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Saw this and thought of you our granddaughter got it in her Christmas sweets

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Happy, Happy Birthday and many more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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they say it's yer birthday… happy birrrtttthday to ya, gonna have a good time…

many many more bro

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Happy Birthday Don! Hope you had a good one.

Bret

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Happy Birthday Don!!

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Happy Birthday Don!

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Thanks guyz!!! had to work but have my weekend, Sunday and Monday, to enjoy!

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Happy Birthday! Dig the stickers.

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We hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving. Family, Fun, Friends & Food… whew, we're gonna need to recover. Also hope you get some stepper time this weekend.

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Thanx Rusty...:mm:

Yessir... had a nice quiet Thanksgiving... me, the missus and the dog...:bann:
We cooked together, ate, and relaxed... ;) ...as for stepper time, that's the plan... gotta pull the water pump I installed recently and warranty it out for another one. It seems, during the reman process, the plug that needs to be removed to add the fitting for a heater hose was cross threaded and I am unable to remove. :banghead:
Will pull another one off the shelf today and remove plug before leaving the store... I plan on driving the stepper often, so heat will be a necessity... during the process of changing to the factory aluminum intake, I located the temp sensor in the heater hose boss in the intake, so another hurdle is to relocate the temp sensor as well...:dohh: I also need to troubleshoot the blower motor as it won't switch on... all new wiring, fan tested off the truck spins when voltage applied... ahhh, the joys of old trucks...;):chevy:

Here's a pic of the door bumpers installed, at least on the driver's side. Passanger side installed as well but no pic...
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5330/3...cfe4196a_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Working today and tomorrow then off Sunday & Monday!:hot:
Enjoy guys and gals!!!

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Can you do a rain dance brotha and take this rain from us? lol!

Nice bump stop there. :lol:

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I'll take the rain from ya TJ.

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Can't remember doing a rain dance...:lol: but a week ago we were under a burn ban, and now not so much... 5 outta the next 7 days have some rain forecast...;)

This was taken earlier this morning... Rian, aka Grizz, suggested a new thread, so maybe I'll start one... I will post a link here when it's up...:mm:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5801/3...2b4498d0_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Not wet in this one, but a cool shot I took this past Thursday morning...:chevy:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5821/3...afcc37df_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Here are a few shots of a friend's '63 that he's owned since he was 17... Sporting a 421 cubic inch small block circle track motor...:metal: He's the friend I got the '60 Short fleetside from...:bann:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5342/3...90b12e96_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5534/3...30de1681_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5536/3...c1511754_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

...4 speed stick with a F%&d 9" with 4:11 gears...

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Check out this new thread I've started, thanks in part to Rian...:metal:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...38#post7786238

sample pic...
https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8097/2...60a2d2c7_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

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Thanks for taking some of the rain, we've had a nice break. haha!

Nice photos brotha! :chevy:

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Great visiting with you yesterday.

It really helps to have a coconspirator or two to keep up the momentum even at my laid back pace.
























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Your trucks pics are looking good and by the way that thread on artsy truck pics is very cool.
My progress always slows down this time of year with the cold weather and Holiday season but we'll get back to it soon. Till then...
Have a wonderful Christmas bro.

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Thanx Brotha! Yesterday reached 78, today's high forecast to be 27...:mm:

Always a pleasure Brother! Will call you a bit later today about trans...;)

Thanks Clem, you and Kim have a Wonderful Christmas!!! Enjoy the warmth inside for the next couple of days...Brrrrr!

Update coming soon... In case no one has noticed, I haven't installed the wiper arms to date... Recently I found a mod on Fb to change the ends to J hook style, making replacement blades easier to find...:uhmk: Yesterday, a friend dropped off 2 FREE donor arms...:metal: PICS SOON!!!

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Started looking at the wiper mod... but first...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/673/31...f44d8750_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Here are the Free to me "J" hook arms...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/255/31...0fc6b511_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Next to the originals...
https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/702/31...068f6c92_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Here's a shot of the new arm next to the OEM part...
https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/423/30...30bd124c_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

The new arm is wider, so the plan is to cut and weld to graft the new onto the old...:mm: but that'll have to wait to another day, as it is currently 21 degrees in the shed and no heat...:eek: Staying warm this afternoon...;)

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Cool idea! I had one of the little plastic spacers break on mine. Down to just the drivers side wiper lol.

Chris

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Happy New Year's!!! :ennyd:

DON'T DRINK N DRIVE!!!:tim:

Today started off with me getting some decent tires mounted on the 20's I had traded off and ended up with again...;) Been needing to replace the 15's due to issues with the front drop spindles and the lowering blocks in the rear...:confused:
Getting the tires mounted and balanced...FREE! Gotta love contacts in the automotive industry...;)
https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/560/32...bf86a71e_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Since rain was falling and then a heavy mist until dark, The tires were put on the back burner... I cut and welded the wiper arms, and applied the first coat of paint... then it cooled off too much to paint again...

Here is a pic of the original next to the modified original...
https://c2.staticflickr.com/1/683/32...ffe4cd80_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

...and one more...
https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/491/31...00d2f6c3_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

More to come after more painting tomorrow...:chevy:


Hello 2017!!!

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Happy New Year Brotha! :metal:

New tires! :bann:

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Have New Year to us all Don.

I do like the wiper mods.

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Thanx Mate!!! Hope your chest is feeling better… Phone is currently updating, will message you a bit later today...:metal:

Thanx Brotha, but not new tires yet, just some good used ones...



Gonna swap out wheels and tires later today, and hopefully paint wiper arms one more time... gotta see what the temp rises to...

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Are temps are low.....and it's snowing. haha