01-15-2011, 09:32 PM | #1351 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
drove it...for the first time in about eight years I took it for a drive!!! also did a little body work and started smoothing my top!
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01-15-2011, 09:47 PM | #1352 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I removed my saginaw 4 speed and tried in install a T5. I ran into a small problem with the clutch disk, I had bought an 11 and actually need a 10 inch clutch disk. I will start over next Saturday!
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01-15-2011, 10:47 PM | #1353 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
put the motor, trans, and tcase in my 4x4
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01-15-2011, 11:04 PM | #1354 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Finished installing front drop springs, spindles, shocks, ball joints, tie rods, etc.
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01-15-2011, 11:13 PM | #1355 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I pulled the seats out,, again, and put in the speaker and storage box I made and then put the seat back in,,, i probably should have wiped it down before I took the pics,
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01-16-2011, 12:05 AM | #1356 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
wtg!
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01-16-2011, 02:07 AM | #1357 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
got a new alternator today =) I really wanted a chrome one, but that will have to wait.
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01-16-2011, 02:44 AM | #1358 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
i hear that the chrome ones have less of a life span since the chrome keeps the heat in more than the natural cast ones
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01-16-2011, 02:47 AM | #1359 |
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Polished some chrome and did a compression test on the engine. All came out at 149 almost exactly. But I am still blowing a little smoke out the passenger side pipe when I romp on it.
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01-16-2011, 05:46 PM | #1360 |
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Well I am glad to hear that then =)
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01-16-2011, 07:20 PM | #1361 |
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Put in headlight relays. I can't wait til it's dark to see the fruit of my labor!
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01-16-2011, 07:25 PM | #1362 |
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I got the itch to work on the truck today so I braved the cold and bolted down my new bed mounted tool box... I also did some repair to my heater switch plug... Next up on the to-do list is to install my Skip White HEI...
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01-17-2011, 02:48 AM | #1363 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
did a little more work on the replacement dash, wire wheeled the paint off, and cut out the radio hole. i offset the hole to the right because i am going to add a push button starter on the left side of it. i also might add a few other things as well but not sure yet, and i would have to figure out what exactly that would be first lol.
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01-17-2011, 09:18 PM | #1364 |
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not much of an update as of yet, but, just some messing around. took a pic of the current engine setup as i dont have a pic of that in here. i also pulled the springs out of the front to see how low it is. still need to finish the lower arms, and install bags and spindles, but i only have 3/4" before the arms hit the grond
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01-17-2011, 09:46 PM | #1365 |
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I bumped into it with my 2002 Silverado while pulling into the driveway.
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01-17-2011, 09:48 PM | #1366 |
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have not touched it in a year.
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01-17-2011, 09:48 PM | #1367 |
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ouch! did it do any damage???
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01-17-2011, 10:38 PM | #1368 |
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Replaced inner and outer tie rod ends, upper and lower ball joints, and cut one coil out of the front springs. Tried my wipers and found that I had installed the linkage backwards. Had to take the cowl off and swap the pivot arm. Buttoned her back up and parked her in the garage. I had replaced my rear springs with Jeep TJ springs awhile back. I finally got around to measuring the drop and come to find out one side is 1.75 inches higher than the other. I guess I will fork out the 100 bucks for real drop springs. I should have known better but it sounded like a great deal(the TJ springs).
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01-17-2011, 10:41 PM | #1369 |
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No, not that I can tell. I really don't know how it didn't mess something up. It does have 4 inches of snow on it so who knows.
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01-18-2011, 12:04 AM | #1371 |
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Pulled engine/trans (mock-up) Prepped for powder coating. Cut 4" exhaust holes in frame. Sandblasted A-arms.
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01-18-2011, 12:05 AM | #1372 |
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I put the first coat of teak oil/thinner on the red oak bedwood,just the start of many coats.
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01-18-2011, 12:20 AM | #1373 |
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Thanks, Paul. I'm still covered. But that one was the most expensive I had. It took all of what I got for it for the Boss 338 20's. The "Little Woman" bought me tires for an early Valentine.
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01-18-2011, 02:43 AM | #1374 |
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picked up a 69 gmc grille last nite in killer shape, no rust. buffed and polished it tonight. gona put it on this weekend, along with all of the side trim finally.
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01-18-2011, 03:16 AM | #1375 |
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Put some red LEDs in the dash... I had already pulled it all apart and painted the inside a bright gloss white... they look good...
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