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The chrome windows look much better! And we'll give you a pass on the tilt....what's one extra lever among friends ;) :D

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nice progress truck looks good. you inspire me to not be scared to do the difficult task of rebuilding my vent windows which need new chrome rubbers and windows there basically trashed but they are 67 chrome and hard to find. so i want to keep them.

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i thought you said you weren't getting much done? it looks like you're moving right along at a pretty good pace. Keep up the good work.

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Thanks for all the comments.
This thread keeps me motivated.
Waiting on some parts to come in now.
Still have plenty to do.
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What parts are comming in.. :)

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Very cool project. Your truck and n2billets have me thinkin I shouldnt have passed on the original paint steppers I had a chance to buy over the years.

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Steppers are awesome. I loved my 67 I had many years ago. Good thing I have enough parts to build one some day. Too bad no original paint on them though.

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Not much of an update.
I've been working on painting a few small pieces and buying misc. parts.
I did get my steering shaft installed earlier in the week.

I spent all day getting NO-LIFE out of storage, and cleaning it up.
I'm going to get "side tracked" on this truck this weekend.
(that is one ugly bedside,...)

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That's what I'm talking about! If the bedside bothers you I will gladly take it off your hands! :lol:

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Bring an extra trailer to Kansas,...
Ha.

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That shaft has some curve to it.
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Hey kieth those brake line holders are custom correct? You did build those from nothing or are they some modified item?

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I bought them online.
They came from a place that sells clamps for VW rail buggys.

Here's the original thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ght=line+clamp

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Keith,
From the looks of this ride, I think you have doing some planning for a while:)
I love all the subtle custom details. Keep the pics coming.

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Looks good Keith!

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Guys... I've been fortunate enough to check out this truck first hand and know that he is putting great attention to detail. This thing will be slick when it's done. :)

I would have given up on the steering linkage. :lol:

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Today I did some painting on parts for my red '69.
So while that was drying,... I decided to tackle the last two brake lines on my Dropmember chassis.
(the top two in the prop valve,... with the 180 degree bends)
These were from the Wilwood M/C down to the frame mounted SSBC proportioning valve.
I like the challenge of bending brake lines, but was worried about scratching my freshly painted firewall.
It seems like the more bending and flaring, of brake lines that you do,... the better you get.
Not the case for me.
It still took several hours.
The line seperators are a "Made 4 You" product from Summit Racing,... that came in last week..

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The Wilwood M/C allows you to install the brake lines on the LH or RH side.
I wanted to install them on the RH side,... but they were going to be directly in the way of the column shift linkage,... so this is the route I went.

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Nice work on the brake lines. What kind of material is that? How hard was it to bend to the shape you wanted? I am currently fighting with some pre-bent lines. They don't exactly fit the way I expected. These will be the last ones I buy. The next ones I will bend myself for sure.

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These are started as 5' sticks of 3/16" brake line from NAPA.
Pretty easy to bend with a good bender.

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Nice work Keith. Looks like some decent progress to me.

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Nice clean work Keith!

Q: What did you use to plug the dipstick hole on the passenger side of the block?

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The crate engine came with a bag full of steel plugs. (2 or 3).
I was going to get them from my local GM parts guy,... but I found them hiding under the cardboard intake cover.

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Figures: I guess mine fell out after they dropped the motor......:lol: