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Yeah I like those washers. I used them on my 48 truck that I built 10+ yrs ago and I never saw anyone using something similar. I also used them for the front fenders as well. The tail lights (50's Pontiac looking) in the picture are what I will most likely go with but these bullet ones are cool and they are afford for free.....

Marc

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your motor looks outstanding, love the white..

keep at it

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such a classic look on your motor marc, awsome color choice!!! very tasteful on the tail lights... everything is looking REAL nice bud!

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Thanks its getting there. White is a little out there but should contrast nicely with the engine bay color.

Thank you. I wanted an LS but I wanted to ditch some of the plastic and go with more of a look that looks to be more period correct (even tho its not)

My sons travel basketball ends this weekend with a big tournament in Indy then I should have more time to throw at the Suburban

Marc

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I love those taillights! The only issue I can see with them is they are a little small, making them hard to be seen. I am not sure how you feel, but personally, I like lots of light, so the idiots on the road will see me

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Yeah, I hear ya.....I will most likely go with the 50's Pontiac style...They are LED and would be bright and easier to install..

Marc

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Hey Marc, where did you source the valley cover or did you fab it yourself?

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Hey Marc, I really like that motor/accessory color combo you're going with, and those tail lights are pretty awesome too! Great build man!

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AJ..LSclassics has those oil fill valley covers...on mine I bored a hole in the stock cover and welded in a holley fill cap and bung..I really like the look of what Marc used though...
I may change mine out some day down the road..

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Thank you

Yes, it is nice but spendy...

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I've seen the LS Classic ones, but their photos don't have the oil pressure sender in the back pictured so I thought it may have been from somewhere else.

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The oil pressure sender is attached to the block. The valley cover cuts around it. I came in billet aluminum but I painted it to match the block.


Marc

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Wagon tail lights...

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We've got paint….I love how the color turned out. The first attempt the gloss was too shinny and I thought crap I choose the wrong color. We added more flattening agent and it looked like a totally different color. I'm so digging the way it looks. My painter is doing all of the other parts next. The seat frame and steering wheel will be the off white but a gloss clear to add contrast. I think the steering wheel is going to look very cool as its going to be 2 tone..

The nice thing about the Corona virus is I don't get grief for spending time in the garage.

Here are some pics..

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good led tails look like a hole in the universe, even the small stock led tails I get from bowtie bits are crazy bright. dont need a reverse light with your foot lightly on the brake pedal.


that color looks amazing!

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Marc, love the interior color...Jim

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Looks great Marc..!

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Looking good!

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Thanks guys, I'm pretty happy with it..

Marc

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The color choices are superb. Top notch stuff.

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Thanks....I have been playing around with brushed aluminum fasteners and I dig how this color looks next to the satin color. I think once it's all put together is should look pretty cool.

Marc

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I picked up some more parts from the painter this weekend. I can say i'm really digging this color combo. The steering wheel is gloss clear and semi gloss clear to add some nice contrast.

I started to assemble more of the motor but a broken intake bolt slowed my progress. I can say I hate the Craftsman torque wrench I have....

More progress to come. My injectors have been sent out for a cleaning and the rest of my fittings show this week to complete my fuel lines up the intake.

Thank you
Marc

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Your color combo is very nice. Nice progress.

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Marc, looks great...Jim

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very nice....everytime I see that oil fill spout, I wish I had gone that direction on mine...I still may change to it someday

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Thank you
Much appreciated Jim

Thanks, I go back and forth on if I should have painted it black like most people...

Marc

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looks really nice. i'm along for the ride. roger

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that raw steel color looks great on the ivory.

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Killer work. What is your username on Instagram again?

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Glad to have you along for the ride Roger, grab a seat...ha ha

Thanks it always a bit of a crap shoot but I am very stoked on how the two colors look next to each other in combination of the gloss and satin finishes.

greenfield_speedshop There's a story behind the name ..

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So I have been working from home for the last few weeks so one would think lots of garage time. Its been just the opposite. When the economy is bad our company gets very busy. We are a flexible printer for consumable packaging.

Here are some recent progress...I installed the Altman easy latches. I realized that the striker plate will take some modifications as my doors are 47-50 but my body is a 53. The bad part is the striker plates were already painted....

I also took some new chrome door handles and gave them a satin finish. I love how they turned out. I think it goes with the over all theme better. After seeing how well the door handles turned out I plan to treat all of my chrome to this satin finish....more to come.

Stay safe/healthy out there......

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Got a little more done on Friday and Saturday. I modified one of the striker plates from my Altman easy latch kit.The other side should go quicker. Once modified, I will repaint them. I created a small bracket for the throttle cable. Happy with how it turned out. I threw on my air cleaner to see what the finished product will look like. Waiting on some fuel rail brackets that should show next week then I can finalize my fuel supply all the way up the the throttle body.

On Friday I got my injectors back from being cleaned and the screens and O-rings changed. I learned the hard way on my 48 that injectors get gummed up when sitting. This can complicate the trouble shooting process on the first start up. They provide you with readouts of before and after too see how the injectors are working. I had one that was not working at all but after several back flushes they got it firing. So that was $$ well spent.

Lastly on Saturday my sound deadening material showed up so I got busy installing that.....

tomorrow I will sand blast and rebuild one door hinge


Marc

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One more of the sound deadner install.

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Great job on the deadner..looks rsally nice...what you do to the chrome?..scotchbrite?
And who'd you send your injectors to?

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Nice job with everything...Jim

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Thanks, yes scotchbrite with a little penetrating oil applied to the pad. The place is in Michigan (my same state) so I choose Performance Fuel Injection Systems out of Elsie, MI. it cost $96.00 + shipping one way. There's a bunch of places on eBay that offer this service. It was $12.00 per injector. Besides the injector readout they also supply a little baggie with all of the stuff they replaced. It provides a nice visual of how junked up some of the screens really were.

Thanks Jim, I'm trying.

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Truck is looking good.

Wish Altman listened when we ordered!

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You are clearly just slightly anal! That looks awesome! However, now you've created a big dilemma for me! I'm just about to lay down the Dynamat in my '79 Jeep J10 cab and I assure you it wasn't going to be that precise. :lol: But the picture in my head of a good job is your pic so now I have to rethink this part of the project. Damn!

Seriously nice work though.

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Scott...yes I am..ha ha. I'm always happy to create more work for others...I will probably go up higher on the firewall but I need to add some metal to hang the wiring panel from and I my gas pedal mount. I started with full sheets then filled in the open areas and took time to trim to fit. It was not bad at all.

Thanks
Marc