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I tightened the bolts that hold the steering rack to the frame.
A little bit every day, had the wheels off for over a month now. Maybe by September it will be rolling again.

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Found more fun facts about the 327 after tear down. WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

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Look on the bright side the anti-freez looks fresh.

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:lol:
True, and the oil looks great, so its a good chance this can be save. I guess.

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My 67 chevy c10 lwb has been a long 2 year project. So far we installed a 250/th350. 250 got new freeze plugs,intake&exaust gaskets,starter,flywheel,oilpan&valve cover gaskets,new oil line to Original gauges,Water temp to Origianl gauges, Th350 was rebuilt, 4 core radiator, 15x6 steelies, 69-70 automatic steering column/Cpp Linkage but kept my original 67 steering wheel on. We have the Original electrical but just patched up some wires. Next is hopefully a new Ignition coil and then I can move onto the brake work. Gonna keep that all drums for now. Someday disc brake up front.

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That's fixable yes but since the cylinder has obviously been full of water for years , methinks it's time to simply get another engine core , they're cheap and plentiful here in La La Land (home to fruits , nuts & flakes) you'll prolly have to bore it to .030" before the rust pits are gone , not a good thing living here in The Desert .

Just to - day I went to Pick-A-Part on Blinn West of PCH in Long Beach and discovered SIX '67 ~ '72 C/10's & C/20's , several Customs , several rust free cabs , many dent & rust free fenders , inner fenders , core supports and so on..... all Long Bed Fleet Sides sadly .

I considered the 1970 C/20 cab for my '69 as it's rust free and has A/C....

I got a nice set of original green factory seat belts , mine are badly frayed and sun bleached to the point of me worrying if they're safe , now I'll be golden once I wash these out , dry and install them .

ALL these are V-8 rigs , PS , PB , AC etc. - it's all there .

:chevy:

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Installed my Billet Specialties Serpentine Conversion Kit and accessories :metal:

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I know it well. Last weekend was Ecology's 1/2 price sale that I missed.
Will check it out tomorrow, I still need stuff for my longbed.
Thanks.

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today i installed NO LIMITS shock relocator/adj panhard/doetch tech shocks and swapped out my 1.5" blocks for 2".
rides real nice now,might leave the rear swaybar install till later as the shock relocator seems to have flattend out the back.
tomorrow installing C notch /drop center cross member and tubular trans mount.
monday will be in hospital for recovery as i am to old for this:waah:

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O.K. , I'll admit it ;

Yes I'm an old Geezer / Farm Boy / Journeyman Mechanic etcetera who likes trucks because they're tools by design , this means I like old , simple & basic trucs .

Neverthless , I'm consistently amazed by the great work on the various rigs here ! no foolin' . :metal: .

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Well I installed a Holley Street Dominator DP intake, 670 Street Avenger Holley, Summit dual feed fuel line with pressure gauge, MSD HEI with new MSD 8.5 mm wires and a new set of short header plugs, New top Rad hose and a new air cleaner.
Last week was a new Moroso 7 quart pan and new Milidon oil pump and a timing cover seal,allmost forgot also put on a new 4wd shift knob.
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Friday I received my 12bolt parts,new Eaton 4 series Posi,3.73 ring & pinion, complete install kit, extra inner pinion bearing & solid pinion shim kit. Got all of it for $670.00 shipped to my door step.

Today my youngest son (8 yr old) and I started taking out the rear-end so we can rebuild it ourselves.
We got everything stripped down and apart, we stopped for lunch and a movie this afternoon... ( it was a hot one today) & almost got finished removing the rear-end this evening but stopped after fighting with the E-brake cable and the backing plate.

It was fun to watch the reaction on my son's face when he cracked open the dif cover and to his surprise all the "stinky oil" came out... he was taken back at first, but he held it open to drain with one hand and held his nose with the other....:metal:

Good times!!!

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^ now that is cool! My boys (19 and 11) are going to strip the interior when I get back home
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Ran metal tranny lines up under the battery tray, then rount the lines up through the two holes in the valance and voala, much more reliable tranny lines that i dont have to worry that the rubber would crack :D Now if i can get some tranny fluid....

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WAAAAAAHHHH!!! Snif...I do miss California after all.:lol:

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90W has got to be one of the foulest smelling things known to man. It smells like it still has dead dinosaurs in it. :barf:

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I drove mine to a friends who lives about 80 miles away, longest trip since I got it running again. We cruzed the beach (Oceanside) a little then on the way home I got rained on. Rain? In southern California...in the summer? I wasn't very happy about the rain (no wipers) but, I guess it had to happen sometime.
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very nice job Shawn!....What headers did you use,,,,,got any video?

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repaired more dents,mixed up body putty and sand,and sand,and sand some more....i am going to finish ole dollar's paint job.....one of these days.....did go to harbor freight and buy a palm sander, and a multi-purpose tool. after over three weeks of sanding my hands and finger's were about worn out....

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I know what you mean on wearing your fingers out, sanded my 79 Bronco by hand, didn't say I was smart, man my hands were just raw after that truck, but got smarter on my 71 GM, bought a palm sander, just a wonder, thought I am not too quick sometimes..but got it right this time. Sure cut down on the labour and skin. Think my figerprints grew back in.:lol:

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Power window motor replacement in my 68 SWB and rewired them installed bucket seats now for the console building gonna be fun. Also had to fix the PO nice broken bolt in the intake they just moved it a little and drilled another hole what a job that was

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Thank you. Using some cheap eBay headers but so far they are working just fine. I spent yesterday removing the gear drive and going back to a double roller chain. Will post a video real soon.
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Just hope you don't go to jail for anything.NO fingerprints.haha.

I know about the fingers being raw.have a good day.Jason

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i installed 3/5 drop and front and rear sway bars from cpp. know i have to find out why my front endlinks are hitting tie rods.... f.m.l lol but truck rides well oh i need new rear bump stops