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Old 06-11-2011, 08:34 PM   #2351
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Changed out my old turn signal switch. One of the wires caught in the wheel and shorted the switch out. Took it out and fixed the short. Back in and on the road again. My and my two boys(7&9) went for a short cruise to the parts store to get a new flasher relay. Went to a small auto show today and checked out some nice rides. My wife and kids wanted to go so we all went. Nice to have something the family enjoys.
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Old 06-12-2011, 03:43 AM   #2352
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Got the block back from the machine shop, painted it, bolted on the oil pump, heads, and then realized the new cam I ordered was broken in half. Sending it back for a replacement next week =) Here is what was done so far....
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Old 06-12-2011, 09:46 AM   #2353
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

At this stage I am just thinking about it...but soon--very soon that will change
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Old 06-12-2011, 04:26 PM   #2354
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I broke the driver side Hood Hinge when I was closing it, and at this moment I'm cheking on LMC cataloge to buy a new pair.
Do you think I also have to buy the springs or can I use the old one's?




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Old 06-12-2011, 11:54 PM   #2355
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I'd just drill that rivet out and put a pin or bolt in it. Good luck however you go. Jim
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Old 06-13-2011, 12:01 AM   #2356
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Old 06-13-2011, 12:47 AM   #2357
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Painted the floor black, redid the gauge bezel/cluster, put new u-joints in the driveline, and looked for a new glove box. Bout it. Really needa give the 72 a bath.

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Old 06-13-2011, 03:04 AM   #2358
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Thank you Eagleuh1, a coworker tol me the same. I'll do it during day
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Old 06-13-2011, 04:08 AM   #2359
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

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I broke the driver side Hood Hinge when I was closing it, and at this moment I'm cheking on LMC cataloge to buy a new pair.
Do you think I also have to buy the springs or can I use the old one's?




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you can still buy new hinges at the chevy dealer and they should last 43 years!
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Old 06-13-2011, 06:41 AM   #2360
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pushed out of the garage and then pushed it back into the garage. All for a garage sale.
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:13 AM   #2361
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At least it wasn't to sell the blazer.
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Old 06-13-2011, 01:14 PM   #2362
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Put my last coat of POR-20 silver high heat exhaust paint on and got my exhaust installed for the last time.
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:05 PM   #2363
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That looks REAL good Bennett, good job with that!
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:44 PM   #2364
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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...
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In the proccess of shaving the firewall and getting ready for paint
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Old 06-13-2011, 09:40 PM   #2366
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I broke the driver side Hood Hinge when I was closing it, and at this moment I'm cheking on LMC cataloge to buy a new pair.
Do you think I also have to buy the springs or can I use the old one's?




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I bought a pair of hood hinges for my '69 from LMC, bent the passenger side the first time I closed the hood.
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Old 06-13-2011, 11:00 PM   #2367
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Worked on the windows.

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Old 06-14-2011, 12:34 AM   #2368
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Installed the thrermostat relay for my new dual 12" eletric fan unit that i just bought. It gonna be sweet when I get it done.
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Old 06-14-2011, 05:21 AM   #2369
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mocked up my 14" rotors and twin piston calipers on my Dana 60.....
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Old 06-14-2011, 05:51 AM   #2370
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

whats the name of those mufflers the square box looks cool nice tuck inside of the rail
por15 did nice job too
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whats the name of those mufflers the square box looks cool nice tuck inside of the rail
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Thanks, they are Spintech Super Pro Streets. 2.5" inlet/Outlet. Supposed to be their most aggressive street muffler. I got them from Maryland Speed for $150.00 for the pair. The POR Exhaust paint really turned out well, really love the way it looks.
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Old 06-14-2011, 02:58 PM   #2372
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I recently bought another truck, a '72 GMC. Once again, I have a GMC dressed in Chevy clothes so it looks like a '68. It's an LS 5.3 with a 4L60E. It has SpinTech mufflers running off a 3-inch exhaust...it's loud as hell!
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Old 06-15-2011, 12:12 PM   #2373
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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
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Old 06-15-2011, 10:48 PM   #2374
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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



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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..


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Old 06-15-2011, 11:09 PM   #2375
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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
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