What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[Browns Chop Shop]

Dreaming of the day!

[7tee]

New tires, rear brake hose and master cylinder...

[ole dollor]

Originally Posted by Browns Chop Shop

Dreaming of the day!

welcome to the forum from a fellow Texan...good luck on your build.

[Browns Chop Shop]

Originally Posted by ole dollor

welcome to the forum from a fellow Texan...good luck on your build.

Thanks! Its coming along very nice, block and heads are in East Texas getting makeover for .409, Im getting excited.

[BruthaMan]

Originally Posted by OregonNed

Adjusted the wiper arms to the optimum off position all in the comfort of my trucks new home in the garage

I was looking at your truck a few days ago, Ned. It has the most perfect shade of blue I've ever seen on one of these trucks! You wouldn't happen to know the color, by chance?

Originally Posted by Browns Chop Shop

Dreaming of the day!

Welcome from another Texan. Just down the road from you, in San Angelo.

[Browns Chop Shop]

Welcome from another Texan. Just down the road from you, in San Angelo.[/QUOTE]

Thanks..... I just ordered the painless wiring kit,, puts me one step closer to rolling.

[meangreen72gmc]

Fixed some small dents in my front quarter panels on the 72 k2500 and shot the first coat of primer on them. Small things like that get me excited to see the finished product. Long road of body work ahead before I get to any fun stuff though.

[CST10]

Installed a column mounted tach in the ol 68. I like it.

[74baggedbug]

New wheels and tires. 20's 8's&10's

[mud.man.rj]

What a beauty, my favorite rims too, just icing on the truck cake..

[Prematuregrey]

Painless wiring harness and new carpets from LMC.












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[hamjet]

Worked more on the 348 the last few days. Still have a lot to do, seems never ending...

[mud.man.rj]

Never get tired of the w motor, neverending cool.

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

never get tired of the w motor, neverending cool.

x2

[berch 69GMC]

Added an auxillary input to my otherwise useless radio, thanks to another members instructions. Hardest thing was finding a radio shack still open for business. Installed cig. Lighter assembly. Found a cool jack in the stuff PO included.

[Econman]

Glad winter is finally over!

Got my engine, converter & trans linked up and bolted into the chassis today. I'll get to crank her soon! Can't wait...

[Saclandman]

Spent almost 2 hours trying to get the motor mount bolt to thread. Finally just pulled the mount out, cleared the rubber from the threads, reinstalled the promptly cross threaded one of the bolt into the block. Many profane words were uttered. I was able to replace the rubber fuel lines under the cab and at the fuel pump. Still didn't feel like a very productive 3 hours.

[MAC71]

Originally Posted by Saclandman

Spent almost 2 hours trying to get the motor mount bolt to thread. Finally just pulled the mount out, cleared the rubber from the threads, reinstalled the promptly cross threaded one of the bolt into the block. Many profane words were uttered. I was able to replace the rubber fuel lines under the cab and at the fuel pump. Still didn't feel like a very productive 3 hours.

It's hard to find a good mount. I know your pain.

[MAC71]

I have been assembling my chassis on my c10. Got stuck late last night as I need a ball joint press. Now waiting for church to start and will get a press on the way home and spend the rest of the day working on the truck.

[BruthaMan]

Originally Posted by Saclandman

Spent almost 2 hours trying to get the motor mount bolt to thread. Finally just pulled the mount out, cleared the rubber from the threads, reinstalled the promptly cross threaded one of the bolt into the block. Many profane words were uttered. I was able to replace the rubber fuel lines under the cab and at the fuel pump. Still didn't feel like a very productive 3 hours.

So I'm not the only one that sets out to do what "appears" to be a simple task that takes untold hours on end to accomplish?

I feel your pain! There are times I peek out from my truck, just to make sure no neighbors are outside to hear the animated words coming from my driveway. I normally don't curse or use those types of words, but there are days when working on my truck, that it makes me lose my religion a little!

[88fordf150]

Moved my pedals back 3/4" or so.

[apacheben]

I checked the garage to see if it was still there.

[fatgump]

Forum member Low68 and I installed an All American Billet front drive system on my 70 today.

[Bowtiguy]

Took over a month to seal the deal, but I finally got buckets....Buddy!

Plan to restore entire frame with powder coat, cushions, blue hounds tooth covers.

I also picked up a 68' tach cluster and got some experience pulling the front/rear windows off the donor truck to save the factory F/R SS window trim before the factory 396, wood bed, 68' CST long bed goes to the crusher.

Don't cry, It was a salted Iowa truck that was rusted UP from the bottom...too far gone.

[85burb]

Installed new wheel bearings in the rear end and put new wheels cylinders on. Installed the rear hub and tired to bleed the brakes. Nothing would come out. Checked at the master cylinder and it comes out there. Checked at the end of the rear hard line where it connects to the rubber line and it comes out there. Does not come out of the rubber hose so it seems like I will be ordering on of those in the morning. This trucks brakes have been the biggest pain in the rear ever. Took the hubs off to replace the wheel cylinders and all the bearings were junk. Have had to order the bearings and they were all supposed to be here sat. On box just had the race and one had some random bearing. So had to reorder the bearings and the parts store can't get them for 3 days.