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markeb01 · 10-29-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DPowers

Well yesterday I played around some with the truck.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=361556&page=2

Tonite I replaced the rotor, replaced the alternator since my pretty chrome one was bad, went ahead and swithced out the Edelbrock for a Holley and finished breaking in the cam on the 283. Man she sure does sound good.

Doesn't that suck. I had a chrome Powermaster alternator that lasted a little over a year. It starting doing weird things for several months before failing completely. I was debugging everything in the system until I finally realized it was my nice new shiny chrome trinket. After that I just got a stock looking one that works.

**DPowers** · 10-30-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by markeb01

Doesn't that suck. I had a chrome Powermaster alternator that lasted a little over a year. It starting doing weird things for several months before failing completely. I was debugging everything in the system until I finally realized it was my nice new shiny chrome trinket. After that I just got a stock looking one that works.

Yeah and since that was the first time that I had started it up really sucked.

jbgroby · 10-30-2009, 08:12 AM

Mark,

Were going to have her painted in Pieces, because of the two tone pattern and the sharp break line the painted said it not hard at all but his shop in too small to take the whole truck.

The color and factory correct two-tone pattern we selected is:

THE BODY
Roof - Canyon Blue
From roofline to Body Break - Olympic White
From Break to bottom -Canyon BLue
Rims, bumpersm barbell -Olympic White

THE INTERIOR
Standard silver (factory)
Charcoal Dash
Grey and White (after market seat covers
Rubber Floor Mat
Silver and black knobs

INTERIOR OF BED
All componets will be semi-gloss black, strips, wood, side and wheel tubs.
Not 100% authentic but will look better than the factory color.

I'll Following the same paint patters as below only in Canyon Blue

sams60gmc · 10-30-2009, 06:18 PM

Dropping my motor off in the morning to get bored! Woo!

*LILRED66* · 10-30-2009, 09:00 PM

Swapped some wheels on the white '64 GMC, to get it ready to sell and pecked away at replacing some floor pans on a customer's big window cab.

Byronic · 10-31-2009, 09:34 AM

So I got a call this morning from the guy who cut my trees down. He says to come out to his mill and I can pick any wood I want for the bed of the panel.

He wanted to trade the job for the panel and I politly said H$$l NO.

Slow Build · 10-31-2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Byronic

So I got a call this morning from the guy who cut my trees down. He says to come out to his mill and I can pick any wood I want for the bed of the panel.

He wanted to trade the job for the panel and I politly said H$$l NO.

Cool. Homegrown bed wood.

198plus · 10-31-2009, 12:57 PM

Well I took out my Turbo 400 and stall......Getting ready to put my new 700r with TCI 3100 stall in as soon as New 700r cross member gets here.

Vernski · 10-31-2009, 01:18 PM

I put on my new rear shorter shocks from Bel-tech now I need dropped spindles & springs. Anyone have any suggestions how to dismount the front coils easy without killing oneself?--- Vernski

rgCarGuy · 10-31-2009, 10:48 AM

Yesterday, I overnighted a cashier's check for my ebay truck. Today I found on Amazon.com several reference books. I took autobody many moons ago in high school, so I bought a refresher book for that, I bought the "How to rebuild a small block chevy", even though this supposedly won't need it, I bought "How to restore your Chevrolet Pickup", as I heard it has some good tips, and I bought the CD Books "1963 thru 1966 Chevrolet Trucks Factory Shop Manual on CD-rom" for it's reference material.

markeb01 · 10-31-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rgCarGuy

Yesterday, I overnighted a cashier's check for my ebay truck. Today I found on Amazon.com several reference books. I took autobody many moons ago in high school, so I bought a refresher book for that, I bought the "How to rebuild a small block chevy", even though this supposedly won't need it, I bought "How to restore your Chevrolet Pickup", as I heard it has some good tips, and I bought the CD Books "1963 thru 1966 Chevrolet Trucks Factory Shop Manual on CD-rom" for it's reference material.

Depending how far you are going to go on a restoration, the Factory Assembly Manual can also be helpful. It's mostly line drawings showing how everything is put together. If you're going to be doing body and paint work, you might also want to check in at:

http://www.autobodystore.com/home.shtml

Particularly the forum. I've painted 20-30 cars in my lifetime, but a lot has changed, and the guys on the site are every bit as helpful and knowledgeable as the guys on here. The guy that owns the site Len Stuart has owned a body shop operation for decades and evolved into mostly high end custom work. He's really smart and helpful. I also bought his Spray Painting 101 dvd and it was a great refresher with a few new tips that made it worth the money.

rgCarGuy · 10-31-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markeb01

Depending how far you are going to go on a restoration, the Factory Assembly Manual can also be helpful. It's mostly line drawings showing how everything is put together. If you're going to be doing body and paint work, you might also want to check in at:

http://www.autobodystore.com/home.shtml

Particularly the forum. I've painted 20-30 cars in my lifetime, but a lot has changed, and the guys on the site are every bit as helpful and knowledgeable as the guys on here. The guy that owns the site Len Stuart has owned a body shop operation for decades and evolved into mostly high end custom work. He's really smart and helpful. I also bought his Spray Painting 101 dvd and it was a great refresher with a few new tips that made it worth the money.

Cool thanks for the tips, I love your interior!

I have been reading a lot the last few weeks here, still trying to get up to speed, a lot of great builds going on here!

**Jurassic-1** · 10-31-2009, 08:33 PM

I took the 70 cst to a show and replaced the fuel sender float in my 72 blazer

shortbed70 · 10-31-2009, 10:09 PM

Pushed mine outside,cleaned the shop from sanding dust,built a new bench and moved everything to it and made room for the new heater. Then pushed truck back in and got some saw horses to put the bed on and got some holes filled on the cab. All that remains is four bolts and off comes the cab maybee tomarrow...If I can get rid of my father in laws storage stuff...Heres a pic of the after clean..

yoderconsult · 10-31-2009, 10:27 PM

Took the stepvan to the local DIY carwash and cleaned the engine, tranny and suspension. Disassembled the top half of the steering column looking for why the 3 speed column shifting is so troublesome.

**DPowers** · 10-31-2009, 10:29 PM

Changed the oil from the cam break-in. Went with the 2-quart NAPA Gold filter, changed the battery cables, started to put the new u-joints in until one of them broke when installing- never had that happen before. Took out the defective heater core. And took some pictures.

sams60gmc · 11-01-2009, 04:39 PM

Dropped off my motor to get bored and new cam bearings installed. Might pick it up this week.

protrash64 · 11-01-2009, 06:00 PM

Could almost smell DPowers fresh new motor

......lookin' good.

sams60gmc · 11-01-2009, 09:53 PM

Got a little more work done on my hood today. Got it mounted up and the latch working. Still working on that patch tho.

originalJD · 11-02-2009, 12:47 AM

I drove my truck 32 miles to work and 32 miles back home, just as I do five days a week.

I may not have much time to work on it anymore cause of work and things. But I sure love to drive it. I drive my truck way more than I do my Camaro with a very beefy motor.

**DPowers** · 11-02-2009, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by protrash64

Could almost smell DPowers fresh new motor

......lookin' good.

It smells sweeeettt....

astrochimp · 11-02-2009, 07:35 PM

New battery!!

Hope to driving it to work tuesday. Not a big deal, about a 5 min trip a mile each way.

*lakeroadster* · 11-02-2009, 08:11 PM

Worked on my hump... shifter hump that is. Ground the welds, put on some seam sealer and installed the Hurst 4-speed shifter.

HotRodYJ · 11-03-2009, 01:45 PM

Ordered new longer bed sides and fender extension panels from my local sheet metal shop yesterday. I'll finally be able to get the extended bed on this thing and see what it's really going to look like!

Rusteeze64GB · 11-03-2009, 09:04 PM

1. messed with the engine harness
2. put on the power steering bracket and pump.
3. put radiator support back on
4. Put a little satin black paint on the passenger side
5. put my black powder coated parts on
6. attempted to start the truck but would not turn
7. bought a new horn relay
8. trying to figure out why she wont start

10-30-2009, 08:12 AM	#3
jbgroby Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lacombe, LA Posts: 2,772	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Mark, Were going to have her painted in Pieces, because of the two tone pattern and the sharp break line the painted said it not hard at all but his shop in too small to take the whole truck. The color and factory correct two-tone pattern we selected is: THE BODY Roof - Canyon Blue From roofline to Body Break - Olympic White From Break to bottom -Canyon BLue Rims, bumpersm barbell -Olympic White THE INTERIOR Standard silver (factory) Charcoal Dash Grey and White (after market seat covers Rubber Floor Mat Silver and black knobs INTERIOR OF BED All componets will be semi-gloss black, strips, wood, side and wheel tubs. Not 100% authentic but will look better than the factory color. I'll Following the same paint patters as below only in Canyon Blue Attached Images __________________ http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/jb...23904108567829 Last edited by jbgroby; 10-31-2009 at 04:10 PM. Reason: spelling

10-30-2009, 06:18 PM	#4
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Dropping my motor off in the morning to get bored! Woo! __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

10-30-2009, 09:00 PM	#5
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Swapped some wheels on the white '64 GMC, to get it ready to sell and pecked away at replacing some floor pans on a customer's big window cab. Attached Images

10-31-2009, 09:34 AM	#6
Byronic The Beach Cruiser Join Date: May 2009 Location: Panama City, Florida Posts: 358	Re: What did you do to your truck today? So I got a call this morning from the guy who cut my trees down. He says to come out to his mill and I can pick any wood I want for the bed of the panel. He wanted to trade the job for the panel and I politly said H$$l NO. __________________ 1999 Silverado DD 1966 Panel Truck 2003 Harley Road Glide 1967 Schwinn Tandem Single Speed

10-31-2009, 12:57 PM	#8
198plus Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Loganville, Ga. Posts: 1,408	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Well I took out my Turbo 400 and stall......Getting ready to put my new 700r with TCI 3100 stall in as soon as New 700r cross member gets here.

10-31-2009, 01:18 PM	#9
Vernski Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rathdrum, Idaho Posts: 1,135	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I put on my new rear shorter shocks from Bel-tech now I need dropped spindles & springs. Anyone have any suggestions how to dismount the front coils easy without killing oneself?--- Vernski

10-31-2009, 10:48 AM	#10
rgCarGuy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 9	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Yesterday, I overnighted a cashier's check for my ebay truck. Today I found on Amazon.com several reference books. I took autobody many moons ago in high school, so I bought a refresher book for that, I bought the "How to rebuild a small block chevy", even though this supposedly won't need it, I bought "How to restore your Chevrolet Pickup", as I heard it has some good tips, and I bought the CD Books "1963 thru 1966 Chevrolet Trucks Factory Shop Manual on CD-rom" for it's reference material.

10-31-2009, 08:33 PM	#13
Jurassic-1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New River Arizona Posts: 1,180	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I took the 70 cst to a show and replaced the fuel sender float in my 72 blazer

10-31-2009, 10:09 PM	#14
shortbed70 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Forney TX Posts: 4,512	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Pushed mine outside,cleaned the shop from sanding dust,built a new bench and moved everything to it and made room for the new heater. Then pushed truck back in and got some saw horses to put the bed on and got some holes filled on the cab. All that remains is four bolts and off comes the cab maybee tomarrow...If I can get rid of my father in laws storage stuff...Heres a pic of the after clean.. Attached Images __________________ Troy 1965 Chevy Bagged,361 sbc,voodoo cam,1.5 full roller rockers,patriot 185cc vortec heads 2.02-1.60,vortec weiand polished intake,demon carb my truckhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=332884 Big Red Dog build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=572274

10-31-2009, 10:27 PM	#15
yoderconsult 66 Chevy Shorty Stepvan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 6	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Took the stepvan to the local DIY carwash and cleaned the engine, tranny and suspension. Disassembled the top half of the steering column looking for why the 3 speed column shifting is so troublesome.

10-31-2009, 10:29 PM	#16
DPowers One foot in front of the other Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Parrottsville, TN Posts: 5,443	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Changed the oil from the cam break-in. Went with the 2-quart NAPA Gold filter, changed the battery cables, started to put the new u-joints in until one of them broke when installing- never had that happen before. Took out the defective heater core. And took some pictures. Last edited by DPowers; 09-19-2010 at 06:22 PM.

11-01-2009, 04:39 PM	#17
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Dropped off my motor to get bored and new cam bearings installed. Might pick it up this week. __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

11-01-2009, 06:00 PM	#18
protrash64 Resistance is Futile Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mesa,Arizona Posts: 3,520	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Could almost smell DPowers fresh new motor......lookin' good. __________________ 64 CHEVY PICK-UP > http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...otrash+re-hash 64 CARRYALL >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1964+suburban 66 LB >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=427852 STRENGTH/DETERMINATION/MERCILESS/FOREVER .......posted via stationary device

11-01-2009, 09:53 PM	#19
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Got a little more work done on my hood today. Got it mounted up and the latch working. Still working on that patch tho. __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

11-02-2009, 12:47 AM	#20
originalJD James Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton, WA Posts: 455	Re: What did you do to your truck today? I drove my truck 32 miles to work and 32 miles back home, just as I do five days a week. I may not have much time to work on it anymore cause of work and things. But I sure love to drive it. I drive my truck way more than I do my Camaro with a very beefy motor. __________________ Never crush'em. Restor'em or recycle'em. The payoff is always worth it in the end. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=1709080 http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/h...e_top_view_all



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11-02-2009, 07:35 PM	#22
astrochimp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Unionville Mo. Posts: 217	Re: What did you do to your truck today? New battery!! Hope to driving it to work tuesday. Not a big deal, about a 5 min trip a mile each way.

11-02-2009, 08:11 PM	#23
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Worked on my hump... shifter hump that is. Ground the welds, put on some seam sealer and installed the Hurst 4-speed shifter. Attached Images

11-03-2009, 01:45 PM	#24
HotRodYJ Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Johnson City, TN Posts: 264	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Ordered new longer bed sides and fender extension panels from my local sheet metal shop yesterday. I'll finally be able to get the extended bed on this thing and see what it's really going to look like! __________________ 66 Chevy Stepside tandem project My junk: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=480902

11-03-2009, 09:04 PM	#25
Rusteeze64GB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ. Posts: 67	Re: What did you do to your truck today? 1. messed with the engine harness 2. put on the power steering bracket and pump. 3. put radiator support back on 4. Put a little satin black paint on the passenger side 5. put my black powder coated parts on 6. attempted to start the truck but would not turn 7. bought a new horn relay 8. trying to figure out why she wont start

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