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.....you know, the problem with new spring hardware and stuff is that it makes your 3-year-old shocks (and other things) look like chit..........

Re: The 283 Rebuild Begins
 

......the new resonators, dumping out at an angle - just in front of the rear skins, just enough to tone down the obnoxious mufflers and keeping me from any local "Imperial Entanglements".....(aka Johnny Law)....

Re: The 283 Rebuild Begins
 

.......drive-line make it go stuff, Part One.......

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.......drive-line make it go stuff, Part Two.......(emergency brake cable system back in place).......

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.............drive-line make it go stuff, Part Three.......

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................drive-line make it go stuff, Part Four.......Balance Here....

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.......drive-line make it go stuff, Part Five.......(another look at the Ebrake)....

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.......drive-line make it go stuff, Part Six.......

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.......drive-line make it go stuff, Part Final.......DerPosiEnd.......(somebody needs to get that rust cleaned up).........

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...........the place upstairs is where Mr. Mac and Mr. Mossberg live.....taking my tan truck is going to be very expensive next time......

;)

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Mac, looks good.....and a whole page of pictures everybody's happy:lol::lol:

Looks like you got the hang of the new camera..:metal:

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Camera: Piece of cake. Antiquated computer equipment: :sumo:

Camera Interface/2005 HP/Memory Stick/Microsoft 'Picture It'/1995 "Great Quality" work computer clone/Resize and Download for the Vampire Joe.

Shoot me. :lol:

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You have totally redeamed yourself with the pics. :metal: Looks great!!

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Coming from you - that actually means something.:lol:

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Sorry I missed your question, Jason - too much pic pressure from Joe: It stops nearly as good as it goes.

Mac. :chevy:

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It was a bit strange - no power steering, like The Blue. Made me sweat a bit.:lol:

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so your saying if that came from me it wouldnt mean anything:whine:
:haha:

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Good deal Mac. Sounds like you happy with it. It looks good.
Don't add up you grand total. It will only hurt. I added mine up and about fell over.:lol:

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No, actually - I was referring to the one who's name rhymes with "Ho." ;)

Mac.:chevy:

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Yeah my brother - won't go there. Hurt bad enough when I did the sub-total previously. And again, in-as-much as this truck's pretty much going to be a "lifer" at my house, it's still cheap compared with buying a new Silverado.

Having said that - after driving the poop out of the truck this weekend, it looks like she's going back to my vendor for some minor annoyances: Dripping from the tranny's rear seal, brakes seem to be binding - took my fingerprint off when I touched the rear drum, and the TH350 is making a weird ratcheting noise in the top gear (but not in 1st or 2nd) at speed (60-75).

None of this scares me though - and the little '283' really pulls nicely through traffic.

Mac. :mm:

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That's it
I'm gonna have to change my name :lol:

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:lol:;):lol:

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Expect to get the word on the re-fix by Wednesday. Still puzzled over the lack of charging or any indication there of on the dash. Thought I wired everything just like my 65' Chevelle, which also has an old school external regulator system.

The only thing that seemed weird was the 2-pole plug that went into the back of the externally regulated alternator. The wires had the same color scheme (blue and gray) but were reversed in position from what my car has. I wired these two leads to what I thought was the correct lead in the old wire loom.

They might be reversed - because I'm getting nothing through the big battery charging wire. Hope that's all it is.

Any thoughts?

Mac. :smoke:

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I'd check all the connections. If that don't do it, I'd consult the bible. Both of my trucks are converted to internaly regulated alternators so I can't look at it and tell ya.

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:smoke: Will do, Jason.

I was thinking of spending another five bucks and buying another plug for the back of this alternator - wire some leads to it and see which wire signals the alternator to charge.

Failing that - I'll go back to the internally regulated alternator.

Guess I could always save the external voltage regulator for the Chevelle, as it still has the original system.

Then it's on to try to figure out why the horn stays on when plugged in and the turn signals stall when the brake is applied.

Mac. :sumo: