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I was stopped @ a red light with that one, http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...508151536a.jpg 66pnl this one's for you. Tuff crowd on here lol

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Lol.

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I figure it's the camera angle but I had to ask.

Your steering column looks like it's out of whack!:chevy:




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Picked up 2 more 16" rims ( that makes 4) to convert my 70 c20 from 16.5" to 16".

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I installed some new springs to replace the old ones and I'm not sure I like it. Although the new springs are shorter than what was in there mostly due to age I'm sure, the ride height is up an inch or so. (Livable though) The new ones are HD 1/2 ton springs which are most likely c20 like in nature. Took it out for a cruise to see how it drove and it seemed more bouncy in back. I'm hoping a shock swap will settle the rear down somewhat. Truck is lowered with blocks but still see some hauling so I know I'll like the better level load capability of the new vs old worn out springs. Any good shock suggestions?

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It's the angle with my phone

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Pulled the 12 bolt and got it out to my local bad ass shop...Mark Williams Enterprises for....

- c -clip elimination
- axle lengthening
- 4:11 gears
- install my Eaton Posi & rear cover
- set-up for my CPP big brake package

I can't stand cross brand parts. I'm going to keep this one ALL GM!

also managed to pull the front driveshaft, factory drum brake set-up ( including lines), factory E-brake set-up and trailing arms..guess I better order some replacement bushings for the trailing arms.

Tomorrow is factory rivet grinding day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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took delivery of this baby today. 2013 LC9 5.3l, needs a little love. But, the price was right.

The TR 6060 should be here next week. These LS motors love a little Heads & cam work. I think 450hp will due for now.

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Going to have a tropical storm this weekend so I pulled my inner fenders yesterday so I can sand and pain this weekend in the garage (John Deere blitz black). Also plan to rebuild my gauge cluster while I'm stuck inside.

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tough crowd is right.... but we like to have a little fun with each other some times drive safe and have fun with it..... Don

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RE : shock absorbers ~

Bilstein HD's top any of the usual Hot Rod brands plus they last even when worked hard .

If you go the KYB route , be aware the silver colored gas KYB's are crap , low quality shyte to sell cheaply , only the white KYB's are any good .

Lotsa nice works here as usual ~ I always enjoy reading what you alls are up to :metal: .

I visited my truck in the Paint Jail , as usual , they screwed up something else and tried to blame me , I dropped off my 7th hub cap and he said ' O.K. now i finally have a full set of 5 right ? ' .

Only if his employees are stealing them....

They managed to ' loose ' the original door mirror screws , last time I was there he said (as usual) ' no problem , I have them safely cleaned and ready for paining ' ~ when I went by Thursday I noticed crappo Chinese stainless steel allen headed screws and asked him ' oh , yours were no good and broke coming out ' .

I see he has several 1950's & 1960's vintage GM trucks in there , I surely hope my hard won , unobtanium hardware isn't being re directed ~

I spent the last FIVE YEARS chasing down hardware , every bit of it original and un damaged , he wants to use all new and I don't .

Wait'll you alls see the paint , it's wonderful .

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O.K. ;

I supposedly have a restored original AC box coming from Texas , I was in the Yakr this morning and spotted two AC equipped trucks and decided to get to work just in case :

Attachment 1400867 This is one of them , apparently I didn't take a pic of the other one before taking it out & apart .

Attachment 1400869 this is the intake air flapper , it's usually broken and missing hardware , I took this to remind me how to assemble it properly .

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This pic shows me where to use the chassis punch to change my non AC core support to an AC one , factory style :

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Here's the first one removed :

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More hose routing details :

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AC pipes where they attach to the battery box :

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This was a '67 with really nice cab , NO RUST too bad they wanted $700 (GASP) for a BARE cab !

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Here's the *perfect* if dusty heater box with the leak free heater core that dripped fresh coolant all over me and the wheel barrow :

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Shake all the leaves out , pay $100 for all this plus a lot more and go home to begin cleaning , take it all apart :

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Wait ~ didn't I shake 2 # of leaves and black widow spiders out in the Junk Yard ?! ;) .

My driveway's a mess and I have not yet begun cleaning all this delicate 40 year old plastic & fiberglass :

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Oh crap ~ this is the only cleaning pic that came out ~ I used that " Fabuloso " cleaner stuff as I've had good luck with it :

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Remember I said " delicate 40 year old plastic " ? :

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Gotta be really careful schlepping this stuff around the Yard :

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I didn't realize I'd broken this box in TWO PLACES until I was home taking it all apart for cleaning .

So that's it for to - day , I set everything up to dry and will post pix of it later , the sun went away while I was finishing up .

This AC stuff isn't rocket science , you just need to be REALLY CAREFUL or maybe be smarter than I am and buy a nice simple Vintage Air setup but I'm old and stuck in my ways , the only new things I want on this rig is a SANDEN AC compressor and an electric pusher fan on the condenser as that'll make the cab much cooler .

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Started off by pulling starter and replacing a bad freeze plug, then adjusted my shirt lever, then replaced my leaking electric fuel pump , but the new one would not pump , tried it 3 times old then new... old pumped but leaked, new no pump.

As the truck stands now this is the only thing that I know of ,keeping it from being my daily driver.

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I fought with my in-cab fuel line for a couple of hours. What a test of patience! I got it shortened and re-bent around enough to work but I'm not happy with it. I am going to try and bend a piece of copper wire around to my liking and then use that as a model for the tubing.

:m6:

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Got up too late to work on the truck (garage too hot in the afternoons) and I needed to patch a screen door anyway so I just cleaned up the gas tank and seat bolts.

I had one break off and it seems I've lost one so I found what I needed in dad's stockpile.

The "Evaporust" is pretty neat stuff although I prefer "Krud Kutter" (phosphoric acid).

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Reupholstered bench seat wit a few new springs and new foam.. Also had the dash pad wrapped also
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Started taking mine apart to tackle the rust in the cab.

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Get us pics of that OK? It's a job I'll have to hire done.

*Great looking seat up there!

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More pics...

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What part of West Virginia are you located? Im only about 20 minutes from Mathias,WV. Its in Hardy County.

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Friday I drained and filled the New Process 435, yesterday and today I greased the front end. I had a missing Zerk on the outer driver's tie rod link, so had to fit a new one. Lots to oil and grease on these old trucks. A must if yours is manual everything...

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cut off 26 factory rivets to dump the rear shock mounts, bent rear frame support, front tranny mount & trailing arm x member. that sucked! but.....safety first!!!

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I finally got my seat and carpet redone. One more thing checked on from the list.:two:

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Nice!

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Even though you have the other good shots.....

Too nice not to flip.

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Nice spidermn! I'm only about 35 minutes from Waynesboro.

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Nice to see someone from my neck of the woods. Never seen anyone else on here near me.

Thanks for flipping them for me. I didn't preview them before posting. Plus they look much better the correct way.

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I am in southern WV.....once I get my truck running, how about all members within 100 miles of us get together for lunch or some beers?

Today I bent a piece of 12-2 wire (just one wire, not all 3) into the shape of how I thought the in-cab fuel line should go. I then bent 3/8 inch tubing to match that. OMGosh it is nearly perfect! I think it would work BUT I have a kinked bend so I am going to try again tomorrow.

I also got the seat bolts coated with rust converter after cleaning in Evaporust for a couple of days.

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I did come very close though......but for the kinked bend.

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may be a while before I get my truck going... but hopefully I'll have the 62 Impala done by the end of the summer. If not I'd still be happy just to get together sometime.

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I bought this tach cluster before I even owned my truck. The air pressure gauge was from a big truck but I figured it would be cool if I ever wanted to bag the suspension and get it to work.
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As luck would have it, I wound up buying this 72 Cheyenne Super that someone had added aftermarket gauges to:
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Finally got around to installing the cluster in my truck, love having the factory tach. Still waiting on a new woodgrain appliqué to match the rest of the interior.
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Here's the old cluster. I'm going to mount the water temp and oil pressure gauges under the dash.
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Got my Hella e-code lenses and 3800lm led's in.

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There is always time to have a beer or sandwich with a friend. :gi:

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That sounds like some plans are happening for the boys in the VA area. I'm in.

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Took out the 3OTT and installed a 2004r in the green 69. A little tinkering with the TV cable and she shifts nice. Next big project will be an engine transplant...

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Picked up my new registration and plates and the DMV.

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Hamjet, you're going to love that 2004r. I put one in my 71 behind a 454 with a 355 rear gear. 2k rpm @ 80 mph is awesome on the highway. Makes me want to branch out to neighboring states for swapmeets & shows.