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Started building my wiring harness...

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Nice job! I had done the same on the jockey shifter of an old Harley. Most beer tap handles are too long inside the truck but that one fits nicely.

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Thanks! Yeah, I machined a mini Budweiser tap handle, but even that was still too long...it got in the way of a few things. It was good practice for the porcelain one above.
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Installed Vintage Air

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Nice.
Any gotcha's on the install?
Did you end up using the kit's heater control valve? I have read that you should use a heater bypass control valve instead on the LS motor's just not sure how important it really is.

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That looks good, what did you use & I'm digging the turbo 6 idea!

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Thanks. The tubs are just a couple regular trailer fenders from tractor supply.

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Worked on assembling the chassis today and yesterday. :)

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I just bought a 1966 GMC 1-ton. It is low mileage, the owner says that the 9800 on the odometer is correct. It runs by pouring gas in the carb and today I pulled the tank. UCK, nasty and rusty. Ordered a new tank and sending unit today. I will start a build thread and post some pictures. It is an original stake bed with the original sides.

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Unfortunately I did this:

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Killed it?

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Blew a freeze plug. lol And ended up pulling the dang motor because it needed new front and real main seals and new gaskets anyhow. SO I have a new gasket set coming and will take the engine apart and clean all the sludge out and reseal and repaint. Oh, Here is a picture of the clutch and pressure plate. They look fine right? :waah:

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Started varnishing my bed wood on Saturday. It started to bubble a little at the surface. Thinking it is because of heat. Will nock it down with some steel wool and give it another coat.

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Started painting the 305 v6. Got the oil pan, valley pan, and motor mounts painted up. Waiting on parts so I am gettin her perrtied up.

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Getting more done. Valve covers came out better than expected.

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Finished up steering - thanks again Captainfab for the adapter plate

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got my speedometer cable put in. napa #bk6151606

New wiper arms and blades from oreilys. ya gotta get the "classic" blades

got the material cut for the new gas tank. looking forward to freeing up the space behind my seat :)

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I got the same radiator. works great so far. found out later that american eagle is another name for champion which has excellent reviews

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Yesterday evening:

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American Eagle is the premium version of Champion. It has larger 1 inch tubes.
Champion 2 row has .75 inch tubes.

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Bought a power steering conversion bracket!

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I finally finished up the wood door to cover the air bag setup and topped it off with a bottle cap opener to use as a handle in opening the door.. it also doubles as the perfect tailgating accessory! :alky:

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got it back from paint

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Poked a 2"x2" hole to use the new shifter.

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yep, thats why I went with that one

Where bouts are you in NC?

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Finally got my tank built and installed. 30 gallon. I think my fuel gauge is bad? Stays pegged at full

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Is this just stained plywood? Looks great, whatever it is! I'd like to duplicate.

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The bed is made up of "common wood" boards from Home Depot that have been stained and sealed with Olympic Maximum stain and sealant in one. The door over the airbag system is plywood with the same stain/sealer.

Thanks!

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Got the rear end mounted on the trailing arms and on jack stands - Shhhhhhh (don't tell the wife) I'm not supposed to be working on the truck yet (I'm in post op recovery). :) :) :)

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I was able to score a Lokar shifter for my th400 on Craiglist, with a set of shorty header (unused) for $75 total!! The shifter didn't have the mount hardware or linkage, so...

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Hi. Finally started back up a month ago and I'm making okay progress. I quit my job in order to work on this truck full time. Moving to Oregon soon!

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Micro buck build looking like a truck again...

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:metal:RKS, what are those tanks? you have a build page on what you're doing there?

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Tanks are from LMC

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=675881

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Painted black behind the grill, white around the eyebrow, new chrome bumper, grill & bezels plus it's my new wallpaper on my phone http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...2_151015-2.jpg

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Reassembled and reinstalled my Rochester 2G. Went on test drive. Got home successfully on truck power.

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Dropped the car off at my father-in-laws place. He lives about an hour north of Auckland.

Car isn't road legal, but borrowed my neighbors "dealer" plate which allows me to drive it place to place even though it's not road legal.

Was good to get it out on the freeway, drove pretty good!

Father in law is going to replace all the brake lines, brake pipes, all 4 drum brakes and master cylinder.

Also going to install the driveshaft loop, radiator shroud (getting a custom one made), and hopefully my electrical issues.

Will update once done! So close to getting on the road legally!

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sounds good, on your way to driving it. (please call it a truck though lol.)

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hahaha, woops :lol:

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Started reassembly.
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