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Re: 71 GMCw/406
HOLY CRAP that boat is BADASS!!!!
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07-09-2009, 07:52 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
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09-19-2009, 11:41 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
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03-03-2010, 08:14 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
Well the weather is finally getting nice enough to work on my projects again. Today I decided would be a good day to plumb in my radiator and finally after 9 months of waiting fire this beast up. While filling the block with antifreeze I hear it running on the ground. The freeze plug behinde the starter was laying on the headers, lovely
 This motor has not even been run by me yet! Was broke in on the engine stand by the builder. When I got it there wasnt even a water pump on it. A little fluid came out while instaling and was the color of the oarangeish antifreeze so I assumed I was in the clear. Now I am hoping and hoping hard that it did no damage to the block. I would be devastated
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03-03-2010, 10:25 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
Dude!!!!!!!
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03-03-2010, 10:31 PM
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I know right! And as for your pictures I can get you a couple tomorrow. My temporary radiator mounts are pretty slick!!!(not really its just gotta get it accross town) And my new grille from ClassisParts somehow ripped itself open by the headlight buckets over the winter. Its very srange.
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03-03-2010, 10:52 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
You must not be living right or something!
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03-03-2010, 10:55 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
I must be doing something wrong to displease the truck gods. Maybe the 65 parts truck I am ripping the heart out of and sacrificing will apease them
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03-03-2010, 10:56 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
Yeah? Where's the pics for that one? You are slackin dude!
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03-03-2010, 10:57 PM
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03-04-2010, 02:19 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
Heres the super-heavy-duty radiator mounts.
And that split grille 
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03-04-2010, 04:22 PM
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Still mezmerized by this freeze plug. I mean I had the water pump off when instaling and the block was more or less empty what tiny bit i did see come out looked like antizreeze. I never put any water in there so I am hoping maybe since it was a brass freeze plug, maybe the two metals contracted at diferent rates and it poped itself out? Thats me being hopefull.
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03-04-2010, 09:22 PM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
Well I'll be hopeful for ya too but it doesn't usually work out that way.
radiator support kills me.
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03-10-2010, 09:40 PM
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Got my 71 moved back up in the driveway and pulled the grille off to send back to classic parts. While I was at it I dumped just a lilttle bit more antifreeze in and it came right out. So I look at that as hope that the block is fine because the fluid level didnt move from where it was. Didnt have time to do anymore because someone came and paid for my fairlaine and I went and paid for my C-30 motorhome and drove it home
 Drove like a dream for something of its age. Next free time I get will go to dropping the starter and replacing the plug.
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04-21-2010, 12:19 AM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
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the crap! what's the status on the block? Last edited by highperf4x4; 04-21-2010 at 12:19 AM. |
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04-21-2010, 05:13 AM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
Well so far I think I am going to be ok. Seems I have 50 diferent things to do with my free time so I still havn't done alot. I dropped the exhaust and put the new freeze plug in, topped the block off with coolant it has stayed at the same fluid level for a good week now. I need to get some time off on a weekday to make it to the parts store and get a couple little peices like a throttle pin for the carb so I can attach the linkage and a reducer so I can put my water temp sensor for the fan on. Other than that I should be at the point of priming and timing. Never know for sure till I heat it up i guess but from what I can tell now I think I got lucky, real lucky.
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04-21-2010, 10:45 AM
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Re: 71 GMCw/406
Right on!
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