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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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Not trucks. Rain.
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09-05-2015, 11:06 PM | #2 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
That's a beautiful truck........"It never rains in California"....Almost literally.
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09-05-2015, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
got a roller going today!!!!
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09-05-2015, 10:24 PM | #4 |
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09-06-2015, 02:00 AM | #5 |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Got the alignment washers and shims painted, and upper control arms now installed.
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09-06-2015, 03:59 AM | #6 |
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Put on a new rear bumper today. I'll use the old one as a garage ornament.
also my first go at trying to post a photo. hope it works out [IMG][/IMG] |
09-06-2015, 05:17 AM | #7 |
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2nd try[IMG][/IMG]
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09-06-2015, 06:17 AM | #8 |
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09-06-2015, 09:47 AM | #9 |
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Second coat of epoxy primer on mine this morning.
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09-06-2015, 08:26 PM | #10 |
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Bought some YOM plates for my 67. Found out in CO you only have to run YOM plates on the back and the registration is free. Pretty killer.
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09-06-2015, 10:20 PM | #11 |
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Installed L6 250 real air cleaner, not some chrome crap.
Replaced all windshield washer hoses and tested system. Final step on hidden sound system. Bill |
09-07-2015, 10:21 PM | #12 |
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Well, it wasn't today, but I've made progress on the engine. Turns out the valves were not the issue, the lifters were, so out they came, along with the stock cam.
New cam should arrive tomorrow, and then it's on to the heads. The double humps still need a rebuild, but I have a set of TBI heads that will work for the time being, just need to clean them up and put them on.
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09-08-2015, 09:43 AM | #13 |
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Painted the bottom of my cab with Kirker Inferno Red Metallic with clear on top. Used a cheapo Harbor Freight gun. The picture makes the color look burnt orange for some reason.
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09-08-2015, 10:01 AM | #14 |
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Your cab bottom looks better than some guys cab top. Looks good.
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09-08-2015, 10:16 AM | #15 |
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Filled in the tailgate latch notches today.
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09-09-2015, 07:57 PM | #16 |
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Mounted the cab on the frame for the last time today.
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09-24-2015, 02:10 PM | #17 |
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Might seem like a dumb question but how did you go about putting your cab on its back without bending the cab corners ? I plan to undercoat my bottom, but worry that if I just roll it backwards I could bend the new cab corners.
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09-24-2015, 10:31 PM | #18 | |
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There is a type of beam you can buy to use a engine hoist. I have a cheap gantry (Northern tool) and used two 2x4's bolted together through the door openings(rags wraped around the 2x4's to protect the paint, a strap around the ends and a friend to guide the process.
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09-25-2015, 01:10 PM | #19 | |
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09-25-2015, 12:25 AM | #20 |
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All I got done today (yesterday) was to prime and top coat my once very rusty passenger side grill bracket. I won't use it over but I'll hang onto it as a spare. I also top coated a heater box piece, albeit the wrong color! That's how tired I am after welding class....but it won't be seen so it's OK. I also got my hood bumper bolts apart....took their nuts off.
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09-25-2015, 12:48 AM | #21 |
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Tore the core support out preparing to replace it and install my new aluminum radiator and electric fans. Also took out the old fan and clutch.
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09-10-2015, 12:16 PM | #22 |
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Added a fresh tach to the ol girl today
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09-10-2015, 01:55 PM | #23 |
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Added a new rear bumper and new bumper brackets. It doesn't seem to look right though. Brand new premium bumper. Doesn't it look like it is angled down? Is this right?
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09-10-2015, 02:04 PM | #24 |
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It does appear to be angled wrong, doesn't it. Beautiful Truck!!
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09-10-2015, 02:07 PM | #25 |
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Any chance it is a Fleetside bumper? Or brackets are on the wrong side R&L. Never mounted a Stepside bumper, but that doesn't look right. Beautiful Truck!
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