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Nice job.

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Finished the new frame C notches, rechecked level and checked again for square. It's bang on! Been a ton of work getting to this point as the frame was tweaked.

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Took out the dash gauges, put a pair of new hinges on drivers door, still need to do passenger side.

Removed the wiring from the cab in anticipation to new wiring from American autowire.

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Working on making new door panels and then came the little brown truck with a package. It took 8 months to get these but it was worth it.:bann:

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Pretty shiney crossfire! What's up with the 8 months?

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Redid my C notches today. Freak'in all day! I'm done! Now me and the boy's time. Hockey night in Canada and then off to the sack.

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Not just what I have done today, but I thought it would be time for an update.

Picture of what the truck looked like when I bought it last August.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8e953ed0.jpg

Now after finding a different frame to put under it, changing it from 4WD back to 2WD, changint the engine, transmission, all suspension and lowering 5 inches front and back. Just mocked up the cab and bed and setting the fenders and hood back in place. I am liking the look of this truck again.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...psaq07dj8s.jpg

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installed new windshield.

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Vortec 4200 with AR5 trans.

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I bought these from Jim Carter last year, Since these are not a big seller he does not stock a big supply so he waits till there is demand then has the foundry cast up a dozen pair. Then off to the plater. (foundry and plater are in the USA). I knew this when I ordered these.

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You need a build thread in your signature.

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Interesting!


Brian

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[QUOTE=MARTINSR;7129896]Interesting!

I was kind of convinced of this swap a couple years ago.

It's taken me awhile to get around to doing anything. Mainly I had to get rid of the 235.

Well the 235 left my garage about 2:30 Saturday and by 4:00 I wedged everything in there. (Literally, I wedged it in. I can show you the Gorilla bar later.)

I'm liking how it's fitting. I'm going to have to notch the front crossmember slightly. If I had a GMC, I don't think I would need to notch anything at all since the crossmember is lower.

The upper coolant outlet on the engine is going to have to be modified. Not to mention the oil pan is going to have to be notched and oil pickup modified to clear the solid axle. All in all, it's a pretty straight forward swap.

I'm going to cut out the old rear engine crossmember though. It doesn't really need to come out, but if I would ever need to work on the transmission, I would have to blow apart the frontend and remove the Engine/Trans. all in one. I think I'll weld some flanges on the crossmember so it can be reinstalled though, since it is a structural component to the frame.

I hate saying this, but the 5 cylinder from the Colorado/Canyon would be a much easier swap. Almost a direct drop in. Rear sump oil pan, and 4 inches shorter would make a world of difference.

Chris

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The 4200 is the correct choice. Don't second guess: the inline six is not only 700 cc more awesome than the five cylinder, it has poetry to it: Old Six ---> New Six. Long Live the Inline.

Forgodsake, though, please document this and make a build thread. It is just too cool to go unnoticed.

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Went to a local car show at a church today and had it blessed! I figured it couldn't hurt, just saying!

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Drove it to work!

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Last night, I put the 2nd reman steering box on it. The Lares unit was junk and I voided the warranty trying to fix it... So NAPA took it as a core and I put a NAPA box in it.
Also added spark plug wire boots to it and got the steering stabilizer bolted on & 90% there.

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New weather striping on passenger door, new latches and strikes, will get to driver door tomorrow, wife willing. Look at the old green paint and flames I found when I sanded the panel down. I wish I can blame it on somebody else but I've owned the truck for 40 years and my youth was a little on the wild side.

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Finally got to replace rear springs.

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Drove my truck to the gas station, 1st time in 20 years. I have spent the past week working on it to get it back on the road. It was just awesome!!! It is amazing how we get caught up in our daily lives and forget some of the small joys.

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Congrats, on being back on the road....Jim

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I have the frame mounted master, power booster and brake pedal. Fixed my brake problem(after two years of fooling around) I installed new brake lines to the rear and added a pressure relief valve. I opened the proportion valve all the way and put more pressure on the front disc's. I then installed a vacuum reserve tank and voila!!, brakes work.

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After 9 years of messing with cars I finally bought a one-person brake bleeder / diagnostic kit. One of the best tools I've picked up: brakes are now bled, truck is back on the road.

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Is that Omaha Orange! I painted my truck an orange like that back in '77, that is the only other one I have ever seen, cool!


Brian

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Looks like old Lane County Oregon maintenance truck orange to me....we bought a few at govt surplus auctions in the 60's and 70's.

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I finally swapped tires and pulled the truck out of the barn. It hasn't been out since before my daughter was born and she's turning four this summer. I spent a couple of hours washing it and taking note of the signs of aging, then left it out in the air all day before parking it back inside. I need to bring it in for state inspection and do some tuning. I truly hope to drive it this summer.

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finished up weather stripping the windows, putting in new latches and strikes on the doors, new door rubber, installed new glass ( dropped the old glass when I was taking it apart and put a crack in it) Now it doesn't sound like a handful of nuts and bolts going around in the dryer, that always endears me with the wife when I forget to take the spare ones out of my pockets before laundry day. It now sounds like a truck! Installed a headliner while I was at it! Busy couple of days

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I don't have a name for the color. I picked it out of a paint "chip" book from the paint we use at work. Glasurit paint, Code is CMO 612. Sorry, not a very exciting name!

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Installed the rear window. Amazing how much road noise that eliminates!

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stainless steel exhaust and new cherry bombs

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Got the front end back together (finally) and drove it around the block. It steers a bit better with a rebuilt steering box, new pitman arm, drag link, steering arms, straight tie rod, and modern style tie rod ends.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p...516_171001.jpg

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Got some stuff today, IFS and wheels. Will start with this after summer.

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Drove a 60+ mile round trip delivering 294 trophies to a school.
Elementary kids earned points for reading books and earned a personalized award.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...psxx1fzmnj.jpg

Got my cab painted today.
 

FINALLY
It seemed like a long time coming to get to this point. A real milestone.

All in all it went pretty well. I'm pleased. I sprayed a single coat of 25% reduced epoxy for a sealer/adhesion coat and then 3 coats of the green. The instructions say to mix it 3-1-1 but I like to reduce a little more so I mixed it at 3-1-2. All was done with my Iwata LPH-400 set at 23 psi at the gun. The paint is Pro-Spray single-stage urethane in RAL-6009 Fir Green.

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_4961.JPG

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Here's what I do for my air setup:
I removed the glass from the windows in my garage doors and tape filters over the openings.

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da.../IMG_16891.JPG

On the back wall, I mount 12V fans in the window and they blow outwards.

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da.../IMG_16881.JPG

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Wow! that looks great! Good job. That green is awesome.

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Looks outstanding, Roger. Congratulations!

Since it's a single stage do you plan to color sand and polish or will you leave it as is? Doesn't appear to have much orange peel, does it up close?

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Nice job...Jim

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Thanks guys!

Hi Dan.
I does not have much orange peel. I did get a little around the rear window on the back of the cab but the rest has very little. I think the Iwata gun and the extra reducing helped me get it pretty darn smooth for single stage. I used a slow reducer too and I think that helps some.
I did get a few dust nibs. I'm not intending on doing much color sanding. At most I'll just knock off the dust nibs with 1500 and run the polisher over it.

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Wow, looks really good! Like your paint booth set up too.

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That is nice, close to the color I want to do mine too.