What did you do with your truck/shop today

[Jsdirt]

Lead in the air and soil! Whoo Hoo!

But we're all still here!

[SnakeEyeSS]

Did you shrink-tube your connections?

 

so long

j-ten-ner

Some. Tubes fell off a few and didn't notice until after. Taped under the Dorman ST anyway, didnt shrink as much as advertised(even heated one until it melted, never shrank to 20.) Used Scotch Super 33+ for the electrical tape, so they are A-OK.

 

Got front speakers in, then stopped, have to get up in 6 for work.

Edited July 3, 2015 by SnakeEyes

[Conky Conky]

I miss my '94 K1500. Sold it with 266k on the clock. Believe it or not, that interior was more quiet than my '07 - I don't mean road-noise-wise, but squeaks and rattle wise! My friggin '07 has sounded like a total POS since the day it rolled off the showroom floor. Guess it's the price you pay for engineering a extended-cab truck without a B pillar ...

Really my 13 doesn't have any rattles or creak's and I love how far the doors open on the back it makes it so easy to grab my big bag of motocross gear outa the back seat. FYI my old 94 Chevy has around 320km on all original drive train Sept I had a dual exhaust put on I hate driving anything quite I like to disturb the piece.

[LongrangeLauber]

Some. Tubes fell off a few and didn't notice until after. Taped under the Dorman ST anyway, didnt shrink as much as advertised(even heated one until it melted, never shrank to 20.) Used Scotch Super 33+ for the electrical tape, so they are A-OK.

 

Got front speakers in, then stopped, have to get up in 6 for work.

I've always wondered if you worked with all this spare time you always seem to have lol

[KARNUT]

Our vehicles never had any of those problems, aside from rust. Probably helped that grandpa and dad were both mechanics. We kept rust at bay as long as possible with our used motor oil. On the real old stuff my grandfather would drill the frame and pump it full. I never even pulled an engine in my life until I was in my late 20's, and spun a bearing in a '71 C20 that someone tossed a 305 in to sell (got burned on that one). Never did a transmission either until that same truck (then I sold it like an idiot and lost my ass). Radiators, yeah had a few - but none that the old stop leak couldn't fix, and if not, 10 minutes and you've got a new one installed. Tune ups were just part of driving - still do that today, just less often.

 

When my brother's Duramax shut down 150 miles from home, there wasn't a screwdriver in the world that would make it run again. Had to tow it home. Never EVER had that happen to any old cars.

It funny how we forget some of the hassles of the past. I did like the body styles of the cars of the past, I don't miss the over heating in traffic jams, pumping the brakes on wet roads, floats sticking in the carburetors. Or the fact that the fastest production US vehicle in 1979 was a truck, called the little red express, my brother still has his. If it wasn't for the imports coming over and forcing the U.S. Auto maker into making a better product they still be selling inferior products. It's funny how the most American made vehicle is the Tundra.

 

 

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[SnakeEyeSS]

Hitch on the install. When I attached the bracket/fascia to the Pioneer everthing worked fine. When I bolted it into the dash I guess wiring or Maestro is pushing up on it and the faceplate is flush with the top, so it wont fold down.

 

 

I needed to take it back out anyway, since I didnt realize you can only use USB port 2 for andriod auto, and I plugged the cable into port 1.

[Jsdirt]

It funny how we forget some of the hassles of the past. I did like the body styles of the cars of the past, I don't miss the over heating in traffic jams, pumping the brakes on wet roads, floats sticking in the carburetors. Or the fact that the fastest production US vehicle in 1979 was a truck, called the little red express, my brother still has his. If it wasn't for the imports coming over and forcing the U.S. Auto maker into making a better product they still be selling inferior products. It's funny how the most American made vehicle is the Tundra.

 

 

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I still remember pretty clearly. I once had a problem with constant vapor lock with the Quadrajet in the 110° desert heat of Phoenix - I changed to a Carter/Edelbrock and never had an issue after that. My parent's and grandparent's cars all were driven every day, so never had stuck floats (also could be because our roads suck so bad here, lol).

 

I do agree about the speed problem though, but none of my cars ever remained 100% stock. Hot rodding the transmission and engine was mandatory. Even in those days stock trannys were slushboxes. If it wasn't chirping second, I'd have it rebuilt so it did. Always installed the biggest cooler I could fit, regardless of how often or how much I towed. They lasted forever that way - no chance of slippage, and always stayed cool.

 

The great part about overheating was a simple $3 fix and a few minutes of your time - I'd throw a 160° t-stat in out in Phoenix. 180° up here. Problem solved, even with the A/C cranked. Always had Sunpro gauges, so if stuck in traffic I knew when to shut her down for a bit. When that got too bothersome, I installed the biggest 4-core radiator I could find in the 'Camino. Took a hacksaw to the core support so the entire radiator got airflow. Never overheated once after that.

 

That's what I miss the most about the old stuff - if there was an issue that bothered you, you'd sit with your buddies over beers and come up with a solution that was cheap or FREE aside from your labor,and the occasional part. Modern cars have made that impossible. Bypass a computer and the POS don't run! I don't like relying on components I don't understand.

Edited July 3, 2015 by Jsdirt

[KARNUT]

I still remember pretty clearly. I once had a problem with constant vapor lock with the Quadrajet in the 110° desert heat of Phoenix - I changed to a Carter/Edelbrock and never had an issue after that. My parent's and grandparent's cars all were driven every day, so never had stuck floats (also could be because our roads suck so bad here, lol).

 

I do agree about the speed problem though, but none of my cars ever remained 100% stock. Hot rodding the transmission and engine was mandatory. Even in those days stock trannys were slushboxes. If it wasn't chirping second, I'd have it rebuilt so it did. Always installed the biggest cooler I could fit, regardless of how often or how much I towed. They lasted forever that way - no chance of slippage, and always stayed cool.

 

The great part about overheating was a simple $3 fix and a few minutes of your time - I'd throw a 160° t-stat in out in Phoenix. 180° up here. Problem solved, even with the A/C cranked. Always had Sunpro gauges, so if stuck in traffic I knew when to shut her down for a bit. When that got too bothersome, I installed the biggest 4-core radiator I could find in the 'Camino. Took a hacksaw to the core support so the entire radiator got airflow. Never overheated once after that.

 

That's what I miss the most about the old stuff - if there was an issue that bothered you, you'd sit with your buddies over beers and come up with a solution that was cheap or FREE aside from your labor,and the occasional part. Modern cars have made that impossible. Bypass a computer and the POS don't run! I don't like relying on components I don't understand.

Pretty much did the same thing, synthetic fluids extended life of the transmission , high rise, cams and holly woke up the engines. Was fun, but don't need to do that anymore. Tunes wake up and straiten out most problems on N.A gas engines and add tons of HP & TQ to turbo gas and Diesel engines. I like it better now. [emoji48]

 

 

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[Chevor]

Picked up my 13 from dealer. Service trailer brake system. Pressure sensor on master cylinder replaced. 30,900 miles. Warranted.

 

Added rancho 5000 Steering stabizer. Shimmy felt in steering is now gone.

[SnakeEyeSS]

Done, had to trim back the top of the fascia/bezel 1-2mm so the screen had room to pivot so it could fold down. Will probabky order another bezel to try to trim perfectly in the future. Got this one looding fine, most people wont be able to tell I did anything.

Edited July 4, 2015 by SnakeEyes

[SnakeEyeSS]

Ta-da

 

Old steering wheel trim(I'll admit it looks a lot worse than it did before I started messing with it.

 

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[RyanbabZ71]

Went to a 4th of July parade seen this cool vehicle

 

 

 

Ryan

[Jsdirt]

What a beauty! My next "new" truck will be similar ....

[MikeNH]

The swoopy 50s trucks don't do it for me. 63-72 Chevys are my favorite, followed closely by 73-87.

[SnakeEyeSS]

Trying to decide if I should change the oil today.

 

8/18/2014 at 122,000 was my last change with Ultra Platinum and Mobil 1 EP filter. 62% oil life remaining according to OLM(is that the Right acronym?)

 

Right now it has 124,500. Guess I can wait another month.

Edited July 5, 2015 by SnakeEyes