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That's very nice! My FiL put a vacuum gauge in the tach location and a tach up by the A-pillar on the dash pad. I'd rather have the tach where it belongs and the vacuum gauge in the unused hole, but there is a trans temp gauge in front of that. I'm old and don't have your energy. It'll probably be like that when my son inherits it. :waah:

...and I don't think I'll ever run that BBC over about 4500 RPM. :lol:

The addition of those gauges to your truck tells a story of what your truck has been through. I know next to nothing about the history of my truck. I wish I did!

novaX522

12-08-2023 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by pjmoreland (Post 9264766)

Installed an 8k tach along with a modified OE lens. Designed the text based on the stock 5k tach and then had a local shop print it on there for me.

The tach looks amazing!

novaX522

12-08-2023 11:44 PM

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Had 3 friends meet me at my place after work to pick up the truck box and set it back on the frame. I got the box bolted back down. I have new 2” drop springs installed in the rear. It looks better already. Looking forward to getting the front springs done and some 31” tires on. I think the truck will look sharp.

Rust_never_sleeps

12-09-2023 02:24 AM

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got my heater control back together and back in, sits a little crooked, but I'll deal with that later. Did some CAD(cardboard aided design) work on the glove box, should start bending metal tomorrow for that

Speedracer39

12-09-2023 04:36 PM

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Installed vintage air unit under the dash and duct hoses and a few more pieces of kilmat.

Extended Power

12-10-2023 04:50 PM

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Extended Power

12-10-2023 04:53 PM

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Applied my 0-8000 rpm stencile from PJMORELAND.
Scared I was gonna fog the lens with the spray cleaner I used, but it worked.
Thanks Patrick.
The tach went from busy and completely off, to clean and properly centered.

Casper42

12-10-2023 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by desert-rat (Post 9265060)

Installed new cab and core support bushings. Took 4 hours. Yay me.

OH! good to know! I plan to do the same, soon. Lucky for me, I already found out my front cab bolts are not spot-welded, and there's no rusted on nut/bolts as my truck was garaged for most of it's life. My bushings aren't bad, but thought it's a good time to redo.

pjmoreland

12-10-2023 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Extended Power (Post 9265544)

Nice!!

SRU1436

12-10-2023 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ole Blue 71 (Post 9262447)

2/4 drop complete

Which kit did you use?

Rust_never_sleeps

12-13-2023 03:48 AM

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Played with paper dolls: First cardboard template for the glovebox interior(traced from the remains of the original) wasn't really working great for tracing out the sheet steel parts, so I started over with some skinnier stock.
Also working through a Fusion360 tutorial for bent sheetmetal parts so I'll be able to make a grown-up drawing.

CAMAROBOY68SS

12-16-2023 04:54 PM

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Got a decent clip of the new motor this morning. Finally got some dry (but cold) weather to get some more break in miles on the new combo

1968 Chevy C10 new 327 idling - YouTube

CAMAROBOY68SS

12-16-2023 04:55 PM

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Odd double post, but truck ran great. Loving the 5 speed on the highway.

Jiggers72-GMC

12-17-2023 09:51 AM

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It sounds healthy and it looks great man, well done

Casper42

12-18-2023 03:59 PM

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Struck down, dead center, a jay-walking pedestrian in a red suit

(Holiday parade and lighting festival in the 'burbs jut outside Seattle)

novaX522

12-18-2023 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS (Post 9267216)

Got a decent clip of the new motor this morning. Finally got some dry (but cold) weather to get some more break in miles on the new combo

1968 Chevy C10 new 327 idling - YouTube

Gorgeous truck! 327 sounds great. What cam?

Rust_never_sleeps

12-18-2023 11:26 PM

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Started bending metal for glovebox. I've never bent metal before and it's going about as well as I should have expected

novaX522

12-18-2023 11:35 PM

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Tore the front end apart. Rotors and calipers were new, everything else is in need of replacement. Made a list of parts to order. Cut the rivets off upper ball joints and got them out. Will need to get a tool for the lowers.
I have 1” drop springs, The original springs had 1” rubber isolators, so the front will sit 2” lower than before.
Excited to get this back together and see how it looks.

CAMAROBOY68SS

12-19-2023 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by novaX522 (Post 9267954)

Gorgeous truck! 327 sounds great. What cam?

Just a GM L79 327/350hp cam.

Rust_never_sleeps

12-19-2023 02:54 PM

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Started bending metal for glovebox. I've never bent metal before and it's going about as well as I should have expected

....and for the other end of the todo list, windshield seal leaking prodigiously :-|

72c20customcamper

12-19-2023 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by novaX522 (Post 9267958)

It may not sit a full 2 inches lower depending on how much the coil is fatigued. I put 3 inch drop springs in my 68 it went down a little over 2 1/4 inches fronts were sagging 3/4 of an inch from age

novaX522

12-19-2023 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS (Post 9267973)

Just a GM L79 327/350hp cam.

Nice choice. Do you have camel backs to match?

novaX522

12-19-2023 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper (Post 9268162)

It may not sit a full 2 inches lower depending on how much the coil is fatigued. I put 3 inch drop springs in my 68 it went down a little over 2 1/4 inches fronts were sagging 3/4 of an inch from age

Wanting to fill up the gap between tires and fender. If there is too much gap after putting 31x10.50-15s on, I’ll go with a drop spindle.

CAMAROBOY68SS

12-19-2023 09:35 PM

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Nice choice. Do you have camel backs to match?

oh yeah. This motor came with a wicked set of 186 factory 2.02 heads. They were really ported at some point on the intakes and the exhaust ports were slightly smoothed up. Stainless valves and screw in studs. Then the intake is a 69/70 Z28 over the counter piece (only difference was a little bowtie on the rear runner behind the carb.)

novaX522

12-19-2023 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS (Post 9268198)

That is great! Cool truck with an equally cool engine!

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