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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Alden NY
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Received my new carpeting for the Burb and installed it in the passenger areas. Will work on the cargo area today as I have to take the side panels off. Put new thresholds on. Made a huge difference. Bought a hatch and tailgate which will force me to take a 600 mile each way road trip in the future - we'll turn it into a mini vacation.
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Huron, sd
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Yesterday I picked up my truck from getting new steering components put on. Drove nice. Put $55 of gas in it. Brought it home and hauled some hay. Runs great after that carb rebuild!
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: somewhere, MN
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
last night: charged the battery (arrgh). parking lights got left on.
Drove it to work today and put $45 of gas in it. Got a nice compliment at the gas station by a guy with a late model burb with 311k miles on it. Looked like new.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Drove it to the junkyard to pick up some parts for my son's truck.
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Location: Sachse, Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Cussed at it mostly..... control module in hei is going bad.... new distributor from Skip White on the way......
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Jeffersonville, Indiana
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Put new plugs in it yesterday and now it runs as it should. Today, I drove it to work, like to do everyday. I went from driving an 05 Lincoln LS everyday for the last three years, back to driving a 67-72, and I don't miss the new car a bit!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
With a cup of coffee in my hand and the sun bouncing off the grill spent 10/15 mins looking at her parked out back thinking of what I'm gonna do to her and all grief and pleasure she has given me I've owned her.
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Grandpa in the rustmobile...
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Spokane WA/Viola TN
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Washed her today, and discovered that washing degreasing under hood does wonders! Purple powers great! Oh and re instllaed and polished my half headlight covers!
I know the engine bay doesnt look good to you but you should've seen the crud running off!
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: pinetop az
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
i started to put mine back together after paint. i also color sanded right through a small spot in the clear, and now im mad!
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Italy
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
My truck is at the paint shop but today I took delivery of my Mar-K bed wood kit
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I welded up the tailgate and am getting ready for mud..
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mobile, AL
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I pulled my speedo gears and realized that the housing connector has a small gauge in it that has been leaking trans fluid since i bought it (about 2 months ago). I thought the leak was from it being loose so I took it out and apart for better inspection and clean up. Every time I do something to this truck, I always find something else wrong. But I really like working on her, she's gonna be a monster when I'm done in 30 years!
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Weiser,Idaho
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Topped off oil.
Filled new radiator. Hokeyed up some power with an old toggle switch. Primed the oil pump. Primed the carb. And then we put the sweet vibrations of a v8 engine back through the frame rails of a little truck that had not felt the love of a rotating mass for over ten years! I've got a video of it, but I keep getting a message saying that I don't have the right security token. Sorry. |
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: edmonton alberta canada
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
i went and bought 1800 bucks in parts.. (whole new front clip, led tail lights, heater controls) then i took the old grill off, sanded, por15 the **** out of it.. and thats when i ran out of time... so this weekend, i throw it back together,.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Crowley Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
More bodywork! Man who in their right mind likes bodywork. Knocked out some dents and glazed a few spots. This has to be the worst part of the build..geeez
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Sheetmetal Psycho
Join Date: May 2005
Location: athens PA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Went to move the truck the other day so I could spray/prep the rear for removal but it wouldn't start. Hoped it was the filter, but ended up being the fuel pump. Almost finished the install of the pump and found a leaky thermosat housing.
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I didn't say you were stupid, but I was thinking it... I need a check up from the neck up! Project "Rigginstine's Monster" 1971 C-10 longbed 355/4spd Future mods: 67 front clip Webby's Rigginations - where everything has potential! |
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
got a carberautor for my 302 next step paint it hugger orange set it in the frame along with the tranny and then im set
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Munhall, PA (Rust Belt USA)
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Friday night, got her jacked up and installed a new RU Ball Joint and greased the front end. Saturday installed both front wheel cylinders, front brake lines and packed the wheel bearings. Drove her around a bit saturday night. Now she's ready for a PA inspection sticker, so I can legally drive her
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Cruzin
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: on the road
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
nothing because i am too sore from putting upper and lower ball joints in my 97 one side when well but the other o crap what a pita, thank God for air tools and big frigin hammers
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Kansas City
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I brought my 72 long bed home the first week in November but hadn't had the time to do much more than let it sit in the driveway. With some time off over Thanksgiving, I was able to get to the DMV and get legal.
Then it was time for some cleaning. I filled the trash can half full, just from the junk under the seat. The it was off to the car wash. It's amazing what a difference a wash job and some 409 and elbow grease on the interior can make. There's still a long way to go, but we're gettin there! Sunday Ringo and I went for our first ride together. ![]()
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Simple? What's simple?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
First, I did new drums and wheel cylinders all the way around, then a new rear brake line and new MC lines to hook up my new 3/4 ton power booster
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Russellville, Arkansas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nice work truck
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Weatherford, Tx
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Pulled the tranny, lost 1 and 2
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Fresno, Ca.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Repaired motor mount, fixed stereo, checked tire press. fluids etc. Mounted new rear view. Taking 400+ mile road trip in the morning in 72 c10.
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