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Made installing that spring look Easy! :metal:
Motor sounds good! :chevy: |
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In post 1968, the tail gate looks like a patch panel was applied to the the top of the tail gate. Did you make the patch panel or do you have a vendor for this part? Love your builds BTW. |
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Excellent progress. Motor sounds smooth.
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Thanx Bomp for attempting to help with the video link thingie...:lol:
You too TJ...:metal: |
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Thought I'd give it a try.
Congrats Don. Excellent work. |
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Excellent. :metal: Glad to see you back at it Don.
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How'd you do it Bomp? lol! It only works once in awhile for me.
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Congrats. on the progress.
Looking and sounding real good. |
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Going to try the Bomp trick to this video thing...:lol: If it works, I'll leave it here, If not, Poof:smoke: It'll disappear...:metal:
If you see this post, it worked...:bann: |
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Bomp is the King of Selfieez and this Video trick... Thanx Brother!!! :mm: TJ, I am sending you a PM of the trick...:uhmk: :metal::metal::metal: |
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Engine looks good Don. Glad to see you get some truck time.
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Finally scored some serious truck time to help maintain sanity...;)
After string 10 days together without a day off,:sumo: The new schedule came out with me having this Friday and Saturday off, then as icing on the cake, I also start off the new week with Sunday off as well...:metal: Yesterday started with tree trimming and weed whacking... Today was TRUCK TIME!!! :bann: In the midst of truck time, I ran into town to fetch my beautiful bride's birthday gift... Gotta earn them thar points...:lol: I also dropped by the parts store to grab a new rag joint and Clutch Master and Slave cylinders...:uhmk: After unloading the new sofa, aka bday gift, it was back to the truck... earlier in the day I installed the pedal pads... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/...68a21744_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7561/...604a9757_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Pedals and sterring column were then installed... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/...61a28698_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr With my son helping, we removed the hood, (bonnet, for my UK mates) https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/...da9cdd7f_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Then the front clip was removed to facilitate ease of working on the Clutch and Brake Hydraulics... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7737/...7b0c55db_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr After installing the new rag joint, oops, no pic... I installed the Brake booster and master cylinder using Capt Fab's bracket that I purchased a couple of years back...:lol: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/...33ecfd20_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr New Parts...:cf: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7567/...8e4c7067_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr New Clutch master cylinder awaiting the pizza box template treatment... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/...7b0206c9_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Markings made, ready to be drilled, and the larger hole required some hand filing as I didn't have a bit large enough for the boss that goes through the firewall... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/...62356072_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Mounted... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7534/...9e409e36_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr ...and when I got to the interior side, I found this pre-punched hole in the firewall mat, that lined up perfectly with the master cylinder... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/...0f728964_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr the master cylinder now resides behind that plug I removed, which is located betwixt me fingers... kinda hard to see in the photo... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7705/...06e89eec_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr After calling it a day before hopping on the riding mower, I shot this pic... the grille support never quite lined up right at the top with the fenders, so I will be readjusting that before the from clip goes back on... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/...837c0ec8_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Here's where I ask for any advice on making those adjustments... When I put the front clip on previously, I bolted up the radiator support first the started adding fenders then grille support... each fender sits up about a quarter of an inch above the grille support and thus the bolt holes for the latch catch aren't matching up... Thanks for looking in...:burnout: |
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Great updates Brotha!!! Hey check my youtube channel real quick....posted a video of the 572. lol :chevy:
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Great progress Don glad you got some truck time in .
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Excellent progress. Know how valuable that truck time is but you really made points on the bday present.
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Impressive stuff Don.
Thanks for the preview. Ohh, and the Birthday present for Mrs Boss, I love it, in fact, sitting on mine,as I type this. The padding and in cab work looks great,mI hope to one day make it that far with my truck too. |
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Horn button is getting a new coat of orange in the bowtie this morning... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7413/...f50fae1c_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr |
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Way to go on the bday gift for your bride.
Truck is making progress, you will be driving soon. |
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Small update...
Here's the Horn button, polished up and a new coat of orange for the bowtie... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/...3b0bda7e_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr As Rian, aka Grizz, put it, the old rag joint was ragged...:lol: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7100/...1d955ef2_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7660/...8fca845c_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr New one installed... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7093/...6cc2842f_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Checking out fitment of the Latch plate and covers... I also solved a bit of a mystery thanx to TJ...:metal: When I took ownership of this truck, the grille was only fitted with one bolt at each end...:dohh: instead of the required 3... Seems whichever P.O. had the repairs done, following a front end collision, they used a GMC Grille support in place of a Chevy... The respective Grilles have different mounting points...:banghead: so instead of drilling 2 holes per side, 1 bolt sufficed in their world...NOT MINE!!! Thanx again Brotha for taking the time to do some measuring for me... Didn't get pics of the mounting differences, but the Chevy grille requires about 2 more inches between the top and bottom outer holes... Weirdly, there were holes drilled in the proper location for the lower outer mounting points for the Chevy grille, but they were only about 1/8" in diameter, so, break out the step bit and enlarge them to 3/8' and those holes were read for bolts... the inner holes still need to be drilled...:rolleyes: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/...772646b4_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Yesterday was my first day back to work after a very nice 3 day weekend...:bann: ...and a friend dropped by, per my request, to allow me to drool over his New Z28... Naturally Aspirated 427 / 505 Hp with a 6 speed stick...:metal::metal::metal:I seriously dig the old/new fangled theft deterrent called a Clutch pedal...:haha: ...and the size of the brake rotors... Very nice when stopping the beast that resides under the hood...:chevy: on to the pics... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/...f183dab1_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7626/...3e716de3_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/...0202bb0e_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/...66165122_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/...300f6aff_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Yesterday I picked up new Wheel Cylinders for the rear brakes and hoses to feed those... New Calipers and Hoses are next up... That's all for today folks...:flagw::burnout: |
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Got to read your update almost 1 minute after being posted! :metal:
Horn button looks good Brotha! And yer welcome! haha! Dang that Z/28 is nice! Wish I have one! :chevy: |
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After my recent truck time, I decided my shed was more unorganized than usual...:lol: So, over the past handful of days, I've re-arranged and cleaned up and started organizing mores than I normally do... My system of organized chaos needed a bit of an upgrade...:haha:
As a bit of background, this shed was built in 2002 to house my bike and riding mower... After a divorce and meeting and marrying my lovely wife in '07/'08 the shed was deemed too small, so a 16x20 addition was in order... my original tool box, the tall craftsman setup, was purchased in 1982 and has travelled with me to Portugal and back... it was residing in the addition and the Blue Point box and a Cobalt box I acquired over the past few years were in the OG shed... During recent days of truck time I determined the Craftsman needed to join the other boxes for ease of access when jobbing on whatever needs attention... I neglected to get pics of the clutter and the previous placement of the workbench, which was on the left, but here's the fruit of my labor thus far... still more to go in the addition... Here's a shot looking in from the nose of the stepper... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7652/...8d524d71_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Workbench used to be on the left, the Open sign is from the Tattoo Studio... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7786/...ccd9b655_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr The workbench relocated... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/...226869d4_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Now for the truck stuff... Earlier this week I purchased my brake hoses for the front, and one of the Calipers... the other caliper we had in stock appeared to have a crack around the bleeder screw, so another was ordered and will be here tomorrow morning. I also opted to purchase the Hydraulic line to go from the Clutch M/C to the Slave... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7779/...4ef77958_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr It is adjusted and hooked up, but awaiting the front clip re=install before mounting to the firewall... Here's a before shot of the Caliper I carried home Saturday... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/...45b47f63_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr And here's the after shot... https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7463/...d75144d2_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr A friend at work asked if I was painting the calipers, which I hadn't considered, but quickly decided on Chevy Orange, to match the engine...:chevy: As I prepared to install the clutch line, I called Rian, and spoke with him and Martin... Mentioning the fact that I was about to pull the trigger on a wiring harness, Martin hooked me up with his contact in Florida where he grabbed his harness from... I'll call him tomorrow to price their harness... That's all for this weekend... Cheers Mates, and Thanks for looking in Guyz and Galz!!!:metal: |
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Looking good brotha! :metal: Shop looks Great!
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Looks good. I wish my shop was that organized/clean. Oh well, I have an excuse.........................nah not really . :lol:
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Looks good Don. A clean organized shop equals more truck time and less time looking for that dam tool you know you have somewhere...
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man, nice shop… I could work there. just the right amount of work space with interesting eye candy thrown in. looks great bro, best thing about a clean and organized shop, it makes you want to start the next project... so, get after it...
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Looking good Don.
I would hate to relocate a work bench, that is the highest level of commitment to the tidying up job. Thanks for the call. I think I also have the same harness as Martin, bought from the same vendor, but via eBay It is the E-Z Wiring 21 fuse unit. Lovely bit of kit and was priced right. |
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What are you doing reading this comment, get out in the CLEAN shop.
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Got the other caliper in and painted... https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7711/2...7a4ecd6e_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7304/2...759b3852_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr ...plus I am super stoked right now, I just ordered my wiring harness, will post pics next week when the big brown truck arrives...:bann: |
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After some research this morning, I decided on the speedway harness, recommended by Bomp cuz that's what Dino uses...;) Thanx Greg!!!
It comes with Headlight Switch and Dimmer as well as other bauble and bits, I also ordered the adapter to work with the OG steering column connector...:mm: All told, just under $220 to the door... https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7562/2...736b6a28_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr |
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Calipers look great man! And that's a nice harness! :chevy:
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So does that mean you want me over to help fit the harness then Don
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You're always welcome mate!:mm:
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good choice on the harness Don and the calipers look great. that clean shop will motivate you to work up a new mess and thats a good thing.
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