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I got tired of seeing my grill twisted on the right side.
So I thought I would pull it apart and see what was wrong.
before pic.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...10.20.35-1.jpg

here it is removed

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...2018.42.34.jpg

simple fix. rivets gone,

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...2018.43.06.jpg

here it is put back together.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...2019.32.20.jpg

on to the rear. Picked up some Delrin tailgate trunnions from 1966chevy (tmdenis on ebay) great product. very satisfied.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/x...2020.22.02.jpg

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sambrutay, was looking at your photos noticed screen over radiator? not sure ive ever seen that seems like a good idea for bugs and stuff, is this an old trick?

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rickywideglide,
Hell if I know. It was like that when I got and I thought it was cool so I left it. LOL

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Rebuilt my heater control. I only replaced the levers (didn't restore the assembly) so the whole job only took about two hours.

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Thanks! They're a handful.

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Pulled my deluxe steering wheel to center it, turned out perfect. Truck drives straight, now the wheel is straight, too!

Found that the fuel line connection to the new sender was dripping a little. I had smelled gas last week, so I'm glad I found it. Tightened, no more drip.

Time to stop procrastinating and install my custom side trim! I've got nothing else to do...

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Disassembled the rest of my 400SBC in preparation to take it over to the machine shop tomorrow. Removed the entire serp setup from a donor 350 and made a big mess in my garage that now needs to be cleaned up.

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Got the torsion bars out, spindles and hubs off. Upper arms off,now to the lowers. 53 yr old torsion bars do not like to be removed,lol. Didn't realize front brake drums would be riveted to the hubs.

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Adjusted new Lokar cables and changed out the governor weights and springs a few times now the truck shifts nice and smooth when driven normally but when you punch it she kicks down a gear and revs to 7000 before snapping into the next gear. Wow!!! What a beast. OMG. The new 700R4 was stack shifting and I wasn't able to rev the engine past 3000 rpm before she would shift to the next gear so I wasn't getting anywhere near the peak torque. I figure we have about 425hp and about the same torque and it feels like a corvette when you punch it now!

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Grind off those rivets and knock them out. No need for them. Rebuild the hub and install fresh drums or turn the old drums. No more rivets needed.

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Finally installed the HEI dist. And painted up valve cover... Still cleaning up and routing wiring but here's a few pics.

Only run this distributor for a few days but it could be the best $60 I've spent in a long time.

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Looks good! Mine was $65. lol!

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Thanks TJ, I waited for over 2 months for Speedmaster to get them back in stock. Upgrading gave the old girl some giddy up, quicker starting and a much smoother idle.

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Finally!! Got the front crossmember completely rebuild painted with Por-15 assembled and put back on. Not all tonight of course. However I did get it put back on tonight and the trailing arms.

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Here is another

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Looks great Rev!

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[QUOTE=sambrutay;7282618]I got tired of seeing my grill twisted on the right side.
So I thought I would pull it apart and see what was wrong.
before pic.

I love the dealer bumpers with words stamped in them.

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Finally 'locked' down the design... should get to building soon

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...psrgkrje95.jpg

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which one did you go with? been thinking of ditching my points dizi.

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Bought a Speedmaster. Here's a link. If there not in stock you may have to wait. Also check Jegs, they sale Speedmaster and may have stock.

http://store.speedmaster79.com/p-376...stributor.aspx

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Thanks!

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got my backup lights installed now I need to figure out how to get power to them. Truck came with out motor and trans and I've installed a later sm465 which has a switch on the trans. Anyone know what wires I should be looking for in the cab to make the connection?

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Finished building my dual snorkel air cleaner.....

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I got my engine and tranny mounted!

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I installed my exhaust system, fixed a leaking diff gasket, bled my master and installed it, installed my radio, air box, and speaker and started finishing up some small things that needed completion.