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Location: mission viejo ca
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
looking sharp Iceman_70
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Pagosa Springs, CO
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Finished adding turn signal's project==they work now.
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Finished exhaust system complete with electronic cutouts. Now to pull it out, weld between the tack welds, clean it up and get it coated.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Camarillo, Ca
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#1405 |
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Speedbump: Your truck is looking very nice. Looks like your putting some big meat on the rear. What size you using? Exhaust looks great and so do the tail lights. Lookin' good.
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Location: Nevada City, CA
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Pressure washed the frame from cab forward & got the nut off of the original pitman arm. Managed not to break anything. Still have to remove the arm & the rest of the box then pull the lower shock mounts. Will at that point be ready for the engine & trans cross members + power steering kit that are on the way.
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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I'm not very digital, so I haven't figured out how the build thing works, but I did get a digital camera and kept a pictorial log of everything I did on my home computer. The tires are 31x16.5x 17 Hoosiers on 13.5 x 17 Welds. Thanks for the compliments, I'm starting to feel pretty good about this as it's the most extensive(expensive?
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#1408 |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kingsport, TN
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Great looking truck!
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#1409 |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Las Vegas - Nev. aka Sin City
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x2 ^
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#1410 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Oregon
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Tossed some stainless 3/4 trim rings on it, unbolted the front seat and ordered a pleated seat cover and matching headliner. It seems to never stop!
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#1411 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Fishers, IN
Posts: 272
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The starter was making a horrible sound. Crawled underneath and found that my starter housing is cracked from the PO torquing it too tight. At least I know what that sound is now! Off to the parts store again...
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
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watched the snow melt off of it...
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#1413 |
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Nevada City, CA
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Got the pitman arm, steering box & column removed. Still need to separate column from box, or source a 60s / 70s column to use. Not really sure how to separate column... hammer hasn't worked yet.
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#1414 |
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Shelton WA
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Most all of Saturday was spent re-working fenderwell headers. I hope to gain enough clearance to replace the 195-45/15 tires for something BIGGER
I hope to get some good video of the initial break in at the Vette shop this next week! By the way. I cleaned up the frame/suspension of all loose stuff and then used and hand brushed coat of POR-15. Has anyone else used this product? A bit spendy at close to $150/gal. But damn does this stuff work. And lasts a long time too. I first started using it in the mid nineties before it was available retail. later |
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Location: Oregon
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Masked and resprayed the interior.
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#1416 |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Las Vegas - Nev. aka Sin City
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hey guys -
For any of you 55- 59 chevy guys who are still utilizing your lower side cowl vent - i have a great tip for ya - for the doors i was trying a bunch of different materials to replace the worn cracked rubber . After buying the ''so-called'' replacment foam stuff for these vents - 3 times ( they tear v v easily - pure junk ) i tried other stuff and it all did not work . what is ''the'' best stuff is a old car or truck inner tube - get a busted one -make a template and a shot of wd-40 and there ya go - seals great !!!!! hope this helps out anyone. i am a guessin that the 47 -54 - guys may find a use for that tube rubber also ' |
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Location: Kennewick WA.
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My rear fleetside bumper just showed up today. It will be the first time iv'e had one on the the truck. I'm so excited i'll probably sleep with it tonight.
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Looks good. Ordered it from brothers on friday and its already here. Now to find some brackets.
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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Wow! Bumper envy! I worked on my firewall and frame. More scrubbing to remove 50+ years of grease and yuck. Sprayed my new posies drop springs. Hope to be ready for paint in a few weeks. Ready to have my truck back.
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Location: Fishers, IN
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Drove it.... :-) 180 mile round trip to buy a Camaro T-5 5 speed. I was really surprised that I got 17mpg!!! Just gotta find an s-10 tail housing now.
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Location: Idaho
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Location: Olympia WA
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Here is what I did with my truck on the 31st.......
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