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Made decent progress on the leaf to coil spring conversion today. It back on the ground temporarily. The conversion is complete! I put it on the ground to check driveshaft clearance on the crossmembers. It's clears no problem. I still need to get the truck on the lift to see what is going on with the trans mount. It is sitting off to the drivers side. I broke it all back down to do touchup on the frame paint. I also decided to remove the stock leaf hangers. I ran out of time today, but should be able to work a few nights this week. Also installed the 1310 to 1330 conversion u-joint.

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HEI ignition! Pretty straightforward install

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Put pulleys an brackets on today clean and painted

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hey brother, is that the 506 medium blue? i love your color!!!

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Worked on my motor swap which is about over.

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replaced a number of worn steering/suspension parts with high-quality parts from Moog. It really makes a difference in the steering - things are a bit stiff - but hope it'll work it's way out in the next couple week. Aiming for a pothole here and there to help it along. :lol:


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I don't like working in the garage with the doors closed, and we finally got some nice weather today, so prepping for blast & powder coat. They say no grease and no grease they get. I probably spent 5 hours cleaning this cross-member.

Put the frame on wheels. I imagine it will high center on and off the auto transport, but at least it's easier to lift this way. Worst case scenario I add a center "axle", but I probably won't.

On a side, I read a shop describing how they spent 2000 hours on a full restoration. I'd like to know how they did that;)

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Installed my battery box,trans cooler,and fuel tank after polishing them. Digging buffing compound out the crack of my ### lol! Also installed back glass:metal:

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I personally did all the work on my truck and have over 1500 hrs in it. I didn't paint the outer shell, left the original patina, and could have added another 500 to 800hrs on top. It's not hard to add up time. Keep it up looks good. My engine cradle was full of grease and grass from an animal.

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Took some doing, and it was a little unorthodox, but it's out.

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Thanks bro. I forget the exact name of it, but its a Lexus color. My son picked it out.

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I stuck the pistons, torqued the rod caps and installed the cam and timing chain/gear. That cone type ring compressor I got from Summit works slick.

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Couple more, can't load more than two at a time, pics might be too large?

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Finished the throttle linkage and some of the fuel line. Plumbed the P/S vacuum line. Installed the fuel pump. Set the radiator and shroud.

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I just pulled mine apart down to the pistons, they were still good. Looking great.

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I hauled a hundred pounds of aluminum cans to the recycler , took up more space than I thought .

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That looks like a 60s 327 with that road draft tube casting in the block with the oil baffle still in place, been a while since building those. memories....

Still 'Hauling The Mail'
 

I LOVE your truck ! .

-Nate

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Thanks Nate, I've this one twenty years now it's been good to me.

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numbers matching 283 from my 67

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Hey man , have got a pic of your step side with the side showing the black ralleys with spinners against the blue paint. I 've been toying on painting mine black from silver. One hundred pounds of empty aluminum beer cans?
Thanks Derek.

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Walked away after nearly stripping a brake fitting.

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No Metaldoc mostly soda cans and some v8 juice energy drinks and that. I couldn't save beer cans long enough to save up 10 pounds. uck:barf:

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Some times when I go to the recycler in the summer the smell of all the beer cans is almost unbearable.

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Only side pic I could find this morning Derek.