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I recognize the dog....
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Good choice on the horns - Nice

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Can somebody help me out? I need a pair of sb motor mount perches for Sanity. I also have a real nice pair of 6cyl mounts that have been blasted and painted with Eastwood extreme chassis black that I would trade if interested.

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I think I have a set I am not going to use. I believe they are from a 67-72. PM if interested. I am in PDX too.

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I could be wrong, but I think the 67-72 are a little shorter.

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That a sweet set of exhaust manifolds. Can't wait to see the new motor in the truck!:chevy:

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They are about an inch too tall for my 62 (but fit with spacers on top of frame to take up the extra space) I think somewhere along the way the frame rails got taller? In 63 maybe?

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motor sure looks good, I would be grinning too

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that engine is looking killer :metal::metal::metal:

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you look like the the happy kid on christmas---now we need the video of you doing the happy dance around your present.lol

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X2...

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Now that is a great looking engine! Good luck getting it all together and getting your transmission. Keep the updates coming!

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Thanks, man. I move pretty slow these days but still in a forward direction. Thanks for looking in.:metal:


Well, it was a rain free day in Portland so I decided to uncover the chassis and turn it around in the garage so the engine side is more accessible for the winter projects. It hasn't been out of the garage in a while so I thought I take a few pics.
I also cleaned the casting marks and crud off of my serpentine belt brackets, smoothed them up a little in a couple of places and bead blasted them. Just waiting on paint and their done.
Sorry about the picture quality. It was getting a little dark and I didn't realize they were bad until I posted.

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Chassis is looking great!

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X2 I agree! lol! Nice work!

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The next one I do will be stripped down to the frame like yours.
I can only imagine how much easier it is to work on stuff like the engine and brake lines with the cab off.
I have a nice creeper, but I dont love it that much...

I bet you are looking forward to getting some stuff done this winter !! :metal:

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Thanks. I can't wait to drop the engine & trans in but want to finish running the brake lines first.

It is much easier, especially for a fat, old, crippled up mess like me. It takes me longer to get up and down off of the creeper than doing the job at hand. :metal:
I'm really looking forward to doing some mechanical work again. The body work needed to take a rest for a bit.
I went down to the trans shop talked to them about transmissions yesterday and after hearing what they had to say, I ordered a HD 700r4 that will be built to more than handle my engine hp and torque and it will be ready by next weekend. I also ordered a CPP tubular center crossmember and mount. By spring I hope to have the chassis and drivetrain completed. :metal:

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Good choice on the trans! What rear ratio are you going to run?

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yeah man... x3
you'll never regret picking the 700R, good choice.

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Too kool.

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Read your entire thread. Nice work on the sheet metal! Love the bucket seats!

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Thanks. Just the stock 4:10 or whatever.

thanks, Clem, and thanks for the perches. they arrived yesterday. I owe you one. :metal:

Thanks for looking in.

Thanks, I've been learning as I go. Speaking of buckets, here's the final look for now. All painted up and put together. The sliders are still in primer for now but everything is operational. I like how the passenger side handle on the adjuster turned out and they both slide back and forth real nice. They've received a test run. :metal::metal:
Putting them away now until upholstery time.

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Nice job on the set frames

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Thanks, man. And thanks again for the seat parts that helped make it possible.

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So it was 66farmer that had what you needed?
Cool.
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I got to meet 66farmer when he bought one of his seats from a guy in Milwaukie where I got my fleetside bed for a possible future project.
Fun Stuff.

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Just read through your whole thread and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the motivation. I am about to do both my rockers and floors and your pics and WIP have helped me understand the job I'm about to tackle. I ordered all my sheet metal from Top Banana yesterday.

Bret