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Here are a few more pics of progress. The right fender needs a repaint and the front bumper and grill are still at powder coat. Just a few more days. |
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Looks great!
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Just a little update. The front grill and bumper are back from powder coating, and the fender repainted.
I'm hoping to pick Sanity up on Friday. |
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Very nice... love the colors.
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My Sanity has come home. Now it's time to finish up a few loose ends to finish it up. The front grill insert "CHEVROLET" needs to have the background painted black. pics of Sanity back home. |
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I'm sure I've missed quite a bit so I'm planning on reading back but man sanity is looking good!
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We took a week off and went to Vegas. 5 days of Blues music and fun at the Westgate Big Blues Bender. This was our 3rd time and we're planning on next year, hopefully. Now it's time to get back to work.. I'm still working on the bed wood. 3 coats so far. I'm also working on the grill letters. They were powder coated with the grill and bumper but on the letters. they just blend in with the background. So I am painting the background black. I am also prepping the inside of the doors and the door panels for paint. |
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It's been a while since I've posted but I've been getting done.
I've got the door window fuzzies in and the windows roll up and down very nicely. I've got new door handles with matching locks installed. I found some reverse lights I like and they are installed but I need a switch for them. I serviced the transmission. drained, remove the pan and installed a new gasket, removed the temporary filter that was installed to catch any debris that might have been in the lines, cooler, etc. It was in the output line of the cooler. I also installed the temp sender for mt trans temp gauge. More on that later. I took the grill letters off and painted the background black and reinstalled it. And I've got 5 coats of satin urethane on the bed and it is ready for the final coat. We're getting some cooler weather coming this week so I should be able to get it done. |
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The black paint behind the letters really makes them stand out much better. Well done!
I also like your reverse light idea. Are they pointed straight out on both, or do you have each angled towards the side of the truck a little? |
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What a nice truck, the grill thing is very well done.
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I have the grill off right now and I have put the insert back in. While the grill was out I decided I would redo the headlight wiring. I did this a long time ago and I used a kit with 30A relays and wiring for the headlights. There was extra wire and some questionable wiring that I needed to clean up. So I rewired and cleaned up the mess and it is much better now. Final assembly today and the job is done. My bed wood is finished so I will be figuring out how I'm going to get the bed off without buggering the paint, getting it put together, and back on the truck. |
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Looking great man! I also like the reverse light idea and it wouldn't be too bad to make a little shim for them if they do need angled some. Looking at it actually seems like a kinda obvious place that is never used, I even have a bracket for a set of hitch mounted back up lights and never thought to use the plate.
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First, I removed the filter at the outlet of the tank. It looked fine but I decided to bypass it while continuing checking the lines. Oh, and Next I checked the filter by the inlet to the carb. It is fine. I did some checks on the fuel pump It was pumping but it doesn't seem to have enough pressure to get gas to the carb. So I'm guessing the pump is bad. Any thoughts on my problem are welcome. |
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Weak pump due to bad diaphragm or clog in the actual lines would be my next guess. Checking the lines is a free fix where the new pump will cost money so I would start by blowing air through lines one at a time. If you have someone that can hold a rag over the other end I would try little air from pump connection back to tank line and just see if anything comes out and then try the line from pump to carb.
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Maybe you would like to take the filter out of the suction line in front of the fuel pump and test it without it.
I know that the filter should be located in the pressure line to the carburettor. |
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I went through three (THREE!) Carter mechanical pumps in the course of two (TWO!) years with my '77 Silverado, then went electric with an AC Delco EP12S which lasted six years, and lastly did a Carter 4070 with a regulator and then sold the truck.
Most fuel pumps can push well, but do not suck well - make them push through the filter, not suck through it. |
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Thanks for the comments. I have done all you recommended. I cleaned the lines with air and no plugging. I decided to remove the filter at the back near the tank. It did not seem to be clogged but I left it out. I also checked all of the lines and filter from pump to carb and they were also clean. I had my wife crank the engine while I checked to see if any gas was getting through the pump. It was pumping gas but very little pressure. It doesn't seem to have enough to get to the carb. It is still dry. So I was pretty sure it was the pump, so I removed it and took it apart. The gasket/seals were not torn but looked stretched out and dry. have bought a new Edelbrock pump and I will be putting it on today. Man, I hope this is it. This is show and cruise time down here in Tucson that I'd like to start taking part in.
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I got the new pump installed. I pumped the gas 5 or 6 times while cranking and Sanity fired right up. In fact, after it sputtered a few times it smoothed out and is running great. I took Sanity for a test ride and I think it's running the best it has run. I think the pump had been weak for quite a while before it finally failed. Anyway, I'm back on the road and getting some miles on the truck. I've got the inside of the doors to prep and paint, the new bed wood is finished and ready to install, and a couple of other small things to finish, but I'm driving. It feels really good.
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I've got all of the lights working.
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Well, that's convinced me. I need to get a set of roof lights too. Looks great all lit up!
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I've decided to do the bed wood install on Sanity.
I've had the wood done for some time but I have been having fun driving the truck. The weather is starting to get cool, so I decided to go ahead and get it done. I set up my overhead lift, removed the rear bumper because it sits so close to the bed (it just made things easier), unhooked the wiring, and got started. I was not sure if I would need help but once I got started, it lifted off reasonably easy. I pulled Sanity out from under the lifted bed, and then set the bed on sawhorses. I'm the Thanksgiving cook around here so things have come to a halt. Happy Thanksgiving to you all. |
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When I did mine I stood it up on the front panel( on some blankets). I used a couple of ratchet straps in an x to hold it square.
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