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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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One thing I haven't read is if the direction to spin it matters. I spun both directions.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
No doesn't matter which direction when its out totally they will drop in then you spin it around again and you will feel it drop into place one last time when the tabs lighn up.When right its about a quarter to half inch from the flywheel.Believe it or not when i was 17 we changed transmissions with a cinder block and a 8 foot long 2x6 we couldn't afford a jack !Ha ha crude but it worked.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Getting my steelies powder coated. Makes me so happy!
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IIRC there are _three_ splines to line up in a torque converter , most of the time one slips right in and you have to invert the tranny and hand spin the T.C. back and forth until you hear / feel it click and drop twice more .
It'll be close to the inside of the bell housing when it's right , at least 1/4" between the flex plate and the T.C. when you offer up the tranny ~ never , EVER force it ! therein lies madness and an empty wallet ![]() I just got another 'phone call from The paint Jail ~ it seems he's hot to trot on painting my truck now and really wants me to come get my driveline , he says no problems painting the bottom of the cab green to match and suit me , they guy who's paying for it . I'll go by in a day or so and drop him off some $ if I see progress , I assume there will be . QUESTION : many of the I6 powered trucks I see , have the inner upper lip of the right hand frame rail , right in front of the passenger side motor mount , cracked and bent up a little bit ~ what's the deal with this ? I am having him heat it , massage flat and butt weld it from underneath as I don't like cracks in anything , they tend to creep with the way I drive . Please run out to your truck or that nasty old frame in the weeds and take a look see , report back here . TIA ,
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Re: Prophylactic Measure
I agree. I installed the cowl screen because I just completed the interior and got tired of all the trash coming thru the vents & I was vaccumming up leaves on my new carpet everyday. lol
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Well ;
Back when this truck was new and I was lucky to drive / ride in post WWII vehicles, part & parcel of Spring was to take a spirited ride with those " crotch cooler " A Pillar vents wide open and get leaves and dust into your eyes and mouth , then you'd clean out the cab (trucks) or interior (cars) and be able to use those wonderful vents all Spring and Summer long..... Times have changed for most but not for a few of us Geezers ~ I unload the entire cab before that ride so I don't get all the other crap I carry , full of leaves . Maybe I'll have my painter add some screen , is brass screen still available ? . I am *VERY* excited to be thinking of having my truck back by New year's maybe ![]()
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Re: Prophylactic Measure
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Running VA, I don't use the kick panel vents. So we (Lee The Painter *actually* did it) used sheet metal to seal these up. Except for the holes for the window washers, it's pretty water tight...Let alone, a good way to keep out the leaves.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
What an awesome idea for a thread ... Just commenting so I can check back on this later & get some inspiration after not putting in any work for a while!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
My new mufflers showed up today.
KOOKS Quad Core Stainless They look really nice.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Replaced broken transmission mount
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
got my New 10 1/2 Ubolts in yesterday, going to make drop blocks this weekend
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Installed the new carb, adjusted it, changed the passenger Side window regulator. The made a trip to the scap yard with the ol truck to sell some old scrap metal. Not a bad day.
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Got rear disc brakes on the 71 now! They match the fronts almost!
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Baby got a new set of 16" Cragar s/s now i need some taller tires.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Nah bring the truck down to the tires... LOL
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
[QUOTE=Andy4639;6900102]Got rear disc brakes on the 71 now! They match the fronts almost!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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I used the CPP kit! I want recommend it though! It's lacking a lot but over all it's all there. The kit lacks instructions for details that you just have to figure out your self. Like the spacers. I ended up not using either one of them. had to add washers to the drivers side and nothing on the passenger side. Brackets to hold brake lines were wrong size. T bolts aren't grade 8 that hold the bracket's on. Calipers are a ***** to get to grab and adjust. I spent 20hrs the last 2 whole days to get them installed. Here is a link with more about the install. ![]() http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=647684
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I changed out my leaking heater core and replaced the blower motor while I was at it.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I have become fronds with a local powder coater here recently. I asked if I could use his blast booth to blast my cab. I was happy to give him some cash. He refused to take the cash, so I brought him some liquid refresents.
Here are some pictures of it before it went in. I forgot to snap some pictures of the finished product.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Made me a set of Rear Drop Blocks today, I made four 1inch blocks so I can to 1 or 2 inch option over and above the already installed Jeep TJ rear springs.
made the blocks 7inchs long and 4 1/4inchs ctc on the holes. Ubolts are 3/4 thread I had a one size bigger 13/16 cause that's the only big drill bit I had kept the bit lubed with PB blaster on the drill press and drilled smoothly. Here are all my parts ready to go in maybe this week or next weekend. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
got the c-notches in and the 5" drop springs in. gonna back it out and power wash the frame and get ready for some paint. any recommendations on frame paint?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Got rid of these ugly humps on the radiator support, ran out of co2 for the welder so couldn't finish. Also sanded on the firewall a little bit.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Brought it home...
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I turned the psi way down on my sandblaster and blasted a spare fender just to see how it would do. Surprisingly it worked very well. No warping. Psi was about 50. Took longer than usual but I am happy with the results. I kept the media flowing almost parrarel to the panel, barely touching the panel. I am confident I can blast most of my panels this way.
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