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Fresh VR1 oil, filter and greased up all her joints.

Also, painted the inside of my spear wheel, it annoyed me to no end how it looked. Why I didn't do that BEFORE I put the new tire on is beyond me.

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New mounts in on the 67, and way better ride now. Getting the little bit of length added to the fronts helped a lot. I have my ft shocks on 4/8 and the rears are on 0/2 and the truck has never road so smooth. Very happy with the new Viking shocks and the way it turned out. Truck has 4" drop springs with a 3/4" spacer in ft, rear springs are very messaged to 4 leaf and a flip kit.
https://i.ibb.co/7nx0QmT/IMG-1960.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/QQnwpYg/IMG-1961.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/YNLr05B/IMG-1962.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/d2GhXPL/IMG-1349.jpg

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That is really nice, the black lines/arms look awesome on that blue frame.

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Thanks for the comment. This truck has been a runner since I bought it in 1980 and lifted it with 38s then 40s for 40 years. Loved it then and really love it no on the ground now

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Got PJmorelands dummy filler neck installed.

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I like that its locking

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Sat and stared at the crate my new motor arrived in. Rain for the next 2 days and a road trip for work tomorrow are preventing me from even opening it. Very pleased with the dyno results of 385/409 HP/TQ on an advertised 365/401 motor tho. :)

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Brent, great numbers man, there's no way I could leave that box alone :)

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Lol, yeah. It's kinda killing me!! I just can't bring myself to do it with this rain when I can't really get started until after a trip to the office tomorrow. It will be SSybil's final and farthest road trip on the old motor. So, I sit, I stare, I obsess, hehe.

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Man, I really hope that bad boy is sealed away from the rain.

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Replaced dash pad, and glove box in my 68.

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Finished up the heater rebuild and install. Not sure if I got heat but I at least have three fan speeds. Gonna pick up better hose clamps before I get much further.

Started working on installing the new vinyl flooring as well. Lots of trimming and fitting before I am done there. Had to weld up three holes the PO had drilled in the floor to install an early 90's seat. A buddy of mine is making me some custom brackets to use that seat with the factory mounting holes.

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Bolted in a vintage Coleman cooler. Sick of things rolling around in the bed.

Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
 

Nice work guys, I like the old cooler idea ......

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Removed my rear end this evening. I had this crazy fantasy that I'd open it up and everything would look great inside. Not so. The axle shafts are pitted and the ring gear has a chunk missing from one tooth. The oil is nice and glittery. I also discovered this rear end isn't original to the truck. It's from a 1970, so it is wider than the original 1968 unit.

I'll be replacing the axles, gears, bearings, seals, and will install an Eaton Posi carrier. I will also be cleaning and painting the exterior.

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Just remember 1970 is a 1 year only on the axles,trust me I know,

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I'm finding there are fewer options to choose from.

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My quadrajet had been leaking fuel from the bowl so thinking the well plugs were leaking I removed it for repair. Before I removed the well plugs and replaced them I thought I'd better make sure those were the source. I filled the float bowl and let it sit for a couple of hours. No leak. I didn't want to put that carb back on without finding the leak so I figured now would be a good time to try out a Holley 4360 Economaster I rebuilt a while ago. Popped that sucker on it started right away and idled. Did some tweaking on the idle speed and mixture and that was that. I'm going to try heating the quadrajet bowl up to operating temperature and see if that exposes the leak.

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I spent the last 3 days refinishing my Ironwood box and making a frame to lift the floor 2-1/2" to gain rearend clearance. Made the frame from 1x1 tubing and angle cross bars. Tomorrow I will finish up the end cap. I was beating the center board with that 12 bolt before the bump stops hit in the C notch.
https://i.ibb.co/cJt7pLQ/IMG-1992.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Z1jvGhB/IMG-1988.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/NW9YVvr/IMG-1980.jpg

Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter
 

I spent the last 3 days refinishing my Ironwood box and making a frame to lift the floor 2-1/2" to gain rearend clearance. Made the frame from 1x1 tubing and angle cross bars. Tomorrow I will finish up the end cap. I was beating the center board with that 12 bolt before the bump stops hit in the C notch.
https://i.ibb.co/cJt7pLQ/IMG-1992.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Z1jvGhB/IMG-1988.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/NW9YVvr/IMG-1980.jpg

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Sorry but I dont see a DELETE button

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Edit one of them, click "Go Advanced", and then click the "delete post". Don't bother with a reason.

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It’s ok it’s so pretty we can look twice

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Nice work on the frame and all Cabman, I like the tie downs you added to the floor.

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DONE stamped the box lift today. I now have 1/2" more than my C notch will allow at the top of the 12 bolt
https://i.ibb.co/9GJkk2s/IMG-1994.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/QX11KVv/IMG-1996.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/QX11KVv/IMG-1996.jpg