One of my fav pics of dogs and cruisers!!!
I bought a 45!!, (1 Viewer)
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Dustin, what great pics. Makes me miss my long bed. I'll be putting those springs on the LV......perfect height. Looks awesome. Great job.
Ohh Yes...Good stance. 33's I assume....
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Small update for today as I cross stuff off the list to get this truck on the road. I have searched without luck for a 50mm spindle nut socket that I like. I picked up one of the trail gear ones and found out that it is too shallow. I ended up grinding the welds and removing the flush mounted end plate then rewelding it on top of the socket. Now it is deep enough to reach all the way on the inner nut.
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Wasn’t able to find any tail lights in that style. I did find a set of SWB taillights.
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I’m a little behind but have been working away on the pickup. I need a name but I figure he will name himself when it’s time.
I took the carb apart and cleaned it all out which helped a lot. I also gave it a good time up with oem plugs, wires, cap and rotor then adjusted the valves and replaced the valve cover gaskets. It was running pretty good so I decided to take it down to the end of the road, which is downhill for a couple miles. It ran fine on the way down but wasn’t pumping enough fuel to make it back up so my first test drive wasn’t a huge success. I owe xtremeVA a thanks for recommending that I order a fuel pump rebuild kit when I ordered the carb kit. I cleaned it up in the ultrasonic cleaner and threw the kit in and it’s working great now.
Saturday was the day so I decided to sneak it down the road to my buddies house so I could pick up my rivnut tool. It ran great and drives really nice. The 2-3 shift fork is still tight but is getting better. I thought I might have a coolant leak but then realized it was just coming from the overflow hose because I filled it too full and there isn’t a reservoir. It drove really nice and didn’t give me any problems. I still have a checklist before it’s really ready for a lot of use but this was a great motivator. I figured I would use hand signals if I needed to because there still aren’t any brake lights but I only saw 1 vehicle going the other way during the 25 minute drive. I have some more stuff to post but need to go eat dinner.
I took the carb apart and cleaned it all out which helped a lot. I also gave it a good time up with oem plugs, wires, cap and rotor then adjusted the valves and replaced the valve cover gaskets. It was running pretty good so I decided to take it down to the end of the road, which is downhill for a couple miles. It ran fine on the way down but wasn’t pumping enough fuel to make it back up so my first test drive wasn’t a huge success. I owe xtremeVA a thanks for recommending that I order a fuel pump rebuild kit when I ordered the carb kit. I cleaned it up in the ultrasonic cleaner and threw the kit in and it’s working great now.
Saturday was the day so I decided to sneak it down the road to my buddies house so I could pick up my rivnut tool. It ran great and drives really nice. The 2-3 shift fork is still tight but is getting better. I thought I might have a coolant leak but then realized it was just coming from the overflow hose because I filled it too full and there isn’t a reservoir. It drove really nice and didn’t give me any problems. I still have a checklist before it’s really ready for a lot of use but this was a great motivator. I figured I would use hand signals if I needed to because there still aren’t any brake lights but I only saw 1 vehicle going the other way during the 25 minute drive. I have some more stuff to post but need to go eat dinner.
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I did find the brass tag. It’s in an unusual location under one of the emblem nuts on the right apron. It’s T-67 which should be expected. I couldn’t find any indication that it wasn’t put there originally or that the vin tag had ever been off. Who knows. The other weird thing is that 2 of the emblem nuts are on backwards.
Dustin, every time you post pics it makes me miss my longbed everyday. Looking good. Nice find on the vin plate and tag.
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Greetings, Dustin and congratulations on your 45! I'm just now starting on this thread and I see you're in the Lincoln area. That caught my eye since I'm in Rocklin and I've got a '65 shortbed that I found on Bethel Island in the east bay back in 2009. I wouldn't mind making the short trip up and looking at the progress being made on the 45. Who knows, maybe I've got a part or two you might need? Let me know. Pete (ctcv1984).
Hey, Blackcat37, ctcv1984 here in Rocklin. Wouldn't mind meeting up in the Auburn area and talking 45's. I've got a '65 shortbed in the garage. Let me know. Pete.
