What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[In The Ten Ring]

Put the seatbelts back in, only to remove those as I just had to soak the bolts in Evaporust. I also degreased the attachment tabs.

Zip tied the cushion around the fuel shutoff valve.

Put the new floor mat in. It fits nearly perfect and I think it'll be fine. It came from Classic Parts.

Holding off on the seat until the mat can "take a set" to the floor contours.

Primed the fan cover and 1 radiator bracket. Hit the other bracket with Rust Treatment (NAPA).

Also cleaned out the garage a bit.....getting more room for the next steps.

[VWNate1]

That floor mat looks *perfect* ~ the seat bolt holes don't appear to line up correctly tho' .

What's the Vendor again ? maybe a link ? I'd like to buy that exact mat for my '60 C/10 low hump cab .

I hope they have the longer version that goes back under the seat as that'll quiet it down much more .

Don , I'm shocked and amazed ~ after all the hard work you put in , Ol Dollar is gone ! .

[In The Ten Ring]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

That floor mat looks *perfect* ~ the seat bolt holes don't appear to line up correctly tho' .

What's the Vendor again ? maybe a link ? I'd like to buy that exact mat for my '60 C/10 low hump cab .

I hope they have the longer version that goes back under the seat as that'll quiet it down much more .

Don , I'm shocked and amazed ~ after all the hard work you put in , Ol Dollar is gone ! .

Thanks man but looking at the original mat, the bracket cut outs didn't line up either. At least one bolt on either side went through the mat.

My original mat looked exactly like this one, with the "tails" on either side. The only other version Classic Parts had was without the tails, so it covered even less. I was going to put down some floor insulation but I have that gaping rust hole under the fuel tank---I didn't think any insulation would be a benefit until I can get that fixed.

Let me try and find you a link. Remember to look for low or high hump.

http://www.classicparts.com/1967-72-.../#.VWFRp09Viko

[g13372]

New to the boards. Picked up a '71 C10 on Wednesday. She's a work in progress. Little rust, little more rust preventer, more than a little house paint in the interior. White with blue. Today, she got new shoes. Not sure how old the ones she was wearing were, but they were awfully cracked.
Oh, the specs. LWB, leafs and disks, 350, TH350.

[In The Ten Ring]

Originally Posted by g13372

New to the boards. Picked up a '71 C10 on Wednesday. She's a work in progress. Little rust, little more rust preventer, more than a little house paint in the interior. White with blue. Today, she got new shoes. Not sure how old the ones she was wearing were, but they were awfully cracked.
Oh, the specs. LWB, leafs and disks, 350, TH350.

You do understand that we need pics. My gosh man, WE NEED PICS!



Now though:

[VWNate1]

Thanx for the link ! .

Does it come with any padding ? .

Is it really made in America ? .

I also need to get some under dash / cowl padding .

[ole dollor]

Nate yes ole dollor is gone south , I found another one and fell in love, ole dollor was finished and didn't need to be worked on any more . and I was made an offer I could not pass up , it went to a great home and will be loved.

keep all the good work on yours going on, cant wait to see yours finished . you been at it a long time. Don

[VWNate1]

I just can't imagine an Elky taking it's place Don .

I hope to never have to buy another truck after this , I'm looking forward to working it as usual in spite of the new paint ~ wait'll you guys see what he did to my new bed wood .

[ole dollor]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

I just can't imagine an Elky taking it's place Don .

I hope to never have to buy another truck after this , I'm looking forward to working it as usual in spite of the new paint ~ wait'll you guys see what he did to my new bed wood .

more leg room and its cool . always wanted one , and they are rare ...... only 7 or 8 in Anton , pop. 1,200 lol .

[VWNate1]

More leg room in an Elky ? . that's amazing .

Those things are _everywhere_ here , stolen often .

[In The Ten Ring]

All I have done today is clean up the seat belt bolts with Evaporust and the wire wheel. I now have a coat of NAPA Rust Treatment on those. I also painted a couple more coats of Gloss Black onto 1 radiator bracket and the fan cover.

I found the other original rear cab bolt and cleaned it up also.......I have no use for it but I want to keep all of the truck's original hardware.

[ole dollor]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

More leg room in an Elky ? . that's amazing .

Those things are _everywhere_ here , stolen often .

see Nate , they know a steal when they see it. they may be worth stealing ..... Who Knows.

[Ol 67 C10]

Getting closer!

[colgad]

Originally Posted by Ol 67 C10

Getting closer!

Coming along nicely! Congrat's

Is that an Iron Duke 4 banger sitting in your garage?

[Ol 67 C10]

Originally Posted by colgad

Coming along nicely! Congrat's

Is that an Iron Duke 4 banger sitting in your garage?

Yes sir! It's a motor I had bored and rebuilt for a boat... it's been sitting there for about 6 yrs now, boat is long gone but I can't bring myself to scrap it. Interested in it? Lol

[colgad]

Originally Posted by Ol 67 C10

Yes sir! It's a motor I had bored and rebuilt for a boat... it's been sitting there for about 6 yrs now, boat is long gone but I can't bring myself to scrap it. Interested in it? Lol

My first car was a 1963 ChevyII 100 that had an Iron Duke in it. (It was an old Power and Light meter reader's car)
It's a great engine, but not sure what I would do with it besides sit on my garage floor. :-)

I know I shouldn't ask but what do you want for it. (I can't believe I am asking)

[Ol 67 C10]

I would take $300 or parts to trade for it. Its been bored. 030, all new bearings, pistons, rings, head job, new valves,.... i have over $1000 in it! All receipts to go with it...

[colgad]

Originally Posted by Ol 67 C10

I would take $300 or parts to trade for it. Its been bored. 030, all new bearings, pistons, rings, head job, new valves,.... i have over $1000 in it! All receipts to go with it...

Great price, but I better pass. If I was going to be in the area that would be one thing but ....

I have way to much stuff going on anyway. But just keep it stuck in your garage maybe one day Ill drop by. :-)

[In The Ten Ring]

After I hauled away some trash, I got into the garage and just took things in. I am near spiritually moved by the truck progress. 10 years it has sat in the garage....but now it stands on the brink of leaving the garage.

And once that happens, the garage can finally be renovated to modern standards.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Polished wheels today

[VWNate1]

I got some original restored Harrsion AC parts ;

They're a thing of beauty :



They came ever so carefully packed , all the way from TEXAS :



All the hardware has been removed , de rusted and re plated , new fan motor , expansion valve and so on :

[VWNate1]

This guy seems to be straight up and honest , _NOT_ cheap though :

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[ole dollor]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

Attachment 1406692This guy seems to be straight up and honest , _NOT_ cheap though :

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Nate that factory a/c is a thing of beauty , that's the best a/c you can have . but like you said , they cost a lot of change . I like it a lot...

[mattfranklin]

Finished up cleaning a spare '72 front cross member, control arms, and misc parts.
Priming with black Rustoleum Rust Reformer.
Starting to paint the stuff now with Rustoleum satin.

This is to do a "stock parts" conversion to disc brakes on my '70.

[cooperhw]

Taped up the inside of the cab we had painted last weekend and shot the top of the cab white.
I had been leaning towards white top and light green bottom color but when we unmasked everything I love how the white pops against the tan interior (original) color. Asked my wife for some input and she said "Yep, paint it tan".
So the final color combo will be tan lower with a white top.
Got the fenders in primer ready to final sand next weekend.