72 Cheyenne Super Plain Jane

[builtbyKane]

Excellent build. Love everything about it.

[preacher anthony]

I'm sure it will. Mine on the 68 had been cut and spliced so much and there were wires that we couldn't tell what they were for. Are you coming to Good-guys in Charlotte this month?

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by builtbyKane

Excellent build. Love everything about it.

Thanks man, hoping these last few adjustments will get her where I want her so I can focus on a few other projects haha.

Originally Posted by preacher anthony

I'm sure it will. Mine on the 68 had been cut and spliced so much and there were wires that we couldn't tell what they were for. Are you coming to Good-guys in Charlotte this month?

I won't be there but I think my dad will be with his mint truck. It's the same weekend as my anniversary, not gonna get away with that one haha.

[Graham57a]

I just realized I posted these in another thread but never on here. Took these a couple months ago messing around with some LED shop lights and my wife's fancy camera haha

[Dieselwrencher]

Very cool! All these nice SWB trucks are not helping my itch. Haha

[Camaroguy]

I read through your entire build the other day. Cool truck.

[preacher anthony]

Ask your dad to get in touch with me at the Good-guys membership booth in the garage. I have a lot of stuff he may be interested in.

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Very cool! All these nice SWB trucks are not helping my itch. Haha

You need one bad haha, you know it'll be cool to have a matching orange 2wd

Originally Posted by Camaroguy

I read through your entire build the other day. Cool truck.

Thanks man, I appreciate the kind words

Originally Posted by preacher anthony

Ask your dad to get in touch with me at the Good-guys membership booth in the garage. I have a lot of stuff he may be interested in.

Will do, I'll give him your number

[GR8-68]

This is such a beautiful ride I love your "Plain Jane"

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by GR8-68

This is such a beautiful ride I love your "Plain Jane"

Haha thanks man, let me know if you're ever up this way and you can check it out in person

[Graham57a]

So late last night after a weekend of scratching my head and studying the wiring diagrams I finally figured out where my battery drain was coming from... I felt extremely dumb when I realized it but the previous owner had taken the pink wire (shown as purple/orange on the wiring schematic) from the engine bay harness that runs over the top of the firewall and ran it to the positive battery post on the starter. I didn't question the purpose when I put the truck back together but after studying the schematics I realized that specific wire was intended to SUPPLY power to the ignition coil and not receive power directly from the battery.

First I pulled both engine harnesses out from the truck, stripped all insulation and traced every inch of each wire. I thought somewhere in that mess I would find two wires that were welded together or something along those lines. While I did find a ton of crappy connections and bad wiring techniques, I did not find anything blatantly obvious. I took the opportunity to clean up everything, solder all connections, redo the ends, and heat shrink everything tight. So at the end I have basically a new engine bay harness and I still couldn't find my issue. I took a break and decided to study the schematic a little closer. You'll see in the picture below three wires shown leading to the starter solenoid, I was reading it such that the black from the battery and the purple from the ignition were tied to the same post. When I took a closer look and crawled under the Jimmy to see how that harness was ran I realized that was my issue. I disconnected the pink wire from the starter and bam, the drain went away.

I plan on using the pink wire to power my electric choke and then I have a pigtail soldered to the pink wire on the back of the ignition switch that I will use to power my HEI.

I had to finish off the night with a cold beer to celebrate my victory, it felt soooo freakin good to conquer that battle haha. Now I can bolt her back together and enjoy a few more weeks of decent weather before winter storage.

[GAc10boy]

Finally made it all the way through this thread.

Jaw. On. Floor.

Dang!

[Chumly223]

Originally Posted by GAc10boy

Finally made it all the way through this thread.

Jaw. On. Floor.

Dang!

Right there with you

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by GAc10boy

Finally made it all the way through this thread.

Jaw. On. Floor.

Dang!

Thanks bro, I appreciate the kind words. You gotta make it up the hill and we can take this thing for a spin haha

Originally Posted by Chumly223

Right there with you

Thanks man!


I've been gathering some parts to do the cam swap on this thing and while I am there I think I am going to do a muffler swap as well. I am currently running a flowmaster knock off (not even sure what brand) muffler and would like to either switch to a borla, magnaflow, or black widow. From what little research I've done it seems like most BW stuff is very hollow sounding which isn't my preference, I like that deep bass throaty sound. But they may also make a different model with different sound that I haven't heard. Any suggestions?

[Graham57a]

Minor update up Jane, I ordered a new Crower cam for her, new lifters, valve springs, and timing chain. I also got 6" drop springs for the rear so she will sit a little lower in the back. I'm planning on early March pulling her out of storage and spending a solid weekend in the shop installing the new goodies. I'll keep you guys posted

[Graham57a]

Proof she’s still around haha

[preacher anthony]

Oh those wheels!!

[hewittca]

I always forget this is your thread and scroll past when I see Plain Jane. She's anything but plain!

I think the extra little drop in the rear will look great.

[preacher anthony]

What is it frt and rear now?

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by hewittca

I always forget this is your thread and scroll past when I see Plain Jane. She's anything but plain!

I think the extra little drop in the rear will look great.

Thanks brother, I think it'll be just right.

Originally Posted by preacher anthony

What is it frt and rear now?

Anthony the front is about 6" and the rear is 7" so it'll be 6/8 when I'm done

[Dieselwrencher]

Andrew, she's still looking sweet!

[Graham57a]

Disassembly continues. Pulling the motor out this weekend and hopefully putting it back in if all goes as planned. I also plan on changing some of the “finishes” under the hood. I’ve got a quart of hot rod black on the way, we will see how this goes

[Graham57a]

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[hewittca]

Looking good! I really need to pull the engine on mine and do a full underhood detail as well but have just been too lazy. As of now, I'm going with the "all original" look .

Is that with the new 6" springs? I'm guessing it has to settle some but it does look a touch lower. I plan on picking up the 5 inchers from your dad tomorrow and throwing them in.

[Graham57a]

Originally Posted by hewittca

Looking good! I really need to pull the engine on mine and do a full underhood detail as well but have just been too lazy. As of now, I'm going with the "all original" look .

Is that with the new 6" springs? I'm guessing it has to settle some but it does look a touch lower. I plan on picking up the 5 inchers from your dad tomorrow and throwing them in.

Thanks Brotha, no that is with the old 5" springs. I actually just got the 6s put on the other night but the height is the same. I called the company and they said to drive it and it should settle. If not they will send me another set. I can't wait to see the 5s on your truck, they are probably closer to 6s now that they've been used haha.

My plan under the hood is to do the N2Billet mod on the heater box, build a box to cover the wiring harness junction on the drives side of the firewall, hide as many wires as I can, powdercoat what I can, and paint the radiator, rad cover, battery box, etc with the hot rod black paint. I also plan to change out my air cleaner for a factory 67-72 air cleaner and paint it the same black. It should tidy up a lot aesthetically and hopefully look a little more "factory" haha