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Added one-way check valves to the PCV system so boost doesn't puke past all the seals.
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Took the truck to deal with some items in dad's condo. Dump run, mostly. LOTS of thumbs up; the truck really stands out.
Cool having 4psi boost at half throttle. And giggles with the "choo-choo-choo-choo" of the blow off valve. I owe y'all some video.... |
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Good to hear that something is going right for you man. If you don't mind next time you snap pics can you get one of it aired up? just pure curiosity on my part for what it's peak ride height would be.
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This pic is ride height. Crossmember 5" off the ground:
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Looks great man. I'm sure you get a ton of smiles in that thing. Being a GMC guy I always liked the dual headlight front end on these.
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Damn Skinny, i am so sorry for your loss. I just read about it. This hits me extra hard in that I am in the same sorta situation. My dad raised me on hot rodding, how to build them and repair them. He is currently in Mobile Alabama, i am in Washington State (a bit of difference) and as you may have read i have a 1940 Chevy Coupe i actually got from Alabama, shipped it here and wanted to build a tribute to him with it. He is very sick with a lung issue that will eventually take him home to Heaven and he cannot travel. He is always asking about the car. He will never take a real ride in it, and i know this, BUT my hope is to get it running good and then Facetime him, take him for a ride that way in it. Anyways, i am sorry for rambling.... Love your ride. Prayers for you and your family...
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Thanks, man.
Dad's passing wasn't really unexpected, but you're never really ready for it when it happens. |
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This just in:
I think I have successfully scaled the tune for a better spark table at 14psi boost. I'm not at 14psi of boost yet. Yet. Also, The AAW headlight switch cannot feed four Hella H4's. That took some finding. Also, Somehow I or AAW themselves (probably me) wired the "Front Light Plug" wrong. I had to re-pin the front light wiring in order to get high and low beams to work correctly. Also, The cheap fuse/relay block I had bought had decided to disconnect with the fuel pump relay. In the dark. With headlight problems. Luckily I could walk home and jumper the relay and get it home to fix it. |
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Very cool video for sure.
Back years ago I worked at a restoration shop where we had done a complete resoration on a 1956 Chevy BelAir. The idiot light for the generator glowed dimly all the time. The generator was charging like it should. After checking and rechecking everything I found two wires at the fuse block were in the wrong location, after switching those wires around everything was fine. I just knew it could not be a problem with new wiring harness, but it was. |
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I now have a heater core.
Note: ROCK AUTO DOES NOT SELL ONE THAT FITS 60-63 I ordered what I thought was the right one, and they say is the right one, but it is not. Both hoses exit up top, whereas a 60-63 needs to have one exit down low. They are aluminum. I ended up cutting the top tube off and plugging the hole, then drilling a new hole and TIG welding the old feed tube in the correct place. The only leak I had was where the ground arced a hold into one of the cooling tubes. Which I TIG'd closed (100hz focused the arc beautifully). With this core, I cannot actually adjust or turn off the heat. Not likely a problem, as I can balance it with window and/or fan. Still ok, too, as an LS needs to have coolant flow between the heater hoses. Loaded the truck for a dump run but when I went to start it, the fuel pump relay feed wire had actually lost contact, so I had to re-crimp that. Dump run tomorrow. |
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I temporarily used a u shaped hose on my water pump and never did bother to hook up my heater core. If I ever do hook it up I'll use a diverter valve (pictured) that allows the coolant to circulate when in the off position.
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I saw those on another thread (yours, maybe?), and tucked that away for later.
If the constant flow causes a problem, I'll fit one of those. Got a link for them? |
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Just google image heater core bypass valve and you'll see a few different vendors as well as other styles.
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That's the same valve that my A/C system uses. Seems to work well, although I haven't needed heat much at all yet.
I appreciate seeing your truck still being used as a truck, even with all the work you've put in to it |
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As I struggled with bodywork skills that were below my mind's goal, I have been telling myself "in five years from now, when this is peppered in rock chips and door dings, and the engine is coated in road grime and blow-by residue, how much am I going to give a (crap) about how imperfect it is?"
It's a truck. Use it. Plus, it's lasted 60 years before I got it. If it lasts another 60 years, I'll be well over 100 and should not be driving. And second full fill-up (about 50gal so far, 224 miles). That's less than 5mpg, but it's been a lot of idling and tuning. https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...38-672x378.jpg |
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I just discovered that if you don't TELL HPTuner's VCM Scanner that you're running 2-Bar, it won't know you're running 2-Bar, even though it's getting a 2-bar signal. Nice.
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I know I have said it on here before but I would never want to own a vehicle that had truly perfect paint and bodywork as I would be afraid to drive it. The first door scuff or rock chip would kill me. Your truck is way too nice for me to throw a lawn mower or firewood in.
I'm also not good with bodywork so maybe the stars aligned there or I just lowered my expectations but I'll be happy if mine ends up looking good from the other side of highway at speed lol. |
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I don't know why I had to do what I did, but I now have a working parking brake.
9" Ford axle, aftermarket 5x5 axles 90's Caprice rotors 90's Z/28 calipers Fabricated my own adapters. For some reason, I had to remove the parking brake levers, and build up quite a bit of metal so that they would apply without "over-centering" and becoming inoperable. I did discover there is an adjusting screw for one side of the brake pad, which I had to replace with a longer one, but it didn't all want to play nice with me. But I have a welder and a grinder, so I won. |
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I sprayed the entire bed in tinted raptor bedliner, and the bed strips in black Raptor. The bed wood is Trex composite deck boards - I will never worry about scratches, or ever having to replace it. |
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I lowered my brake pedal close to an inch today; whatever was comfortable with the gas pedal I have.
Adjusted the push rod, and there was ample adjustment in the brake light switch. Fabricated a similar stop as to THIS LINK HERE. Also changed my wastegate boost reference from the turbo compressor to the intake manifold. I was finding that I'd start out with 5psi boost, but it would steadily fall to about 2psi as the engine reved higher. Today I had an epiphany - it's probably losing 3psi through the intake piping and intercooler, and only 2psi is getting into the engine. I will test the relocation soon. |
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Wastegate running off intake manifold pressure is much better than off than off the compressor outlet. I don't know what I was thinking earlier. As I'd give it some stick, it would spool up to 5psi darn near instantly, then slowly drop down to about 2psi as engine speed increased. My epiphany was that I was losing 3psi in the intercooler/piping.
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Thanks for the clarification between your sweetie and your truck.
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Have fun on the trips.
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6psi boost.
Sorting out spark advance now that I can log my knock sensors. Also working through lean heatsoak issues. Alternating my daily commute between the truck, and my way cheaper on gas Hyundai. |
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The truck runs well, great.
Now I've been traveling in Canada and it's very relaxed traveling with you. |
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Buckets are from an '04 Honda Civic. Center seat was made from the Civic's back seat. I made a cup holder.
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Nice Wall Art
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We're not dead yet.
The '61 is under a car cover for now. I've been building rear sway bars for my daily driver (Hyundai Accent). Here is the evolution: https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...17-672x378.jpg The back is a torsion-beam axle, which is a twisting solid axle. This design limits the twist. Aftermarket bars are 16mm. Here (left to right) is 19mm, (not shown: 22mm which is on my wife's matching Accent), 26mm hollow, 26mm hollow with better arms, and 32mm hollow. Also took eight winter steelies and cut and welded them into a set of 15x7.5's: https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...37-672x378.jpg https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...02-672x378.jpg Yes, it's lowered. Both of our Accents are lowered. I have never, ever, owned "stock" anything. |
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This weekend I re-routed the RCA cables away from the PCM in hopes to reduce some interferrence.
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Hey no news is good news in the case of truck malfunctions lol. Glad its not giving you much trouble and your getting use out of it.
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Way back, I added more slots in the dash so I could fit two 5.25 coaxials in the dash.
Not much in the way of mid/low bass there, so.... https://www.gwellwood.com/wordpress/...58-672x378.jpg |
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Added some 6x9 boxes for some rear fill. Primed and ready for paint.
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