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capnduane 10-13-2016 01:00 AM

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Met my daughter at the Riverside airport cafe for lunch today. Drove my pickup for the first long drive after the clutch refresh and trans rebuild. The new valve covers are fantastic, the engine is dry as a bone underneath. I had no idea the old chrome ones were leaking so much. I thought it was the rear main seal puking out all the oil! On the way back up Arlington Ave, a truck that I didn't see was coming down the hill and revved his engine at me. I got a glimpse of his truck in my rearview mirror, I think it was a lowered yellow and tan 69-76 chevy truck. Engine sounded like it was way bad! Maybe it was someone on this board? Fun day!

Lo1dakota 10-23-2016 09:55 PM

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Went to the local punkin patch

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iowaboynca 10-24-2016 12:32 AM

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Nice pic!

Lo1dakota 10-24-2016 01:20 AM

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Thanks

idbeast 10-27-2016 11:26 AM

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My efforts, new wheels and tires, and steering wheel!

crossfire84 10-27-2016 05:54 PM

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nice ^^^^

crossfire84 10-27-2016 05:55 PM

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finished the fuel lines today, pics in build thread.

idbeast 10-27-2016 08:21 PM

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Thanks crossfire84!

bmar 11-09-2016 06:30 PM

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The chrome was still good, but the paint was faded.

la hi 11-29-2016 04:03 AM

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This thread seams to have died compared to threads 1 and 2. What happened?
This was a great thread and I looked for it first when I logged on. Did the thread move somewhere else?
I know that I am not a great contributor, nor did I learn to post pictures, but I use you to continue on with my 57 swb.
So bring me up to date please.

ChuckDriver 11-29-2016 01:37 PM

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Installed a new seat and headliner!

:uhmk:

crossfire84 11-29-2016 06:44 PM

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sweet^^^^

my56chevytruck 11-29-2016 07:10 PM

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i finished (thanks to friends on this forum), rolling under the front fender lip(s) on my 56 and changed the oil and filter. Time to put her to sleep for the winter here!!!
wow, chuckdriver, what did you use to run along the outside of your headliner? I haven't gotten to that yet, so help me out. very nice!!! and the seat is so cool.

brownsville 11-29-2016 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by my56chevytruck (Post 7782408)
i finished (thanks to friends on this forum), rolling under the front fender lip(s) on my 56 and changed the oil and filter. Time to put her to sleep for the winter here!!!
wow, chuckdriver, what did you use to run along the outside of your headliner? I haven't gotten to that yet, so help me out. very nice!!! and the seat is so cool.

Nice engine bay super clean

ChuckDriver 11-30-2016 12:48 AM

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my56Chevytruck,

I didn't put anything around the edge of the headliner, just tucked it under the lip between the two panels!

:uhmk:

lowdownstar 12-02-2016 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ChuckDriver (Post 7782168)
Installed a new seat and headliner!

:uhmk:

That looks killer

iowaboynca 12-03-2016 02:43 PM

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I researched the ability to add about 3 more hours into the day to make days equal 27 hours so i could find time to work on the truck, but the whole space/time thing keeps putting a wrinkle into things...probably for the best anyway as i'm sure work would figure out a way to make me work more.

OrrieG 12-03-2016 07:58 PM

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Finally got the windshield installed. In 77 I had a new one put in by a windwhield buy guy moonlighting. I remember him really having to beat it in. At the time he said it was a tight fit. Lesson learned is to pay attention to the bead weld, I think that mine is a little "fat" into the opening at the top and it was catching the gasket, even using the rope trick. After applying heat with a hair dryer and a lot of whacking, it got past the interference point and the top dropped in and the bottom corners settled. Now I can button up the interior and get the front clip installed.

oldman3 12-04-2016 12:12 AM

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OrrieG, looks good, nice job on the install...Jim

Handfull 54 12-04-2016 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by tsmith8 (Post 7700905)
All last winter i worked on the truck after i bought it to get it ready for summer. Then i spent the summer fixing all the unknown issues so it would operational to the point i could drive it and enjoy it.

This week i have put more miles on it than i have in the last three months and i love it. Stopped in at my favourite coffee shop yesterday and snapped this pic.

Nice picture. Especially in black and white.
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Handfull 54 12-04-2016 01:58 AM

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Nice sterring wheel
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Handfull 54 12-04-2016 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by tsmith8 (Post 7700905)
All last winter i worked on the truck after i bought it to get it ready for summer. Then i spent the summer fixing all the unknown issues so it would operational to the point i could drive it and enjoy it.

This week i have put more miles on it than i have in the last three months and i love it. Stopped in at my favourite coffee shop yesterday and snapped this pic.

Nice picture. Especially in black and white.
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idbeast 12-04-2016 12:01 PM

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I got the bed and fenders on the '56... 11" of 275/40ZR18 in a 12" opening!!!
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Oldtruckwelder 12-04-2016 02:48 PM

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Pulled motor and transmission to continue fire wall mods.
JT From SC

b-mac 12-06-2016 11:20 AM

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Dash Repair


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