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Looks great man. I'm not sure if you mentioned it did you use stock front springs or are the lowered?
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Pimpston65......heres the pics you requested. I tried to get some good pics of the mounting locations also for the bolts. Let me know if you need more.
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Few of the driver side set on the ground and the factory cap on. Will get pass side done tonight.....just had entirely too much going on last night.
I can't wait to see this color on the truck. Too bad my 1st set of trim rings were too loose on these rims.....I really liked the blue line between the white wall and the rim, but I went to a 2" trim ring and they are super tight....these will not come off easily. I think they still look good. |
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I like the looks of the earlier design rings as well. I years gone by I had good luck tightening the trim rings by bending the prongs on the back to a more severe angle. But it may or may not do any good with disc brake wheels if the prongs land in the safety bead groove. Either way it's a nice look.
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Both sets of rings were sold for 60-87 chevy 15" rims, but there are obviously some variants. I didn't try the 2" rings on the 3 nubs rims, but I imagine they would have fit on those as well....just maybe tighter than the 4 nub rims. |
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If your steering box is just leaking from the seal and has no slack in it, it is real easy to replace the 3 seals and put new grease in it. I just did mine. I ordered the pitman and steering shaft seals from truckshop.com. I made my own gasket for the top plate from some Felpro gasket sheet. I packed it with non synthetic grease.
After reading I should have used gear oil due to channeling of the grease. I put a lot of grease in there I packed it in before putting the pitman shaft and gear back in. Cost me about $25 total to rebuild it. My worm gear had no slack and the top and bottom bearings where in good shape. |
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Picked up a steering coupler rebuild kit last night when I popped in to Advanced Auto with the Bluebomber. He had a brake light issue (easily resolved with two new bulbs). Anyways....they had the kits on the shelf for $9 so while I have the steering box off for rebuild I'll rebuild the steering coupler.
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Picked up a new toy today from Harbor Freight. Ive been ok so far without one since I normally just do engine / trans separate. But I want to install the engine/trans together this time. they had a 1 1/2 ton leveler for $26.99, but the 2 ton leveler was only $29.99 and has a built in handle as opposed to using a socket.....just more hands free in my opinion.
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removed the cpp mounts from the 348 and put the stock mounts back under it. i have the cpp mounts on the stepside frame now. considering using the tubular trans mount and moving the engine forward some....originally i was going to work the firewall, but the more i look at measurements it'l be tight with a tailshaft mounted floor shift. the extra inch or two will help. so the original bellhousing crossmember will some out. i can use either trans mount, but the original will take some massaging to make it work. we'll know this weekend. i also have to be carefull how far forward since its a lwp setup
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had a good day today. drove an hour north to go pick what was left of a 65 c-10 52,000 mile truckk. he had the cab, hood and some stuff i had him pull a week ago. truck was vin #595, lowest 65 ive seen yet from the baltimore plant.
picked up a nice factory fan shroud w/no cracks, gem of a deluxe seat minus 1 rip. still has some of the factory plastic cover left on the back. ill reuse the frame and let a 65 guy use the cover for a template. i'll turn it into a 63 deluxe seat. got the 4 way hazards, deluxe wheel, tailgate, found a random set of 60-63 inner door panels and........finally.......found a 60-66 power brake pedal. score of the day at $20 and nearly perfect. i'l get some pics up monday as i can't load them from my phone. shroud fit over the 348 nicely....i'll use my drum style on the stepside. also got a tailgate and spent $270 in total. he has the floor shift column for me and will bring down in a week when he comes to visit his dad. |
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truck had a high hump, but he had the cab sold to someone from michigan. hope its a forum member as the cab was 95% rust free. had a gorgeous cluster, but was going with the cab. nice hood he wanted $200 on, but i have 3 already.
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How nice was the hood, I think I saw it on the Craig's but Leary of things with only a couple small pics.
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was a good hood for $200....said he'd take $150 if someone offered it. had a small area that needed some minor attention on the back of the driver side edge. just a little bend from being stood up on edge. other than that looked very solid. didnt have a magnet on me as i wasnt going for sheetmetal, but inside supports were all solid as was the inner lip
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Ok I may try and get that, I'm in need of a decent hood. Thought about waiting for auto fair.
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Couple of pics of the parts I got off the 65 Deluxe saturday.
Great find on the pedal pad, it will clean up nicely and has very little wear on it. But plenty of dirt.. The seat will be a great donar for a 63 deluxe conversion. I'll pull the 65 cover off so it can be used as a template. Couple of small dings here and there and a few mud dobber nests, but the seat will clean up nicely and will be a nice addition to the 63 fleetside |
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Also got the four way hazards....I have a bowtie 105 knob somewhere that I'd like to swap knobs out for. The steering wheel is cleaning up very nicely. Some pitting on the horn ring, but a nice wheel. The shroud fit in great over the 348. Its a tight fit, but it'll work.
Also posted a pic of the 65's VIN. Lowest VIN I have seen yet for a 65. Its not often you see a triple digit VIN #. Was such a clean truck, hated to see it parted out. Wasn't much left when I arrived, so glad I called him a week ago and had him pull what I wanted. |
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Had a long busy weekend. Did have time to pull the CPP perches from under the 348 and get them in the stepside. Got the manual trans crossmember taken out. Would have been a lot easier a week ago when I had the front crossmember done, but it is what it is. Ended up grinding off all 12 rivets and pulling it in 3 pieces. I can slide it forward with some modification, but it'll put the transmission up around 1/2" - 3/4" higher than the stock location. Also have the CPP tubular trans mount I can use on the tailshaft mount......decisions, decisions.
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Looks good! I envy the power brake pad. lol :chevy:
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Nice Score on those parts...:metal:
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getting the next batch of parts pulled for engine install, i moved the power brake pedal assembly and noticed the pedal has a small metal tabbed welded to the top of the pedal. both my 63's do not have this provision. i wonder if its a specific pedal used for factory power brake trucks. i never find any factory optioned pb trucks in the yards to compare them too.
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Couple of pics of the tab on the power brake pedal. 1st pic is my factory 63 brake pedal. I checked both trucks and they are the same. 2nd and 3rd pics are of the power brake pedal and you can see the tab at the top of the pedal.
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