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Thanks!... Not lookin good for me this year. Honestly.. I would only be lookin for Nova parts anyways. Lol. This build should be wrappin up shortly. Ordered some parts from Lakkers in winnipeg. Bed strips, bolt kit, window felts and new tubs. Figure out what type of bed wood I'm gonna use and she's go time. And the driveshaft crap as well. 1 piece or 2. Dunno. Ran a one piece on a '72 gmc lwb years ago... No issue. Guys tellin me now not to do it. (Driveline shop) experience/opinions on driveshaft and what type of bed wood welcome here brothers. Thanks again guys.

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I've been planning a one-piece even before my SWB conversion. I looked around quite a bit on the site and found several people that had done it without issue.

I dunno if I'll go with anything exotic for bed wood. I might even paint mine vs. natural look just for durability. They sure look great new but they look just as awful when the finish fails. Tough call.

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The th400 i installed has a fixed rear yoke. So i'd have to have a shaft built with an integral slip joint of some sort. Morons at local scrapyard move everything with a fork lift. Cant find a straight driveshaft out of the 500+ vehicles out there.

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Exact same story here. I've quit looking underneath, just look in the back of truck beds.

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My buddy had one made here in winnipeg for his 32 ford if you need a number I can ask him.

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excellent design!
looks like a barrel shroudhttp://funkyimg.com/i/Vs6q.jpg

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Its a driveline shop in Winnipeg that said I couldnt go that long. (Canada auto service)

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Hahahahah!!! Thats awesome. Yes..a barrel shroud, not muzzle brake. Hope it sounds like your pic. Wont let us buy those here. (easily) That yours Dima?

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yes exactly barrel shroud. my English is not very good for terminology. SMG is not mine:lol: German MP28/2 Schmeisser WW2

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Here we go with the "beer, update, starin at it" thing again. Yanked my valve covers off to polish pre-fire up. Got a look at my scorpion rocker arms that were put on decades ago. Still there. Ordered a one piece/2 piece driveshaft. Pick it up next week. Ground out hot rivets and punched out bracket for the old carrier bearing. Picked up[my new exterior window felts, wheel tubs (whick I promptly cut up), stainless bolt kit and bed strips.

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Robbed a fuel filler assembly off my 1950 parts truck from a previous build, shoved it through the left tub, and sealed it up. I like these old set ups. The vent line ties into an outer tube/overflow for the filler tube. Will work well for what I want.

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I bought un-polished stainless bolts. Then I polished them on my ceramic wheel. As well as the zinc plated bed strips. Sprayed with clear after polishing. (as we speak)

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So... couple updates. Big ones. Driveshaft done and installed. And it runs and drives too. Run up went good for the most part. (shy of not plugging in distributor, vaccum advance, and loose alternator connection) Put her to bed after run-up to let cool down over night. I'll set timing and carb better today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhNELH6uJKw

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I'm not sure how to do the youtube mini player box thing... hence the link. lol

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deleted video....crappy editing. I'll try again

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Sounds awesome!

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Outstanding!!! The front end turned out Awesome too.

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Its alive! monumental moment! Looks like it got moved to the garage so the wife's car can take its place?

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Thanks brother!! Loooooove the super 10's.
Thank you... Hopefully no front end crack ups. Not sure how insurance would handle that one. Lol
Hahah... No Nova yet. Took wifey for a short burn down the lane. It was chuckin stones at the back of the cab. (No rear tubs in yet). Wood kit enroute from Dave at Lakkers midCanada parts in Winnipeg. Great guy. Moved her out of the shop to clean up. Fired right up. Have to mess with carb/timing yet. No "sparkles" in oil on dipstick. Looks like my cam bearings survived. This engine was assembled 13 years ago and never fired. Primed occasionally on the stand. I was watchin oil pressure pretty close on run-up needless to say.

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awesome build.

Hey thanks cooper.

http://youtu.be/ftsCANLfB8g

Here's another clip after timing and carb set. More pics in a bit.
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And canadian customs lost my wood kit. Unreal.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftsCANLfB8g

Fat-fingered that one Molberg.

Sounds radical man! Choppy cam :metal: When do we get to see you standing on it?

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What diameter tube on the driveline? How long?