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[QUOTE=La Zona Imagery;6393181]My chrome grill and bumper came in the mail yesterday, so I installed them today. Damn the original bumper bolts were all rusted and frozen. I had to cut them off with a wheel cutter.

Looks great with the chrome wheels, definitely worth the money, x2 on the side trim, more bling the better

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What a big difference a chrome gril, bezels and bumper make, well worth it.

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[QUOTE=La Zona Imagery;6393181]My chrome grill and bumper came in the mail yesterday, so I installed them today. Damn the original bumper bolts were all rusted and frozen. I had to cut them off with a wheel cutter.

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Where did you order the parts from? Did they fit good?
Looks great.

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The new 355 block with the heads cannibalized from my original 283 block is painted and nearly ready for final assembly and install.
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I love the way that looks, I've considered doing the same, what's your plan for the Pcv valve?

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My friend and hot rod builder, Chip Quinn here in Phoenix, drilled the back of the manifold and built a baffle underneath. There will be a vent at the fill tube. I would give you more details but I am out of my league. Chip reads this thread and will chime in I am sure.

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My buddy and I worked on my air ride. Getting so close to being done.

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back

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inside bed

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Nice work, really tuckin the rears well.

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Man that looks sick tucked in the step.
Got one box side shortened up so I can start my 4 link and have the wheel entered. Still have a lot of work to make the tire fit properly.

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Will sit here with no air. And the pinch weld is going off the rocker . Don't see changing a flat to be very fun!

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:lol: Changing a flat, that is funny, just take the box off. Everything has something about it doesn't it, just like a lifted truck, a give and take, but all fun and cool at the same time.

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That's why they're called "run-flats"..

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make the bed tilt!

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I have 31" rear tires, and I was perfectly happy with wingnuts on the bed mounting bolts :lol: the guy building the backhalf decided it should tilt.

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Got the spot mirrors installed hope this helps with blind spots.

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Just hauled a 1/2 cord of wood today in mine, probably the first heavy load that truck's hauled in maybe 10-15 years, lol. Did good too, gonna install my spotlight tomorrow and maybe work on the cab lights later this week.

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Nothing..... Waiting on parts.

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Wow looking at your guys pictures look like I'm way out of my league.

Just put in a few gallon of fuel in warmed it up worked the heater/ defrost
went for a 3 mile road trip while working the kickdown/passing gear all the time think about pulling the windshield and sealing the drip rail.....sorry
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Can you show the other side of the mirror? What size is it and where did you get it? Thanks.

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installed my new hood
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97802, trucklite, napa $12, they have a stainless too that #97872

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Hope these are right side up

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I had a long talk with Santa and Tom Langdon and they thought I was good enough for a new Split cast manifold for my 250 along with the new Webber 2 barrel carb with adaptors. This will keep me busy during the Christmas Holidays.

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Sat and thought about future plans for it. :chevy:

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Those are nice! Didn't know they made those! Just might get a set for mine to! lol!:chevy:

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Made a targa out of my parts cab.

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Funny thing about how that got my hard drive sparkin up a bit.
A true T-Top is something I haven't seen yet......but if it was done right.....
It would sure be more appealing than some of the "top mods" I've seen.

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19666 i like the mirror image of the (right)left side of your rig

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I hooked the heater up and it freakin worked... :metal:

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Went to local shop today and got a new brake pedal pad (2nd one I have got..they seem to dry rot easily)..dome light fixture....door panel screws....head light knob and rod. minor things but all needed done.

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Yesterday, got some side molding from a great guy from a CL ad, turned him on to this site. Stopped by a junkyard that had a couple 64-66 trucks. I was gonna grab a gauge cluster and possibly the Chevrolet script valve covers. The trucks were in rough shape but had some decent parts. Found out they had crushed them LAST WEEK, I was sick.

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Came out of the post office to find a puddle of antifreeze on my floor board. Guess I'll be replacing a heater core in the next few days.

Update....Heater core ordered from Advanced with 15% discount...of coarse its a special order part so 3-5 days to arrive. Napa, O'Reillys, Auto Zone are $15-25 higher and all still special order.

Part # for 60-63 w/recirculating heater is #394162 if it helps anyone else.

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That's a shame! I'm lucky mine isn't dumping antifreeze all over my floor! lol! Glad you were able to find a new one though!

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I got a pair of 3 pt seatbelts meant to be replacements for H1 Hummers for about $55 shipped on ebay and put them in my '66. They are all black, and pretty plain but they fit and work well. They are made by an OE supplier for seatbelts. The guys name is wolfer-parts on ebay.


I made 2" x 6" x .125" plates and plug welded them in the B pillars. The retractors got mounted on the rear wall of the cab with similar reinforcing plates. I feel a lot more safe sitting in front of a steel dash and solid steering shaft now :)

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Its the OEM Harrison core too....so may have the tanks removed and installed on a new core down the road, but in the mean time its getting colder here in NC (already had temps in the 20's-30's) and I need a heater, so Advanced Auto will have to do. Bad part is I have a OEM core from a 64 sitting on the shelf, but model change was 60-63 and 64-66, so guess I need to find a new home for the OEM 64 Harrison core.

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Had yesterday and today off as annual leave and today moved a lovely leather clad chair and large foot stool over to my stepson, Tom's father's home for him to put in his bedroom.

The truck obviously did not feel the load.

Tom asked to ride in the back on his new chair, but of course in this day and age it could get you locked up for years..... So when we got there he got to test drive the chair in the back of the truck.

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After dropping him and the chair off, Nicola and I went off to Hempstead valley shopping centre for a walk about, and coffee and cake.

She thoroughly enjoys watching people trip over their feet and walk into stuff when the Redneck Express comes by.

Parked to one side of the carpark, as the truck takes up a bit more spae than most modern family cars here.

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As always, the smiles per mile ratio far outweighed the miles per gallon delivery.

This truck really is one of the best Bucket list things I have ever done.

Thanks to my wife.:mm::mm::mm:

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Got my new LED taillights today from Summit Racing. To dang cold to try them out.

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This was yesterday....truck doesn't run and bad weather is coming. Got on the phone and started rounding up some muscle. Need to push it into the garage :sumo:

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Muscle arrived and Ugly Fugly is out of the weather ;)