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dadsworktruck · 06-13-2011, 08:44 PM

Well i spent the late afternoon on this past friday finally getting back to my 69, well i decided to remove the fuel tank but it still had fuel in it, so being thrifty (tight) i couldnt see losing 4.00 gas, so i put it in my 02 tahoe, guess what i was doing today (mon)..pulling tahoe tank to clean out all the bad gas and replace the fuel filter...no more saving old gas for me...

mcmlxix · 06-14-2011, 05:21 AM

mocked up my 14" rotors and twin piston calipers on my Dana 60.....
can you say WOAH?!?!?!

SSchevimp · 06-15-2011, 12:12 PM

Over the last few days i traded an old tailgate for a chrome bumper with brackets, installed it. bled the brakes and Finally drove it for the first time

Enginebuilder · 06-15-2011, 10:48 PM

Today I finished what has been a long, arduous week of fixing, tuning, fixing again, tuning again and so on and so forth, ad infinitum.

In all I have done: (in no particular order)

Rear brake cylinders, shoes & hardware
Front brake calipers, rotors, wheel bearings pads and lines
Install new HEI distributor, plugs and wires
rebuilt an old '66 holley 4bbl, only to discover that the body was tweaked, causing the secondaries to flood the motor.
Rebuilt a Holley 650 double pumper and installed it. MPG?! Whats that?
Adjusted the shift linkage so that the indicator points at P (still doesn't show right for the rest of the gears - WTF?)
Re-wired the running lights, turn signals and brake lights. (PO did a 'custom' wiring job on this truck, which meant that every time you hit the brakes, the turn signals quit working)
Set initial timing to 8* BTDC, adjusted to near 12* BTDC based on vacuum gauge and engine idle quality.
Tuned Carb (vacuum gauge method)
Adjusted Idle
Bleed Brakes (took FOREVER to get all the air out)
Install new throttle cable (will go Lokar next time, as the Spectre unit was less than stellar)
Oil/Filter change
Cooling system flush/fill
Repaired starter solenoid (worn/corroded contacts, will be replacing with a gear reduction starter soon enough)
New belts for Alternator & P.S.
Repaired door lock mechanism on Drivers door
Cleaned and lubed door lock mechanism on Passenger door

On the agenda for tomorrow:
Test Drive. If nothing egregious rears its head during the TD, will be doing a full detail clean, including wash/wax, then installing some chrome pieces that have been patiently waiting to go in the engine bay. At this point, I expect the exhaust to fall off. Its about the only part of this truck that i haven't touched in the last week..

Time for a beer!

60ratrod · 06-15-2011, 11:09 PM

not much to the actual truck, but i cleaned up the garage and moved some of the parts for it around and put them away

**70cst** · 06-17-2011, 10:50 PM

I'll have to ask fine69

magwakeenercew2jh · 06-18-2011, 12:55 AM

Got the passenger window, locks, handles, inner and outer "wipers" and all the door hardware in. Got the weatherstripping in on the passenger's side. Tomorrow, all the same stuff for the driver's side. Hopefully.
The pic on the right is inside the passenger's door (sideways...sorry) showing the lock tumbler and the outside door handle plunger placement. The tumbler goes in AFTER the main mechanism
in order to more easily clear the rear channel

Sinister · 06-15-2011, 11:17 PM

Sold mine today. It's headed for Germany.

iceship · 06-16-2011, 12:34 AM

I just took it to the shop..... just alittle front in work...

70s chevy · 06-16-2011, 01:52 PM

Got cab and front clip painted last night..Know just need to find good pass bedside and get bed painted..

Louisianaboys69 · 06-16-2011, 10:20 PM

Finished shaving the gas filler hole in the cab, and finshed priming the cab. Turned out really good!

Bennett68C10 · 06-17-2011, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70s chevy

Got cab and front clip painted last night..Know just need to find good pass bedside and get bed painted..

What color is that? Can't quite tell if it is hugger or not.

70s chevy · 06-17-2011, 08:06 AM

Bennett--G4L

It started out hugger with a brazen orange candy.. Kind of a late night beer drinkin mix a few months ago (and some scrap sheet metal) when i was trying to figure out what color i wanted..Looks awsome in the sun..

Bennett68C10 · 06-17-2011, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70s chevy

Bennett--G4L

It started out hugger with a brazen orange candy.. Kind of a late night beer drinkin mix a few months ago (and some scrap sheet metal) when i was trying to figure out what color i wanted..Looks awsome in the sun..

I like it, can't wait to see pictures of it with the sun shining on it
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67Slider · 06-18-2011, 11:51 AM

Replaced squeaky fan belt, bent the inner fender up to clear the power steering gear box, tightened down the valve cover and fired her up.

Found out why my battery was slowy dieing, the plug on the back of the alternator was loose and just 'looked' like it was plugged in when it wasn't.

I will fire her up and take her for a cruise.

Mayo · 06-18-2011, 05:56 PM

Just got my new rims and tires put on today. They are 265/75/16 Michelin LTX MS wheels on 16x8 Ion Alloys 171 series wheels. The whole set cost more than the truck did.

Before

After

magwakeenercew2jh · 06-18-2011, 06:05 PM

Got the driver's door done today. Except for one part...the inside door handle do-hickey had a broken spring. I had two additional driver door donors.
One had no guts in it. I had to use the impact wrench on the other one to get the other door handle mech. out. When I pulled it, I found THAT spring was broken, too.
I dug around in the mess of boxes. Found one driver's door mechanism. The spring was broken, too. Damn!

The door lines up pretty well. In case you're wondering, the cowl is just sitting up there for storage so I don't step on it. Looks crooked, huh? Hahahaha!

fast50ranger · 06-18-2011, 06:22 PM

Decided to put my factory stock bench seat back in and take out the '97 Chevy 60/40? Factory is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anybody want to buy a 60/40 seat?

gonnuts · 06-19-2011, 02:14 PM

Installed new radio and tach conversion kit.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1308507203

AZChevyland · 06-19-2011, 05:18 PM

Well it wasnt exactly today but what we did was load it with brush and haul it to the dump. Good thing we can just air up for the additional load.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 06-19-2011, 08:35 PM

I rebuilt the 1406 and polished the wheels out next up is a wax job...

Jaysonb · 06-19-2011, 11:02 PM

Got the inside of the drivers door painted! When this dries I will hang it, then I can paint the outside of the cab!!! Got the hei put in yesterday, and had to butcher an after market passenger side fender last night, to make it "sorta fit".(got the fender from certifit) The fender stuck past the door a good 1/2", had to cut the upper mount off, chop out enough to make it flush, and also trim some of the bracing on the back. Fits good now, and only cost $75, and a few hours work.

NevadaDVX · 06-19-2011, 11:27 PM

Just finished painting the cab and got the grill, Firebird markers (thanks member Gregful for the bezels) and Cargo light converted to a 3rd brake.......

magwakeenercew2jh · 06-21-2011, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NevadaDVX

Just finished painting the cab ...snip...

What color/paint is that? Very nice.

NevadaDVX · 06-21-2011, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

What color/paint is that? Very nice.

It's a late model Ford color, Cinnamon Clearcoat Metalic. Looks great in bright sunlight, but looks more brown in the shade.

06-13-2011, 08:44 PM	#1
dadsworktruck Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: blacksburg,s.c. Posts: 155	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Well i spent the late afternoon on this past friday finally getting back to my 69, well i decided to remove the fuel tank but it still had fuel in it, so being thrifty (tight) i couldnt see losing 4.00 gas, so i put it in my 02 tahoe, guess what i was doing today (mon)..pulling tahoe tank to clean out all the bad gas and replace the fuel filter...no more saving old gas for me...

06-14-2011, 05:21 AM	#2
mcmlxix Collector of Projects Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,106	Re: What did you do to your truck today! mocked up my 14" rotors and twin piston calipers on my Dana 60..... can you say WOAH?!?!?! __________________ Rich 1972 K5 Blazer CST Click HERE D60 BIG BRAKE UPGRADE Click HERE

06-15-2011, 12:12 PM	#3
SSchevimp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hesperia Ca Posts: 52	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Over the last few days i traded an old tailgate for a chrome bumper with brackets, installed it. bled the brakes and Finally drove it for the first time __________________ 70 c10 long bed 57 chevy 2 door wagon 07 tahoe 96 civic commuter

06-15-2011, 10:48 PM	#4
Enginebuilder Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Palmer AK Posts: 68	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Today I finished what has been a long, arduous week of fixing, tuning, fixing again, tuning again and so on and so forth, ad infinitum. In all I have done: (in no particular order) Rear brake cylinders, shoes & hardware Front brake calipers, rotors, wheel bearings pads and lines Install new HEI distributor, plugs and wires rebuilt an old '66 holley 4bbl, only to discover that the body was tweaked, causing the secondaries to flood the motor. Rebuilt a Holley 650 double pumper and installed it. MPG?! Whats that? Adjusted the shift linkage so that the indicator points at P (still doesn't show right for the rest of the gears - WTF?) Re-wired the running lights, turn signals and brake lights. (PO did a 'custom' wiring job on this truck, which meant that every time you hit the brakes, the turn signals quit working) Set initial timing to 8* BTDC, adjusted to near 12* BTDC based on vacuum gauge and engine idle quality. Tuned Carb (vacuum gauge method) Adjusted Idle Bleed Brakes (took FOREVER to get all the air out) Install new throttle cable (will go Lokar next time, as the Spectre unit was less than stellar) Oil/Filter change Cooling system flush/fill Repaired starter solenoid (worn/corroded contacts, will be replacing with a gear reduction starter soon enough) New belts for Alternator & P.S. Repaired door lock mechanism on Drivers door Cleaned and lubed door lock mechanism on Passenger door On the agenda for tomorrow: Test Drive. If nothing egregious rears its head during the TD, will be doing a full detail clean, including wash/wax, then installing some chrome pieces that have been patiently waiting to go in the engine bay. At this point, I expect the exhaust to fall off. Its about the only part of this truck that i haven't touched in the last week.. Time for a beer!

06-15-2011, 11:09 PM	#5
60ratrod yes, i do Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, wa Posts: 2,734	Re: What did you do to your truck today! not much to the actual truck, but i cleaned up the garage and moved some of the parts for it around and put them away __________________ ERROR 404....... SNAPPY COMEBACK NOT FOUND _______________________________________________________________________________________________ -60 Chevy C10, dead 350/good th350 combo, sitting on a 76 c10 blazer frame, built from 11 different vehicles "the abomination" -07 gmt900 silverado 1500 lt xcab z71, granite blue -81 suzuki gs650g "shelah"- current project -81 kz1000m1 csr "sarge" -next project (just beautification) -07 kawasaki vulcan classic vn900

06-17-2011, 10:50 PM	#6
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,365	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I'll have to ask fine69 __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder!

06-18-2011, 12:55 AM	#7
magwakeenercew2jh RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 2,375	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Got the passenger window, locks, handles, inner and outer "wipers" and all the door hardware in. Got the weatherstripping in on the passenger's side. Tomorrow, all the same stuff for the driver's side. Hopefully. The pic on the right is inside the passenger's door (sideways...sorry) showing the lock tumbler and the outside door handle plunger placement. The tumbler goes in AFTER the main mechanism in order to more easily clear the rear channel Attached Images __________________ M17 Coarsegold, CA RAT's shiny now. But always a rat. Last edited by magwakeenercew2jh; 06-18-2011 at 01:00 AM. Reason: Afterthought.

06-15-2011, 11:17 PM	#8
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Sold mine today. It's headed for Germany. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

06-16-2011, 12:34 AM	#9
iceship Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bowling green, ky Posts: 439	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I just took it to the shop..... just alittle front in work...

06-16-2011, 01:52 PM	#10
70s chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ava, mo. Posts: 15	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Got cab and front clip painted last night..Know just need to find good pass bedside and get bed painted.. Attached Images

06-16-2011, 10:20 PM	#11
Louisianaboys69 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Franklin, Louisiana Posts: 23	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Finished shaving the gas filler hole in the cab, and finshed priming the cab. Turned out really good! Attached Images __________________ ""Don't Tread on me is how live and i'll take it to my grave"" My restoration video....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU9fhHcDivs

06-17-2011, 08:06 AM	#13
70s chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ava, mo. Posts: 15	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Bennett--G4L It started out hugger with a brazen orange candy.. Kind of a late night beer drinkin mix a few months ago (and some scrap sheet metal) when i was trying to figure out what color i wanted..Looks awsome in the sun.. Last edited by 70s chevy; 06-17-2011 at 09:02 AM.

06-18-2011, 11:51 AM	#15
67Slider Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pueblo West, CO Posts: 944	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Replaced squeaky fan belt, bent the inner fender up to clear the power steering gear box, tightened down the valve cover and fired her up. Found out why my battery was slowy dieing, the plug on the back of the alternator was loose and just 'looked' like it was plugged in when it wasn't. I will fire her up and take her for a cruise. __________________ 67 C10 Stepside 66 Mustang Coupe 99 Burb 2500

06-18-2011, 05:56 PM	#16
Mayo Cool Truck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bowie,MD Posts: 1,869	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Just got my new rims and tires put on today. They are 265/75/16 Michelin LTX MS wheels on 16x8 Ion Alloys 171 series wheels. The whole set cost more than the truck did. Before After __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn "Cool Truck" 1937 Chevrolet Pickup - Project Looking for a patina'd 68 50th Anniversary longbed

06-18-2011, 06:05 PM	#17
magwakeenercew2jh RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 2,375	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Got the driver's door done today. Except for one part...the inside door handle do-hickey had a broken spring. I had two additional driver door donors. One had no guts in it. I had to use the impact wrench on the other one to get the other door handle mech. out. When I pulled it, I found THAT spring was broken, too. I dug around in the mess of boxes. Found one driver's door mechanism. The spring was broken, too. Damn! The door lines up pretty well. In case you're wondering, the cowl is just sitting up there for storage so I don't step on it. Looks crooked, huh? Hahahaha! Attached Images __________________ M17 Coarsegold, CA RAT's shiny now. But always a rat. Last edited by magwakeenercew2jh; 06-18-2011 at 06:06 PM.



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06-18-2011, 06:22 PM	#18
fast50ranger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Marbury, Alabama Posts: 195	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Decided to put my factory stock bench seat back in and take out the '97 Chevy 60/40? Factory is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anybody want to buy a 60/40 seat? __________________ Big Block Powered

06-19-2011, 02:14 PM	#19
gonnuts Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Langdon, Ab Posts: 348	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Installed new radio and tach conversion kit.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1308507203 Attached Images __________________ 67 Chev SWB, 400 SB .040 over, vortec heads, comp XE268 cam, performer EPS intake, edel. 650 AVS carb, 700R4

06-19-2011, 05:18 PM	#20
AZChevyland Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 69	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Well it wasnt exactly today but what we did was load it with brush and haul it to the dump. Good thing we can just air up for the additional load. Attached Images __________________ J&S Sideyard Projects......we will be at...... Dino's 3rd annual Pre-ShowGit Down

06-19-2011, 08:35 PM	#21
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06-19-2011, 11:02 PM	#22
Jaysonb Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Good Thunder Mn. Posts: 955	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Got the inside of the drivers door painted! When this dries I will hang it, then I can paint the outside of the cab!!! Got the hei put in yesterday, and had to butcher an after market passenger side fender last night, to make it "sorta fit".(got the fender from certifit) The fender stuck past the door a good 1/2", had to cut the upper mount off, chop out enough to make it flush, and also trim some of the bracing on the back. Fits good now, and only cost $75, and a few hours work. Attached Images

06-19-2011, 11:27 PM	#23
NevadaDVX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fallon, Nv Posts: 138	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Just finished painting the cab and got the grill, Firebird markers (thanks member Gregful for the bezels) and Cargo light converted to a 3rd brake.......

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