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chevychic · 09-12-2005, 04:40 PM

Hey all,

I just wanted to drop in and say hi. Looks like I may start working on my truck again this winter. I still haven't installed the front end kit that I ordered so that's the first order of business. Next is to replace the wood in the bed. My boyfriend is replacing the wood in a co-worker's F@rd utility truck. He bought the wood at Lowe's, and we spent the weekend cutting, routing, sanding, staining, and coating. I'm pretty impressed with how it's turning out so I'm all geared up to do mine. We have learned it's a PITA so we may wait till spring to do it.
I'm excited to start working on my truck again. It's been way too long....
...although I have had a very fun summer so that makes up for it

Captkaos · 09-12-2005, 04:56 PM

Welcome back!

**swervin ervin** · 09-12-2005, 05:28 PM

Hey sweat pea. Good to see you around. I was wondering where you were, although I've been absent too.

bigblock73 · 09-12-2005, 05:55 PM

Welcome back...sort of.

Glad you will be spending more time with us, and why not post some pics for the new members who don't know you or your stepside.

*Zilverado* · 09-12-2005, 06:03 PM

Good to see you (and other people) are coming back. It's been a little quiet around here over the summer (myself included). Hopefully the cooler temperatures will drive the garage mechanics back infront of the computer.

7T7 · 09-12-2005, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by chevychic

I'm excited to start working on my truck again. It's been way too long....
...although I have had a very fun summer so that makes up for it

OK Heather...no more fun for you.
It's time to get back to suffering like the rest of us.
Get out there and get to WORK!

C&C Chevy · 09-12-2005, 10:41 PM

Welcome back, girl. Been to long.

Ric83 · 09-13-2005, 09:41 AM

Welcome back. Glad to see everyone is rejoining us once again... especially for for this passion we have for these trucks. It's a beautiful thing

**N2TRUX** · 09-13-2005, 10:52 AM

Wow! Heather, Mike, Chris, Jeff, Frank and me all in the same thread. It's a like a reunioun in here. All we need now is our old buddy Tim to stumble through asking an annoying question....

Ric83 · 09-13-2005, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Wow! Heather, Mike, Chris, Jeff, Frank and me all in the same thread. It's a like a reunioun in here. All we need now is our old buddy Tim to stumble through asking an annoying question....

lol, that is exactly what I was just thinking.

Captkaos · 09-13-2005, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Wow! Heather, Mike, Chris, Jeff, Frank and me all in the same thread. It's a like a reunioun in here. All we need now is our old buddy Tim to stumble through asking an annoying question....

And Dave to crank(toe) it up.....

bigblock73 · 09-13-2005, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Captkaos

And Dave to crank(toe) it up.....

I dont see Dave in this thread yet.

**N2TRUX** · 09-13-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bigblock73

I dont see Dave in this thread yet.

......yet....

**swervin ervin** · 09-13-2005, 06:36 PM

Ken,

if it's all the same to you, I can do without Tim. If you know what I mean.

**N2TRUX** · 09-13-2005, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by swervin ervin

Ken, if it's all the same to you, I can do without Tim. If you know what I mean.

C'mon Mike you don't want to know if he should sell his "Cor"vette and buy a "Che"vette? Or if he.......

chevychic · 09-14-2005, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bigblock73

why not post some pics for the new members who don't know you or your stepside.

All the pics I have on my computer are a year old but the only thing that changed is my hair length. All my current pictures aren't scanned in and I'm either grungy from camping or grungy from riding my quad...so you get the last year pic....

Then you can see my truck here: http://webpages.charter.net/chvchk

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Originally Posted by swervin ervin

if it's all the same to you, I can do without Tim. If you know what I mean.

My thoughts exactly

**N2TRUX** · 09-14-2005, 08:52 AM

Hmmm? Let me see. Pics of Heather....nope, sorry guys but if you have to know she is cute. Pics of her truck.....of course.......

Low87on20s · 09-14-2005, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Wow! Heather, Mike, Chris, Jeff, Frank and me all in the same thread. It's a like a reunioun in here. All we need now is our old buddy Tim to stumble through asking an annoying question....

I might as well join in... I haven't been around in a while either!

79BIG10 · 09-15-2005, 01:32 PM

Glad to see you back working on the truck again Heather

I've been hiding here and there as well. Between work and home life time to work on the truck has been short.

greg0380 · 09-15-2005, 04:07 PM

Chevychic,
I am going to have to replace my mechanical speedo with an electric one due to different transmission. I remembered you had done alot of work with gage inlays. I checked out your site and its obvious that you have done alot with the gage cluster. I am holding off tearing my dash apart. How much room is there behind the existing speedo? Do you think there is enough room to swap in a new speedo with out removing enough junk so the other gages remain? thanks....

chevychic · 09-15-2005, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by greg0380

Chevychic,
I am going to have to replace my mechanical speedo with an electric one due to different transmission. I remembered you had done alot of work with gage inlays. I checked out your site and its obvious that you have done alot with the gage cluster. I am holding off tearing my dash apart. How much room is there behind the existing speedo? Do you think there is enough room to swap in a new speedo with out removing enough junk so the other gages remain? thanks....

I'll take a look when I get home. It's been awhile since I've taken the cluster out...but I can do it in about 5 -10 minutes....gotta love power tools

The problem I think you might run into is the cluster housing itself. There's a hole in which the speedo receptacle fits through...without seeing the replacement speedo, I would suspect you're most likely looking at cutting up the cluster so that it would fit. A quick cut with a dremel tool will do the trick, just as long as you leave some plastic for mounting the speedo to. As for room beyond the cluster, you should be fine. Let's just put it this way....with my bezel removed I can reach through one of the dash openings to the right of the cluster and fit my arm all the way back behind the cluster to plug in my speedo cable the few times I was in a hurry and forgot to plug it in.

I've never installed or seen a "behind the scenes" install of an electronic speedo in our trucks. There might be someone here who has and could give you a more accurate answer.

greg0380 · 09-15-2005, 04:50 PM

Please don't rip your dash apart on my behalf! I hope you read this before you do. I appreciate your feedback, I just thought I would ask since you probably had your hands on the cluster alot from doing all the artwork. Thank you....I will probably have to bite the bullet and tear mine apart and see whats what, then decide on a speedo. Right now I have a junk electric one out of an 89 chevy hanging from the rear view mirror, nice!

Nice truck, BTW. FWIW, I have a 15 year old nephew who wants me to help him build a shortbox like yours. I'll have to email one of your truck pics to him.

chevychic · 09-15-2005, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by greg0380

Please don't rip your dash apart on my behalf!

Don't worry...I wasn't going to

I think I may have some old clusters laying around somewhere that I was going to try to find to have a look at.

greg0380 · 09-15-2005, 04:58 PM

if you could check out an old one, that'd be cool.

8t5Silverado · 09-15-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Low87on20s

I might as well join in... I haven't been around in a while either!

Me neither. I thought about posting real quick to say hi. My wife and I are expecting our first kid.

09-12-2005, 04:40 PM	#1
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	Might be here more often soon Hey all, I just wanted to drop in and say hi. Looks like I may start working on my truck again this winter. I still haven't installed the front end kit that I ordered so that's the first order of business. Next is to replace the wood in the bed. My boyfriend is replacing the wood in a co-worker's F@rd utility truck. He bought the wood at Lowe's, and we spent the weekend cutting, routing, sanding, staining, and coating. I'm pretty impressed with how it's turning out so I'm all geared up to do mine. We have learned it's a PITA so we may wait till spring to do it. I'm excited to start working on my truck again. It's been way too long.... ...although I have had a very fun summer so that makes up for it __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

09-12-2005, 04:56 PM	#2
Captkaos www.73-87chevytrucks.com Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 6,935	Welcome back! __________________ Chris Lucas 1973 Chevy C-10 1978 GMC Jimmy (2WD) - SOLD 1987 R10 twin turbo LS 1991 R3500 SRW CrewCab 1985 K5 diesel swapped project 1989 K5 2WD conversion w/ Vette susp Project Captkaos Customs 73-87chevytrucks.com

09-12-2005, 05:28 PM	#3
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Hey sweat pea. Good to see you around. I was wondering where you were, although I've been absent too. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

09-12-2005, 05:55 PM	#4
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Welcome back...sort of. Glad you will be spending more time with us, and why not post some pics for the new members who don't know you or your stepside. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

09-12-2005, 10:41 PM	#7
C&C Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Midwest City, OK Posts: 1,001	Welcome back, girl. Been to long. __________________ Robert Current: 1986 SWB Silverado 4.3 / TH400 Past: 1985 SWB Silverado 305 / TH350 - sold 1995 1987 1/2 ton Silverado - FI 350 / 700R4 sold 2007

09-12-2005, 06:03 PM	#5
Zilverado Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 798	Good to see you (and other people) are coming back. It's been a little quiet around here over the summer (myself included). Hopefully the cooler temperatures will drive the garage mechanics back infront of the computer.

09-13-2005, 09:41 AM	#8
Ric83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 824	Welcome back. Glad to see everyone is rejoining us once again... especially for for this passion we have for these trucks. It's a beautiful thing __________________ Ric '83 Silverado SWB Fleetside Here she is

09-13-2005, 10:52 AM	#9
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Wow! Heather, Mike, Chris, Jeff, Frank and me all in the same thread. It's a like a reunioun in here. All we need now is our old buddy Tim to stumble through asking an annoying question.... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

09-13-2005, 06:36 PM	#14
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Ken, if it's all the same to you, I can do without Tim. If you know what I mean.

09-14-2005, 08:52 AM	#17
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Hmmm? Let me see. Pics of Heather....nope, sorry guys but if you have to know she is cute. Pics of her truck.....of course....... Attached Images

09-15-2005, 01:32 PM	#19
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Glad to see you back working on the truck again Heather I've been hiding here and there as well. Between work and home life time to work on the truck has been short. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

09-15-2005, 04:07 PM	#20
greg0380 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CT Posts: 454	gauges Chevychic, I am going to have to replace my mechanical speedo with an electric one due to different transmission. I remembered you had done alot of work with gage inlays. I checked out your site and its obvious that you have done alot with the gage cluster. I am holding off tearing my dash apart. How much room is there behind the existing speedo? Do you think there is enough room to swap in a new speedo with out removing enough junk so the other gages remain? thanks.... __________________ 1985 GMC Sierra 1500, 1/2 ton, 2WD, LWB, TBI 305 5 speed, 3.42 rear 2007 GMC Sierra 1500, xtended cab, 4X4, flexfuel 5.3L 1999 BMW 528i

09-15-2005, 04:50 PM	#22
greg0380 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CT Posts: 454	Wait!!! Please don't rip your dash apart on my behalf! I hope you read this before you do. I appreciate your feedback, I just thought I would ask since you probably had your hands on the cluster alot from doing all the artwork. Thank you....I will probably have to bite the bullet and tear mine apart and see whats what, then decide on a speedo. Right now I have a junk electric one out of an 89 chevy hanging from the rear view mirror, nice! Nice truck, BTW. FWIW, I have a 15 year old nephew who wants me to help him build a shortbox like yours. I'll have to email one of your truck pics to him. __________________ 1985 GMC Sierra 1500, 1/2 ton, 2WD, LWB, TBI 305 5 speed, 3.42 rear 2007 GMC Sierra 1500, xtended cab, 4X4, flexfuel 5.3L 1999 BMW 528i

09-15-2005, 04:58 PM	#24
greg0380 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CT Posts: 454	wheww! if you could check out an old one, that'd be cool. __________________ 1985 GMC Sierra 1500, 1/2 ton, 2WD, LWB, TBI 305 5 speed, 3.42 rear 2007 GMC Sierra 1500, xtended cab, 4X4, flexfuel 5.3L 1999 BMW 528i



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