What did you do to your truck today?

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by 1939fiat

I drove mine full of junk to a swap meet ..
going to tow our race car on a road trip Sunday..
BTW,anyone remember where the thread is regarding replacing lower steering shaft bearing?
thanks;
Rick

Here you go 1939fiat, this is the lower steering column bearing thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=lower+beARING

As to what I did today.... spent most of the day finishing the mockup of running duals on my 65, then tack welding and finish welding all the joints. I need to add hangars, then disassemble and paint all the weld joints with high temp. paint. I will update my build thread then. I must be getting old, two days in a row out in the shop kicked my butt... I am one tired dude!

[1939fiat]

Thanks..thats my next project..

Rick
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Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Here you go: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=lower+beARING

[lakeroadster]

Exhaust is done, except for hangars... here is a video clip.

Old School: Long tube headers, 28" Cherry Bomb's and full length 2-1/2" diameter duals (no crossover pipe)

More specifics in my build thread

YouTube - Lakeroadster's 1965 Chevrolet...

[61_FL_Apache]

Sounds good John!!

[firefighter736]

Pulled the speedometer gear housing out and dropped ATF all over the driveway. Ooooops...

And that truck sounds ridiculously awesome with Cherry Bombs on it. :drool:

[fryer1979]

Finally got my Olds 350 put up on an engine stand. Also went by Summit and picked myself up a tranny jack.

[aerotruk63]

Por15 my hands and got some on some pieces too.

[darklord]

I tried to polish the scratches out of the windshield. I'll never understand why people will ruin a $400.00 whindshield insted of buying $10.00 worth of new wiper blades. it still looks terable but I can see better. by the way this is a 64 I bought for parts for my wife's truck but it was in sutch good shape we desided to drive it insted. now it's my dayly driver other than my harley.

[65Gregg]

Tuesday I finally finished rebuilding my front suspension and got it back on its wheels.

[vin63]

I finally got around to painting my frame...

[narx66gmc]

mounted my fron wheels. sanded, primed and am painting the grill as we speak.

[sams60gmc]

Got the cab loaded on a trailer to take to Lukes house later this week for a drip rail shave!

[fryer1979]

...been thinking about her a lot more than usual lately...I think the sickness is taking hold...

[markeb01]

A few weeks ago we installed Gabriel gas shocks on all four corners. The rears (60-62) worked great, but the fronts (63-85) Gas Ryder Truck shocks were dreadful, like having no shocks at all. The truck wallowed around like a 48 Pontiac, wandered on the road and took 3 or 4 cycles to stop bouncing after easing over a speed bump. Went back to the super duty gas shocks up front and got them installed today after repainting them black. Now the truck again feels confident like it can handle anything. With the standard shocks it took a lot of work just to keep going straight and not get sick! Another learning experience.

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by markeb01

A few weeks ago we installed Gabriel gas shocks on all four corners. The rears (60-62) worked great, but the fronts (63-85) Gas Ryder Truck shocks were dreadful, like having no shocks at all. The truck wallowed around like a 48 Pontiac, wandered on the road and took 3 or 4 cycles to stop bouncing after easing over a speed bump. Went back to the super duty gas shocks up front and got them installed today after repainting them black. Now the truck again feels confident like it can handle anything. With the standard shocks it took a lot of work just to keep going straight and not get sick! Another learning experience.

Mark,

Could you post up the p/n's of the shocks you used? Would be a good point of reference.

Thanks!

[markeb01]

Yes indeed. The big shocks are Monroe part number 76817 currently titled Gas Grande, and are almost excessively stiff and take a great deal of effort to compress by hand. Here’s a link to a Napa posting:

http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Det...817_0117561992

The ineffective shocks are Gabriel part number 61525. I'm pretty sure mine were labeled Gas Ryder. The ones on the link are labeled Sport Ryder. The Gabriel site lists them as Pro Guard (all under the same p/n). They can be compressed rather easily, and I've got a bad hand/arm. Here’s a link to where I bought them:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Shock...Q5fAccessories

Perhaps because they were old stock they weren’t up to snuff, but I also bought a matching pair of rear 60-62 shocks from the same source and they are tip top. To me the 61525's just seem too soggy for the application.

[scooterskoolkustoms]

to hot to go out side went over 100 today,I was out early morning and put the gas tank back in.

[sams60gmc]

Today I shaved my drip rail and set Lukes garage on fire

[jbgroby]

Sparks hit sumtin'

[knuckledragger]

Pulled the front clip off the 65 this morning.I may go back out and yank the engine and trans later.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

Sparks hit sumtin'

ha nah I was just kiddin. He layed it out and lit em up!

[chevy_mike]

Well did it yesterday but on the '65, swapped out the 3" dropped springs for CPP dropped modular spindles and half coil cut off stock springs. Put new KYB shocks and CPP upper shock mount reinforcing brackets and new sway bar bushings. Also pressed in two new wheel studs. It was a long day in 90+ heat but in the end all worth it. Truck drives like a completely different truck... in a good way!

[lakeroadster]

Started installing the pressure treated plywood floor in the bed. More data in my build thread.

[Cops053]

Well new here, and today did a complete tuneup on my 66 shortbed stepside, plans for the week are to change all the hoses on the 76 350 engine that is in it.

[Rich 5150 69]

Hauled about a cord of firewood in three separate loads sense I lowered it....