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Old 05-20-2012, 07:31 PM   #1
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What did you get done ? 05/20/12

Our buddy Bob is out of pocket, so he asked if I would take care of his usual WDYGD? post.

I was on call this weekend so I ran errnads and service calls. What about you?
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:10 PM   #2
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Re: What did you get done ? 05/20/12

Took out heater box to replace defroster actuator, discovered that the new actuator would require extensive mods, found a dried out section of vacuum hose to the actuator port, replaced that section of hose, reinstalled the old actuator, defroster now works. These old trucks are full of surprises.
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:16 PM   #3
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took off the dumbo mirrors and took a trip in the burb down to the beach and then cleaned the garage......
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Old 05-20-2012, 08:59 PM   #4
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spent the better part of 4 hours trying to tune a carb on my 454 that i think is just junk. damn hollys. also ordered the starter for my k30 6.2 from db electric and then got in my old faithfull 86 c20 and pulled a few fords dodge and jeeps out of the mud. i love dumb people on vaca thinking they can drive lol
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Old 05-20-2012, 09:15 PM   #5
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Re: What did you get done ? 05/20/12

Picked up some wheels for mine. Gotta clean them up a little and get some tires mounted for the Hoopty.

80's style 15x8, but I like them and the price was very good.
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Old 05-20-2012, 09:52 PM   #6
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Re: What did you get done ? 05/20/12

i spent 7 hrs at the emergancy room with my son and ordered a few parts for my truck. today i took the day and rested and hung out with my son. he was sick with feaver and sore throught. we watched some crimanal minds reruns. my 5yo loves that show, he likes seeing the bad guys cought. then we watched hop befor bedtime. not productive per prodjects but i love hangin out with mini me
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Old 05-20-2012, 09:57 PM   #7
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sharp wheels palf i like those
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Old 05-20-2012, 10:03 PM   #8
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Mine's been needing a water pump. So I got that done. I think I did something wrong though, I didn't have a single bolt left over.
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Old 05-20-2012, 10:25 PM   #9
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Got a bigger forsales sign....it hurts me to see it with a sign in the window
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Old 05-20-2012, 11:03 PM   #10
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Replaced Rocker panels and cab corners on both sides, replaced both rear fenders, installed rear roll pan, cut finger, cussed, thew a socket that I cannot find now... and last but not least, I thought I was just passing gas... I was mistaken....
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Old 05-20-2012, 11:08 PM   #11
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Got the clutch adjusted on the 76 and put some miles on it. Fun truck to drive but the 75 c10 has a little more fun factor with the 454. Wish I could have got more done since I had the week off, but my son had to have a small surgery so it killed the week.
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Old 05-20-2012, 11:20 PM   #12
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got my headers installed,
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Old 05-20-2012, 11:52 PM   #13
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Got spotlights all hooked up, fixed pwr str leak fixed front timing cover/pan leak and sorted out the led conversion,







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Old 05-20-2012, 11:59 PM   #14
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did a photo shoot for the 73-87 calendar!
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Old 05-21-2012, 01:19 AM   #15
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Wrapped interior pillars and re done headliner in vinyl took about 3 hours
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Rewired headlight circuit to cure annoying voltage drop due to OE undersized wire gauge.
The headlights now get direct feed from battery terminals (through set of JY sourced relays and fuses) via 12AWG sized circuits. No more dim headlights!!
Total cost involved ~$20.

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Old 05-21-2012, 01:23 AM   #17
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Rewired headlight circuit to cure annoying voltage drop due to OE undersized wire gauge.
The headlights now get direct feed from battery terminals (through set of JY sourced relays and fuses) via 12AWG sized circuits. No more dim headlights!!
Total cost involved ~$20.

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Old 05-21-2012, 01:53 AM   #18
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Re: What did you get done ? 05/20/12

Went and bought a 24 gallon blazer tank for my swb frame. I'll hopefully get it mocked up this week.
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Old 05-21-2012, 08:41 AM   #19
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I swapped this out...


It was the original. I found a new (supposedly used, but it was brand new) one on Amazon's warehouse deals site for $18.


Also painted the tank, hangers, and replaced the straps while I had the tank down.
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Old 05-21-2012, 10:59 AM   #20
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weekend engine swap marathon , put this

Into this

Sounds great, runs even better

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Old 05-21-2012, 11:01 AM   #21
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make ya wonder what took ya so long huh?! ! remember wheni first did it.
Indeed! - priorities mixed in with a dose of procrastination!
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Old 05-21-2012, 01:22 PM   #22
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Re: What did you get done ? 05/20/12

Celebrated (commiserated) the 30th anniversary of my 19th birthday.
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Old 05-21-2012, 01:22 PM   #23
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got this burb 2 weekends ago and tore into it a bit and this weekend painted some things and put on the newish front parts and also put on my full power passenger door (soon i will get to the driver side)
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Old 05-21-2012, 02:40 PM   #24
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Pulled my carb and had it rebuilt, hope this and dropping and cleaning my tank will solve a few issues ive been having.
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Worked some more on shaving my cab seam.
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