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Old 08-23-2015, 07:15 PM   #1476
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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III

I got tired of seeing my grill twisted on the right side.
So I thought I would pull it apart and see what was wrong.
before pic.




here it is removed



simple fix. rivets gone,



here it is put back together.



on to the rear. Picked up some Delrin tailgate trunnions from 1966chevy (tmdenis on ebay) great product. very satisfied.

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Old 08-23-2015, 07:31 PM   #1477
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sambrutay, was looking at your photos noticed screen over radiator? not sure ive ever seen that seems like a good idea for bugs and stuff, is this an old trick?
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Old 08-23-2015, 07:39 PM   #1478
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rickywideglide,
Hell if I know. It was like that when I got and I thought it was cool so I left it. LOL
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Old 08-23-2015, 08:06 PM   #1479
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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III

Rebuilt my heater control. I only replaced the levers (didn't restore the assembly) so the whole job only took about two hours.
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Old 08-23-2015, 08:11 PM   #1480
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I REALLY like that pic - so cool!
Thanks! They're a handful.
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Old 08-23-2015, 08:40 PM   #1481
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Pulled my deluxe steering wheel to center it, turned out perfect. Truck drives straight, now the wheel is straight, too!

Found that the fuel line connection to the new sender was dripping a little. I had smelled gas last week, so I'm glad I found it. Tightened, no more drip.

Time to stop procrastinating and install my custom side trim! I've got nothing else to do...
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Old 08-23-2015, 11:43 PM   #1482
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Disassembled the rest of my 400SBC in preparation to take it over to the machine shop tomorrow. Removed the entire serp setup from a donor 350 and made a big mess in my garage that now needs to be cleaned up.
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Old 08-28-2015, 02:25 PM   #1483
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Got the torsion bars out, spindles and hubs off. Upper arms off,now to the lowers. 53 yr old torsion bars do not like to be removed,lol. Didn't realize front brake drums would be riveted to the hubs.
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Old 08-28-2015, 02:49 PM   #1484
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Adjusted new Lokar cables and changed out the governor weights and springs a few times now the truck shifts nice and smooth when driven normally but when you punch it she kicks down a gear and revs to 7000 before snapping into the next gear. Wow!!! What a beast. OMG. The new 700R4 was stack shifting and I wasn't able to rev the engine past 3000 rpm before she would shift to the next gear so I wasn't getting anywhere near the peak torque. I figure we have about 425hp and about the same torque and it feels like a corvette when you punch it now!
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Old 08-28-2015, 02:54 PM   #1485
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Got the torsion bars out, spindles and hubs off. Upper arms off,now to the lowers. 53 yr old torsion bars do not like to be removed,lol. Didn't realize front brake drums would be riveted to the hubs.
Grind off those rivets and knock them out. No need for them. Rebuild the hub and install fresh drums or turn the old drums. No more rivets needed.
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Old 08-28-2015, 09:09 PM   #1486
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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III

Finally installed the HEI dist. And painted up valve cover... Still cleaning up and routing wiring but here's a few pics.

Only run this distributor for a few days but it could be the best $60 I've spent in a long time.
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Old 08-28-2015, 09:11 PM   #1487
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Finally installed the HEI dist. And painted up valve cover... Still cleaning up and routing wiring but here's a few pics.

Only run this distributor for a few days but it could be the best $60 I've spent in a long time.
Looks good! Mine was $65. lol!
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Old 08-28-2015, 09:20 PM   #1488
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Looks good! Mine was $65. lol!
Thanks TJ, I waited for over 2 months for Speedmaster to get them back in stock. Upgrading gave the old girl some giddy up, quicker starting and a much smoother idle.
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Old 08-28-2015, 09:57 PM   #1489
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Finally!! Got the front crossmember completely rebuild painted with Por-15 assembled and put back on. Not all tonight of course. However I did get it put back on tonight and the trailing arms.
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Old 08-28-2015, 09:58 PM   #1490
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Old 08-28-2015, 10:08 PM   #1491
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Looks great Rev!
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Old 08-28-2015, 10:46 PM   #1492
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[QUOTE=sambrutay;7282618]I got tired of seeing my grill twisted on the right side.
So I thought I would pull it apart and see what was wrong.
before pic.

I love the dealer bumpers with words stamped in them.
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Old 08-28-2015, 11:41 PM   #1493
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Finally 'locked' down the design... should get to building soon


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Old 08-29-2015, 01:18 AM   #1494
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Finally installed the HEI dist. And painted up valve cover... Still cleaning up and routing wiring but here's a few pics.

Only run this distributor for a few days but it could be the best $60 I've spent in a long time.
which one did you go with? been thinking of ditching my points dizi.
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Old 08-29-2015, 01:26 AM   #1495
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which one did you go with? been thinking of ditching my points dizi.
Bought a Speedmaster. Here's a link. If there not in stock you may have to wait. Also check Jegs, they sale Speedmaster and may have stock.

http://store.speedmaster79.com/p-376...stributor.aspx
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Old 08-29-2015, 01:34 AM   #1496
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Bought a Speedmaster. Here's a link. If there not in stock you may have to wait. Also check Jegs, they sale Speedmaster and may have stock.

http://store.speedmaster79.com/p-376...stributor.aspx
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Old 08-29-2015, 01:47 AM   #1497
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got my backup lights installed now I need to figure out how to get power to them. Truck came with out motor and trans and I've installed a later sm465 which has a switch on the trans. Anyone know what wires I should be looking for in the cab to make the connection?
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Finished building my dual snorkel air cleaner.....
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Old 08-29-2015, 11:01 PM   #1499
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I got my engine and tranny mounted!
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I installed my exhaust system, fixed a leaking diff gasket, bled my master and installed it, installed my radio, air box, and speaker and started finishing up some small things that needed completion.
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