What did you do to your truck today?

[burbguy]

today I set the dwell and timing on the 66, and greased the front end... and drove it...

[63 extreme low]

Went to the Louisville swap meet and scored a GMC dash cluster for five bucks!!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Since no one is posting on the Pre-'47 board:

I did the final installation on my '46's glove box and door - the hinge-to-doors screws are too loose though. Gonna have to drill and re-tap CAREFULLY to avoid breaking loose the caged nuts.

Wire-wheeled, painted and installed my recently acquired rear headliner bow.

Pulled my steering wheel, filed cracks and began repairing using JB Weld. It's a work in progress.

And last, I bought a $10 1941 Calfornia license plate just to try my hand at restoration. It's rusty but it's only gonna hang on my shop wall. Stripped it, primered it with several coats of sand-able primer and painted it gloss black. Tomorrow I mask & paint the letters/number.

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Since no one is posting on the Pre-'47 board:

I think I speak for everybody when I say your welcome here.
Does the crank on the dash open the bottom of the windshield?
A/C must be a tight fit on that truck.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Slow Build

...Does the crank on the dash open the bottom of the windshield?...

Yes, it does. '46 was the last year for the crank out windshield. My cab is actually a '41 but there are only a couple tiny differences. Mine had no windshield regulator when I bought it but I lucked out and found a rusted solid one for $40. I took it all apart, wire wheeled it clean, re-assembled with white molybdenum grease and it works like new. That's a new handle though. Easy open/easy close.

Here's the truck from a few months ago. Mildly cammed 350/350 with Jag independent rear suspension, (front suspension as well). Four wheel power disc's and power steering. '51 Chevy car steelies, beauty rings& caps. Since I bought it last summer I've had it professionally re-wired, added a $40 Craigslist third row bench seat out of a Ram 12 passenger van - fits like a glove and it's TIGHT in that cab! Recently found the Doray yellow fog lights - a $10 steal from an estate sale. Not sure how I feel about them...but they're installed for the time being. Only took minor clean up and painting the mounts to make them like new. Scored a NOS Guide early rear view mirror at the same sale too but have not installed it yet. I've searched high and low and found the rear window pot metal trim ring, interior windlace retainer strips, headliner bows and bought installed assorted rubber parts, window channel, etc - all of which is not yet installed. Today I'm working on restoring the minor cracks in the steering wheel. Sorry to go on so. It' nice to have someone ask.

[Dan in Pasadena]

A few more pix to show some of the recent work. The 1941 California plate was a find at Pomona last week I couldn't pass up. I can't install it on my truck under California's "Year of Manufacture" license program but it was so cheap ($10) I bought it to try my hand at restoring one. If I WERE installing it, I'd repair the few rust-through pinholes it has. It will hang on my shop wall with a plate from to hide the chewed up edges. This is "Before" and in process shots. It's painted, I just haven't painted the yellow number/letters yet.

[sams60gmc]

We'll I haven't been on here for a while but I'm glad to see this thread still going strong!!! 1000 replies, woot. Anyways. I've gotten quite a bit done, I've machined some 8 1/2'' tubing and capped one end and cut out my control arms and welded them in. I also re built my upper bag plates out of thicker material. They turned out great. I have my bags somewhat plumbed up. They go to a T in the front bumper with a schraeder valve for now for I can just manually fill them until I get a compressor and a tank. Anyways here are the pics.

[shortbed70]

Originally Posted by sams60gmc

We'll I haven't been on here for a while but I'm glad to see this thread still going strong!!! 1000 replies, woot. Anyways. I've gotten quite a bit done, I've machined some 8 1/2'' tubing and capped one end and cut out my control arms and welded them in. I also re built my upper bag plates out of thicker material. They turned out great. I have my bags somewhat plumbed up. They go to a T in the front bumper with a schraeder valve for now for I can just manually fill them until I get a compressor and a tank. Anyways here are the pics.

I just did the same thing with my lowers for alot less then tubular ones and I did it myself.

[hb32]

Started on the duals on my 65 stepside.

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by burbguy

... and drove it...

It's a runner!!!
Isn't it cool?

I've been collecting parts at junkyards that I don't really need. Also ordered a gas fill tube so I can put some gas in it without having it leak in the cab.