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armyavncowgirl · 06-17-2005, 10:46 PM

I am proud to announce that my blue beauty is on the highway once more.

The power steering has been installed (as much of a pain that was! LOL)! AND BOY OH BOY! No more muscle aches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will take some pictures tomorrow when its daylight out so you can see the changes we made. We put in new pulleys, a gear box and power steering pump out of an 83 suburban, and ran Max life power steering fluid through the lines. I took her for a spin around the apartment complex and swung into a parking spot without my muscles screaming at me!

Then, I took her for a spin onto Fort Hood because I had to be somewhere. She ran great, didnt wobble, and surprisingly I didn't look like a drunk on the highway getting used to the new powersteering advantage lol. I'm so pleased! Next on my list..........guages-------i have them........just need to take the time to install them lol.

**Palf70Step** · 06-17-2005, 10:51 PM

Good deal....Now that your an expwert, com do mine. I have all the parts on the floor ready to go.

**Palf70Step** · 06-17-2005, 10:51 PM

Good deal....Now that your an expert, come on over and do mine. I have all the parts on the floor ready to go.

armyavncowgirl · 06-17-2005, 10:59 PM

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Good deal....Now that your an expwert, com do mine. I have all the parts on the floor ready to go.

LOL Suuuuurrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

I'll get right on that lmao.

How are you doing it? My truck didn't have power steering to begin with so i had to do alot of modifications. In the pics I will post tomorrow you will see what I had to do. I had to buy a custom mounting bracket for the pump since my engine doesn't have the holes for the standard mount. Then, we ran into a problem with the pulleys not lining up, so we had to go get new pulleys (they have three grooves instead of one), and THEN the fan was making contact with the pulleys, so we had to buy an adapter for the fan lol. All in all, it was well worth it lol.

krue · 06-17-2005, 11:05 PM

Glad to hear you took the workout out of driving your truck. Hey Bill you ain't got power to yours yet? Watcha waiting on, I know it ain't the weather now that you have that shop.

armyavncowgirl · 06-18-2005, 11:56 AM

here's some pics of what we did. now that i've been able to get the camara in there and zoom in on the belts, i can see now that we may have a problem. if you will notice one of the belts looks like its not straight----like one of the pulleys is off a little. so that will be something we will have to adjust but other than that, she runs like a beauty and no more muscle failure

armyavncowgirl · 06-18-2005, 11:58 AM

more pics

and i have to run back out there. i owe you picture of the bracket we installed with the power steering pump.

armyavncowgirl · 06-18-2005, 12:10 PM

power steering bracket

sorry that last pic is so big....photobuckets not resizing it

lloyd k · 06-18-2005, 12:17 PM

it almost looks like you have the wrong pulleys-crank and water pump pulley-its hard to tell in the pictures if so you will run into problems in the future

lloyd k · 06-18-2005, 12:21 PM

also so your fan should not be that far into the shroud,it should be half in and half out,it wont pull air and will cause your engine to overheat

armyavncowgirl · 06-18-2005, 03:06 PM

we were told all the pulleys and stuff were interchangeable from 67 to 87. perhaps they told us wrong?

we never changed out the waterpump pulley. is it possible that with the modifications that we have to change that out as well?

thanks for the tips. we're going to adjust it tomorrow and see what we can do to remedy the issues.

byrd · 06-18-2005, 07:12 PM

is that a FLEX fan I see? If it is get that thing out of there pronto. The blades can come off while the motor is running and hurt or even kill you. Randy

70short/step · 06-18-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by armyavncowgirl

we were told all the pulleys and stuff were interchangeable from 67 to 87. perhaps they told us wrong?

we never changed out the waterpump pulley. is it possible that with the modifications that we have to change that out as well?

thanks for the tips. we're going to adjust it tomorrow and see what we can do to remedy the issues.

In 1973 they changed to a long water pump style so i think you need to make sure all the pulleys are from pre 73. I know mine has been changed all over to long w/p while my Brothers Blazer is still all original short w/p. So if you cant get things alined maybe this will help ya. Good Luck!

armyavncowgirl · 06-19-2005, 02:16 AM

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In 1973 they changed to a long water pump style so i think you need to make sure all the pulleys are from pre 73. I know mine has been changed all over to long w/p while my Brothers Blazer is still all original short w/p. So if you cant get things alined maybe this will help ya. Good Luck!

thanks a bunch! i'm thinking about going to the electric fans as well. i've been told their much better than stock anyway.

edmonton72 · 06-19-2005, 02:41 AM

The belts look like they are out of alignment or it might be the picture. I would go with an electric fan too.

*1FaastC10* · 06-21-2005, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by byrd

is that a FLEX fan I see? If it is get that thing out of there pronto. The blades can come off while the motor is running and hurt or even kill you. Randy

and while you're at it, get those rubber tires off of there too! they can explode while you're driving at highway speeds.

seriously, just make sure all of the rivets are tight on the blades, and make sure the blades dont have cracks or bends in them, and you'll be just fine. if they were that dangerous, they wouldnt still be on the market.

06-17-2005, 10:46 PM	#1
armyavncowgirl C10 Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Hood, Texas Posts: 194	my 67 is on the road again! I am proud to announce that my blue beauty is on the highway once more. The power steering has been installed (as much of a pain that was! LOL)! AND BOY OH BOY! No more muscle aches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will take some pictures tomorrow when its daylight out so you can see the changes we made. We put in new pulleys, a gear box and power steering pump out of an 83 suburban, and ran Max life power steering fluid through the lines. I took her for a spin around the apartment complex and swung into a parking spot without my muscles screaming at me! Then, I took her for a spin onto Fort Hood because I had to be somewhere. She ran great, didnt wobble, and surprisingly I didn't look like a drunk on the highway getting used to the new powersteering advantage lol. I'm so pleased! Next on my list..........guages-------i have them........just need to take the time to install them lol. __________________ 09 Chevrolet HHR --- Cruck --- cross between a Car and a Truck Former rides: 1967 C10 LWB 1972 C10 LWB 1969 C10 LWB (parts truck)

06-17-2005, 10:51 PM	#2
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Good deal....Now that your an expwert, com do mine. I have all the parts on the floor ready to go. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

06-17-2005, 10:51 PM	#3
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Good deal....Now that your an expert, come on over and do mine. I have all the parts on the floor ready to go. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

06-17-2005, 11:05 PM	#5
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Glad to hear you took the workout out of driving your truck. Hey Bill you ain't got power to yours yet? Watcha waiting on, I know it ain't the weather now that you have that shop. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

06-18-2005, 11:56 AM	#6
armyavncowgirl C10 Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Hood, Texas Posts: 194	here's some pics of what we did. now that i've been able to get the camara in there and zoom in on the belts, i can see now that we may have a problem. if you will notice one of the belts looks like its not straight----like one of the pulleys is off a little. so that will be something we will have to adjust but other than that, she runs like a beauty and no more muscle failure __________________ 09 Chevrolet HHR --- Cruck --- cross between a Car and a Truck Former rides: 1967 C10 LWB 1972 C10 LWB 1969 C10 LWB (parts truck)

06-18-2005, 11:58 AM	#7
armyavncowgirl C10 Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Hood, Texas Posts: 194	more more pics and i have to run back out there. i owe you picture of the bracket we installed with the power steering pump. __________________ 09 Chevrolet HHR --- Cruck --- cross between a Car and a Truck Former rides: 1967 C10 LWB 1972 C10 LWB 1969 C10 LWB (parts truck) Last edited by armyavncowgirl; 06-18-2005 at 11:59 AM.

06-18-2005, 12:10 PM	#8
armyavncowgirl C10 Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Hood, Texas Posts: 194	power steering bracket sorry that last pic is so big....photobuckets not resizing it __________________ 09 Chevrolet HHR --- Cruck --- cross between a Car and a Truck Former rides: 1967 C10 LWB 1972 C10 LWB 1969 C10 LWB (parts truck) Last edited by armyavncowgirl; 06-18-2005 at 12:11 PM.

06-18-2005, 12:17 PM	#9
lloyd k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: columbus,ohio Posts: 201	it almost looks like you have the wrong pulleys-crank and water pump pulley-its hard to tell in the pictures if so you will run into problems in the future __________________ 67 swb gmc,big block cadillac powered,400 turbo,2.73 ratio and disc brakes-basically a frankenstein of many parts-

06-18-2005, 12:21 PM	#10
lloyd k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: columbus,ohio Posts: 201	also so your fan should not be that far into the shroud,it should be half in and half out,it wont pull air and will cause your engine to overheat __________________ 67 swb gmc,big block cadillac powered,400 turbo,2.73 ratio and disc brakes-basically a frankenstein of many parts-

06-18-2005, 03:06 PM	#11
armyavncowgirl C10 Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Hood, Texas Posts: 194	we were told all the pulleys and stuff were interchangeable from 67 to 87. perhaps they told us wrong? we never changed out the waterpump pulley. is it possible that with the modifications that we have to change that out as well? thanks for the tips. we're going to adjust it tomorrow and see what we can do to remedy the issues. __________________ 09 Chevrolet HHR --- Cruck --- cross between a Car and a Truck Former rides: 1967 C10 LWB 1972 C10 LWB 1969 C10 LWB (parts truck) Last edited by armyavncowgirl; 06-18-2005 at 03:08 PM.

06-19-2005, 02:41 AM	#15
edmonton72 Nothings as cool as my 72 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB, Kanuckastan Posts: 181	The belts look like they are out of alignment or it might be the picture. I would go with an electric fan too. __________________ 1972 C10 Longbox In the middle of body off restoration Rebuilt 355, turbo 400, 3.42 12-bolt Rolling chassis finally done and cab mounted. Now onto sanding, bondo and more sanding.



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