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Hey brother you know if you add another hole to the left of the brake plate , ( adding the hole is easy..4 inch grinder and a ding dong running it) Just messing with you.. Looking good.. BTW shoot me an address for a cool front plate. This will look great on the front of your truck..

Here it is painted and on its way home:ito: Been working on it.. Looking forward to your trip across the boarder..

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here is a picture of the ambulance that the rad support came from. It orig belonged to the City of Victoria-Fire dept and finally Garden City Transport. the first picture came from a book on ambulances in Canada
this old truck has had parts go to Texas, arkansas,N.Y, to you and a couple of others around here. just found out a couple of weeks ago where the cut out door panels went to
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I gotta admit Ed, I'm a little disappointed that your not going to use that old 283. What happened to the fuel mileage goal??!! Next thing I know you'll be putting 4:11s back there!

Haha, kidding of course. I may have to come over and help you tighten a few bolts or something so that I can still say I had a small part in the awesome build.

Russ

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He also swapped out the gears in the rear end and with a little engine not coming up on rpm and towing your fuel MPG is going to go down not up.. Simple deal really... % of throttle to cruise at a given Speed is based on amount of tq at that RPM.. If you can increase the amount of tq your % of throttle will be reduced and your fuel mpg may go up or at least stay at a great number..

Tons of guys have 383 strokers and set up correctly they will knock down great MPG add a 700R trans and you have the best of both worlds.. Great power and 20 MPG.

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I was just giving him a hard time cuz I sold him the 283.

If I remember correctly the original plan was 283, 2spd powerglide, and 3:08 gears. 30+mpg. 0-60 in... irrelevant, its a cruiser.

But that was then...

Russ

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The 283 with a good trans would work well but with a 2 speed slush box that thing would have been the turd when he tows.. He started with the 700 trans and then things went another direction.. LOL Ed is a great guy.. GOTTA love his skills with a angle grinder..

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nice work very clean !

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Great build, just read it all, lots of great ideas and perfection!!!

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Hey, just wanted to thank you for this thread. You are doing a fantastic job and I can't wait to see the finished truck. I just installed the same tank in my 65 frame and it is almost identical to your install. I haven't done the fill tube in the bed yet but it will be very similar as well. Thanks again for folks like you that take the time to share.

Mark

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Thanks for the pics ! Thats little history I can now add to the build !

Cheers,
Ed:ito:

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Ya,its a little disheartning but now looking at the full picture,the 283 will just wont do the job.

Cheers,
Ed:ito:

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Thanks for the complement !I appreciate it.

Cheers,
Ed:ito:

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Thank you!

Cheers,
Ed:ito:

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Thank you !

Ed.:ito:

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Thanks man,sometimes I just go to my happy place....seems to help !

Cheers,
Ed.:ito:

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Thank you!

Cheers,
Ed.:ito:

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Just received my 700r4 Trans last Friday,rebuilt top to bottom.Going to do a bit of polishing and component painting to pretty it up.
Also bought my CPP booster today,has a built in proportioning valve...,thanks Steve,good suggestion!

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Here are a few pics of midpoint mounting of my rad and shroud.Its a tripple pass rad to provide maximum cooling.

Because of bigger horsepower and the fact there will be an air condenser and remote trans cooler up front,I felt this rad would be a good choice.

Now,I just found out that the rotating assembly I chose is made overseas.Im glad I dident commit to it.So now Im looking at another and just waiting for a reply from Howards products.
Im sure tired of finding overseas crap everywhere I turn,its a shame and making my build go much slower.I refuse to use engine components made anywhere outside of the US.I have to put alot of time and energy into making this happen and its slowly driving me nuts!:banghead:

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Nice stuff you got there .....you do know that you need to cut a hole for air flow right LOL.. I would suggest ahhh a 4 1/2 grinder.. as you have MAD skills with it ..

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Cool build, makes me feel like I'm going in slow motion... It's taken me over a year to get to where you did in 3 MOS, haha!

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Hey Steve,my grinder shattered when I threw it at the wall,the floor,the work bench... uhhhhhh...when removing my gas tank mounts...can you send me up yours ?:haha:

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Just checked out your build...looking good ! Some great ideas there.

Cheers,
Ed:ito:

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Excellent work on a fantastic build! If I ever get to a point where I can rebuild my truck I may have to "borrow" a couple of your ideas. :-)

subscribed!

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Thanks ! Wish you good luck on your build,lots of good folks here on this site that are always willing to help.

Cheers,
Ed.

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Well as It turns out,every crank (all top brand names) I looked at were made overseas,big disappointment.
So Im going to use a reworked GM 400 crank,GM X-rods as well and build the bottom end the old school way!That way I know my engine is not made in the same place that all the crap replacement body panels are ! :lol:

Cheers,
Ed:ito:

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Caught my attention, did a full read. Your build is flyin'. Quality is top notch.
Subscribed :metal:

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Thank you,I appreciate the good words !

Cheers,
Ed.:ito:

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What kind of a nut would paint his engine compartment white? Looks like something I would do. Your truck looks good Ed, keep building....

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You know...I looked at going green in and out.Two years to finally get the right shade of it...ok then .......,white it is !

I may be a little worse than a nut.After all every vehicle I have owned since 1984 has been...., well ..., white,why should I take a chance.:ben:

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I understand your problem, this truck was white last time I restored it in the early 80's, and I've had a white 57 belair for over 30 years. I just like white. The early Corvettes were all white. Sounds like we are cut from the same cloth.

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Well,Im getting some time here so Ill post my latest addition to the project.I was never to happy with the OEM hood release setup,so I did some research and found a sturdy and reliable system that will allow the hood compartment to be secure.

Now using a release that will activate from inside the cab thanks to the folks at Rocky hinge.I have posted some pics of the setup ,I simply utilzed the existing choke hole on the instrument bezel.

The hole had to be drilled to 1/2" to accept the new knob sleeve,the easiest was to drill from behind the dash.I included a pic of the locking collar that holds the knob sleeve tightly in place.


The bearclaw latch and striker will be replacing the old system.An independent spring loaded safety latch will be machined once all the fitment is finished.

I'd like to thank Dave MCcoy for allowing me to work off of his original design of this system.

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cool stuff!!

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Looking forward to seeing a underhood photo of this cool latch from Rocky Hinge.
Great build, keep the photos coming...!

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Nice latch set up.

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Just read your whole thread you are doing a great job. And some very cool ideas my favorites... The dash and stakehole gas filler super clean. Will be watching!
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Subscribed. Your attention to detail is amazing. My cab is in the exact same shape as you started with. I hope my repairs come out half as good as yours. I am anxiously waiting to see your truck come together.

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Definitely subscribed

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Thanks for the good words all !

Well,its been a bit since I have given any updates.Currently under way with the 383 engine build and that's been sucking the wallet dry!Just found a set of 062 Vortec heads.....,what a lucky find that was.The heads are mint and the price was right at $250.

Anyone who wants to give their opinion on what headers to run will be appreciated.I don't have much experience with brands of headers,but if you have followed my build you will know that overseas junk will not be bolted on here !!!!

I have been building a tube grill for my truck,I will post pictures of this shortly.

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I just priced out some Hooker Super Comps through Lordco. Coated were $950!

I'm going with 2.5" Corvette ram horns @ $48 each from Summit.

I have a set of Patriot Clipsters that won't work for me. They should work with an automatic if you want to see them.

Brian
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Hi Brian pm me with your phone number.

Cheers,
Ed.