What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 - Page 85 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

cmayna · 10-15-2018, 12:22 PM

What did I do with my truck? We did what trucks were meant for........

Haulin' wood chips.

MARTINSR · 10-15-2018, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cmayna

What did I do with my truck? We did what trucks were meant for........

Haulin' wood chips.

That is one of the coolest photos I have seen of an AD in a long time.

Brian

MiraclePieCo · 10-15-2018, 04:24 PM

I love it! Somewhere there was an old thread about these trucks still working; Maybe we should start another one!

I once loaded my '50 pickup with about a ton of bagged sand:

mikebte · 10-15-2018, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

I love it! Somewhere there was an old thread about these trucks still working; Maybe we should start another one!

I once loaded my '50 pickup with about a ton of bagged sand:

Its not to far off in the threads, but I'll dig it up.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=767843

MARTINSR · 10-15-2018, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mikebte

Its not to far off in the threads, but I'll dig it up.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=767843

Yeah, I enjoyed looking at that when it was new, add these photos to it guys to keep it alive!

Brian

MiraclePieCo · 10-15-2018, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mikebte

Its not to far off in the threads, but I'll dig it up.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=767843

Wow, thanks man - I'm going to spend all evening going through those pics!

cmayna · 10-15-2018, 08:26 PM

I just added some more pics to that thread.

MARTINSR · 10-16-2018, 01:15 AM

Just a little bit out in the garage tonight, made a patch and started welding it in the bed. Again, this is a custom thing I did 39 years ago that I am now un-doing. LOL It's so odd, I cut this hole for the fuel filler to up in the rear fender from the tank I got from my '64 Nova that I put under the rear of the bed. I will now be cutting another one like it up in the front of the bed for the stock 48 tank. I was rocking and rolling figuring I would finish this up, then I looked up at the clock to see it was 9:30! Nope, I will finish it tomorrow.

Brian

evilokc · 10-16-2018, 05:25 PM

been driving mine a lot. runs well. im still getting used to the sound of the new fan. its loud. sounds like a tornado. when you drive an old car or truck you get a lot of attention. any time I stop I get comments and questions. today I got an arm out the window thumbs up. the death rattle is a peoples truck for sure.

DransportGarage · 10-16-2018, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by evilokc

been driving mine a lot. runs well. im still getting used to the sound of the new fan. its loud. sounds like a tornado. when you drive an old car or truck you get a lot of attention. any time I stop I get comments and questions. today I got an arm out the window thumbs up. the death rattle is a peoples truck for sure.

Went back to post 2000 to find a pic of your truck but didn't find one. Can you post another?

mikebte · 10-16-2018, 10:38 PM

Picked up an axle for free, hoping for the 4:11 gears and a posi, but I guess we will see. Installed 3:38 gears 10 years ago when I had a 3 speed. Now I have an OD transfer and the 4:11 would work great with the 283. Any bets before I open it?
Out of a 62 Chevy Truck

mikebte · 10-16-2018, 11:40 PM

So.... I couldn't wait. Me and the wife dug in. 3.90 gears. Not what I wanted, but I'll take it for the price. At least till I build and axle.

MARTINSR · 10-17-2018, 12:57 AM

I got the patch over the filler hole welded in and finished. I then figured I would make a patch and fix the rear stake pocket where I ground the stock weld off 37 years ago to pull the bed apart. I painted it apart and never welded it. I am thinking I will patch this up and bolt it together like I did before and not weld it.

So I got the patch made and will get on that tomorrow.

Brian

DransportGarage · 10-17-2018, 01:49 AM

Nice patchwork, Mr. Martin! In the pic in post #2108 you have 3 metal "feet". Are those to pull the heat out when welding? Are they magnetic? (I think I'm showing my rookiness...)

MiraclePieCo · 10-17-2018, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mikebte

So.... I couldn't wait. Me and the wife dug in. 3.90 gears. Not what I wanted, but I'll take it for the price. At least till I build and axle.

3.90 < 4:11 not tooooo much different. At least it wasn't a 2.73 ha ha!

I installed my rubber hood bumpers today. Typically, what should have been a 10-minute task turned into an all-afternoon ordeal requiring removing the latch plate, sanding down the bumpers to close the gap at the nose, and then readjusting the hood.

MARTINSR · 10-17-2018, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DransportGarage

Nice patchwork, Mr. Martin! In the pic in post #2108 you have 3 metal "feet". Are those to pull the heat out when welding? Are they magnetic? (I think I'm showing my rookiness...)

No, those are just "C Clamp" vice grips holding the metal behind the hole to mark it with a sharpie, then I cut the piece out to butt weld it into the hole.

Brian

dsraven · 10-17-2018, 11:05 AM

if you don't have any of these c clamp vice grips, and you do any welding, you should invest in a pair or 10. you will be surprised how much you use them.

MARTINSR · 10-17-2018, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dsraven

if you don't have any of these c clamp vice grips, and you do any welding, you should invest in a pair or 10. you will be surprised how much you use them.

I have done this for a living for years of course, but I have 37 pairs of vice grips, about 15 different ones. Yep, VERY valuable.

Brian

DransportGarage · 10-17-2018, 03:04 PM

[quote=MARTINSR;8366203]No, those are just "C Clamp" vice grips holding the metal behind the hole to mark it with a sharpie, then I cut the piece out to butt weld it into the hole.

Brian

I see you're good at trick photography too! Egg on my face!

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Originally Posted by dsraven

if you don't have any of these c clamp vice grips, and you do any welding, you should invest in a pair or 10. you will be surprised how much you use them.

I have about 10, maybe more! Big, little, a pipe holder, etc. Thanks!

dsraven · 10-17-2018, 03:13 PM

the vice grips come with ends like shown or ends with a flat surface, sort of like a c clamp would have. sometimes they are great as well and leave less of an imprint. sometimes they can be a pain too though. I have a few sets of both kind plus a couple of long reach ones. I use them all the time. various sizes help too.

MARTINSR · 10-18-2018, 01:15 AM

I got the patch welded in and finished on the RR bed stake pocket.

Brian

mikebte · 10-18-2018, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I got the patch welded in and finished on the RR bed stake pocket.

Brian

Looking great. Makes me want to start doing body work on mine. But I must wait.

MARTINSR · 10-19-2018, 12:22 AM

Well, next to nothing, maybe not even the five minutes. Today is my wife's birthday so we went out for a wonderful Japanese dinner with the family and when we got home I got out there and simply primed over the bare metal on the bed side I welded the patches on so I could but it back outside to wait for stripping and priming. I need to get back to the hood and get it in primer then all the other panels, get them in primer so I can move on.

Brian

**idbeast** · 10-19-2018, 08:04 AM

I'm doing the one step forward two steps back... cut the dash for the Navigation unit only to find that hits both the Wiper motor and the A/C air distribution housing. So I went down to the local car toys and bought an Alpine 9" with a single din. Got it in and dash reworked.

mikebte · 10-19-2018, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by idbeast

I'm doing the one step forward two steps back... cut the dash for the Navigation unit only to find that hits both the Wiper motor and the A/C air distribution housing. So I went down to the local car toys and bought an Alpine 9" with a single din. Got it in and dash reworked.

That is cool, you will love the Alpine. They have one of my favorite GPS systems.

10-15-2018, 12:22 PM	#2101
cmayna Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Menlo Park, CA Posts: 90	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 What did I do with my truck? We did what trucks were meant for........ Haulin' wood chips. __________________ Craig My truck '50 Chevy 3100-5 window If I'm not working on my truck, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.

10-15-2018, 04:24 PM	#2103
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 I love it! Somewhere there was an old thread about these trucks still working; Maybe we should start another one! I once loaded my '50 pickup with about a ton of bagged sand: Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

10-15-2018, 08:26 PM	#2107
cmayna Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Menlo Park, CA Posts: 90	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 I just added some more pics to that thread. __________________ Craig My truck '50 Chevy 3100-5 window If I'm not working on my truck, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.

10-16-2018, 01:15 AM	#2108
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Just a little bit out in the garage tonight, made a patch and started welding it in the bed. Again, this is a custom thing I did 39 years ago that I am now un-doing. LOL It's so odd, I cut this hole for the fuel filler to up in the rear fender from the tank I got from my '64 Nova that I put under the rear of the bed. I will now be cutting another one like it up in the front of the bed for the stock 48 tank. I was rocking and rolling figuring I would finish this up, then I looked up at the clock to see it was 9:30! Nope, I will finish it tomorrow. Brian Attached Images __________________ 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"

10-16-2018, 05:25 PM	#2109
evilokc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: albuquerque New Mexico Posts: 522	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 been driving mine a lot. runs well. im still getting used to the sound of the new fan. its loud. sounds like a tornado. when you drive an old car or truck you get a lot of attention. any time I stop I get comments and questions. today I got an arm out the window thumbs up. the death rattle is a peoples truck for sure.

10-16-2018, 10:38 PM	#2111
mikebte Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 639	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Picked up an axle for free, hoping for the 4:11 gears and a posi, but I guess we will see. Installed 3:38 gears 10 years ago when I had a 3 speed. Now I have an OD transfer and the 4:11 would work great with the 283. Any bets before I open it? Out of a 62 Chevy Truck Attached Images

10-16-2018, 11:40 PM	#2112
mikebte Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 639	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 So.... I couldn't wait. Me and the wife dug in. 3.90 gears. Not what I wanted, but I'll take it for the price. At least till I build and axle. Attached Images

10-17-2018, 12:57 AM	#2113
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 I got the patch over the filler hole welded in and finished. I then figured I would make a patch and fix the rear stake pocket where I ground the stock weld off 37 years ago to pull the bed apart. I painted it apart and never welded it. I am thinking I will patch this up and bolt it together like I did before and not weld it. So I got the patch made and will get on that tomorrow. Brian Attached Images __________________ 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"

10-17-2018, 01:49 AM	#2114
DransportGarage Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lebanon, Ohio Posts: 1,359	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Nice patchwork, Mr. Martin! In the pic in post #2108 you have 3 metal "feet". Are those to pull the heat out when welding? Are they magnetic? (I think I'm showing my rookiness...) __________________ Bob "It won't take long and it won't cost much." '55 3100 (383/700R4)--'55 Belair Sedan (350/4-speed)--'64 'Vette Conv. (327/4-speed)--'68 GTO Conv. (462/4-speed)--'69 Cutlass Conv. (350/TH350)--'06 'Vette Conv. (LS2/6-speed) Bob's Retirement Build - My 55 TF Bob's 700R4 Build (how-to)

10-17-2018, 11:05 AM	#2117
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 8,215	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 if you don't have any of these c clamp vice grips, and you do any welding, you should invest in a pair or 10. you will be surprised how much you use them.

10-17-2018, 03:13 PM	#2120
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 8,215	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 the vice grips come with ends like shown or ends with a flat surface, sort of like a c clamp would have. sometimes they are great as well and leave less of an imprint. sometimes they can be a pain too though. I have a few sets of both kind plus a couple of long reach ones. I use them all the time. various sizes help too.

10-18-2018, 01:15 AM	#2121
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 I got the patch welded in and finished on the RR bed stake pocket. Brian Attached Images __________________ 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"

10-19-2018, 12:22 AM	#2123
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Well, next to nothing, maybe not even the five minutes. Today is my wife's birthday so we went out for a wonderful Japanese dinner with the family and when we got home I got out there and simply primed over the bare metal on the bed side I welded the patches on so I could but it back outside to wait for stripping and priming. I need to get back to the hood and get it in primer then all the other panels, get them in primer so I can move on. Brian __________________ 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"

10-19-2018, 08:04 AM	#2124
idbeast Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 523	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 I'm doing the one step forward two steps back... cut the dash for the Navigation unit only to find that hits both the Wiper motor and the A/C air distribution housing. So I went down to the local car toys and bought an Alpine 9" with a single din. Got it in and dash reworked. Attached Images



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