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:agree:

:sumo::sumo:
:sumo::sumo::sumo:
:sumo::sumo::sumo::sumo:

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Vrooooooooooom, Vrooooooooooooooooooooooooom, It's a 3 speed right? Vroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom.

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:mm: Oh Man - that caused a brand new cup of coffee to be spewed as I read it.

It's got to be one of the funniest paragraphs in this thread! :lol::lol::lol:

And what makes it so hilarious is that I've got zero come-back: nothing!

But understand - my Dad always taught me never to hit first, but to ALWAYS hit back.

Mac. :chevy: (thanks for the laugh so early in the morning)

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Mac
you seem to be avoiding the question at hand.....DID MAC START IT YET?!?!?!?!

or DMSIY

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The answer to that question is the same as me asking if you got rid of that nauseating avatar yet.

;)

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don't let them get to you, they have nothing better in their life to do. It helps drive up their count nbr is all
ron

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Yeah, get him Mac!

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It’s all good, Ron. And all in fun.

My drama on Saturday morning started about 2.5 hours later than I committed to, due to some family logistics issues, and because my truck was behind a huge camper trailer and my boat, I didn’t get the truck flat-bedded up to the muffler guy until 10:30. Needless to say - he was mad a wet hen and his parking lot was full of other customer’s vehicles when we finally arrived.

$50 tip to the AAA driver and he was gone. The remaining lift was a high type - about 12" off the floor with long steel ramps and because my truck has no brakes yet and the TH350’s linkage isn’t hooked up yet - we couldn’t just shove it up on the rack without having it go off the opposite end.

The "tug" this guy uses was locked up in the transmission shop - in the back - that’s why my guy was ticked.

OH, THE DRAMA!http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...n~s600x600.jpg

Fortunately, the transmission shop guy just happened to come back a few minutes later, and with my best B/S line, I was able to convince him to open up his slide door and bring out the tug. Two minutes later my truck was up on rack. Tried to tip him too - but he just looked at me like I said something about his mother.

So, at about 15:00 my time - I’m going to go see what my muffler guy did to my truck. And once this is done I’ll need to start thinking of some new excuses to keep from lighting this old rig off.

Mac. :chevy:

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:lol::sumo: you are a real piece of work there brother....take some time to read some of Macs posts and you will see he has a sense of humor :lol:



Just changed my avatar again just for you Mac.....

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[QUOTE=MacAttack;3337560
And once this is done I’ll need to start thinking of some new excuses to keep from lighting this old rig off.

Mac.[/QUOTE]

We are waiting on the edge of are seats,,

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Yeah - and the comment about me video taping it? What the Hell? I'm still using Wal-Mart throw-away film cameras with 7 day processing! It'll be another decade before I get a video camera!

Mac. :chevy:

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:haha:

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Called Pipe Dude to check status....

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...anic_woman.jpg

he's going home sick and his partner won't have my truck done until noon tomorrow!

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love the little pics...so funny!!
:haha:
too bad about the pipes :(

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After work - went to the Pipe Dude's place, because he hadn't called - to see if he'd actually got anything done on the exhaust system. (Again, he's using my mufflers and resonators.)

When I got there the C10 was actually up in the air and everything tacked into place. I'd given him the option of going 90 degrees out from the frame, just in front of the rear wheels - or at an angle, and he went with the latter.

Unfortunately, his wire feed died on his welder and that unit was torn apart, spread all over the floor.

http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:...mages/wray.jpg

OH, THE HUMANITY!

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:haha:

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Hope it turns out real nice Mac. Seems like money isn't a good enuff reason for people to get the job done anymore.

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......surely you jest:jest:????????

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:lol:

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Surely I don't. :waah:

This scene should have given me a clue when I first went to the shop...

http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:...ee_Stooges.jpg

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:lol::lol::lol:

Who's he calling Shirley?????

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Plaza Muffler just called - it's ready to pick up.

http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:...%2520HAPPY.jpg

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woob, woob, woob!!

nyuck, nyuck, nyuck!!!

why I oughta!!!

This is gettin' on my noives!

:lol:

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:crazy:

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:barn:

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:haha:

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Saturday at about 10AM, my time: That's when I'm planning to light her off.

Being very realistic - the only thing that will prohibit that event is the weather, with the huge low-pressure system hanging off the coast here presently. It was drizzling heavily on the way home from the exhaust guy yesterday, but got a tarp over 'The Tan' before it started coming down too much.

$260 for parts and labor - really simple mounting system (yes, the pictures will be coming soon) welded to the frame rails - good and solid, but with a rubber mounting block with a rod welded to the fat ol' mufflers. Looks slick - hope they sound as good. $50 tip to both the pipe guy and the tow truck driver, and he put the C10 right where I wanted it in the driveway in front of the house.

Mac.:chevy:

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[QUOTE=MacAttack;3342794]Saturday at about 10AM, my time: That's when I'm planning to light her off.

Being very realistic - the only thing that will prohibit that event is the weather, with the huge low-pressure system hanging off the coast here presently. It was drizzling heavily on the way home from the exhaust guy yesterday, but got a tarp over 'The Tan' before it started coming down too much.


It's not the damn space shuttle! Light it off already.:devil:

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True dat. :lol:

But like the guys here at the shop, I should have sold tickets to this event - like when you go to the drags. They all say half the reason they go is to hear the AA fuelers light off and they think, somehow, my starting of this 44 year old pick-up ASAP is going to feed that primal need.

Mac. :chevy:

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Cool Mac. Fingers are crossed for ya.

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you ain't kidding about the Drama Queen part :lol:

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:haha: :drama::drama::haha:

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:lol::lol::lol: What? Me?

http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:...63914302_l.jpg

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:haha:

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Okay - initial start up pointers are coming in from the guys at the shop - see what you think:

A./ Use starting fluid - it makes it easier to get going. Didn’t do this on the Chevelle’s crate engine - fired off instantly - spit for a second until I rotated the HEI a few degrees - then smoothed right out.

B./ Don’t use starting fluid - too heavy of a load on the brand new bearings and rotating assembly.

C./ Fast idle at 2,000 - to 2,200 RPM, for 20 full minutes to break the cam in.

D./ Fast idle no quicker than 1,500 RPM, for just 10 minutes.

E./ Leave the radiator cap off so you can see if the coolant is flowing.

F./ Jack the rear end up - just clearing the tires off the ground - in case the transmission is in gear. (remember - the linkage to the shifter hasn’t been hooked up yet).

G./ Do not start the motor unless you’re sure it is in PARK only - something about tranny fluid leaking out the tail because the yoke’s extended out about 1.5" more than usual.

Comments?

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IMHO...NEVER use starting fluid....

I have always heard to break in the cam bring it up to 2000rpm
and yes leave the radiator cap off, the level will go down and you will probably need to add some coolant.....it would go easier if you have someone to help ya......
brakes on your truck work? do you have a drive shaft in it?

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Yeah - my boy's going to be in the cab - cranking and watching the gauges.

No brakes. Drive shaft is in - but need to get it lengthened at the tranny shop.

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cool!

yeah with no brakes I think I would jack up the rear....it would suck for it to fire and take off with no way to stop it other than kill the ignition:devil:

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Yeah, but if I was video capable - you'd sure as heck watch that on YouTube! :lol: