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Bought more parts

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Blasted and painted the rear tow hooks for 3/4 ton 4x4. Now we just have to restore the truck.

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Today I installed a new manual fuel pump. Old one's diaphragm was shot. Tomorrow she gets a re-manufactured carb.

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Installed a front sway bar from a '78 1 ton using Energy poly bushings and CPP sway bar mounts. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to drive it, yet. It was time for Big Brother!

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Installed peep mirrors, driver and passenger (convex). Should have purchased convex for both sides.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u3UCa-qgSE

Replaced the Raptor mufflers that came on the truck with a set of Thrush welded mufflers. Sound was a reason, but the big thing was I wanted the outlets to be symmetrical and I couldn't get a new Raptor to match the old one.

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Found a chrome bumper under the white paint & my grill is painted aluminum so that's next to be strippedhttp://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...0708161720.jpg

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Been 2 years since i touched. Charged battery this week and backed outta garage and started on roof and hood again.

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Finally drove it on the very curvey roads around here ansd the sway bar makes a huge difference. I don't have to hold on to the door to keep from sliding over anymore! Woo hoo!

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Any pics of the seat bar install BP?

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I ran out and took a couple of pictures. Disregard the excessive grease and the white lithium grease (stupid creaking spring). :)

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interested in this setup. More info?

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I need a 5 Speed real bad! Running 3200 rpms 70mls/hr 4;10 and 35s with the old 3speed granny no fun!
Its fun in the dirt or on the Rocks.... but its pavement to get there!

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I used my factory 3 on tree housing for both t5 and TKO 600. I went to the hydraulic bearing with new headers because fork didn't clear them. I was able to rotate the shifter into #2 position with the Porterbuilt stuff moving things forward and up. Also could put a Gear Vendor od and make a 6 speed over/under drive for about same $.

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Is elevating the high hump necessary? Reason I ask is because my 66 was a 4 speed with a low hump which the PO butchered up cutting the hole for the shifter so I cut all that out and installed a high hump with the matching firewall section.

Am I going to have to raise the high hump as well? SBC with a TKO 5 speed.

thanks.

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Spent the afternoon messing with the choke and timing, trying to get the Cadillac 500 to start better when hot.

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Finally got the new motor in, vacuum timed and adjusted carb. Got the transmission out of gear. Teed the vaccuum line. Couldn't wait to drive it so I took it to the monthly cruise night with my daughter.

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So you now have a MID hump cool

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Mocked up my tank and bottles today after getting parts back from coating and paint...

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Finished painting the front and left side of my engine, and put it back together with all new belts and hoses and gaskets. Still have the oil pan to do yet. Please excuse the overspray on the mounts. When I jack up the engine to do the oil pan, I intent to remove the towers, repaint and install with new mounts.

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I went and looked at it at the painters. I should have it back by the end of next week.

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Project Fix-a-Leak.

Radiator started leaking around the top seam. The radiator did not look to be in the best condition so I replaced it with an American Eagle 2 row with 1 inch tubes. PO had homemade fan guard/shroud, so I replaced it with a 3 inch chrome unit.

I also had a small oil leak from the back of the intake manifold. I removed the manifold and installed new gaskets. At the same time I installed cast aluminum valve covers and also a new distributor. Got it all finished up this morning for a Friday night and another Saturday afternoon cruise in. Test drive to town and back showed no oil leaks.

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Working on cleaning up the paint, got the tail gate done. First time this has probably ever been done to this truck. Doesn't look to bad for 50 year old paint.

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Birthday present for son, new old stock 19.5 for the c10

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I replaced the trailing arm bushings on my '66 with polyurethane. It really tightened up the rear end.

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Been sand blasting my 66'c cab. More rot repair than I wanted to see but oh well.

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Scraped out the flooring in my 66. Under the old rubber mats was what looked like tar paper that had baked into the floor. What a #@&% to remove.

Put down some Keep Cool insulation to quiet my tin can. Seems like a good product but after a few hours of using spray adhesive I can see why the other self adhesive products are more popular. At least it was only $60 for the 5x10 roll. I'll probably use dynamat or something similar for the inside of the doors.

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Drove it!

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I finally pulled the old rotted plywood out that got "temporarily" installed 20 years ago, and got new thicker and sealed plywood "for now" :lol:

http://i.imgur.com/RNY1sNbh.jpg
the notch on the right side is where my leg went through...

Got the left side in...
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finished for now. need to add a piece of strap so I can bolt down the end of the panels.
http://i.imgur.com/PHbWssrh.jpg

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got the trans mount made, able to attach to the t-bar cross member for the th400 and was able to have the engine and trans sitting in and supported by the truck for the first time! also couldn't resist slapping a few on the finished parts on the engine just to get a picture (and vision)
3" lowering spring in the rear to compliment the 2.5" drop spindles in the front.

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So there isn't a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow... there's a C10. Just as well I suppose. Cool pic!

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Worked on fitting up the front tub on the passenger side. I'm happy with the way this one is fitting so far. It's not perfect but it's not bad considering I'm no sheet metal guy. I did the driver's side a while ago, but am not happy with the outcome. So looks like I'm going to have to redo it. Hopefully the inner fender will be salvageable.
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Replaced the rear pinion seal and extended exhaust to dump at rear axle.

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I put on 4 new wheel cylinders and the three rubber brake hoses and gravity bled the brakes .
I put in a cross flow rad from a V8 Vega .
and I took the truck for the first ride on the street since I put it together .

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Installed an MSD ignition control box in my GMC.

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Machined the shifter arm and tap base to fit my North Coast Brewing Co. porcelain beer tap for my shifter handle...

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