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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Installed a dual USB port, re-using the cigarette chrome bezel. Had to wallow out the chrome bezel and hole in the dash slightly. Slid in and applied the retaining ring on the backside. Ran a wire to fuse panel, plugging into an available "key on" location. Installed a 5amp in line fuse. Confirmed it works.
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#2127 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I bought this C20 maybe five years ago. Thoughts of parting it out at first, but changed my mind and forgot about spark plugs
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Took out the dash gauge cluster and fixed the left blinker light bleed through that annoyed the hell out of me at night. I bought some rubber stock off Amazon (about the thickness of a bike tube) and used two sockets sizes and a BFH to stamp out circles that would fit under the cardboard blinker tubes (did both sides). Tested with the garage door closed - it's sealed perfectly!
During that repair, replaced the column's blinker/hazard mech (again). The last one I got the taillights wouldn't hazard, so that is fixed now! While I had the dash out, I wrapped up my stereo wires with a fabric like black tape, the kind you would use in the engine bay. So that is all high and tight too! During the week, got my replacement Precision Anti-rattle kit from Jeff @Precision (free). After cutting both sides of the outer rubber flap back to 1 inch (supposed to be 9/16) the belts fit more or less perfectly! This rubber flap is cut back to so the outer belt can get between the door and the vent divider. I also got in this week and installed two new front '72 parking light sockets from anew4961. I was able to just buy the sockets from him, since I didn't need the lens. Last summer I installed LEDs replacements. I was missing a screw because one was frozen on and during disassembly for the LEDs and it broke. Plus that socket was a bit out of whack. With the reburbs I got new gaskets, which were sorely needed too. Very much overkill getting these socket replacements but I don't really care, it made it easier to just replace them.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Had my driveshaft rebalanced and the worn front yoke replaced. In a couple of weeks, the rearend is getting completely rebuilt.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Got the 68 out of the barn . Finished the metal work on the drivers floor and rocker. The rocker was in great shape other than where it met the floor I was cutting to rocker to fit the repair piece as I welded. So it’s a complete butt weld not overlappedEverything went back together easily with good gaps . So now it’s time for the finish bodywork all the rust work is done . She’s starting to look like a truck again
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I rebuilt this '93 700R4 a few months ago and had to set it aside while I worked on other projects. Last week I finally got to start installing it in my truck. Got the shortened driveshaft back from the shop yesterday, so today I got to drive it for the first time. I was stressed out wondering if it would work, but it did great. What a relief. I wired up the torque converter clutch this evening, and that's working, although I need a vacuum delay valve to keep it from hunting. I will go with a time delay relay if I can't find a suitable vacuum delay valve. I thought I had one, but what I have is just a check valve.
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Soooo jealous pjmoreland .... you are doing much more complex things and having success!
I have installed and uninstall my new carb that was from a 72 C10 truck and rebuilt by QuadraJet Power down the road a bit from me here in Texas. Either its a bad rebuild or it hates my truck. Either way, the old one is back in and working as it always has (which is pretty good but from a 78 truck). I also got my Vent windows from RogerKoop a few days ago and got them installed. Though I think I have a problem with one of the windows. The safety silk screen on the passenger side is on the outside. So when you are looking at it from outside the truck, the words are backwards. I am pretty sure this is wrong. Kind of screwed as I did not notice this until I was windexing the glass. Assuming I am right (and its wrong) I can't win anything this week! For the record, the originals both sides are in the inside and you can read them both from the outside. The driver side is also silkscreened from the inside, readable from the outside.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I feel your pain with that carburetor. You should not be dealing with these issues. I sure hope the place that rebuilt it for you makes it right!
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Oh I forgot, USPS totally destroyed my anti-rattle belts and vent divider fuzzies. I didn’t need the latter (assumed I needed to supply them). The rubber belts were bowed and the fuzzy belts were usable. So I had to be careful to only remove the fuzzies from the door and leaving the rubber ones in. That was a challenge but it worked.
These photos are how postal person left the box at my door today. So it has been a bad few days. I guess I really pissed of the gods somehow! PS: yes I have installed new door belts a few times, bad planning but after I got my last set of seals in I decided I did really need new vents from RogerKoop
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I put down the tailgate, sat on it and had a couple of beers.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
you my friend had the better idea for your truck!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Nothing major just installed a new gas hardline from the pump. Think the first attempt I screwed up the measurements 😀
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Yesterday, pulled the front clip from my newly painted ‘71 and almost dropped it! All in the rain.
Then pulled the old tired 350 in preparation for an LS swap. Anyone want to come get the 350/700R4? Today, firewall and frame clean-up. If only it would stop,raining |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
temping... for a 700R4 - if I didn't need a lower rear end too! Plus I have enough problems but I'm likely to regret not coming to visit you (me being in Kyle and all) LOL
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Well, both of mine originals are readable from the outside. Though I think one is silk screened from the outside... which is why one is darker and the other isn't?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Interesting. I didn't pay attention to whether mine are readable or not, but they are probably the same as yours.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
I brought this ambulance home. Looks like it will be good for parts.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
ah, that is cool! I say dress up as Ghost Busters!
... flipped and cropped while I was add it.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Sprayed some SPI epoxy on my new bed front, tailgate, and rear sill. Much time spent scuffing and cleaning these parts. Went well but I got a small run on the tailgate as I didn't have my new gun set just right at the outset. My fault for being impatient.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Rot work is all done on the cab ,rocker is 80% original . Just a little left to do on the drivers door . Then it’s just finish bodywork
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Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
Just a little more to remove and then the frame is off to power coat shop.
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Got some parts from Manes Truck Parts this week and from Specialtyretail. I tell you what, I like that Manes Truck Parts place! Twice they have called me. Once to say my Sports Mirrors would be shipped a little late, the other time likely to talk about a email but I couldn't take the call and I figured things out anyways shortly after their call.
From Specialtyretail, I got some of his wipers and some real nice used arms. Once of the first things I ever bought (from LMC) was arms and wipers. One of my arms spring thingy was busted from when I bought the truck. Fast forward less than a year I started to get rust around all the rivets :< Specialtyretail tells I'll get no rust on these ![]() From Manes, I got Sport Mirrors and a new hi-beam foot switch. My foot switch was a little dodgy and sometimes I had to give it a extra tap when going to hi-beams. My Sport Mirrors, the mirror part looked darn brand new but the arms were badly pitted. No more pits! Also, now I can actually adjust them without thinking I'm going to break them off my door (they really didn't want to move). Also, removed all the darn little foam Hood brace pads and replace them with 3M NVH Dampening Material and man what a difference, nearly all the hood jello jiggling is gone. Just please don't ask me what it cost me to get that applied LOL PS: RustyPile commented on my pitted mirror arms (offered some similar ones that I could have) but after that replacing them instantly went near the top of my list LOL!
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