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Run it to the radiator, like the LS engines do. Your radiator has a port for it.

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The port on the radiator has the fan control temp sensor in it, and didn't we have the fitting sized to fit the sensor when we had the fttings threads repaired ?

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Radiator port !

I was also thinking about putting a T off the top of the water pump for the by-pass and the heater return ?

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Ok Gary...just wanted to make i had it right.....i have 560 air conditioning

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560 air ??? Windows ? "LOL"

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Put the temp sensor in the thermostat neck, where it should be. Run the steam port to where you have the sensor.

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You got it....2 windows, 2 vent windows, and the rear slider window open...5 windows down doing 60 mph. If i really want to cool down, i ll just take off the 1/2 top

:lol:

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We got a little bit of snow yesterday !

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Gary, couple questions after looking at the Engine pic above.
1) What radiator / fan / shroud set up are you using?
2) What headers are you using?

Thanks again, Jeff.

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Hey Jeff

Entropy radiator & their fans and controler ! The headers are Headman Elite SS headers for our trucks. I did have to clearance the frame a little for the headers because of the engine being 2" forward from stock.

Gary

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Have fun with the snow. Not!!

We were on the very bottom of that storm and got an inch. My sympathies!
Chris

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I was right in the thick of it !!! NO FUN....... It took better than 4 hrs to clear my walk-ways & driveway with the 44" blower on my Garden Tractor....

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And I complain about blowing the leaves at my house. Clearing the snow must be a pain in the A**. We have not had any rain this month and looking at another year of water shortages in Ca.

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DWilbur

"LOL" The funny thing about what you said is I get burried with leaves also, I ***** about them in the fall....... I keep saying I need to get one of those Cyclone Rakes !!!!

One of these days I'm going to move to a place that gets no snow and I don't have any trees.... "LOL"

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And another 10 - 16" predicted for tomorrow !!!!!:banghead::banghead:

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Hang in there Gary! The warmth is just a few months away. I've seriously thought at time about buying a surplus flame thrower as apposed to shoveling. :)

How fun would that be?!!:devil:

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i have had that thought several times! at this latitude it never gets super cold for too many days in a row so our snow melts pretty decent between storms. sounds good, except i have a north facing drive and the daytime sun/warmth melts the snow off my roof and makes enormous ice piles on my driveway as it drips off the eaves. a flame thrower would be super!

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I want to do a heated driveway.

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It thought about do a wood fired boiler to heat my driveway, but see how I paved it last year, that ain't happening.

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Hey Gary! Just checkin in. Hope all is well. How is the build? Made any progress lately? Come on now, it's getting warm out.

Chris

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Hey Chris !

I've made a little progress but not much. Other priorities have once again gotten in front of the truck, house projects, 16' x 20' veggie garden going in, and currently looking for another car for my daughter.... Man she is brutal on cars..... "LOL" Yes it starting to get warm, but that means I'm busy with work also, being an HVAC tech.

The truck is working it's way back to the head of the pile though. I did just get it registered so I could get insurance on it, but that also will work to get me motivated to get it done !!!!
:lol:

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Glad to hear things are good. I look forward to seeing more progress once it works it's way back to the top of the list anyway.

Take care Gary!

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Well the truck has finally worked it's way back up the list, maybe not quite to the top but close enough. Just received my NH title in the mail, and recently got her registered and applied for a vanity plates ( 72CHEVY ) still waiting for the plates to arrive. Been busy with other things like house projects, big veggie garden and just got back from a weeks Vac. in Fla. and I just might have to rename my project, Divorce Therapy may not fit much longer :dohh:
I just purposed to my GF of 8 yrs....

Anyway; Back to the truck.... I didn't really like my upper radiator hose set-up, it would have worked fine but I wanted something that resembled the original metal pipe set-up that came on the 4x4's. So I contacted member BLTgmc and had him make up a custom SS upper radiator pipe from a template I sent him. ( Bruce did an awesome job ) I think it's much more fitting for a 72 4x4.
What do you guys think ?

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Nice touch! its subtle but i can see the extra bend angle due to the alt/serp setup, I like it!

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That pipe is an improvement for sure

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Bruce does some good work ! Here's a before & after look.....

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Thanks a lot Gary! Now I'm gonna have to have one of those made. And I was pretty much done.

But seriously, glad your back on the truck. Looking forward to seeing it come together down the stretch.

Chris

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Hey Chris !

I have a lot to do, but my plan is to be driving it before snow flys again.....
Damn I need to get my a$$ in gear ! :b69:

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That's definitely an improvement Gary! Good to see you are getting some time for the truck, and hey, congratulations on your engagement!

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Thanks Rick !

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Gah this is the build of my dreams! Great work Gary!

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Thanks Striker !

This has been my dream for a while, and it's slowly becoming reality !
Just a little too slow for my liking ! "LOL"

The rear end is next. Re-gearing to 3.73's, new bearings & seals, disc brakes and check out the posi unit.

Gary

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Saw this one on ebay yesterday ! Looks very similar. Scroll down through the pictures and tell me if you see something funny under the bed ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-C-...3D141689985839

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Uni-strut and 2x4s. eew.

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You got it !!! Why would someone do that on such a nice truck ????

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OMG, i feel for the person that buys that without looking... EDIT, then again if they didn't look maybe not..

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i hate uni-strut. mostly because it means i am doing something related to the HVAC side of our shop. haha. i hate welding zinc coated anythings... its like angle iron. there are almost never any reasonable excuses to use either on a vehicle. i can give a pass to angle iron on occasion, but never uni-strut. :lol:

no kidding. it makes you wonder what is under the paint. if you cut that kind of corner what else did you do when it was built... i am picturing a pig with lipstick...

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So the next thing I decided to tackle was changing my gears from 3:08 to 3:73's. My rear end has a 3 series eaton posi in it and I wanted to keep it so a while back I purchase a set of 3:73's ( Thick set gears ) for a 3 series carrier that a board member had for sale. Now prior to ordering any additional parts I needed to determine if the posi needed to be rebuilt. After searching the internet I found that the posi should have a minimum of 30 up to 70 ft lbs of break away torque. If it was 30 or less it would need to be rebuilt. So I made a jig to go on my wheel studs that allow me to use my torque wrench to determine
were it was. The opposite needs to be on the ground and you slowly put pressure on the torque wrench watching the needle until the posi slips. I came up with 40 ft lbs so I'm going to leave it alone. Here are some pictures, that may help if anyone else needs to do the same.
Next I'll tear the rear end down and order what's needed. The rear end rebuild will be coming soon.

Gary

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This is great info Gary.. I'm getting ready to tear in to both my diffs next weekend.

Thanks I'll keep watching. :metal:

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Had Chad do some renderings of my truck !
I also just picked up so NOS goodies for the truck, will post some pics latter of the goodies !