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Took my burb out for a 150 mile back road cruise.

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pushed it up the road, after it quit getting fuel on me A BIG THANKS TO YOU 2 WHOEVER YOU WERE IN THE 67 THAT HELPED ME THANKS!

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I had an itch and lost 2.5" in the front today

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here is the thread LINK

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I started degreasing the front axle I picked up for the K10 like three months ago. It has disk brakes and even looks like it'll turn better.

My buddy picked up a 2008 Shelby GT500. Looks like the Camaro is gonna get some money and time spent on her just to keep up. I'll let you ladies know how it goes.

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sat in it and talked on the phone in the rain and played witht he gear shift lever..lol I cant wait to drive it

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I finally got the time to finish the frame clean up and today my son and I broke out the Eastwood products and got busy. I used Rust Encapsulator and chassis black (satin). Of course during the work party, we discussed using an after-market cross member, and I convinced him to go for it. So, two things to do, install the c-notch and now a new cross member.. then finish those areas ..

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paited my tilt colum nice red since my tuck i s black with red accents so the steering wheel was painted too:metal::smoke:

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stole the tire pressure gage out of the center console so i could check and reduce the air pressure in the tires on my beetle

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I repainted the front of my frame and removed the motor mounts so it will be ready for the new motor and tranny.

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Ordered from board member "toomuchstuff" a heater control assembly with cables to replace a half assed installed heater controls from a 73-81 chevy truck that did not even fit the opening.

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I reprimered the right front fender man
We were gonna go, we were gonna go out
And get some root beer afterwards man
And I was gonna show everybody my new carburetor
And ya didn't try to call me

Frank Zappa
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i walked by both of them while i was feedin the dogs. man i wished i had a garage, all this rain is killin me!:lol:

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I loaded the back with a bunch of tree branches that I pruned this morning. Then I popped the hood to check the fluids and discovered that I snapped an alternator belt sometime in the last few days..... I bet it was when I was hot rodding it yesterday and shifted at 5700 RPMs :lol:.

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I got my cab painted. New cab corners, rockers and floor supports were put in over the last month. A little bit of filler over the welds and lots of primer and block sanding. Temp finally cooled down so I could paint.

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Turned out OK, only one run but have some dust in the paint. Just a drive so might take the time to buff when it hardens up, but might just leave it.

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well worked on the cross sills for my short fleet:metal:

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put my inner fenders in

^^I like that blue!

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Hey mater how about some more info on that 67?? Also I decided screw the rear brakes and went to the river I have a week of vac comming the 23rd sooooo Ill save up my projects for then..

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I did nothing, but I found this stering wheel at junkyard for 20 bucks that I will install on my next day off

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^^nice find!!

Getting ready to put the new I6 (to me) in my 67, went through most of the fuel lines and replacing.

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Replaced billet grill with stock, installed emblems, mirrors (before and after pics)

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Finished brake lines for new MC and booster.

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those brake lines look TERRIFIC! I Gotta do mine...they probably will look nothing like yours..

I put water in my rad. fluid in my trans and went to start it, started up good, and only got to run it 2 minutes and I noticed a gas leak...guess the compression fitting was only good for a few tries..

And now my starter hangs up...this things really making me mad...its my dd and i havent drivin it since May really.

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Beautiful day - just took it for a drive.

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put in my new aluminum radiator and my new -an type transmission lines.
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worked on my fuel system took out tank to clean it and installed new filter and cleaned lines (since it left me pushing it saturday ha) alot of junk in the tank see filter

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installed fenders,carpet,ashtrey,glovebox door ect

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few more..

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Took my truck down to the alignment shop to confirm that my ball joints are bad. Getting them replaced next week and THEN I should finally be able to wheel her a bit! It has been an expensive few months trying to get the last of the "little" fixes done! New one piece drive line (I'll never go back to 2 piece), rebuilt rear end (also added posi :metal:), and other minor fixes to make it feel reliable. Feel like I missed summer.

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Lowered the passenger side 1 inch since the P.O. didn't know how to cut springs the same amount on both sides. Tomorrow, a trip to Ace for new hardware so I can get the same size suspension bolts on both sides. :banghead:

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Today was a good day, it was not too hot for a change. I did not get anything done on my trucks, but said hi to them.

I inventoried my truck parts, straightened the garage a little and checked out the head lights on the '86 4Runner. I figure the best way to get the lights to work on high and low beam will be to put in all new wiring with relays and a multi position toggle switch.

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Installed 12 new wheel studs today after the left front tire fell off as i was pulling into the auto parts store.:lol:

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Actually did it on Tuesday... Welded up a new 3" exhaust from the headers back using Flowmaster 40 series mufflers. Dumped it out in front of the rear tires at an angle...so the opening looks like a 4" wide oval... :)

Gary

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Its been slow going with the 1970 4x4... Finally got a new windshield installed for $165 and moved the truck out to the parking area so my wife could have her carport back for her 1998 camaro convertable... I was so impressed with how it was running i went to start it up for my wife to hear it for the first time since i put my new bolt on 2 1/4 inch bolt on exhaust from lmc (fit like a glove) never got it to start i literally broke the starter in 2 pieces.... question ? anyone know why the starter would brake into pieces?

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Did the aluminum snout break in half or did the body separate from the snout?

I have had a couple reman starters that the bolts holding the starter together were either overtightened and stripped out so they wouldn't hold torque or were not tightened enough right out of the box.

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The aluminum snout broke.. it is a high performance 327 with 202 camel humps and 2 1/4 exhaust with ram horn manifolds.. it does have lots of compression.

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You should look into getting a starter from a 90 to 96 full size 4x4 truck. They are a little smaller but have a higher output than the older starters. The 4x4 versions have a smaller opening in the snout to help prevent debris from getting in there when off road driving. The 2wd versions have the typical large opening in the snout but are a little cheaper. About $60 at AZ with a lifetime warranty.

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S10's & Astro vans used the starters too from 88-95 on the S10 and 91-96 on the Astro plus full size vans too so if you are on a tight budget you can get one from Pull & Save for under $17 out the door.

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Now that AI'm back running on all 8.2 liters I made the right rear tire a little balder??

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Brake caliper hardware rebuild kit...$7, Trip to Ace for some grade 8 hardware for the front susp....$15. Now I can travel down the road with my mind at ease.

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I put gas in it! Good god, that cost as much as the truck did.