Originally Posted by chevyrestoguy (Post 7054623)

Hey, you're kinda local to me! My son used to travel over to your area when his football team played Burroughs.

Thanks for the kind words on my build thread. It's been a really fun build, but I'm at the point of doing the really tedious stuff like wring and plumbing, and I'm getting tried of it. I have to keep my head down and continue to knock stuff off the list. I'm getting there, but I am really particular about the way stuff looks, so it takes me a little longer to get things done to a point where I'm satisfied.

The '83 went to a new owner in December. I just had too many projects, and I really needed to thin out the herd. It was a great project truck for the new owner, 100% rust and dent free, a shortbed fleetside, and a lot of added upgrades. I would have loved to have built it myself, but it was the right thing to do, and I actually feel pretty good that I let it go.

I think I'm OK for now on the slab leaks. We both know that the high alkaline soil and the small seismic activity we have in the desert is hell on slab leaks. Every few weeks, I go out to my meter and check to see if the meter is spinning, which will indicate a leak if everything in the house is turned off. So far, so good. If it happens again, I'm going to Pex the entire house.

Are you still considering swapping over to a manual trans? If so, I have a good buddy who is looking for an automatic column if you ever decide to sell. He's building a really nice '65, doing it all himself. He's had some medical issues lately, but he still continues to work on it. I try to help him whenever I can because he's a good guy.

Yes, I plan on doing a first fire video. I can't wait until this truck comes alive!

Originally Posted by chevyrestoguy (Post 6596267)

That's actually pretty incredible. The CARB is a huge money-grabber, and they seldom side with the consumer. I can't imagine how much money MSD spent to convince the CARB of the obvious. It's sad that the State doesn't throw the consumers a break all of the time. We've always said out here that they should check the vehicle at the tailpipe only. To fail a vehicle because it doesn't have all the stuff under the hood even though it passes the sniffer with flying colors is absurd. They get you coming and going out here.

The next step is compare the cost of the MSD Atomic vs. an LS swap. Might be pretty close when you consider the hoops the smog Nazis will put you through on the LS swap. Those guys are actually pretty clueless, and they've been known to nit-pick engine swaps to death, trying to find fault wherever they can.

Originally Posted by ol_skool_chevy (Post 7062105)

Originally Posted by chevyrestoguy (Post 7244298)

I am! I've been working some insane hours for the past 3 months, but I'm working on the '64 as much as I can. I've got a LOT of stuff done, and I'll post up pictures soon.

I need an upper radiator bracket for a V8 radiator. Anybody got one they want to sell? It doesn't need to be pristine, I need to use it for parts.