Marge is Back!- May 17, 2008 I spent all day under the truck. Started off by finishing up the install of the replacement steering column and the brand new rag jointsteering coupler I bought last week. Then, when I realized that the shifting was all bunged up on the new column, I decided to rebuild my old one, with the steering shaft from the new one. After 7 hours in the garage, Marge and I took a cruise for the first time since November 9. By my count 209 days have lapsed since we hit mile 46011. Now the odometer is..http://truckindaddy.blogspot.com/2008/05/marge-is-back.html A pretty well spent $8- May 15, 2008 I ordered some vinyl die-cut letters for the tailgate, since I highly doubt I'll ever get around to the bodywork and painting that re-finishing the tailgate would require. For$8 I think they look mighty fine. Bonus that they went on easyhttp://truckindaddy.blogspot.com/2008/05/pretty-well-spent-8.html She can't hide money!- May 10, 2008 The Boss Lady just ordered a few parts for the truck. Someday I might even tell the woman what she actually bought.I have been looking for a steering coupler for the truck for a while. I found one at GMCPaul's in Indiana for about $50. And since shipping costs were figured on purchase price I picked up a few odds and ends. The tailgate is getting a new set of CHEVROLET letters and the brake and clutch pedals will finally be getting a set of replacement covers. I bet these were never...http://truckindaddy.blogspot.com/2008/05/she-cant-hide-money.html We are still up and running- May 4, 2008 The 68 Chevy has recently taken a backseat to other more pressing $ matters. And time. There just isn't as much of it to go around as there used to be, rightAnyways, I rolled the truck halfway out of the garage this morning, to let the engine run for a while. The engine hasn't been up to operating temperature since back in November, so I cranked her up and listened to that 307 tick along pretty nicely (for a 40 year old engine.)I shot a quick video of the engine running, to prove that Marge..http://truckindaddy.blogspot.com/2008/05/we-are-still-up-and-running.html |