What did you get done?

[N2TRUX]

It's time for this weeks episode of "What did you get done". I didn't get anything physical done to any of my truck's. I did reject a quote from the "Tachman" to restore the tach dash I bought. He said it was to nice the refinish, but he would recalibrate my gauges for $350. In his defense that price would include painting the pointers and polishing the lens

The rest of the weekend was spent going to my daughters volleyball tournament and basketball game Friday and Saturday Today I borrowed a 40' ladder from my neighbor and finished taking my X-mas lights down, and pruned some trees.

[1FaastC10]

i got absolutely nothing done this week, in fact, the only thing i even left the house for was to get a pack of cigarettes yesterday morning. i'll probably make up for that next weekend though.

[BigRed]

Got my wife's front brakes replaced on her SUV. Other than that, nothing really. It was raining all day Saturday.

Ken, around here we call that 40' foot ladder a "big ass ladder".

[gldevall]

Pulled my tach out to see if the bounce was a loose wire.....well it wasn't. Not sure what it can be now. Hit a little more mud on the 4-wheeler. Wired up a CD player for the wife's car only to find out that it did not work. Drank a few beers. Bout it. oh yeah and pressure washed the house to clean it up...it's for sale. here's a link if anybody's interested.

http://www.realtor.com/FindHome/Home...1&lnksrc=00002

[Jonboy]

I bought a 99 Tahoe. ANd I got the bed painted. I still need to bleed the brakes, put the bed on and get it lined, and put the grille in. I am on the downhill slide. I will get some pics when the bed is on.

[Eyegore]

Posting for my son
He purchased new door panels form the chevy dealership, painted and installed with new billet metal on door panels and dash.
Installed a new power window motor. His grandfather is helping him right now with a center consle for his shifter and rewiring power windows to center console.

btw how do you get the old mounting piece for the center mirror off the windshield, he has a new billet mirror he wants to install and cannot get the old one off?

[Free88]

Up here in Canada it was -40 degrees and damn cold. I got out to the garage and once there decided to put on a little fire and try to clean up abit. Cleaned up some pars from the resto project, 1980 GMC Short Box Step Side, of my son's, who is away at University. Cleaned the window regulaters and lubed them up, brought the gage clusters in hoping the printed circuits did not break in the cold. Looked at the cab and decided it was too cold to do any sanding, let the fire go out and came in enjoyed the forum. Oh yeah, got some of my paying jobs done as well.

[87 STEPPER]

I was busier than a 3 peckered billie goat in a pen full of nanny goat's

Thursday morning
Here's what i got done i loaded up the S10 with some chemical's and part's and then drove 150 miles where the '87 stepper is kept

Thursday afternoon
Then i did the following on the S10, changed the trany oil & filter,
changed the ignition module and spark plug's adjusted all the lifter's/valve's set the base timing. removed A/C compressor and flushed the entire system out replaced the expansion valve and receiver drier installed a rebuilt A/C compressor and vaccum the system down and charged it. depined and cleaned the connectors for the aux. driving light's so now they work.

Thursday afternoon/evening
Cleaned up the stepper and went to the local cruise night man that was so kool to be @ a cruise in and have my truck too i don't get to do this very often.


Friday morning
Work performed on the '87 stepper,
Evacuated the R12 from the A/C system and replaced the expansion valve vaccumed down the system installed the ester oil charge vaccumed down the system installed some 134a and then vaccumed down again and recharged system to full with 134a. installed a new front tag that read's genuine chevrolet

Friday afternoon
Get cleaned up and take the stepper for a long cruise to get her weighed @ flyin' j's she tip the scale's @ 3780Lb's

Friday evening
Go to diner with good friend's

Sat. morning/afternoon
Make some repairs to S10 exhaust system and later take the stepper out for a high speed run and to take pic's of it i'll post 'em later.

Sunday morning
Head home and to go to work also get a pic of high speed run in the S10 as well

And belive it or not i may have forgot a few thing's i did but that was the major stuff.
New tag

'87@90MPH

'87@112MPH

'87@122MPH

S10@110+MPH

[BaggedC10]

Painted my fuel tanks and brackets w/ "Tank Tone" from the Eastwood Company. I also purchased new GM sending units, fuel pumps, strainers, and dash mounted switch.

Earlier this week, I trashed everything but the bench seat and dash pad from my interior.

[corn]

I got tired of going out to the garage & just looking at my truck while I smoke cigarettes. Friday night I had my neighbor come over & help me lift the box off . Saturday night I installed the flip kit that I bought from 1FaastC10 & removed one of the leaf springs & the overload while I was at it. Today I removed the e-brake cables (I hate 'em) & started grinding off the rivets holding the stopper brackets over the rearend. I also tore the cover off of the rearend to see why the right axle was coming out whenever Id roll the truck around. Its always fun getting a donor frame & finding out later what's all messed up on it. It seems the guy tore the rearend apart & robbed one of the axles & left me a nice bearing galled one in trade. At least all of the spiders & C clips were laying in the bottom so I reassembled it with the bad axle for now. Now its on to the front YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...corn

[87 STEPPER]

Originally posted by BaggedC10
Painted my fuel tanks and brackets w/ "Tank Tone" from the Eastwood Company.

I did that to my tank's about 5or 6 years ago and that stuff is still holding up good!

[BaggedC10]

Originally posted by 87 STEPPER
I did that to my tank's about 5or 6 years ago and that stuff is still holding up good!

Awesome! Good to hear, as these are new fuel tanks.

[bigblock73]

All I did was work my second job, spent time with my fiance, updated the web site, cleaned the house, rode 4 wheeler, and watched the Royal Rumble with some friends.

[ocbaud]

paid my machine guy half of his money.
then ordered my balancer, flexplate, arp flexplate bolts, and my rocker arms

[apstguy]

Went to a swap meet and picked up a carb!

[1FaastC10]

Originally posted by cornfed63
I got tired of going out to the garage & just looking at my truck while I smoke cigarettes. Friday night I had my neighbor come over & help me lift the box off . Saturday night I installed the flip kit that I bought from 1FaastC10 & removed one of the leaf springs & the overload while I was at it.

heh, that sounds just like me after i put the flip on my truck. speaking of which, im gonna go out and have a smoke and stare at my torn apart 14FF now.

[blink32]

Finished rebuilding my dash cluster.

Ripped out the last bit of the Air Conditioning.

Ordered up a 1000PSI Steam/Hot Water sprayer that should be here Wednsday.

Hit up the junkyard again for more parts.

[low 84]

i own two chevys as of yesterday

[cochino12]

I got a new cd player installed, gauges, dash bezel, dyed dash board, dyed pull handles, replaced tail light. I'm starting to make some progress finally.

[8t5Silverado]

I got my truck licensed! Which is a big feat for me.

I got the truck in July, not running. By October, it was running, but wouldn't pass nor fail emissions (they refused to fail me because my CO2 was too low, which I thought was due to an exhaust leak).

Anyway, 4 emission inspections later, it is 2004, which means I can't get a 2 year license, only a 1 year license. Which means I will have to go back next January.

Had I failed Dec. 31, spent $200 on a cat. converter, and got a waiver, I would have been good until Dec. 05.

Now that it is Jan. 04 (and since my truck is an odd year (85)), I can only get a 1 year.

Anyway, sorry if this is confusing. I found a loophole. Because it is now an even year and my truck is an odd year, and it is a new purchase for me requiring new plates....

I got licensed without any safety or emissions inspection (for a year). WOOOHOOO

Oh yeah, I got my daily driver inspected and licensed.

[bigblock73]

Originally posted by low 84
i own two chevys as of yesterday

Whadya get?

[low 84]

nothing special, i'll get a pic eventualy

[1974StepSide]

Not this weekend, but this past thursday:

1a)Put in a new "virgin" dash bezel (i.e. Uncut)
1b)Installed a dummy am/fm stereo. Just for looks, hopefully to fool any potential stereo theives.

[1985K10]

Ordered door striker bushings & checked the oil.

[Palf70Step]

Put a new overflow jug in, swapped out all the setbelts and harnesses on the 82. Threw out the 38 diet coke bottles in the bed and put the spare back under the bed again.