being ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

I never want to step on toes but bein its almost 11 pm and hasnt been started yet i figured id get to it
this week i dropped my truck off at my friends shop and he installed the left orange door on my truck and re alligned the right door i hung before the superbowl but ran in the house so i could watch the game and well lets just say it didnt close right now the doors work great
I stripped down the old doors and saved the locks and glass
and today i went to barnes and noble and bought a book on the 73-98 trucks in another post
how about yall what did you get done???

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Not much here, have been sick for the past week with a BAD cold.

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

I tore down the 454 to get it ready for the rebuild. Atleast the top end anyways, assuming rotating assy is ok. Block is virgin 2 bolt. Here's a few pics.

Before pressure washing
http://www.a2zcs.com/files/dirtymotor.jpg

After
http://www.a2zcs.com/files/cleanmotor.jpg

1976 3/4 ton 454 361959, found the truck in a barn. Drove it into the garage & pulled the motor and TH400.
http://www.a2zcs.com/files/block.jpg

781 Heads.. going to Louisville on Friday for 7angle and new 2.190s/1.880s and all the trimmings. (Brother is a machinist) - Cuts down on laborcosts :metal:
http://www.a2zcs.com/files/heads.jpg

And to top it off Friday, some of my parts started to "flow" in.
http://www.a2zcs.com/files/parts.jpg
7561 RPM Air-Gap Intake
1407 CARB
Comp Cams XE274H-10 552/286
Comp Cams Timing Set

Lots of work to do before spring... Kenny

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Nothing truck wise this weekend, my wife had surgery Friday, removed a small tumor nothing serious though but will take a while to heal.

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Finally fixed the glove box latch thanks to a part from beaterC10... spent some time looking for a short to ground on my radio wiring that keeps blowing the fuse...and checked around under the motor for a very small oil leak. I think the filter may be busted.

Non truck related: Joined a soccer team and had my first practice today - spent the early morning hours sucking wind. :lol:

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

dropped off my 2 y.o. at my brothers las nite he and his wife babysat. Wife and i went out with some friends las nite got home early this moring washed the truck and took it to lunch and a museum exhibit of torture devices shes been wanted to go for a while. Ended the day with a movie, Fool's Gold, and picked up my daughter a lil while ago. Told me it felt like it used to when we were dating. Great day.

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

You looked at torture devices and it felt like it used to when you were dating??? You guys really DO do things different in Texas! :)

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Ha!

Started working on repainting a hood I bought a few weeks ago to go on my truck. It's orange now, I plan to change that to black and test out the rolled on Rustoleum $50 paint job thing at the same time.

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Got the bed back on the 77.
I also purchased a FORD! Whoa!! Put those sticks and stones down!.....It's ok....it'll will be Chevy powered.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...7/IMG_2853.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...7T7/e3a5_3.jpg

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

tried to replace the t-case in the new 85 and realized the input shaft was the wrong size uh. Ended up tearing it down and switched the shaft with the one from the bad case and got it all put back together. Now I can drive it :metal:

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Drove from Tulsa, OK to Jacksonville, FL in this...

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...g?t=1203349711

want to give a big thanks to Tracey...it's everything you said it was...performed flawlessly the whole way back...and averaged about 13mpg.

BTW...the big "hit" we took leaving the airport...shook the oil pan loose a tad, had a small leak on the way back, but no biggie. Also, lost both header collector gaskets about 15 miles from the house, looks like the hit was taken by one of the collectors.

Drove straight through and got home about 1:30 Saturday afternoon. Probably could have gotten there sooner, but every gas stop turned into a 20-30 minute conversation and/or hood pop with someone that either has or had a hotrod.

Thanks again man....I'll keep ya updated on the progress.

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

I Got The Serpentine Belt Assm. Put Back Together Thet I Tore Apart To Clean Up And Paint, Got The Exhaust Manifolds Back On And Tried To Bolt The Torque Converter To The Flex Plate Only To Find Out I Had The Wrong Bolts. Also Ordered A Adapter To Plug The 89 Alternator Into The Factory 83 Harness

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Looks good man lets see some more pics!

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

I got my 6.5L torn down to the shortblock to check for cracks. Looks crack free, so I have a guy coming to quite possibly pick it up this afternoon.

Today I am gonna get the 6.2L / NV4500 hosed down with the pressurewasher and a tooth brush, want it ready for paint tonight. I plan to take all the aluminum parts somewhere to get them sandblasted, and make a stop at the local bolt supply house to buy some new hardware for the engine's top end where things are visible :)

If all goes well, I am hoping to have the engine painted and get the turbocharger all bolted back up. Before I can install it I need to get a new flywheel, harmonic balancer, main webbing girdle kit and a 99 6.5L water pump / water crossover to improve it's cooling abilities.

Before I can put the NV4500 in, I need to get a crack in the bellhousing welded up and find myself a crossmember and a set of driveshafts.

Hoping to get everything installed into the truck and running before the end of May :)

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Frank:

It looks like you need to go to Roundup. See you there. :)

http://www.lonestarroundup.com/

Slonaker

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

SWEET!!! The windows are in too!

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

From the 14th to 17th I spent celebrating Valentines and my daughters first birthday.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...zy/lizzy23.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...zy/lizzy18.jpg


BTW, Sunday I cleaned up some Serpentine brackets that I got for the Jimmy that I am putting TPI on, and I went and picked up a working 700R4 from a buddy that JUST pulled it out of a running 91 Camaro, it will be replacing the TH350 in the Jimmy.

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Thanks for picking up my slack old Rusty C10. I had a busy day Sunday and spent time with the family that evening. Fell asleep early and went straight to bed....:)

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Dident get jack shiznick done truck or car related. Went to the bike/car show in the springs. Wasent too impressed with what they had up there but we did find Cassie a nice leather jacket for the bike. This week I should have the birdy done the old engine is out and most parts are transferd just need to stick it in. Im just not liking the fact the headers are going to be a biotch to deal with. Oh well go fast parts never make anything easy.

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

That's funny you mentioned the Roundup. That model "A" pickup belonged to one of the organizers of the Roundup.
He has way too many projects at his shop. (like I don't have enough of my own)
So lets see what I get done before April..........of next year!

When the Roundup gets closer we'll have to swap numbers and try to meet up some place.

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Chris,

That is super, I remember that with my son and then 3 just went wild. So get ready for it..

Trav

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Yeah. I am trying to prepare myself. She has only taken a few steps on her own, but she gets everyones fingers and takes off running.... for hours if you let her. I imagine she is preparing herself to go full bore wide open when she does start walking...

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Finally got the '73 off the trailer on Sunday. Did some re-arranging on my bro-in-law Fred's property up in Rowe, NM. Put the truck in it's assigned spot. After we positioned the truck, my girl tore into it. She took off the dash bezel and lens. Fred hooked us up with a nice gauge bezel, so she cleaned that up and there was an extra lens on the floor of the truck which she cleaned as well... as soon as those parts are to her standards, they will go back in...

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

glad to hear you made it ok. I hope you have as much fun with it as i did. It was nothing but good times for me. I kinda miss it already.

btw, those are copper collector gaskets you may be able to just retighten the collector flanges.
and get used to the gas station thing...lol

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

7T7,

Your truck is looking good. (You need to dedicate a thread to your build.) :cool:

Those Phone Booths look nice fixed up. :cool:

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

Crush, Any progress on your truck?

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

got new tires and a battery for the 74. also picked up a battery blanket for the new one. then bought a nice little self-retracting cord reel and 3-way splitter that i'm going to mount inside right next to the radiator on the drivers side, swap the plugs around so i don't have to use an extension cord to plug my truck in, and i can have the block heater and battery blanket plugged into one outlet. have the male end sticking out of the grill and just pull. ooh that'll be nice. :metal:

Re: bein ken didnt get to it What did you get done 2/17/08
 

went to Darrel Starbird car show all day Saterday. I got alot of insperation at the car show so i worked on the truck most of Sunday. I pulled the junk rear end out and got the frame ready to put the C-notch in.