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**N2TRUX** · 12-17-2006, 09:25 PM

I spent Friday and half of Saturday finishing up my Christmas shopping with my Daughter. We got all our presents bought and wrapped so we can stay on the good side of Momma now.

After my shopping spree I stopped at the local tire shop and picked up a set of tires rear for my Camaro. I was able to get it back on the ground so I could roll it out and clean up the oil slick that had formed under it.

Apparently an oil pan will hold quit a bit of oil even after you let it drain for 20-30 minutes. I put the drain plug back in but forgot to tighten it. After spending an hour cleaning this mess up, I put it back in the air. Now I have to decide what's the best way to get all of the old gas out before I put fresh fuel and oil to try to start it.

What did you get done?

pcmcobra · 12-17-2006, 09:42 PM

ouch...
I did not do much, aside from the great Florida weather, i put on shorts and flip flops and washed all 4 vehicles. Then rolled my c10 back in the garage. Have a nagging speedo cable noise, took it off from behind the dash, squirted some graphite down in there...not sure if it helped, ill find out maybe next week if I take it out.
Found out my 6.0 lq9 deal fell through, guy decided he wanted to put it in his malibu..

Grande Rojo · 12-17-2006, 09:50 PM

Picked up my 06' Tahoe saturday. I had to get a new trans and driveshaft.
Still under warranty.

Had to work today (sunday) for some reason people like to shop/eat more around Christmas Time

Pyro · 12-17-2006, 10:10 PM

Well I worked on my Camaro also today. Did some wiring work, hopefully I can get this thing running real soon. I need to send it off to the paint shop soon so iI can bring my 86 Sierra project in the garge. I wish I had a pole barn!

Russell · 12-17-2006, 10:13 PM

Didn't get a whole lot done this weekend, did some drawing on my boxside for moving the fuel door to the rear, but I didn't bust out the grinder with the zip wheel yet, I'll cut it open on Tuesday once I've finished school, if I haven't been drug off to go work at the apartment :P

Hopefully by the end of next week, it'll be totally street legal. I'm planning on putting my interior back together, and tightening everything down one last time. I've asked for a gasket kit and bought a bolt kit for the TPI intake, so I plan to do my head swap next week, then I'll take it on it's maiden voyage to the gas station to put some gas in it, and then do some driving around the subdivision to get some tuning done... It won't technically be legal to drive until I get it registered and insured sometime next spring, but that won't stop me from having some fun in my subdivision, lol

82c10 · 12-17-2006, 10:55 PM

nothing truck related/actually i spray painted part of it, i am not kidding, second, i got a new to me stock lx wing-mine was cracked, and a battery box for the stang

greens69 · 12-17-2006, 11:25 PM

Well I got the 84 lowered and put on new wheels and tires.. wanted to do some cleaning on it but ran out of time.

cliffsta · 12-17-2006, 11:30 PM

Dude that is one nice truck you got there!

Truckwise, had the throttle hang wide open, had an issue with the linkages, resolved that. Also diagnosed bad plug wires AGAIN... shorting out on the block... so hopefully Tuesday morning I can make it by the Zone, get a set, then get my money back. Gotta love warantees. Sick of this POS but that's another story

Nontruck stuff... worked Saturday afternoon and evening, watched my poor Saints blow it vs. the Redskins.

SanitysBane · 12-18-2006, 12:11 AM

I finally got color on the frame of my truck. Now its time to start reasembly.

SCOTI · 12-18-2006, 01:30 AM

Worked late Friday night again (think Ground-hog Day w/B. Murray). Usually that's no big deal..... but, I worked from 7am ~12am on Thurs, & 6am ~ 12am Fri so I was worn...... I slept in on Sat morning!

I had to do the normal everyday stuff & got some X-mas shopping done so the rest of Sat was a waste (did watch the Cowboys game

).

Today I finished up the routing for the air-lines to my front bags. I still don't get WTF ART is thinking when they cut the upper plates for these trucks. 90° fittings are too shallow & want to rub everything & the straight fitting has a lousy angle that would kink the air-line. My next set will be home made.

Anyhoo, the lines are secured in place & ready to finish the routing to the controls which will prob be sometime after New Years since this week is X-mas stuff & my GF's birthday is right after.

Hhmmm . . ..... She did ask what else I wanted for x-mas. Maybe I could get 1 or 2 of those AR Salt-Flats I've been considering?

Prerunner1982 · 12-18-2006, 01:13 PM

I worked alot.. but did take a few hours on Sunday to fix my leaking radiator and replace my left rear wheel cylinder.

ProStreet83C10 · 12-18-2006, 01:43 PM

well, i put diesel in my tank last night...thats the only time i did anything, also looked at my moms rear brakes for her

bigblock73 · 12-18-2006, 01:45 PM

Spent Sat installing new oak window trim around our new windows, did some shopping, went to dinner with the wife, and relaxed.

Sunday helped a friend dismantle his '49 Power Wagon, then spent some time working on Yeller...finishing all the loose ends on the rear of the frame in preperation for the bed to come home from the body shop.

I pick up the bed tonight and it will go directly back on the frame...my truck will begin to look more like a truck!

lilpup69chevy · 12-18-2006, 02:32 PM

i didn't do anything truck related but i did get some of my uncles water leaks fixed in a trailer he is fixing up and i did get some motorcycle riding in and my christmas shopping is mostly done maybe i'll have one more good weekend to go riding before it turns bitter cold

musiqlova · 12-18-2006, 06:12 PM

I got my carb fixed and my timing set. Now I can drive it without dieseling!! I peeled off some tint that the previous owner had on it. That was about it for me.

Grande Rojo · 12-18-2006, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greens69

Well I got the 84 lowered and put on new wheels and tires.. wanted to do some cleaning on it but ran out of time.

Nice truck, got any more pictures?

82c10 · 12-18-2006, 10:58 PM

sort of this weekend, tonight i bought me some wheels

87 STEPPER · 12-19-2006, 06:53 AM

Not 73-87 related but it's what i did!

My buddy Jimmy and i installed the eng.& trans in his '66 pro street El Camino chassis

The Eng. is a World 454 block not shure what the final cubic in's. is but it was built by Pat Mussi and it has a set of Grumpy Jenkins heads on it.

It should produce around 700HP

The tranny is a Jeffco it's the street version of a Linco

The truck will be the same color as the Eng.

bodydropped · 12-19-2006, 11:02 AM

sat i finally was able to install my roll pan my parents got me for xmas, they ordered me a grant kustom roll pan for 114 shipped i told them to use them since they have the best fit roll pans on the market.

sun finished up my frt bumper i found it had a dent in it but i cut the dent out and made a custom plate box for it. also shaved the holes for the frt plate holder, instead of rechromin it im goin to paint it to match the truck

82c10 · 12-19-2006, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodydropped

sat i finally was able to install my roll pan my parents got me for xmas, they ordered me a grant kustom roll pan for 114 shipped i told them to use them since they have the best fit roll pans on the market.

sun finished up my frt bumper i found it had a dent in it but i cut the dent out and made a custom plate box for it. also shaved the holes for the frt plate holder, instead of rechromin it im goin to paint it to match the truck

do they (grant's) have a website?

gchemist · 12-19-2006, 10:13 PM

I pushed BADBOW into the garage. I have to pull the water pump to get to the timing chain. She'll have to wait till next week though.

bodydropped · 12-20-2006, 10:23 AM

grantkustoms.com is there site

1987 Shortwide · 12-20-2006, 04:30 PM

I delivered the wagon to its new owner on thursday, but I consider that part of me "weekend"

Did some more buffing on a customers golf cart, they took it now to do the lift kit, but it'll be back for some more buffing and polishing after the new year.

I also drug the talon in to start diagnosing some oil leaks and did a compression test. I'm just trying to get it "daily" driver ready.

Sunday morning my brother and I rolled my dad's GTO into the garage and tossed it up on the lift. It rolled out about 3 hours later with a Flowmaster catback, sounds much nicer now. Early present for him...

Only thing truck related is that I may have the 406 sold. This will allow me the room to work on some other things and the start of the funding for the new, more boost-worthy 406.

**N2TRUX** · 12-21-2006, 01:07 AM

Nice flames...

12-17-2006, 09:25 PM	#1
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	What did you get done? 12/17 I spent Friday and half of Saturday finishing up my Christmas shopping with my Daughter. We got all our presents bought and wrapped so we can stay on the good side of Momma now. After my shopping spree I stopped at the local tire shop and picked up a set of tires rear for my Camaro. I was able to get it back on the ground so I could roll it out and clean up the oil slick that had formed under it. Apparently an oil pan will hold quit a bit of oil even after you let it drain for 20-30 minutes. I put the drain plug back in but forgot to tighten it. After spending an hour cleaning this mess up, I put it back in the air. Now I have to decide what's the best way to get all of the old gas out before I put fresh fuel and oil to try to start it. What did you get done? Attached Images __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

12-17-2006, 09:42 PM	#2
pcmcobra Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,684	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 ouch... I did not do much, aside from the great Florida weather, i put on shorts and flip flops and washed all 4 vehicles. Then rolled my c10 back in the garage. Have a nagging speedo cable noise, took it off from behind the dash, squirted some graphite down in there...not sure if it helped, ill find out maybe next week if I take it out. Found out my 6.0 lq9 deal fell through, guy decided he wanted to put it in his malibu..

12-17-2006, 09:50 PM	#3
Grande Rojo paper or plastic? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 671	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Picked up my 06' Tahoe saturday. I had to get a new trans and driveshaft. Still under warranty. Had to work today (sunday) for some reason people like to shop/eat more around Christmas Time __________________ 1967 Chevy SWB 250 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=442157 1977 Chevy SWB 454 No More 454 getting 5.3 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=310518 1977 Stepside Truck of the month winner http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=135524 1965 Chevy C10 454 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=731372 1975 Dodge Power Wagon http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7871388

12-17-2006, 10:10 PM	#4
Pyro Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Boston, MI Posts: 71	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Well I worked on my Camaro also today. Did some wiring work, hopefully I can get this thing running real soon. I need to send it off to the paint shop soon so iI can bring my 86 Sierra project in the garge. I wish I had a pole barn!

12-17-2006, 10:13 PM	#5
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Didn't get a whole lot done this weekend, did some drawing on my boxside for moving the fuel door to the rear, but I didn't bust out the grinder with the zip wheel yet, I'll cut it open on Tuesday once I've finished school, if I haven't been drug off to go work at the apartment :P Hopefully by the end of next week, it'll be totally street legal. I'm planning on putting my interior back together, and tightening everything down one last time. I've asked for a gasket kit and bought a bolt kit for the TPI intake, so I plan to do my head swap next week, then I'll take it on it's maiden voyage to the gas station to put some gas in it, and then do some driving around the subdivision to get some tuning done... It won't technically be legal to drive until I get it registered and insured sometime next spring, but that won't stop me from having some fun in my subdivision, lol __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

12-17-2006, 10:55 PM	#6
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 nothing truck related/actually i spray painted part of it, i am not kidding, second, i got a new to me stock lx wing-mine was cracked, and a battery box for the stang __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed*

12-17-2006, 11:25 PM	#7
greens69 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tomball,Texas USA Posts: 324	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Well I got the 84 lowered and put on new wheels and tires.. wanted to do some cleaning on it but ran out of time. Attached Images __________________ Houston and Dallas Autorama Show Chairman ///Relaxed Atmosphere 1969 Chevrolet C10 1972 Chevrolet 2WD Blazer 1987 GMC Sierra

12-17-2006, 11:30 PM	#8
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Dude that is one nice truck you got there! Truckwise, had the throttle hang wide open, had an issue with the linkages, resolved that. Also diagnosed bad plug wires AGAIN... shorting out on the block... so hopefully Tuesday morning I can make it by the Zone, get a set, then get my money back. Gotta love warantees. Sick of this POS but that's another story Nontruck stuff... worked Saturday afternoon and evening, watched my poor Saints blow it vs. the Redskins. __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

12-18-2006, 12:11 AM	#9
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 I finally got color on the frame of my truck. Now its time to start reasembly. __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

12-18-2006, 01:30 AM	#10
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,066	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Worked late Friday night again (think Ground-hog Day w/B. Murray). Usually that's no big deal..... but, I worked from 7am ~12am on Thurs, & 6am ~ 12am Fri so I was worn...... I slept in on Sat morning! I had to do the normal everyday stuff & got some X-mas shopping done so the rest of Sat was a waste (did watch the Cowboys game ). Today I finished up the routing for the air-lines to my front bags. I still don't get WTF ART is thinking when they cut the upper plates for these trucks. 90° fittings are too shallow & want to rub everything & the straight fitting has a lousy angle that would kink the air-line. My next set will be home made. Anyhoo, the lines are secured in place & ready to finish the routing to the controls which will prob be sometime after New Years since this week is X-mas stuff & my GF's birthday is right after. Hhmmm . . ..... She did ask what else I wanted for x-mas. Maybe I could get 1 or 2 of those AR Salt-Flats I've been considering? __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

12-18-2006, 01:13 PM	#11
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 I worked alot.. but did take a few hours on Sunday to fix my leaking radiator and replace my left rear wheel cylinder. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

12-18-2006, 01:43 PM	#12
ProStreet83C10 Drag Racer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mason City, Iowa Posts: 1,276	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 well, i put diesel in my tank last night...thats the only time i did anything, also looked at my moms rear brakes for her __________________ Zach Hall 1983 Chevy C10 R/T: .194 60': 2.322 330: 6.379 1/8: 9.803 MPH: 71.37 1000: 12.781 1/4: 15.314 MPH: 88.79

12-18-2006, 01:45 PM	#13
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Spent Sat installing new oak window trim around our new windows, did some shopping, went to dinner with the wife, and relaxed. Sunday helped a friend dismantle his '49 Power Wagon, then spent some time working on Yeller...finishing all the loose ends on the rear of the frame in preperation for the bed to come home from the body shop. I pick up the bed tonight and it will go directly back on the frame...my truck will begin to look more like a truck! __________________ 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

12-18-2006, 02:32 PM	#14
lilpup69chevy 67-72 parts finder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: southeast mo Posts: 788	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 i didn't do anything truck related but i did get some of my uncles water leaks fixed in a trailer he is fixing up and i did get some motorcycle riding in and my christmas shopping is mostly done maybe i'll have one more good weekend to go riding before it turns bitter cold __________________ 1969 chevy shortstep 2wd (under construction) 1981 chevy scottsdale lwb 2wd (parts chaser) 2004 pontiac gto (daily driver) 2004 pontiac grand prix gt (the ol ladys car) 1985 chevy short wide 1970 chevy c10 lwb (another parts rig) 1969 gmc lwb (rainy day project) 1968 chevy lwb c10 250 I6 3 spd (soon to be swb)

12-18-2006, 06:12 PM	#15
musiqlova Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middle GA Posts: 28	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 I got my carb fixed and my timing set. Now I can drive it without dieseling!! I peeled off some tint that the previous owner had on it. That was about it for me.



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12-18-2006, 10:58 PM	#17
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 sort of this weekend, tonight i bought me some wheels __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed*

12-19-2006, 06:53 AM	#18
87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Not 73-87 related but it's what i did! My buddy Jimmy and i installed the eng.& trans in his '66 pro street El Camino chassis The Eng. is a World 454 block not shure what the final cubic in's. is but it was built by Pat Mussi and it has a set of Grumpy Jenkins heads on it. It should produce around 700HP The tranny is a Jeffco it's the street version of a Linco The truck will be the same color as the Eng. __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE

12-19-2006, 11:02 AM	#19
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 sat i finally was able to install my roll pan my parents got me for xmas, they ordered me a grant kustom roll pan for 114 shipped i told them to use them since they have the best fit roll pans on the market. sun finished up my frt bumper i found it had a dent in it but i cut the dent out and made a custom plate box for it. also shaved the holes for the frt plate holder, instead of rechromin it im goin to paint it to match the truck __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

12-19-2006, 10:13 PM	#21
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 I pushed BADBOW into the garage. I have to pull the water pump to get to the timing chain. She'll have to wait till next week though.

12-20-2006, 10:23 AM	#22
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 grantkustoms.com is there site __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg Last edited by bodydropped; 12-20-2006 at 10:24 AM.

12-20-2006, 04:30 PM	#23
1987 Shortwide Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 610	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 I delivered the wagon to its new owner on thursday, but I consider that part of me "weekend" Did some more buffing on a customers golf cart, they took it now to do the lift kit, but it'll be back for some more buffing and polishing after the new year. I also drug the talon in to start diagnosing some oil leaks and did a compression test. I'm just trying to get it "daily" driver ready. Sunday morning my brother and I rolled my dad's GTO into the garage and tossed it up on the lift. It rolled out about 3 hours later with a Flowmaster catback, sounds much nicer now. Early present for him... Only thing truck related is that I may have the 406 sold. This will allow me the room to work on some other things and the start of the funding for the new, more boost-worthy 406. __________________ ~Steve~ Friesen High Performance Auto and Graphics Toy: 87 Shortwide, 406 smallblock with a little boost My 87 buildup Daily Driver: 99 Sierra SLE 4X4. Black on Black and harder than hell to keep clean.

12-21-2006, 01:07 AM	#24
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: What did you get done? 12/17 Nice flames... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

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