The "Ole 69er"

[jmorri34]

Got the new door seals in, they went in like a dream. Of course you gotta slam the door hard enough to break the windows in the house next door but there on!!

[jmorri34]

Installed the new carpet today, looks much better now it has something other than bare metal!!

[knomadd]

That radio looks good. Nice choice.

[Average Joe]

Looks great! Reminds me how bad I need new weatherstrip and glass runners in my 'Burb.

[jmorri34]

Thanks guys, yea the weatherstrip was super easy, 10 minutes a side to put on minus removal and cleanup which wasnt to bad. Boy is it hard to close the doors though .... I know its a common thing but man I hate slamming the doors. The radio is great so far, I love it, the OP put 5 inch holes in the doors for speakers and I didnt want to cut anymore so I used them. Its a little hard to hear going down the road but just have to turn it up a little louder and its fine plus once I get the a/c installed next year it will be easier. Gonna be a rough summer with no a/c but you can bet your A$$ it'll be the last one by the way GMCPauls glueless weatherstrip is THE way to go if you or anyone needs any. Use a rubber mallet lightly and it goes right on and conforms to all the curves and no damage!!

[jmorri34]

Well got all the new channel runners replaced in the doors. Now if only the bottom seals were against the outside of the window she would be totally sealed Anyhow the doors have all new rubber minus the quarterglasses which are still good. Here is some pictures of the new seals!

[jmorri34]

Heres the difference between new upper channel seals and the 45 year old ones lol!!

[mcbassin]

New carpet, radio and kick panels.! Very nice!

[jmorri34]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

New carpet, radio and kick panels.! Very nice!

Thanks, Its coming along slowly but steadily ac sometime after the first of the year is my next hurdle!!

[jmorri34]

Worked on recovering the bench seat today. came out well. its got a few wrinkles but not to bad at all. I hope they will relax and flatten out some after awhile but its looking good either way and much better than the old cover was!!

[jmorri34]

And these 2 bolts and 2 on the other side are a B*&^% to get out lol!!! Heres more progress pics

[jmorri34]

The finished product!! It looks much better in person and alot more wrinkled in the pictures for some reason. It looks really good in person and in the truck!!

[mcbassin]

Nice work on the seat recover. I bet those screws tested our patients. Looking forward to seeing the new goodies under the hood too.

[jmorri34]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work on the seat recover. I bet those screws tested our patients. Looking forward to seeing the new goodies under the hood too.

Thanks, yea the bolts were a bit of a pain..lol... Going to try to put all the goodies on the truck tonite maybe, Ill put some pics of the engine parts once I get it all put back together!!

[jmorri34]

Some more work in progress pics of the top end changeover!!

[jmorri34]

And the final product, Boy am I glad I am done lol. Still have some timing and tuning to do so it will run better but hope it improves a little bit with all this work!!

[knomadd]

Looks good! I bet it will feel better when you're driving it.

[jmorri34]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Looks good! I bet it will feel better when you're driving it.

Man I hope so, Ive put alot into this truck lately!!

[Average Joe]

Looks great! I love those valve covers.

[jmorri34]

Originally Posted by Average Joe

Looks great! I love those valve covers.

Thanks, I like them too. they give a nice clean look to it I think. I was a bit disappointed when I put the the new distributor,wires and Intake manifold it didn't change much. I'm not a very good tuner so maybe that could be some of the problem!

[jmorri34]

Started working on putting the gaugeas in the bezel today, waiting for the matching clock to go in the last hole then shes goin back in!!

[knomadd]

That's some nice looking fuel line!

[jmorri34]

Thanks, I'm in the process of changing over all the fuel line to braided steel. Looks alot better and its much safer as well. Heres a couple of pics of it installed, I finished it up this afternoon!!