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It'd be a shame to scratch that bed floor! I'd rather buy a new truck to work with than watch all my hard work get tore up. If it were mine, of course. Your paint is a work of automotive art!:chevy:
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My dad and I entered in or first car show last weekend. We didn't win any awards, but didn't go expecting to either. There are lots of guys there that travel quite a ways with very nice and rare cars and get there early to get the right spot. We did meet a local guy that's into C10's and also talked to a couple guys that needed a little inspiration to work on their own projects which is more important than winning a trophy.
It's a mystery how sometimes things happen when they do. A few days before the show, I walk out to the garage and there's a puddle of ATF under my truck. The first though that comes to my head is tailshaft seal. Then I go down the rabbit hole on the internet about that, or the tailshaft bushing, is it right seal in the first place, and eventually I find a post about a "welch plug" that sometimes exist in transmission yokes. So I slid my body under the truck (I don't have a jack at my house-I think that's what I'll ask for Christmas) and did some investigating and found that there is a pinhole in the center of the yoke and the ATF is seeping out of it. So I cleaned it up and applied some RTV and it seems to be fixed. I don't know why after so many months it started to leak. I hadn't driven it in about three weeks - maybe the fluid slowly crept towards the tail shaft? Regardless, it was an easy fix. Still happy with the truck. There are things I want to do to it, but nothing that's actually important. I would like to convert to coils in the rear to get it a little lower and to ride better, convert to 5 lug so I can get the wheels I want, get A/C, and reclear the hood. Just not a priority for the foreseeable future. Attachment 2133390 Attachment 2133400 Attachment 2133402 |
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Looking good!
On your trans leak; there is an o-ring on the output shaft that can cause that leak. If you look at the inside of your slip yoke, there's a smooth area before the splines where that o-ring sits and seals the splines. It's an easy fix, just pull the tail housing to get to it. |
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Love the build!! What are your overall thoughts on the drop leafs? I have a 69 GMC that I'm torn on. Stuck on drop leafs vs a DJM flip kit. Ideally I'd like 4-5" drop, and I'm afraid a flip kit may be too low.
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Now get to work, I expected more updates on this thread... |
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I'm still dreaming of wheels/tires/5 lug conversion/truetrac/3.73 gears. Maybe someday... |
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