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Old 10-24-2024, 07:11 PM   #5076
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Old 10-24-2024, 07:13 PM   #5077
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played with the throttle cable and kick down/detent bracket I like the way it turned out all aftermarket stuff except the accelerator cable so much easier with no fenders to lean over.....with my abused and old back
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Old 10-27-2024, 08:38 AM   #5079
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New headlamps and front side markers . The side markers are Woodall’s guess they are discontinued paid 10 bucks for the pair . The headlamps are United Pacific brand . Much brighter than the Sylvania halogens that were in it
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Old 10-28-2024, 09:31 AM   #5080
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Finally finished rebuilding this with a kit from Cliff's High Performance. Waiting on a replacement spring for one of the air/fuel mixture screws. One of the springs disappeared. Hopefully it will be okay. Thought about getting another carb like this, a 7042210. My 1970 Chevy C10 Custom has a 350 as it always has, but this 350 came out of a 1973 Bel Air and the Quadrajet is a 1972 model with divorced choke. Still unsure if I should convert to HEI or not. She has a brand new American Autowire Harness in with more to install.
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Old 10-29-2024, 05:18 PM   #5081
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Still unsure if I should convert to HEI or not. She has a brand new American Autowire Harness in with more to install.
I have converted to HEI on 3 trucks and never regretted it.
Does the American Autowire harness have an HEI feed line?

If not you can get an HEI pigtail [Packard type dual connector 12 V to Coil/ Tach] from Jegs. Run a 12 ga wire from IGN Unfused on the fuse block to the Coil hot line. Disconnect the 20 ga Yellow lead to the points coil. Tape it off or delete it. it's connected to the Orange/Purple/White Resistor wire from the Bulkhead Connector. This line drops voltage to the Coil when heated. Less than full 12 VDC to HEI Coil will burn the Module up.

Many other posts about HEI conversion on this site, if mine was confusing.
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Old 10-29-2024, 08:06 PM   #5082
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Started the disc brake conversion on the 68 . Was a little worried the lower control arm would hit the wheel but it’s got plenty of clearance. Some before and after .
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Changing all the ball joints the uppers were definitely original lowers not sure about . They wernt worn but the dust boots were shot .
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Changing all the ball joints the uppers were definitely original lowers not sure about . They wernt worn but the dust boots were shot .
I have been digging into the front end on my relatively new to me '69 1500 for the first time and there is a dust boot on a lower ball joint that is pretty shredded on one side. I was squinting at it and wondering if I could slap a little Flex Seal on it and forget about it for a couple years. How big of a job is is to change the ball joints??
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I have been digging into the front end on my relatively new to me '69 1500 for the first time and there is a dust boot on a lower ball joint that is pretty shredded on one side. I was squinting at it and wondering if I could slap a little Flex Seal on it and forget about it for a couple years. How big of a job is is to change the ball joints??
Not a hard job with the right tools . The lowers pop out with a hand press I bought this one recently as my old one bent really bad doing my 3500 Dodge . The uppers if original I grind the rivet heads and drill them out a bit . If I had an air compressor I would use the air chisel . I’m doing this job at my rental property .
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I have converted to HEI on 3 trucks and never regretted it.
Does the American Autowire harness have an HEI feed line?

If not you can get an HEI pigtail [Packard type dual connector 12 V to Coil/ Tach] from Jegs. Run a 12 ga wire from IGN Unfused on the fuse block to the Coil hot line. Disconnect the 20 ga Yellow lead to the points coil. Tape it off or delete it. it's connected to the Orange/Purple/White Resistor wire from the Bulkhead Connector. This line drops voltage to the Coil when heated. Less than full 12 VDC to HEI Coil will burn the Module up.

Many other posts about HEI conversion on this site, if mine was confusing.
Yes the kit came with provisions for both, minus the resistor. If I do I will hang on to the old one just in case. Thanks for the reply!
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Yes the kit came with provisions for both, minus the resistor. If I do I will hang on to the old one just in case. Thanks for the reply!
I did the same on my '68 C/10 Stepside w/ 292 L6. I converted to Pertronix, using a points type Delco Remy L6 Distributor. But I did not rip out the points wiring. After about 7 years the Pertronix burned out. I went back to points operation for a year, until I had amassed all the right stuff for the rarer L6 HEI.
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I did the same on my '68 C/10 Stepside w/ 292 L6. I converted to Pertronix, using a points type Delco Remy L6 Distributor. But I did not rip out the points wiring. After about 7 years the Pertronix burned out. I went back to points operation for a year, until I had amassed all the right stuff for the rarer L6 HEI.
what points do you trust to put in these distributors? I'm leary of a lot of new stuff. But then you have the same with the unit that goes into the HEI distributor. I do IT and I LOVE mechanical over electronics lol.
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what points do you trust to put in these distributors? I'm leary of a lot of new stuff. But then you have the same with the unit that goes into the HEI distributor. I do IT and I LOVE mechanical over electronics lol.
Well, I haven't used points on either of my running trucks* in about 8 years.
[* '68 C/10 -- 292 L6; '71 GMC JIMMY K/1500 -- 350 V8]

I had a bunch of legacy L6 points and condensers. I liked Standard Blue Streak when I could get USA-made ones. The ''Asianization'' of replacement parts was one more reason to move to HEI.

There is more than one ''unit'' inside the HEI distributor.
- Module [Keep a spare in your glovebox, w/ the white insulator grease]
- Pick Up Collar and Harness
- Coil, Ignition
- Contactor ''Button'' from inside Coil to exterior cap Terminal Stud

I understand your preference for uncomplicated mechanisms over Electronic systems. I have a Feuerhand kerosene lamp on my back deck to illuminate my BBQ.

But GM HEI really is a performance upgrade.
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tonight I layed out the cross sills and the bed strips so I could determine where the fuel fill will line up .....I want to put a round stainless fuel access hatch over the fuel cap IS 2.5 ROUND so I need like 4 inch access hole
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I bought this Boyd welding fuel tank years ago used... never had fuel in it couldn't pass up the deal so I will make it work
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Did u buy the side markers used or find a vendor with them.
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Did u buy the side markers used or find a vendor with them.
They were brand new from a vendor at the C10 fall festival. Dave’s truck parts
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