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  1. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I broke the tool box, made a cradle out of angle and got it back in and working. I also kind of ripped the HF crane out of the bed. I got it reinstalled and have started to fix the hole in the bed. It's so nice to have the truck back to being a usable tool again. I've missed having the crane...
  2. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Put 185 retaining wall blocks in the bed. The bumper was pretty low....Apparently 185 blocks at 24 pounds each equals waaaaaaaay overloaded the ol girl.
  3. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    well, turns out if you keep tow chains, tools, farm jacks, jumper cables, balls and hitches and miscellaneous other stuff in an aluminum truck box, the box has a tendency to rip. I've spent a few nights already welding a cradle to hold the truck box. I'm also taking the opportunity to make a...
  4. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    today I drug a 1990 Geo Metro drop top to the mechanic. I wish I had a tommy lift; we could have just thrown the Geo in the bed. That little car is so light it was hard to tell it was still attached.
  5. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    spent friday night soldering the power window wires in. spent saturday and sunday waiting for the window to quit working again. but it didn't so I put the pretty parts back on the door. It's kind of weird not pulling the door shut with the open holes in the door and not having a cold draft...
  6. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    spent some time making the drivers window go up and down and stay in the channels. also put the interior parts back on the door so it's all buttoned up and pretty. the other window doesn't go up and down now but I have heat, working vent and drivers windows so i'm going to call it a win for now.
  7. 84 C20

    Drivers window jumps out of channel

    I wanted to say 'Thanks' to everyone that helped get me on the right path. Last night I made the time to look at the rear channel and found that the mounting point has weakened and started to split. I fixed it temporarily with a washer and now the window goes down and stays in the channel. Of...
  8. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    got the replacement parts from LMC for the bits and pieces that broke during my temper tantrum. If it warms up at all or i can get her into the house I'm going to get the drivers window going up and down again this weekend.
  9. 84 C20

    Drivers window jumps out of channel

    i'll order a new bumper when I reorder the switch and pigtail connector. both of which are in pieces strewn about the immediate area around the truck. Never would have gone after the rear guide....thanks!!
  10. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Hey, yeah, I did that when I went from crank to power.
  11. 84 C20

    Drivers window jumps out of channel

    Background: This 1984 truck originally had crank windows and I changed them over to power two years ago. Periodically, the window would stop part way up (or down, depending on your world outlook) but that was because of my wiring prowess. I've replaced the felt and that's been a bit of a problem...
  12. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    fixed the #@$%!!*&%## out of the wiring for the window. it's now in pieces in the driveway, back yard, on the roof.....the drivers window is the bane of my existence. cant figure out why the window is jumping out of the track. did get the new grill installed. need to tack up some additional tabs...
  13. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    spent some time with the soldering iron fixing the window motor wiring. installed the new vent window locks for the vent windows. one grain of rice at a time....
  14. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    In Texas it's perfect. But then, perfection is how we do things here. oh, yeah. Got the new grill for the ol girl.
  15. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    pulled the intake and put gaskets in that don't leak and pulled the heater core. put in a new heater core, checked the lines but still no heat. I'm guessing I didn't knock out something on the water pump... fixed the connection for the tach so now all the gauges work
  16. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    just been putting miles on Gerdie. I'm hoping to get the heat fixed before it gets stupid cold this weekend. but even if that doesn't happen, I'm happy that I can jump in, turn the key and go.
  17. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    huh, most people use a suspension lift kit....
  18. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    thats why you should use TIG; don't spark as much.
  19. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Got the truck back from the mechanic; runs great although we didn't set off a single car alarm in the office garage. found out gas gauge is pegged at full. got to push the beast for a while until someone came by to hook a chain to. sunday we got to work. best truck ever! Plus - passed inspection...
  20. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Got the truck back last night. signals work, the thermostat housing isn't pouring coolant out and valves are quiet. The truck is so quiet now, it didn't set off a single car alarm in the parking garage. so, kinda disappointed about that but wildly happy I can get her back to work! Now it's up to...
  21. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Had to take Gerdie to a mechanic to fix the blinker issue. That's a big ol kick in the special purpose, taking her to someone else to fix something. I also asked him to fix some of the other issues I haven't had time to get to. so, money well spent.
  22. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    banged my head one too many times into the hood latch....
  23. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I liked it. You're able to drop the back end in first then even things out. Plus, stabbing the motor mounts is easier if you can adjust the engine with minimal effort. Now, if I could just have an even floor to roll things around on....
  24. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    well, i've been learning some things. Learning by doing and redoing then fixing and doing it again..... out with the old 4 bolt in with the replacement 2 bolt out of the '51 3100 5 window and here's what i learned: there's ony one way to put the flex plate on wrong. and i took a picture...
  25. 84 C20

    What have you done to your square lately??

    sometimes Texas is a butthead.

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