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I haven't had an opportunity to find out yet. We're stuck in a never ending winter and the dozen times I've had it out since I removed them it's been cold or rainy or both. I'm curious myself. It should make a noticeable difference since heat will easily disperse with the amount of ventilation available.

Having driven it mostly in crappy weather, I have been somewhat impressed with the containment of water spray in the rain. Retaining the entire inner fender above the tire, the engine and firewall haven't gotten any dirtier than they did before the side panels were eliminated.

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Finally got the frame to the coater, put in xmbr, will hang everything else this week

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got the windows in at long last on the street truck....

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Just got back from portland swap meet the other day....with a load of parts for the pro street truck...getting closer now

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Holy Sheep dip!!! That's a full load of parts!!!

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Those of us with out talent have to buy that many parts to keep things rolling.......lol...Well there is almost 3 trucks in all those boxes.

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Lovin' that two tone paint split at the upper body line. :metal:

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bought new battery
took off fuse block
drew diagram off fuse block
cut wires from back of fuse block
found tons of bad/wires that arent being used
cut some wires

now i need to make new ones and remember how to put it all back together.

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Hey thanks on the paint split......That little gold stripe that runs between the blue and white worked out awsome..There were a few challenges with splitting it there like the door jambs for example. But once we figured out that the jambs had to be done the same way right throught , it turned out really well. Thanks again

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Dang whtnxt, what a truck full of parts!
Other truck looking great!!!! Like the color combo

towersddg9--
You can tell that is going to be one sweet truck :metal:

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Hey guy's thanks for all the compliments....

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Well my cousin came over today so I had a helper. We pulled the bed, hood, front clip, doors, gas tank, and all of the wairing and dash stuff.

I pulled the master cylinder and heater core assembly.

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replaced cracked windshield and new rubber, new ****ty glove box, new rally rims with
new meat bfg t/a 245/60 15 front and 275/60/15 rear oh and took the dog for a ride and of course he farted.

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did you save any parts for the rest of the world? lol looks like you have some fun in front of you..

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dont get to work on mine for a little while as im stuck on flood duty up here in morehead mn for the national guard

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Dropped the truck at the muffler shop.$200 duals with turbos.Can not wait to hear it tomorrow!

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Broke a fitting in the intake.

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Realizing the hardest part of getting the truck done is getting all parts in at the same time...

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Took the day off to paint the frame while the cab is off at the body shop getting some metal implants.


I'm a little embarrassed showing this picture after seeing the gloriousness of towersgg's newly coated frame.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3932180_n.jpg

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Got a speed sensor for the truck, just waiting on the braided wire loom to get here and then the wire harness and gauges are getting installed

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...g/IMG_4614.jpg

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Stripped out a '63 930 cab (C-30) that someone in the past had tried to move with slings through just the cab(doors open) (yes,the whole truck,duallies and all)........you guessed it ....it buckled.
too bad too 65000 miles on it.
Note worthy parts:
Recently recovered seat bottom
Replaced and near new fuel tank
Brand new looking sending unit
All rubber parts in mint condition(less door seals)
Deluxe heater
Uncut dash center
I thought I did pretty well for a freeby
T

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Put in gearbox, used CPP kit, overall not bad, I did'nt like the lower forward bolt set up

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completed 4bolt roller from 98 suburban, eagle crank kit, comp cam, air gap intake, can't wait to fire it up

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Got my A/C running today!! Just in time for hot weather. 40 degrees at the center vent, fan on high.

This a Vintageair GEN IV magnum in my 65 LS2. Custom setup using OE low mount compressor.

TR

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Today I swapped manifolds on the 67 and got it running, Then I cleaned out the interior of the 60 and got the clutch and brakes pumped back up then I got it running( been sitting since September of 2010. I then went for a cruise around town and then ran out of gas.:dohh:

I forgot how much I love driving my old trucks. Theres just somthing about that Old truck smell, gear noise and clicking lifters that gives me a warm fuzzy feeling and puts a huge smile on my face.:D

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Got the column and steering wheeel back from the painter yesterday.

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Looks good. what color is that jb?

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I drove half way across the state of Georgia today to look at and buy a pair or nice 72 doors .They turned out to be 71 doors but they were so nice I brought them home with me ,no speaker holes cut and No Rust .The price was not too bad either .I now have 69, the original somewhat rusty 72 doors and now 71 doors .The body shop can decide which ones they want to use as it does not matter to me. They also have 3 fleetside tailgates to chose from .I'll know soon which parts they will use and which they will put on Craigslist . I only need one more used item for the build and Im on the hunt for it .

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It's a Diamont brand charcoal metallic. I wanted a bit of metallic this time around because I found the stock charcoal was not really tied in to the metallic silver. I'll try and dig up the color code tomm.

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Pumped up the front pass side tire, and started my 82 shortbed for the first time in 8 months. Required a new battery, a can of seafoam in the gas tank and a few drops of gas down the carb. Drove it around for a bit to get the fluids flowing, topped off the fluids, and sent in for my new tags. Mine died at the end of march. Should get tags by the end of the week and then c10 season begins for me.

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I am very close to driving my '64 again! All I have to do is drop the distributor,set the valves,and fill it up with gas! I got aggravated at my truck last Summer after a head cracked,and it has been parked since then. Just in time for near $4 gallon premium!!!!

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uh that´s nice !! looks perfekt!!!:metal:

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I have been having computer problems, so here is a brief update on what we got done last week.

1. cab painted
2. cab reset on chasis
3. steering column installed
4. seat trial fitted
5. hood, front fenders, radiator support and inner fenders, primed and ready to paint.

6. interior parts painted and ready to install, rebuilt interior vents,

7. starting to prep the doors, getting the glass ready to install, :gmc2:


here is he link to pictures...:gmc2:

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...49354049_9tUpT

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My Motion valve covers came today...........

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...DSC_0256-1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...DSC_0257-1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...DSC_0270-1.jpg

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Awesome looking ,,,not even the new motors have that look....!

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:waah::waah:That new coil was a beeeeeaaatch

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Damn! Those are gorgeous. :jdp:

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Stopped by the painters and got pics of the doors in primer ready for paint. He did the insides as well as the backside of the door panels he believes in doing things as best as possible - No Short Cuts.

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Picked up a new seat today. This isn't exactly the style of upholstery I want forever, but temporarily, it'll do the job. My seat was horrible--no padding at all. I sat on a kitchen chair cushion just to be able to tolerate it. Plus, although the top was original, I'm pretty sure the bottom had been recovered 100-years ago.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...SeatSized1.jpg

So I picked up this on Craigslist for $75. It's really pretty nice--plus the color makes me think it was meant to be. I mean, how many seats are you going to find that are exactly the same color as this truck 30 miles away from home?
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...SeatSized2.jpg

Eight bolts later, and we're sittin' pretty! :ito:
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...SeatSized3.jpg

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But your Butt is happy, thats all that counts