What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter

[OregonNed]

The polishing continues before show season out here in the PNW

[67C10Step]

Installed new Steele Rubber push on door seals last week and took the truck on it's longest drive since putting it back on the road. Wife and I made a 104 mile round trip to deliver some LED shop lights to a buddy. Been making 30-40 mile trips regularly and have a couple of trips planned for June/July that will be longer so stretching its legs a bit.

[Danyo492]

Got the motor drained of all fluids, wiring harness removed and shift linkage disconnected. Going to be pulling the motor in the next couple of weeks hopefully!

[zellway]

First day running the a/c and its such a nice upgrade. only in the mid 90's today but truck did great. Might need to tint it but it kept it nice and cool all day today.

[3757chevy]

What happened to spring? We go from cold and wind to hot and wind . [flip for you]

[zellway]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

What happened to spring? We go from cold and wind to hot and wind . [flip for you]

Thanks for that. I didn't notice it was flipped. It's often over 100 in April for me so a/c is a must.

[pjmoreland]

Started the process of rebuilding a set of buddy bucket seats.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Started the process of rebuilding a set of buddy bucket seats.

Ya know, PJ, that Buddy Buckets would be wasted in a Stepside Cab. Send 'em to me and I will put them in Blue Thunder, my '71 GMC Jimmy. After you're finished, of course, and a light/medium blue vinyl would be appreciated...

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Ya know, PJ, that Buddy Buckets would be wasted in a Stepside Cab. Send 'em to me and I will put them in Blue Thunder, my '71 GMC Jimmy. After you're finished, of course, and a light/medium blue vinyl would be appreciated...

If my memory serves me, there's a nice orange stepside cab in the Tucson area that already has a pair of bucket seats in it!!

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

If my memory serves me, there's a nice orange stepside cab in the Tucson area that already has a pair of bucket seats in it!!

Actually, that's a '69 Ford Thunderbird seat with bench seat, bucket backs and a fold-down center cushion in the Orange '68 C/10 Stepside. Also it was once electrically-adjustable. Not much swing with the Tank in the cab, though. I don't have the 6-axis switch connected bc it draws over 30 Amps. [Once I ran some handy 12/14 gauge brown wire to feed it. I forgot that was Fuseable Link line. After I adjusted the seat, the switch stuck in ON, and my ''brown wire'' cooked off. I grabbed it with my bare hand to yank it off, and branded a line across my left palm.]

The Jimmy needs new seats badly. The ones the PO put in are out of a Firebird/Camaro car from thre mid-80s. The foam was molded around the springs, and it's shot. Sharp pokey things pop up into one's posterior. And at the rear, the brackets are lag-bolted into 4''x 4'' blocks of wood. A head on collision will be fatal.

It's the '67 Suburban, I'm thinking of Buddy Buckets in. Shotgun rider could ''lay aft'' and check on the load, [or retrieve a cold one] from the back while underway.
Current stock '67 vintage bench seat is OK. Would be great after reupholstering.

Just kidding. Keep your seats. You found them. You build them. Only fair.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

The Jimmy needs new seats badly. The ones the PO put in are out of a Firebird/Camaro car from thre mid-80s. The foam was molded around the springs, and it's shot.

The seats I'm working on had the foam molded around the springs and frames. Made it a chore to get the old foam off.

[Rust_never_sleeps]

Went to replace the rear brake hose, crimped the snot out of the hard line(front to back) instead, so I started unbuttoning that line and making a new one.

[72c20customcamper]

Started to cut up my new carpet to install the seat . Using an old set of brackets to mark it out

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Started to cut up my new carpet to install the seat . Using an old set of brackets to mark it out

great idea thanks for sharing

[Casper42]

Tilt column and 15" OE style wheel

[HalfBrit]

Rerouted my fuel hardlines to behind the crossmember, to free up space for future exhaust work. And mocked up the ac/heater hose routing for the Vintage Air install

[72c20customcamper]

Finished the bed yesterday and took it out for a short drive . Everything works and no rattles was pleasantly surprised usually have to chase things down . Really need to change out the tires . Truck has 10 ply bias tires drives like a John Deere

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Finished the bed yesterday and took it out for a short drive . Everything works and no rattles was pleasantly surprised usually have to chase things down . Really need to change out the tires . Truck has 10 ply bias tires drives like a John Deere

Don't I remember a post that you were considering just leaving it a patina truck ?

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

Don't I remember a post that you were considering just leaving it a patina truck ?

Maybe 3 years ago, but you are probably thinking of my other 68 that I’m not touching other than mechanically.

[72c20customcamper]

Got the letters done .

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Got the letters done .

That truck sure looks nice!

[Mendo70C20]

fuel tank relocation. And fixing other small things along the way.

1970 K20 long bed.

[zellway]

Originally Posted by Mendo70C20

fuel tank relocation. And fixing other small things along the way.

1970 K20 long bed.

That looks like a great fit. What is that tank from? It looks like the blazer tank. Outside of the notch in the frame what other mods did it take to fit so well?

[Mendo70C20]

Originally Posted by zellway

That looks like a great fit. What is that tank from? It looks like the blazer tank. Outside of the notch in the frame what other mods did it take to fit so well?

Yes it is a the blazer tank. Aside from the notch in the frame, nothing else to make it fit well. My frame is missing a cross brace though i think, so we welded in a 3.5" angle iron, and put it next to the tank on the cab side to stiffen and strengthen things up. These frame are soft and weak as it is. Welded in some metal to fill where the old filler neck was at as well. Paint should be this weekend. All new metal (angle iron, tank, tank straps etc..) all get shot with POR 15. Also installed a steering box brace to help make sure my frame doesn't tear at the steering box (common problem).

[pjmoreland]

Made a little progress on the seats I'm rebuilding. Reassembled the driver seat frame. Cleaned and painted the springs.