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09-09-2013, 06:36 AM
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Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I went through mine from front o back, eliminating all the squeaks and rattles that I could find. Then I went and greased the hell out of everything
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09-09-2013, 10:18 PM
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Location: Chino Valley, Az
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Guess I'm gonna have to start a build thread & pics. And go back and read how to get it in the sig line of posts. Until then a few pics of gauge work today. Gutted the OEM gauge shells and cut a 4&5/8 hole in back for a 5" Dolphin speedo & 5" quad gauges. Dressed up the pitted chrome ring and painted it some. I didn't want individual gauges stuck in the dash or under it. I'm satisfied with the results.
  
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09-09-2013, 11:29 PM
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Location: Nevada City, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Ran wire to the new headlight switch & dimmer switch.
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09-09-2013, 11:40 PM
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Location: Nevada City, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Ran wire to the new headlight switch & dimmer switch. Cussed at the shift linkage I'm trying to build. Decided it might be worth it to buy the Lokar.
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09-10-2013, 12:55 AM
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Location: phoenix az
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Frantz filter change for me. That means I changed my toidy paper
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09-10-2013, 06:50 AM
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Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I layed some FatMat sound deadening material on the floor of my cab, then bent some fuel line from gas tank ouside of cab. Had a little difficulty with fuel neck on cab but I'll figure it out tonight. It was late last night so I just decided to stop...no sense rushing and f'ing something up.
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09-10-2013, 12:01 PM
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
I made it work a little today. Went to Lowe's for eight sheets of lattice. I love the attention my truck gets, especially when people see it actually being used.
For what it's worth: My advice is stay away from the rattle can bedliner if you are going to use your truck at all. It scratches way to easily to be of any value. |
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09-11-2013, 02:22 AM
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Location: Tomball Tx
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Started fiberglassing the speaker box/gas tank cover.
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09-11-2013, 02:23 AM
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Started fiberglassing the speaker box/gas tank cover.
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09-11-2013, 08:56 PM
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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09-11-2013, 09:05 PM
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Location: Glendora, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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09-12-2013, 12:56 AM
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Location: huntington beach
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Didn't work the truck directly, but I did purchase a honkin' old vise made by C Parker.
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09-12-2013, 01:02 AM
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
nice dan
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09-12-2013, 09:03 AM
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Thanks Daze.
Apologies for the double post. Posted via Mobile Device
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09-12-2013, 06:52 PM
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Location: Oakman GA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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09-12-2013, 09:05 PM
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
started to shorten the upper and lower a-arms by 2".
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09-15-2013, 01:37 PM
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Location: Idaho
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Finished up the cab corner speaker enclosure, ready for fabric. Details in the build thread.
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09-15-2013, 01:41 PM
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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09-15-2013, 04:35 PM
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Location: Granbury ,TX
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
installed Windlace on 1 door, What A PAIN.
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09-16-2013, 12:57 PM
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Location: Motown
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
drove mine for breakfeast
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09-16-2013, 01:47 PM
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Location: Nevada City, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
So far, soldered up the tail light & turn signal wires. The right side, I soldered the tail feed to the brake side of the dual-filament bulb.
I'll fix that after breakfast. Later in the day, I'm going to screw around with the turn signals (maybe), shift linkage (maybe) and some other junk (possibly).
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09-16-2013, 04:06 PM
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Location: Cypress, Tx.
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Well, I'm kind of late, but we drove the 59 to the Nifty50ees this past Saturday! Can't wait for some cooler weather! We didn't get to stay long, but I had a lot of lookers! Our 5 y/o grandaughter rode in her booster seat in the middle, buckled up of course. She got to watch a movie on the 7" DVD along the way. The truck rode well and the engine was strong running! I'm very pleased!
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09-16-2013, 04:12 PM
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Location: Idaho
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
A/C still running hot?
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09-16-2013, 08:47 PM
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Location: Glendora, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
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09-16-2013, 08:48 PM
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Location: Glendora, CA
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Mine still needs alot of lil stuff like bedwood, and hopefully be able to talk my wife into letting me put AC into it.
 I did get it all cleaned up for the pic though on sunday. Saturday was spent putting the rear shocks on, fabricating rear lower shock mounts, outside trim.
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