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I rented a hot power washer and de-greased the drive train and engine bay. PO's did not have a functioning PCV system and oil was misting everywhere. Now I can finally proceed with my engine update project!

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Did some touch up painting and painting some miscellaneous parts. I went ahead and installed the fresh air inlet doors

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Installed Redhead power steering box. Can't wait to take it on the highway.

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I'm going to have to rent one of these. Need to do the 68 and in the past I've used ezoff and just my garden hose. Worked well but I haven't been able to find any oven cleaner in several stores . They've been sold out for weeks guess there's been a rush on even cleaners too

Tried engine cleaner but it really didnt work at all. The gunk stuff they must have changed the formula

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Today’s fun :lol: been a long road with this 68 . It’s all in primer now

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Ditched the in cab gas tank and went with something a little more EFI friendly.

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That's pretty trick! How many gallons can you hold? Nice and clean install in a beautiful truck.:chevy:

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Very nice, I'm also curious about the capacity too.

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Thanks guys, it’s a 60gal tank so I have the sending unit read empty when there’s about 20 gallons remaining. Even though the tank is baffled the pump was still starving for fuel under hard acceleration and left hand turns. I might install a sump at some point but for now I’m just enjoying being able to drive more than 100 miles between fill ups.

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I use Gunk on some things, but always follow that with degeaser. With the hot pressure washer I just used degreaser. The wand was a bit long, but being a 4x4 I had enough room to maneuver underneath. The 200+ degree water with high psi did a nice job.

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Removed my camshaft and lifters today. No mechanical issues found. It is a Gen I 5.3L 327ci that was rebuilt at some point. Next I will be replacing the valve springs and start cleaning it up for paint.

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For someone mechanically challenged like me, adding the legal license plate light was a cinch! (previous owner put new bumpers on, but not this) And it worked first time! :lol:
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Made it work for it keep. Not hard but enough

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Made a Custom Cab cover for a neighbor.
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Would like to have a couple of those you should sell them .

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Installed a steel lever kit in my heater controls and replaced the defroster ducts. Got the parts from GMCPauls, and the quality is top notch on both.

Also installed some stock valve covers that I bought from Ironhorse. Still need to find a grommet for the breather.

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I cut down the stacks to be able to pull into my garage if I need to.:chevy:

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Started putting the Inline Tube brake lines on my truck. Got the two rears along the rear end to the tee and flex line installed. Moving to the long line under the cab next.

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New carb in - drove it to a cruise in last weekend and took this pic. This week I am checking timing and finishing up the set up. Went with a 500CFM on the engine. It's running great - very happy with the upgrade.

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Found what I consider to be a super nice door to replace my damaged door. I've been looking all over and everything has been excessively rusty so far. Found this one 15 minutes from my house at a private wrecking yard that's not open to the public. The guy there was super nice and helpful. I have been stressing out about being able to find a nice door, so this is a big relief.

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I just sat back and looked at it.

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Nice . I’ve been looking for a set for the 68 stepper. I bought a decent passenger door but would like rust free ones. May have to take a road trip to Phoenix to visit the cousin. And do some scrounging

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Been wanting to get the letters shadowed now for awhile. Well today it got done and I also did the wheels on the 64 SS Impala while he was here at the house.
Those pictures will be in the general area.:chevy:

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I can only imagine how hard it must be to find clean doors in NY

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Hard to find a 8 year old truck with no rust.

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Found a place top mount tires on original friction ring wheels. Sanded and painted wheels and cleaned up hub caps as best I could. I will only use these for pictures and shows but I like the original look.

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Pulled the cluster out to see what happened to the tach.

Stud is broke off inside of it. I will have to call Manes in the morning to see if they will warranty it. It's less than a year old.
It just spins around it's not attached to anything. I can pull it up but not out.:chevy:

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Perfect!

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Painting is now complete! I see now why folks hire this done. It’s a ton of work!

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Lowered the bench seat 2 inches with Full Custom Fab brackets, and wired up my audio system (Kenwood h/u and Infinity 4" and 6.5" speakers) from scratch.

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Got all the parking brake hardware reinstalled and adjusted. Started installing my brake lines. Got the ones that run along the differential, rear flex line, and the long one from the flex line to the front installed. Now gotta tackle getting everything ran along the front crossmember and up to the master cylinder.

Wife is going out of town with her sister this Friday and Saturday so I predict some serious shop time in my future.

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Raining and cold . But my new cab bushings came for the stepside so now I can start fitment of the nose. Went with regular rubber.

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Finally put a sport bumper on it.

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It looks nice with the original painted wheels and hub caps!!!!

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Did you put bias or radials on her. I'm going with radials on the 68 stepper with the original rims .

Why only for shows?

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Doing the cab mounts today . It needed them

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They are radials. I tried to pick some that at least looked old school. They are Cooper Discoverer HT3 Radial Tubeless. I was told it was fine to use a tube with them.

Only for shows mostly because everyone keeps telling me they are dangerous even though they all came with them back in the day. I know they are dangerous to mount, but I think once they are on they are ok. But also to keep them in good shape and since I have a nice set of wheels with brand new tires on them and I like to drive the truck whenever I can, I will use those for regular duty. It's a lot easier to get them mounted than the originals. I am getting old so the originals with the new tires should outlast me. The only real issue I had is that I ordered the tubes from a local shop that assured me that the valve stems are bendable and should fit fine when in fact they are too short. I had to put extensions in them with a piece of fuel line to protect them from the side of the rim. Minor issue really.

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I took my truck for ride and stopped for coffee as it will be going into storage next week for the Winter Months.

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2 piece splits are dangerous ours are the retainer ring type totally safe after mounting. Only problem with tube type tires they go flat fast no such thing as a slow leak. Mine has tires from 1987 on it . I dont drive it but they are are still in good shape

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Put the new cab mounts in haven't torqued them yet but the cab as of now is 1/4 inch higher off the frame. May come down a bit when I put the torque wrench on it.