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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
I think the driver side exhaust manifold is leaking. Noise developed and got worse the last couple days. I got a replacement when I did the passenger side so I should have it fixed quick.
Also the window fogs up all the time, not just after rain. I think the heater core is leaking. I wanted a truck to work on - and I got it. |
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Those heater cores can be a pain especially if you have an A/C truck .My 72 El Camino needs a new heater core and its even worse than these trucks to change .
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
I got the heater core out, but you have to dismantle the dash and passenger side of the truck to get to it. Full of debris and slimy radiator fluid, it definitely needed to be replaced.
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Here's some more pictures from today's work. Passenger side AC duct was missing, and the LH center duct was not connected. All the ducts broke apart in the process of removal, so I'll have to order some new ones. Same with the glove box.
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
I put some LED lights in the dash last night since I have everything apart. Brighter is better.
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Waiting on parts...
AC center vent AC/defrost hose kit Heater/AC seal kit Fan switch Glove box Vent window seal kit Vent window repair kit LH window regulator Retro Sound radio Dual voice coil dash speaker Repro antenna |
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Where did you get the LED's ?
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
20pk super white T10 wedge LED bulbs - $7.69 free shipping
Ebay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/251370483066 |
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Took the cowl off to clean out all the debris. Found the AC air valve busted sitting in there. I'll have to fix that later, out of money to throw at this for now.
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
It really is amazing how clean this pickup is, way less neglect then most.
All it needed was a little TLC and it's getting it thanks to you. This old girl has a lot of miles left in her. |
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Thanks Brian. The fact that the truck was original and clean was why I chose it.
LMC order arrived and I got the heater core and some of the duct work put back in. The heater/AC seal kit from LMC is crap. Decided to keep the original gasket on the heater box to firewall because it was better than the new one. I'm not even sure if I used the right gasket around the heater core because the instructions were worthless. Stereo stuff should be here tomorrow from Classic Industries. |
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Radio and speaker are installed and working!
![]() The dual voice coil speaker from Custom Autosound was pretty easy to install. Only note is that I had to put some foam between it and the center AC vent so that it wouldn't rattle against the plastic. The RC900C radio from Retro Sound was a chore and took me most of the day. Wiring was easy, but I think the mounting is just too universal. The instructions are vague as to how to mount and adjust it to fit the dash, so you just kinda have to figure something out that works with the parts they give you. I'll probably make a thread for this to help save someone else the trouble I had. The chrome plastic bezel did not fit onto the front of the radio, so I filed the opening bigger just to get the radio installed. I called Retro Sound customer service, and they were very nice. They are going to mail me another two bezels in hopes that one of them will fit. I put the auxiliary input cable through the ash tray so I can listen to MP3s from my phone. The large chrome nut that holds my new antenna to the fender was defective from the manufacturer. Classic Industries did not impress me with their concern for this issue. Still haven't heard back from them on when I will see a replacement part. Kinda sucks because I can't put the cowl back on until I get that. I still need to get the inner fender put back on, but the dash is put back together. The new glove box is installed and the glove box door is put back on. |
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
I got the inner fender put back on just now, just the cowl and antenna to complete the dash project.
The bedside I was going to get isn't happening. He decided it was too much work to take it apart and wanted to sell me the whole bed again. Maybe for the best, I'll find another one... |
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Photo gallery updated - 448 photos.
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The high speed on my fan blower motor for the heater/AC was not working (other speeds worked fine). Only took a quick search of this site to find out that it is the blower motor relay. Fixed!
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Fixed the exhaust leak on the driver side this morning. It was just a bad gasket, but I had a new manifold so I put it on. Sounds much better!
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Nice progress! I was looking at that radio for my Suburban.
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Lovin the progress and boy I wish there was a magic button to make all the heater/AC stuff fall out wouldn't that be nice :mmk:
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Started shopping for AC system parts. Not gonna be cheap, but the AC was one reason I liked the truck (it gets over 100 degrees here every summer).
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Well you could ignore the naysayers who say R134a sucks and convert yours and it will be a lot cheaper.
Besides you aren't cooling a huge amount of cubic feet so R134a will freeze you out like a meat locker. |
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Learning as I go when it comes to this AC stuff, so I have a lot more research to do. |
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
So today my truck got named Colonel Mustard.
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haha! by who? My truck got it's name from my suster when she was visiting from Tennessee. She saw the "Thrasher" magazine sticker in the back window from the PO and decided it was the perfect name for the truck. So now we all call it the Thrasher.
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Re: jimbosprint 1972 C20 - the good, the bad, and the ugly
Colonel Mustard. lol... I like it. Great work. Love the truck. I'm in.
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We named our 71 honey mustard how funny! Those dark yellows trucks like the mustard haha
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