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67ChevyPickupMan 06-26-2022 01:15 PM

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Cleaned up and painted some of the little screws for the heater box and found a couple other things to get done up.

twoskies 06-26-2022 08:27 PM

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Took 72 to Friends shop to start teardown of motor
1979 350/4 bolt main, bought it with 80,000 on it, lol
put another 7500 on it in 3 years

going with Edelbrock Performer manifold to match the Edelbrock Carburetor
had a set of 202 heads machined and ready to go

taking the block to Same Machine shop in a couple days
30 over , probably going with rv cam, new oil pump and water pump

while motor is out, clean up frame and engine bay a little more

this is a before picture of engine bay

Steeveedee 06-26-2022 09:06 PM

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Fixed the wiring on my kickdown switch. I rebuilt the carburetor earlier in the week and then the kickdown didn't work. There was quite the mousterpiece of a wiring job from a previous "mechanic". Looking good, now. I'll reinstall everything in the morning. I don't work well in the heat anymore.

FL71C10 06-26-2022 09:06 PM

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Laid out my new aaw wiring harness to kind of get an idea of what's involved. Then I cut up my old harness and used the old plugs to hook up my windshield wiper motor to the battery to make sure it works, then I put the arms on. Now I'm working on getting the windshield washer pump working. Then I can put the cowl back on for the last time (hopefully). I don't want to have to go under that dash to change out the wiper motor or the washer pump later

67C10Step 06-27-2022 04:20 PM

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Well, the alignment shop went great but the glass shop not so much. When my old windshield came out I got some rust repair to do before a new windshield can go in. Got the truck hauled home and started cutting the bad out on the lower driver's side over the weekend and cleaning up the pinch weld all the way around. Going to take advantage of the cooler weather and work on it in the evenings this week.

FL71C10 06-27-2022 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 67C10Step (Post 9095436)
Well, the alignment shop went great but the glass shop not so much. When my old windshield came out I got some rust repair to do before a new windshield can go in. Got the truck hauled home and started cutting the bad out on the lower driver's side over the weekend and cleaning up the pinch weld all the way around. Going to take advantage of the cooler weather and work on it in the evenings this week.

I hate surprises like that. I had that happen with my back window. Argghh!

Already Gone 06-27-2022 07:09 PM

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Started 3 years ago buying the a used uncut block and crank and now gettng close to finish. Today 2 coats primer, 2 coats Chevy orange and 2 coats clear.

Grumpy old man 06-27-2022 08:50 PM

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Test fitting the Champion CC369 radiator . :chevy:

72c20customcamper 06-27-2022 09:08 PM

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Hopefully fixed the real slow leak in my ac . Last year I retrofitted it to r134 worked great but when I used it the other day it wasn’t as cold as it should have been . Did the uv and it lit up around the hose end Had to replace a clamp on the low side hose . Pulled a vacuum and it held so I juiced it up and it’s crispy cold

Chevys4life 06-28-2022 01:11 PM

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Well.......I finally got some things done in the engine compartment. Replaced the heater core, changed out the alternator, power steering pump, water pump both wire harnessess, flushed out radiator, painted up some pieces.

tutone 06-29-2022 12:53 PM

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Still touching up some little things. Filled the antenna hole, swapped rear tires with fronts. Long story, fronts were 75s backs 70s. A friend saw that and called me out on it. Logged my 150th mile since the build. I'm happy with it so far.

LNP 06-29-2022 03:55 PM

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Hope you have many more happy miles with it. Lookin good

Steeveedee 07-06-2022 09:43 PM

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Pulled the seat out. I have foam and the covers to redo the upholstery. I'd better start taking pictures. There are some wires in the corners that I'll need to remember later where they go, and the old memory ain't what it used to be.

tdangle 07-09-2022 03:24 PM

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Got the strips painted for my wood bed today

countr 07-10-2022 04:48 PM

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Installed my bumper. (finally)

Steeveedee 07-10-2022 05:22 PM

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Lookin' good! Now, go put a scuff mark on it before someone else does! :D

67C10Step 07-10-2022 06:42 PM

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Spent about an hour a night for the past week and a half fixing the two lower corners of my windshield so I can get the glass installed. Took advantage of the opportunity and repainted the top of my dash. Shade is just a bit darker than the fawn interior. Also cleaned up the entire pinch weld area, primed, and painted with a flat black since the glass seal will cover pretty much all of it. Cleaning all the old goop off it went to the metal in a lot of places and I didn't want to leave it that way.

Steeveedee 07-10-2022 07:45 PM

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Youngest bro and I (mostly him) made two replacement springs for my truck seat. I'll paint the seat tracks tomorrow, and install them onto the seat bottom and dope out how the release works...or just leave it all the way back. Short stuff wife can't drive it that way though.

NoStopN 07-10-2022 07:48 PM

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Installed my bumper. (finally)

Was that one you had laying around, NOS, or repop from a parts company?

countr 07-10-2022 08:01 PM

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Was that one you had laying around, NOS, or repop from a parts company?

Original, Not NOS. Repainted, Very heavy and i can not believe the weld that went all across the top. A lot of skill.

Got the Bumper from Iron Mike.

Thanks Russ

pjmoreland 07-10-2022 09:44 PM

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Spent about an hour a night for the past week and a half fixing the two lower corners of my windshield so I can get the glass installed. Took advantage of the opportunity and repainted the top of my dash. Shade is just a bit darker than the fawn interior. Also cleaned up the entire pinch weld area, primed, and painted with a flat black since the glass seal will cover pretty much all of it. Cleaning all the old goop off it went to the metal in a lot of places and I didn't want to leave it that way.

That looks so tidy. It's got to feel good knowing that rust will no longer be lurking under the seal.

I'm planning on installing a quick ratio steering gearbox. While I'm at it, I'm going to replace my current one piece decapitator steering shaft with a newer two-piece style with an intermediate shaft. Will improve safety, and will make removing and installing the column easier. I cleaned up and painted an intermediate shaft I bought from Jeff's Bowties.

Orange Crate 07-10-2022 10:24 PM

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The only thing I did was install an NV4500 and a 6 bolt round pattern twin stick NP205.

67C10Step 07-11-2022 09:51 AM

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That looks so tidy. It's got to feel good knowing that rust will no longer be lurking under the seal.

I'm planning on installing a quick ratio steering gearbox. While I'm at it, I'm going to replace my current one piece decapitator steering shaft with a newer two-piece style with an intermediate shaft. Will improve safety, and will make removing and installing the column easier. I cleaned up and painted an intermediate shaft I bought from Jeff's Bowties.

Thank you. I am really no fabricator but my wife confuses my stubbornness for patience. I actually purchased a spot sand blaster so I didn't have to use my bigger blaster to get the metal as clean as I could. It still made a big enough mess. Digging out and blasting out old seam sealer was really fun.

I have a steering box, pump, and bracket from a 73-74 model truck and think swapping to power steering will be a winter project this year. Just gotta figure out which bottom pulley I need for my 283.

FL71C10 07-11-2022 09:20 PM

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Got my windshield washers working and put the cowl back on with the wipers all together. Got my helper with me tonight.

BLP1969 07-12-2022 12:46 AM

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I received a new brake line kit and got it ready to install them on the truck, but noticed something that I need to address. The studs from the brake pedal assembly are getting very corroded, and need replaced. Where can I buy a new brake pedal assembly? All that I can find are just the brake pedal lever, but not the mounting bracket. Thank you for any assistance that you can provide.

FL71C10 07-12-2022 09:50 AM

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I received a new brake line kit and got it ready to install them on the truck, but noticed something that I need to address. The studs from the brake pedal assembly are getting very corroded, and need replaced. Where can I buy a new brake pedal assembly? All that I can find are just the brake pedal lever, but not the mounting bracket. Thank you for any assistance that you can provide.

I would think that is something you could buy used on the Forum here. You could post a want to buy in the parts for sale section

KW5413 07-12-2022 11:08 AM

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What did I do with my truck, today? I stood there and looked at it wishing it wasn't so damned hot. Day after day it has been in triple digits with heat indexes over 110. This heatwave is unusual, even for us, this time of year. Some cars shows are being cancelled or, times being moved to earlier AM or later PM.

LNP 07-12-2022 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BLP1969 (Post 9100514)
I received a new brake line kit and got it ready to install them on the truck, but noticed something that I need to address. The studs from the brake pedal assembly are getting very corroded, and need replaced. Where can I buy a new brake pedal assembly? All that I can find are just the brake pedal lever, but not the mounting bracket. Thank you for any assistance that you can provide.


https://www.classicparts.com/1969-74...tinfo/CP-2032/

67C10Step 07-13-2022 04:52 PM

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New glass!!!! Truck is filthy but the glass is in at least.

Steeveedee 07-13-2022 09:45 PM

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Got the seat backrest done. I'm trying to figure out how to compress that foam so that I can pull the cover over it and put in the hog rings on the bottom part. I wonder if they use some sort of squeeze machine in the upholstery shop? I need about 5" of "stretch" to get the cover to the back side attachment wires. My brother says to start at the back. Given that I'm not an upholsterer, I'm tempted to ask for mercy at a local shop.

72c20customcamper 07-14-2022 03:06 PM

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New clutch fan . Old one wasn’t doing a damn thing . Truck is running normal temps again at lower speeds . Highway wasn’t a problem as the fan doesn’t do at that much at 70mph

tdangle 07-15-2022 10:11 AM

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Got the seat backrest done. I'm trying to figure out how to compress that foam so that I can pull the cover over it and put in the hog rings on the bottom part. I wonder if they use some sort of squeeze machine in the upholstery shop? I need about 5" of "stretch" to get the cover to the back side attachment wires. My brother says to start at the back. Given that I'm not an upholsterer, I'm tempted to ask for mercy at a local shop.

I believe somewhere I saw that they put the foam in a big plastic bag and used a vacuum to squeeze it down put the cover over and then removed the bag. I think they used powder to ease the removal. Pretty sure this was for bucket seats, but maybe you could figure something our similar

72c20customcamper 07-17-2022 05:47 PM

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Finally made some time for the 68 Stepper . I think they greased this truck every month . The grease and South Carolina red dirt was caked at least an inch thick on everything . When I started there was no lip on the control arm .

Jiggers72-GMC 07-17-2022 08:04 PM

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Right on Mark, when I got my old Chevy the valve cover gaskets were leaking so bad it saved things from rusting out, either way it's all good......

Already Gone 07-19-2022 06:07 PM

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Got the new engine primed and almost ready to fire up.

crazyjeenyus 07-20-2022 03:47 PM

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Dropped it off at the fab shop as a lwb. Hopefully picking it ip as a swb in a couple weeks.
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jaros44sr 07-20-2022 08:05 PM

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Got the new engine primed and almost ready to fire up.

luv a sbc, nice work on smoothing out the exhaust manifolds

67C10Step 07-21-2022 04:16 PM

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Ordered new wiper blades and a washer bottle/pump for a mid 90's S10 with the intentions of getting the wiper/washers functional when it gets cool enough to work in the shop. Also working on stereo system. Maybe end of September.

allchevy58 07-23-2022 10:54 PM

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Bought another set of NOS upper trim to get the one I needed for the bed, installed Wednesday. Today I replaced mufflers and tailpipes.

LNP 07-24-2022 09:34 AM

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Wow you got your own exhaust pipe bender. Nice!


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