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More pics

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Some more

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Put the straps on the endgate and made the latch grabber from stainless steel. Put the rear bumper on.

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Sunday I was able to get a bunch of the small front clip parts epoxy primered.

Today they got the color. 998 more things to do.

Earl

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Saturday, glove box lid and horn installed. Lid was a challenge, it had never shut right, now it does. Today 5 hours to put a fuel pump in the kids Saturn and get it running after sitting for 3 years. Old one had the in tank strainer completely destroyed from the ethnol gas they sell. Told Jen to start using fuel additive.

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Went for a 170 mile cruise with some friends today, pics are posted in my 50 build thread...Jim

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put in QA1 coilovers, and regreased the tubular upper control arms. Doesn't drive like a drag car any more. can't plant the rear tires like I used to though.... Now the tires spin easy.
I used 550 springs, and adjusted the ride height to get the camber in the ball park.
Goes around corners better, and it sits a half inch higher than before. Makes it look better front to rear. time for rear sway bar

http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps35b96fc9.jpg

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Picked up my 350 chevy trans today, Free, the guy was cleaning out his garage, said come get it or it's going to the scrap yard. Said it was out of a working truck. That working truck has me a bit worried but Free is Good, will get it to the shop and have them go through it. Fluid look good & didn't smell burnt.
I have worked so long, with so little, I'm now capable of doing anything with nothing.

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Installed fresh built driveshaft to stop vibration.

cleaned out clogged pushrod and replaced lifter...no more loud ticking from #6.

Somehow managed to jamb my transmission and or linkage in2nd gear, then after wiggling tapping and finally yanking on shifter out of frustration, jambing in reverse.

And finally kicked truck and went inside to cool off. :banghead:

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...fixed tranny

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Finally got my worn kingpin out. Been battling that sucker all week. Finally went to a buddies house that had a press and still barely got it out. One of the bushings was so worn it was only half there. Got it all re assembled and greased up good. Still gotta put the front axle back in the truck and reassemble all the brakes.

One step closer to getting this sucker on the road.

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Installed new Eibach lowering springs and drop spindles on the pass. side will do drivers side tomorrow .
Had a discount from Summit and springs had a rebate, so the price was right.

Should drop the front end 3-3.5" and level out the stance. I don't have the front sheet metal on it, but even with a block and trans core in it and me jumping on the frame couldn't get the suspension to budge, front end was sitting up like a gasser.

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removed right rear fender. now I can start working on the 50 year old dents

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Just finished installing drivers side drop 2" spindle and 1-1.5" drop spring . ended up with a 4" drop on my Camaro clip. leveled the truck out nice, not looking like a gasser anymore.
Rear bumper sits at 10" now rockers are at 8 -1/4".

I know.... this is worthless without pics

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A lot of work for a little painting. Did the windshield/cowl vent, back window, headlight and taillight area so I can get the glass and rest of wiring done. Also used the tailgate to do a bigger trial panel, wanted to make sure the color was ok (it is close to stock) and see if gray primer would work (does not paint does not cover). Also got to talk to a guy that offered me a vehicle he said was worth 12K for my Chevelle (declined, again) and another who was REALLY into the whole resto-mod build, apparently he had never seen one in progress, only finished stuff at car shows and was interested in the "hidden" details.

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Homecoming parade in Clay County TN

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Looking Good, Is that Gibbons Cameo Reproduction Parts?

It's going to be a Nice Cameo!

Allen

Picked up my truck from the interior shop today.
 

It was in for the custom carpet job and headliner install.

The guy is amazing! I just love the work he does. I'm happy as could be!

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da.../IMG_36371.JPG

He put extra padding in the indentations of the cab rear to give the carpet a smoother look back there:

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_3708.JPG

This is what he did to cover the ECM and other electronics. He put a zipper on it for access. So cool! I didn't know what he was going to do there.

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_3710.JPG

Before:

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_8066.JPG

Also see here that he even carpeted the inside of the cab corners. I had to use the flash so it would show this. He said he did it more for sound than for looks. (The flash adds a little yellow to the color. It's much more accurate on the ones without.)

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_3703.JPG

I used the flash here too so you all can see how well he detailed up really high under the dash. Incredible.

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_3721.JPG

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da...1/IMG_3716.JPG

The headliner looks super too. He didn't use the reproduction rubber retainer that I bought. He said there was no way it was going to fit (I found that is a universal complaint with this reproduction part). So he used another type of edge trim that he had. Looks great to me.

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da.../IMG_36931.JPG
Driving home from the shop, I could really tell the truck is more quiet by quite a bit.

He did my seat a while back so I've shown that before but I'll post a photo here again just so you can see how it looks. Same material as the headliner.

http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/da.../IMG_02634.JPG

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stripped the frame and pulled the C4 rear out to change oil and new gasket.

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shiny new stuff. new scuff guards. window cranks and door handles are nice and tight too :)

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Upgrade from 15" wheels to 18". I like the look much better than the Wells drag race look that it had before.

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Finished the welding of Speedway IFS today

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started putting it back together...

frame is painted and should be rolling in a couple of weeks

tractor supply enamel matte black with hardener applied with
3 inch roller.

took a gallon to coat everything twice.

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I'm a little jealous Roger and Orrie, mine has never been apart long enough to clean up everything, but it does have 344,000 miles on it. and still fun to drive.

It is sort of a hard to pin down the look it has. clean but not perfect, restified but not custom, modified but not unique, quick but not fast, cool but not awesome.
what would you call it? assembled? LOL

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Mine had about 260K on it when I succumbed to the "as long as I'm at it" syndrome. Was just going to do the cab corners and lower hinges to get rid of the rust, and freshen up the frame paint. Took the front clip and bed off to make access easier. Hum, cab is only held on by 4 more bolts.... Boy stuff sure looks cruddy, maybe I should upgrade to power brakes and steering while I have it open. Might as well move the gas tank too and upgrade the radiator. Can't put it back together with bad wiring and would be nice to have some AC. Seats are bad and inside sounds like a tin can so lets find some new ones and upholstrey. $35 stero poor too so that needs upgraded.

That is how it happens....

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I'm afraid if I took it all apart, I would die, and my wife would sell it for scrap.
So it's torturing me that it's ugly under the truck, but hey, I'm alive and driving it.

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Wow, really looks great Tire Guy. Are they Torq Thrust II's or Coys? What width and tire sizes if you don't mind telling us?

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Lol that's great!

BTW the link in your signature doesn't work. Was gonna check your truck out.

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Vision wheels 18 x 8.5 bought from Summit.
Ft 235 50 18
Re 255 55 18

The rear tires were some old tires I had on hand. I will go to a 275 width at some point.

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Checked the body to see where I left off 18 months ago. Did some block sanding and added filler skim where needed. Will be into the prime, block, repeat phase for a while. Also place an order for some small parts, wiper arms and door handle scratch guards. Organized all my small parts into one place, had a couple of double orders.

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Continued to assemble parts for the rebuild. Today I sourced the Toyota PS Box, and got my assembly manual in the mail. A cpl of days ago I made a deal with a guy for his disc brake conversion (Axle, leafs, calipers and rotors) he's redoing his 55 and let the set up go cheap. Will start the search for the brake booster/MC set up in a day or so.
Hope to have the old cab off by net weekend so I can roll it into the garage for fab work. I already have the replacement SBC 350. Lots of work to do but I'm getting there.

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Finally got to take my cab in today to get chemically dipped. I wanted to get all the rust out where media blasting couldn't. I'll get the cab back in about 2 weeks and then it's off to the body shop to get started on the repairs. I'll get some pictures of the cab posted on here after I pick it up in its' rust free state.

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finished brakes, sway bars, and fuel tank installation...

engine is going back in soon.

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Installed my new shift knob and Lokar adaptor.

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Worked on a little dash upgrade today.

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Nice work Slck57, post up more please!

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Looks awesome! Do you have a build thread?

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Thanks

not yet on the build thread,

but I intend to start one as it nears completion.

I'll probably be posting more questions as I get into the
electrical and plumbing issues.

I just don't want to leave people hanging, as I
expect it will take about another year to complete.

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Build threads are just as easy to post and far easier to follow. I'd sign up to follow for sure! :smoke: