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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Noblesville, Indiana
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Im doing a patina faux paint job that I saw on trucks, and I ended up mixing my owne color and boy what a color it is. It has to be one the worst colors ever. the problem is I used it. and god its ugly, so more sanding for me yeah
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Backwoods
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Mesa,Arizona
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
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Location: High Plains of Colorado
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
x3.........
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Location: Noblesville, Indiana
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
well thats a great way to look at it it is protect from the winter, but my eyes still need protection, ITS UGLY Im hhoping maybe to get the right color on soon come on spring
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Slid underneath and cleaned & waxed the chrome rear end cover for the last time this season.
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Spokane Washington
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
pressure washed the engine compartment getting ready to paint. Have to wait about 2 weeks to get my 292 back from being rebuilt. cant wait too put the new intake and 2 barrel carb with headers and exhaust cut outs! they look so good in the packaging but going to look even better on the truck.
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Layton, Utah
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Not today, but last night.
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Monroe,Iowa
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
I took it to the car wash so I could put it away for the winter,I HATE WINTER
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Tishomingo, Oklahoma
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
took it for a little cruise around town last night, and drove it to school today!!!
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Orlando, Florida
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Rust removal.....I bumped into it with a load of laundry and a bunch of rust fell out of the front fenders
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Location: High Plains of Colorado
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
The weather took a turn for the worse... hard to believe I was sandblasting out in the yard a week ago!
In any event I created wiring diagrams today for matching up the new gauges and signals into the stock '65 wiring harness. Last edited by lakeroadster; 11-11-2010 at 07:21 PM. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Nice work. Having the diagrams is not only helpful in initial assembly, but years later when something needs troubleshooting.
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it must be rough for you guys to have to put your truck away for the winter. mine sits in the driveway 365. and i drive it in the winter.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Willis, Texas
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Does driving the snot out of it count as "doing" something? If so I did a lot yesterday and today, I drove it to work. approx 100 miles round trip.
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Location: Tishomingo, Oklahoma
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Hutto,Texas!!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Pulled the engine and trans,welded the mounts up,detailed and reinstalled the engine and trans.Cleaned and painted the new rear diff.Had tires mounted on my 5 lug wheels.Oh, and replaced the fuel pump.
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Location: Bakersfield,Ca.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Polished the Exhaust and bumpers and changed the rear diff oil & took it out for a drive with the wife
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: jackson, michigan
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Welded in the new bottom patch panel on the driver's side front fender and installed new rocker on same side. Also, cleaned the drip rails on the cab and painted them with POR 15. Also treated the floor under the rockers with same. Was shocked to see my truck actually has a little rust (under the old rockers). Hadn't noticed it before but this body is SO MUCH BETTER than any other classic I have ever worked on, I can't complain. My last one was a 55 belair, did new floors, rockers, trunk and on and on. Never again, I'm keeping this one. It should outlast me, so yes, I'm in a good place with this little Short Step Side GMC. It ain't never leavin. Put a 350/700r4 and this thing cruises great. Now just working on the cosmetic part. It's been a long haul, but worth it.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?
Today last sunny day for a few so took advantage and just went on a ride to no-where just a big circle. Then parked it back in the shop and cleaned it up.
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