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Old 10-01-2018, 12:57 AM   #7301
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

Put the bumper on and headlights back in.
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Old 10-01-2018, 11:48 AM   #7302
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

Did a much needed tune up on the '98 Silverado Xcab...drives much more better!!!
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Bled the brakes and installed the motor in the truck. Making progress!
Looking good! Could you shoot me a photo of where the ebrake cable little brackets go thru frame? Just a little further back from your photo. Trying to get my brake hooked up correctly. Your photo almost shows them. thanks
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Old 10-02-2018, 02:05 PM   #7304
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

I got the bed put on a couple of weeks ago, but it's not 100% bolted together or bolted to the frame. But, with a bed on it, I can let it help me around the house. The water heater was leaking bad, so I chucked it into the bed.

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Old 10-02-2018, 02:16 PM   #7305
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

I put in a new headlight relay harness upgrade - still need to dress up the wiring at the battery side, though
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Old 10-02-2018, 03:01 PM   #7306
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I put in a new headlight relay harness upgrade - still need to dress up the wiring at the battery side, though
It made a huge difference when I put that system in, now I have head lights that are brighter than the park lights.
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Old 10-03-2018, 06:35 PM   #7307
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Post Easy Brighter Headlights

NAPA's Echlin line used to sell a nifty dual headlight booster relay, it takes the headlight switch out of the load carrying and so brightens up any headlights, even those old GM/DELCO ones from 1964.....

I'm sure there are many headlight by pass relays OnLine .

Another simple thing I do to every single GM product I buy is : take the light switch apart and hand polish (not abrade !) the copper contacts inside it ~ they're always dirty and this simple thing will make any headlights noticeably brighter and not co$t you anything but time and metal polish....

Old DELCO switches are usually pretty well made, I take apart the blower switches too, the improvement is instant .
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Old 10-03-2018, 07:38 PM   #7308
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Loaded it up for Carlisle.
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Old 10-03-2018, 07:44 PM   #7309
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Don’t know if I’ll ever get to start reassembly because Of the endless cleaning
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Old 10-03-2018, 07:54 PM   #7310
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All new brakes ,All new parking brake cables, new wheel cylinders, new brake lines, new shocks, cut cross member and welded in 4" tube for tucked exhaust,new 4" drop springs ,New shocks , It's always more fun when they start going back together
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Old 10-03-2018, 09:19 PM   #7311
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Exclamation Cleaning

WOW ! you got all that rust off using just a HAMMER ?!? .

Silly me, I did it the hard way .

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Old 10-03-2018, 09:33 PM   #7312
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WOW ! you got all that rust off using just a HAMMER ?!? .

Silly me, I did it the hard way .

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Nope. It took a pipe nipple as well

After I posted, I knew that was coming! Sent the pic to a buddy previously and he says, “oh yeah. I forgot you have no tools.”

I tend to grab whatever is nearby and go to town on it. Sometimes regret it but sometimes it just works out. Waiting on the ball joints and weld-in drop cups to arrive. Then I get to paint. Can’t wait to see that progress and do before-and-afters. I think they may most favorite part of any project; the before and after.
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Old 10-03-2018, 09:37 PM   #7313
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One more with an “almost” after. Not today but last week. What I was talking about when I said never ending cleaning!
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Old 10-03-2018, 10:55 PM   #7314
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One more with an “almost” after. Not today but last week. What I was talking about when I said never ending cleaning!
? Are you soda blasting dry or wet there ? .

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Old 10-03-2018, 11:00 PM   #7315
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? Are you soda blasting dry or wet there ? .

TIA,
It’s just sand but also wet blast. Nice finish, clumps up occasionally, uses a lot of sand and makes a mess. Ran out of sand so I didint get to finish completely that day. Next bout will finish for sure.
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Old 10-03-2018, 11:03 PM   #7316
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Thank you .

I live in town and so cannot sand/bead blast .

I'm pondering buying a soda blasting nozzle from Harbor Freight for some smaller items .
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Old 10-03-2018, 11:06 PM   #7317
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Soda would be nice for delicate stuff and may even work for the frame but I think you’d need much more volume to do rusty old steel like this. When the sand flowed well it peels back the years like nothing. Wet is actually messy but kinda nice. If one was to better control the environment (like I did not) I would imagine it would be much less of a mess. A tarp my have been nice to place beneath.
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Old 10-04-2018, 10:23 AM   #7318
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My nights have been a mess so i have been getting up at 5 a.m. and putting a little time in on the truck. installed both doors fenders and grille the last two mmornings
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Old 10-04-2018, 11:14 AM   #7319
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Made a cab cover for when she sleeps outside.
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Old 10-04-2018, 12:55 PM   #7320
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Ahhh, morning brew!

Love it!

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Old 10-04-2018, 08:26 PM   #7321
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Man that’s a nice body.
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Old 10-04-2018, 09:14 PM   #7322
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Soda would be nice for delicate stuff and may even work for the frame but I think you’d need much more volume to do rusty old steel like this. When the sand flowed well it peels back the years like nothing. Wet is actually messy but kinda nice. If one was to better control the environment (like I did not) I would imagine it would be much less of a mess. A tarp my have been nice to place beneath.
The frame was the only piece of my truck I had someone else do and only because it soda blasted. Such a nice job to go over with primer. I blasted about 1000lbs of sand and put tarps down but wasn't very successful at recovering product. As you blast you blow away the sand on the tarp. Good work thou.
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Old 10-04-2018, 09:16 PM   #7323
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A little wiring tonight. I re did the wires on my markers and got all of them working again!
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Old 10-05-2018, 09:25 AM   #7324
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Looking good Andy, can't have too many lights. Spot light next? Gotta have a spot light!
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Old 10-05-2018, 03:29 PM   #7325
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Looking good Andy, can't have too many lights. Spot light next? Gotta have a spot light!
Yes I agree. I have it sitting in the garage just haven't took the time to mount it yet!
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