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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
miracle pie: since you are in OR, have you tried All American Classic in Vancouver or Chevys of the 40's in Vancouver?
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I can't afford a 53 Corvette so I'm making my truck into one. LOL
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1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings" |
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Great, it's working now!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Replaced the defroster core and installed a tap on the coolant circuit. What an improvement in summer. No more heat in the cab. Need now to insulate the cab from the engine heat.
The leaky original defroster core ![]() The replacement one ![]() The tap on the coolant line ![]() The tap is operated from the cab with a rotating 'button'.
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'55, Chevy 3600, 2nd serie, 3/4 ton, 235, 4 speed Muncie SM420, 4.57:1 rear axle |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
All American says they have a set. THANK YOU so much for the suggestion!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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That's not a screwdriver, just a lever which may has been a screwdriver one day long time ago ![]()
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
NO just a sliver of wood and some duct tape....
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Wheel came out of a 48 big truck. Original 59 wheel is dished. 55-57 are flat and would work but I like the look of the earlier one. Here is a photo after I spent a few hours repairing the cracks. It does not show up in the photos but the paint is metallic black.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I popped in the grille so I could finish up the front marker and signal light wiring....
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Right on guys!
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Spent the day at the hospital with my son getting his surgery, finally got home after 9:00 and after getting him settled in, I got out there for my five minutes.
![]() Now I have to find a spring for the safety catch I hit it with the cut off disc when I removed the rivet that held it together, crap. Brian
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http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000014x There description is misleading since this is for the safety catch and not the latch, but I put mine in last night and it worked perfect.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
In figuring out my parts I have I had to install the glove box door, damn does it make me feel good seeing a part bolted on! It will come off course, but just seeing it there is nice.
Also gathered up some stuff to get sandblasted, welded a few nuts that busted loose, and they are ready to go. Brian
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Spent the afternoon cleaning and painting my NEW REAR BUMPER BRACKETS which I finally located thanks to nvrdone and All American Classics! Wiring-wise, all I have to do is hook up the grounds and my truck will be ready to run and drive.
I learned something new today: 1-ton Panel/Suburban rear bumpers, although the same size, shape and bolt spacing as all AD front bumpers, are much thicker material. My front bumper measures .156" Rear bumper .250" Otherwise they are identical and both will fit on either front or rear of a Sub.
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I'll be damn, I never would have thought of that! On my truck I ran a rear bumper both front and rear. Don't know what I am going to do now. It's funny because back then, I didn't even know there was a front and a rear bumper (front one being longer) until after mine were chromed and I was driving it and saw other trucks at shows. Being it's going to be a driver I may just stick those on as the chrome is in decent shape. My dream is to thin them taking an inch or so off the height of them so they look more "Corvettie." But then that's a bunch for chrome, so we will see. Brian
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Well so far today, my "five minutes" was driving to a ghetto about 25 miles away from me to drop off some goodies to be sand blasted.
It tears me up that my local sandblaster that was literally blocks from where I work closed, DAMN IT! So today I had to go to a GHETTO to drop off parts for my truck and these weren't valuable parts, I still HATED to leave them. Geeeez, the place came with recommendations from a few different people and shops, it's and amazingly large outfit, but it's RIGHT IN THE GHETTO! We are talking homeless living in a tent out front! The streets full of houses with 5" fences out front of every single house and bars on the windows and Pit Bulls in the yard. Graffiti EVERYWHERE, OMG how do people stay in a place like this, geeez. I was VERY uncomfortable there. Anyway, hopefully I will get my parts back sandblasted so I can prime them. Brian
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Ghetto, ha ha!
My favorite sandblaster lived in a dump surrounded by junk and looked like a meth-head loser. But he was an absolute artist with a sandblaster. So take heart, it will be okay! Oh BTW, he went out of business too - probably got arrested ![]()
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It SUCKS, the guy I had nearby, he had been doing stuff for us for years, heck, he did my brothers 1922 Buick stuff and that car was done in '92. He did so many projects for us, even at the shop I am at now, we sent things there. I hope all is well with the guy, what kills is is the shop is still there with all his equipment!
Brian
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Any time I have had chrome work, exhaust, or interior it has always been in a sketchy part of town. Combination between cheap overhead and low cost of labor makes this possible.
If anything it should allow you a good deal on your parts work.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Yeah, I hope it's something like that.
Brian
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