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Hey Alan I took your advice and made sure the lift has a stop on it. It got up pretty high and no wobble. By the way your truck looks great!

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Looks like you decided to use it at work.

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Im useing the stock v8 mounts from my 283. I dont have to dimble the header on the drivers side but it has about .010 clearance on the perch. But my truck is a stanadard and all the linkage clears. They are not pretty but ill get some pics for you tonight when i get home. Btw congrats on your money making lift

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It finally went to paint today. That job kicked my butt.

Thanks Neto, it makes life alot easier doesn't it?

Yeah for now. finally got a car on it today. I had to go yesterday and get a fitting for the pump for the hose to hook up. Evidently there might be a restrictor that goes in the line cause the car comes down too fast. Even if your careful with the lever. I'm waiting on the manual to get here so I can see the IPB.

I've got the CPP mounts and they stick up higher than the factory ones, so there might be more interferrance. Thanks for the info.

Sdailey ordered some parts from Jegs and I jumped in on the order and got some fittings and hose for the power steering. I'll get some pics soon. Going to bed early tonight and rest.

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your going to bed at 8:50 you panzy. haha, keep up the good work Alan ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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:lol: Got some good rest, feeling better.

Here's a couple shots of the fittings for the power steering. Does anyone know if there is an adapter that can be brazed onto the return line at the pump for a -6 fitting?

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...g/DSC00325.jpg

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...g/DSC00328.jpg

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I don't know if there is a special fitting or not, but you could probably do it with the right size NPT to -6 steel fitting.....one that will fit over the return tube.

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They make a fitting that is a compression nut/ferrel on one end and the other end is a -6 JIC steel fitting. I know that Parker fittings for hydraulics should have one. Does the return line on the pump have a bead near the end of the tube? If it does, it will need to be cut off and the compression fitting would need a straight section of tube long enought for the ferrel and nut to seat correctly. Here is the link to the fitting:
http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PA...20STEEL&Wtky=# Part number 6 XHBU-S is for 3/8" tube to -6 straight fittings, they should also be available in 90 and 45 degree fittings. Hope this helps. Here are the local distributors to your area (within 60 miles):http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PA...odifier=&Wtky= You have to put in your zip code...

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Glad to see you're back at it, Alan. :mm:

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Alan we deal directly with Parker and their fittings here at work. Let me know if you need something.;)

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wouldnt it have been 9:50 in GA:confused:

why dont you just run hoses

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yeah it would have, I didn't take in the time change. But glad to see your back at it Alan.I think we were all sad that not much got posted yesterday, I know i look forward to it. I know it makes me feel better to see progress on everyones truck when i'm having a hard time on my back half!

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hey alan what motor mounts are those

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YOU KNOW ALAN I WAS THINKING. ARE YOUR PARCHES DIFFERENT OF IS IS JUST THE MOUNTS. ALSO i DONT THINK IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM TO RAISE THE ENGINE UP. INFACT THATS WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH THESE HEADERS FOR GROUND CLEARANCE.

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^ makes me laugh every time :lol:

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lol sorry cant help it....Life in shop managment is tuff some times.

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:lol:

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Thanks Captain, if what Aggie mentioned doesn't work I might try what you mentioned.

Thanks Aggie, I will try one of those. I will let ya'll know what happens.

Thanks Mac. I thought i was better, I guess it's just a summer time cold. You scared me with that pic of a guy riding a fish with a G string in your thread.:lol:

I'm running steel braided nylon hoses.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...g/DSC00359.jpg

:thumbs:

I orderd them for a 69 camaro.

I need a smiley with fingers in it's ears. :lol: The perches are CPP and they sit taller than factory. I'm not ready to raise my engine up just yet. But it's a thought.

:lol:

Habits are hard to break.

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thats what i was looking for
thanks for the info

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Thanks Shannon, for ordering and getting the 6XHBU-SS fitting (3 pieces on left in picture), I believe it will work. But if it goes like the rest of my night.............well read on.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...g/DSC00360.jpg

I thought OK, I get to do something to my truck. I had a couple little things to do thinking it would be easy..........think again.

I thought about putting the fitting on first and said nah, lets put the door handles in since I got my lock cylinder yesterday from Tim Christian.

It's just a simple lock cylinder why can't I get it too work. Here is a pic

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC00361.jpg

If I remember right you have to put key in and push and turn to lock it, right? The first washer that I put on with the slot in the middle will not allow it to turn. It's got some dimples (keyways) stamped in it that is preventing it to turn. Lock cyl turns fine with it removed. Here is a pic of the washer installed. I'm thinking of just filing the edge keyway down so it will turn.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC00363.jpg

Here are the next pieces I installed then that is followed up with a snap ring.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC00364.jpg

Complete. I did assyemble it right, right? I didn't have a pic to assy it by. It just looks like this is the way it goes.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC00365.jpg

Since I was having trouble with that I figured I could get the passenger side handle in. Wrong. of all things that I thought of test fitting, I didn't think of the handles. Now I have some grinding to do.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC00366.jpg

So these little task turned in to a PITA. It's just part of it, gotta keep moving.;)

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wow man that sucks....I will pull out our original driver's door handle tomorrow and take a look, if no one has solved the mystery by then.....

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Alan, Don't grind yet. I did my door handles as well about a year ago and faced the same thing. I took them to my local locksmith to get them matched to my ignition/glove box, only charged me $20. I am trying to remember what I did, I am trying to remember.......argggggg

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Btw you dont have to push in to lock it. Just turn to lock it and then you can't push it in any longer.

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I cant remember, I cant remember...sorry Alan. I do know that you can assemble and test it without putting it in the door, it should lock and not allow you to push the button. Hope any of this helps :P

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ALAN I HAVE BEEN BUSY AND NOT MUCH TIME TO WORK ON MY STUFF LATELY BUT I ALWAYS CHECK YOUR PROGRESS ,SUCH NICE WORK GREAT JOB AL:metal::metal:

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S**t happens. Your lucky it's just a small problem. I thinking of shave my handles. I already have everything to do it.

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yeah then your battery goes dead and you cant open your door:lol:

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Yeah been there done that... The best thing is keep inside door handles and a cable or something to get in.

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I do plan to have a mechanical back up for sure if I do it.

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You don't have to think about it anymore, I got it figured out. Just needed a clear mind.

Your right.

Thanks Dino, glad you stop by and check my progress out.

I've wanted to do that to a car/truck, but not this one.

What's your back up plan?

Here is what I was doing wrong. The washers were in the wrong place. I put the slotted washer fartherist from the key and it worked great.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC00382.jpg

I didn't have to take much off for the passenger door handle to fit the hole. The drivers side fell right in.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC00379.jpg

I cut the ring off of the hard line comeing from the pump. I stuff a small piece of paper towel in the tube to keep filings out and used a cutoff wheel on a die grinder. Then cleaned up the edges then pulled to paper out.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...g/DSC00386.jpg

Installed the compression fitting. I wish I could bend the line to make it paralell with the frame. I had a spring bender and tried it a little, but was scared I was going to twist the tube off of the pump.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...g/DSC00387.jpg

This is my first attempt at making a steel braided hose connection. I've read about it being done and that's as much experience that I have. I wrapped the end of the hose with tape and cut it with my cutoff wheel. The braid unraveled and looked nasty. I had to slide the B nut over the other end of the hose to get it on. Note to self slide next fitting on prior to cutting. I finally got it together. The other end is not done yet. I need to see which port on the steering gear is the return.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...g/DSC00388.jpg

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Nice work Alan, for a first time I'd say it's a very nice connection, I would have never know lol.

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Good idea with the paper towell Allan. I'll have to remember it. I like the looks of the lines, lots better then stock.;) On the dead batt. lock thing. could'nt you just get a jump. If your batt. is dead your going to have to anyway.

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Looks good ALAN!!!
those braided lines are going to be super clean:metal:

glad you got her figured out.

I just swapped the steering gear on my '80 this weekend.
on it, the low pressure fitting was smaller than the high pressure side.

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On the cold issue, went through that about a month ago - 80 degrees outside and your head feels like a balloon about to pop.

:waah:

If that picture of 'Cat Fish Man' bothered you that much - I won't bring out my really crazy pictures then.

:lol:

Great looking hoses and extreme close-up shots of the door handle work (which I desperately need to do too). One note on the pictures though - Los Alamos called and they want their scanning electron microscope back.

Mac. :lol:

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A cable to pull the linkage. Auto lock has a kit.
http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autol...?itemid=SVERKD

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Alan,
Hose looks good. Super work and thanks for sharing.:metal:



Mac,
I think it might have brought back some bad (or good) military memories for Alan when he was a little crazy..:lol:

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looks like an over-priced choke cable.....

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So I shouldn't show my picture of why drag racing is so popular? :smoke:

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ShoW it MaC!!

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:smoke: Legal Disclaimer: Joe said it was okay. ;)

http://www.theadnostic.com/lauren/28...86d36c7a64.jpg