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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
She is parked in the street in front of our house. Our drive has too much of an angle to even risk putting her up on there. I have a feeling I know who did it. While I was working on it yesterday, there must have been 10 people stop and talk to me while I was working on her. One guy, who lives across the street, drove by slow and was shaking his head. Figure it was him!
Those retaining springs, especially the back side with the autoadjuster are a right pain in the a**! Especially with just needle nose pliers!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
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I'm in love with Texas. One of the reasons is for the "live-and-let-live" attitude I've encountered there. But, I guess people are people wherever we are, huh? Bummer.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Billett, BTW, I love that you kept the station paint on her! I think that looks great! :-)
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Thanks man! I thought about getting rid of it, but it starts far too many conversations for me to even think about it haha
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Mag - You're from Mansfield? Or is google earth that good! :-) He has had that wrecked bmw under there for years now.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
I'm very excited today. I got it out of the garage for the first time in three years. It went in as hundreds of smaller pieces and came out a truck!
I have lots to do, like straighten the lines, badges, etc. It's going for exhaust on Saturday. Still waiting for the tags, so it'll have to be on a trailer. What a pay-off. Wi$h I had the ca$h for some paint. Oh, well.
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Thanks, Everyone. Without the Forum to answer questions, inspire me to get off my ass, meet some new friends, and source and purchase parts from our great vendors, I wouldn't have gotten this far. And that's a fact. Just one guy in a garage with hand tools. A little help from pals and family for extra muscle and brain. Here are a few more. Tomorrow evening I'll use Smugmug to post some seat belt install shots and the finishing touches (I hope) under the hood for this driver. http://magwa.smugmug.com/Trucks/Chev...2971303_8VGKgw Thanks again to all.
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Looks great!!! Hopefully mine will look that good!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
It's your vehicle, and they cited it as an "abandoned vehicle." It is not an abandoned vehicle! You should be able to just show proof of ownership.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Made a C10 horn button for the Grant wheel
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
This inspired me to do a little something different for a horn button while I wait for the %^*)& DMV to send me my tags.
Cut down a stocker horn ring to fit the wood wheel.
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LMC clear parking lights
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Finally finished the interior.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Nice I bet you are glad.
I installed a new heater/defrost control switch, it looks so much better and it works now as well allways a bonus in there somewhere..lol Posted via Mobile Device |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Yes those are Stainless Steel self tapping screws holding them on. The PO had drilled and screwed some on. I simply took the trim off and refinished them, and then spaced the screws out as to use the PO'S screw holes. I could not find, and couldn't afford to buy new trim.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Got the grill all in! Painted my chevy emblem black. Just have to install the headlight bezels and I am getting a new chevy front license plate, not a fan of the diamond plate lol.
Tomorrow I am going to change the oil and get her all ready for Blacktop Nationals this weekend ![]() ![]()
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Started the 12bolt rebuild.....
didn't get to finish but its a work in progress. we where smart and bought an extra outer pinion bearing & a solid bearing spacer to make the job easier.. so far its been pretty straight forward. we need to work out a few shim details, but for the most part its going smoothly. THIS IS WHERE WE LEFT IT FOR TODAY, NOT FINISHED BY ANYMEANS BUT WE ARE ON OUR WAY..
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
Stared at the inside of my newly sound deadener lined/rubber cab installed/window seals redone....empty and seatless cab. I have a two step plastic stool so I can pretend its driveable. Hoping to get a seat by next week.....that has some foam still in it so I don't sit on the floor and stare through the top of the steering wheel. ugghh
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I didn't do Sh1T last weekend... hoping to get a little bit of time in the garage this weekend.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!
New fan clutch, new temp switch, new 160 thermostat. Trying to get her cooled down.
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