What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

[BugzC10]

Originally Posted by 74baggedbug

My buddy did this on my glovebox.. my roof and bottom of my doors are done in zarape.. I gave him creative freedom and this is what he came up with

Nice work...like it. We need pictures of your roof and doors now

[DarkFlounder]

Spent yesterday cleaning and reorganizing the garage after the bed replacement last weekend.

Getting stuff ready to rebuild the doors next weekend (all new felts, polish the glass, paint doors, fenders and hood, new mirrors on doors).

[DarkFlounder]

Started sanding my swap meet driver door down to bare metal to prep for primer, assembly and mounting this weekend.

Then, my cheap Black & Decker orbital sander died on me. So, ordered a new one (love same day Amazon shipping) and I'll continue after work tonight.

[rsgt]

I cut out some seat belt mounting brackets out of some C-channel for the 3 point seat belts I bought. I also put wood grain on the button to match my interior. These seat belts are from seat belt solutions made in the USA I got them from www.infparts.com They were $59.00 each.

[74baggedbug]

Got the hinges back from powdercoating

[66clow]

I moved and my truck made the journey finally from Los Angeles to its new home in Clearwater beach , FL. Looking to do some cruising at the beach. Then again with my view and location of my new home I might get lazy working on her. Definitely got to get AC at some point, it was 80 degrees yesterday and it's January!

[BugzC10]

[QUOTE=66clow;7825564]I moved and my truck made the journey finally from Los Angeles to its new home in Clearwater beach , FL. Looking to do some cruising at the beach. Then again with my view and location of my new home I might get lazy working on her. Definitely got to get AC at some point, it was 80 degrees yesterday and it's January!

Welcome to Florida! You are going to be surprised how different the weather is here compared to CA.
What transporter did you use to move your truck?

[66clow]

[quote=BugzC10;7825568]

Originally Posted by 66clow

I moved and my truck made the journey finally from Los Angeles to its new home in Clearwater beach , FL. Looking to do some cruising at the beach. Then again with my view and location of my new home I might get lazy working on her. Definitely got to get AC at some point, it was 80 degrees yesterday and it's January!

Welcome to Florida! You are going to be surprised how different the weather is here compared to CA.
What transporter did you use to move your truck?

Movewheels.com, I've used them in the past but their communication was horrible this time. I think it was because it was around the holidays and people were off and trucking companies took off.. They just coordinate the moves to find the shipper. The main thing it makes it there everytime.

Yeah the weather is different since they definitely get rain around here. Although California has been crying rain since I left lol

[Grumpy old man]

[QUOTE=66clow;7825564]I moved and my truck made the journey finally from Los Angeles to its new home in Clearwater beach , FL. Looking to do some cruising at the beach. Then again with my view and location of my new home I might get lazy working on her. Definitely got to get AC at some point, it was 80 degrees yesterday and it's January!



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St Pete/ Clearwater was my stomping grounds for 30+ years , Very Nice ! Drive down Gulf blvd from Clearwater beach over Johns pass bridge to Treasure Island and find Sunset beach where there is a great little beach bar and grille then down to St Pete beach past the Don Cesar pink hotel to Passagrille it's a great Sat morning cruise .

[chevy2tom]

Looks good Andy, I put one of those seats in my 64 last year (yet to be on the road lol)

[rustytruck50]

Having a senior moment...see next post

[rustytruck50]

The all velour with the stripes (that's how I've always refered to them) like these first came out in 1990 & lasted through 1994 when the new dash & seats showed up in '95. I'm entertaining the same seat in my '72....just need to find some of the elusive green stuff to make it happen.

[scooterpimp]

Went on a road trip to pick up a cab & fender for my 71. By some miracle i actually found a very solid cab on the east coast!

[DarkFlounder]

Took Friday off and spent the 4 day weekend on the truck. Here's the short list of what I did...

Removed grill (replacement waiting in garage for sanding and paint)
Removed, sanded, primered and re-attached both fenders and hood.
Removed and replaced driver door.
Sanded and primered passenger door (no need to remove, hinges are good enough for now).
All new weatherstripping in both doors. Cut, scraped and wire-brushed off the old cab2door seal, replaced with push-on seals from 1st gen Dakota (works like a charm).
Cut access holes into both side footwell vents and removed a few decades of debris (Jeez, wtf was GM thinking, making that debris trap with no easy access).
Mounted new mirrors (year correct DG4 mounts with new elbows/heads)

No pics yet, it was dark by the time I finished.

[colgad]

Got the son in laws cab back on the frame today. It's been a slow go but it's progress!!!

[hewittca]

I started a shortbed conversion several months ago, and today was the first time I've had the bed and wheels on the truck since shortening the frame. Much to my satisfaction (and surprise), everything fit perfectly!

[ole dollor]

Originally Posted by hewittca

I started a shortbed conversion several months ago, and today was the first time I've had the bed and wheels on the truck since shortening the frame. Much to my satisfaction (and surprise), everything fit perfectly!

Looking Good ....

[66clow]

Ordered my personalized tags

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by 66clow

Ordered my personalized tags

Here ya go.

[Custom/20]

Swapped out my leaky 18x10 wheels and tires for some 16x8 steel wheels with a set of 265x70/R16 tires! Also installed a cigarette lighter in the engine bay so I can finally use my rechargeable shop light since the wall charger crapped out.

[San Diego Ron]

Nothing major for me but finally had a muffler shop make a fix for my slow to fill gas tank fill tube.

[74baggedbug]

Gonna yank out the old transmission cooler lines and install this

[Metaldoc]

Originally Posted by San Diego Ron

Nothing major for me but finally had a muffler shop make a fix for my slow to fill gas tank fill tube.

way better and safer.

[San Diego Ron]

It works.

[Barnfind46]

My wife swept out all the leaves in the bed. She loves that truck as much as I do.