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not a problem, love showing them off :-)

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Nice job! I absolutely detested putting plug wires on the SBC in those days. People never cleaned their engines, and they leaked oil like a sieve. Living in dry country (southern California) those wires and looms would be so caked up that by the time I was done the new wires didn't even look new. :lol:

Got the first paint on the cab today
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My friend painted the cab today. :bo2:

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More pictures.

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Nice paint, and congrats to both of you.

I almost started mine today, but one of my sons insisted on carrying the mulch for my front yard home in the bed of his new truck ('21 Chevy Colorado).

Here’s a snap of the swatches they sent. Stuff must be expensive...1.5” x 2.25” pieces.
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Well, that didn't work out good....:dohh:

Replaced plugs and wires yesterday. AC Delco parts from Rock Auto. Gapped the plugs to .035... All the old ones looked fine on removal.

Fired the truck up after, and wow does she run terrible. Pinging, backfiring, idles rough, stalls when put in gear.

So, it looks like I did this to myself... Instead of the standard R44T, I went with the Delco Iridium, thinking it'd be better. Guess the ol girl doesn't think so; bone stock '72 with a 350.

Hoping a set of R44T's will get her back purring.

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No kidding those ones that go through the motor mount are a real PITA. So much so that I didn't route them back that way. I about destroyed the old ones getting them out; didn't want to risk the new ones. Would have been nice if after all that the truck ran better but no such luck. The truck definitely didn't like the Iridium plugs I got.

Really want to go the Pertronix route but the wife has me on lockdown for truck spending at this point, lol.

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You should be OK with iridium plugs, double check your firing order.

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I'm with BigBird. It sounds like you have 2 wires crossed.

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Cab fitting! Had to work with new cab bushings a bit...the rear nuts on the cab floor moved (as expected) and will need a tack weld to stay in place...but making progress!

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Started on my seat this weekend. I'm glad to have the back done for now!!!

Looking good. Hope mine looks that smooth next month. Look fwd to seeing the complete seat.

Have you done these before?
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Sunday afternoon drive and some photos around the old town of Uhland, Tx :-)

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Thanks for the compliment. No I have not done them before!!!

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Rich, Nice place for a photo op!

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Nice pics! It's looking good.....:metal:

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Finally got my '71 Cheyenne on the road again (3/1/21) after 15 months of rust, paint, and interior work (all done by me...hence why it took so long). Would have been on the road a bit sooner, but an early test drive indicated a stuck caliper (would not release) and a cruded up carb. Cleaned the carb out and got it running (not well...rebuild kit on the way). New calipers and I drove it to work today so I can drop it off to get a bed liner sprayed in.

I know, these posts are better with photos, so when the weather clears, I will take a a few snaps and post. Oh, still need to recharge A/C.

Next major task will be LS swap as the current engine is tired with a good amount of blow-by. But, it runs ok so no hurry.

EDIT: Bed liner complete...sure looks good. But it is way thicker than I was expecting. Pictures to follow....

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New steering wheel. Sammy approved🐕

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Got a new set of BFGoodrich T/A tires today from Discount Tire!

They look just like the old BFG GT's but are not 9+ years old - so no more worrying about dry rot and blowing a tire. I swear the tread on the old ones looked darn near new. But I've read you are suppose to replace ties after 6 year, regardless how good you think they look.


Later this week, my new set of KBY Gas-a-Just shocks from RockAuto will arrive and hopefully I'll get them on this weekend!

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Nice! That's why it is okay to burn the rubber once in a while. They eventually need to be replaced even if the tread is still all there. lol

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Yup. My wife's econobox is coming up on 6 (or 7) years old and needs tires. I mentioned that the truck's tires are almost 5 years old and should be replaced soon. There goes a bunch of money for tires that have maybe 2k miles on them. That got my wife talking about how she wants to go camping in the Sequoias, and that she doesn't trust the engine to get us there. I said that the last time we discussed engine work, she balked at the plain jane rebuild price! Never mind a roller cam, etc., and when I told her that towing up into those mountains might require a turbo, she was almost crying at that expense. I guess we'll only ever cruise the coast of California. :lol: OK, the part about the turbo was mean, I guess.

Back story. My wife's father bought this truck in '73, and it has always run hot. They always had to wait for it to cool down after getting gas so that they could continue on their trip(s), because it just wouldn't start when hot. That's how I got it when he died. I worked through the heating issues and they are now under control. I guess she's still stuck on "what used to be" from her youth, as opposed to what it is now.

It doesn't get hot now, and it starts right up after getting gas at a station on a camping trip. But the memories of those problems still linger. Given that if I never went camping again, I'd be OK with it, it's kind of amazing that I go through all this trouble to assure her that the truck is good to go. I must be a masochist.

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You guys really tick me off!

Some of you can remove a lug nut and then weld, rebuild, and paint everything in front of it. :mad:

I'm thrilled because I just replaced a sweaky/leaky original GM water pump with a $35 O'Riley"s number.

Didn't paint it because I wasn't sure it would work, and may have had to return it.

It looks like a short casting, but that spacer (the only thing I painted orange so far) allows it to work with my long type alternator bracket.

Pretty dang clever IMO!

Was crying to the UPS guy because it's starting to rust and I'm not going to remove it again just to paint it.

He suggested I just paint it with a brush.

...oh yea. :o

Or remove the bracket, put newspaper everywhere and spray paint it.

https://i.imgur.com/bNZSDOEl.jpg

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Aluminum foil is your friend here