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In The Ten Ring · 08-04-2013, 01:44 AM

Opened my box of cab mounting bushings and hardware from Wes at Classic Heartbeat. Daydreamed about driving the truck (yes driving) all the way to Vegas for a complete frame off at Kount's Customs.

Could you imagine driving a 3 speed manual, 4:11 rear end all the way to Vegas? I'd stay on country roads all the way (so as not to get run over), tow a trailer behind with all my own restoration parts, have 4 complete spares and 20 gallons extra gas, and try to traverse the desert at night only!

sportside · 08-04-2013, 02:13 AM

Picked it up from the bodyshop yesterday and changed the starter today.

Haggis · 08-04-2013, 02:35 AM

Got my hood aligned and then had lunch with a friend

franken · 08-04-2013, 02:48 AM

I think I'm officially a hoarder.

Ok, this isn't news. I'm way more into buying tools that make it easier to work, and parts that, well, I need someday.

As a loon, I think more tools are more better. I bought a Chinese arbor press for $10 last weekend. Do I want Chinese tools? No. But for the price, I couldn't turn it down.

I also work in bursts and lose interest. I have fixed core support and fixed inner fenders ready to be blasted, but I'm a puss on 2k paint. I assume I'm going to poison myself, or not clean the gun properly and ruin it.

If I had more confidence on the paint part, I'd get more work done...

(Oh, great admiration for those who get work done)

wreckthosecars · 08-04-2013, 08:29 AM

I did a little pressure washing.

In The Ten Ring · 08-04-2013, 09:36 AM

A little pressure washing? I'd say!

You washed off your whole front clip! LOL

Is that a log jammed in your left front wheel assembly?

ITTR

Andy4639 · 08-04-2013, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wreckthosecars

I did a little pressure washing.

I have to ask why is there a log in you a-arm?

wreckthosecars · 08-04-2013, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

A little pressure washing? I'd say!

You washed off your whole front clip! LOL

Is that a log jammed in your left front wheel assembly?

ITTR

Yes it is a log and there's one on the right side to. The truck has Airbags and the log is holding up the suspension to keep the bags from over extending. It works. LOL

Prematuregrey · 08-04-2013, 10:19 AM

I once drove a truck from Ocatillo Wells to San Diego with a log wedged and duct taped between the I-beam and frame holding the driver's side up after ripping a coil over off (never forget your droop straps). They don't make good suspension components but it got the truck home.

wreckthosecars · 08-04-2013, 11:53 AM

Well, hopefully I don't have to use the log while driving.

Bomp · 08-04-2013, 11:56 AM

smoothed out 5" stretched rocker for Bompenstein

In The Ten Ring · 08-04-2013, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wreckthosecars

Yes it is a log and there's one on the right side to. The truck has Airbags and the log is holding up the suspension to keep the bags from over extending. It works. LOL

"If it's stupid but it works, it's not stupid." Some really smart person said that.

I transported the entire front clip, save hood and radiator core support, from a 1967 Chevy truck 350 miles all tucked into a 1988 2 door Honda Accord. The look on the girl's face when I went through the McDonald's drive through in Greenville, NC was PRICELESS.

ITTR

bobbydigital · 08-04-2013, 01:11 PM

replaced the plug for my taillight and now i have brake lights and turn signals working all the way around. Painted glove box cover black yesterday to match with the dash bezel. Came out pretty good, would have been better but i didnt have any sandpaper to wet sand and smooth it out.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 08-04-2013, 02:31 PM

Went out and bout some bilsteins and am building some mounts for em...
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CURSED GEARS · 08-04-2013, 10:26 PM

13 years after I finished the truck, and lowering it, and two years after I bought the parts, I finally got around to putting on my rear shock relocation brackets. Wouldn't you know it? Brothers sent me the wrong rear shocks. Ended up digging the old ones out of the trash and putting them back on. Still, big difference, even with the old shocks.

magwakeenercew2jh · 08-04-2013, 10:43 PM

Just got back home from vacation...As if I wasn't lucky enough to say that my whole life has been a vacation for the last five years!...

First stop on this trip was a car show in San Luis Obispo (actually Arroyo Grande). A friend had his '65 GTO in the show and I joined him in
the Friday night cruise.

Sadly, only one of our trucks was entered out of over at least a hunderd cars and other trucks. More sadly, our truck is still in paint jail.

I asked a vendor of die-cast cars if he had a 67-72 Chevy truck. He was unloading his wares and scratched his head..."I think I have a 7
'72 Cheyenne, but I'm not sure."

I said, "I'll come back later", pretty much knowing I'd get to see something tasty but not close to a silver, lowered short bed fleet running 20's.
Mine's a '68 w/a '71 front clip.

I was going to get it, anyway...whatever he had. I love all the 67-72's.

Went back and he had this:

Oh, the mirrors broke off. Strange kismet...again...I'm not running stock mirrors.

SuperC10Tex · 08-04-2013, 11:14 PM

Went from this.....

To this.......

farmall · 08-04-2013, 11:40 PM

Installed new black rubber floor from Classic Ind. Lots of trimming.

Seat should be ready at the upholstry shop tomorrow, unless they had another death in the family

hounddogs! · 08-05-2013, 12:00 AM

Pulled the power steering pump apart and freshened up all the soft parts.

**hart11b** · 08-05-2013, 12:03 AM

This weekend I fixed electrical gremlins. Dome light, brake lights and fuel gauge all working now.
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VWNate1 · 08-05-2013, 12:16 AM

Early in the morning before the sun came out , I washed it ~

Those who know me will doubt this is true but I really did , bucket o' suds and everything .

Hours later far from home I found & purchased a really nice heater control from a '70 with almost no rust in the $200 cab ~ the rain gutter is rusted through so I'll keep looking maybe .

twisty · 08-05-2013, 01:22 PM

got ahold of a couple bucket seats out of a 80 caprice classic. not a perfect fit, but should do the trick. they are tan, so covers are a must. the price of free makes them a worthy install so far.

72Souper · 08-05-2013, 01:53 PM

Finally got it on a trailer and down the road to a muffler shop.

72Souper · 08-05-2013, 02:03 PM

a couple phone pics as she's off to the the muffler shop and glass guy today.

Bomp · 08-05-2013, 02:28 PM

Passanger side rocker 5" "stretch" done, welded, blended, smoothed.
Drivers side is sitting up above to the right. Both sides Done.

08-04-2013, 01:44 AM	#7576
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,421	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Opened my box of cab mounting bushings and hardware from Wes at Classic Heartbeat. Daydreamed about driving the truck (yes driving) all the way to Vegas for a complete frame off at Kount's Customs. Could you imagine driving a 3 speed manual, 4:11 rear end all the way to Vegas? I'd stay on country roads all the way (so as not to get run over), tow a trailer behind with all my own restoration parts, have 4 complete spares and 20 gallons extra gas, and try to traverse the desert at night only!

08-04-2013, 02:13 AM	#7577
sportside Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: anderson Posts: 27	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Picked it up from the bodyshop yesterday and changed the starter today. Attached Images

08-04-2013, 02:35 AM	#7578
Haggis Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Salt Lake City Utah Posts: 44	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Got my hood aligned and then had lunch with a friend

08-04-2013, 02:48 AM	#7579
franken Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,057	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I think I'm officially a hoarder. Ok, this isn't news. I'm way more into buying tools that make it easier to work, and parts that, well, I need someday. As a loon, I think more tools are more better. I bought a Chinese arbor press for $10 last weekend. Do I want Chinese tools? No. But for the price, I couldn't turn it down. I also work in bursts and lose interest. I have fixed core support and fixed inner fenders ready to be blasted, but I'm a puss on 2k paint. I assume I'm going to poison myself, or not clean the gun properly and ruin it. If I had more confidence on the paint part, I'd get more work done... (Oh, great admiration for those who get work done) Last edited by franken; 08-04-2013 at 02:55 AM.

08-04-2013, 08:29 AM	#7580
wreckthosecars Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Magnolia, Texas Posts: 23	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I did a little pressure washing. Attached Images

08-04-2013, 09:36 AM	#7581
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,421	Re: What did you do to your truck today! A little pressure washing? I'd say! You washed off your whole front clip! LOL Is that a log jammed in your left front wheel assembly? ITTR

08-04-2013, 10:19 AM	#7584
Prematuregrey Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 111	Re: What did you do to your truck today! I once drove a truck from Ocatillo Wells to San Diego with a log wedged and duct taped between the I-beam and frame holding the driver's side up after ripping a coil over off (never forget your droop straps). They don't make good suspension components but it got the truck home. __________________ Owner: Times Are Tough Toys 92 4 Runner (Joyce, long story from my time in Africa) Lotsa stuff, just about finished dumping money into it. 89 Mercedes 560 SEL, Merdle. Wrecked 71 Chevy K20, Clifford, BB and 1 Tons

08-04-2013, 11:53 AM	#7585
wreckthosecars Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Magnolia, Texas Posts: 23	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Well, hopefully I don't have to use the log while driving. __________________ I couldn't decide on a year, so I bought both years in the same truck 1972/67 C10 - Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=591277

08-04-2013, 11:56 AM	#7586
Bomp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: . Posts: 3,104	Re: What did you do to your truck today! smoothed out 5" stretched rocker for Bompenstein

08-04-2013, 01:11 PM	#7588
bobbydigital Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Kill Devil Hills Posts: 27	Re: What did you do to your truck today! replaced the plug for my taillight and now i have brake lights and turn signals working all the way around. Painted glove box cover black yesterday to match with the dash bezel. Came out pretty good, would have been better but i didnt have any sandpaper to wet sand and smooth it out.

08-04-2013, 02:31 PM	#7589
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,590	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Went out and bout some bilsteins and am building some mounts for em... Posted via Mobile Device __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

08-04-2013, 10:26 PM	#7590
CURSED GEARS Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lafayette In. Posts: 252	Re: What did you do to your truck today! 13 years after I finished the truck, and lowering it, and two years after I bought the parts, I finally got around to putting on my rear shock relocation brackets. Wouldn't you know it? Brothers sent me the wrong rear shocks. Ended up digging the old ones out of the trash and putting them back on. Still, big difference, even with the old shocks.

08-04-2013, 10:43 PM	#7591
magwakeenercew2jh RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 2,375	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Just got back home from vacation...As if I wasn't lucky enough to say that my whole life has been a vacation for the last five years!... First stop on this trip was a car show in San Luis Obispo (actually Arroyo Grande). A friend had his '65 GTO in the show and I joined him in the Friday night cruise. Sadly, only one of our trucks was entered out of over at least a hunderd cars and other trucks. More sadly, our truck is still in paint jail. I asked a vendor of die-cast cars if he had a 67-72 Chevy truck. He was unloading his wares and scratched his head..."I think I have a 7 '72 Cheyenne, but I'm not sure." I said, "I'll come back later", pretty much knowing I'd get to see something tasty but not close to a silver, lowered short bed fleet running 20's. Mine's a '68 w/a '71 front clip. I was going to get it, anyway...whatever he had. I love all the 67-72's. Went back and he had this: Oh, the mirrors broke off. Strange kismet...again...I'm not running stock mirrors. Attached Images __________________ M17 Coarsegold, CA RAT's shiny now. But always a rat. Last edited by magwakeenercew2jh; 08-04-2013 at 11:38 PM.

08-04-2013, 11:14 PM	#7592
SuperC10Tex Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 567	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Went from this..... To this....... __________________ 1970 GMC Sierra Grande CST SWB Fleetside "Texas Touch" "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows"

08-04-2013, 11:40 PM	#7593
farmall Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Central OR Posts: 670	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Installed new black rubber floor from Classic Ind. Lots of trimming. Seat should be ready at the upholstry shop tomorrow, unless they had another death in the family __________________ 1955 GMC 250 8 Flatbed 1971 C30 157" 350 4spd 10' Flatbed 81 GMC K30 CnC 9' Flatbed 454 T400 89 GMC Jimmy Stock https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=810958 71 LT1 Convertible, 72 Coupe 69 CJ5, 75 CJ6, 67 M715, 72 M35A2 Bobbed, 95 XLC2



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08-05-2013, 12:00 AM	#7594
hounddogs! Restoring it $200 at a time... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 886	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Pulled the power steering pump apart and freshened up all the soft parts. __________________ Charter member of the 'Put the dimmer switch back on the damn floor where it belongs' Society '68 5.3L-4 speed LWB C20; grandpa bought it for the farm in '71. Now LS 5.3, rather than 327. DD '09 Pilot Weekender '65 Skylark 300-4V-4 speed Wife's '07 Lexus ES350; 117 actuator motors and I can't see the engine. Son's '04 F250 SuperCab 6.0

08-05-2013, 12:03 AM	#7595
hart11b Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 50	Re: What did you do to your truck today! This weekend I fixed electrical gremlins. Dome light, brake lights and fuel gauge all working now. Posted via Mobile Device

08-05-2013, 12:16 AM	#7596
VWNate1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So. Cali. Posts: 2,611	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Early in the morning before the sun came out , I washed it ~ Those who know me will doubt this is true but I really did , bucket o' suds and everything . Hours later far from home I found & purchased a really nice heater control from a '70 with almost no rust in the $200 cab ~ the rain gutter is rusted through so I'll keep looking maybe . __________________ -Nate Geezer '49 3100 235 W/ Muncie SM420 SOLD '69 C/10 shortbed sidemount survivor 250 L6 W/ 350TH

08-05-2013, 01:22 PM	#7597
twisty Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 22	Re: What did you do to your truck today! got ahold of a couple bucket seats out of a 80 caprice classic. not a perfect fit, but should do the trick. they are tan, so covers are a must. the price of free makes them a worthy install so far.

08-05-2013, 01:53 PM	#7598
72Souper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 8	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Finally got it on a trailer and down the road to a muffler shop.

08-05-2013, 02:03 PM	#7599
72Souper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 8	Re: What did you do to your truck today! a couple phone pics as she's off to the the muffler shop and glass guy today. Attached Images

08-05-2013, 02:28 PM	#7600
Bomp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: . Posts: 3,104	Re: What did you do to your truck today! Passanger side rocker 5" "stretch" done, welded, blended, smoothed. Drivers side is sitting up above to the right. Both sides Done.

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