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One step closer!!

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Thanks Tim. Back to collecting parts for the final push:lol:

Cliff Ruggles for the Quadrajet parts

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Got some time to cut off the last flange on the exhaust manifold, cutoff wheels do a very good job on cast iron, just a little filing and ready for coating

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip225.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip226.jpg

Picked up a console from Olskool
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip227.jpg

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I ran into Jon (tri-pro) at Carlisle today... looks like he's doing well...

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Thanks Mike, just got done talking to him myself...PM'd

I guess he is the top banana, lol. Did ya pick up any parts??

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Don't really need any large parts, except bed wood and paint (to include body work). Sourkraut (John) bought some bedsides and header panel off him though.

I asked when he was having a banana eating contest at the show! I figure the local Hooters girls are available for a dual promotion event!:bann:

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Vay- K Montana.....Yellow stone:smoke:

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Ha, I just drove past there last month on vacation myself. Didn't stop in Y-stone. Wife had a bad experience there with one of our housecats that got loose in the park. Did eat at Taco Johns tho. Tasty...

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Awesome...have a great time Jim!

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I'm back! What an incredible experience. I need a vacation from my vacation:lol:

Seems like there was a high level security alert at Ol' Faithful, they found a 5 gallon bucket of Viagra, and they think someone was trying to keep ol' faithful up...lol

pics to follow and I have to get back to working on the truck

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I'm glad you had a good time. Now back to it.

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Better watch out, it might give it a stiff neck...Back to work!

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Man you just just keep pushing:lol:Like VT says" one of these days you WILL have to finish it"

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hehe, I'm hoping it'll give me some motivation! I have started painting mine though. Getting closer!

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Some pics

view out our front door...special place we have here in the Great US of A
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip258.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip261.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip232.jpg

birthday present
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip255.jpg

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latest part, NOS Quadrajet

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip269.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip272.jpg


changed the water outlet a little. Bought a 45 degree AN -10x1/2"NPT
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip271.jpg

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Ooo, those are nice! Here's what I've been doing...

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Nice choice of color, is that a small flake I see in the paint? Keep goin'...

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Yep, its called Indigo Blue and has a real small flake. Thanks for encouragement!

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got the seats recovered, what a 8 month ordeal that was, that story could be a novel, most unpleasant part of the restore so far!!!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip312.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip311.jpg

changed the hot air choke over to electric, pretty simple and straight forward. Just switched out the guts w/ one screw

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip308.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip274.jpg

Ol' Faithful...God Bless America

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip235.jpg

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Interior looks good!

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Thank you, kinda went with the spartan look. Still want to find a good rubber mat when they make a good repro. Doors are next to be painted by Maaco

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On who's end, your, the installers or the shipping department?

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The seats look great Jim! Way to go on the progress.

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[QUOTE=jaros44sr;4240582]got the seats recovered, what a 8 month ordeal that was, that story could be a novel, most unpleasant part of the restore so far!!!

changed the hot air choke over to electric, pretty simple and straight forward. Just switched out the guts w/ one screw

Ol' Faithful...God Bless America

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Nice Seats and console! I need to do the choke thing to mine too. Just need to run the wires, but I'm having too much fun driving it!

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3x on the manufactorer(but all corrected by them, 4x didn't even tell them about it. seems that their 'exact match to the original' has an extra 6 vertical rows that the original does not. Found this out from the installer, he didn't bother to tell me until after the seats were all sewn up. cost me 30 bucks to ship the original seat matrl. out to them, so they could make sure it matched!! shipping wasn't bad, they said 5 weeks, and they shipped within 5 weeks

installer jerked me around on the price, increased it 3x. borderline bad business

The only 2 positives were the 2 board members, 6T727T2 and low and slow. They were both great to deal with

Thanks Tim, how are u doin'???

[quote=red71cheyenne;4241081]must be nice to actually drive one of these trucks, wouldn't know:smoke:

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Don't worry, you'll get there. It took me almost 9 years!

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WOW!!!< great news, I only have 4 more to go:lol: Seriously though, I am enjoying the work. What else would I be doing with my time

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How are you going to wire up your choke? I know the red is going to go to power, but how about the other one? Does it just go to ground? What decides if its on or off?

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The seats look great :metal:

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you're askin' the wrong guy about electrical stuff, all I know is the pink feeds it 12volts and its grounded through the carb, motor, and frame...as long as you have your grounding straps hooked up

when you find out how it works give me a call

thanks J, nice progress on your truck, looks great

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Looked it up on Edelbrock's website. It says to connect power to a key on source, not a hot wire as it will stay on all the time and overheat. Mine has a ground lead, yours may not, so it may be internally grounded.

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Thanks, mine is hooked up to a relay, so when I get my engine ready to run, I'll check for a 12volt keyed source at the choke

My HEI is hooked up to the ignition

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Mine is too, got a plug from the junkyard and just replaced a wire in the bulkhead connector for it. The relay idea is a good one for that, will ensure you get full voltage at the choke.

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Here are the newest addition to the mods and parts to the project...

didn't like the console that came with the B&M shifter, so I changed to Lokar, boots and rings seem to be a better fit. Trans, cooling lines came from In line Tube. Now, just need some time...

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip316.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip317.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...hinTrip314.jpg

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Cool parts :metal:

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I like those lokar rings a lot!

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so does that shifter have detents for positive 1-2 and 2-3 shifts? Or could use easily overshoot 2nd and hit OD or even N?

A buddy is offering me a 2nd gen f-body shifter...it would just need a console of some sort. Even though its OEM...those shifters had detents (apply right pressure to shifter while moving forward forced lock into next detent) so you could slam 1-2 and 2-3 w/o hitting N.

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thanks J, I'm enjoying your build progress

they were one of the reasons I went Lokar, planned on putting them side by side, but they don't quite fit. So, I will buy 1 more and bend the outside edges down to fit the contour of the hump, then cut the LED surround and mount it on the top of the 2. unless I get another idea

postive locks on park and neutral, downshifts detented for D 1 2, upshifts no detents. Not into banging gears anymore, it's my money when something breaks...lol

I'd say go for it!! Sounds like a better shifter for your needs

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I had been thinking of going with a B&M Truck Megashifter. I want to get away from the column shift because it won't be as accurate as I will need for burnouts, shifts during passes, etc. I'm not pleased with the look of the Megashifter...but its more about function then appearance.

Now....if their Unimatic shifter or this Lokar gave me positive upshift detents...I'd go that way.