What did you do to your truck today part III

[Chevy Fleetside]

Originally Posted by LDO

Stance looks great, details please?

This may sound strange but I like how there is just enough of the headers showing.

3 4 drop. Front tires are 255/60/15 and the rears are 275/60/15. The ground also like how must they show. It kisses them all the time. Ever since I changed my front shocks I have not had a problem with that though.

Originally Posted by DLW

The caps look great and so does the truck, nice work..

Thanks. Also nice to be told.

[TJ's Chevy]

Started out to be a small hose leak....replaced the hose...new hose leaked worse than the old hose....bought better clamps....still leaked....swapped radiators....sealed up and no leaks for a day....drive it this morning....leaking again....tank blew a hole. Take that radiator out and install this one. lol FINALLY no more leaks....oh crap....I said it. No I'll have to eat my words. lol

[Grizz1963]

Not worked on the truck........ BUT.

Well....... Today was just incredible.

After Clems awesome party yesterday, he and Kim made breakfast of pancakes, sausage and coffee for 12 of us.

After this, Clem, Bomp, McMurphy, Martin "mjh1965" Myself, Peter Hoffman and Jeff Falk all drove over to Mike Losh's shop where we all gave a hand lifting, cleaning and drinking beer and generally being amazed at his build, detail and finish on Boosted Bertha.
Joined later by Sarah his wife, it was just such an amazing day.

Build thread. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=643425


What a privilege hanging with you guys.

Now at Clems playing 8 Ball Pool with McMurphy, Bomp, Clem and Martin.

Life rarely gets better than this.

[schpeen]

took it back to the alignment shop and replaced the idler arm and he working on my alignment again trying to get it to settle in nicer at highway speeds so now we have this...

[schpeen]

now the truck drives perfect at all speeds right up to 80-85 it just settled right in with almost no effort or adjustment needed. I didn't want to push it faster just to be safe but it showed no signs of wobble or shimmy or shake totally rattle free I was so happy almost got misty when i noticed driving along easy at 35-40mph i can feel and hear a rubbing noise from the front end. is that what happens when you adjust it too far? Do i need to adjust it back some lil it stops rubbing not sure what is rubbing yet haven't had time to look deeper into it. I was thing of changing the upper control arms with the tubular ones from brothers

http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...=UCA7200&qty=1

good idea or no?

[schpeen]

Originally Posted by schpeen

took it back to the alignment shop and replaced the idler arm and he working on my alignment again trying to get it to settle in nicer at highway speeds so now we have this...

i have drop spindles and shorter springs with sway bars front and rear

[Chevy Fleetside]

Seems you can run these trucks without oil in the trannies. Mine was bone dry and did it make noise. hahahha. I put oil in it today. The 3 speeds are tough. I drove it 130 miles yesterday and the gears were grinding and the trans sounded like poping pop corn when going slow. Time to get that 700 in there.

[DPowers]

Took a couple of pics after washing.

[Chevy Fleetside]

Changed the Rear Shocks. Seems both left side shocks on my truck were dead. Handles real nice now. I put 4 Belltech Nitro 2 shocks in.

[wilbur46]

I thought I'd spend a 1/2 hour fixing up my cobbed together alternator bracket.
I like the passenger side and have a lwp so I used the stock late model L bracket. I have early heads tho so made a rear mount which uses the pump to block bolts. TA DA. Lines up perfectly.
Then discovered my shiney new chrome top bracket doen't fit--period.
Ths stupid thing lines up right in the middle of the alternator boss.
Back to cobbing up a spacer and longer allen head, which will require removing the fan to install.
Who designs this stuff?
W

[J1MMY]

Paid import duties on a package of brake goodies that has travelled thousands of miles to get to me, only to be held for ransom by our postal service

....and shelled out another few hundred on more parts for the front suspension rebuild, coming to me courtesy of a certain forum vendor

[Indian113]

I spent the last 2 days cleaning and moving stuff so I could get the 64 inside for the winter.

[dwcardfan]

Stained my wood.

[nail pounder]

Our weekend project: After about 6 months of sanding, Bondo & primer I finally got busy with a spray gun, with assistance from my awesome daughter and dogs of course.

[65Gregg]

Made some cup holders

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by 65Gregg

Made some cup holders

That's really cool.

[65Gregg]

Thank you, I made them so they fold out of the way when not in use.

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by 65Gregg

Thank you, I made them so they fold out of the way when not in use.

Ta2Don recently made some too, but different. See his post #1855 HERE. Thanks for sharing the idea. Do they stay tucked under the seat during hard braking? I mean, do they like click into position with a detent or other design to keep them from moving left and right during hard cornering?

[Bugeyev8]

found out my boss 338 wont fit the front 72 hubs...

[Palf70Step]

Congrats on the new truck home.....oh yeah, your's also

[Marv D]

Putting it's heart on external bypass today while I build a street trans to accompany it's new street heart....

[McCoyAZ]

Sold mine.

Got tired of paying people to do crap work only to hire someone else that did crap work.

Too old and too easy I guess.

IF I do another one I will buy the tools and do it all myself.

[LT1 Burb]

Getting some painting and assembly out of the way.

[mjh1965]

Got some truck time in today
I managed to get my front suspension all built and assembled . So next weekend all being well I will tackle the rear end . Then I could have it rolling again ..

[Classic v6 GMC's]

Not all today but we got most of my dads 283 put together.