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Making headway on more wiring.
Electric fans, Lokar kick down, MSD-6AL2, Vintage Air, and MSD HVC II coil all wired up.
Sorry, no idea how to flip picture.

I was curious what you are using for a fan set up. I just installed a vintage air front runner and a new Dewitt alum radiator and it seems the fans are going to be tight

'68OrangeSunshine

11-09-2023 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Speedracer39 (Post 9257587)

I was curious what you are using for a fan set up. I just installed a vintage air front runner and a new Dewitt alum radiator and it seems the fans are going to be tight

I'd love to shoot you some pix of the 20 and 30 year-old flex fans on my two trucks, but I gotta work tomorrow.

Speedracer39

11-09-2023 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine (Post 9257638)

I'd love to shoot you some pix of the 20 and 30 year-old flex fans on my two trucks, but I gotta work tomorrow.

Thanks but I was referring to Extended power he has a bbc with same serpentine kit as I just installed and was wondering what electric fans he is using.

'68OrangeSunshine

11-09-2023 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by speedracer39 (Post 9257705)

thanks but i was referring to extended power he has a bbc with same serpentine kit as i just installed and was wondering what electric fans he is using.

ok/ nm

71CHEVYSHORTBED402

11-09-2023 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS (Post 9254510)

Got the 350 out today and cleaned a few things up and now moving onto swapping stuff over to the 327 and doing some measurements for the new TKX 5 speed.

I sure like that garage. Nice.

72c20customcamper

11-09-2023 09:03 PM

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Got the new starter in wasn’t a very pleasant experience. I had to have the mounting block milled down . It was at almost .60 gab without any shims I think the machines milled down .10 ,it brought it to close but one shim brought it to exactly.30 .I also had to remove the Shaft shim to get the depth right too.

The isn’t charged in the picture so it’s slightly retracted when I power the solenoid it goes to proper depth on the Flexplate

Extended Power

11-10-2023 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Speedracer39 (Post 9257587)

I was curious what you are using for a fan set up. I just installed a vintage air front runner and a new Dewitt alum radiator and it seems the fans are going to be tight

I had to also move the new engine forward another inch, just to have a sliver of clearance on the passenger side valve cover.
On the old 402 BB, I was able to run two 16” Syclone electric fans. (Which were 4” deep”)
Now there is no room at all for them, and I had to find the slimmest 14” electric fans that still moved a lot of air. (Especially now with the added AC condenser, and power steering cooler added to the front, in addition to the already installed transmission cooler.)

There is 1/8” clearance between the electric fans wire cover sleeve, and the belt tensioner on the passenger side of the engine.

I just hope the fans move enough air to keep the engine cool. Don’t have too many more options.

I can post a picture of just how close everything is in a bit.

Extended Power

11-10-2023 10:37 AM

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I was curious what you are using for a fan set up. I just installed a vintage air front runner and a new Dewitt alum radiator and it seems the fans are going to be tight

Here are some pictures of the 14" fans I bought from Evil Energy, and their specifications.

It was to hard to see the gap between the fan and the pulley system, so I placed a white sheet of paper underneath for better results.

I didn’t use any of the thermostat stuff. I went with a Derale 16759 adjustable fan controller with manual over ride.

Speedracer39

11-10-2023 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Extended Power (Post 9257916)

Thanks for the info. I was looking at this it measures 3.5 thick and I have contacted them and was told that I could safely trim 3/8 off the shroud I have a alum radiator coming from Dewitt and will have a better idea how much after it arrives.

Speedracer39

11-10-2023 08:51 PM

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Speedracer39

11-10-2023 09:02 PM

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Specs of fans

mr.mud1

11-10-2023 09:03 PM

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Nothing too exciting with my truck other than put it on my trailer and backed into it's hiding spot til spring.2 cars,1 truck and my trailer all snoozing,1 more truck to hide,maybe tomorrow and then back to working on my old car.spring will be along eventually.

71CHEVYSHORTBED402

11-10-2023 09:15 PM

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Nice CLEAN truck. It's worth babying.

mr.mud1

11-10-2023 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402 (Post 9258096)

Nice CLEAN truck. It's worth babying.

thank you sir.her working days are over.she'll be living a life of luxury now.all the best.Greg

JamesRKing72

11-10-2023 10:29 PM

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Today I finally fixed that broken button in the door handle. Happy I finally got that fixed! Also started applying boiled linseed oil to the body, much easier than clear spray paint. Then messed with the EVR because it keeps buzzing and making so much noise. I need to chase down that diode in the brown wire to make sure it’s good. But also, I have HEI distributor and need to make sure I wired it correctly. Pretty sure I did but that was 7 years ago. If I can’t figure that out I’ll have to upgrade my alternator. Why does something always break when you fix something else non related? :lol:

allchevy58

11-11-2023 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Jiggers72-GMC (Post 9256797)

Nice job on the Line-ex, great work truckers

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Originally Posted by 3757chevy (Post 9257035)

Very nice . Good job on color match.

Thank you, I'm real happy the way it turned out.

Chevys4life

11-12-2023 11:42 AM

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Nice shop you have!!!

mr.mud1

11-12-2023 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevys4life (Post 9258406)

Nice shop you have!!!

thank you sir.i got one more truck stowed away yesterday so everything that has to be away,is.i am very fortunate with this new shop.i built it how i wanted after working for years outside,then a shop that was too small and with a broken furnace that never got fixed and poor lighting.i'm officially spoiled rotten with this new 64 x 32 building,it's a very nice place to work although i'm embarrassed to say,i wished i'd built it bigger but i'll shut my mouth and be happy with what i have.take care.Greg

CAMAROBOY68SS

11-13-2023 04:48 PM

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Got everything buttoned up on the 327 swap yesterday and was able to get it fired up

http://youtube.com/shorts/Y2wXICz-to...rwgOA7IufepgYR

Rust_never_sleeps

11-14-2023 01:05 AM

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Got the plug wires swapped. Pre SBC, I'd have thought this would be a 20-45m job, but routing under the ram's horns and over the starter and scraping off road filth at the same time and pulling one of the heat shields, and.......

Smitty

11-14-2023 11:14 AM

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Got my old girl Detailed. Just like the wife going to the beauty shop. Back in the garage covered. Waiting for a sunny day with a purpose or the last show of the season.

novaX522

11-14-2023 02:51 PM

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Started wire brushing rust scale from the truck bed of my 72 c10. Gonna wipe it down with Rust Mort, then try the new sprat in liner from rust oleum.

novaX522

11-15-2023 01:09 PM

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Have close to 4 hours wire wheeling the inside of the truck box and tailgate. All the visible rust is gone. Tonight I’ll rust mort it. Depending on dry time, I might be able to apply the bed coating.

Rust_never_sleeps

11-15-2023 01:29 PM

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got the plug wires swapped. Pre sbc, i'd have thought this would be a 20-45m job, but routing under the ram's horns and over the starter and scraping off road filth at the same time and pulling one of the heat shields, and.......

Sadly, I did have to part ways with this OEM cable management system:
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TxGary

11-15-2023 08:07 PM

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Just getting back from getting exhaust put on the 69 with my little helpers. Hope to hear it run in the near future.

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