69 stepper-quick deck replacement!!!!

[68 TT]

Sad to see your freshly painted panels got chipped before install. At least you can fix them yourself.

Nice idea with the shroud extension.

[sharpmark]

some more updates on my quick deck replacement

fuel tank installed to check everything before painting



made up a filler pipe from a couple of different jap fillers from a wrecking yard




made up a sender/fuel pickup out of the sender that was in the cab tank


this is how it sits-high enough that the diff protects it.
if you look closely you can see 2" of the bottom of a jap 4 cyl engine sump that i welded to the bottom of the tank to give a place for the fuel to stay around the pickup pipe.

[sharpmark]

some pictures of in the cab showing the 3-guage panel i copied off "its just a pickup" thread and made-- i'm very happy how that turned out!





still got the sidevent window rubbers to replace and install the new window felt and windows into the doors--not looking forward to that but it needs to be done!!

[sharpmark]

and the other good news is the 292 i6 i dropped off to a friend who's an engine reconditioner is ready to be picked up as a fresh short block.i still have to sort out what i'm doing with the head yet and also build some headers for it and convert the inlet manifold to a heated one.no rush on this as i intend to build an engine test stand and get it running properly on that before i slot it back in.heres some picks of the mtr before and some of the bits i've collected.

[ChevyNewb]

Fun build so far! Subscribed

[sharpmark]

finished off the filler pipe and put por 15 tank sealer in the tank and painted the outside and mounted it permanently in place then made up a cable that sits just underneath the rear deck to open the filler cap.



started on replacing the rubbers in the vent window and the main window channels




fired the motor yesterday and checked out clutch operation and then bled the brakes but still waiting on the tank sealer to finish setting-4/5 days.
this is how its sitting at the moment

[sharpmark]

Update --- 292 mtr is finished but will now go into another project as I really like the v8 driveability and sound !! The 305 became a little bit too smokey and was replaced with a rebuilt 283 with 2-barrel Rochester. Some more signwriting on the spare wheel and "Jethro" is now finished and clocking up lots of miles. Just did 2280 miles around the south island of New Zealand and he never missed a beat !!! Gets used to drive to work every day.

[NewType72]

Very awesome always enjoyed that first big trip after a rebuild. Glad to hear all is well with Jethro!