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Looking awesome. Bet seeing it like that was a real motivation booster.

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Its a great feeling when it starts to go back together.

Looks GOOD!

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Looks great!!!! Almost done.

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love this thread, really like your home made buddy bucket seats!

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Wow! It's really looking good.
Love it!

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thanks Greg, It's been a long time since it resembled a truck and I'm happy with the way it's going.

Thanks, man.

Thanks siggy. Yeah its a huge motivaor but I have to stay focused on getting the parts stripped, blasted, and painted while the weather is nice. I've got a bunch of stuff ready to bolt on but I'm trying to save that for the rainy season which could show up at any time.

Thanks aggie. It is a fantastic feeling to see it coming together after all this time.

:lol::lol: Thanks but it's still a long ways from done.

Thanks Budman, I appreciate it. I'm really wanting to get the seat upholstered. I just need to find the right place to do it.

The only other thing I got done this weekend is to get the lower radiator mounts measured, the holes drilled, and some paint on the crossmember.
Next weekend I'll get them bolted back up.

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Moving right a long. do the cpp motor mounts move the motor forward? looks like a lot of room if you were to run a hei dist.wish my sons truck was that far along

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I installed the mounts in the front holes so it did move the engine forward about 2 1/2". You can use them in the original position if you drill a hole for the bottom bolt. The upside is the room for the distributor and I just like the way it sits in the engine bay. The downside is you'll probably need to run an electric fan since the engine will be closer to the radiator. I am running the serpentine pulley setup with the reverse flow water pump and I've got 4 1/2" to work with or go with a pusher fan in front of the radiator. I've been looking at fans, though, and I can get something to squeeze one in between.

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The truck is really coming along nicely!

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Thanks man. It was very slow moving at the start but I've been able to make great progress this summer.


I'm having a garage sale next week, Sept 5-7. Besides all the household items and misc. stuff we've accumulated over several years, I am selling some of the parts off of Sanity that I don't plan on using. I posted a partial list on the "for sale" thread but I've got a few more things also that I don't want to bother shipping such as a trans crossmember, 2 tailgates, a pair of seat tracks, and a bellhousing and flywheel. If any of you local guys want to stop by, even just to talk trucks, you're certainly welcome to do so.
My address is:
1031 NE 177th Ave.
Portland, OR

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When you started on this, I for some reason didn't imagine you making such huge updates and upgrades. Looking at what you've done and your garage sale, Man! you are making this truck brand new. I'm still watching for your custom seat build.
Looking real good.

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When I first started, I didn't think I would be able to get some of the things I wanted because of lack of money. Luckily things turned out better than I expected and I have been able to do the drivetrain the way I really wanted to. I've also got full support from my wife on this build and that always helps with the budget. :lol: I am hoping on getting the seats upholstered this winter. I'm looking for an upholstery shop now.
Thanks for looking in.

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I have a good friend that might be able to help you with your upholstery.
PM me if you're interested.

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Very cool build! Great work

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Thanks, I appreciate you checking in on my build.

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It' been a busy couple of days but no work on my sanity. ;) The garage sale is taking all my time and also space to work. Besides what I've posted in the for sale section, here are a few other "garage sale only" items I've got just because I don't have the time to ship large items right now.

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more stuff

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I never see stuff like that at garage sales around here.

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Yeah, I'm not having much luck. No truck guys have showed up. It would be a pity to have to scrap some of these parts but I'm not going to be able to store them so I need them gone. Sunday is bargain day for sure.:metal:

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Nice nice!!! Starting to look like a truck again!!! :chevy:

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That's a shame. Around here even yard sales can really blow. If I was looking for racing memorabilia or a glass vase I'd be in the money...lol. But cool truck parts not so much. If you do find it for sale usually it has a price tag to match it.

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Don't toss them truck parts away quite yet. Im trying my hardest to get a chance to make it up there.
Will send a pm a day or two ahead of time so we can set something up.

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Yeah, but I'm not in too big of a hurry so hopefully some guys here on the forum will take some more of it off my hands.

It would be great if you could make it up sometime. I work Sun, Mon, Tue. so I'm not available then but any other time I'm usually just hanging out in the garage. Anything in particular you want?

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Oops, almost forgot. I media blasted some parts a week ago and just got around to getting some epoxy on them today. I also got some more fittings and tubing to finish running fuel lines from the tank to the carb.

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I finished up getting the lower radiator mounts moved outward and then decided to bolt a couple of things up for fitment. If anybody is interested, using the front holes for the motor mounts moving the engine forward, and using the serpentine belt setup. There are 4 inches between the water pump pulley and the radiator. The one great thing is having the original parts that bolt right back up the way they came off without fitment issues.

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I’ve been so busy with my own stuff in the last few months I haven’t got out much to see what everyone else is doing. Went back and checked out the last few pages on your build and it’s really coming along nicely. Other than for its first paint job years ago, mine has always been in daily service making it difficult to achieve the level of detail your truck is showing. I sure like all the choices you’ve made as for parts and paint selection. I may have missed it, but have you decided on colors yet for the inside and exterior? Good to see the cab back on the frame, that’s always a great milestone. Looking forward to the next level of progress!

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Ill take the seat tracks and intake/exhaust manifold.
Sent you a pm with my phone number so we can figure out a time to hook up.

And your truck is looking Killer!!!!

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Hey Mark, thanks for looking in and I appreciate the comments. What I like about your truck the most is the fact that you have been able to do modifications as you go and still have an awesome truck to cruise in. I'm trying to use quality parts in the drivetrain with a minimal amount of bling. Just enough to set things off. The colors in the engine bay will carry over to the interior somewhat. The aluminum color I used on the serpentine setup, transmission, and a few other things will be used for the interior with a low gloss black dash, black seats, and black carpet that mimics the size of the stock floor mat. There will be some brushed aluminum, a taste or red, and a dash of chrome to finish things off and maybe a surprise or two.
The exterior will eventually be a very pale, eggshell, baby blue with white like a two-tone but with the roof also in the blue. I may have to put it together for awhile and drive it before I can think about paint. I'll just have to see what happens down the road. It's been great getting to start assembly of some things. Makes it feel like a real truck again.

Thanks, Greg.

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I haven't got much of anything done on Sanity this weekend. I had some home projects I had to get done which, as usual, took longer than expected.

I did get to visit with Mr. & Mrs. Bomp for a little bit, though. Greg and his wife drove up to pick up some parts from me and talk trucks and share some stories. I don't get many visitors to my garage so it was cool to hang out.
Two very cool people, Thanks again for stopping by. :metal:

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Thanks for holding the truck parts for me Brett. It was great seeing you and Sanity.
You've made a lot of progress since I saw Sanity last. Clean Clean Clean Truck! Sanity is way better live!
That will be One Sweet Truck when you're done!

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Sanity is looking great!

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Thanks, Greg, I'll be watching cc coming together.

Thanks, man.

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I realized today that in order to proceed I need to be able to move the truck a little easier than how it is in its current condition which is no steering control.
Well, I had the manual gear on and connected to the drag link but I had no steering wheel to get the wheels going where I needed them to go to get Sanity in and out of the garage as needed. I had all the parts needed to get going: Power steering gear all cleaned up and painted, Capt. Fab's adapter plate, new Moog idler arm, etc., etc. First I swapped out the idler arm, I drove over to O'Reilly's and borrowed one of their pitman are pullers. They're less than a mile away and I think it's great when you need that one tool that you might not need that often.
Today I used the template with Capt.'s kit and got the holed aligned and drilled in the frame. You've got a real nice kit Capt. If anyone reading this thread needs one of these for your truck I highly recommend it. I shot a little paint in the drilled holes to aid in rust prevention, and painted the adapter plate with some Eastwood's extreme chassis black, what I've used on most of the chassis parts I've painted black. Saturday, it will be ready to assemble.
I also need to start getting my Camaro tilt column mocked up and the first step is I need to get the bracket that holds the peddle assemblies and the steering column to the underside of the dash.
I had already removed the clutch peddle assembly, so I disassembled the brake peddle components, cleaned the parts with some mineral spirits and then bead blasted them. That blaster is the best toy I've got. It just saves me tones of time. They are now ready for some epoxy primer and then the bracket will be installed under the dash so I can start mocking up the column.
All the parts are in very nice condition and will be reused or modified to be used.

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Looking good! Capt. Fab makes great stuff. :chevy:

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Here's the finished power steering gear all mounted up. Everything went very smooth and aligned perfectly. The next step is to get the under dash mount in and start mocking up the steering column.

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I had the honor of stopping by again to pick up some more parts and got to see the under dash parts cleaned and painted. Brett you sure do some top quality work man!!!

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It was great to see you and thanks for the compliments although I don't see it as much of an honor to visit this humble garage. The honor is all mine. Stop by any time. You're always welcome.

I made a little more progress on the steering situation and I got the radiator support prepped and painted with extreme chassis black satin.
I'm using the steering column under dash support that came with the Camaro column and with a little cutting and bending I got it to fit where it will bolt up with the peddle bracket. The original bracket got cut back and will be modified and used to still mount the emergency brake handle and stop light switch in their original location. I've still got a ways to go but here it is so far.

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It was a pretty successful sale. We got rid of a lot of stuff. We're trying to whittle things down in preparation for retirement at the end of the year. We're selling the house, putting things in storage, and then we're going to travel around the country for a while.
I've got a couple of sets of wheels, 2 fleetside tailgates, a bellhousing and flywheel, and some other odds and ends I'm still trying to sell. I don't want to store them, and I really don't want to scrap them.

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Well, I worked some more on the under dash mount for the steering column and I ended up rethinking the whole thing and I am basically scrapping the first setup I started. With the direction I'm trying to go now, I should be able to set the column about 2 more inches toward the dash. The great thing about this Camaro column is that the outer round piece after the tilt is made of plastic material that is much easier to trim back than the steel ones. I'll get some pictures up tomorrow when I'm sure what I'm doing is working and I get things fitted up a bit better.