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04-09-2021, 12:21 AM | #1 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Today was dip and paint divider day. A board member set me up with the dividers years ago. Some guy name Jim
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04-09-2021, 11:16 AM | #2 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Yesterday was steering day. Installed a rebuilt steering box and a rebuilt intermediate shaft. While I was at it, I installed a tilt column I rebuilt a while back. What different driving truck!
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04-09-2021, 11:50 AM | #3 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
It should feel like a brand new truck now!
Standard sector or quick ratio? I remember one time I put in a power steering sector on my buddie's 67 ramp truck. He said he almost ran it up on a corner curb a couple of times on the way home. :0
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04-09-2021, 12:06 PM | #4 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Standard ratio, the last quick ratio on a lifted truck felt squirrely and twitchy. I moved the column an inch and a half closer to the dash. So, yeah a lot different feeling (nice).
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04-09-2021, 01:09 PM | #5 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Slowly but surely getting my 72 K20 project put together.... Reinstalled glass today (with new rubber)
(Complete restoration - Engine/Drivetrain, Fuel system, Suspension, Steering, Paint/Body, etc, etc, etc.....) |
04-09-2021, 02:58 PM | #6 |
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Looks good, we need more pics though.
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04-10-2021, 02:22 PM | #7 |
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Replaced the clutch fan old one was going all the time . Took it out found the spring was unhooked
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04-10-2021, 08:03 PM | #8 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Swapped out the cluster bezel, painted the needles and added a tachometer. Then went to a morning coffee and cars show.
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04-10-2021, 11:04 PM | #9 |
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We got some more polishing done and tailgate installed.
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04-10-2021, 11:42 PM | #10 |
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It's looking awesome!
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04-11-2021, 01:00 AM | #11 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Started removing the old wood from my bed. Some of it had fungus growing on the bottom of it. Those rusty carriage bolts are a real pain to remove. They just spin in their holes, so I have to clamp them with vise grips or drill them out if they are tight. There are 70 bolts and I'm half way done. Gotta save some fun for tomorrow
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04-11-2021, 11:52 AM | #12 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Wished I had a wood bed ...
Installed a new ACDelco Professional water pump, primed/painted rattle can engine hugger orange and all sealed up with black Permatex the Right Stuff. No little squeak from the engine bay. The old one wasn't all that bad but it got on my nerves when it would squeak. The orange of the water pump is a bit off but I can live with it. I'll have to, its not like I am repainting the engine LOL!
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04-11-2021, 12:54 PM | #13 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Nice! I'm betting that a few thermal cycles will tone down the color on the water pump.
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04-11-2021, 01:16 PM | #14 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
that's what I was hoping too. it's sure nice not hearing a peep out of the water pump!
Next up the front end refresh and CPP Front Sway bar install. I hope I notice as much as everything says about those front sway bars.
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04-12-2021, 09:41 AM | #15 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Not as significant as some others progress, but I pulled the cross sills from my new bed, scuffed, primed, and painted. Will now blow the rest apart for scuffing and priming soon. Then it is on to finishing the wood. Not sure what direction I am going there just yet. I built some shudders for my house last year and used the shou sugi ban method of charring before staining and really like how it turned out.
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04-12-2021, 12:43 PM | #16 |
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Finished disassembling my bed floor. Painted the angled strips to match the body color. Painted the flat strips black.
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04-12-2021, 12:58 PM | #17 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Installing new brake lines, master cylinder and manual valve. I took lots of time and care but found a few leaks. Hope to fix today! Was fun until the leaks.
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04-12-2021, 09:19 PM | #18 |
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Getting ready to send out the A/C valves, figured to see if they have to be re-plated or somethin'. Few hours later, hopefully they can rebuild these without having to re-plate them.
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04-12-2021, 04:46 PM | #19 |
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I’ve had this NOS camper step sitting from a prior truck I sold, so today I slapped it on the 68 custom camper. Don’t think I’ll use it but I just didn’t want it sitting
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04-13-2021, 05:31 PM | #20 |
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Just finished redoing my tailgate band. This time I used 3M woodgrain vinyl wrap instead of the tape available from the classic truck sites. It's simple to apply and lasts much longer.
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04-14-2021, 09:02 PM | #21 |
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That looks really good.
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04-15-2021, 11:56 PM | #22 |
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Looks good, I used the tape from one of the truck places and it bubbled up and shrank and it's not out in the weather much. Where did you fine the 3M wrap?
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04-16-2021, 08:30 PM | #24 |
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Thanks, so you cut it to fit? Does it match the original grain and match lower side moulding? Maybe we'll see you around, looks like you have another 67'-72'. We usually go to the inliners show in Minden and misc. shows around Reno- Carson City area.
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I have a new, 3" wide roll of the repop stuff for the tailgate band and some for the side molding if you want it or know anyone that does, I'll let it go for free. Here's a pic of the 72 |
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