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Just about ready to pull the motor. Having a 383 built right now.

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I didn't do it myself, I had it done. It's been warming up out here so I had the windows tinted the other day, kind of on a whim. To be honest, I'm not 100% sure if I like the look on the old beast but it certainly keeps the cab cooler.

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Headlight relay upgrade along with new headlight and dimmer switches.
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Dimmer switch bolt had a clutch head so I had to make a bit.
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Headlight switch gave me back my dash lights, love the red bow tie high beam indicator.
She was thirsty so I took her to fill up
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I need to get mine installed too. Notice a difference?
Chris

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Friday i got my ram horns.Then i took them to get ceramic coated.Attachment 1645308

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I got new rims but the studs was to short.Installed the new studs panted the drums.Attachment 1645317

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Finished up on friday any installed the rear sway bar.Attachment 1645324

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Saturday and sunday i tore the front suspension off. Then took a break waiting for parts. Then i worked on the 1961 impala frame off resto.Attachment 1645337

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Got the motor out today.

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They seem brighter in my garage, but i didn't really get a chance to drive much with the old set up to get a good comparison.

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Painted the Chevrolet logo in the tail gate and front bumper with one shot paint.
See before and after pictures.

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I installed a Grunion air ride and front disc conversion also painted the frame with POR-15 and added a train horn since I already had the compressor and air tank for the airbags.
It dropped the body about 7 to 8 inches.
It's not sitting on the floor but it makes a drastic difference in the look of the truck, for a fraction of the price and work.
I am very happy with it.
I also had to relocate the mufflers and changed the exhaust tips.

SS-7 airbags
Gauges and paddles for each bag
Compressor
2-1/2 gallon tank
All necessary hoses, fittings, and hardware
Front and rear Mcgaughy shocks
Mcgaughy drop spindles
Mcgaughy panhard bar
Mcgaughy C notch
Mcgaughy 12" Front Disc Brake Kit; 6x5.5 Bolt Pattern with calipers

See before and after pictures how she sits

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Wow much better. I thought those wheels look a little out of place with that much altitude.

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I got my truck back from having the 700 r4 installed. I think my drive shaft is hitting my e-brake brackets when I go over bumps so I might have to do some rearranging. Have not got a chance to drive it on the freeway at a reasonable speed to see how it functions. To much traffic:(

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Painted my dash cluster and improved illumination. I used white paint for the back of the aluminium bezel and inside the cluster housing and red on the front of the bezel. The speedo face was a pain to mask off since the needle didn't pop off for me.

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My wife was really impressed with my skills until i told her the lettering was all still the original! I added a reflector inside around the speedo so the light bounces to the front better.
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One of these days i'll get the LED replacement bulbs for the lights
The PO has butchered the cluster before i got it so i'm not ruining an original

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...finally completed another project and moved the C10 onto my lift to finish it:
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Temporarily install my trim molding to mark out where I had to paint, the applied a few coats of white and about 7 coats of clear.

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Today i got my ram horns back form ceramic coating. I am installing them today.Attachment 1647006

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Where did you get the finned air breather from? What element does it use? Looks good and matches the valve cover. Hoping to get my 292 back from machine shop this coming week.

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Picked up 2 6 lug 15x7 rallies from UNCLE on the 67-72 site. Just a short ride from work. These will tuck in real nice on the front and look better than the 8" rallies I put on after the disc brake upgrade I completed last month.:metal:

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Performed surgery on mine....left me with a lot of questions....I posted a bunch in my build thread but here are some pictures

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Installed my upper and lower arms. Drop spindles coil tie rods.Attachment 1647317

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Got some free plywood that basically matched my "patina" look so i made a temporary bed until my papa and I can rebuild it the right way

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Your upper ball joint hardware is in upside down. The bolts go in from the bottom, nuts on top.

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Cool cpp installed them thay where ready too go in the box.

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Installed a new tilt floor shift column. Ordered an led flasher for the turn signals that should arrive tomorrow..

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Shrank my tank to fit the frame area between the rear axle & the hitch. Started with big square Suburban tank. Cut or 7 inches & rewelded the end cap back on. I'll clean with acid & use Caswell tank sealer to complete.

The new tank measures 26 x 20 x 11, and accepts a TBI fuel pump, should be about 22 gallons. It's 11 inches from the tank to the ground.

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Mounted the a new wiper motor in by Newport, it's 2 speed wiper and will be a much needed improvement. Straight in application, still need to run the wires.

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I installed the CPP front sway bar on my '66. Boy was that ever worth the money! Truck handles awesome!

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Is your truck lowered?

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Painted the white stripe and added the molding trim with 3M double sided tape.
I did not want to drill holes in my truck and the tape works great.

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Good idea on the tape, but I would be a little hesitant. Because when you drive 88 MPH, things happen......

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I got the idea from a thread on this forum. Some of the members have had the trim installed with this tape for over 5 years with no issues even going through car washes.
I had to remove a piece that I installed wrong and had to use a heat gun to heat it up then I used a fishing line to pull between the truck and tape to remove that piece of trim and it took a lot of force.
Hopefully I won't lose any pieces of trim 😂

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88 MPH! :burnout: That's faster than a speeding ticket. Or are you just trying to travel through time;)

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It is. 2.5" Drop spindles in the front and 3" springs in the back.
Everything clears just fine and the bar sits up high enough that my control arms are still the lowest point on the truck.

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Time travel

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I would like to install those sway bars on my truck as well I have 2 1/2 inch drop spindles in front and bagged it's about a little over 7 inch drop from stock do you think they would work for me?

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I just installed my sway bar.Attachment 1650944

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Started building a radiator shroud for my '61 with a 3 core Champion Radiator and mechanical fan on 350 small block. Using galvanized steel roof flashing and aluminum rivets.