What have you done to your square lately??

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FireTruck1984

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I've been doing a little patchin, sanding, and hammering out a million dents.....will be for a while too!

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A Worthwhile endeavor
 

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Passenger side drum lookie loo - before the brake clean.

Still kind of ugly, but more use should clean that up.

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Removed the cobbled crossmember that the po had put on the truck and replaced with proper one. Also put in a front driveshaft that I just picked up because it did not come with one.
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Finally after 2 years i was able to get my rig to my hometown car cruise on main for the first time! It was a blast and there were some decent squares there too! Me and my brother went as a pair, as per usual.

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Finally after 2 years i was able to get my rig to my hometown car cruise on main for the first time! It was a blast and there were some decent squares there too! Me and my brother went as a pair, as per usual.

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Good lookin' trucks. Interesting idea painting the wheels to match the body color.
 

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Good lookin' trucks. Interesting idea painting the wheels to match the body color.

i'd love to take the credit, but i got it like that. although i do agree
 

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And then i got some work done on the Jimmy, i prepped and primed the front and the bumper brackets, headlight buckets and rad support pillar. Smart thing to do before i put this all back together here pretty soon. waiting on the rad support mount rubbers, hopefully i can get away with just replacing those instead of all the trucks without it throwing off the whole trucks geometry.

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Interesting. Is it basically plug n play? How much more stopping power do you figure? And why hydro vs vacuum?

Not exactly. I had removed the vacuum booster when I got the truck and installed a hydraboost that I got out of a 1979 K30. It was working for the first year or so and started leaking. A drip at first then it got to the point where I was filling the reservoir every day, lol. I tried rebuilding it at one point and it helped for a while but there are some parts that aren't replaceable.

The hydraboost unit itself is smaller and provides more room in the engine bay. I think it has a better pedal feel as well.

I'm going to do a write up in my build thread. It was "fun" to say the least. Or maybe I should make an informative hydraboost thread. We'll see.
 

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Havent done anything to it but i did start buying what shes needs to see the road again. I got these due to their gerth These are thick and heavy! Got both floor supports, both inner rockers but passed on the outter rockers as he only had one. I didnt want to buy one heavy one and end up with one chinsey thin one. The lower fender patches and cold refreshment were a gift from @Turbo4whl , thanks so much wayne!!! So if any of you guys know where i can get heavy grade rockers please let me know. I had thoughts of buying this bed that matched my truck also until the guy told me $1800!:eek: :nono::Nonono:

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Where did you get patch panels that thick? I need some floor supports inner and outer rockers and cab corners. I’d rather get thick stuff if that’s snootily.

Ben
 

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Where did you get patch panels that thick? I need some floor supports inner and outer rockers and cab corners. I’d rather get thick stuff if that’s snootily.

Ben
From the local truck show. I have the guys bizz card if youd like his info
 

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From the local truck show. I have the guys bizz card if youd like his info

yes please. Hopefully you’ll get them in soon so I can see how the fits meant is.

Ben
 

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