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Tim (dubie) - loving the look of the truck. That shop truck theme is a perfect theme.

Well my Thurs and Fri off from work turned into me taking Mon off also. Very busy weekend. Unfortunately no pictures right now, they are all on my camera.

Wheels and tires mounted and bolted on
Hood is on, but needs adjustment
Headliner, insulator mat, and rubber mat are in
Door glass in
Door handles installed and locks keyed the same and installed
Weatherstripping installed
Wiring is 95% done

This weekend I am building an exhaust and I swear I will drive this thing before Sunday at 7pm even if it is just out of the garage and back in.

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Headed home to dump the tranny out of Big Bertha. Aparently the stock torque converter does not like the 454 and 18k pounds. Chuncks of the clutch plugged the cooler....twice. Made it home though. Tranny temp was at 298 when we checked it. So that ones a little fried. Headed out camping again this Friday. Lucky I got a spare tranny with 1000 miles on it. Now my buddy can use this one to build a better one. Should have it going again in a couple hours.

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Worked on under dash wiring most of weekend .making sure I am not gonna torch the machine when I fire it up . Tying up all bundles and makin it neat . Then worked on my heater( yeah I know 112 here and I am messin with a heater) like

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we got damn near all of the wiring done, the cab is now carpeted and the seat has been upholstered and installed. The mini tubs have been welded and are ready to install and the aftermarket rad has been mounted. This week will consist of coolant line and fuel line plumbing, plugs, carb, wires, exhaust manifolds and then we'll look at bleeding the brakes and firing this ***** up

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I don't believe you, I have to see photos!:lol:

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Check my build thread bud :)
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I got tired of the one step forward two steps back transmission dance and drug out my old Muncie M20. I spent most of Monday cleaning it between rain showers.
Yesterday I cleaned up a bell housing and started on the cross member. The idea is to make a cross member to fit a S10 T5 and with a bolt on adapter for the Muncie. That way I can swap in a Camaro/s10 T5 pretty easy later on. I want to get the frame done and painted in this summer.

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Old tranny out and new one back in...only took 4 hours.....

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Good lord you work quickly! I'm starting to think I need a motivator as important to me as your camping trips are to you!:lol:
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The wife and kids wanting to go camping is most of the motivation.

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I made a new battery hold down. I bought an original style battery tie down but it won't go over the battery due to the extensions on the ends, so I used the rods that came with the set and a piece of aluminum angle sprayed with Rustoleum textured paint. At least it looks better than the plastic wrap-tie that I was using to hold the battery down.

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That looks great Russell, sometimes I wish I had left my battery in the engine compartment. Servicing the battery under the truck even with the drop down is a struggle:(

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Thanks D'ne. It does tidy up the firewall to move it, but I've had 1953 and 1956 Ford trucks with the battery under the floor (factory) and I prefer the under hood location.

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That's part of the exercise program!
I know you have back problems. My wife had surgery about a two months ago
they installed a device that looks like a little leaf spring shackle between #s 5&5 vertebras.

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What's to service? With modern batteries being sealed I don't get the reference? I ask cause I intend to move mine down there. When I still had a generator the voltage regulator was slightly off, overcharged the battery a it puked a little acid on my new finned valve cover. Seriously pissed me off!

As for those "extensions" on the battery Russ? I just cut them off and used the stock hold down frame.
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What's to service? With modern batteries being sealed I don't get the reference? I ask cause I intend to move mine down there. When I still had a generator the voltage regulator was slightly off, overcharged the battery and it puked a little acid on my new finned valve cover. Seriously pissed me off!

As for those "extensions" on the battery Russ? I just cut them off and used the stock hold down frame.
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Got the fuel system finished, the cooling system is done, just need to run the tranny cooler lines, new window felts and vent window seals are in. All that's left to do before we fire the engine is to install the plugs, plug wires, exhaust manifolds and hook up the tach so we can break in the cam. But it's fathers day and we are heading to a car show, a well deserved break.
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Finally finished the title process for a bonded Texas Title. The title came in the mail yesterday!! I hope to get started on my 47 Chevy LB soon.

Chuck

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dan
i think for some of us older folks (not all of us mind you ) its just a little bit easier to sevice the battery for (watever reason )from the engine bay and not have to clammer around slidin under the truck to get it out .
although i do agree it cleans up the looks of the engine bay . its just a bit more convienent to get to ..........as usuall just my 02 centavos worth

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Dan, I have about five more years of warranty on my battery and I doubt that they would honor it if I cut the tabs on the end off. This type battery is not sealed and has removable caps just like older batteries, although checking the electrolyte level is not something that I regularly do. If I did want to mount my battery under the floor I would get an AGM battery.

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:lol:I stored up energy for tomorrow.:lol: I am going to start on the transmission cross member. I got as far as I can with out mocking up the engine and transmission. at least I am no longer going backwards.:lol: at least not that I know of.:lol:

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cool, start a thread and remember LOTS of pics!!

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:(:(Started it up for the first time in a couple of months to find out the fuel pump is leaking.
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Assembled the rear brakes, installed the rear axle.

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I joined up with several local rods and I drove mine about 55 miles to an annual Father's Day show. Hadn't intended to enter, so I parked several blocks away, when the others called me and said drive around and get checked in.
Left the hood down, but windows and back doors were open for a surprising number of lookers.
On the way down there I noticed the original temp gauge started working, as well as the 2" SW gauge.
Also calculated the run at 9-mpg. Oh, well. This was my first high speed, "distance" run. Had a relaxing, fun day.

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i moved mine out of a hole in the ground dug by an armadillo.

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ok where are the pic's? hope all is well


Ray

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Did the gauges this past weekend.

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All is well, I think:lol:You never know these days:lol:
I need to take more pictures though.

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Mass armadillo migration?

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Forming a plan of action that will soon be scraped in favor of random acts of fabracation:mm:

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Musta been a huge armadillo.

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id like to see that picture ^

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That is pretty far north, in my book.:but:

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I set the engine back in after welding up the motor mounts. everything fit really well the first time.then I cut out some parts for the transmission cross-member.

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Armadillos rock. We lived on a farm when we were in Texas and at night they would come around and knock over the trash cans. Not afraid of anything. There was one that was road kill and after 6 months by the side of the road it the shell was still intact. Wife wouldn't let me keep it...

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Now that is what i call nice work my friend!!! looking good




Ray

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Busy past weekend, but it was good. Exhaust, finished the wiring and odds and ends. Trying to get plates for it this week to take it for a spin (took it for a spin around though).

It has been raining a ton in upstate NY so I actually don't feel bad that it wasn't on the road yet.

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Thanks Ray, I had to do the left one{the part that bolts to the block} a couple times to get it to where It looked OK. the problem is there is a step where it mounts to the block. There had to be three angles cut into the square tube at odd ball angles. But It was fun and looks a lot better than the stock clam shells I started with. And was cheaper :metal:

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(took it for a spin around though). Isn't that such a good feeling :metal:

It has been raining a ton in upstate NY so I actually don't feel bad that it wasn't on the road yet.
I know that feeling. It seems like every time I bought a motorcycle the rainfall was above average :lol: