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Got a good amount of work on my truck for the brothers show tomorrow. Finally have it all in one color, I'm happy with the look for now
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Got my truck back from the muffler shop today!:ennyd::four:!!! Sounds awsome with those flowmaster 40's! Drives like a small block! Yah man! Love it!

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washed it, cleaned the tires and rims. ready for the drive to Brothers show tomorrow

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Flowmaster 40's sound great. That's what I'll be putting on my truck when I run my exhaust.
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Cleaned out the cab of the old flooring and started to lay some Rattletrap FatMat. Had to stop since it was so hot. The backing was starting to melt before I could get it all in place.

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Ready for the brothers show tomorrow
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This link was intended for GMC's but the wiring color coding is same as chevy, read thru the hints to the bottom there is a menu to select from. Most of the problems with chevy & GMC trucks are a bad ground, give this a read over it won't hurt you I promise..Vernski:metal: http://www.6066gmcguy.org/wire-tips.htm

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Took a few pix of my Chevy truck stable
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Took my truck up to the barn with my wife and our dog. Wanted to see how it was running with the newly rebuilt carb in place.
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While at the barn we gave our stallion a turn out and a bath. It is 117 degrees here in AZ today so we wanted to cool him off.
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Looking good Hopped Up!

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Looking good
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well went to try and get rear wheels off so i could change tires out as old ones will no longer hold air and need to roll on trailer but to my surprise once takeing off lug nuts wheels would not come off. so i teied hitting them with rubber mallet cause they are origanl ralleys and was gonna repaint and keep for now but found out real quick mallet wasnt doin anything except making me angry... so i sprayed centers down with good ol WD40 and came back later with a small sledge hammer...now im really mad they still wont come off..i dont want to ruin wheels but i dont kn if i have a choice... any ideas
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Memories of Yuma! I remember long ago in the Marines it would regularly hit 118 in town and up to 135 in the desert. People died when they wandered out too far unprepared.

Great shot with the horse. My wife is a horse person too. Not afraid of anything including getting dirty or a broken nail here and there.

So how did the carb do?

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If they are original rallies they have bolt holes to hold on the cap, if they still on the rim take them off. Get some longer bolts and put them in the cap bolt holes they will make a circle, screw them down and they will push the rim off the drum or hub. Worked for me when my rallies stuck on the hub..Vernski:sumo:

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...great idea, Vernski; and if they still don't wanna push off, while still under force from bolts, 'gentle' taps with a steel hammer on rim's edge should help persuade them(or 'not-so-gentle' taps on axle itself)...
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thank guys i didnt think about that i will tey to find some volts to fit those holes... thanks again
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It was 119 on my front porch here in A.J.
Personally, I love the heat




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thanks guys that worked got em off...
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I finally got around to mounting the fuel tank between the rear frame rails. I like the way it turned out with the bottom of the tank even with the top of the axel tubes. Now all I have to do is finalize the filler location. I want to install it in the stepside fender but am not sure what style. But that is for the next weekend of free time.

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im gonna do the same thing with mine gonna use a flip door from s10 or late 70s and mount it in fender behind wheel
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Sunday evening 23.00 here in the United Kingdom.

Great weather all weekend, got some stuff done to the truck as well.

Firstly, went out shopping in it yesterday with Nicola who still refuses to drive it, but I live in hope.

She seemed to enjoy herself all day, sitting up like a Meerkat on speed.

Back home I had a few bits of cosmetic work planned, also a few pics to take to show the relocated fuel tank.

Fuel filler sensibly placed inside, but on the side of the bed, with cap halfway up the side.

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No idea what this tank came from, but it fits just right.
Also note the rear lowering blocks.

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Next job was to clean up and repaint the rear bumper.

I also removed the American trailer plug unit, to be replaced with a European one.

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And while I was out back and under I thought it sensible to try use a jack to push the rear bumper back into shape.

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Dully masked up all the bumper after removing the rear number plate.

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Result.

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While waiting for the pant to dry, I played with my extendable flagpole, as we have an American car show locally on the 4th July.

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The next job I started at about 11.30 today, after bootfair etc.

Nicola had suggested that I go and T-Cut (mildly abbrassive polish to remove oxidized paint) the truck after washing it yesterday.

Started with paint on the flat surfaces that looked like this......

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Did a whole load of this.....twice.

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Ended up with this.
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I then went back to the house for a cuppa tea, a sandwich and to research the engine bays in these trucks.

It seems most are black.

My truck has so muuch over spray, it needed to be sorted sooner than later.

So out came all my old painting sheets....masking tape and soon the front end looked like this, after a lot of cleaning surfaces etc.

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This is the extent of the overspray, which is something I hate. Just shows shoddy preparation.

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Ended here....

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Done !!

Result??

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After this we went up to the farm to take a few photos.

I will post them up if anyone is interested.

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Your truck is coming out great! The engine bay and the paint looks nice.

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made a seat cover for my bench and leaned out my 1405, got straight pipes out the 2" to 2 1/2" Grumpy is happy now I need put it back together. And go return a msd coil, heat up and after running for 5 and die,
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Carb is sorted. I am very pleased with the improvement. Thanks for asking. I am currently debating whether to put a TK0500 with a front shift kit behind the 283 or just wait until I swap the motor sometime in the next year or two and do it all at once. The SM420 just isn't going to cut it here in North Scottsdale long-term. I spend all my time running at 50mph (posted speed) and I feel that the motor is working too hard.

Regarding horses and my wife, she is a dental hygienist by trade so she has no squeamishness about anything and she isn't afraid to get dirty. We spend a lot of time at the barn or out in the back country. I am a lucky guy.

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Hey grizz, I know you are a 'detail'-person, so I'm gonna give you a tip many others on here may not have figured out yet. Notice how your wiper blade--even when lowerd to max--does not lie parallel to bottom of the windshield(windscreen:lol:)? Do some Googling & find an arm having an adjustable-angle-stem on its end.
Every after-mkt. arm I've ordered came in such that it makes blades lie at an angle to bottom of w'shield; and I know you are not having any of that!
Below is a picture of such an adjustable-stem arm; Tri-Co may be a source, but I'm not sure where I found mine; but trust me, they are out there! And they will allow even you and me to be happy.:lol:
BTW: Your efforts so far are doing wonders for your new ride!
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Hey grizz, here it is with a close-up as to how it angles: TRICO® 51-151 - Windshield Wiper Arm | O'Reilly Auto Parts. www.oreillyauto.com.
>> http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/se...Redirect=03299 <<
Sam

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Thanks man!
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Thanks Juan! Still got some work to do but happy where I'm at so far
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Your are a lucky man with a wife that will help, get dirty and not complain. Mine does the carpentery around our house, so I just let her.

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Installed a wiper setup from a 72 C10, gave me a two speed motor and a squirter that works.
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I'll figure the knob out later.
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Used the original washer bottle and mounted next to radiator.
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Also made a battery hold down bracket.
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Wrapped with rubber on bottom.
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Came out great and serves its purpose.
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That's a great looking battery hold-down!


Today I finished up two weeks of not driving Cecilia. I have been tore up about that.

I finally got my radiator repair finished and some paint slapped down on my mount and bolts. I also gave my ancient (but newly rebuilt) alternator a polishing and painted the mounting arm. Then I drove her just because I could. :D

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One of the things I noted when I bought the truck was that whoever did some of the mods in the past, had a very heavy hand.
Some Auto Meter gauges have been fitted, two into the original instrument pod, possibly cutting the holes with C4 plastique explosive or a hammer and chisel. The bottom has also been covered with a piece of ally that seems to be glued on there with super glue.

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Loads of cracks in the plastic everywhere you look. Another replacement later type job.

Hey Grizz, I have an extra set of gauges with the plastic, if you want it just pay the shipping and its yours.

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Painted the top finally, hopefully going to paint the rest of the truck later this week "I hope".
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That's a nice color. Gold? Will the truck be a 2 tone or all that color?

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It's going to be 2 toned.
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Hopefully we will finish the rest this week. It's over 100+ degs here so it depends how motivated we are. This heat is no fun to work in especially after working my normal job all day...
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Also yes it is gold, the metal halide lights make it look a little greenish.

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Looks orange on my computer...
I feel ya by the way... I am 20 degrees hotter than you.


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Such a simple thing, yet has a great result.

Currently only one wiper fitted as the other does not clip on properly, suspect the splines have died over time.

Another job for the future (read next couple of weeks)

I am also planning on Rain-X for the windows front and side, as I had good results before on my van.

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Screw that! I hate the heat, ya it's gold/metallic brown. The gold almost looks like the stock gold color on these but with a lot more metallic.
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