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Worked, again, on the gas fill door, think I have it figured out just need a little break in the weather so I can roll the truck out and tack it in.

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Sold/ Delivered the Apache Saturday, picked up the super cool engine for the Suburban on Sunday and have laid out a transformation plan starting the first week of December.

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Well, I finally found a sepentine belt that will fit over my Dorman power steering pulley. Bought the PS pump on Ebay, not realizing it didn't have a pulley on it. Bought the pulley on Rockauto, not realizing it was larger than stock and wouldn't take the stock belt.

So, after the holidays the motor gets plugs & a coolant temp sensor. If the parts I ordered every show up, I could bolt up the 4l60E & put the whole mess in the truck before New Years.

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drove mine to bfeast
looks like cold weather is coming next week
i'll put it away for salt season

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I ground some of my welds smooth on my frame.

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I finished shrinking my steering wheel and installed it today. Took a tip from Skymangs (sweet 16 build) and used an early 80's Ford ring. Got a new horn button and contacts so my horns work now too. The wheel looks white in the pic but it's the same light grey as the interior.

I got the wheel from Pull-A-Part for $12 and epoxy cost $20, so cost was $32 plus sandpaper and paint.

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nice work.

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:agree:Looks sweet
Nice job
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Finished fab and tacked in the gas fill door.

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Put my new fenton headers on. Painted the fentons and the stock intake with VHT Ceramic Aluminum paint. I hope it holds up, whenever I have it back on the road.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...ds/Fentons.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...235Fentons.jpg

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i am glad to see more sixes being built

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lookin v v nice

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Took me awhile searching but found the steering wheel shrinkage thread thread, thanks!

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Steering wheel project:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=541904&page=5

On page 5, if it gets lost.

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Picked up a front disc brake kit from ABS in Orange, CA.


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...um/boostah.JPG

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ABS? Can you provide more info on this local (to me/us) source?

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Well, on the four day weekend I got the front fenders, bumper, radiator support and hood hinges off and took out the seat. Found an abandoned mouse nest and a dead mouse under the seat and cleaned up the interior with a vacuum.

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looks nice!:metal:

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Went to Pick-N-Pull and the wife and I pulled a set of Cadillac Catera seats for her truck. They say they are made by Recaro. Super comfy, classic looks to them for being modern bucket seats. She originally wanted bench seats until she saw these.

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http://www.abspowerbrake.com/


They were highly recommended by a guy who has restored many vehicles.

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Thanks Arturo,
Very interesting reading in their catalog.

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Russell,

The wheel looks awesome! I'm going to have to do the same to mine.

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Abs=absolute bull s##t:lol:

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http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...11a66de615.jpg

Picked my truck up from the blasters after my pos body guy left it there to rot for 2 months. Time to take matters into my own hands
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stodd

i feel for ya dude - my 1st body guy left me hangin for a year - finally took a truck;w/a trailer and 2 big friends to get it out of his shop - luckily i was able to get all my parts back some in primer -some not - but had the best coat of desert dust i had ever seen - good luck w/ your project

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:devil:there used to be a few body guys like that around here.:devil:

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I worked on my frame after going to pick and pull and looking for a camaro t5.
I am thinking about a warm six and a 5 speed.:uhmk: I have a decent 250 but would like to have a 292. the good part it is the intake,exhuast snd valve cover will fit both.:lol:

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Ditched the junk quadrajet for an Edelbrock 1406... Huge difference!!! New fuel pump and fuel lines. New plug wires. Dual radiator mounted electric fans!!! Busy day with lots of progress!

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Never driven a I6 before, but I decided on dumping a 292/5 speed in mine when I was doing the build. Something different and I am amped to see how she runs.


Ordered the rebuild kit for the Monojet carb. I am going with the stock setup until I decide to change the setup around to split exhaust.

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Different is a good thing!:metal: I am thinking about building a camaro/S10 T5 for mine.There are a couple I6s around here that sound real good.I alo like the way the old UPS 300s sound:lol:

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Had to replace my well pump, but indoors I made a decal for "Patty Cakes", using my wife's photo and an Air force Logo. The truck was an Airforce "follow me" truck at Nellis AFB, and Patty was the the one that wanted us to have it for some fun. So in her memory she will always have a place to ride shotgun.

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WOW! uhhhh ummm nice decal :)

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I used to have the glove box doors chrome plated for shot gunners

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Thanks, guess you can see why I miss her, ALS is a horrible disease.

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Very cool tribute to your wife. So nice that she won't ever miss a ride with you!
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Test fit the bumper and welded in the 1 3/4 tubing plugs that slide in the 2" tube welded to the frame for the bumper. Filled in the top to more closely match the body/fender coutour at the fender curve, cut and filled the sides to match the wheel opening angle and found out I put the whole thing in UPSIDEDOWN! :metal: .....but I like it. It's off to the chrome shop today.

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that's cool!:metal:

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Agnes....what are the numbers on the Q-jet? What are you going to do with it?

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Oh man I know too many stories that are similar and even worst than yours. Its sad, but you simply can't trust a lot of guys to do what they say now days. The my word is my bond thing is fading into a thing of the past. Not with me though my word is my bond that's why I'm not quick to say I will do something.lol

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Which is why you've never told me you'd do a damn thing for me! :lol::lol:

I'm kidding, I'm KIDDING!!

So what's the latest on your truck, Bam? Been kinda quiet on your thread lately.