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Old 02-20-2010, 03:18 PM   #876
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?

My mistake. I was reading through all their tech info & thought I reached it from a link on that thread.
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Old 02-20-2010, 07:18 PM   #877
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went outside and uncovered my 62...looking at it wondering why the hell I took apart a good running truck without a job or funds to complete the work
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Old 02-20-2010, 08:15 PM   #878
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Put my Hurst floor shifter in.Got most of it done, except for the trim. I broke two bits drilling thru the carpet before I quit for the day!
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Old 02-20-2010, 08:16 PM   #879
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We've had such a mild winter I pulled the snow tires and put the mags and street tires back on.
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Old 02-21-2010, 08:55 AM   #880
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We've had such a mild winter I pulled the snow tires and put the mags and street tires back on.
You Didn't! And then you told us about it!

I am blaming you Mark for the 7" of snow we got last night!

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Old 02-21-2010, 10:24 AM   #881
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Oops - sorry I should have thought this through better - it's not the first time I've been in trouble for causing the weather. Back when my truck was shiny black, if I washed it the next day it would always rain! Then people would be mad at me for ruining their picnic plans!!
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Old 02-21-2010, 04:29 PM   #882
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i drove my daily driver for the first time in four weeks
i seperated my right shoulder 4 weeks ago in wrestling practice so i couldnt shift my 5 speed until now it felt so good to drive it and im excited about driving it every day again starting now
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Old 02-21-2010, 07:25 PM   #883
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It took longer than I thought it would but if it don't leak it's done. I got lucky and did not have to loosen the motor mounts and jack the engine. The pan dropped out cleanly. I used Permatex Right Stuff to place the gaskets and seals on the pan. While it set up I cleaned the block. Had to go to Schucks for a couple items including my missing gasket scraper. I had to improvise because they did not sell scrapers, although they had a hell of a deal on mini bikes, chinese generators and ****ty chrome dress up parts. With a little care the pan went back up without goofing up the gaskets or seals. I opted to put two small bolts in the center on each side first then the rest. I had big trouble getting the four large bolts started on either side of the rubber seals front and back. I finally realized that the seals were not compressed so I tightened a couple center bolts. After using a screwdriver to align the bolt holes I got the last four in. That only took and hour. As per the directions of the sealant I snugged the bolts and am waiting the suggested one hour before I tighten the bolts the rest of the way. There was a lot of sludge in the pan. I ran a magnet around and came out with a split washer on the end. I did not find a bolt though. It did not appear anything was missing from my view underneath. I suppose it could have been dropped through an oil port from above? I guess I'll just forget I saw that? I have a vague memory of dropping and never finding a washer from the timing chain cover. I think I know where it went. It was chrome and did not appear to have been in there very long. The culprit of my leak was the front seal. You can see the twist in it. I'm going to let the sealant cure for 24 hours which means I won't be putting oil back in it today. Next thing will be to bend new brake lines. My '63 is an outdoor project so its all weather permiting.
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Installed my Porterbuilt suspension, airbags, front steering components and gas tank.
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Old 02-21-2010, 08:04 PM   #885
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I cleaned out the garage and cut off the saddles on the diff to mock of my wishbone set up. Sorry dont have pics
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I cleaned out the garage so I could find my truck project!
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Old 02-21-2010, 08:45 PM   #887
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Finished up my shifter. Had the rods on the wrong arms. I had to get my wife out to run it thru the gears while I watched from below. She couldn't figure out why I kept calling her Linda (AKA Vaughn)!
She didn't find the humor when I explained who Linda Vaughn was/is!
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Old 02-21-2010, 10:41 PM   #888
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Ah yes, Miss Golden Shifter!
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Old 02-21-2010, 11:00 PM   #889
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Added some trim rings-
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Old 02-22-2010, 02:54 AM   #890
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How are you keeping those center caps on?
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Old 02-22-2010, 01:34 PM   #891
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3 self tapping screws through the original rally wheel holes into the center cap. Enough room to get to the original lug nuts with an impact as well.
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Old 02-22-2010, 08:29 PM   #892
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If all goes by plan. This truck will be cut up into manageable pieces and the good stuff is going to be used on my 66. You know, front disc set up, maybe the rear end, and whatever else I can use. OH yeah. And a big bucket of nuts and bolts. I was going to sell that engine to someone for cheap, but they never got back to me.. Oh well..
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Old 02-22-2010, 08:33 PM   #893
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I looked at mine for a brief second as I pulled my daily driver into the garage next to it. Haha. Its too cold here in Iowa right now and I dont have the privilege of a heated garage.
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Old 02-22-2010, 09:35 PM   #894
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Old 02-22-2010, 10:17 PM   #895
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Shaved the seams on my dash to pillars.
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Old 02-25-2010, 07:43 PM   #896
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way better look! today i changed my valve covers and air cleaner..what do you guys think? The before and after pic..
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picked me a up a 64 short stepper project 350 3 speed on the floor....lots of work here





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Old 02-25-2010, 09:52 PM   #898
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way better look! today i changed my valve covers and air cleaner..what do you guys think? The before and after pic..
Nice I like the new look better
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:24 PM   #899
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Cut the front springs on my truck, put on my new rims and tires, and then found out my alternator was bad..........
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[QUOTE=thunder71;3825197]picked me a up a 64 short stepper project 350 3 speed on the floor....lots of work here

Looks like a good starting point
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