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She is a lil dirty and the weather sucked but... had to throw the shell back on to haul some wood for a project. I gotta finish polishing my racks for my shell... too many projects, not enough time and funding!
I picked up a newly rebuilt seat out of an 88 chevy truck for $100 yesterday. The guy rolled the truck and it parting it out... Not sure if I can switch the mounts to fit in the square-body (haven't looked yet) but, I am damn sure gonna try because it's pretty nice compared to my worn out, saggy and broken one. More to follow. |
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Drilled and slotted rotors for the beast. She stops a little smoother now.:metal:
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Nice break upgrade. Powerstop maybe?
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huh huh.... low emitting vehicle... the carb is tuned and I have mufflers officer :metal:
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Anyway, glad that the brake renovation is working out well. Those are off-shore (no offense to yourself, ha) made rotors and I have them on my '93. My mechanic uses them on his Mustang racecar so I think they are of reasonable quality. After a couple of years though I am getting some pedal shudder. Not bad but I think they are glazing a bit and unevenly. So if you haven't done a bedding in sequence with your new pads and rotors, you might want to. I think I'm going to have mine turned (which means I will probably replace just them). So if they or your pad mfr. has a break-in sequence, I'd give it a go. If not, Baer brakes has a good recommended procedure. |
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Well folks, today is the day that all my plans changed. My plan was to pick up a beater truck to daily drive so I could bag my c10. My windshield started leaking pretty bad and it had some chips in it from before I got it so... I took it to my local glass place to put in a new windshield and gasket and this is what they found... UGLY! Need to come up with a new plan now....
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Here she is at the Dr's office where I got the bad news! :lol: I know it wasnt as bad as most peoples trucks but, those are some tough spots and it isnt as simple as buying patch panels and welding them in... that I can do... oh well.. time to put the big boy pants on and learn some new skills.
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Thanks for all your pics and time to post them up. Sorry to hear about that window edge. How would you fix that? Could some kind of liquid metal like JB weld do it after cleaning out as much rust as possible? Maybe the same but just with body filler? I guess that wouldn't hold up well.
For you cap, can you take it on and off without help? That would scratch the top parts of the box, I'd think ?? Good luck with the fixes man. Keep at it. My '59 build was nothing but headaches for most of the 5 years it took to do.... |
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I assume that fix would cost a pretty penny at a shop...
That repair is definitely doable though. If you haven't done sheet metal before it will take a while to learn how to do it. MP&C has a lot of very good threads on metal shaping. Buy a small welder and a shrinker and stretcher from Harbor Freight and start playing around. |
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As for my shell, I take it on and off by myself. I slide a blanket between the shell and the bed then slide it off enough to where I can get under it.. then I just squat it onto some horses. Its sketchy but, so far I havent gotten killed or scratched the truck! HAHA |
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Bummer about that window frame rust - I've run into that same scenario with an old Honda daily driver I had. Ended up being my first metal fabrication project - luckily I had some guidance. It wasn't too bad - had it all patched and painted up in a weekend worth of work. A lot more intimidating than it needed to be.
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Is there actually any rust that has gone all the way through the metal? It looks like heavy surface rust to me. If there is not rot through, you can brush some navy jelly or por 15 on the whole channel to protect it.
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I looked at the first picture again and it looks like it rusted through. Only way to fix is to cut and replace at that point. Maybe run it by a few shops and get a quote to fix it? I had some under my windshield as well. Talk about a kick in the nuts...
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Does anyone have any connections for SEMA? I am trying to get there but, not in the automotive industry other than hobby... any advice? I need 5 tickets.
Maybe I should get off my ass and get my tax ID and start my biz (on paper) |
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Got bored this weekend and took off my shell and put my rallys back on. Ahhhh, I love the OEM look. AND, she rides so much better.
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Oh and scored some pirates booty! :metal: Now I can take my speaker out of the air vent on the drivers side! LOL
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