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^ I like it!

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Me too . Guess I’ll be painting next time I paint up some rims

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Making a new cab cover!

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I intentionally drove off a curb I thought would be no problem and knocked my exhaust pipe loose. Guess what I'm doing tomorrow...

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That will keep the Sun out of the cab.
Home Depot sells this silver-mylar backed bubble wrap stuff by the roll. You could line that Cab Cap with the silver stuff and really keep your cab cool. Or cut out panels matching the windows and fix them on the inside. Auto parts stores sell accordian-folded sheets of the stuff pre-cut for the front windshield, but if you're parked in full sun all day, the angle shifts. The rolls are cheaper than the pre-cut shields.
Long time Tucsonan here. We have the same problem.
:devil:

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Getting close to being done with the A/C install. Did a leak test and it passed. Next step is to put in the refrigerant.

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Rocky Raccoon's coming along nicely.
Did you always have a puke tank? I hadn't noticed before.
:chevy:

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I added that a little while ago. Got it from PICKMUP

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=607136

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OK. Cool. I got the Nova type a few years ago. Tucks in next to the Batt and follows the curve of the Fender Skirt. Had it in my Stepside w/ 292, but L6s run so cool, I didn't need it. I pulled it from OrangeSunshine and put it in the '71 GMC Jimmy [Blue Thunder]. In April, I had the radiator resoldered. New 160* thermostat. I changed the Radiator Cap to a non-vent lever type, but still 16#. It does not seem to be filling the reserve tank.
I probably need to put on longer bolts and a new gasket w/ RTV on the Thermostat housing, since I get a lot of green glycol residue there on top of the intake manifold. So the system is not ''closed'' enough.
I did get a vapor lock up, after a shut down stop last Tuesday, in 112* heat outside, on a Tucson late afternoon. But the 350 started up on the 3rd or 4th try.
Autometer mechanical temp gauge only indicated 180*.

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I noticed that my truck runs cooler after I added the puke tank. I'm assuming it's because now the radiator can be filled all the way to the top.

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Reconditioned seat belts installed . Not sure how but I managed to loose one of the bolts . So one of the latch belts isn’t bolted in it’ll turn hopefully.

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I may be afraid it's stuck at 180*. It is all the way left when cold, but not an instant reading. It takes a while for the gauge to start indicating. The only time I saw it climb into the 212 - 220 range was when the copper brass tank ruptured. I was a half milr from my house. After an excruciatingly long stoplight, I pulled into a gas station/convienience mart [Speedway] and bought 2 gallons of chilled drinking water. 4 bucks and change. I could have tried their quarter-eating pay-water station, but it looked like a converted PacMan machine, and I didn't trust it. I was also really thirsty. So I overfilled the radiator, it cooled down, and I got home and pulled the GMC radiator.

Pulling the sender probe and immersing it in a can of just-boiled water -- to see how close to 212F it reads would be the textbook gauge check. But I'm not keen on messing with it. When the Jimmy got a fresh crate engine in 1999, the original Electric Temp gauge wouldn't play.

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Working on replacing a leaky 2 piece fuel line from the regulator to the fuel rail with a single PTFE line. First time trying to assemble the PTFE fittings and so far they are no joke. I'll keep at it until they are good to go. DP

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Finally getting off my rump to get my truck functional again. Completed brake line routing, install power booster and master. Installed new radiator. Cleaned up and installed fan/clutch/shroud. Bolted steering column back in. Rebuilt q-jaet carb. Still have a to-do list but progress nonetheless.

Havin fun...Don.

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It turned out to be worse than that. The right-hand exhaust manifold was broken at the collector so borrowed one from my Land Cruiser.

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Finished installing A/C

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Cool :lol: sorry had to do it

Going to be nice riding in AC

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Put another rebuilt carb in my 68 Golden runs much better

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Carter AFB?

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Way Cool, Pat.
Now I'm interested. Do you think it would work in a topped Blazer/Jimmy? Probably 3 times the interior volume...
And would it work against Arizona Summer Heat?
:devil:

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Very early Edelbrock so yes basically an AFB . Edelbrock bought the rights to them and from what I have heard both came down the same line at Webber


Same exact carb that’s in my Avanti . I must have twenty AFB carbs sitting on a shelf at my moms place Dad would by any he saw . I have a NOS one for an Avanti in the box with all the correct tags

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I agree, Same/Same.
I put a 350 crate motor in my '71 Jimmy in 1999. I got a Weiand intake and a Carter AFB Performance Series.
When I rebuilt a 292 L6 for my '68 C/10 Stepside, the Holley R8007 390 CFM carb was shot -- after only 25 years and 250,000 miles! So I looked for another Carter, but Federal Mogul had lost interest in the Hot Rod Aftermarket, so the only option was an Edelbrock 1404 w/ 500 CFM.
Very happy. I prefer the AFB style for ease of maintenance.

PS. You need to cap that other vacuum port.
[Unless the photo is a work in progress...]

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I'm not sure. It seems pretty well-sized for a regular cab. I am finding the fan needs to be turned down after running on full blast for about 5 minutes. Is your roof insulated?

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If you mean the one circled it’s been epoxied . This was on the AMX when I had 2 carbs on it

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It's a Double Wall Top.
If I wanted to get serious, I could drill 1/2'' holes periodically and shoot aerosol foam inside. But if it got carried away, that could irreversably bulge the interior space. And then you'd have to cap all those holes.
As is, there's a 1-3/4 to 2'' air gap between inside and outside.
Sound deadener and/or a layer of silver mylar-sided bubblewrap inside the doors and bed walls would be covered by the Door Panels and Vinyl Rear Panels. Maybe a rectangle of carpet could be glued on the inside Tailgate.
:gmc2:

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On the AMX

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So the Distributor's in front, but the Carburetor's in the rear?

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Finally got around to installing my NOS Sport Mirrors. Link is for the install post.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=846239

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That's a lot of progress! Keep after it. (and post pics)

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Yes AMC engines had a front distributor

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Never had an AMC.

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Looks like I finally got my rear end leak fixed after using JB-Weld on a plug. What a PITA to have a leak on these plugs! Also changed out my starter and I think (hope) I am golden now.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...1&d=1690669078

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...1&d=1690669078

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I managed to put new rubber around both doors of the 69, I am going to attack some rubber replacements underneath next...

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I had to replace the battery then I took my truck for a spin around town, everyone loves it, feeling good

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I got them on UPS yesterday.

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that's cool, I missed when you first posted you found them - thanks!

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It's good to know I'm not the only one who has had a leaking plug weld.

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Unboxed my new front grille and admired it. Kind of a cheap-looking stamping. Oh, well, at least it's shiny.

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I was able to source a new clutch for my 4 seizens #58098 A/C compressor from UAC and, for anyone else who ever needs one, the part number is CL 1654C. I installed it yesterday but saved installing the belt for this cool morning. I had thought a bit about why the previous clutch failed and suspect low voltage at idle caused the clutch to slip and burn everything up as it failed just after sitting at a long red light. I added a fused Bosch relay to feed the clutch coil directly from the battery which should cure/prevent that.

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Got stuck with the 72 . I have been pushing not replacing the flex plate . Today the dreaded whine of the bendix spinning on the ring gear . I managed to get a tire iron into the gear and spun the flex plate about 25 degrees . Truck started right up but with the usual grinding noise