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Pulled my deluxe steering wheel to center it, turned out perfect. Truck drives straight, now the wheel is straight, too!

Found that the fuel line connection to the new sender was dripping a little. I had smelled gas last week, so I'm glad I found it. Tightened, no more drip.

Time to stop procrastinating and install my custom side trim! I've got nothing else to do...

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Disassembled the rest of my 400SBC in preparation to take it over to the machine shop tomorrow. Removed the entire serp setup from a donor 350 and made a big mess in my garage that now needs to be cleaned up.

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Got the torsion bars out, spindles and hubs off. Upper arms off,now to the lowers. 53 yr old torsion bars do not like to be removed,lol. Didn't realize front brake drums would be riveted to the hubs.

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Adjusted new Lokar cables and changed out the governor weights and springs a few times now the truck shifts nice and smooth when driven normally but when you punch it she kicks down a gear and revs to 7000 before snapping into the next gear. Wow!!! What a beast. OMG. The new 700R4 was stack shifting and I wasn't able to rev the engine past 3000 rpm before she would shift to the next gear so I wasn't getting anywhere near the peak torque. I figure we have about 425hp and about the same torque and it feels like a corvette when you punch it now!

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Grind off those rivets and knock them out. No need for them. Rebuild the hub and install fresh drums or turn the old drums. No more rivets needed.

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Finally installed the HEI dist. And painted up valve cover... Still cleaning up and routing wiring but here's a few pics.

Only run this distributor for a few days but it could be the best $60 I've spent in a long time.

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Looks good! Mine was $65. lol!

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Thanks TJ, I waited for over 2 months for Speedmaster to get them back in stock. Upgrading gave the old girl some giddy up, quicker starting and a much smoother idle.

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Finally!! Got the front crossmember completely rebuild painted with Por-15 assembled and put back on. Not all tonight of course. However I did get it put back on tonight and the trailing arms.

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Here is another

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Looks great Rev!

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[QUOTE=sambrutay;7282618]I got tired of seeing my grill twisted on the right side.
So I thought I would pull it apart and see what was wrong.
before pic.

I love the dealer bumpers with words stamped in them.

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Finally 'locked' down the design... should get to building soon

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...psrgkrje95.jpg

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which one did you go with? been thinking of ditching my points dizi.

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Bought a Speedmaster. Here's a link. If there not in stock you may have to wait. Also check Jegs, they sale Speedmaster and may have stock.

http://store.speedmaster79.com/p-376...stributor.aspx

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Thanks!

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got my backup lights installed now I need to figure out how to get power to them. Truck came with out motor and trans and I've installed a later sm465 which has a switch on the trans. Anyone know what wires I should be looking for in the cab to make the connection?

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Finished building my dual snorkel air cleaner.....

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I got my engine and tranny mounted!

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I installed my exhaust system, fixed a leaking diff gasket, bled my master and installed it, installed my radio, air box, and speaker and started finishing up some small things that needed completion.

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Ordered a new Fuel Pump! Since putting in my 292 (used CL) it's had a pretty good tick. The motor starts and runs fine, good even. Doesn't smoke or seem to burn oil. Does have a couple of good oil leaks (oil pan and maybe rear seal) but this tick has been really bugging me. I've been reluctant to deal with the oil leaks only to have the thing grenade on me... Anyway, I've adjusted the valves a couple times and tightened the exhaust etc. but nothing made a difference.
So yesterday I was changing some grommets on the valve cover (one leak I figured I could at least address) and I fired it up and for whatever reason it I could suddenly tell the tick wasn't coming from up top. I grabbed a long screwdriver and sure enough the only place you can hear the tick is from the damn fuel pump!! Won't know for sure till I get the new one in but fingers crossed.

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Got the front hubs and wheels on. Then rolled the chassis out for some fresh air. :chevy:

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Looking good!!

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THx, Its a factory Air cab, going back with OEM stuff.

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Thanks! Feels good to! lol :chevy:

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Finally got the hubs and calipers on I am suppose to get my parking brake in the mail tomorrow from inline. That's all that stands between me and a roller.

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I didn't work on my truck today but I did work on my brothers car. I am putting disc brakes in his 64 Valiant. I am using discs from a 75 Duster. As I was changing the wheel bearings I notice this on the left rotor. I guess he took his car to Midas to have the brakes done. Someone put the seals in backwards. :lol:

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Got a call from the painter who wanted to go over the paint colors and have them verified before spraying. If all goes well the bed should be finished by Sept 12.

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Wow! Won't that be a sweet thing after all these years.

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Yes it will be!!!, note the extra holes that the PO drill in the tail light area instead of getting some speed nuts. does not hurt anything, but WHY?? The painter also undercoated the insides of the bed as well. The sides are finally straight as well.

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Whats that little tab hanging off your upper ball joint? Where did you get it?

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I was going to find some procrastination project to do, then realised the inner fenders will never clean themselves.

Both sides are now ready for paint prep, primer coat followed by Satin Black Two Pack paint.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps7eugziyu.jpg

Today after the inner fenders I finished reassembly of the heater unit and packed it away.

The lid is away with Ian Brown for some special under hood treatment.

The red you can see is a high density foam gasket I made to seal the fan to the metal case.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps60xtlls9.jpg

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I finished up shortening my '66 Suburban 3", in preparation for a body swap on a 2006 Trailblazer SS. I also removed the stock burb floor in one piece:

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Thats gonna be wild, brave guy!

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That should be very good.

I am not that clever or brave.

Build thread please, or some thread for us to ooooohhh and aaaahhhh and be amazed by. ;)

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I have weld some sheetmetal on my -62 panel this last week.

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Not necessarily "today" but most recently (took me a week) I rebuilt the Rochester BV carburetor on my mystery year 250 i6.
Used a rebuild kit from Mike's Carburetors (www.carburetor-parts.com/) but had to order some extra bowl gaskets to overcome the warped parts!
Also took a wire brush on the grinder and cleaned off the rust and old paint from the air cleaner. I really like the "polished patina" look when it was done so I hit it with a glossy clear coat. Thinking i'll do the valve cover and push rod covers the same.
Not big steps I know, but she's running and driving again and pretty smooth too!

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In wanted holes in the firewall are patched and the floors covered with POR-15, tomorrow I'll start with the Rattletrap. Slow but at least it's progress