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Done some sand blasting this morning. A drive shaft and motor perches and lug wrench. Boy was it hot.

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Thanks a lot. I hope to have a lot of progress this month. Body work, shoot some color or more color, wiring, and the rest of the brake lines. Need two brake lines for the rear end and one for the rail.

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I have a column in Vancouver, Wa. You want to pick it up. Only kidding.

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haha, George. I would if I could.

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Just setting around today. Done some yard work. Waiting for money to get here so I can start buying again. To hot to work but at least i can buy parts. get them ready to install when the weather is cooler. I am fabricating a filler panel for the grill to the radiator support. making it first out of cardboard. Then I will do it in metal. Let you guys know what it looks like.

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Nice to get a rest in here and there. I use cereal boxes for pattern making. Captian' Crunch works best.:lol:

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I have a big piece of cardboard 3'x7' so I used that. I hope to get to the metal shop soon.

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Today I packaged some parts up that I sold. Also it was my birthday so I took it off. I will go to the parts place tomorrow and buy a red wire set for my new HEI distributor. I hope to find a 3'' air filter also. I have a stock 3'' but looking for something different. I like the way the purple ones look.

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Happy Birthday George and many more.

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Happy Birthday!

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Happy Birthday and many more:metal:

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Happy birthday, George!
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thanks

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Well I finshed runing the brake lines to the rear. Here is the stuff I odered.

two rear mirrow arms. Black which I will paint orange.
two small rear mirrow to fit on the arms. which I also will paint orange
1 chrome flasher knob for the column
1 set of red distributor wires for HEI
1 boe tie for the air filter chrome and red Thenut on top of the air filter is shaped like a bow tie.
2 rear brake lines for accross the rear end. They said they were two weeks out. So a little set back.
1 set of hold downs for the distributors wires.

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What do you mean by chrome and red bow tie for the air filter? I thought you already had an air filter.

I bet you'll be glad to get rid of the points. I know I will be with mine.

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Nick, The turn nut on top of the chrome air filter is shaped like a bow tie with red insert.
that is what I ordered.

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George maybe this will help others understand the air filter nut

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...501_183358.jpg

When do you expect to have it running?
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yep that the one.

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well today I recieved my auto column for my old girl. Got it striped and painted gloss black.
My wires came in also and the Edelbrock valve covers. So I went to the Advance Auto Parts here locally and purchased a valve cover gasket set. I had a cork gasket set but was not in love with it. The one I got was cork and rubber conbinded. They said it was the a good one.

My daughter got the wire set for me for my birthday. What a girl. She is my tom girl. She knows what her dad likes.


http://i.imgur.com/papN2YZl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bITToN3l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/c7YtReYl.jpg

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The only thing I need now to start the truck is a wiring harness and a power steering pump. I have to adjust the valves on the engine. Maybe I will do that tomorrow. It is just time consuming. The engine has to be turned by hand. I guess I better go and find me a battery box. I will be needing one anyway. My old one was a little ate up. There was a board for the battery box tray ad bungey straps holding it together.

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Just read a little bit of your build, lookin good! Check your email so I can get these parts out to you tomorrow. Dave
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The column looks nice George.
Any luck on tracking down a Carb?

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No Brian I haven't looked for the carb. I been busy with other things. Like hanging a storm door and cutting grass and doing odd jobs for a lady in the church. I am caught up so I think I will do something on old patches. Yes I like the way the column turned out. The reverse switch and flasher knob got broken in transit to me.
How hard is it to switch the flasher knob. I ordered a knob. But the one I ordered screws in and I think the one that broke don't. Didn't do the valves today. Just to hot. The little flat piece of metal that covers the wires on the botton of the column was missing. I dug thru my pile of odd and ends and found one. So I am in busness again.

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thanks man it was a job cleaning it up. But it came out nice.

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Thanks a lot I can use the parts and the extra ones will be used for everyday driving. The chrome will be for show.