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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Did some body work to mine. The first two pics are how it sits today (its a little tough doing body work in Phoenix in 105 degree weather). The last picture is when i picked her up. A lot of sheet metal work but she's getting close.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Put a glob of grease on the end of the rod, push it in it will say in place while you mount the pump. Old school trick I learned from my dad.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
got the rims sandblasted painted mounted and put on now just need a lil cash for trim rings and center caps . didn't get pics but found a puddle of brake fluid on floor mat so I had to replace the master and front brake hoses
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I worked on my truck all day but didn't take any pics.
1). Ran ERR on a bracket (with little effect). 2). Used compressed air to blow out the tunnel at the base of the new-to-me core support. Not sure if this is sand from the blaster or from its last home of California. 3). I spay painted the strap to the canister bracket. 4). I NAPA Rust Treated the screws for the headlight adjustments after a bit of time on the wire wheel. 5). I bought spray paint for the truck's parts. 6). I bought the new Dorman headlight clips. 7). I made some measurements for the planned trailer hitch plug and D ring tow hitch. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Finished my exhaust, re located my compressor and second battery, raised and widened my wheel tubs, added wood to the bed to make it more usable, Put in a Flamethrower, and Completed my quest for fire......
Click link to see flames, https://youtu.be/LTNf5-nEjbE Have a good week,
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As mentioned , just driving 'round and doing chores or wasting Gasoline is always fun and never boring in Chevrolet trucks
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
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At 150 mpg, I'll buy the gas. https://magwa.smugmug.com/Gasbike/
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Thank you Sir ;
I'll do that . ![]()
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Ride it up to Northern Canada Mag, I will pay the gas..
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I used a sealer product from O'Reilly's to seal the panel unions on one side of my core support. *More sides coming tomorrow.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
You know when you are looking at the front of the engine and the fuel pump is just to your left? There are two 3/8" holes right above each other. The lower one goes nowhere, just to a big hole coming up from the bottom of the engine. But the one above that should have a short bolt in it, remove it use a longer bolt and lightly tighten it while holding the pump rod up. The longer bolt will stop against the fuel pump rod and hold it in place.
This is in response to the fuel pump question I saw above. Sorry, I'm still learning how to use this forum thing. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I have to bring this thread back to the top.. I made my fuel line for the 3x2 set up, and I installed my NOS AM/FM/ 8 track player, but for the radio I need to find a hidden antenna for the radio part. the cowl was never drilled for an antenna and I'm not drilling it after 46 years of it being that way..Neil Young! the good old days!!!!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Started making progress on my head swap.
Glad I parked under a shade tree before I started. It's been over 100 for the last week.
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Could you expand on the cylinder heads for those of us not sharp on V8's ? .
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![]() So today, all I have done to my truck is put on two coats of Rustoleum Engine Enamel to the bottom of my truck's new-to-it core support. *It has 1 coat of epoxy primer, 2 coats of Krylon satin black to most sides, and 2 coats of the enamel to the bottom. ![]() |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
The heads I'm removing are 53cc chamber, with 1.94/1.5 valves. They came off a 305ci engine. The heads I'm putting on are 64cc chamber, with 2.02/1.6 valves, and 164cc runners. Those came stock on HiPo 327ci engines.
The old heads need to be rebuilt, and were already old when they were installed, granted the heads I'm installing are older, but they are fresher.
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THANX ! .
When I worked in a heavy Duty Truck Shop 30 years ago , all the mechanics had Chevy pickups with 350's in them and they were always going on about the cylinder heads they'd found , factory ones with bigger valves and better porting . I like to build low compression engines that breathe well , they're unburstable and very fun to drive . I don't care about stop light drags , I run em hard and fast in the Desert and canyons .
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Finally on the ground after starting the dissassembly 4 months ago, only thing left to do is everything!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
2 day brake job/bearing re-pack. New pads, shoes, turned rotors. Put new shocks on the front. No calipers or wheel cylinders leaking, just had to dip a little fluid out of the frt. reservoir on the master cyl. to compensate for the thickness of the new pads. Good pedal, stops nice n straight.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Set the cab and made the z bar linkage and hydroboost bracket and rod.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Got my truck back with new shocks and power steering. Also removed aftermarket load booster springs. It's like a new truck!
Now for some sway bars. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Cool power steering is great when you didnt have it to begin with !We take it for granted .
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Worked on getting my broken dipstick tube out of the block. I also swapped my intake and prepped for new carb.
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