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Thanks, and yes if it was one degree off I would have cut the pedal off and rewelded straight or stuck it in the vice with a little heat and give it a little tweak. Like you said stuff that isn't square & plumb just irks me to no end. I also tend to notice the little stuff. That's how I saw what doobiebro did with his brake pedal. He posted a picture of his interior and I noticed his modern brake pedal. I asked him how he did it and he told me. The people on this site are the best. MisterC, Thank you too. As stated before I stole the idea from doobiebro. I'm not smart enough to think of stuff like this on my own, but I have no problem stealing other peoples ideas. I'm just glad everyone on this site is so willing to share. I have learned so much, yet the more I learn, the more I realize I don't know squat. |
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It was very easy once I figured out how to remove my axles. No "adjustments" we're needed. I had everything powder coated first and I'm waiting on my calipers to come back so I'm not 100% done but im 99%. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Sanded some more on my cab, media blasted some small parts and made a pile of larger stuff for the chem strip guy. Also worked some on the grill, mounted the headlight buckets in the grill and mounted the grill assembly in the grill mount to check all the fits. Found that the clearance on the top side was real tight so I enongated the mounting holes to allow me to drop the grill about 3/16 inch in the opening.
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Got the wood bed test fitted and the holes drilled. Can't wait to get my tailgate done and I'll be practically done with the major stuff..
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http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9453/img0560ge.jpg Fyi I have used many of these over and over again with success. They will usually pop right out if you collapse the prongs with a pair of pliers. I believe they are solid nylon so they're pretty stiff to begin with. |
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The part that pushes thru is bullet shaped and is pretty hard. I'm going to put it in at pot of hot water for awhile then lube it up and push real hard. With any luck I can reuse. Thanks for the input. |
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Snow is gone here in ontario canada, got truck out of storage and cleaned it up, and then found this forum. Good day all round
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Well It drove my truck for the first time down to the hardware store and noticed it ran really hot. The brakes worked well but I think the radiator might be plugged, it was scorching hot.... I changed the thermostat and no improvement...I feel good though that I was able to drive it!!
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I made my 65 jealous, I bought another toy to park beside it, a Trailblazer SS to use as a daily driver. IT IS FUUUNNNN.
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Installed the throttle cable and set the bed in place.. Took off the inner fenders from another donor truck and started to mock them up to fit the frame and bigger radiator.
Then I did a little "grass slinging" in the back yard. I almost fell off my bucket!!!:metal: |
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Not a whole lot on the truck today. I fabbed up part of the drivers door post and started cutting out the rot in that area.
Also, not on the truck. I got the back axles out of the 65 falcon and the old bearings removed. Need to take them to a buddy to have the new ones pressed on. Steven |
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In preparation for a conversion to a cable throttle next weekend, I paid for a 71-72 pedal mechanism, and ordered an NOS cable assembly today. I located a ball stud for the carburetor, then spent 4 hours looking for two missing bracket pieces I didn’t use years ago when I set up the engine. I finally found one the parts (the one I didn’t need). After all that, it looks like I’ll need to do some different anyway!
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markeb01,
I'll definately be watching for your new cable throttle installation. That's the next thing on my agenda. Now that my 73 brake pedal is done I want to install a suspended throttle cable gas pedal. I picked up a pedal assembly from the 73 doner truck but the throttle cable was cut. I'm waiting to collect all the parts before I get started too. |
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66 C10 LB Headway thanks to some good friends!
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.. nice mini. LOL
(and obviously, good work on the truck..;) ) |
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