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I’m gonna have to give Tim crap about selling you a hood I would have loved to get. But with that said do you have the old hood in athens? I may wanna help you recoup some money, text me if you have my number still I’m on nightshift the next two nights.
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I wish I was showing you this pic to illustrate the factory style primer finish line at the hump (I guess I kind of am...); but really it's to comment on another issue. I had read all the threads on the TH350/NP205 conversion issues for 69 trucks. Especially after realizing we had to slide the frame rail transfer case mount back a bit... I thought I had all our bases covered and did not expect to have an interference. Nevertheless once the cab bolts were torqued down, we were too close for comfort between the cab floor and the transfer case-though not physically touching. We considered (I believe) all variables. I honestly still think we should have had a bit more room than we did...but in light of evidence to the contrary the collective decision was made to shim the transfer case adapter cross member. Not an easy job (or decision) at this stage, but Eric tackled it last night. Fortunately it didn't take much in the way of shim thickness to get the desired result.
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Now on to more fun stuff. Eric starting loading up both sides of the firewall. An easier job before the front fenders are on. A funny note about the brake pedal mounting bracket...This one was painted black from the factory and the one on the Blazer was raw. Again we mimicked what we had here.
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It’s the little things like the cushion on the throttle pedal that get me. Had my truck over 16 years and never would have thought about that
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It's looking more like a truck. Brake pedal assembly looks nice
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We worked all weekend trying to get the firewall assembly and associated installations done. Not as far along as I might have hoped, but it wasn't for lack of effort. The main goal was to get the A/C components in which meant wiring and the center stack. I cleaned up and reused the Stewart Warner speedometer adapter. It codes out as correct for the gear we're running. But it is tall and really puts the cable at the floor.
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As a rule I try to highlight positive vendor experiences, but I must confess that I am disappointed with Classic Auto Air(Original Air Group). When the time came to send our A/C parts off for restoration, my preference was and still is (board member) F.A.A.benny. Unfortunately at the time I could not get in touch with him. We collected our pieces and sent them to CAA. They had them a while, charged us a fair bit and sent back components that were a mixed bag of OK and kind of crummy. Old broken gaskets still on parts, incorrect finishes...and we were missing some pieces. We remedied things ourselves. I ordered what we needed and scavenged parts (from my poor 1 owner 71 that has been pilfered without mercy). But that does slow down the process when you have to pick/pull/restore as you go. But we're close. I'd hoped to have a good old nest of snakes pic for you, but alas we had to call it a night. Shout out to Pete for the referral to Zip-Corvette for the brass cap and correct foil Harrison decal.
Edit: In fairness, CAA was coming off a hurricane when we sent everything. But Benny will do my next one or I will. |
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Making quick work and it all looks impeccable!
Which manufacturer did the electrical harnesses and are you pleased with the quality? |
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Column is another KevsClassics beauty and is mostly in. Thanks Kevin! |
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It's looking great!
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You know that feeling like you forgot to put something on the engine before you dropped the cab? I do. Not fun but we got it.
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When I bought an NOS prop valve for the Blazer it was the last one on a shelf in a Georgia dealership. At the time the parts guy said there were only 20 left in the system nation wide. When I called to get one last year there was only one left and it was in a dealership in Virginia. She's out of the box and on a truck now. Brake system compete save for one wire. A little more wiring and plumbing to do and it's time to start hanging some sheet metal.
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Classy. Love it.
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Cleaned up and painted the vacuum reservoir. All AC vacuum lines terminated except the one to the heater bypass valve.
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Here's a pic I've been looking for. 10lbs of stuff in a 5lb bag. (The screws that come with the reproduction glove box liner are wrong and will be replaced.)
Also I haven't noticed a thread on it, but for the 70 Blazer and this 69, the replacement door jamb switches commonly for sale are too long...requiring disassembly and shortening of all components (shaft, sleeve and spring). |
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Tell me about the vacuum hoses you guys used for the ac controller. I couldn’t find a good source for hoses of the same OD and repurposed oem examples for the k20 and the blazer.
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For us this exercises a bit of a demon. The one thing we didn't replace on the Blazer was the boot on the intermediate steering shaft because it looked good. Cleaned everything up, greased it and put it back together. And it leaked. We did not repeat this mistake. InLine Tube (gasp) has this available as a replacement part for Chevelles. It fits our trucks just fine too. Here's hoping this one is job done.
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