What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[iriereggaeman]

Thanks kilrcady and Boog. The PO installed the mirrors, so the holes are there already. I could measure to see if they are the same distance back on the passenger and drivers side, but it's unlikely I'm going to drill new holes. I'll give the wood shim a shot.

[kilrcady]

Originally Posted by iriereggaeman

Thanks kilrcady and Boog. The PO installed the mirrors, so the holes are there already. I could measure to see if they are the same distance back on the passenger and drivers side, but it's unlikely I'm going to drill new holes. I'll give the wood shim a shot.

I went 3/4" to nothing wedge

[iriereggaeman]

Originally Posted by kilrcady

I went 3/4" to nothing wedge

Thanks kilrcady. I tried the same but didn't have great results, so I went a different route. I put a decent gauge piece of black copper wire at the bottom - figured it wouldn't rot or rust. But, what really made a difference was cutting away a piece of the mirror swivel ball to allow for more adjustment range. I just used a metal cutting wheel on my dremel.

picture to get some perspective:


closeup of the cut:


closeup of the cut, 2:


the result, from the driver's seat:


I'll probably have to keep a good coat of grease in there to keep it from rusting, but at least it's useful now.

[kilrcady]

Originally Posted by iriereggaeman

thanks kilrcady. I tried the same but didn't have great results, so i went a different route. I put a decent gauge piece of black copper wire at the bottom - figured it wouldn't rot or rust. But, what really made a difference was cutting away a piece of the mirror swivel ball to allow for more adjustment range. I just used a metal cutting wheel on my dremel.

Picture to get some perspective:
Attachment 1632545

closeup of the cut:
Attachment 1632546

closeup of the cut, 2:
Attachment 1632547

the result, from the driver's seat:
Attachment 1632548

i'll probably have to keep a good coat of grease in there to keep it from rusting, but at least it's useful now.

nice!

[ekgguy]

I knew that this new to me cab that I bought was going to need cab corners when I bought it, most do.

Also, being a member and a lurker for a while, I have seen quite a few interesting things that have been found in our trucks that was done by PO's.

This has to be up there on the list


Not only the spray foam, but they threw the cap in for good measure!

[jdalexa84]

Changed from a stepside to a fleet bed

[Metaldoc]

Originally Posted by ekgguy

I knew that this new to me cab that I bought was going to need cab corners when I bought it, most do.

Also, being a member and a lurker for a while, I have seen quite a few interesting things that have been found in our trucks that was done by PO's.

This has to be up there on the list


Not only the spray foam, but they threw the cap in for good measure!

It's scary to think what people have done and thought they had done a good job.

[rustytruck50]

Nice...I bought a '68 C10 a few years back that had similar issues....the rusted through trailing arms were masterfully covered with plasti-dip, dust & whatever else...good enough that I didn't catch it until I jacked up the truck one day & both rear springs fell out...it was a clean realistic job...best I've seen in a long time.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

Originally Posted by ekgguy

I knew that this new to me cab that I bought was going to need cab corners when I bought it, most do.

Also, being a member and a lurker for a while, I have seen quite a few interesting things that have been found in our trucks that was done by PO's.

This has to be up there on the list


Not only the spray foam, but they threw the cap in for good measure!

I thought you were having lunch with some Ham hock or some kind of pot roast. That is up on the list.

[OregonNed]

Originally Posted by Oregon 1967 GMC

I thought you were having lunch with some Ham hock or some kind of pot roast. That is up on the list.

Yeah - it looked pretty creepy at first!