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started the harnesses

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Today I adjusted both the accelerator pumps on my Holley 4150 double pumper. Much better throttle response, different truck.

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Nice work there, like how clean that firewall is.

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Looking Good!

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Wrapped up the bucket seat swap today. Really happy with how it turned out and excited to get back on the road now that the good weather has finally hit the area.

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sweet

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Turned out real nice.

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Yup! Very nice! I have to pull my seat back out and bend a piece of metal that is touching the side of the seat base on each side. I wish I had caught that before putting the seat back in. It will eventually wear through the new cover. Sure can't let that happen.

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Got mine back today after a 10 month stay at a shop where all new front end parts and a slight lowering kit were installed along with the newly rebuilt small block 400 and the original radio with the AM/FM Bluetooth conversion. Hopefully can get awheel alignment done this coming week and the 70R4 set up properly then ready to cruise.

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Usually not a fan of undercoating but it did protect the underside of the hood . This is the hood side of the bracket going to weld it up today figured I should paint it and the inside of the hood prior to welding

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Took a couple of pics yesterday evening after a local Cars & Coffee

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well,as is usually the case with me it seems?1 step ahead,3 steps back.when i put my truck back together and finished up a month or 2 ago,i broke a clip off the outer windowfelt seal on the outside of the drivers door.China junk i'm sure,anyway i found a seller on Ebay selling them one at a time.i ordered a new seal.they put a 27 inch long windowfelt in a 24 inch long box?genius.i complained and they said i couldn't return it,it was ordered over 30 days ago?i tryed to straighten it out and install it but it fits like crap,looks like crap so it's on there but only til i buy another set elsewhere and change them all.then my lovely wife says " why is there a dark spot in the middle of the dome lamp?" i said it's 50 years old,i'll buy a new one.more Chinese junk.the new lens doesn't fit the original bezel?it's about 3/16's too long?i guess you have to buy the Chinese bezel with the lens to fit but i wouldn't bet on it?then since i was visiting my sick friend in Ohio last week,i made a run to Summit,bought some stuff i needed and 1 stainless 2 1/4 exhaust tip planning to cut in 2 and install a piece on each side.i should know better but it looks nice left alone,not cut in 2 but i have 1??smart like a crowbar i am?anyway i'll have to get another one here and pay more freight than what the goofy tip is worth.i love it when a plan comes together?

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Those covers for the interior light come up fairly often on the parts board NOS. Might take a look over there.

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thanks.i'll try to find one.

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I had the same problem in my Burb, same aftermarket brand. :(

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removed these from the four corners: polished the lenses, polished the brightwork and repainted the black surround. Looks brand new!

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chrome p coated the hinge

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Decided to swap from stock tail lights to the smaller 55-59 lights. When I finally get around to rear bumper I am thinking about moving the tail lights down to the back up light location and then come up with a hidden back up light.

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Played with my knob :lol: two coats black three clear then I used a paint pen and lightly sanded with 1000 paper going to give it a couple more clear

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Spent 10m trying to clamp the bottom of the rear brake hose, then gave up and went to look for diagrams, then spent 30m before it dawned on me I was trying to clamp it on the wrong side of the bracket.
Looks like I quit for the day at the right time cuz my brain was mush

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Also fixed the spare tire side mount . I used 1/2 -20 grade 8 bolts tacked them in place and then cut the heads off . I then fully welded the backside and ran a bead around the front . Going to paint it tonight and try it on the truck tomorrow. Figured I’d use a couple of c clamps to hold while I test fit it

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p coat this today

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For the last several months my truck has been making an intermittent noise when idling that sounds like a turkey gobbling. I could only hear it from inside the cab. The exhaust and engine noises were too loud when I'd get out to investigate. I finally discovered that the noise would go away if I applied a little pressure to my shift lever. I applied a little grease to the three contact points between the linkage, transmission and frame mount, and the noise is gone. Now I need to track down the creaking noise that's coming from rear wall of the cab. I sprayed lubricant in a bunch of the seams, but that didn't do it. I think I'll need to take passenger seat out and have my wife drive me around while I crouch on the floor to locate the source of the noise.

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What tranny do you have, Pat?

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Installed a front sway bar on the 68, purchased an original used bar, restored it, and used CCP polyurethane bushings. Ground off two rivets all the other holes were already there, piece of cake install. Truck handles better.

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I chased a creaky squeak behind the cab in my truck for a while. Thought it was the bed and I practically took the bed off trying to figure it out. Turned out it was the driver's side trailing arm bushing squeaking. Dosed it down with silicone spray a couple times and it went away.

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It's a 4L60 (700R4) out of a 1993 Caprice at Pick-N-Pull. I rebuilt it with the help of an instructional video I purchased from Monster Transmissions. Used a TCI kit. Replaced some of the larger hard parts that are known to be problematic with heavy-duty versions.

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Got the first front end alignment on the 68 today. It’s coming together. Steering wheel nice and straight.

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Interesting! I will take a look at that.

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got the shorter hoses clocked correctly, and their ends ground down to fit in the brackets. I've been 3h away from bleeding my brakes since Thanksgiving.
THIS TIME FOR SURE!!!!

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I've heard 700-R4s are tricky. Even more so, a computerized successor in an analog truck.
I have thought about a stoutly-rebuilt TH700-R4 to replace the TH350 in White Fang, my '67 K/10 Suburban, but that's a long way off.
I know you're about one wrench-thru-the-garage-drywall-in-frustration from re-rigging for Manual Transmission. And you're contemplating the T-5 five-speed. I'm not a fan of that unit. A friend had one and we replaced it 3 times one year. In my opinion it's too wimpy in a Truck.

For my money, I'd get a New Process A833 5-speed [or 4+OD]. They were more of a MOPAR tranny, but some mid-'80s Squarebody light duty pickups were optioned with them. The Holy Grail of transmission hunts now.
:chevy:

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It was a fair amount of work to get the torque converter lockup to work to my liking. I tried various combinations of vacuum switches and time-delay relays, but ended up building an Arduino-based electronic controller for it based on speed and manifold vacuum level. It is documented in this thread:

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=822382

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Took my truck for a wheel alignment today as everything was replaced in the front end. First drive of any distance , just a couple miles to the alignment shop, since te refurbish and what a difference in the way truck drives. Pic is the alignment specs which the tech started going over with me and I told him I'm clueless as to what he's talking about although he said everything was great as far as alignment and suspension went. I'm sure there are folks on here that can relate to the alignment specs.

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Not today - but visiting a chassis shop tomorrow morning to begin plans on joining those who have lowered their trucks. Going to see what the options are, and to probably include a disc brake upgrade up front.

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struggled unsuccessfully to get the brake lines clamped to the xmember.
Going to punt on this, get the lines bled and leak tested, then drive the ***** up on ramps to secure those lines with some damned room to work

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had this little guy recreated for my truck

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Changed the rear end fluid. Checked axles seals and all dry so the 12 bolt is good to go.

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Thats cool.. Id like to do something like that.. But the glovebox door isnt original to my truck.. Any other way to get that info than from the sheet on the glovebox?

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if you don't have the SPID or buildsheet under the seat, then you can still create one based on what your truck's details and options are, along with the VIN. It will be probably really close, or at minimum what you want it to show. If you don't already know, you might get fully educated on what all the options were available. It'll be more of a crap shoot on a few items like tires, gearing, etc. Either way, it's easy to determine what the manufacture list prices were on every item.

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I hate working on hoods .