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^^:waah:

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ok im looking and there aint no plug inside the heater box lol!!! can it come off/out? IT AINT THERE LOL!!!

well, still not on the road yet, parking brake cables i got from austin (ATT chevy) were seized up..so I just ordered some from orielly, they'll be here morrow, hopeffully he knew what i was talking about when I ordered :S I hope its the right thing! i put pb blaster in the old ones to soak, maybe they will loosen up if the ones i ordered were wrong..and i just met an old hotrodder from the boro, sold him some valvecovers he wanted, and he showed me some pics of a set of finned vintage valvecovers he restored and did a beautiful job on!...

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Hey old blue how are you liking those Jeep springs? Did you have to modify the retainer? Mine bottom out before they get tight on the spring. How much total drop did you get with the bed on?

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1-Will you be using your truck for hauling anything more than lawnchair/cooler to cruise ins or shows?

2-If you dont haul anything they are pretty cheap way to lower 4-5" with bed on, its bout 4" from stock un modified bumpstop..you can make your own adj. tracbar/shock relocators too!

3-If I keep em I need to modify spring pearch the springs are too thin and bottom out like you said...

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worked on my filler today, I still need to chop a stock neck off a junkyard truck and notch my pipe out for my light, OR run 'basic, non deluxe' sidemarkers...(will match fronts, but if i wanna swap out i wont be able to without taking everything apart and letting gas fumes get off b4 i weld) :lol:

ordered a parking brake cable will be here morrow, gonna triple check my shoes, may get some FOR my truck, and make sure they match the ones installed..

Didnt really get much done, mostly sat in the shop and listened to radio and looked at truck, its hard to get motivated, I was excited to get back to work after driving it for a day!

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I know what you mean by not being motivated, everything cost money and adds up way to fast. Most of the time some buddies show up at the house and we end up drinking beer and listening to the radio. I think I get a lot more work done when I am alone.

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haha...

can anyone tell me why i cant find the wires that plug into the plug in circled in red on page 33? there IS NOT A PLUG INSIDE THE HEATER BOX TO BE FOUND! lol i could've sworn ive seen one when i took it apart but that is about all i remember..

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there should be one of these in the area where the yellow arrow is pointing

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ok its gone i remember now, do i gotta have it? where can i get one other than from a parts truck?

Or can they go bad? Hub, advise me on what I should do on a budget but CANNOT DRIVE WITHOUT HEAT IN THIS WEATHER WERE GETTING! Im a florida boy, I cant do the cold well at all! I wore a jacket in 75* weather, a big one! ;)

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:haha: a coat in 75 degrees? :lol: i still run my ac in the truck at 75 ha, i'm gonna order one for the wife's from classic parts of america when i order some other stuff i tried looking on the advance, etc. websites and can't find one. yes i would say you need it the one in her truck just was old and falling apart

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>>>I wore a jacket in 75* weather, a big one! <<<

Eh Boy!! Its getting down to the 40's around here at night and i'm still wearing shorts and sleeveless shirts all night ( I work nights) I will say i wish i was living in florida on or near the beach!

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haha where did you live in FL I lived in clearwater(pinellas) co.

how much are the lil switches? and im guessing you cant get em at autozone and im just wasting my time gettin' one from junktruck?

Oh my prop. vavle came in, 67.53 with shipping..cheapest i found with brackets etc, speedwaymotors is a whole 1 day faster than summit racing!!!!! (both are great companys)

pics im bout to go put it on lol

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Man I'm hot when its 75 * haha awesome progress man keep it up

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reaaly? thanks! o mt e brake cable came in, its about 2" shorter too.. :( dang repo china crap...oh well i'll work on it morrow..

oh i sold my old 500 eddy and auto trans to a local guy that used to teach autobody, he said swing by his palce sometime, hes gota 48 chevy truck and 34 international pickup rat rod, i shoulda got pics!

WAHOO 10DAYS FOR FALL BREAK! Work on truck, ride wheelers, buy sell junk, cruise ins here we come!!!!!

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Got my E brake cable on and its TOO SHORT!!

its for a 68 chevy truck yada yada yada...

ugh, can I make a bracket further back/weld it on or what yal think?!

I baked my MC in the oven today (without guts) hopefully by the end of the weekend maybe i'll be driving/stopping)

Also, worked on my filler,I need to chop off the end of a stock tank, and picked up a new locking gas cap for 2$ at a yard sale, HUGE one tomorow but im going ridin :( i wanted to go yard sale-ing) always find cool car parts cheap too!

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I had a world of trouble with my e brakes too. THe ones for my 68 were not even close. I ended up with two sets, Brake best, the cable was to long and the Wagner ones didn't have the correct length spring. So i took the springs off the longer cable and put them one the shorter cable.

E-brakes were the one thing my dad stressed since his truck rolled away from him when he was a kid.

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Yeah, its kinda a bummer...

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e brake what is that?:lol:

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Its a really cool invention i just discoverd on our trucks! You pull a lever and the car stops!

I got a big list of misc things, i got my prop. valve on and mounted, just need a plug for it (ugh) and a new line, the old one stripped...

gonna try to make the last manchester cruise in hub

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half of the stuff i drive don't have e brakes:lol: i think the cruise i'm thinking of is on the 23rd on the square some cruisers are suppose to come down from the nashville area too it think

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cool! im planning on trying to make it, maybe in the 53 Idk yet though

the wifes truck gonna come too?

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seems they have one on the 16th in manchester, i know i won't be able to make it

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67 going?

They have one in sparta the 16th, i always thought manchester was last sat of the month, mcminnville was 1st sat. woodbury was 2nd sat boro was every friday nite and thats all I can remember

sold my old motor! made 100$ lol the guy is putting it in a 69 1 ton

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67 not going yet i have had too do something every weekend lol, had to put upper and lower ball joints in my 97 daily driver yesterday took most of the day and next weekend i already know i will be busy so.....

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are we ridin this truck around yet?