Project truck dream 65"

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Ya,its a little disheartning but now looking at the full picture,the 283 will just wont do the job.

Cheers,
Ed

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Thanks for the complement !I appreciate it.

Cheers,
Ed

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Thank you!

Cheers,
Ed

Originally Posted by Dinos63

nice work very clean !

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Thank you !

Ed.

Originally Posted by coulter

really clean work man i dig it!!!

[lenguini]

Thanks man,sometimes I just go to my happy place....seems to help !

Cheers,
Ed.

Originally Posted by 66-PMD-GMC

Been following your build and as I have posted before, repop stuff for 60-66 trucks is lacking quality at best.
Sorry about your frustrations.. I wholly feel ya brother..
There are some good parts available for you to rebuild your originals... and it's not all that difficult..

[lenguini]

Thank you!

Cheers,
Ed.

Originally Posted by Dinos63

nice work very clean !

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Just received my 700r4 Trans last Friday,rebuilt top to bottom.Going to do a bit of polishing and component painting to pretty it up.
Also bought my CPP booster today,has a built in proportioning valve...,thanks Steve,good suggestion!

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Here are a few pics of midpoint mounting of my rad and shroud.Its a tripple pass rad to provide maximum cooling.

Because of bigger horsepower and the fact there will be an air condenser and remote trans cooler up front,I felt this rad would be a good choice.

Now,I just found out that the rotating assembly I chose is made overseas.Im glad I dident commit to it.So now Im looking at another and just waiting for a reply from Howards products.
Im sure tired of finding overseas crap everywhere I turn,its a shame and making my build go much slower.I refuse to use engine components made anywhere outside of the US.I have to put alot of time and energy into making this happen and its slowly driving me nuts!

[GMR-PERFORMANCE]

Nice stuff you got there .....you do know that you need to cut a hole for air flow right LOL.. I would suggest ahhh a 4 1/2 grinder.. as you have MAD skills with it ..

[zippeay]

Cool build, makes me feel like I'm going in slow motion... It's taken me over a year to get to where you did in 3 MOS, haha!

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Hey Steve,my grinder shattered when I threw it at the wall,the floor,the work bench... uhhhhhh...when removing my gas tank mounts...can you send me up yours ?

Originally Posted by GMR-PERFORMANCE

Nice stuff you got there .....you do know that you need to cut a hole for air flow right LOL.. I would suggest ahhh a 4 1/2 grinder.. as you have MAD skills with it ..

[lenguini]

Just checked out your build...looking good ! Some great ideas there.

Cheers,
Ed

Originally Posted by zippeay

Cool build, makes me feel like I'm going in slow motion... It's taken me over a year to get to where you did in 3 MOS, haha!

[johnny mac]

Excellent work on a fantastic build! If I ever get to a point where I can rebuild my truck I may have to "borrow" a couple of your ideas. :-)

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[lenguini]

Thanks ! Wish you good luck on your build,lots of good folks here on this site that are always willing to help.

Cheers,
Ed.

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Well as It turns out,every crank (all top brand names) I looked at were made overseas,big disappointment.
So Im going to use a reworked GM 400 crank,GM X-rods as well and build the bottom end the old school way!That way I know my engine is not made in the same place that all the crap replacement body panels are !

Cheers,
Ed

[Bomp]

Caught my attention, did a full read. Your build is flyin'. Quality is top notch.
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[lenguini]

Thank you,I appreciate the good words !

Cheers,
Ed.

[rustbucket66]

What kind of a nut would paint his engine compartment white? Looks like something I would do. Your truck looks good Ed, keep building....

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You know...I looked at going green in and out.Two years to finally get the right shade of it...ok then .......,white it is !

I may be a little worse than a nut.After all every vehicle I have owned since 1984 has been...., well ..., white,why should I take a chance.

[rustbucket66]

I understand your problem, this truck was white last time I restored it in the early 80's, and I've had a white 57 belair for over 30 years. I just like white. The early Corvettes were all white. Sounds like we are cut from the same cloth.

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Well,Im getting some time here so Ill post my latest addition to the project.I was never to happy with the OEM hood release setup,so I did some research and found a sturdy and reliable system that will allow the hood compartment to be secure.

Now using a release that will activate from inside the cab thanks to the folks at Rocky hinge.I have posted some pics of the setup ,I simply utilzed the existing choke hole on the instrument bezel.

The hole had to be drilled to 1/2" to accept the new knob sleeve,the easiest was to drill from behind the dash.I included a pic of the locking collar that holds the knob sleeve tightly in place.


The bearclaw latch and striker will be replacing the old system.An independent spring loaded safety latch will be machined once all the fitment is finished.

I'd like to thank Dave MCcoy for allowing me to work off of his original design of this system.

[Dinos63]

cool stuff!!

[66BowTieBoy]

Looking forward to seeing a underhood photo of this cool latch from Rocky Hinge.
Great build, keep the photos coming...!

[Bomp]

Nice latch set up.

[Jmorales3181]

Just read your whole thread you are doing a great job. And some very cool ideas my favorites... The dash and stakehole gas filler super clean. Will be watching!
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