoxy primer on the bed steps. Not my best job but at least they won’t rust while I am working on the rest of the truck. Rushed it a bit and got some runs but they will sand out.

[SRU1436]

Finally finished with the interior. New sound deadner, new carpet, new seat upholstery, and new weatherstripping for the doors. The weather is nice so taking for a cruise on Friday during my day off.

[SRU1436]

Finally finished with the interior. New sound deadner, new carpet, new seat upholstery, and new weatherstripping for the doors. The weather is nice so taking for a cruise on Friday during my day off.

[66clow]

Originally Posted by kmswi

1976 GMC Sierra Grande,Took the trans tailshaft housing off and re-assembled the speedo drive gear that came loose,I'm guessing the guy that rebuilt it 50k miles ago did not verify that the clip was locked properly. Started it up after re-assy and it looks like it works. Looking for advice on how to clean up and or paint a rusty master cylinder ?

Depending on how bad, steel brush, Scotch Brite pad, sandpaper, rust converter, paint. Some combination of this.

[66clow]

Originally Posted by 71gmcC15

Installed dash pad out of 72 chevy c20 in my 71 gmc. Not perfect but looks a lot better.

Mine looked like that. I took some thin foam and wrapped with vinyl from Walmart.

[66clow]

Crimping AC lines

[72c20customcamper]

I looked at them .

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Had the body built only to find this today Removed the cab and bed is all, and the painter took the bed again. I may be on the road next year. So long, 6 years is a 10th of my life Three guys will be on body and paint, their shop is slow too.

I went pretty deep on the dry run. Less the upper rear bed, we had the height of the moldings near nuts on both sides without trying. Props to GM, the bodies are well engineered, we made few body alterations.

One of the upper bed moldings had bow near center, so we found a happy medium and finished 1/8" off a match at the rear. The front RH door to fender matched within 1/32" where they're supposed to be, I know why, we'll get it right at build. I'm only referring to placement of the moldings, not holes drilled.

Ended up shimming the fenders of course, basic cab cushion shims. Front RH cowl panel a whopping 3/16", the RH pillar took 1/8", mix on the LH door striker, and an 1/8" shim at the RH front bed for level and straight.

For what it's worth, with new cushions etc. there's a 1" gap between the cab and the top front bed panel. It also measures 3.9" from the rear of the frame rails to the back of the bed floor. I'm interested to know what others find, partially because I need to modify brackets for a rear bumper. Distance from the rear of the frame rails to a sport bumper would be exceptional help.

The bed is crooked and the cushions shot on my C20 It measures within 2/10" at 7/10" from the cab to front bed panel, and 3.7" from frame rail to end of bed floor.

[Stover93]

Paint test on an old fender. Hugger orange vs Ford lightning blue.

[66clow]

Originally Posted by Stover93

Paint test on an old fender. Hugger orange vs Ford lightning blue.

Disregard the word in front of the lightning but I choose blue��

[Daron65]

With the help of my son, We installed the new power steering gear box and rag joint. Took about 2 hours. Easier than I thought it would be.

[66clow]

Installed the correct lower radiator hose that clears the belt for my new ac system. Also installed a tach.

[bowtie72]

Swapped my three gauge idiot light dash to the five gauge dash. Ran new copper oil pressure line. Swapped wires by the instructions on Gmc Paul’s web site. Everything works great.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by 66clow

Installed the correct lower radiator hose that clears the belt for my new ac system. Also installed a tach.

Couldn't you simplify that engine bay some? Super nice truck.

[Chevys4life]

Finally found a bench seat that was local for my old 1970 that needs to be redone. Well the hard part is over for me, now let the restoration fun begin.

[rowdy11]

Rear driveline installed...

[phlegm]

Got the headers installed and the exhaust installed.

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[BugzC10]

Originally Posted by Stover93

Paint test on an old fender. Hugger orange vs Ford lightning blue.

Either one will look awesome, but I prefer the Blue.

[Stover93]

Originally Posted by BugzC10

Either one will look awesome, but I prefer the Blue.

I like both too. The orange will be easier to deal with and hide more of my body work issues so I think I’m going that way.

[toolboxchev]

Originally Posted by phlegm

Got the headers installed and the exhaust installed.

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Very nice looking original motor!

[67C10Step]

Re-tubed the washer nozzles, pump run but no squirt. Tackle that at a later time. Slipped the cowl back on with a new seal. Started tearing vent doors apart for paint and new seals.

Installed rear axle bump stop for lowered suspension. Like a dummy I only ordered one and didn’t notice until I opened the box.

Discovered my vacuum advance is not working. Always something.