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

[KW5413]

Drove it like I stole it...straight to a local car show. She picked up "Best Of Show- Truck"

[cab4word67]

Originally Posted by KW5413

Drove it like I stole it...straight to a local car show. She picked up "Best Of Show- Truck"

Love to see more pics. I really like the hood.

[KW5413]

Originally Posted by cab4word67

Love to see more pics. I really like the hood.

Thanks.

More pics from "Welcome" Thread...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=825880

[CBrown680]

Hood off and ready to install the new intake and carb

[Rich72C10]

This wasn't actually today but I just got the photo today. My truck was used for a photo shoot at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower center with their staff - not sure what publiciation / social media thing they are using it for but something to do with UT Austin and LBJWC.

They really loaded up the bed with people! LOL

[Ben IV]

Started switching over to a one piece driveshaft.

[cab4word67]

Spent last few days installing a new set of 3.73 gears and all new bearings. seals. Modified my flip kit and gained 1-1/8" of travel before hitting the bump stops on the C notch. Then took out one more leaf spring (#4) from the set witch is giving me a smoother ride. Got some work to do on the underside of the wood floor then the fuel tank goes in and we can roll down the road again.

[Rich72C10]

I been fighting a oil leak since my engine rebuild a year ago, I even asked my shop to look to see if my oil pan needed to be resealed. Like my brother told me, it's a old truck they leak and the leak isn't bad. The shop said all they could tell is it looked like oil was coming from the cap and perhaps the dipstick.

Fast forward to when I was working on my distributor springs, I saw oil coming from my grommet on the breather tube on the passenger side valve cover (goes to the carb / air filter base). So I got new grommets for both the passenger breather tube/PCV Valve, new proper 90 degree PCV Valve, and oil cap.

When I had things all apart I found the Flame arrestor was so gunked up I could hardly blow air through it. Took me forever to get it cleaned out but I did (seems you really don't need to replace them, just keep them clean).

Now after 50+ miles and checking the truck this morning after sitting overnight - there is ZERO oil anywhere on my oil pan, starter, flexplate cover or garage floor! Hallelujah!

[FL71C10]

Originally Posted by Rich72C10

I been fighting a oil leak since my engine rebuild a year ago, I even asked my shop to look to see if my oil pan needed to be resealed. Like my brother told me, it's a old truck they leak and the leak isn't bad. The shop said all they could tell is it looked like oil was coming from the cap and perhaps the dipstick.

Fast forward to when I was working on my distributor springs, I saw oil coming from my grommet on the breather tube on the passenger side valve cover (goes to the carb / air filter base). So I got new grommets for both the passenger breather tube/PCV Valve, new proper 90 degree PCV Valve, and oil cap.

When I had things all apart I found the Flame arrestor was so gunked up I could hardly blow air through it. Took me forever to get it cleaned out but I did (seems you really don't need to replace them, just keep them clean).

Now after 50+ miles and checking the truck this morning after sitting overnight - there is ZERO oil anywhere on my oil pan, starter, flexplate cover or garage floor! Hallelujah!

Nice job, good detective work!

[KQQL IT]

$15 swap meet air cleaner.
Cut chop hole saw weld
Dual snorkel air cleaner

[KQQL IT]

Son welded it all together. Quick spray bomb

[rbbc]

Installed a new tailltight wiring harness along with the taillight/back-up light assembles, bulbs, and lenses. Also ordered a bunch of parts. I'm getting ready to pass inspection and get her registered!

[Davidf]

Fixed vibration from rear axle. Turns out pinion/yoke nut was loose so had slop there. Also, u-joint had side to side slope in yoke. So super loosey goosey connection between driveshaft and rear end. Or too noticeable at speeds up to 65 except on decel you could feel a rumble. Over 65 and the rear slider window seems to want to rattle out of the truck due to the harmonic vibration.

So, pulled yoke, replaced seal. Removed rear cover and ring/pinion/spiders seem fine. To fix the slope of the u-joint in the yoke, I could see one location tab was worn thinner than the other. So, I add weld material to the tab and used my Drexel cutoff wheel to re-machine the tab to the correct clearance. Tighten up pinion nut with impact not worrying about the crush sleeve. After reassembly, the entire u-joint/yoke assembly is super tight with not discernible play.

Vibration is gone…happy days.

[1968 K20]

Got the bed painted, still need to spray the bed liner and undercoating.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by 1968 K20

Got the bed painted, still need to spray the bed liner and undercoating.

I LOVE that GREEN.

[67C10Step]

^^^^LOVE that green. Sparkles almost hurt your eyes in the sun.

[cab4word67]

Yes that is a beautiful color, cant wait to see it all together

[89AKurt]

Rust bucket....
https://youtu.be/IUM_Qn01_vs

[zellway]

My long put off 67 work truck is finally getting a little love. Noting too crazy but should look good from 20 feet away 😄

[Jiggers72-GMC]

Right on Erik, the grille looks real nice .....

[zellway]

Originally Posted by Jiggers72-GMC

Right on Erik, the grille looks real nice .....

Thanks. I have been putting this truck off for so long. Just about everything needs some work but little by little it’s getting better looking.

[67C10Step]

Installed new dash pad and started to clean up and fix up the instrument cluster. Anyone have tips to repair a printed circuit with a bit of delamination? All my instruments and lights worked when I took this apart so I know the circuit is good. No need to replace it, just tidy up a few small places.

[Jiggers72-GMC]

67C10Step, I remember that game as a child, 'one of these things doesn't belong here', that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the Yota grille, not sure how to fix the printed circuit, no offence intended

[67C10Step]

Jiggers,
Ha! Only about 50 years difference in those parts. That grill is off my son’s truck. He wanted the TRD PRO grill and now I have that one left over. Got it listed for sale as those new are about $300.

I saw where some folks were repairing with flexible CA glue so I’ll try that. All my traces are solid, just a few lifted from the plastic and a few edges delaminating at it.

[Rich72C10]

Got my 72 Rochester Quadrajet carb back from Cliff's High Performance. Straight on the the truck she started up and darn near sounded perfect! She needs a lot less idle screw than my '78 Carter Qjet, which I found interesting. I can't believe I wasted $450 dollars with Quadrajet Power and then all that time between Jan 2012 till June 2021. I highly recommend Cliff Ruggles, he is a dream to correspond with and he'll even call you up to chat if he has any questions (yes, call you on the phone).

After dropping my vacuum gauge into my radiator fan (doh!) and getting a new one, I got the idle mixture screws all dialed in. O'Riley's had one but darn thing is about -2 off zero out of the box. I used it and my timing light (its digital with RPM) to get it what I believe is correct. I should have just used the timing light / RPMs and not gotten that "new" vacuum gauge from O'Rileys.

Man, this carb rocks, not one blip anywhere on my test drives. When I nail the gas to WOT at the stop signs I get a better burn out too! Man, I wished I had a Posi 3.73 rearend, instead of my open 3.08 LOL