What did you do to your truck today?

[aspiringthomas]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Added sheet metal to the strectched'67 Camaro dash that's going into my 65 C10.

I am anxious to see the finish product. I have a 65 C10. May not make the big a change on my dash.

[wutnxt]

Originally Posted by earl84

Took it out for its first drive that wasn't a kind of shakedown run and had a rear wheel bearing blowout completely and lock up the right rear wheel. Spent about 5 hours running to parts stores and working on it. 3 bearings later, none fit right. Luckily it was only about 3 blocks from the house and was able to get tools I needed easily. Had to knock on a neighbor's door and ask to plug my extension cord into their house in order to grind off the bearing remnants. In the end, had to order one that won't be here for 2 days. Put it back together without the inner bearing and limped it home where it will sit for a few days. Luckily, this didn't happen yesterday on the highway when I was going 65 mph or that I didn't have my daughter with me, cuz she was supposed to learn how to drive a manual today.

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Well after a recent trip from hell myself......I understand....but as in my case it certainly turned out better then it could have......that really could have sucked big time...glad it turned out all good

[wutnxt]

Well I spent most of the day online trying to be frugal looking for a used 2011 6.2 Ltr supercharged LSA altenator bracket.... altenator...and a tailshaft for a 6L90E. Just wanted to make sure I could get the bracket and altenator to clear the frame rail on my 66 before I bought a new dealer setup and then find out I have to make something. I guess at some point you just have to jump into the deep end and sink or swim....lol

[quest]

Is that a custom crewcab in your signature? got any larger pics I could see? tx.

[el_bole]

FInally Finally got the rear sitting where I want to, no not mine my truck's...

Moved up the hangers and put on a set of 2" shackles, thinking that would get her low enough after notching frame....Ahhhh Nope

So after much debate about moving hangers again and decided against it, Bought a set of U bolts and 2" block from Autozone to get er' low.

The pic with the stepper is where it sat originally....

Im considering taking off one of the "donuts" , made up of two "donuts sitting on one another with a metal tube in the middle, from the cab mounts to get it sitting lower.....What do y'all think? Would it be rougher ride?

Great work fellas

[Trsmotrhed]

Just finished installing the 2.5" CPP drop spindles along with their 1" drop coil, new drop shocks and also upgraded the rotors and calipers. Handles like a slot car. Very happy with they way it drives and handles. Next weekend the rear shocks and sway bar.


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[88Lt1wagon]

Thanks to some seatbelts from Trsmotrhed I can now take my son for rides
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It was getting dark though so we just posed, he's still in a rear facing seat
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[Trsmotrhed]

Originally Posted by 88Lt1wagon

Thanks to some seatbelts from Trsmotrhed I can now take my son for rides
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It was getting dark though so we just posed, he's still in a rear facing seat
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You're welcome. Glad to see you getting good use out of them. I'll catch up with you on the microbrew someday.
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[azdude1964]

ok lets try this one more time, here is my 1964 c10

[64shortbox]

SWEET! Nice job on your truck!

[Trsmotrhed]

Originally Posted by azdude1964

ok lets try this one more time, here is my 1964 c10

Nice truck, glad you got help posting pics so we could see it.
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[64shortbox]

Continued working on the installation of the 73 Disc Brake front suspension for my 64. I got real lucky this weekend. The local self service wrecking yard had a 1/2 off sale and I happen to find a 74 C-10 with the motor removed leaving the engine bay wide open. I pulled ALL the brake lines & the proportioner valve. The proportioner valve, all the brackets & attaching bolts "fell" into my pockets, I walked out paying $20.95. I cleaned everything up with gasoline followed with Awesome Orange, rinsed with water & blown dry with compressed air. That took up about 1/2 my day on Saturday. I installed the brake lines today with a little tweeking they look like they were made for my 64. I just need to mount a piece of 3" x 1" box tubing between the frame rails so I can attach the proportioner valve and to protect & mount the front brake lines. As a bonus I was able to use the factory oblong holes in the frame to mount the flex brake hoses. I purchased two 5/8" -18 jamb nuts and locked down the flex hoses. I don't trust the stamped metal locking nuts with the amount of torque I'm going to use to hold the flex hoses in place.

[64c20crewcab]

Not done much with my crew cab for quite some time. But last weekend I grabbed my parts from storage in SoCal and brought them back to the Bay Area: Long stepside bed, new rockers and a few other items. Truck goes to body shop in the next few weeks.

This weekend I did score on a 99+ 9.5" 14 bolt rear end with posi and disc brakes for a steal. Came off a 37000mi GMC 3/4 ton Sierra 4x4 that converted to Dana's F&R.

Also scored a stock bench from a 69. Having both front and rear benches recovered with classic tuck n roll. Not sure on the color yet... That's it for now....

[65Gregg]

Took the rear end out so I can kinda clean things up while the new rear is being assembled. A leaking axle seal can make a mell of a hess.

[tenni126]

Nothing today per se, but in the last week or so I replaced the driver side window regulator, refurbished the instrument cluster, installed a factory radio (just the face really, threw the case away), and installed a choke cable finally after dealing with hard starts on the cold mornings. Also, after scoring a complete set of power steering pump brackets I found on the very first truck in the very first junk yard I tried (amazing, really) I finally started working on my power steering swap. Big thanks to captainfab for the awesome frame brackets...wish my welds looked half that nice!
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[dantimdad]

put new motor mounts on, finish blasting and painting the intake and installed it with polished button heads.

Going to drop the engine and trans in soon so I can fab up a trans crossmember.

I really need to find a decent set of valve covers. I don't want to go chrome but, all of the steel ones I find have dents in them.

It's coming along!

Steven

[bubbalou65]

I finally got the old engine painted and started to put it back together. Also got my seats done. Waiting for better weather to install them.

[mace]

Got me a nice 72 lwb donor chassis... PS, PB, front are disk and a 5 lug conversion!! WOOHOO!! Dottie will be getting some new kicks REAL SOON!!

[1963c-10]

The engine looks nice all dressed up

[earl84]

Got the wheel bearing fixed yesterday, after many trips to various parts stores. Today, took my daughter out for a little manual transmission driving lesson. I think she did better than I did when I was learning 30 years ago.

[hemifalcon]

Originally Posted by 64shortbox

The proportioner valve, all the brackets & attaching bolts "fell" into my pockets, I walked out paying $20.95.

seriously.. I wonder sometimes why prices at junk yards keep increasing.. could it be because people keep letting stuff "fell" into their pockets without paying???

[dantimdad]

Picked up a set of open box valve covers today. They aren't staying chrome though.

$10

I have to get exhaust manifolds, plug wires and plugs and the engine is done.

Steven

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by earl84

Got the wheel bearing fixed yesterday, after many trips to various parts stores. Today, took my daughter out for a little manual transmission driving lesson. I think she did better than I did when I was learning 30 years ago.

Awesome moment!

[earl84]

Yeah, CRGRS66, it was awesome. Especially since she is 19 and my last one at home and is moving to PA in May. She's been working and saving her butt off to save for the move and getting set up to start college. Really proud of her, and all my kids. They are doing well, but I am not sure I am ready for an empty nest. Big house is gonna be lonely.

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by earl84

Yeah, CRGRS66, it was awesome. Especially since she is 19 and my last one at home and is moving to PA in May. She's been working and saving her butt off to save for the move and getting set up to start college. Really proud of her, and all my kids. They are doing well, but I am not sure I am ready for an empty nest. Big house is gonna be lonely.

My Daughter last year with her first poke at driving a standard (my truck), she had just turned 17 at the time.

Trevi Learning to Drive Standard on my 66 Truck -...