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I figured out how rig up some temporary header extensions to keep the hot exhaust from burning off the engine paint from the block. I'll run this until I get to the muffler shop to get the real pipes mounted up.

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thanks, i think i will sand it down and stain to match the floor

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Bolted the bell housing ,motor mounts, and perches to the block. Got the location for the perches marked and holes drilled. Now I need longer bolts,lol. Block is freed up now to get this engine together now.http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps2suchbvr.jpghttp://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...psvqh0hmxt.jpg

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This took much longer than I ever thought it would, but my brother and I finally got my cab in paint. We spent countless hours over a couple of years on weekends. All done in our garages, but at least we had access to a state of the art booth to spray.

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THAT looks great! The green color really pops.

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Denton Texas Lookin Good. :)

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Looks good! :metal:

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Took 2 hours to scrape (not finished) off one side of the front end. 50 years of buildup. Hey, at least it's not rusted. Lol

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With Martin's extra hands my cross member is now bolted in, and the drivers side LCA bolted in. The passenger side needs its ball joint to be removed as the LCA is damaged and will be replaced by the one that came from Paul "NevEno" once I push in the ball joint.

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And an even more awkward job done as it needed a spare hand to lift the trailing arms in via the jack and getting the bolts through and buttoned up.

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Very nice work. Looks like the same green I have picked out. Single stage paint or base/clear? How long before you paint the rest of the truck?

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Pulled the glovebox, heater box, radio, and steering column out. Pedals and wiring tomorrow.

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It's a Sikkens number, it doesn't have a name. The interior is single stage. The exterior is base/clear.
Lizard skin noise reducer sprayed on the floor, Sikkens OTO (like lizardskin) on the cab underside.

Next is steering column, autowire harness, dash, doors. It will be months before the other panels/pieces are ready for paint.

Good luck with yours!

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visited the truck at the paint shop:bann:

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Got the engine stands bolted in and painted. Gonna start engine assembly tomorrow.
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Well I needed to get a gearbox crossmember , as I have changed from straight 6 manual to a V8 with a TH350 auto box .

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The trouble with being in the UK the cost of shipping is far to expensive for such a heavy item . So £5 or $7.50 worth of steel from a local scrap yard . I decided to make one

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Well I managed to get my crossmember made today .

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This is with the gearbox mount in place

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What I did find was the C section I used on the ends is an inch shorter than the chassis rails , so instead of cutting and changing it . I decided that by using two half inch spacers , I have the option of raising the crossmember , depending were the spacers are placed . Tomorrow I plan on checking the clearance with the exhaust to see if I need to put some notches in , if it fits I will drill the holes and get it painted .

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Nice job

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Why rush into things you still have 3 others ...... Brakes are so over rated LOL

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Finished completely redoing my front drums. Wheel cylinder on right was bad (locked up on me while driving nearly making me mess my britches) so thought it would be best to replace everything: drums, wheel cylinders, springs, bearings, shoes, and hoses. First time I had ever worked on drum brakes and packed bearings. SloMoe now drives smooth and stops smooth!

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Got the bottom end of the Heart together. http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...psdbfdreem.jpghttp://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...psxjmzkfqa.jpghttp://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps2ofea2vl.jpg

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Mounted the Emergency flasher in a spare hole on the lower dash

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I pressure washed my 64 GMC and installed a ball and safety chain mounts. Firewall is white again and most of the engine paint is showing now. :gmc2:

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I did the same thing. It just looked like the natural spot for it since there wasn't a choke any longer.

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I'm ready for El NINO

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I put the Chevy decals on my grill. Then I was looking at some mud I thought I should hose off, when I noticed some wire up in my passenger side wheel well, wonder how long those keys have been there.

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Ain't that a hoot.