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Bill72BB · 10-13-2002, 02:30 AM

Just checked the fluids , and took it to get some dinner .
Too much good football to do anything else.

Wraith90 · 10-13-2002, 02:39 AM

Got front end on the '68 aligned after swap to true dually front end. Routed power bucked seat wiring to switches in custom MTX console. Chopped frame out of doner dually and began prepping rear suspension for swap tomorrow. Finished cleaning up braided hose routing for hydroboost brakes. Welded '72 style brake tabs on front of frame crossmember to support braided front brake lines. Prepped the roller heads for the BBC to drop in next weekend. Looked in amazement at the pile of tools on the garage floor... Shut down and drank a beer or five to think about cleaning up tomorrow! It's the never ending story!

firstgencamaros · 10-13-2002, 04:25 AM

Converted my points distributor to electronic using the pertronix set-up. I have a 250 straight six and with the a/c compressor an hei wouldn't fit. The Pertronix set-up made it nice. No more points!!!
Later.

oldyeller · 10-13-2002, 09:10 AM

hmm, ut air in the front tire, then stood there and wished I has some money to get some parts for her. I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired of being broke! I wanna buy stuff for my toys!

*racedvl* · 10-13-2002, 09:28 AM

She's just sittin in the garage waiting for me to be able to afford an engine swap.

crazy longhorn · 10-13-2002, 09:47 AM

I pulled the fan & rad shroud ( for faster warmups if I need to move her this winter). it looked so much "cleaner" without those pcs that I fabbed a steel shroud to run dual electric fans. I have a list of stuff about a mile long to do to her this winter, but probably wont get back to it for a while. Just set my "spare" 355 in the plow truck, & have general maintanence to do to that.....also have the eng down on the sand rail for an overhual, & outside stuff to do on the house........too many things to work on!

Dandeluxe · 10-13-2002, 11:02 AM

uh, drove to my mother in laws and parked it . im tired now

Low68 · 10-13-2002, 04:59 PM

Nothing, Absolutely Nothing

Xzavior240 · 10-13-2002, 05:48 PM

umm moved whats left to put on of the front clip to the otherside of the bed so that way at least while it sits in the yard long enough to sink it sinks evenly. found some spare parts I didnt know was in there and ummmm something else. not sure exactly what it was. possibly from the leaves falling the first fall it was out of the factory. looks old enough to be anyway. the main stuff is waiting til winter when I cant work outside. thank god for the shop.

frisky68 · 10-13-2002, 06:46 PM

and even in that order...worked on the heater assembly 1st per my previous post about having little to no heat...heater core was in upside down...housing was surprisingly clean...but after remounting heater core, i have all the heat that i will ever want...

then moved on to the rear coil springs..with a little encouragement from the smoking wrench those came off and the new springs went in as well as the shocks...all in all a pretty eventful day under the ole 69......

*Zkast* · 10-13-2002, 06:48 PM

Glad to see you got your heater problem fixed... Now you'll be wishing that thing would shut off when you dont need it LOL. Put a shut off valve in the hose coming from the intake to cure that problem (in summer time that is).

Paul Clark · 10-13-2002, 07:14 PM

Drove it to town and bought a replacement end for the broken antenna cable. Installed it (yuk)
Put the glove box back in (double yuk) and installed the glove compartment door.
Hiked up the heater box and put in some self-tapping screws to hold it in place.
Dusted it off, had a beer while I sat and looked at it.

Kman · 10-13-2002, 09:30 PM

just got back from a short drive(862 miles round trip) left at 2am to Ga. to pick up a cab for my project K20 boy that cab fit perfect in the bed of my pu. got to meet fellow board members who had a backhoe which made loading a snap after we removed the steering column and heater thanks for the help guys .well now I can look foward to start dismantling every thing man do I need a bigger shop.

Dusti · 10-14-2002, 12:32 AM

Replced drivers side door,the one that was on the truck had been replaced by a P.O. and needed to much work so I got one that only needed the mirror holes filled in,used different style mirrors,

Hooter · 10-14-2002, 12:50 AM

well i threw a new battery in the 77, put a new carb on it, topped up the tranny fluid, put anitfreeze in the radiatior, then started and terroeized the neigbourhood until it ran out of gas
With my Ford i hauled 2 loads of gravel for the floor of the wood shed that i have been building, then i put more gas in the 77 silverado and terrorized the neighbourhood some more

HvyChevy454 · 10-14-2002, 12:52 AM

sadly not a d@mn thing... never enough time!

colohusker · 10-14-2002, 03:26 AM

Loaded my grill and tools in it and went to a friends house to work on his 70. Took the front clip off, the cab off, and took the bed apart since we need to replace the floor and 1 bedside. Does it count working on someone else's truck?

**Bowtie468** · 10-14-2002, 08:45 AM

Nothing !!

But i did tell it Good Night and read a bedtime story!

**Yukon Jack** · 10-14-2002, 10:34 AM

Pulled the 454 from the donor vehicle Friday night and thought about cleaning it up as I did other things this weekend!

Terry'sToy · 10-14-2002, 11:23 AM

Nothing on mine but got my buddy's running. New carb, plugs, oil&filter, trans fluid, fuelpump, battery. Now it only needs all the body work and paint done, a new interior and some wheels.

72GMCstepside · 10-14-2002, 03:14 PM

Worked on cab- many parts need to be replaced, So far I have cut the right floor board, rocker and cab corner. Hope I can start welding those next weekend so that I can move on left side after that.

diggin69 · 10-14-2002, 03:39 PM

worked on my bedsides, cut out rust weilded in new metal, grinded & primered. I work on it every day if I get the chance. I got rust coming threw top of windsheild witch SUCKS.... going to cut weather strip & take wind sheild out to see how bad it is.... I got stainless trim off another truck I'm putting on, & I'm still dreaming of having my own shop to restore these trucks..or sell parts, Anybody got any tips on how to get started in a buissness...

Fred T · 10-14-2002, 03:49 PM

Dismantled my heater to figure out why it wouldn't work, followed by cursing the PO for leaving parts out when he assembled it. Ran over and saw Jeff at Bowtie Bits www.bowtiebits.com today at lunchtime to get the parts. Hopefully will have heat before first frost!

palallin · 10-14-2002, 04:00 PM

I plan to change the oil and do a lube job after work this evening . . . . .

68ChevC10 · 10-14-2002, 04:03 PM

Drove it to work today. Yesterday I reattached my heater hoses to the heater core. Starting to get cool enough to make me want a defroster in the mornings. Saw someone post about using a shut-off valve. *smacks head with obvious work-around*

Need to put my new choke cable in so it's easier to start in these cooler mornings, too.

68ChevC10

10-13-2002, 02:30 AM	#26
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	Just checked the fluids , and took it to get some dinner . Too much good football to do anything else. __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,

10-13-2002, 02:39 AM	#27
Wraith90 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 4	Got front end on the '68 aligned after swap to true dually front end. Routed power bucked seat wiring to switches in custom MTX console. Chopped frame out of doner dually and began prepping rear suspension for swap tomorrow. Finished cleaning up braided hose routing for hydroboost brakes. Welded '72 style brake tabs on front of frame crossmember to support braided front brake lines. Prepped the roller heads for the BBC to drop in next weekend. Looked in amazement at the pile of tools on the garage floor... Shut down and drank a beer or five to think about cleaning up tomorrow! It's the never ending story! __________________ Hot Rods in Aggieland! Custom Airbrush Artis Die Hard Old School hot Rodder

10-13-2002, 04:25 AM	#28
firstgencamaros Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 151	Converted my points distributor to electronic using the pertronix set-up. I have a 250 straight six and with the a/c compressor an hei wouldn't fit. The Pertronix set-up made it nice. No more points!!! Later. __________________ FGC

10-13-2002, 09:10 AM	#29
oldyeller Captain CAAAVVVMMMAAANNN! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Anna Texas Posts: 726	hmm, ut air in the front tire, then stood there and wished I has some money to get some parts for her. I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired of being broke! I wanna buy stuff for my toys! __________________ 72 LWB Fleetside C10 Custom 350/350 97 GMC Yukon 4X4 SLT Anna, Texas check out the project old yeller

10-13-2002, 11:02 AM	#32
Dandeluxe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: st.louis mo. Posts: 717	truck procedure uh, drove to my mother in laws and parked it . im tired now __________________ 1969 cst swb 350/400 th . DANNY C . ["]FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS DRIVE F@RD$!! 1969 cst swb corvette hugger orange with 400 hp sbc I started out with nothing and i held on to it

10-13-2002, 09:28 AM	#30
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	She's just sittin in the garage waiting for me to be able to afford an engine swap.

10-13-2002, 09:47 AM	#31
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	I pulled the fan & rad shroud ( for faster warmups if I need to move her this winter). it looked so much "cleaner" without those pcs that I fabbed a steel shroud to run dual electric fans. I have a list of stuff about a mile long to do to her this winter, but probably wont get back to it for a while. Just set my "spare" 355 in the plow truck, & have general maintanence to do to that.....also have the eng down on the sand rail for an overhual, & outside stuff to do on the house........too many things to work on!

10-13-2002, 04:59 PM	#33
Low68 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Arizona Posts: 758	Nothing, Absolutely Nothing __________________ Build Thread

10-13-2002, 05:48 PM	#34
Xzavior240 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: enterprise kansas Posts: 230	umm moved whats left to put on of the front clip to the otherside of the bed so that way at least while it sits in the yard long enough to sink it sinks evenly. found some spare parts I didnt know was in there and ummmm something else. not sure exactly what it was. possibly from the leaves falling the first fall it was out of the factory. looks old enough to be anyway. the main stuff is waiting til winter when I cant work outside. thank god for the shop.

10-13-2002, 06:46 PM	#35
frisky68 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Plymouth, IN Posts: 133	heater....springs.....shocks and even in that order...worked on the heater assembly 1st per my previous post about having little to no heat...heater core was in upside down...housing was surprisingly clean...but after remounting heater core, i have all the heat that i will ever want... then moved on to the rear coil springs..with a little encouragement from the smoking wrench those came off and the new springs went in as well as the shocks...all in all a pretty eventful day under the ole 69...... __________________ 94 K1500 SWB w/ 4" body and suspension lift

10-13-2002, 06:48 PM	#36
Zkast Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olathe, Kansas Posts: 929	Glad to see you got your heater problem fixed... Now you'll be wishing that thing would shut off when you dont need it LOL. Put a shut off valve in the hose coming from the intake to cure that problem (in summer time that is).

10-13-2002, 07:14 PM	#37
Paul Clark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Center Point, IA Posts: 502	Drove it to town and bought a replacement end for the broken antenna cable. Installed it (yuk) Put the glove box back in (double yuk) and installed the glove compartment door. Hiked up the heater box and put in some self-tapping screws to hold it in place. Dusted it off, had a beer while I sat and looked at it.

10-13-2002, 09:30 PM	#38
Kman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne,Florida Posts: 174	long day just got back from a short drive(862 miles round trip) left at 2am to Ga. to pick up a cab for my project K20 boy that cab fit perfect in the bed of my pu. got to meet fellow board members who had a backhoe which made loading a snap after we removed the steering column and heater thanks for the help guys .well now I can look foward to start dismantling every thing man do I need a bigger shop.

10-14-2002, 12:32 AM	#39
Dusti Not Dusti,just Bob Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Camas,Wa Posts: 247	Replced drivers side door,the one that was on the truck had been replaced by a P.O. and needed to much work so I got one that only needed the mirror holes filled in,used different style mirrors, __________________ 72 cheyenne super 1/2ton 89 camaro

10-14-2002, 12:50 AM	#40
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,078	well i threw a new battery in the 77, put a new carb on it, topped up the tranny fluid, put anitfreeze in the radiatior, then started and terroeized the neigbourhood until it ran out of gas With my Ford i hauled 2 loads of gravel for the floor of the wood shed that i have been building, then i put more gas in the 77 silverado and terrorized the neighbourhood some more __________________ MEMBER DISCS UP FRONT CLUB 69 custom camper/cst 10 70 monte carlo 383 stroker with a 700r4 77 fully loaded silverado (back in the backyard for a little while longer) 1980 BMW 320i (back in the garage finally) 1981 f@*d f150 4x4 (Robert red ford) tried to kill me 1972 Honda ct 90 trailbike Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com AC/DC RULES!!! First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life



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10-14-2002, 12:52 AM	#41
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	sadly not a d@mn thing... never enough time! __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

10-14-2002, 03:26 AM	#42
colohusker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 436	Loaded my grill and tools in it and went to a friends house to work on his 70. Took the front clip off, the cab off, and took the bed apart since we need to replace the floor and 1 bedside. Does it count working on someone else's truck? __________________ ------------------------------------------------ I say it's only money, my wife says it's only a truck.... '71 C10 Deluxe, factory ac, ps, pb, should be done by 2102 Longmont, CO husker95@hotmail.com

10-14-2002, 08:45 AM	#43
Bowtie468 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cecilia, Louisiana Posts: 1,638	Nothing !! But i did tell it Good Night and read a bedtime story! __________________ Chris click here to see my buildpage http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=394656 ---------------------------------- 1979 C10 Silverado Big10 SWB Factory 454/400 Cardinal Red/Santa Fe Tan (original paint) 1968 C10 SWB Fleetside (Sold) 468BBC MultiPort TPI / Dynamic EFI P4 Black/Black 1963 Nova SS convertible (Sold) 194 I6/ PowerGlide

10-14-2002, 10:34 AM	#44
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Pulled the 454 from the donor vehicle Friday night and thought about cleaning it up as I did other things this weekend! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

10-14-2002, 11:23 AM	#45
Terry'sToy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Victoria B.C Posts: 109	Nothing on mine but got my buddy's running. New carb, plugs, oil&filter, trans fluid, fuelpump, battery. Now it only needs all the body work and paint done, a new interior and some wheels. __________________ 69 GMC 1/2 ton lwb, LS1, headers X-pipe 4L60E Yank 3500 stall 3.73 w/eaton brute force. moroso trick front springs,jeep rear springs, QA1's

10-14-2002, 03:14 PM	#46
72GMCstepside Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Watsonville, Ca Posts: 23	Rust Repair Worked on cab- many parts need to be replaced, So far I have cut the right floor board, rocker and cab corner. Hope I can start welding those next weekend so that I can move on left side after that.

10-14-2002, 03:39 PM	#47
diggin69 Southern but in Ohio!!!! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eaton,Oh. 45320 Posts: 467	worked on my bedsides, cut out rust weilded in new metal, grinded & primered. I work on it every day if I get the chance. I got rust coming threw top of windsheild witch SUCKS.... going to cut weather strip & take wind sheild out to see how bad it is.... I got stainless trim off another truck I'm putting on, & I'm still dreaming of having my own shop to restore these trucks..or sell parts, Anybody got any tips on how to get started in a buissness... __________________ 1969 C/10 3/4 ton 4x4 longbed custom, frame made from a 79 1972 custom-10 half/ton longbed 1980 1/2 ton 4x4 all original 350/350/205 with air Eaton,Oh rebelryder@hotmail.com

10-14-2002, 03:49 PM	#48
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Dismantled my heater to figure out why it wouldn't work, followed by cursing the PO for leaving parts out when he assembled it. Ran over and saw Jeff at Bowtie Bits www.bowtiebits.com today at lunchtime to get the parts. Hopefully will have heat before first frost! __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

10-14-2002, 04:00 PM	#49
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,239	I plan to change the oil and do a lube job after work this evening . . . . . __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

10-14-2002, 04:03 PM	#50
68ChevC10 I am Kayser Soze Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 116	Drove it to work today. Yesterday I reattached my heater hoses to the heater core. Starting to get cool enough to make me want a defroster in the mornings. Saw someone post about using a shut-off valve. smacks head with obvious work-around Need to put my new choke cable in so it's easier to start in these cooler mornings, too. 68ChevC10 __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Ain't life cool.

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