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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Restored the breather, clamps and replaced the hose on my aircleaner.
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72 Cheyenne SWB C10 (daily driver) (Super fake cause I just love the glovebox emblem) 70 Camaro RS (frame-off in pieces) 70 Camaro RS (daily driver backup) 69 Custom LWB C10 (son now drives) |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Started cleaning my RH front end. Getting ready for new rotors, caliper and brake lines next week. Has to be 5lbs lighter.
Shouldn't have cleaned it up now I notice my balljoints are hammered. As bad as my ball joints are I'm surprised my truck drives so well. A bit better than the LH now.
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72 Cheyenne SWB C10 (daily driver) (Super fake cause I just love the glovebox emblem) 70 Camaro RS (frame-off in pieces) 70 Camaro RS (daily driver backup) 69 Custom LWB C10 (son now drives) |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Put on new seat covers... tightened up exhaust manifold bolts and drove her!!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Beautiful truck. What did the bed come off of?
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Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Finished my exhaust , Installed a Flamethrower, Installed some bullets, Completed my quest for fire.
Heres a link to the flames, https://youtu.be/LTNf5-nEjbE I should have panned out with the camera more, some of the flames went out like 5 feet and offscreen, Have a good week,
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Came off a 1990 stepside chevy
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Towed my 72 200 miles home after the engine seized up while I was visiting my dad for Father's day last sunday. Now to pull it and figure out what happened.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Started media-blasting my bed parts. Using a $50 HFT blaster. Once I resolved the humidity issues (3 air filters in series does well enough), did a pretty good job. Would be better with a larger air compressor, but I can't run anything bigger (no 220v). So, frequent breaks so the compressor can catch up.
But it's doing great at getting rid of the surface rust. So, I got that going for me, which is nice.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Over the weekend, I replaced the water pump (made little difference, must be the radiator needs replacing...temps just a bit too high. I was thinking the impeller may have corrosion and causing cavitation. A new water pump is peace of mind anyway). I also rebuilt the door hinges on the driver door. Plastic bushing were worn totally out. hinges now have virtually zero play. But, I am having trouble adjusting door strike of all things. before, door closed relatively easy...especially if I lift door slightly when closing. Now, it takes a slam and sometime bangs hard. May be that latch is wearing out. I have the strike adjusted per service manual. Next is to play with strike position to see result. Just too damn hot and tired to figure it out on Sunday. Getting those hinges off and then readjusting the door is a PITA.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
64chevtruck - Those flames are crazy...you're going to scare a lot of Prius owners
![]() Davef- Sunday was hot and very humid, 4 hrs in the garage and I was soaking wet and beat.
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72 Cheyenne SWB C10 (daily driver) (Super fake cause I just love the glovebox emblem) 70 Camaro RS (frame-off in pieces) 70 Camaro RS (daily driver backup) 69 Custom LWB C10 (son now drives) |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Today, RESTED, because yesterday, I drove down to NC to meet Panel Deland, and I got to sit in his panel! :-) :-)
He also hit me with some great advice about what I have to look forward to and he gave me a cowl in exchange for helping him put his hood back on. I then went to see a friend and so, I didn't leave until midnight. I slept about an hour at a VA rest stop and got home at 4 AM. I was so tired I slept till 6 AM in the car, in the driveway! |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Took the truck for a ride today, Took my garmin with me. I wanted to check my speedometer. At the lower speeds 1 to 2 miles off. At 65 only 1 mile off, what a surprise.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I got the 348 dropped in and bolted to the transmission. Motor mounts don't work, hitting the exhaust manifold. don't know if bb mounts will work, hate to order them, wait for them to get here and find out they don't work either. I'm going to think on this one, trial and error. Whats a fool to do!
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Thanks, Joe.. 1969 C/10, 348 C.I., 3X2 bbl. V8, 2004r , LWB. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Hamjet - looking good and mean!
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72 Cheyenne SWB C10 (daily driver) (Super fake cause I just love the glovebox emblem) 70 Camaro RS (frame-off in pieces) 70 Camaro RS (daily driver backup) 69 Custom LWB C10 (son now drives) |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Thanks, I'm trying to push that "old school" look to the limits...
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Thanks, Joe.. 1969 C/10, 348 C.I., 3X2 bbl. V8, 2004r , LWB. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
The dash pad in my 67 was pretty cracked up so I made a cover with a $10 saddle blanket til I get a new one. Now that it's done I might leave it and use the money for some other parts.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Well here's what I've been up to. My rust free cab, finally!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I ran some ERR yesterday and now I have the hood hinge sitting in Evaporust.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
That's beautiful, man. It's like it's fresh off the factory floor.
Someday, hope to have my cab that pretty. But since it's my current daily driver, it'll be a while.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I added a quart of oil
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Still working on media-blasting the bed parts. Finally figuring out this HFT abrasive blaster. Works well so long as you ignore the instructions.
With a 3-day weekend coming up, hoping to finish the rest of the bed.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
ordered my wrangler tank, blazer sending unit, and walbro 450lph pump
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
My new beastie got her whites whiter!
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finally got wheels and tires on
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