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It was $800 to chrome it and with a lifetime warranty.. Most shops would only give me the tail light warranty when it came to chroming a aluminum grill

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I masked all of the turn signal switch and upper shaft. I left the tilt lever on there and just masked it so I could adjust the tilt while painting to get complete coverage.

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rsgt..........Don't know what color that is, but I'd be excited too.

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I'm out December 31st...........I'll be working on my truck, and then I'm going to work on my truck. And then I'm going to stare at it.

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[QUOTE=VWNate1;7597243]Thanx Blues ~ 32 years of eating you know what..... and after all those meals I still wouldn't say your full of $hit.

Did you wire brush those manifolds or what ? they're aftermarket or you ground them smooth ? .

In my first pic I included the tools I used to smooth them.

These are oe manifolds i have a few layin around so i figured i could ruin a set.;)
Grinding disc first then a lil' burr work, flap disc, roloc sanding disc and finally roloc scotch Brite discs to finish them out.
I also used a few of these other "wheels/discs" but I don't know the name of them...like a rough hard scotch brite.

And before all that I drilled and tapped for all the new studs.

Saskman, I used all the looms/dressings off the oe 307 that was in the truck. See pics of the rear looms. I had to drill and tap bolt holes for them also.
I don't like how the 4 front wires are routed behind the motor mount. I would have to cut the wire or loosen the motor mount to get them back out. Hence the reason I didn't terminate them yet.

This is a low mileage 400 from a box van that was used for storage and rotted into the ground.

I had to drill and tap the block for the z bar ball stud.
I did both holes aligned with a oe ball stud bracket so it's like every other sbc out there.

Smoothed all the casting lines on the block heads and water pump.

Slightly polished the distributor base.
Port matched intake.
Usually I would smooth out the edges on all the brackets but I had most of these painted up way before hand so I didnt.



Here's a few more pics.

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Here is a few more.
I had to replace the oil pan as it was pretty rusty.
I used the oil dip stick from the van and cut it down some but kept it longer than the oe one so it's a easy reach in the 4x4 engine bay.
I have the block set up for the idiot lite dash and for a set of autometers.
Gotta find 2 more heat shields for the front plugs.
The only breather I had that would fit the smaller valve cover gromit had a dent in the top. So in a way of paying homage to a 400 I added the cheesy caprice emblem too the dented breather:lol:.

I have a metal tube(on the air cleaner)that goes into the crossover in the intake next too the choke tube.
I think the tube went to a valve at the outlet of the ps exhaust manifold witch I no longer have. So I'm not quite sure if I need it or not will my choke still work right if I plug the hole?

The ups guy dropped off My 400ci flywheel this morning:metal:

And this brush guard followed me home from cl last nite:lol:
I couldn't find another like it on my Google search it could be home made but for the $25. I paid for it its good enough for me and it fits great and bolted rite up....more dirty work.

Then on the way home we come across a gas powered ez go
Golf cart we Offered 2 beans for it...they excepted and we loaded it up.
My bud said let's come back with the trailer. Oh heal no its a hour drive to get here I'll make it fit NOW!
Holey cow if I had pics of all the crap I've ever had loaded in this lil' truck...the piano and a skid of pavers were the worst.

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Well, my truck woke up on the wrong side of the bed and ran crappy all day. Felt and sounded like it was running on maybe 6 cylinders or less. Exhaust smelled of less-than-fully-burnt gas.

So, when I got home from work, I started pulling things apart to see what was amiss. I noticed that the hose on the breather line from the air cleaner to the valve cover was separated from the steel elbow, so I pulled the cleaner off and then tried to pull the fitting out of the valve cover. It pulled the top half of the grommet off with it, so I had to pull the valve cover to fish the bottom pieces of the grommet out of the baffle. (I discovered in the process that I need new valve cover gaskets, but that's a project for another day.) I need to get a new grommet, obviously.

Then I pulled the distributer cap off (HEI). The center contact is burned, and the 8 wire contacts are pretty nasty, too. The center contact and the rotating contact on the rotor are also in bad shape. PITButt getting the cap off so close to the firewall.

So the next step is to buy a new cap and rotor. I don't know how much a coil is, but I think I might get one of those, too. These parts have bee there at least since 2003, maybe longer.

I am hopeful that this will cure the problem, but, even if it doesn't, it needed to happen anyway.

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Midniteblues: THAT is a pretty Mouse!

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Thanks man ....sometimes I try to do good.:lol:

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bought a cap rotor plugs some fuel line and an air filter..... oh.... and added another qt of oil

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Wow that grille looks great ! .

I bought a GM Heritage grille , no way the body man could make it fit :whine: back on went the old one .

I don't think those headers were ' ruined ' .

If you're not going to use the choke stove you'll have to put a brass plug in the hole so it doesn't puff soot all over your lovely engine .

My truck is mostly stock but I searched until I found some long oil and ATF dipsticks from a G Series van , now I don't have to reach in at all to check my oil and tranny :lol: .

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Was going to order some Digi-Tails LED taillights but their website if FUBAR.

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Nothi'n like fresh carpet.

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Nice carpet ! .

I'm thinking of using green carpet to match the paint....

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You guys are way ahead of me. Today I flapped what was left of the rotten carpet out of the way and pried the rust-locked connector loose from the old decrepit high/low beam switch as it fell apart in my hands. Worked loose the screws, cleaned them up, and put in a brand new switch. I love it! Works great! My first use of a #3 phillips screwdriver in a long time.

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tried to sand blast the bed today didn't work out going to have to try some chemical first . like the look of the flat black though

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Finally got the truck road worthy. First fill up, got it weighed so I can get my tags, needed in California, first wash, and made the hour and half ride home yeah!
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Pulled my retract seat belts. They sure cleaned up nicely. Other than one faint scratch in a boot ("pictured" on right) the boots are like new. The interior on these trucks were sure made well. Cloth seats excluded, IMO.

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Not today, but I forgot to post when I did this. Fabbed a bracket for my fuel psi regulator.
Gotta remove it for paint yet...

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Bought LED taillights, side markers and front park/turn lamps.

That looks great! I want to find a regulator for my carb- may I ask what you went with? Thank you
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I used a Mallory 4207 that I bought from member Madmartigan. You can get them thru Summit, Jegs, etc. I used the Eddy fuel line kit with filter, then used a 45 degree flare female swivel - to - 3/8 male pipe adapter, then a brass 3/8 pipe street elbow. I made a new fuel line to go from the mechanical fuel pump to the elbow coming out of the regulator.
I used a Holley non liquid-filled gauge, as I read the liquid filled ones are not accurate once the underhood temps come up. I have about $100 in the setup, but I got a good deal on the line kit (Amazon, it was a returned item so it was discounted) and regulator. The bracket was just a piece of scrap steel that I cut with a bandsaw and rounded the edges with a bench grinder, then bent it in a vice with a soft hammer. I made a template out of paperboard beforehand and it fit perfectly.

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Over the weekend, I noticed a slight vibration when applying the brakes, seeming like the rears. This morning I pulled the drums and found the shoes needed replaced along with a turn on the brake lathe. Headed to pick-up the drums now, was a lot easier that I expected, like all the other drum brakes I have ever done over the years.

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that is a cool idea!

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At some point the vac canister must have broken thru the mounting on the side of the AC box under the hood. Dad just covered the huge holes with gray duct tape and remounted it lower which also got broken at some point. I cut and mounted a plate to cover and seal the holes and remounted the new vacuum ball.

At some point in the future I may try to find a new AC box half, but for now it works.

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Awesome. Thanks for sharing the information.
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Not a problem, glad to help.

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New seats started interior

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Are those Procar Pro90 lowback seats? If so, how do you like them? I was toying with the idea of installing those in my truck. I can get them at Speedway Motors which is local to me so I'd save a ton on shipping.

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those look nice, love me some bucket seats .....

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:waah: Broke it

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owch

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Finished the crazy dealings with California DMV to get my out of state truck registered and got my tags.

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Is it just me or your headlights in wrong why are crooked ?

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Lol you are correct I was tackling the major things first. I'm roadworthy now. Was like that when I bought it. It's on the list. Actually looks like it is looking into the camera.

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Priming and sanding parts

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Spar Urethane on the wood, and painted the tailgate.

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What color is your truck? I really like that blue.

I'm told bright blue metallic
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Ok, thank you.