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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Placerville CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Got some of the body parts finished..............
The finish is "faux patina old school black laquer look, white trash, look at my dings, in your face, ten footer, urethane clear coat". That is what it says on the paint can anyway. (It is the latest rage you know.) |
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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#1703 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Oregon
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
"faux patina old school black laquer look, white trash, look at my dings, in your face, ten footer, urethane clear coat".
DANG! I can't find black anywhere. Tons of faux patina old school red, green, blue laquer look, white trash, look at my dings, in your face, ten footer, urethane clear coat everywhere, but no black |
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Location: Nashville, TN
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#1705 |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Las Vegas - Nev. aka Sin City
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
hey guys
well i sold my older work truck today and gonna use the $ to get some really ( what i think ) cool wheels lookin @ american racing wheels cp-200 daisey spoke wheels - i have always been a fan of these rims - old school classic and i think they look really nice on any vehicle . not the cast version - THE chrome ones ! dass how i rock !!!! |
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#1706 |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Placerville CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Got engine parts back from machine shop .........ready to clean, inspect and assemble. The cool part of build.
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#1707 |
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Location: mass
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Nice parts! looking good to me
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#1708 |
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Post Falls, Idaho
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Looks awesome!!
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#1709 |
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I put some 6 degree caster shims under my front springs. I had to leave out the shortest spring leaf so the u-bolts would reach but I can't tell any difference in the ride height. Took a short test drive but didn't notice any difference in the way it drove, but I'll be driving it more tomorrow so that will be a better test. Also, in case anyone else will be doing this, I got the shims from Summit as a kit with spring bolts. The spring bolts were 3/8 and wouldn't go through the springs so I had to go to NAPA and buy two 5/16s spring bolts. The kit was TFY-90016, probably intended for a rear axle.
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#1710 |
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: levittown pa
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Pulled the engine and trans out to make space to install my Scott's hotrods IFS!
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#1711 |
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Winlock Wa
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
It warmed up to 34 today and the weeks worth of fog lifted, so I peeked in the garage and its still there.
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#1712 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Mt. Prospect, ILL
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I bought my truck
Took out the plugs, filled the cylinders with oil, got the motor free |
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#1713 |
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: A Sunny Place For Shady People
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I looked at month old pics of mine.
I got tomorow off ....... I think I may go by my to see my buddy, who is doing all the work, an bring him a 30-pac of PBR. Not sure if all the 30-pacs I have brought have speeded things up but ..... the guys in the shop sure seem happy when I stop by.
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I put some screen under my cowl vent to keep out leaves. Raining and cold out yesterday so it was a good day for an inside job that I had been wanting to do for a while. I used aluminum screen because it will conform to the shape pretty easily, and used hot glue to hold the screen in place. When it's installed it's sandwiched between the ribs on the cab and the vent cover so it can't fall out. The only place it's not supported is at the ends but the glue seems pretty secure there.
I do keep wipers on it but had to send the set I bought back due to not fitting. Waiting on an answer now. |
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#1715 |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Las Vegas - Nev. aka Sin City
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
screen is a pretty good idea - may have to borrow that
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#1716 |
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Location: Idaho
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Put the new dome light in the "to be installed" box. Going to review the "still need to buy" list and see if there are some small parts I can order. Temps are up to mid 30's but still foggy and no sun in sight for at least a week.
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#1717 |
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Location: huntington beach
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Put the first coat of POR on the front suspension/steering bits. Baked the manifolds to cure the paint.
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#1718 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Yuba city ca
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
![]() ![]() Replaced grill, bumper, headlight bezels and installed some mirrors Posted via Mobile Device |
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#1719 |
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Location: Glendora, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Waay nice. Huge improvement.
Looks like you need some signal lenses, or maybe to polish the ones you have. |
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#1720 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Yuba city ca
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Thanks, yeah ran out of funds today lol ill have to get some new ones sooooon!
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#1721 |
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Location: Glendora, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound critical. For what it's worth, I've had good luck with sanding plastic lenses with 1500 and polishing on my shop buffer.
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#1722 |
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Truck looks great. The chrome made a huge improvement.
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#1723 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Yuba city ca
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Ill have to try it but for the price ill get new ones bezels are pretty bad as well tho,
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#1724 |
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I installed the CPP power disc brake kit on my 56 this weekend. I'm hoping to have it back as a rolling chassis within 2 weeks. I'll be spending this week rebuilding the Chevelle rear end and get the housing primed and painted
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#1725 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Yuba city ca
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Thats a nice set up!
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