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Thanks bro. I forget the exact name of it, but its a Lexus color. My son picked it out.

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I stuck the pistons, torqued the rod caps and installed the cam and timing chain/gear. That cone type ring compressor I got from Summit works slick.

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Couple more, can't load more than two at a time, pics might be too large?

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Finished the throttle linkage and some of the fuel line. Plumbed the P/S vacuum line. Installed the fuel pump. Set the radiator and shroud.

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I just pulled mine apart down to the pistons, they were still good. Looking great.

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I hauled a hundred pounds of aluminum cans to the recycler , took up more space than I thought .

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That looks like a 60s 327 with that road draft tube casting in the block with the oil baffle still in place, been a while since building those. memories....

Still 'Hauling The Mail'
 

I LOVE your truck ! .

-Nate

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Thanks Nate, I've this one twenty years now it's been good to me.

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numbers matching 283 from my 67

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Hey man , have got a pic of your step side with the side showing the black ralleys with spinners against the blue paint. I 've been toying on painting mine black from silver. One hundred pounds of empty aluminum beer cans?
Thanks Derek.

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Walked away after nearly stripping a brake fitting.

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No Metaldoc mostly soda cans and some v8 juice energy drinks and that. I couldn't save beer cans long enough to save up 10 pounds. uck:barf:

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Some times when I go to the recycler in the summer the smell of all the beer cans is almost unbearable.

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Only side pic I could find this morning Derek.

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That brings back memories. When I was 12 or so the neighbor kid and I got a deal with the local Elks that his mom managed. She would bring the cans home in her truck and we would get to smash them, turn them in and keep the cash. We smashed about hundred pounds a month. Then we take them down to the recycler on our bicycles. We did it for years. It got easier when we got our license's. But never realized the true benefit until years later when mom told me she never could tell if I had been drinking since I had smellled like beer for years. :lol:

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Stale beer cans are the worst. Pop cans are sticky and summer time swarming with bees, just can't win.

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Perfect thanks, I like the blacked out look better than the silver.

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Me too Derek. I had the silver 6 lug with spinners prior to the disc conversion .

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It's been 30 years ago since I rebuilt a power box and now remember why. What a pain getting all 26 BB's back in the right way. I'm on try #8 now and took a break.

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Back tracking a bit to Fri. I got the heads on and torqued. Also installed the lifters, rocker assemblies and set the valves. First pic using a thread chaser to clean out head bolt holes.

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So today I decided the engine had to be Chevy orange and I proceeded to prep and paint the thing with VHT engine enamel. Painted the water pump cast aluminum also. Stuck the intake on to get a look see and I can tell I'll be shopping for some more classy valve covers.

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Those that live in the northern states can appreciate this. What did I to to my truck today, I drove it. Only 1 burnout.

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I understand completely. Drove mine on a 300 mile round trip today.

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Started tearing the old bed floor out.

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Took the doors apart to replace the locks. Lubricated the regulator, rollers in the glass channel and used a dry lube on the glass run channels. Cleaned and polished the door trim with 0000 steel wool, repainted the black and installed new woodgrain tape.

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Haven't been able to find any good how to's on making a sending unit for oem tank but doing ls swap....i ordered a 72 unit with a 3/8" out line and 1/4" return...cut and drilled hole to accept oem 5/16" out line from my 69 tank after i took apart the original sending unit...

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Looks good.

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Choke adjusted

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I changed out my heater core. Got home Friday from work and my passenger side floor was wet and smelled like antifreeze.

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Shortened the frame today. Now a swb , got the bed almost done and she'll back together till I pull the cab to repair all the rust.

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sprayed my hood 2 days ago.....prolly not the best thing to spray for your first time EVER painting.

wet sanded today. sprayed the back of the cab and front of the bed this evening. gonna spray everything tomorrow.....
i actually had fun wet sanding the hood....is that weird???

oh, smoked some ribs too

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Are you the same Steve that has a hot rod Buick, posting on V8Buick? I also posted over there as Steeveedee, up until I sold my '68 GS California. If so, small world!

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How are you liking the Sniper system so far? Did the set up and tune go well?

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no sir

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PICS! Lots of them. I'm about to do this. There's a couple great threads on it already but more always help. I'll be doing this same thing before too long.

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Worked out the bugs with making a fixed center seat a folding center seat. Had to take it all back apart and add some grease to certain spots and add a hard back for where your arm goes.

The Hard Part
 

@ Steven ;

If I could do paint as nice as your hood looks I'd enjoy it too ! :metal: .

Keep up the good works .

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thank you sir....

fortunately the good lord invented grinders for our welder brothers/sisters and wet sanding for our painter/"non"painter brothers and sisters hahaha

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Yeah well ;

I can't weld either .

I can tune the crap out of old engines and build 'em, do all the repairs etc. but making 'em look sharp isn't my forte' and I hate 'patina' 'cause when I were a laddie it meant : you're a broke ass Country Boy...... :waah: .

:lol: .