What did you do to your truck today?

[ruffrida2005]

I pulled the carb off my truck to sell. And I was going to pull the gears out of the rear end to trade.

[Hottrucks]

I shoveled out the garage door backed the truck out and then picked my way around town to avoid the wet/salty parts of the road went down picked up some flooring and took the trash out

[markeb01]

Received new trailing arm bushings today. Got the garage cleaned up ready for another project. Think I'll probably wait a bit before tearing it apart though, not too crazy about working on it when the ambient is 24 and the garage is 42 degrees.

[sams60gmc]

I got my bags in the mail today

[ravens65]

awesome- front and rear ? next truck I build will be bagged w/ custom frame , how much do you think a whole air system will set me back? Eric

[jgh64pkup]

i changed carbs but i gotta change em back
p.o.s. holleys
back to the good old q-jets and that crappy adapter i have to use haha

[198plus]

You need to learn how to tune the Holleys

Originally Posted by jgh64pkup

i changed carbs but i gotta change em back
p.o.s. holleys
back to the good old q-jets and that crappy adapter i have to use haha

[midnite]

finished my bucket seats building my sub box and comsole and got it all installed

sorry for bad pics
the sub box goes across behind the seats

[SCOTI]

I've been trying to get things done on my project 64 but feel as if I'm getting no where fast..... So, today I decided my task would be to make lists of items needed to be done (hey, if it helps get it done, it counts right? ).

I organized the tasks into groups & I'm going to try & use the list like 'assignments' to complete each week. I thought maybe sharing the list might help my motivation even more:

Rolling Chassis I need to....
Get the gas tank 'fill' piping determined & routed DONE
Finish my upper rear shock mounts DONE
Determine rear bumper bracket placement
Finalize bed floor mounting (switching to steel floor & raising @ the same time)DONE

Finish machining my truck-arm spacersDONE

Make rear bag hats to install the bagsDONE

Get the tranny x-member mounted
Determine exhaust routingDONE

Paint/powder-coat the frame, x-members, cab mounts, & various brackets
Route fuel lines
Route brake lines
Route air lines
Mount air tanks & compressors
Purchase rear wheels DONE
Purchase rear tires DONE

Purchase shocks DONE


Drivetrain
Repaint the motor (different 'theme' warrants a different color)
Paint the tranny
Mount the accessories (already got them powder-coated and/or detailed)
Mount radiator
Mount electric fan
Wire fans & headlight relays
Re-wire for internal alternator (hi-amp conversion)
Mount brake assembly (vac booster/master cyl, & firewall adapter bracket)
Mount trans cooler

Interior
Clean/scrub cab interior
Install high-hump trans tunnel cover
Install sound/heat insulation
Remove 'cassette' style radio for delete plate
R&R manual column for van auto tilt
Remove clutch pedal
Purchase carpet & install
Mount seat (already re-covered)
Route air-lines from controller to tanks/bags
R&R front windshield
R&R dash cluster from 'lights' to analog gauges

And finally, my list for this week....
Set the steel floor in place to finalize my fuel fill routing planned for Sunday.... DONE
Finish fitting my fabricated upper shock plates to the shock x-member DONE

Trim the PB dropped truck arm Panhard bar bracket DONE I finished this before cutting the shock x-member c-sections

[LILRED66]

Nada...with the temps below zero and a foot of snow on the ground, my "get up and go has got up and went". May the sun return soon and the snow melt away.

[midnite]

Originally Posted by LILRED66

Nada...with the temps below zero and a foot of snow on the ground, my "get up and go has got up and went". May the sun return soon and the snow melt away.

i wish, lots of snow here, but its been -25c for the past week before the windchill....

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by ERIC BUFFARD

awesome- front and rear ? next truck I build will be bagged w/ custom frame , how much do you think a whole air system will set me back? Eric

I just got the rear. I paid 100 for both. They are Air-Lift 2600's. I'm not too sure how much a whole set up will be. I have access to most of the stuff. Air tank, lines, fittings etc. plus I built everything. But I'll have to buy a compressor and some solonoids. In Street Trucks the company Airbaggit has some pretty sweet kits that seem like pretty good deals. If I was to estemate it I would guess around 1500??

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by sams60gmc

I just got the rear. I paid 100 for both. They are Air-Lift 2600's. I'm not too sure how much a whole set up will be. I have access to most of the stuff. Air tank, lines, fittings etc. plus I built everything. But I'll have to buy a compressor and some solonoids. In Street Trucks the company Airbaggit has some pretty sweet kits that seem like pretty good deals. If I was to estemate it I would guess around 1500??

Try AVS, SD, or Ride Tech before you use these kats. Airbagit.com is AIM/Chassis Tech which is a company known for it's issues. Buyer beware....

[sams60gmc]

Or you could just build your own kit and pay a whole lot less and end up with something to be proud of. I've only bought the poly bushings, bags and a bag of bolts.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by sams60gmc

Or you could just build your own kit and pay a whole lot less and end up with something to be proud of. I've only bought the poly bushings, bags and a bag of bolts.

I wasn't being specific about using a 'kit'. I just know guys have had issue w/that company (AIM, aka Chassis Tech, airbagit.com, etc...).

[62gmc910]

Hey SCOTI I think we have Stella's almost identical twin

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

I wasn't being specific about using a 'kit'. I just know guys have had issue w/that company (AIM, aka Chassis Tech, airbagit.com, etc...).

I hear ya bro. I'm just kindof a tight wad when it comes to money lol. I work as a machinest so I know what it takes to build most of the stuff. altho i do love the kits offered by airride.

[Rusteeze64GB]

hooked up my voltage regulator today, Also wired up a gas guage that is not work right and a voltage guage. Looks like I have some trouble shooting to do. I was going to bleed my brakes but, that is going to have to wait a week. After the brakes, the bed is going to come off and I am going to start cleaning and painting. Then I am gonna take a coil off the front and remove a few leafs in the back. I will try and get some pictures up soon.

[zythen]

Cut a quarter of my bed off with a hacksaw,sounds stupid but I rent the garage and it has no electricity. Note that my bed is 3/8 diamond plate so clean cuts really don't matter to me, I'm just scrapping the bed anyway. Pulled the wiring, cut the rusty exhaust off, moved the extra block and heads to the engine stand, drained some of the coolant, took the hood hinges off to be cleaned and painted, knocked some rust and dried mud out of the frame and off of the rear suspension and cleaned up the rest of my crap laying around.

I forgot to take pictures of it but my frame looks like it was cut off with an air chisel.

[62 Bowtie]

Wired up my amp sounds great then took it for a spin. Man it felt good I havent drivin it for about a month, I was starting to get the shakes jumpped on the freeway and nailed it bookin along gettin the thumbs up I am so happy with how it runs, whew I need to calm down now .... later, Tony

[monolith]

Commuted the last 2 days to work in the 64 without a hitch or a worry.

50 mi each way- this thing starts, handles, runs better than the 66 which is getting tired out.

[DWright]

Finished painting my freshly built 400hp/450tq 350. Planning on towing my truck to work Monday to install the '79 crossmember and then the engine and camaro t5. busy busy busy...

[198plus]

Getting tired of trying to get bed adjusted..........Cannot git rid of this problem, how much is to much for shims. To get tailgate to close on this top side I have to shim the other back side of bed up 3/8 inch and then bed doesn't set level..........Help any suggestions.......

[Vernski]

[quote=198plus;3721244]Getting tired of trying to get bed adjusted..........Cannot git rid of this problem, how much is to much for shims. To get tailgate to close on this top side I have to shim the other back side of bed up 3/8 inch and then bed doesn't set level..........Help any suggestions.......

It looks like the tail gate may be tweaked, I guess you could tweak it back but not sure of how to do it. Maybe someone knows the procedure out there.Body
guys?? Vernski

[198plus]

I've tried tweaking it back........I really don't think it is the tail gate ?????


[quote=Vernski;3721354]

Originally Posted by 198plus

Getting tired of trying to get bed adjusted..........Cannot git rid of this problem, how much is to much for shims. To get tailgate to close on this top side I have to shim the other back side of bed up 3/8 inch and then bed doesn't set level..........Help any suggestions.......



It looks like the tail gate may be tweaked, I guess you could tweak it back but not sure of how to do it. Maybe someone knows the procedure out there.Body
guys?? Vernski