What's your Winter Goal?

[Ol'63Gmc]

My winter goal is to have it driveable by winter so that I don't have to spend my third year in a row on the back patio. Don't get me wrong, I love being outside..... just not when it's 0 degrees.

[Indian113]

1) finally fixing the doors so I can get some windows in it!
2) try my hand at body work
3)put in a Vintage A/C unit
4) work on steering,brakes and exhaust


I hope I can acomplish some of it-have to have back on the road by April. The Owner"my wife" made that STATEMENT.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

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Accomplishing your goals comes with great satisfaction!
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[62-One-Ton]

Im hoping to get an engine and trans mounted, finish suspension work, and start some more body work.
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[65Gregg]

I hope to unload some of the extra things in my garage to finance a Vintage Air install in time for next summer.
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[CRGRS 66]

I have a big list for this winter, but whatever I do tackle needs to be done so I can drive it again next summer, complete list in post 1 of my new build thread (link in my signature).

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Accomplishing your goals comes with great satisfaction!
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Very obvious discrepancy on that list, the absence of beer, for shame, for shame

[fryer1979]

My "To Do" list for my '65 (in no specific order):

*Install new engine and transmission; uncertain yet what to use, I have several options available.

*Rebuild and install square-body front crossmember to allow disc brakes and 3 more inches of drop.

*C-notch the rear frame, and drop the axle 2 more inches.

*Clean up and instal the junkyard sway bars I picked up a couple years ago.

*New tires for the set of slot mags I had cleaned up and surfaced, finally got them back after almost a year and a half.....

*Clean up, repaint, and detail the engine compartment so my buddy can take a second shot at his pinstriping job (his request, not mine).

*Clean out the cab, possibly repair the rust on the floors, and install carpet and hopefully a new radio.

*Install Caddy tail lights

*Hopefully paint and some more pinstriping once the weather warms up in the spring again. This one is a big maybe, not going to make or break me either way.

[mark 66]

Its going to be a busy winter. we hope to get all the cab and door metal repalced and in primer. remove motor from frame and detail it.maybe find a later model front end?

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Mine is to get my rear swapped out to the 3.07 12-bolt
And while I'm there, swap out the rear springs for bags.
Some other miscellaneous things,
but those are the two major things I hope to get done this winter.

Looks like I didn't get this goal done last year.
So this along with getting my th350 I bought is my goal for this winter.

edit:
Going back and looking at my LostMy65 thread, I see I ended doing a lot of needed repairs.

[flashed]

Im going to try to get some work done on my 72 1 ton ,ride up to the bodyshop and check on my 72 shortbed as often as I can ,change the heater core in my 72 El Camino ,clean my shop and hopefully get my recently purchased hubcaps hung on the wall of my shop (about 40 of them) .

[LostMy65]

Oh, and I really need concrete in my barn.
I'm tired of crawling around on the gravel.

[Dean'smeanmachine]

my goal is to replace the rockers on my '72 c20. the date on the picture is wrong, this was taken a couple weeks ago

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Oh, and I really need concrete in my barn.
I'm tired of crawling around on the gravel.

I grew up wrenching on plywood over gravel and the smell of the kerosine rocket heater.


I plan on doing mine in small steps while still driving it. Weekend goals aRe to run brake lines along side the oe ones but not "hook them up" and pancake an extra crossmember I got from LT1burb. Next weekend assemble crossmember with new dropped spindles, discs and misc items. Next weekend mount CaptainFab steering bracket and rebuilt steering gear , slip shaft, run lines and mount the powersteering pump ( I have everything laid out and all bolts and brackets sourced and mocked up).Next weekend focus on rear disc brake swap, 2" blocks ( notch already installed) and mount rear air bags controlling them with manual schraders. Following weekend install front crossmember attatch brake lines and dual master ,again running front on manual schraders. Next weekend mount tank, compressor, manifold and run wires. Following weekend mount gAuges and hook everything together. I will have 7 to 8 weekends with a Thanksgiving and a Disney Christmas vaca, but my wife works every weekend in December so I figure mid January my list should be complete!

[LostMy65]

^That's quite a punch list.

[TJ's Chevy]

Not much for me...I mainly get things done faster during the summer when work fires up! For me I plan on fabricating a spare tire carrier bracket for the fender cutout. I have the long bed version so a stock carrier won't work. Also driving it.. and maybe getting a new set of valve springs for the 292. Pulling the oil pan, painting it and cleaning it out; while replacing the rear main seal and pan gasket. Also gives me a chance to see what the motor looks like on the inside after all those years!

[LostMy65]

I usually don't want my truck tore down in the summer, and I usually have too many outside projects going on in the summer. I park my truck away for the winter, so it's a good time for me to get things done on my truck.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I usually don't want my truck tore down in the summer, and I usually have too many outside projects going on in the summer. I park my truck away for the winter, so it's a good time for me to get things done on my truck.

Yeah, unfortunately work is a whole lot better for me during the summer cause I do landscaping, once winter hits I go on budget. And I here ya on the projects!

[LostMy65]

That makes sense.
I buy parts in the summer to tide me over.

[suxtobu65]

Get exhaust built and installed. Having new brake lines custom made for my disc swap. Then over the winter I plan on swapping out all the rubber seals and new wood in the bed.

[61K10]

blast cab and frame--rebuild rear axles if needed and put together by may of next year. will be my medicare present as i will be 65 in may. ya right!

[brokenspoke]

To stay warm

[boucher racing]

- swap out T5 for a 700R4
- carpet the interior
- install new intake/exhaust manifold gasket

Drive it!

[awbrown]

Well since I got my furnace hooked up and working last winter ,I hope to continue a project I started 2 years ago on Jan. 1st and worked on for 4 months then have not touched it since then.. Life , Family and being self employed have gotten in the way...Ambition has been fading as I get older.. hope to find an elixir that will help me to get motivated but not cause my heart to explode or beat out of time...

[old cruiser]

Winter has past for me already but I did drive it every day and I'll continue to drive now in spring and thru summer and autumn and so on and so on. All the time working on it as required