What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Nice mod of the pedal Russell! May I copy that one!

Chuck, as nice as your truck is, it's a compliment that you would copy anything from mine, LOL.

[focusedontheprize]

My rims from Wheel Vintiques showed up. White walls from Hurst (Thanks Fish and Coach) are sitting at home ready to be mounted so I will send these off to the powder coater this weekend if I can.

I had them shipped to the body shop and the guy called me to tell me they are here. "That 8" rim is huge".

......Perfect

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by focusedontheprize

My rims from Wheel Vintiques showed up. White walls from Hurst (Thanks Fish and Coach) are sitting at home ready to be mounted so I will send these off to the powder coater this weekend if I can.

I had them shipped to the body shop and the guy called me to tell me they are here. "That 8" rim is huge".

......Perfect

Awesome....cannot wait to see them mounted up!!

[Coach529]

I bought a running 261, and a 235 with a bad lower end. The bonus is the 235 has the good 848 head on it. Also picked up some headers for the 261.

Probably will not happen until late fall, but already dreaming about Henry's new powerplant. :-)

[OrrieG]

Long box arrived with the door channels. Looks to have been opened for "inspection" but nothing is missing. Can get back to the door mods.

[Bubba54]

Went to three salvage yards today looking for a seat for the 54. Scored this liitle jewel for $32.00 bucks from a 1994 chevy truck. Kind of rough, this is the best one i could find. Will need some foam repair and covered. Does fit nice.

[Dan in Pasadena]

$32??! Geez, I THINK the '89-'98 Chevy seats in SoCal junkyards are a lot higher than that. I think about $150-$200. Great deal and looks usable as is. For awhile at least.

[pvienneau]

Removed 3 of four bushings from a set of 49 leaf springs. 1 more to go today. Fun stuff.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

$32??! Geez, I THINK the '89-'98 Chevy seats in SoCal junkyards are a lot higher than that. I think about $150-$200. Great deal and looks usable as is. For awhile at least.

Everything in So Cal is more expensive.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by mknittle

Everything in So Cal is more expensive.

So true, so true.

Hey, my sister-in-law lives in Auburn. I go up there to visit about once a year. She lives way off the main drag, off Lorenson Road. Do you know where that is?

[Russell Ashley]

Took a test drive. In the last few days I've installed my new floor mat with jute insulation under it, installed the Lokar thru-floor pedal, and put on a new Quadrajet that I bought of of CL and rebuilt. I also added a filter in the vacuum line to my brake booster. It runs great, all I had to do to the carb was adjust the fast idle and curb idle. I didn't even "tweak" the idle air screws but might play with those just to see if there's any improvement to be made. I love it when a plan comes together, happens so seldom for me, LOL.

[Drakien]

Had the drive shaft rebuilt with a new yoke, carrier bearing, U joints, and balanced! Drives so smooth now! Also cleaned up the dash a bit. It was pretty dirty from sitting outside.

[JWright3632]

Originally Posted by Bubba54

Went to three salvage yards today looking for a seat for the 54. Scored this liitle jewel for $32.00 bucks from a 1994 chevy truck. Kind of rough, this is the best one i could find. Will need some foam repair and covered. Does fit nice.

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Bubba can you post some pics of your floor without the seat in when you take it back out in the future, about to replace the floor, just wondering if I should do away with the metal piece for the seat and just do a one piece floor. Looks like it fits pretty good. Awesome...

[sqrlnts]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Took a test drive. In the last few days I've installed my new floor mat with jute insulation under it, installed the Lokar thru-floor pedal, and put on a new Quadrajet that I bought of of CL and rebuilt. I also added a filter in the vacuum line to my brake booster. It runs great, all I had to do to the carb was adjust the fast idle and curb idle. I didn't even "tweak" the idle air screws but might play with those just to see if there's any improvement to be made. I love it when a plan comes together, happens so seldom for me, LOL.

Great work Russell, your engine bay is looking great.

[Bubba54]

Originally Posted by JWright3632

Bubba can you post some pics of your floor without the seat in when you take it back out in the future, about to replace the floor, just wondering if I should do away with the metal piece for the seat and just do a one piece floor. Looks like it fits pretty good. Awesome...

No problem, I already took it back out to work on the floor a bit. I installed a floor from direct sheetmetal. Wasn't to bad allot of trimming.


I'm going to trim this piece of tubing and reinstall across the back. The piece that goes across the back doesn't interfere with the seat I installed.


Good luck
Shawn

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by sqrlnts

Great work Russell, your engine bay is looking great.

Thank you. I've got to get some better looking plug wires and but for now that's not top priority.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

So true, so true.

Hey, my sister-in-law lives in Auburn. I go up there to visit about once a year. She lives way off the main drag, off Lorenson Road. Do you know where that is?

That is about 4 miles from here. I used to ride motorcycles all over the back roads around here. I can even tell you how the road got it's name
Lorenson is short cut to Bell. That all used to be a big ranch at one time.

I have probably even seen her around .I spend more time on this side of town.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Took a test drive. In the last few days I've installed my new floor mat with jute insulation under it, installed the Lokar thru-floor pedal, and put on a new Quadrajet that I bought of of CL and rebuilt. I also added a filter in the vacuum line to my brake booster. It runs great, all I had to do to the carb was adjust the fast idle and curb idle. I didn't even "tweak" the idle air screws but might play with those just to see if there's any improvement to be made. I love it when a plan comes together, happens so seldom for me, LOL.

"I love it when a plan comes together, happens so seldom for me, LOL"
It is coming together nicely too

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by mknittle

That is about 4 miles from here. I used to ride motorcycles all over the back roads around here. I can even tell you how the road got it's name
Lorenson is short cut to Bell. That all used to be a big ranch at one time.

I have probably even seen her around .I spend more time on this side of town.

Interesting. Her husband is a surgeon at the hospital up in whatever that town is? Grass Valley? Something like that. Their house is basically at the end of Lorenson. 15 acres, nice place.
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[Nordic]

Got a great deal on a bench seat out of an 87 pickup. Made new brackets and got seat mounted. Will now order new seat cover for it. Temps have been in the 90's and humid so making and welding new brackets took time.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Looks good...and very much like the one Bubba (above) got for $32. I

f you paid more you got ripped off!

Kidding. Looks like nice work.
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[Dan in Pasadena]

Looks good...and very much like the one Bubba (above) got for $32.

If you paid more you got ripped off!

Kidding. Looks like nice work.
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[Nordic]

Only $25 got to love craigslist!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Nordic

Only $25 got to love craigslist!

I was joking. Man, you guys kill me!
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[dubie]

Lights and grill got installed. I also bolted the tranny hump down and installed the B&M ratchet shifter
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