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found that you can lock all four drums in a panic when a chick in a Honda talkin on her cell runs a stop sign . get it home safe and drive into the ditch in the end of my drive way . too dark to see the damage so much for those 14 hour days this week

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Hey guys,

I want a steering column that is between 2 to 3 inches shorter (I want to move the steering wheel closer to the dash). Anyone know if there is a vehicle that has a column that would do what I'm wanting? I'm not really concerned about tilt, but it's not a deal breaker. I think I saw something about some of the Camaro's columns doing this, but I can't find it.

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Finished pulling wire less the cab. Cleaned parts and put em away............So fun.

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Topped off the carb with a matching hat

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I found this short floor shift tilt in a motor home at a local jy.
i dont remeber just how much shorter it is but seems too work well in the kids 67.
Dont mind his sloppy installation the cluster rubber dont need too be squished like that. And his no longer needed choke cable stretched across the colum. He needs something cool too fill the knob hole like a delete thingy.

The motor home was a 70's chev van with a fiberglass aero looking front clip and a box type home in the back.
Not a huge travel home but certainly differnt looking.
It had a auto shifter on the dash just off the side of the engine cover.

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Sorry, first post didn't appear to make it until after I did the second

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Cool hopefully a Chevy van from that era would work I'm thinking they would be more common than a camper

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Yhea van and motor home colums are quite popular swaps.

Ive read where guys make them shorter but didnt pay attention on how.

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My Red 67 is getting a update. I am getting ready to start my 6.0L on the test stand. This will replace my 350 vortec roller motor, I am so done with carburetors. Also swapping out my built 200R4 for a T56 too. Out with the old in with the newer.

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Put in the new fuel line kit in today

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I installed my motor today for mock up... Time to break out the plasma and clearance the front crossmember.

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Put a new dimmer switch in. That's all!

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Changed the oil

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Making a sweet truck, even sweeter! Nice!:chevy:

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Finished my exhaust today only thing i didn't do was install H-pipe I want to hear the magnaflow mufflers first i've always been a flowmaster guy, not sold on the magnaflows yet.

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over the last few months have lowered the rear 8" put on the No Limit rear center bar and tube trans mount and C notch.changed the long tube headers to mid length and did a 3" twin system.
changed the cam and rebuilt 2 edelbrocks for the twin carb setup.put on a electric fan,and electric fuel pump.hopefully will get it started next week for the spring/summer cruises.

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Post a sound clip. Same here on the FlowMasters....Those Magna's look like the will be loud. Which FM where you running?

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Decided to do a rattle can fauxtina as I do the body work on my truck. Just don't like plain primer. I'll sport this till I get the funds to tear it down for a complete refinish. About a quarter of the way done. Should have less than $80 in paint once completed. I sprayed and scuffed with red scotch Brite pads.

Before body work
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/...pskxw7dnmm.jpg

After
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/...psxsy6ckaj.jpg

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9zp57tqa.jpg

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/...psyfxpq1jg.jpg

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/...pstovumlwf.jpg

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I like it!!!:metal:

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nice job

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had flowmasters one broke.yes thats right ,broke. one of the baffles inside rattled horribly.put on thrush glasspacks! neighbors hate me.want to put on boom tubes.Anyone ever hear how loud they are?

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Did the termites get to it? LOL!

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Did rear axle bearings & seals in my 71 c10 12 bolt today , now i need to find torque specs on spider gear cross pin bolt. Im guessing 8-9 foot lbs. Due to being 1/4" grade 8. But ?

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After I installed the disc brake upgrade a few weeks ago, I pulled a rear drum to check the brakes. We're going to go camping soon, and I needed to see what I had. Shoes are about 70% there, but the rear wheel cylinder is seeping. I think I was the last one in there to do brakes when my FIL still owned it. That would have been around y2k. No surprise that they are leaking, after 16 years. I'll get new wheel cylinders on Monday. Also scraped about half a pound of greasy dirt of the inside face of the wheel. Must have had a leaky rear seal at some point. Ran all new trailer wiring (ast week), since I put in a Prodigy electronic trailer brake with an accelerometer instead of a hydraulic line running into the cab.

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Moved project 68 to the new shop, hopefully soon I can get started back on my project