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Oops!

http://www.whitegauges.net

Here they are before the tach.

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Just installed a hidden hitch from early classics enterprises. Simple install, fast shipping, great people to work with.:metal:

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I installed the same kit, real easy and looks good!

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I Changed my valve cover gaskets and put my bed back on.

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Pulled the old fuel and brake lines off of Shorty, removed the engine stands, stripped the hardware off the doors, pulled the emergency brake mech, visors & clips and rear view mirror from the cab. Drank a beer and stared at my pile of stuff....this is going to make a great truck! Also decoded the VIN....it's a 69' :metal:

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FINALLY got my engine hoist!!! and a stand all for $110 ive been waiting for this so i can finally start on the spare I6 thats gonna be put in my 67 for a while, took a ton of pics but have yet to load them on, pulled the old farmer tires off, got some used ones for free just so she can "ROLL'' :) getting the tires ready to be mounted on my slots, made good progress yesterday in a short time. just need more money...dont we all. well i think im ready to start a build thread! maybe later tonight! other than the motor tipping in the back of the truck and puking oil everywhere it was a good day.

quick question. ok so i cant decode the engine number ive looked ALOT and its kind of frustrating all i remember off the top of my head is it ends in THS and came off of a 70's ish suburban. and it has 6'' side covers so is it a for SURE 292??

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I swapped carbs the other day to an earlier Qjet. I didn't like how it ran so I put the later Qjet back on this morning. I know not exciting, but it's what I did. I plan on driving it later :)

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You ever get the lean figured out nick?
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i picked up a set of buckets seats,center console,overhead console,and 2nd row seat out of a 99 burb for my 68 burb

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Picked up a rebuilt QJet; waiting for my headers & intake to come back.

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I got a tilt steering column today. A guy I know told me he had one and that I could have it for $30 if I pulled it, so I went and got it. The truck didn't have an engine and bottom of the column was already apart so I just hopped into the engine bay and yanked it. Then I went over my bed with 220 grit sandpaper getting ready to prime and found 3 more dings where I need filler. GRRRRR! I thought I was done but I guess not.

And my bed and radiator support mounting kits came from GMC Paul's. We're not real busy at work so I've been working on my truck all this month. It's great to have full days to work on it and to see progress but some days I do feel a little overwhelmed.At least the main body work is done and hopefully I'll shoot color on the inner fenders and firewall and set my cab back on this week. That should get me motivated.

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I don't know. I don't think I did but I might be running rich now. I could use some help getting it tuned right.;)

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got my front and rear 13 inch brakes, painted the calipers and rotor hats. Placed an order for my new axles.

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Well if you were runnin an edelbrock carb i could help ya out. Ain't so good with the quadrapuke
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Changed the oil and filter
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PO had the license plate hanging from the hitch receiver with a zip tie. Not the cleanest installation. I made this by mounting a license plate bracket to a receiver plug. Now I need to find a lighted frame and/or install a small LED light to be legal.

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Here are some links I've found about the QJett:
http://www.florida4x4.com/tech/quadrajet/
http://www.carcraft.com/howto/57178/index.html

I'll be doing this soon; let me know if this helps.

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I machined my front rotors to fit my Boss 338 wheels.

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I installed a new grant steering wheel, now I have a horn that works! It was kind of interesting to do it without a puller. I ended up putting the big nut under the wheel and using the three small outer bolts to pull it off the spline. It just makes me feel better with a horn to let people know I'm here! Also got a new stool for my garage and stuff to do an oil change
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Damn started the truck and found water in my oil,no what i have oil in my water.anyway pulled the heads and found a set of thin metal head gaskets with water leaking in # 6 and 8 cyl.so I'm off to buy a good set of head gaskets and put her all back together again.

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looked out the window at it to see how much ice has accum. on it :lol:

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Thanks for those. I'll have to spend some time going through those. I'll let you know if I find anything that does help.

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i hauled out the old motor on my own in about 3.5 hours. not too bad for doing it myself. but then again that isn't totally consecutive. i had to stop to get my wife's cat from the vet, my daughter from daycare, and then run back to the parts store to get hyd fluid for my cherry picker

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At least it was wormish for ya. :lol:

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Yeah, but it started raining when i had to stop cause the ram on my hoist ran out of oil and get more. And what was worse is i had to set the motor down with out being bolted in to service the ram
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Well now that you mentioned the cat, daughter and the hydralic fluid run i guess 3 1/2 hours isn't too bad. :) When i pulled my engine back around 95 i had the fluids, fan and radiator out in about 30 min, then went to get a cherry picker, brought it home and had the engine out and the picker back in about an hour.. Oh to be young again! LOL!

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While deployed....I once again spent my time off researching the c*#p out of this forum....it just never ends. There are so many different threads and different ideas that I'm now confused on were I want to go with my 67 stepside once I return.

Ohhh, and my wife gets a call saying "the truck is an eye soar" sitting in the driveway......some people just don't get it.

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both times that i pulled a motor out of this truck i never removed the rad. always managed to clear the rad and core support just fine. i just wish i didn't have to pull the hood to get the motor out though

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Thanks for your service.

Suggest you get a truck cover sent to your wife so she can cover it. Not only does she not need "nosiness" from the neighbors, but if it's unregistered/uninsured someone may call the code enforcement folks and they'll start hassling her. If it's covered, they can't look under the cover for a current license. The cover will also help protect the truck from folks with sticky fingers from lifting parts.

Good luck and come back safe.:flag:

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I found out my rear axle is worn out.... probable never serviced.... so I started looking for a 14BFF ... Go big or go home, right?

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put in a new vacuum advance in my distributor. 10 mins. next, torque converter...hopefully only 2 or 3 hours.

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Put in a new starter. Could have done it last summer when I knew it was getting tired, but I figured it would be better to wait till it was 30F outside to do it.

Starts perfect now.

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I picked up my new 4l85E today. Now I can get started on my project. Had to wait until I had all of the big parts before tearing my truck apart (ZZ502, 4l85E and a Strainge 9" with Wilwood brakes).

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doesn't it always seem like a good idea?:lol:

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Finally got to start working on my bed wood again. It's been a couple of weeks and I havent got to do anything but fire her up for a few minutes. Sanded down the bottom side and put on the first coat of Spar Urethane. Hopefully it dries enough today that I can put another coat on tonight. Got two more coats to go then I can start on the top side.

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It's raining and dreary here today. Made a trip into town yesterday and got an early BD present from the Boss (wife). She had already ponied up $200 of the $400 for the front and rear window purchase/install.
That was supposed to be it. But when she saw me pawing a Craftsman polisher (for the interior I painted a few weeks ago), she "insisted".

Nice.

So, today, I'm staying under the roof next to the wood stove.....and reading the Forum.

Let's see if I can find some kind of pic that's related to this post.....Thanks for the polisher, Woman!!!! (Just in case she reads the Forum today ;) )

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See above...and thank you for your service

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Today I put in, the radio, antenna, which is hidden under the cowl, I filled in the hole on the cowl during the body work, wanted a cleaner look. The wipers back on,, washer pump wouldn't work so I put in a universal one under the hood.: 68gmc2:

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did a little painting hope to make my truck like thishttp://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2..._c10side-1.jpg

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Nothing to the truck but installed a new connecting rod in my air compressor. No I've just gotta fill it up with oil and get my electric routed and I'll be in air tool heaven!