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72CST4x4 · 07-20-2009, 05:04 AM

Imagine opening the door on your new truck back in the day and seeing this...
Someone got a little carried away with the sealant. This is on my latest project.

**special-K** · 07-20-2009, 07:12 AM

That`s just plain goofy.

68Stepbed · 07-20-2009, 07:24 AM

Elephanthead · 07-20-2009, 10:38 AM

That is defiantly a Friday truck, probably before a holiday, or the guy crapped himself while he was on the line.

liftmeup · 07-20-2009, 10:47 AM

That be the first truck of the day. The line pressure was to high on the sealent gun causing it to get the "runs"

**special-K** · 07-20-2009, 08:46 PM

Yeah,and that sealant gun operator wasn`t ready to get his hands dirty yet.

bigguy69 · 07-20-2009, 09:09 PM

seen a 69 gmc where the name jim was put on the firewall. it was cool.

67ChevyRedneck · 07-20-2009, 10:16 PM

Hey... what's with the cirular indentation??? My cab doesn't have that and I don't recall seeing that before

ChevLoRay · 07-20-2009, 10:21 PM

Ever worked on an assembly line? It gets boring......gotta do something to amuse yourself.....legally.

*b-rad* · 07-20-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Hey... what's with the cirular indentation??? My cab doesn't have that and I don't recall seeing that before

that is for the jack spring

71 super · 07-20-2009, 11:06 PM

The gas tank in my 4x4 has "John" written upside down on it in white grease pencil. I agree with chev-lo-ray assembly lines can be very boring. Worked in a factory one summer during college and it was great motivation to be sure to finish school

67ChevyRedneck · 07-21-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by b-rad

that is for the jack spring

Interesting... wish my truck still had all of that stuff, would be neat to have...

69GMCLonghorn · 07-21-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Hey... what's with the cirular indentation??? My cab doesn't have that and I don't recall seeing that before

It's for the door bumper... or striker...

liftmeup · 07-21-2009, 03:04 PM

In a unrelated story .my truck had a note taped on the windshild one day. Must have been from a neighbor it said " When your muffler goes everyone knows" thats when I lived in a townhouse and had a 454 in a 81 that was lifted headers dynatech race seriers mufflers. LOUD.

Skirkpat · 07-21-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

Ever worked on an assembly line? It gets boring......gotta do something to amuse yourself.....legally.

I built Fords from 1994-2006

You have NO IDEA the goofy stuff that goes on to keep everyone entertained, From sticking windshield washer jets in the drinking fountains to dropping truck bodies down the transfer elevators (the record when I left was 16..took maintenance 3 hours to cut them up and pull them out)...Most is harmless fun some is sabotage, but very interesting none the less.

never a dull moment in there, if I had anything to do with it.

*b-rad* · 07-21-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 69GMCLonghorn

It's for the door bumper... or striker...

no it is for the jack

pritch · 07-21-2009, 08:30 PM

I parted out this 'Burb. If you look close you can see the riveter missed the lower right rivet on the front crossmember. IIRC, the rivet was through the frame but not the Xmember.

And if you look really really close, that 327 has 2 different heads on it! I knew the old farmer that I bought it from and he was the original owner and he said the engine had never been apart. And it ain't like someone threw a newer head on for the mounting holes-there's 40 years of crap in the holes.

**special-K** · 07-21-2009, 09:25 PM

When I bought this original paint rust free cab the guy I bought it from handed me this part.He said it fell out when he lifted the cab off the frame.Someone forgot to weld it:

07-20-2009, 05:04 AM	#1
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07-20-2009, 10:38 AM	#4
Elephanthead Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 187	Re: Factory flaw...pic That is defiantly a Friday truck, probably before a holiday, or the guy crapped himself while he was on the line.

07-20-2009, 10:47 AM	#5
liftmeup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pittsburg PA Posts: 246	Re: Factory flaw...pic That be the first truck of the day. The line pressure was to high on the sealent gun causing it to get the "runs"

07-20-2009, 08:46 PM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Factory flaw...pic Yeah,and that sealant gun operator wasn`t ready to get his hands dirty yet. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

07-20-2009, 09:09 PM	#7
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67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Factory flaw...pic Hey... what's with the cirular indentation??? My cab doesn't have that and I don't recall seeing that before __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

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07-20-2009, 11:06 PM	#11
71 super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canton North carolina Posts: 3,078	Re: Factory flaw...pic The gas tank in my 4x4 has "John" written upside down on it in white grease pencil. I agree with chev-lo-ray assembly lines can be very boring. Worked in a factory one summer during college and it was great motivation to be sure to finish school __________________ 67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle

07-21-2009, 03:04 PM	#14
liftmeup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pittsburg PA Posts: 246	Re: Factory flaw...pic In a unrelated story .my truck had a note taped on the windshild one day. Must have been from a neighbor it said " When your muffler goes everyone knows" thats when I lived in a townhouse and had a 454 in a 81 that was lifted headers dynatech race seriers mufflers. LOUD.

07-21-2009, 08:30 PM	#17
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	Re: Factory flaw...pic I parted out this 'Burb. If you look close you can see the riveter missed the lower right rivet on the front crossmember. IIRC, the rivet was through the frame but not the Xmember. And if you look really really close, that 327 has 2 different heads on it! I knew the old farmer that I bought it from and he was the original owner and he said the engine had never been apart. And it ain't like someone threw a newer head on for the mounting holes-there's 40 years of crap in the holes. __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

07-21-2009, 09:25 PM	#18
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Factory flaw...pic When I bought this original paint rust free cab the guy I bought it from handed me this part.He said it fell out when he lifted the cab off the frame.Someone forgot to weld it: __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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