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Milled up some black walnut for a new wood bed. Plans are to finish tomorrow and install Wednesday.
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new park lamp assemblies and I finished the interior painting by spraying the doors white

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I got my new floor mat and sound insulation installed. The PO "clearanced" the firewall to make room for an HEI distributor and I think that's the reason for the wrinkle in the mat. I might have to cut it at the trim line and let it overlap slightly if it doesn't lay down after being in the sun for a while. Notice how well the pre-cut hole fits the dimmer switch. Also got my Lokar thru-floor accelerator installed with my original style pedal. I drilled and tapped two holes in the Lokar pedal and used two black flat head allen screws to attach the old pedal. I'm in the process of swapping carburetors so can't finish the cable yet. My old Quadrajet didn't have a choke so I picked up one off of CL with an electric choke and rebuilt it. My EZWire harness has a connection for the electric choke but I didn't need it when I wired the truck so I bundled it in the harness. I want to fish it out and route it while the carb is out of the way.
If you are ever going to install a Lokar pedal like this one do it before you install the engine. It's a PITA with the engine in place.

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I agree with the LOKAR pedal install, waaaaay easier with the engine out! Even having the trans out would have made a huge difference.

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Nice mod of the pedal Russell! May I copy that one! ;)

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Chuck, as nice as your truck is, it's a compliment that you would copy anything from mine, LOL.

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My rims from Wheel Vintiques showed up. White walls from Hurst (Thanks Fish and Coach) are sitting at home ready to be mounted so I will send these off to the powder coater this weekend if I can.

I had them shipped to the body shop and the guy called me to tell me they are here. "That 8" rim is huge".

......Perfect :devil:

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Awesome....cannot wait to see them mounted up!!

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I bought a running 261, and a 235 with a bad lower end. The bonus is the 235 has the good 848 head on it. Also picked up some headers for the 261.

Probably will not happen until late fall, but already dreaming about Henry's new powerplant. :-)

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Long box arrived with the door channels. Looks to have been opened for "inspection" but nothing is missing. Can get back to the door mods.

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Went to three salvage yards today looking for a seat for the 54. Scored this liitle jewel for $32.00 bucks from a 1994 chevy truck. Kind of rough, this is the best one i could find. Will need some foam repair and covered. Does fit nice.

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$32??! Geez, I THINK the '89-'98 Chevy seats in SoCal junkyards are a lot higher than that. I think about $150-$200. Great deal and looks usable as is. For awhile at least.

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Removed 3 of four bushings from a set of 49 leaf springs. 1 more to go today. Fun stuff.

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Everything in So Cal is more expensive:lol:.

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So true, so true.

Hey, my sister-in-law lives in Auburn. I go up there to visit about once a year. She lives way off the main drag, off Lorenson Road. Do you know where that is?

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Took a test drive. In the last few days I've installed my new floor mat with jute insulation under it, installed the Lokar thru-floor pedal, and put on a new Quadrajet that I bought of of CL and rebuilt. I also added a filter in the vacuum line to my brake booster. It runs great, all I had to do to the carb was adjust the fast idle and curb idle. I didn't even "tweak" the idle air screws but might play with those just to see if there's any improvement to be made. I love it when a plan comes together, happens so seldom for me, LOL.

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Had the drive shaft rebuilt with a new yoke, carrier bearing, U joints, and balanced! Drives so smooth now! Also cleaned up the dash a bit. It was pretty dirty from sitting outside.

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Bubba can you post some pics of your floor without the seat in when you take it back out in the future, about to replace the floor, just wondering if I should do away with the metal piece for the seat and just do a one piece floor. Looks like it fits pretty good. Awesome...

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Great work Russell, your engine bay is looking great.

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No problem, I already took it back out to work on the floor a bit. I installed a floor from direct sheetmetal. Wasn't to bad allot of trimming.
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I'm going to trim this piece of tubing and reinstall across the back. The piece that goes across the back doesn't interfere with the seat I installed.
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Good luck
Shawn

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Thank you. I've got to get some better looking plug wires and but for now that's not top priority.

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That is about 4 miles from here. I used to ride motorcycles all over the back roads around here. I can even tell you how the road got it's name :lol:
Lorenson is short cut to Bell. That all used to be a big ranch at one time.

I have probably even seen her around :lol:.I spend more time on this side of town.

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"I love it when a plan comes together, happens so seldom for me, LOL"
It is coming together nicely too:metal:

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Interesting. Her husband is a surgeon at the hospital up in whatever that town is? Grass Valley? Something like that. Their house is basically at the end of Lorenson. 15 acres, nice place.
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Got a great deal on a bench seat out of an 87 pickup. Made new brackets and got seat mounted. Will now order new seat cover for it. Temps have been in the 90's and humid so making and welding new brackets took time.

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Looks good...and very much like the one Bubba (above) got for $32. I

f you paid more you got ripped off!:lol:

Kidding. Looks like nice work.
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Looks good...and very much like the one Bubba (above) got for $32.

If you paid more you got ripped off!:lol:

Kidding. Looks like nice work.
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Only $25 got to love craigslist!

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I was joking. Man, you guys kill me!
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Lights and grill got installed. I also bolted the tranny hump down and installed the B&M ratchet shifter
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Looking good !

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Few days ago ordered complete Porterbuilt set up for my 59. Got the first email today that some steering components are shipped. I dont come home from deployment for 2 more months its gonna be like Christmas when I get home. Cant wait to see the Porterbuilt stuff in person!!
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finished installing my windsheild with the deluxe trim, and started installing my doors (after getting the first one hung I realized I cant effectively adjust the door alone, will put that one off until i can get help.

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So...you're obviously NOT talking to us from North Carolina....where are you? Clue us in if you can. What's it look like out the door from you?

PS: Thanks for serving.

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I stopped by the truck (it lives at work, not home) and got the front calipers plumbed up, wheels bolted on & greased the freshly-assembled steering.
I also walked around the truck & threw out all the old parts boxes, misc. scraps, packaging etc and got the greasy rags into a single pile.
Still have to plumb the rear brakes, find out what's dripping in the brake plumbing (!), bleed the system and attach intermediate shaft to column, then column to floor. Then the body work goes back on.Once that's all done, I'm leaving the truck alone till after I move this September.

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I gave up on getting out the old kingpins and hired it out. I got the 57 back today and the steering is smooth, does not wander at 85. I think I trust it now to be the daily driver.
The spring shocks on the front were compressed and now the front suspension is tight. Maybe this is how the 57 drove when it was new? So far I have a straight axle, speedway disc brake conversion, sway bars, spring loaded shocks, and new kingpins all with a heavy 454ci.
I must look at the front disc brake conversion (drum rears) as I step on the pedal it takes a long time to stop. I can pump the brakes and it stops faster. I changed to a 15" steering wheel and the steering is easier to control.

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Thought about changing the oil but it got hot here and I hauled 6 people and the boat to the lake.
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Bought a 3 core radiator (designed for a chopped down '32 F!*#), a new flex plate and a bunch of chrome goodies for the truck today. Oh, and a drive line from Pickn'pull so I wouldn't have to pay to have the one I already had extended and balanced. Hard day for the bank account, but my shop will look like Christmas morning in about a week!
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Gotta love the burbs!:lol:

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Got off work early and trimmed the steering column down a bit, ground new 3/4 DD flats onto it & got the intermediate shaft installed. Then ground out & installed the floor plate. Still need to drill for grub screws to secure it, but when I turn the wheel the tires move. All thats left is one or two brake flares & hose mounting tabs, I'm done for the summer.