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**N2TRUX** · 10-15-2006, 10:04 PM

I worked this weekend so I didn't touch my 77. I did get something done on my 06 Chevy though. I made a decision on what wheels I wanted. I looked at pages and pages of wheels and could not find anything that I liked. Most of the new styles have simulated rivets to make them look like a 3 piece wheel. I have had real 3 piece wheels and they are a pain in the @ss to keep clean.

I finally went back to my original choice of the Eagle Alloy 026. It has clean simple styling and they are easy to clean. Yeah, I know they look like they have the fake rivets too but they don't. It's just a dimple that's supposed to give them the look. Here's some pics of my truck-Link inside

What did you get done?

Hoods69BadBowTie · 10-15-2006, 10:27 PM

I worked all day today. I went folfing with my brother and my dad and then went to dinner last nite. I also cleaned out the Cavalier.
-Later

Russell · 10-15-2006, 11:07 PM

I installed an instrument cluster into my 77, and tied up a few other loose ends on it. If all goes well, it'll be moving on to a new owner in the next week or two...

GMC is parked away in the big shop for the winter, so probally won't be much happening with it for a few months.

mySAVIOReigns · 10-15-2006, 11:16 PM

I mowed the yard, probably only 1 or 2 more times left to do that in the year. Then came the rain. I couldn't get anything done. So I sat inside and watched movies all weekend

Next weekend is supposed to be 75 and sunny - hopefully I'll get more done

phantom dually · 10-15-2006, 11:23 PM

I cleaned the 05 CC up. Got the garage swept out. Went to a wedding. Not a busy weekend at all. Kind of nice to relax though! I went the DB dragrace on saturday. Meet board member Tracy Focht from Oklahoma there. It was nice to meet him. Very nice guy. He was in town for the weekend for his company, KICKER.

Slonaker · 10-15-2006, 11:57 PM

I didn't accomplish anything useful. I went to a traditional hotrod run in Kerville sponsored by the Barons of South Texas. It was fun, but going in a Toyota leaves a little to be desired.

I don't trust the '37 that far. I had to leave early to attend a friend's son's wedding Saturday night, and missed the band I really wanted to see. Met some nice folks and saw some cool cars. That's always good.

Today we met with some friends in the afternoon that we don't often see. Did the same thing tonight with some other friends. Not a bad way way to spend a rainy weekend.

Slonaker

plumbcut · 10-16-2006, 02:03 AM

had an unusually productive weekend...

I got my engine back together.. anyone guess what this is? come on... its EASY!

and rebuilt 4 carbs................

ghetto_superman · 10-16-2006, 02:12 AM

put the walls and rafters up on a buddy's 30x32 garage...

84 400 · 10-16-2006, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plumbcut

had an unusually productive weekend...

I got my engine back together.. anyone guess what this is? come on... its EASY!

and rebuilt 4 carbs................

Looks like you did two top ends on 2 stroke dirt bikes... actually no it is definatly a 2 stroke motor but with two carbs i am guessing an ATV maybe a banshee or somthing

84 400 · 10-16-2006, 02:36 AM

This weekend was another fun filled one...... Saturday i came home from schol and helped to replace the front passenger side hub on my dads 2000 chevy tahoe. After 3 trips to sears to get the right 1 and 3/8ths socket to take off the axle nut. the hub came off with no problems. The only hard part was the caliper bracket bolts because they had thread lock and i am working with hand tools. So after some thought we put the 18 MM socket on the breaker bar and the handle of the breaker bar on a raised jackstand and then lowered the tahoe down with another jack that was on the frame and in so doing used the tahoes weight to break the bolts free. Worked great but i really need a compresser and impact to make stuff like this easy. Also cleaned the 1 cm thick gunk out of the tb near the buterfly valve. now she is sure smooth. took it for a test ride and it is still making nosie so the dealer must have been wrong andit must be the drivers side that is bad or a CV joint. After all that i hung out with some freinds and worked on the house redoing the bathroom.. As far as my truck well i wrote "wash me " on the dust on my hood and that was about it. Has not been started in 6 and counting weeks now and we are pulling the insurance next week once we winterize it ie ( wash wax stabil in both tanks and a little in the carb and cover her up for a nice long winter. sorry for the long post.

Bad Karma · 10-16-2006, 11:00 AM

I failed my yearly emissions test. I always test a couple months early "just in case"... Rebuilding the q-jet next weekend, this always seems to fix it, even though it's running perfectly to me.

bodydropped · 10-16-2006, 02:43 PM

got off of work sat and ended up helpin my dad finish up one wall of out shop and sun started on another wall puttin up plywood and try to finish it and paint it so we can fill it back up and so i can have our back patio all to myself when i get the 4 post lift installed

texan1186 · 10-16-2006, 04:46 PM

my headlights were full of water so i went to the parts store and bought some silver star low beams and they are a hundred times better, i can actually see the road!

**Captkaos** · 10-16-2006, 05:27 PM

Monday replace the front 2 body bushing on the Jimmy.
Thursday I had to break down and cut the rear cab support off the Jimmy to remove the body bushing. The bolt had rusted solid to the bushing sleeve. Replaced the 2 rear body bushings. should be moving to the passenger side next week.
Friday afternoon washed the '87 and started waxing/buffing it. Got all I could with the buffer before dark
Saturday got more cleaning/wax supplies as my wifes car was egg'd and it would need waxing. Picked up some grinding wheels to clean up my chopped crossmember for the project truck. Washed it again and finished up waxing the unaccessible portions.
Sunday removed the chrome cover from the tailgate that was rusting and reinstalled the plastic cover. Then removed the nasty rock chip portion in front of the rear wheels and waxed the lower portion again. Looks MUCH better to me.

**AspecialZ** · 10-16-2006, 10:28 PM

Sunday was my birthday, turned 25! A quarter century!. Did a little work on the 40, cleaned it up a bit -almoset storage season. Did a little more work on the stepside. Started assembling the Mar-k bed. I put the cross sills and misc pieces in primer. awaiting ppg black paint to match the frame. Otherwise a good weekend, didn't do much else. Put the winter wheels on my s-10 and did an oil change.

Have a good one!

bagged74 · 10-16-2006, 10:54 PM

Saturday we celebrated my youngest daughters 3rd birthday. lots of friends and family, as a bonus one of my goody truck buddies has a daughter the same age, so they came over and hung out most of the evening. Its lucky for us those two little girls love to play together so we get to hang out during family time..lol.
Sunday I went over to my father-inlaws place and smoothed the firewall on the 71 Chevelle I am helping him build. Its his first car project and he's doing an awesome job. Its great, he does most of the work and I just give him pointers and direction....
maybe soon I can work on my truck

79BIG10 · 10-16-2006, 11:48 PM

I worked all weekend and found out that the dist. in the blazer is 180 out. When I did the timing chain replacement I stabbed it wrong so I have to fix it tomorrow and maybe get it ready for sale for the other truck I found. I started another thread on it.

bad_burb · 10-17-2006, 12:28 AM

I worked all weekend as usual. I did replace both CV axles on my civic in the parking lot at my work though.

pcmcobra · 10-17-2006, 03:34 PM

I finally got my alarm put in, and my kick panels & component up front.
It is crankin! I'll post some pics, my digicam is acting up, eating batteries, or is dying, 4 sets in about 10 pictures,wtf... maybe time for a new one.
And I noticed a small dent in my hood!!!OH NO!!!!!
Have no idea where that came from. Truck sits in my garage....damn dent gremlins, I hate you!

TwinTurbo · 10-18-2006, 07:18 PM

I worked on my "other" car... it's finally rolling

still have to swap out the truck's brake booster w/ the one I rebuilt and had galvanized...just haven't felt like doing that...also still need to replace the dr. side inner fender because brake fluid spilled over it (damned rubber seal in MC)

87 STEPPER · 10-19-2006, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plumbcut

had an unusually productive weekend...

I got my engine back together.. anyone guess what this is? come on... its EASY!

and rebuilt 4 carbs................

Im gonna say that is some sorta watercraft 2cycle engine you have apart there

10-15-2006, 10:04 PM	#1
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	What did you get done 10/15 I worked this weekend so I didn't touch my 77. I did get something done on my 06 Chevy though. I made a decision on what wheels I wanted. I looked at pages and pages of wheels and could not find anything that I liked. Most of the new styles have simulated rivets to make them look like a 3 piece wheel. I have had real 3 piece wheels and they are a pain in the @ss to keep clean. I finally went back to my original choice of the Eagle Alloy 026. It has clean simple styling and they are easy to clean. Yeah, I know they look like they have the fake rivets too but they don't. It's just a dimple that's supposed to give them the look. Here's some pics of my truck-Link inside What did you get done? __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra" Last edited by N2TRUX; 10-15-2006 at 10:09 PM.

10-15-2006, 10:27 PM	#2
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I worked all day today. I went folfing with my brother and my dad and then went to dinner last nite. I also cleaned out the Cavalier. -Later __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

10-15-2006, 11:07 PM	#3
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I installed an instrument cluster into my 77, and tied up a few other loose ends on it. If all goes well, it'll be moving on to a new owner in the next week or two... GMC is parked away in the big shop for the winter, so probally won't be much happening with it for a few months. __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

10-15-2006, 11:16 PM	#4
mySAVIOReigns Active Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 111	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I mowed the yard, probably only 1 or 2 more times left to do that in the year. Then came the rain. I couldn't get anything done. So I sat inside and watched movies all weekend Next weekend is supposed to be 75 and sunny - hopefully I'll get more done __________________ Website Here -Stephen 1985 Chevy Silverado, 1/2 ton

10-15-2006, 11:23 PM	#5
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,793	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I cleaned the 05 CC up. Got the garage swept out. Went to a wedding. Not a busy weekend at all. Kind of nice to relax though! I went the DB dragrace on saturday. Meet board member Tracy Focht from Oklahoma there. It was nice to meet him. Very nice guy. He was in town for the weekend for his company, KICKER. __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

10-15-2006, 11:57 PM	#6
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I didn't accomplish anything useful. I went to a traditional hotrod run in Kerville sponsored by the Barons of South Texas. It was fun, but going in a Toyota leaves a little to be desired. I don't trust the '37 that far. I had to leave early to attend a friend's son's wedding Saturday night, and missed the band I really wanted to see. Met some nice folks and saw some cool cars. That's always good. Today we met with some friends in the afternoon that we don't often see. Did the same thing tonight with some other friends. Not a bad way way to spend a rainy weekend. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

10-16-2006, 02:03 AM	#7
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	Re: What did you get done 10/15 had an unusually productive weekend... I got my engine back together.. anyone guess what this is? come on... its EASY! and rebuilt 4 carbs................

10-16-2006, 02:12 AM	#8
ghetto_superman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 1,982	Re: What did you get done 10/15 put the walls and rafters up on a buddy's 30x32 garage...

10-16-2006, 02:36 AM	#10
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,741	Re: What did you get done 10/15 This weekend was another fun filled one...... Saturday i came home from schol and helped to replace the front passenger side hub on my dads 2000 chevy tahoe. After 3 trips to sears to get the right 1 and 3/8ths socket to take off the axle nut. the hub came off with no problems. The only hard part was the caliper bracket bolts because they had thread lock and i am working with hand tools. So after some thought we put the 18 MM socket on the breaker bar and the handle of the breaker bar on a raised jackstand and then lowered the tahoe down with another jack that was on the frame and in so doing used the tahoes weight to break the bolts free. Worked great but i really need a compresser and impact to make stuff like this easy. Also cleaned the 1 cm thick gunk out of the tb near the buterfly valve. now she is sure smooth. took it for a test ride and it is still making nosie so the dealer must have been wrong andit must be the drivers side that is bad or a CV joint. After all that i hung out with some freinds and worked on the house redoing the bathroom.. As far as my truck well i wrote "wash me " on the dust on my hood and that was about it. Has not been started in 6 and counting weeks now and we are pulling the insurance next week once we winterize it ie ( wash wax stabil in both tanks and a little in the carb and cover her up for a nice long winter. sorry for the long post. __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

10-16-2006, 11:00 AM	#11
Bad Karma Magnificent bastard Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 196	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I failed my yearly emissions test. I always test a couple months early "just in case"... Rebuilding the q-jet next weekend, this always seems to fix it, even though it's running perfectly to me. __________________ 1977 Big Block Burb

10-16-2006, 02:43 PM	#12
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	Re: What did you get done 10/15 got off of work sat and ended up helpin my dad finish up one wall of out shop and sun started on another wall puttin up plywood and try to finish it and paint it so we can fill it back up and so i can have our back patio all to myself when i get the 4 post lift installed __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

10-16-2006, 04:46 PM	#13
texan1186 Under Major Construction Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: harker heights, tx Posts: 120	Re: What did you get done 10/15 my headlights were full of water so i went to the parts store and bought some silver star low beams and they are a hundred times better, i can actually see the road! __________________ 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/700r4 see it here

10-16-2006, 05:27 PM	#14
Captkaos www.73-87chevytrucks.com Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 6,935	Re: What did you get done 10/15 Monday replace the front 2 body bushing on the Jimmy. Thursday I had to break down and cut the rear cab support off the Jimmy to remove the body bushing. The bolt had rusted solid to the bushing sleeve. Replaced the 2 rear body bushings. should be moving to the passenger side next week. Friday afternoon washed the '87 and started waxing/buffing it. Got all I could with the buffer before dark Saturday got more cleaning/wax supplies as my wifes car was egg'd and it would need waxing. Picked up some grinding wheels to clean up my chopped crossmember for the project truck. Washed it again and finished up waxing the unaccessible portions. Sunday removed the chrome cover from the tailgate that was rusting and reinstalled the plastic cover. Then removed the nasty rock chip portion in front of the rear wheels and waxed the lower portion again. Looks MUCH better to me. __________________ Chris Lucas 1973 Chevy C-10 1978 GMC Jimmy (2WD) - SOLD 1987 R10 twin turbo LS 1991 R3500 SRW CrewCab 1985 K5 diesel swapped project 1989 K5 2WD conversion w/ Vette susp Project Captkaos Customs 73-87chevytrucks.com

10-16-2006, 10:28 PM	#15
AspecialZ Street Rod Restoration Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wellsburg, WV Posts: 882	Re: What did you get done 10/15 Sunday was my birthday, turned 25! A quarter century!. Did a little work on the 40, cleaned it up a bit -almoset storage season. Did a little more work on the stepside. Started assembling the Mar-k bed. I put the cross sills and misc pieces in primer. awaiting ppg black paint to match the frame. Otherwise a good weekend, didn't do much else. Put the winter wheels on my s-10 and did an oil change. Have a good one! Attached Images __________________ Follow me on Instagram @ hot_rod_shop

10-16-2006, 10:54 PM	#16
bagged74 its just $$$$$ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OK Posts: 2,078	Re: What did you get done 10/15 Saturday we celebrated my youngest daughters 3rd birthday. lots of friends and family, as a bonus one of my goody truck buddies has a daughter the same age, so they came over and hung out most of the evening. Its lucky for us those two little girls love to play together so we get to hang out during family time..lol. Sunday I went over to my father-inlaws place and smoothed the firewall on the 71 Chevelle I am helping him build. Its his first car project and he's doing an awesome job. Its great, he does most of the work and I just give him pointers and direction.... maybe soon I can work on my truck



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10-16-2006, 11:48 PM	#17
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,775	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I worked all weekend and found out that the dist. in the blazer is 180 out. When I did the timing chain replacement I stabbed it wrong so I have to fix it tomorrow and maybe get it ready for sale for the other truck I found. I started another thread on it. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

10-17-2006, 12:28 AM	#18
bad_burb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 659	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I worked all weekend as usual. I did replace both CV axles on my civic in the parking lot at my work though. __________________ '73 C-30 3+3 Dually 454/TH400 '74 Fleetside 350/TH350 (SOLD) '69 Nova 350/TH350 (project FOR SALE) '63 Nova 305/TH350 3.73 posi (the wife's project)

10-17-2006, 03:34 PM	#19
pcmcobra Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,684	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I finally got my alarm put in, and my kick panels & component up front. It is crankin! I'll post some pics, my digicam is acting up, eating batteries, or is dying, 4 sets in about 10 pictures,wtf... maybe time for a new one. And I noticed a small dent in my hood!!!OH NO!!!!! Have no idea where that came from. Truck sits in my garage....damn dent gremlins, I hate you!

10-18-2006, 07:18 PM	#20
TwinTurbo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 994	Re: What did you get done 10/15 I worked on my "other" car... it's finally rolling still have to swap out the truck's brake booster w/ the one I rebuilt and had galvanized...just haven't felt like doing that...also still need to replace the dr. side inner fender because brake fluid spilled over it (damned rubber seal in MC)

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