What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

I gotta admit guys, I’m feeling a little lost now that the truck is done. I go out to the garage and putz around but there’s really nothing to do. After pushing for months to get stuff done, it’s hard to quit cold turkey...

Mark, I totally agree. it was hard work to get the truck on the road, now i go out there and stare at it. I may repaint a few parts come spring, but for now, I start it up and smile.

[nvrdone]

if I remember correctly there is a cotter pin thru that hole that holds a spring and a flat washer in place. I will have to crawl under mine & look this weekend unless some one else chimes in. my shop manual doesn't show any details of the parking brake.

Brian: Just got a chance to look under my truck at the park brake & I was right. there is a cotter pin & washer on the end of the cross bar just like that diagram shows.

Mine is so worn that I don't trust it to keep the truck from rolling away when parked. so im looking at using a c10/ s10 parking brake assembly like others on here have done. but that's a project for this winter.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by nvrdone

if I remember correctly there is a cotter pin thru that hole that holds a spring and a flat washer in place. I will have to crawl under mine & look this weekend unless some one else chimes in. my shop manual doesn't show any details of the parking brake.

Brian: Just got a chance to look under my truck at the park brake & I was right. there is a cotter pin & washer on the end of the cross bar just like that diagram shows.

Mine is so worn that I don't trust it to keep the truck from rolling away when parked. so im looking at using a c10/ s10 parking brake assembly like others on here have done. but that's a project for this winter.

Yeah, I welded up the worn area and will make it work like it should.

Brian

[MARTINSR]

I got out there and cleaned up all the parts to my parking brake parts. I need to do some detail work sand blasting then I will spray some black epoxy primer. I am not sure what I am going to do with the one bar that has the thingie around it to hold the parking brake by binding against it, see photo. Don't have a clue what these parts are called, I think, tubular thingie and flat thingie? Anyway, the tubular thingie really needs to be zinc plated or something because the flat thingie will scrap the paint off it. I don't know, I am not a thingie specialist.

The very cool thing that happened today, oh yeah, I am gitty over. I have been picking up quart cans at the hardware store when I spray epoxy to mix it and let it induce to shoot it the next day. The cans cost $4 and I figured, what the heck, being I haven't bought empty cans in so long I just figured with what a roll of masking tape costs now, I figured that was the going price. Today I went to the paint store and bought a bunch of cans for a little over a dollar each, geeeez.

Anyway, got something done, and on I go.

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by my56chevytruck

Mark, I totally agree. it was hard work to get the truck on the road, now i go out there and stare at it. I may repaint a few parts come spring, but for now, I start it up and smile.

Car show in your garage, every day.

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by my56chevytruck

Mark, I totally agree. it was hard work to get the truck on the road, now i go out there and stare at it. I may repaint a few parts come spring, but for now, I start it up and smile.

I fixed the leaking valve cover and took El Camión Verde for a little cruise...

[MARTINSR]

I got the underside of the front fenders and hood primed. And out of the blue I was going on a walk and saw that my neighbor across the street had his 37 Chevy coupe out side and I went over to chat. I ended up helping him a bit on it. He told me he has some AD truck stuff and handed me this new glove box and nice seat mouldings, wild! It's really funny in that he and I have lived here 20 years and really haven't talked much. He is the kinda guy who I watched a cop take an axe off a fire truck and bust his front door in to arrest his room mate. So things haven't been good. Lately we have been better and now he is giving me parts.

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

He is the kinda guy who I watched a cop take an axe off a fire truck and bust his front door in to arrest his room mate. So things haven't been good. Lately we have been better and now he is giving me parts.

Brian

Better be careful, those parts are probably hot, ha ha! I still dig that Falcon. Did they have the Sprint model in '63?

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

I fixed the leaking valve cover and took El Camión Verde for a little cruise...

If I remember my elementary Espanol, that means The Green Truck??? Nice elevated photo perspective; looks like a magazine shot.

[MiraclePieCo]

BIG DAY today! I took the '51 for it's first real road test. Yes, I'd already made a trip around the block, but today I took it out on the highway for the first time. I made a 20-mile jaunt to the next little town south to fill the gas tank. Started on two-lane road, everything felt good so I increased speed up to 50 mph. Stopped at the local truck scales to check things out; all systems A-OK so hit the freeway. Kept it at a conservative 60 mph just to be safe - plus I have no seat belts yet so felt a little insecure. My wife followed me in the family car just in case I needed rescue.

Everything couldn't have gone better! The new speedometer worked perfectly. The steering wheel could be rotated one spline counter-clockwise. Engine stayed around 160*. Steering seemed a little twitchy - is that typical of manual Mustang IIs? Will probably feel normal after I adapt to it awhile. Brakes, bearings, etc all stayed cool. Wheels and tires ran smooth, no vibration. Ditto for the drive shaft. After 50 years and multiple frame-up builds, maybe I'm getting the hang of this car building stuff, ha ha!

Sorry, no new pictures - everywhere I stopped I was instantly surrounded by admirers so no time for photos. LOL, might have had something to do with the open headers attracting attention!

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

If I remember my elementary Espanol, that means The Green Truck??? Nice elevated photo perspective; looks like a magazine shot.

Correct, but El Camión Verde sounds much sexier than the green truck.

Glad you liked the pic, I usually take a bunch and one or two turn out...

Congrats on your successful maiden voyage. It takes awhile to develop confidence in a fresh build. After nearly 225 miles on mine, I'm finally able to relax and enjoy the drive.

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

BIG DAY today! I took the '51 for it's first real road test. Yes, I'd already made a trip around the block, but today I took it out on the highway for the first time. I made a 20-mile jaunt to the next little town south to fill the gas tank. Started on two-lane road, everything felt good so I increased speed up to 50 mph. Stopped at the local truck scales to check things out; all systems A-OK so hit the freeway. Kept it at a conservative 60 mph just to be safe - plus I have no seat belts yet so felt a little insecure. My wife followed me in the family car just in case I needed rescue.

Everything couldn't have gone better! The new speedometer worked perfectly. The steering wheel could be rotated one spline counter-clockwise. Engine stayed around 160*. Steering seemed a little twitchy - is that typical of manual Mustang IIs? Will probably feel normal after I adapt to it awhile. Brakes, bearings, etc all stayed cool. Wheels and tires ran smooth, no vibration. Ditto for the drive shaft. After 50 years and multiple frame-up builds, maybe I'm getting the hang of this car building stuff, ha ha!

Sorry, no new pictures - everywhere I stopped I was instantly surrounded by admirers so no time for photos. LOL, might have had something to do with the open headers attracting attention!

A very great day in a very cool truck! Congrats!

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

BIG DAY today! I took the '51 for it's first real road test. Yes, I'd already made a trip around the block, but today I took it out on the highway for the first time. I made a 20-mile jaunt to the next little town south to fill the gas tank. Started on two-lane road, everything felt good so I increased speed up to 50 mph. Stopped at the local truck scales to check things out; all systems A-OK so hit the freeway. Kept it at a conservative 60 mph just to be safe - plus I have no seat belts yet so felt a little insecure. My wife followed me in the family car just in case I needed rescue.

Everything couldn't have gone better! The new speedometer worked perfectly. The steering wheel could be rotated one spline counter-clockwise. Engine stayed around 160*. Steering seemed a little twitchy - is that typical of manual Mustang IIs? Will probably feel normal after I adapt to it awhile. Brakes, bearings, etc all stayed cool. Wheels and tires ran smooth, no vibration. Ditto for the drive shaft. After 50 years and multiple frame-up builds, maybe I'm getting the hang of this car building stuff, ha ha!

Sorry, no new pictures - everywhere I stopped I was instantly surrounded by admirers so no time for photos. LOL, might have had something to do with the open headers attracting attention!

Oh damn that is cool!

Brian

[mikebte]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

BIG DAY

Congrats on the good trip, always nice to know all your hard work has paid off with a good shake down run.


Worked on my fiberglass electric fan shroud. First time to work with fiberglass, it not to easy but I'm getting the hang of it.

[DransportGarage]

I've been doing a little basic assembly before starting phase 1 of the electrical install. I had the A/C unit in, but ripped it back out when I realized I hadn't put the sound deadener behind it. No big deal. At this point, 10 minutes means nothing.

I did learn one thing: Don't lower the hood without the fenders or latch panel on. It just keeps on going! No damage though...

[evilokc]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

I've been doing a little basic assembly before starting phase 1 of the electrical install. I had the A/C unit in, but ripped it back out when I realized I hadn't put the sound deadener behind it. No big deal. At this point, 10 minutes means nothing.

I did learn one thing: Don't lower the hood without the fenders or latch panel on. It just keeps on going! No damage though...

that's a great color choice. when you first posted pics of the ghosted firewall I could take it or leave it but now that its partially assembled it looks really cool. good work man. good work.

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by evilokc

that's a great color choice. when you first posted pics of the ghosted firewall I could take it or leave it but now that its partially assembled it looks really cool. good work man. good work.

Thanks, guy! I agree the firewall was a gamble, especially since I had no clue on doing stuff like that, but I'm happy with it. It really does come and go, depending on lighting.

[svr]

Prime, sand,block, prime,sand, block, about to the point i'm going to call it good enough and spray another coat of primer, close my eyes and shoot some color.

[svr]

Another

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

I've been doing a little basic assembly before starting phase 1 of the electrical install. I had the A/C unit in, but ripped it back out when I realized I hadn't put the sound deadener behind it. No big deal. At this point, 10 minutes means nothing.

I did learn one thing: Don't lower the hood without the fenders or latch panel on. It just keeps on going! No damage though...

Originally Posted by svr

Prime, sand,block, prime,sand, block, about to the point i'm going to call it good enough and spray another coat of primer, close my eyes and shoot some color.

Man it's fun watching you guys' progress over these months. Both your trucks will be ridiculously nice, albeit completely different styles.

[fourspeedwagon]

My progress as usual is pretty dismal, but I am overloaded with harvest so taking a couple hours to do anything is a relaxing bonus for me. I have 3 project trucks currently- nobody said I was smart.. Today I fiddled with my ‘51 GMC. It’s a one ton that was a factory dump/flatbed. Soon it’ll have an original 9 foot box on it. The box I found is in really nice shape but it is still an almost 70 year old piece of farm equipment. I cut off the extra pieces of strap that were welded on and a couple shelves that were attached to the bedsides behind the fenders. Not certain what they were for? They look like big battery trays. Maybe for toolboxes, buckets, extra fuel? Whatever they were- they’re gone and I smoothed the spots with a flap wheel on my angle grinder.

Stared at the back of the truck a bit also - I want to mount the box so I can still utilize the pto dump. Not sure if anyone has done it quite like this but I’m sure I can figure it out.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

I've been doing a little basic assembly before starting phase 1 of the electrical install. I had the A/C unit in, but ripped it back out when I realized I hadn't put the sound deadener behind it. No big deal. At this point, 10 minutes means nothing.

I did learn one thing: Don't lower the hood without the fenders or latch panel on. It just keeps on going! No damage though...

OMG that color is AWESOME!

Brian

[MARTINSR]

I got out there early to get my fenders and hood primed, that was my goal today. Well, I got that done but when mixing my last primer I made too much, CRAP. Sooooooo that made me get the rear fenders ready for primer over the next couple days. I beat my ever loving butt stripping the paint off those fenders, inside and out, then sand blasting and welding a few spots I missed and then coating the inside with Ospho do to a little rust left.

I worked the entire day, I am BEAT. I can't wait to go to work tomorrow so I can relax. No, really, I will relax compared to this.

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I worked the entire day, I am BEAT. I can't wait to go to work tomorrow so I can relax. No, really, I will relax compared to this.

Brian

The results were worth it!

[DransportGarage]

Thanks for the kind words on the color!

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

<snip> Well, I got that done but when mixing my last primer I made too much <snip>

I keep doing that too.

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

<snip> I worked the entire day, I am BEAT. I can't wait to go to work tomorrow so I can relax. No, really, I will relax compared to this. Brian

Before I retired I did that many a day, either building the house or a car!

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

Thanks for the kind words on the color!



I keep doing that too.



Before I retired I did that many a day, either building the house or a car!

I just remember doing it years ago. I would keep going until 2 in the morning out in the arage after putting in a full day at work. Those days are GONE.

Brian