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Working on the interior door panels. Also got the muffler pipe for the upper water hose enlarged a little to fit the hose better. Got the TV cable bracket for the carb and the cable bracket for the cable itself which includes the return springs. The bracket is actually a throttle cable bracket, but I don't see any harm in using as a TV cable bracket. The cable is routed higher that normal, but there is no interferrance. Am I wrong? When I move the throttle, the rod actually moves away from the TV cable bracket. I also did a lot of reading on how to adjust the TV cable. If I read it right I held the throttle at WOT and pulled the TV cable out til it stops and tightened it down. TV 101 is a good read that I will read again. The last 2 pics are a before and after. |
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Now I gotta go read that TV 101 link... I didnt want to get this smart on this project :lol: |
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Things accomplished tonight: Got a 3/16 inverted flare plug for the porportioning valve. Thanks guys for the help. I feel like a dummy. ;) Replaced the "O" rings on the tranny dip stick. Hope that fixes the leak. Also rerouted it so there's not any pressure on the line. Bolted the torque converter to the flex plate. then set TDC. Ran spark plug wires. I thought I had bought some cut-to-fit. Instead I had some for a 70's corvette that ran under the manifolds. Wish I had gotten the cut to fit because there is more wire than I want. I'll try to tidy it up. |
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nice progress alan, but you need to wash her shes dirty lol, j/k!! two questions, do you have a long tailshaft or a short for your 700r, and if you put your motor in the front holes what is the length of your driveshaft? center of u-joint to center of u-joint! reason being is i'm wondering since i had a 230 with a 3-on-the-tree if i just change the yoke out if the length would work or not! i have mine in the front holes now and this weekend i'm going to get under the truck and find out!
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i have two driveshafts a solid shaft and a two piece that i got from a friend that took it out of his 68 gmc that had a 5.3ls motor and a 4l60e trans, he went to a solid driveshaft!
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Dude, your tranny dip stick is just slick, what a cool idea there.
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:banghead:Alan,, the TV cable should bottom out just a tad before WOT as it will stretch with time and age.. or readjust it in every couple of months for a while, Guess which one I did.. DUD:Own:
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Hey Mcmurphy Lokar sells them every day.. Got one on my 700R4 also.. real slick/
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The family just got back from a trip to Cherokee NC and Gatlinburg TN. Here's a few pics of the trip. Stopped by Stars Cars in Gatlinburg they are the actual cars used in the movies. It was cool. The General Lee was #6 and I also went to Cooters Place in Gatlinburg. |
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Great pictures Alan;)
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you gotta love the smokeys, are the old buildings in cades cove?
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Thats cool alan, I wish I had known about that car place when I was up there a few years ago. Im headed to boone this weekend to get the christmas tree. My arms need a break from block sanding the roof anyways.
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Cool pics thank for sharing!
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"It was Gaitlinburg in mid-July, I'd just hit town and my throat was dry, so I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew..." A Boy Named Sue, by Johnny Cash.
As soon as I saw you post that, that song came to mind LOL. If I am ever again down in that neck of the country, I will certainly look that Stars Cars place up!! I probably would have filled the camera storage up just in that place alone, not to mention the scenic shots you took too!! I bet it was a great trip. |
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Alan, You look good sitting there in the General Lee !! Was Daisy Duke available for pictures???
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great pics Alan...i've been on multiple family vacations to the Smokies (Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge) through the years...my dad used to take us up for the All Chevy/GMC Truck Nats. as well...would love to take my truck up there sometime for a cruise...my wife and i got married last year, & we hope to make a trip again next year with just the two of us...a few years ago when we were dating, we went with my mom and stayed at our timeshare...we hiked to a waterfall in Cades Cove...lots of fun...here's some pics i'll share:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...13/Gatlinburg/ but i have to say, i've done probably 80% of the things up there, yet i still haven't been to Stars Cars or Cooter's...are those pics from the Acquarium too? |
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Cooters Place was the highest on my priority list. He has a General Lee as well, but not an original. We just happened up on the Stars Cars. My favorite shows are the Dukes and Smokey and the Bandit (original). I was happy. :sexy: I had Shannon come over and help me drop the fuel tank out so I could bolt the bed wood down. That's a lot of hardware. I'm pretty sure I can check that off the list. I was going to have one of my girls get in the bed and hold the carriage bolts while I started the nuts. They wouldn't have the patience yet for that. I just laid blocks of wood on the bolts. Now I can hook up the sending unit and reinstall the tank. |
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jUST SO HAPPEN TO GET TO Piegion forge one year a day or two before a truck show, showed up// we were going there to I & I one weekend .. spend the whole weekend sitting out along to road in our lawn chairs watching the cars go by.. Had a great time and didn't get to go anywhere as the traffic was bad.. we've been back several times and it just doesn't seem the same without the trucks.. LOL:bann::ele::wave: Oh byt the way the bed looks great.. I've been to the cars museum (sp) great place to spend a day.. or two maybe. Did you see the corvette next to wall up front 92 I think and less than 20000 miles..
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btw, the bed looks great!:metal: |
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bed looks awesome, great job:metal:
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Bed looks really nice, great detail everything really pops with the hardware
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I just commented to the wife about how large your thread was, and how many years it spans, as well as the quality of the work you have done.
I commented on how you have a practically brand new truck and she returned with it probably cost as much as a new truck too... So I was wondering if you have kept a running log of expenditures on your rig? I have done this with my Tempest; itemized by part, date, cost, and odometer reading. I have also started this with the truck, though odo reading will be moot at this time since I have rolled it back. (though in the future I will add to that column) I dont wish to be nosy, frankly I can imagine what you have into it so far (not counting $$ for the labor of course) I was just wondering if you were calculating it as you went? |
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