seattle overhauling PART 2

[IAFF2407]

Over at Livrat's again, starting tomorrow..........stay tuned...

[kev2809]

wheres part 1?

[IAFF2407]

part 1 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=290786

[IAFF2407]

first, the list of parts....missing is the tilt column and parts for the '72 to the '68 front clip.

[IAFF2407]

first job is to take out the PO's bird's nest of wires, I always drove with a 5lb. dry chem fire extinghisher beside me. and install the painless 18 circut wiring harness.

[kev2809]

nice..im tuning in for this one

[70rs/ss]

I need picts of those seats installed!! This is 1BADBRB!!

[IAFF2407]

almost finished the wiring, if you use a Painless kit, keep all your old harnesses and clips. It will make it a whole lot easier. (better yet, use a stock kit) Dynamt is now done. Damn my fingers are sore.

[70rs/ss]

I'll bet it is a 1,000,000,000% better now too!! A 1"X1" square of that stuff quiets a big panel down, covering everything 100% out to make that thing sound like a sound proof room inside!!

[IAFF2407]

back home, monday night and time for some down time. I want to thank you Mark (and Roxanne) for your hospitality and friendship during my stay. A week working on the Burb with no distractions was a great week "holiday". I got back home from Seattle at 1:00am. Not a single coffee shop on the way. Man the rest stop coffee sucks,....but a good cause. I was up at 5 am. settinig up the volleyball tournament and drank beer until 9 pm. Father's day cars show on Sunday. rest time now.

We got a lot done, what a job Mark did on the painless wiring. we used a 18 circut plus the A/C circut, and later added the painless elec. fan relay. (adjustable)

after the dynamat I put a 3/8" layer of closed foam heat/sound deadener. On the ride back home I felt no heat at all from the the caddy and tranny.

[IAFF2407]

we also installed a 2nd battery with an isolator for the travel trailer. there is a 6ga. wire running to the year for the amps, air bag compressors and an invertor (I'm putting in a AC and DC plug). Oh yeah, Mark liked spending MY money for the 180 amp Alt. (TBI to be installed next) and the mega buck painless fan relay, I think the fan relay is a Swiss quatrz driven relay. BUT that fan relay is the cats a## Mark. does it ever work well.

the pictures don't give justice to the work Mark did. I get stressed out just thinking about wiring. Mark's ability to follow what does what with the you know what without missing a beat was uncanny.

[IAFF2407]

we also installed a tilt column, Budnik 15" steering wheel and a tach cluster.

[IAFF2407]

converted the GMC to a '68 front, got rid of the dorky '73 door mirrors and installed sport mirrors

[IAFF2407]

.....and slapped in the 2nd and 3rd row seats so I could park in the middle of Sundays car show.

[IAFF2407]

kinda a looking like it's out of place, not to worry this the before shot.

[Longhorn Man]

Mark and Al... awesome work guys.
Just talking to mark the little that I have, and seeing him work for just a couple hrs when I was picking up my burb... I wouldn't hesitate to let him dive in on something like that.

[IAFF2407]

OMG, almost forgot the best part.....not.........ETsC10 (Ellen) came by and put a gift on my tailgate. eat your heart out Brad.

Thx Ellen, it's going over big here at the hall.

[tripp]

maybe i missed it, but could you give me the scoop on the seats. similar ones would look great in my burb. thanks.

[IAFF2407]

the seats came out of a '07 Escalade, they are very comfortable.

front row has 10 way power, heated and air conditioned. mounting the seats was easy. They sat on the floor pan perch perfectly but you had to drill a couple of holes.

the 2nd row was the most work. I had to cut the back of the base frame off up to the mounting holes. I used grade 8 bolts with fender washers and self locking nuts. the plan is to weld the washers and bolts to the underside so I can re and re the seats easily. You need to build up the outer bolts with fender washers under the seat frame due to the curve of the floor pan. (I'm still trying to think of something better than the fender washers) there is enough leg room if you move the front seats forward, it makes it tight if you have 4 adults, with kids it's ok. My seats were all 3 rows package deal. I think I would prefer buckets as a 2nd row. The 2nd row buckets I believe has a step up in the base frame. The older models fit better as you can mount the rear of the seats on the Burb deck, but then you may have the cost of re-upholstery.

the 3rd row works great, I cut the floor pan out of an Escalade with the mounting brackets intact. This is not an easy job to do neatly, best to use a sawzall and brace the donor vehicle carefully as the shock/body mounts are part of the pan. When I had it out I trimmed to fit the sides AND underneath. A plasma cutter would be the neatest but sawzall works. I built a 1 1/2" angle iron frame around and welded the pan to it (this also stops the pan from collapsing when you bolt it down). I left 1/2" space on both sides between the wheel wells so that I could tuck in wiring, carpet, upholstery etc.. You can bolt the framed pan into the original 3rd row seat mounting holes. Becareful that you line it up carefully so that your bolts don't fall inline with the seat brackets. you will have to drill through the front pan and wood floor to mount the front. I used 3/16" steel plate running underneath the wood for bracing, it is the full width of the floor, I wouls suggest that you use overkill in your installation as this is a 37 year old piece of wood.

I would of liked to mount the 3rd row to the frame but the wood deck sits up off the frame and it looks like a lot of extra work.

[CG]

Looking super Al. You guys got a lot done. Paint just around the corner?

[Frizzle Fry]

That 68 chev clip and sport mirrors make all the difference on the exterior. I looks out-f'n-standing! I like your choice of trim too. So how much quieter is the interior now?

[IAFF2407]

thx guys,

CG - painting hopfully in the spring

Frizzle Fry - a big difference so far, I still have to put the closed foam on the ceiling and back quarter panels. I haven't Dynamated any of the doors. when I paint in the spring I'll be putting new felts and window channels, door rubbers etc.. That will make the biggest difference for this Burb.

Al.

[IAFF2407]

the last of my cash flow for a while, Holley Commander 950 21S for the caddy 500

[IAFF2407]

next in line is the exhaust. looking for some opinions here. I'm going to go with 3" pipes. I can't go over the axle (14 bolt rear) because the trac bar mount pinches the exhaust pipe against the frame on big bumps. Since my pipes hang lower than the frame along the tranny, I'm thinking of taking the pipe outside the frame (duals of course). I have tons of room for a 7" round 3 in, 3 out to the rear. or 3" pipe straight to the rear and a 5 X 8 oval in the rears. I would need to lose the wheel well on the passenger side, oh well thats what AAA is for (BCAA up here) this would get the Snapon" look I like. other than I would have to put a heat sheild by the gas lines can anyone forsee any problems?

this Snapon link is what I'm looking at; -- minus the wheelie wheels LOL--
http://www.snapon.com/nocompromisetour/


thx again,
Al.

[kev2809]

nice motor..very clean. any pics of the truck laid out?