What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 - Page 86 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mikebte · 10-19-2018, 03:06 PM

Removed the diff for new bearings. Also removed my old doff with the 3.38 gears.

dsraven · 10-19-2018, 03:56 PM

nice job on the fab.

MiraclePieCo · 10-19-2018, 10:45 PM

Final mounting of home made mirror brackets. What enables the door edge mounting is these cool flat nuts:

Coolant spewing from under water neck bolt. Generic gasket had too much slop, allowed it to get off-center on installation:

MARTINSR · 10-20-2018, 12:45 AM

Nothing romantic, cleaning up rust on the underside of half the hood, whooo hoooo.

Brian

MARTINSR · 10-20-2018, 08:30 PM

First day in a while to spend some decent time on the truck. I did a bunch of stripping and sand blasting on the underside of the hood halves. Got a treatment of Ospho and hope to get them primed tomorrow. If not, Monday morning.

Brian

Black_Sheep · 10-20-2018, 09:15 PM

Among other things, I got the Soff Seal door weatherstrip installed. Good stuff...

DransportGarage · 10-20-2018, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

Among other things, I got the Soff Seal door weatherstrip installed. Good stuff...

Smart choice.

mikebte · 10-21-2018, 12:37 AM

After 100 successful miles in town I opted to do a test run on the hwy. I learned that at 73-74 the engine stops going. As to what I was unsure and drove home to diagnos. After many hours I opted to go for another drive. I asked the wife to go with and record the systoms. On my 2nd drive I had the same results, cuts out at 73-74 in both 3rd and 4th gear. The wife said it seams like it's governed. Omg, she is onto something. I went home, adjusted the transmission buffer control and calibrated the speedo again. Took it out for a 3rd run and my issue was resolved.

Next I spent some time wrapping up small stuff. Finished the seat belts, moved some wiring and made some repairs to the wiper system. During so I dropped a spring into an AC duct.

So I fished my camera in the duct and was able to find the spring. While trying to figure out how to retrieve it, my wife showed up and recommended a hook that goes on my camera, sure enough she saved me a second time.
Pieced together the repaired wiper system and stopped for the day.

domnata · 10-21-2018, 03:24 AM

Spend a little time with paint...

DransportGarage · 10-21-2018, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by domnata

Spend a little time with paint...

Now, that HAS to turn some heads over there in Deutschland!

mikebte · 10-21-2018, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by domnata

Spend a little time with paint...

Very cool

Black_Sheep · 10-21-2018, 01:30 PM

Windshield time...

MiraclePieCo · 10-21-2018, 09:23 PM

FIRST DRIVE!!!

The overriding goal has been to get this truck on the road and worry about the details later. Today I finally got everything buttoned up enough to drive it around the block. The trip was flawless! My impressions:

Good:
With a Mustang II rack, who needs power steering? Even with such a big truck, manual steering turns with one finger. The engine runs great, stays cool and doesn't leak. Tranny shifts fine. All the gauges work perfectly. Seating position and location of all controls is very comfy.

Bad:
The brakes need further bleeding. The front springs are sagging severely and need replacement ASAP.

My wife said I was driving too fast to get a good photo, but she caught a pic as I brought the truck back to the barn:

Black_Sheep · 10-21-2018, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

FIRST DRIVE!!!

The overriding goal has been to get this truck on the road and worry about the details later. Today I finally got everything buttoned up enough to drive it around the block. The trip was flawless! My impressions:

Good:
With a Mustang II rack, who needs power steering? Even with such a big truck, manual steering turns with one finger. The engine runs great, stays cool and doesn't leak. Tranny shifts fine. All the gauges work perfectly.

Bad:
The brakes need further bleeding. The front springs are sagging severely and need replacement ASAP.

My wife said I was driving too fast to get a good photo, but she caught a pic as I brought the truck home:

That's awesome!

DransportGarage · 10-21-2018, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

FIRST DRIVE!!!

The overriding goal has been to get this truck on the road and worry about the details later. Today I finally got everything buttoned up enough to drive it around the block. The trip was flawless! My impressions:

Good:
With a Mustang II rack, who needs power steering? Even with such a big truck, manual steering turns with one finger. The engine runs great, stays cool and doesn't leak. Tranny shifts fine. All the gauges work perfectly. Seating position and location of all controls is very comfy.

Bad:
The brakes need further bleeding. The front springs are sagging severely and need replacement ASAP.

My wife said I was driving too fast to get a good photo, but she caught a pic as I brought the truck home:

A few tweaks, then...ROAD TRIP !!

MARTINSR · 10-21-2018, 10:39 PM

RIGHT ON, DAMN there is nothing better than that first successful drive.

Brian

MARTINSR · 10-21-2018, 10:42 PM

Nothing romantic, nothing exciting but I got something done!

Brian

**oldman3** · 10-21-2018, 11:14 PM

MPC, congrats on trip around the block...Jim

MiraclePieCo · 10-22-2018, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DransportGarage

A few tweaks, then...ROAD TRIP !!

Yeah, I've been thinking about a trip to Arizona to visit my brother.

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldman3

MPC, congrats on trip around the block...Jim

Thanks. Ha ha, I almost didn't make it out of the driveway:

**idbeast** · 10-22-2018, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by dsraven

nice job on the fab.

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Originally Posted by mikebte

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

Thanks mikebte and dsraven!

**idbeast** · 10-22-2018, 08:55 PM

Test painted the dash to see if I liked it...

MiraclePieCo · 10-22-2018, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by idbeast

Test painted the dash to see if I liked it...

You get a "Like" from me! Awesome color!

**idbeast** · 10-22-2018, 09:01 PM

My bed wood stuff came today.

DransportGarage · 10-22-2018, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by idbeast

My bed wood stuff came today.

Cherry? That's some awesome stuff !!!

DransportGarage · 10-22-2018, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idbeast

Test painted the dash to see if I liked it...

I'm good with that !!

10-19-2018, 03:06 PM	#2126
mikebte Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 639	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Removed the diff for new bearings. Also removed my old doff with the 3.38 gears. Attached Images

10-19-2018, 03:56 PM	#2127
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 8,210	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 nice job on the fab.

10-19-2018, 10:45 PM	#2128
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Final mounting of home made mirror brackets. What enables the door edge mounting is these cool flat nuts: Coolant spewing from under water neck bolt. Generic gasket had too much slop, allowed it to get off-center on installation: Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck Last edited by MiraclePieCo; 10-20-2018 at 05:41 AM.

10-20-2018, 12:45 AM	#2129
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Nothing romantic, cleaning up rust on the underside of half the hood, whooo hoooo. 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"

10-20-2018, 08:30 PM	#2130
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 First day in a while to spend some decent time on the truck. I did a bunch of stripping and sand blasting on the underside of the hood halves. Got a treatment of Ospho and hope to get them primed tomorrow. If not, Monday morning. 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"

10-20-2018, 09:15 PM	#2131
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Among other things, I got the Soff Seal door weatherstrip installed. Good stuff... __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build

10-21-2018, 12:37 AM	#2133
mikebte Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 639	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 After 100 successful miles in town I opted to do a test run on the hwy. I learned that at 73-74 the engine stops going. As to what I was unsure and drove home to diagnos. After many hours I opted to go for another drive. I asked the wife to go with and record the systoms. On my 2nd drive I had the same results, cuts out at 73-74 in both 3rd and 4th gear. The wife said it seams like it's governed. Omg, she is onto something. I went home, adjusted the transmission buffer control and calibrated the speedo again. Took it out for a 3rd run and my issue was resolved. Next I spent some time wrapping up small stuff. Finished the seat belts, moved some wiring and made some repairs to the wiper system. During so I dropped a spring into an AC duct. So I fished my camera in the duct and was able to find the spring. While trying to figure out how to retrieve it, my wife showed up and recommended a hook that goes on my camera, sure enough she saved me a second time. Pieced together the repaired wiper system and stopped for the day.

10-21-2018, 03:24 AM	#2134
domnata Registered User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: St. Ingbert/Germany Posts: 8	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Spend a little time with paint... Attached Images __________________ I know it's cool but no i will not paint it!!!

10-21-2018, 01:30 PM	#2137
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Windshield time... Attached Images __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build

10-21-2018, 09:23 PM	#2138
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 FIRST DRIVE!!! The overriding goal has been to get this truck on the road and worry about the details later. Today I finally got everything buttoned up enough to drive it around the block. The trip was flawless! My impressions: Good: With a Mustang II rack, who needs power steering? Even with such a big truck, manual steering turns with one finger. The engine runs great, stays cool and doesn't leak. Tranny shifts fine. All the gauges work perfectly. Seating position and location of all controls is very comfy. Bad: The brakes need further bleeding. The front springs are sagging severely and need replacement ASAP. My wife said I was driving too fast to get a good photo, but she caught a pic as I brought the truck back to the barn: Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck Last edited by MiraclePieCo; 10-22-2018 at 01:24 AM.

10-21-2018, 10:39 PM	#2141
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 RIGHT ON, DAMN there is nothing better than that first successful drive. 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"

10-21-2018, 10:42 PM	#2142
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Nothing romantic, nothing exciting but I got something done! 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"

10-21-2018, 11:14 PM	#2143
oldman3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 7,559	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 MPC, congrats on trip around the block...Jim __________________ my build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=459839 Jimbo's long bed step build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=464626<br />

10-22-2018, 08:55 PM	#2146
idbeast Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 523	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Test painted the dash to see if I liked it... Attached Images

10-22-2018, 09:01 PM	#2148
idbeast Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 523	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 My bed wood stuff came today. Attached Images



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