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nice!

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Lookin' really great. Way to go.

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I am looking for a set of these Porterbuilt hood hinge relocation brackets. I thught someone may have a set after upgrading to his newer style hood hinges.

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Congrats! Looking really good, great attention to detail.

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PM sent regarding hood relocation brackets.

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Looks like member meltmetal is hooking me up with a set of Porterbuilt hood hinge supports so I can move forward with my front bracing. Thanks, Matt!

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Here are the Porterbuilt hinge brackets installed. I have made a couple removeable metal plates to weld the 1-1/2" metal tubing to that will run down to the frame horns from each of these brackets. The tubing will be welded into the center hole of the plate and ground flat on the back side. The braces will be attached to a removeable piece on the front of each frame horn as well. I will run a cross brace with a 3/4" heim end on each end that will attach from side to side near the front of the motor somewhere around water outlet height. I am also showing the new AAW main fuse block and the aluminum plate it mounts to. This plate attaches by longer upper bolts that go through the firewall that hold the hinge brackets on which are the OG holes used to attach the OG inner fenders.

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Re: DURG's Black 65 C10
 

Looking good! I am using AAW classic update on my 67 camaro project, LOVE their kits....

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Great build!

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Awesome truck!

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I used the complete Classic Update kit on my 62 Impala SS also. Tech support if needed is excellent as well.

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Few minor updates: Truck is back on the floor with the new a-arms installed with good adjustibilty on camber. I am toying with the idea of running a 61-62 style Impala barrel shroud as the stock fiberglass/plastic one won't be as easy to install as my radiator to engine height is different now. (I know the fan needs to move back to be centered) I used some PVC pipe to mock up how I want the front bracing to go. Went to get it bent yesterday at a near by racing chassis place but they were not working. I will be running a rod with heim ends from side to side connecting to where the lower elbows are shown on the braces. This will all be removeable. I am bolting a flat plate on the front frame horns that the braces will weld to on that end like onto the hood hinge brackets. Truck is shown at ride height.

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Great job...look super!

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Bad a$$!!!
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What did you have to change with your a-arms?

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Slightly shorter so I could have some camber adjustment.

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Man, I like EVERYTHING about this truck! It's the right year, the right color, the right parts, and it sits perfect.

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sweet ! :metal:hope you get it done soon

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Thanks, it will all be coming back down to a bare frame for painting before it's done and money is tight for the engine department right now as it looks like I will be going to 32 hour work weeks thanks to the inept politicians. I'm shooting for summer of 2014 realistically.

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Whats the backspacing on the coys? BTW great looking build!!

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i have been watching and must say you have a awesome truck, i like every thing about it, and the 62 is sweet, i had a red on red 62 ss whan i was 16 and my dad sold it and gave me a 72 cutlass. cant wait to see the truck finished, keep up the awesome work:metal:

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Got my front bracing roughed in down to the frame horns. There will be a cross brace to tie them together but I need to know where my accessory drive package will end up before I can commit to its location. I am leaning toward a GM Performance crate 350/330 setup with the front serpentine drive. The Impala twin is getting ready for spring. I still have snow on the ground here though.

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Great work on the support bars.
I highly recommend any drive from Billet Specialties.
V-trac or Tru-trac would be my first choice.
Vintage Air's Front Runner set up would be my second choice.

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Thanks but the GM stock serpentine setup is only 550.00 new with alternator and pumpThe others are easily double that correct?

After looking at them it appears triple the price 1795.00 with no A/C pump in polished.

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I was also curious about the backspacing on the coys?

Love the build, just ordered the same PB setup!
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Coys wheels 22x9 5x5 5.5” bs 20x8.5 5x5 5.25”bs

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Not much progress. I pulled out the mockup 327 I had in the truck and my new GM Performance Fast Burn 385 H.P 385 TQ. turnkey engine arrived. I am going to install it with the front serpentine drive setup so I can finish my front bracing cross brace. Here is a picture of the engine. It also came with the starter, air cleaner, fuel pump, plug wires, Holley 770 cfm carb, and the front serpentine drive setup with power steering pump, alternator, and A/C pump. I am not running A/C so I also bought the A/C delete pulley.

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VERY nice engine choice!^^^

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I actually sold the 327 that came in the truck when I bought it as well. I am planning on running the turbo 350 that came in the truck too but I have no idea what the stall is on the converter. It has lockup feature which was wired to a toggle switch. I also have no clue about the history /specs of the tranny either. I hate to just bolt it in and go without knowing anything about it. Would a tranny shop be able to help me out figuring out what I have for a converter? I'm thinking the tranny may respond differently with the tired 2bbl 327 compared to the new motor. I have 3.08 gears too which will be harder on the tranny as well. Suggestions? Thanks.

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I would take the trans to a transmission place and have them go through it to see if ups to snuff and can handle your new motor. It may need to be rebuilt and/or just serviced. They could probably tell you more concerning your torque converter. Would hate to put it in and then you blown it on your maiden run. One step forward and 3 steps back.

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Nice motor, and I agree I'd have a shop take a look at the tranny, especially with that rear end gear.

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Awesome build! I like trucks low but I don't want to mess with airbags. I like this setup...
I realize that it isn't finished and that it's adjustable but I am curious how driveable it would be as it sits now? What is the lowest point of the underside?
The 62 looks great also. I had a 62 Bel Air that a local guy bought and turned I to an 8 second drag car.
Sorry to hear about the furlow. I work for local govt and we have too small of a staff to try it, although they did consider it.
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Around 5" clearance at the front. I am building another crossmember that will be toward the rear just behind the cab which will incorporate a driveshaft loop that may be around 5" too.

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I installed the new Fastburn 385 engine to continue with mock up. It comes with a 770 cfm Holley so I installed the chrome air cleaner that came with the engine and then put a stock black Chevy top on to see what it looked like too.

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Does anyone know what I would need for a fitting to go into this style of power steering pump in the pressure port to convert to -6AN style fitting? Looks like an o-ring style female port. I am going to install -6 AN fittings in my power rack and make up some hoses.

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Really nice!
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Beautiful! That truck is coming along nice!!! Congratulations on the progress.

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Something like these?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rus-648030

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all48210

http://www.summitracing.com/search?k...fittings&dds=1

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Yes- something like those, but I don't know which, if any is compatible with my pump. The pump that comes with the GM front serpentine drive setup I have is the non remote reservoir "ham can" style of pump. I have seen some articles where those style fittings work in the pump with no reservoir attached but nothing as far as what the female fitting configuration is in my pump. It "looks" like it takes a o-ring style male fitting but most of the ones on Summit imply they go into the newer o-ring style steering BOXES. A couple do say pump, but don't have any more info as to which type pump. I think the later style pumps with no reservoir are called type-II pumps. I ordered a pressure reducing fitting for the pump that replaces the fitting threaded into the pump tank from Speedway Engineering and will measure the threads when it gets here and try and figure it out then (if that fitting fits my tank). Thanks.

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Durg, look at this website. Since your box is part of the serp. set up, most likely it has metric fittings on the pump. They will be O-Ring fittings...

http://www.purechoicemotorsports.com...=cat/cat99.htm

Give them a call they can help you out...

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Thanks for the additional reference Karl.