What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II - Page 245 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

66clow · 12-31-2017, 02:22 PM

How weird is it not to have a leak?

previously changed my intake manifold to fix a leak and now changed my trans pan gasket now look no leaks! Also did an oil change. Dry cork is the way to go.

**special-K** · 12-31-2017, 05:48 PM

It got good and cold here this past week. Going into single digits tonight. Roads have been salted from some little snows, too. So the other day I put the '72 up on jack stands, put some Startron in mixed with some fuel, and put a tarp over the cab. I started it up and ran it a good while, too. It had been a few weeks since I drove it. I'll start it a few times over the winter and basically just wait a couple few months to drive it again.

Quikshft · 12-31-2017, 08:43 PM

I have been converting my 71 to four-speed. Yesterday I put the transmission and transfer case into the truck, just stuck the cherry picker in thru the passenger door and lifted the whole thing up and into position as a single unit.

66clow · 01-01-2018, 06:32 PM

Applied linseed oil to my reclaimed barn wood.

harpo231 · 01-01-2018, 07:00 PM

Nice . Make sure to use boiled linseed and to lay rags out flat till dry when done , even if chunkin them.

**painterljp** · 01-01-2018, 07:18 PM

Yesterday New Years Eve. Putting the rebuilt 402 back in my son's 72 GMC. extended bed Sierra Grande. Like a longhorn is guess. Hope to get it started today. Lots left to do. But went from this to this.

66clow · 01-01-2018, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harpo231

Nice . Make sure to use boiled linseed and to lay rags out flat till dry when done , even if chunkin them.

Thanks I've heard. I actually used a brush and let it sit outside. Thanks

MoFormula · 01-01-2018, 08:14 PM

Yesterday, made the last breakfast run of the year.

harpo231 · 01-01-2018, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 66clow

Thanks I've heard. I actually used a brush and let it sit outside. Thanks

mud.man.rj · 01-01-2018, 08:56 PM

Trucks look good, and so does that 402, big blocks..ahhh.

Mudman.

69BUCKET · 01-01-2018, 09:06 PM

Rear end is painted, lines on and bar placed....next is more cleaning...getting ready for paint.

doc74021 · 01-01-2018, 09:13 PM

I went out to the shop this afternoon and it was so cold here I went back to the house.

Bomp · 01-01-2018, 09:15 PM

Worked on the "hoop" that'll run through the core support for the flip forward hood mod. Been a lot of brain scratching on this one.

el_fantasma · 01-02-2018, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoFormula

Yesterday, made the last breakfast run of the year.

What’s the “breakfast run”

MoFormula · 01-02-2018, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el_fantasma

What’s the “breakfast run”

Nothing organized, a local group gets together to cruise to the next town for breakfast (just an excuse to drive our trucks).

stevenfromtexas · 01-03-2018, 09:03 PM

put my A/C controller in.
also adjusted my alternator with the supplied vintage air bracket

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doc74021 · 01-03-2018, 10:05 PM

Started cutting all the pieces for my tip and flip cab dolly.

In The Ten Ring · 01-03-2018, 10:27 PM

Made arrangements to buy more parts.

Doors remain the last major parts to find now.

VWNate1 · 01-03-2018, 10:34 PM

Remember : the doors from those big old Farm trucks are way above the salty roads so are often the best ones available .

Just weld up the multitude of mirror holes and you're off to the races .

**SoCoC10** · 01-07-2018, 02:41 PM

Replaced the custom "small back window" with a full size rear slider in the 72 Cheyenne and replaced the broken front windshield.

doc74021 · 01-07-2018, 09:31 PM

Almost done with my tip and flip cab dolly.

Toms67 · 01-08-2018, 11:26 AM

Put in my retro sound kick panel speakers.

VWNate1 · 01-08-2018, 11:32 AM

Tom (others too) please report back on how good these are ~ I bought a set and hope they'll help out the tunes .

Raining lightly in the L.A. basin of So. Cal. this morning .

Toms67 · 01-08-2018, 06:20 PM

They don’t sound too bad. The cab is small. So I don’t think I need a amp. I think they’ll be OK for me. Some people like to have the bump and tump. But I am happy with this sound. I am old school. From 8 track area. LOL. But I have not driven it on the road yet. Still under construction.

12-31-2017, 02:22 PM	#6101
66clow Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Clearwater Beach Florida Posts: 872	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II How weird is it not to have a leak? previously changed my intake manifold to fix a leak and now changed my trans pan gasket now look no leaks! Also did an oil change. Dry cork is the way to go. Attached Images

12-31-2017, 05:48 PM	#6102
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II It got good and cold here this past week. Going into single digits tonight. Roads have been salted from some little snows, too. So the other day I put the '72 up on jack stands, put some Startron in mixed with some fuel, and put a tarp over the cab. I started it up and ran it a good while, too. It had been a few weeks since I drove it. I'll start it a few times over the winter and basically just wait a couple few months to drive it again. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-31-2017, 08:43 PM	#6103
Quikshft Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kingsburg, Ca. Posts: 92	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II I have been converting my 71 to four-speed. Yesterday I put the transmission and transfer case into the truck, just stuck the cherry picker in thru the passenger door and lifted the whole thing up and into position as a single unit.

01-01-2018, 06:32 PM	#6104
66clow Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Clearwater Beach Florida Posts: 872	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Applied linseed oil to my reclaimed barn wood. Attached Images

01-01-2018, 07:00 PM	#6105
harpo231 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lincoln City DE Posts: 1,292	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Nice . Make sure to use boiled linseed and to lay rags out flat till dry when done , even if chunkin them. __________________ Stan 67 swb BLU MULE posted via flip-fone

01-01-2018, 07:18 PM	#6106
painterljp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 903	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Yesterday New Years Eve. Putting the rebuilt 402 back in my son's 72 GMC. extended bed Sierra Grande. Like a longhorn is guess. Hope to get it started today. Lots left to do. But went from this to this. Attached Images

01-01-2018, 08:14 PM	#6108
MoFormula Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE MO Posts: 106	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Yesterday, made the last breakfast run of the year. Attached Images

01-01-2018, 08:56 PM	#6110
mud.man.rj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Creighton Sask. Canada Posts: 4,121	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Trucks look good, and so does that 402, big blocks..ahhh. Mudman. __________________ 1987 Green n Green machine. 5.0 4spd std. 7" lift w 35's.

01-01-2018, 09:06 PM	#6111
69BUCKET Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Newton Posts: 216	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Rear end is painted, lines on and bar placed....next is more cleaning...getting ready for paint. Attached Images

01-01-2018, 09:13 PM	#6112
doc74021 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Nowata, Oklahoma Posts: 150	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II I went out to the shop this afternoon and it was so cold here I went back to the house.

01-01-2018, 09:15 PM	#6113
Bomp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: . Posts: 3,104	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Worked on the "hoop" that'll run through the core support for the flip forward hood mod. Been a lot of brain scratching on this one. Attached Images

01-03-2018, 09:03 PM	#6116
stevenfromtexas Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hewitt, Texas Posts: 444	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II put my A/C controller in. also adjusted my alternator with the supplied vintage air bracket __________________ Steven '67 SWB, 250ci, 3OTT.......this is my first build...... I wonder if my grand kids will say, "I would give anything to have my grand dads 2005 Chevrolet Z71"

01-03-2018, 09:25 PM	#6117
427Carl Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Clinton On. Canada Posts: 52	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II .. __________________ 88 Suburban Silverado (original 48,000mi) 99 GMC Z71 stepside 01 GMC 2500HD crew (Texas truck) 07 Chevrolet Suburban LT 84 Chevrolet S10 short box 355 V8

01-03-2018, 10:05 PM	#6118
doc74021 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Nowata, Oklahoma Posts: 150	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Started cutting all the pieces for my tip and flip cab dolly.

01-03-2018, 10:27 PM	#6119
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? Chapter II Made arrangements to buy more parts. Doors remain the last major parts to find now.



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01-03-2018, 10:34 PM	#6120
VWNate1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So. Cali. Posts: 2,607	Cheap, Rust Free Doors Remember : the doors from those big old Farm trucks are way above the salty roads so are often the best ones available . Just weld up the multitude of mirror holes and you're off to the races . __________________ -Nate Geezer '49 3100 235 W/ Muncie SM420 SOLD '69 C/10 shortbed sidemount survivor 250 L6 W/ 350TH

01-07-2018, 02:41 PM	#6121
SoCoC10 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,142	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Replaced the custom "small back window" with a full size rear slider in the 72 Cheyenne and replaced the broken front windshield. Attached Images __________________ 07' Extcab Silverado Z71 Silver Birch, 5.3L HO 71' Cheyenne C10 Hugger Orange on Saddle SWB Besides these two, too Many to count

01-07-2018, 09:31 PM	#6122
doc74021 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Nowata, Oklahoma Posts: 150	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Almost done with my tip and flip cab dolly. Attached Images

01-08-2018, 11:26 AM	#6123
Toms67 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sackets harbor ny Posts: 282	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II Put in my retro sound kick panel speakers. Attached Images

01-08-2018, 11:32 AM	#6124
VWNate1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So. Cali. Posts: 2,607	Kick Panel Speakers Tom (others too) please report back on how good these are ~ I bought a set and hope they'll help out the tunes . Raining lightly in the L.A. basin of So. Cal. this morning . __________________ -Nate Geezer '49 3100 235 W/ Muncie SM420 SOLD '69 C/10 shortbed sidemount survivor 250 L6 W/ 350TH

01-08-2018, 06:20 PM	#6125
Toms67 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sackets harbor ny Posts: 282	Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II They don’t sound too bad. The cab is small. So I don’t think I need a amp. I think they’ll be OK for me. Some people like to have the bump and tump. But I am happy with this sound. I am old school. From 8 track area. LOL. But I have not driven it on the road yet. Still under construction.

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