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Old 01-15-2011, 09:32 PM   #1351
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

drove it...for the first time in about eight years I took it for a drive!!! also did a little body work and started smoothing my top!
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Old 01-15-2011, 09:47 PM   #1352
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I removed my saginaw 4 speed and tried in install a T5. I ran into a small problem with the clutch disk, I had bought an 11 and actually need a 10 inch clutch disk. I will start over next Saturday!
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Old 01-15-2011, 10:47 PM   #1353
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put the motor, trans, and tcase in my 4x4
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Old 01-15-2011, 11:04 PM   #1354
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Finished installing front drop springs, spindles, shocks, ball joints, tie rods, etc.
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Old 01-15-2011, 11:13 PM   #1355
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I pulled the seats out,, again, and put in the speaker and storage box I made and then put the seat back in,,, i probably should have wiped it down before I took the pics,
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Old 01-16-2011, 12:05 AM   #1356
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drove it...for the first time in about eight years i took it for a drive!!! Also did a little body work and started smoothing my top!
wtg!
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Old 01-16-2011, 02:07 AM   #1357
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got a new alternator today =) I really wanted a chrome one, but that will have to wait.
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Old 01-16-2011, 02:44 AM   #1358
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got a new alternator today =) I really wanted a chrome one, but that will have to wait.
i hear that the chrome ones have less of a life span since the chrome keeps the heat in more than the natural cast ones
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Old 01-16-2011, 02:47 AM   #1359
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Polished some chrome and did a compression test on the engine. All came out at 149 almost exactly. But I am still blowing a little smoke out the passenger side pipe when I romp on it.
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Old 01-16-2011, 05:46 PM   #1360
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i hear that the chrome ones have less of a life span since the chrome keeps the heat in more than the natural cast ones
Well I am glad to hear that then =)
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Old 01-16-2011, 07:20 PM   #1361
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Put in headlight relays. I can't wait til it's dark to see the fruit of my labor!
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Old 01-16-2011, 07:25 PM   #1362
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I got the itch to work on the truck today so I braved the cold and bolted down my new bed mounted tool box... I also did some repair to my heater switch plug... Next up on the to-do list is to install my Skip White HEI...
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Old 01-17-2011, 02:48 AM   #1363
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did a little more work on the replacement dash, wire wheeled the paint off, and cut out the radio hole. i offset the hole to the right because i am going to add a push button starter on the left side of it. i also might add a few other things as well but not sure yet, and i would have to figure out what exactly that would be first lol.
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Old 01-17-2011, 09:18 PM   #1364
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not much of an update as of yet, but, just some messing around. took a pic of the current engine setup as i dont have a pic of that in here. i also pulled the springs out of the front to see how low it is. still need to finish the lower arms, and install bags and spindles, but i only have 3/4" before the arms hit the grond
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Old 01-17-2011, 09:46 PM   #1365
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

I bumped into it with my 2002 Silverado while pulling into the driveway.
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Old 01-17-2011, 09:48 PM   #1366
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have not touched it in a year.
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Old 01-17-2011, 09:48 PM   #1367
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ouch! did it do any damage???
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Old 01-17-2011, 10:38 PM   #1368
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

Replaced inner and outer tie rod ends, upper and lower ball joints, and cut one coil out of the front springs. Tried my wipers and found that I had installed the linkage backwards. Had to take the cowl off and swap the pivot arm. Buttoned her back up and parked her in the garage. I had replaced my rear springs with Jeep TJ springs awhile back. I finally got around to measuring the drop and come to find out one side is 1.75 inches higher than the other. I guess I will fork out the 100 bucks for real drop springs. I should have known better but it sounded like a great deal(the TJ springs).
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Old 01-17-2011, 10:41 PM   #1369
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No, not that I can tell. I really don't know how it didn't mess something up. It does have 4 inches of snow on it so who knows.
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Old 01-17-2011, 10:55 PM   #1370
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Old 01-18-2011, 12:04 AM   #1371
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Pulled engine/trans (mock-up) Prepped for powder coating. Cut 4" exhaust holes in frame. Sandblasted A-arms.





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Old 01-18-2011, 12:05 AM   #1372
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I put the first coat of teak oil/thinner on the red oak bedwood,just the start of many coats.
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Old 01-18-2011, 12:20 AM   #1373
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Must be a nice set of wheels you are hunting for, I still have my Kimber Compact 12 years later. Carry it everyday. Hate to see you have to part with such a nice handgun.
Thanks, Paul. I'm still covered. But that one was the most expensive I had. It took all of what I got for it for the Boss 338 20's. The "Little Woman" bought me tires for an early Valentine.
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Old 01-18-2011, 02:43 AM   #1374
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picked up a 69 gmc grille last nite in killer shape, no rust. buffed and polished it tonight. gona put it on this weekend, along with all of the side trim finally.
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Old 01-18-2011, 03:16 AM   #1375
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Put some red LEDs in the dash... I had already pulled it all apart and painted the inside a bright gloss white... they look good...
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