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View Poll Results: If you had the option, which of these grills would you use? | |||
Original 66 painted grill |
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1 | 20.00% |
64-66 C60 painted grill |
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2 | 40.00% |
an original aluminum grill that needs to be restored |
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2 | 40.00% |
the repo aluminum grill that is now available |
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0 | 0% |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Thanks, Don.
Thanks, man. You did quick work on that suspension mod and the truck looks much better. Sorry on the mix up the way I wrote what I did. I actually just used an 80 grit glass bead and then the rest was hand sanded to the point it is now. I use the cabinet that I made out of a 55 gal drum and I get my blasting media from a local outfit here in Portland. Very inexpensive compared to retail outfits. I think I paid about $10-$15 dollars for a 50lb bag.
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Sanity'66 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=515110 Long bed, Fleetside, Small back window I've Done So Much, With So Little, For So Long, That Now I Can Do Anything With Nothing. ![]() |
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Re: pdx-sanity66
I don't really have anything to show for the last week or so but I have been doing a little work on Sanity. My new trans came with a black paint job that didn't match my vision and there was some casting crud on the case so I decided to strip it all off and prep and paint it over with Eastwood's aluminum paint. The stripping and sanding is done but I ran out of time to get it sprayed. I hope to get it done on Wednesday.
Other than that, I chased down some nuts and bolts I needed and cleaned up the shop. Once the paint dries on the trans I'm pretty much ready to get it mated to the engine and get them installed in the chassis. ![]()
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Looks good but.....it is kinda hard to imagine what it looks like...I mean you know....maybe a picture or two...or three....
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Here's the transmission stripped, sanded, and painted. I also bolted up the flexplate to the engine. The trans needs one more day for the paint to cure enough to mess with it. Hopefully tomorrow the trans will be hooked up to the engine and maybe they'll both get moved into their new home between the frame rails.
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Looks great. What brand are using to hookup the 700R4 throttle valve and lockup with?
Bret
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Looks good
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Truck looks very nice. I hate to impose on your build thread but do you have a Suburban for sale in the ad section? Please feel free to PM me with info, thank you, Ben.
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The latest update. The engine and trans are in. I still have to drill the holes and bolt in the trans crossmember but seeing it all sitting in there gives me great motivation to continue on. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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We're slowly starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Awesome man.
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Congrats on getting the motor in. Now slap some fenders on and lets go for a ride.
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Looks awesome. Good motivation for me even though I am way behind you. I'm going in the opposite direction. Just pulled both of mine out.
Bret
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Re: pdx-sanity66
I don't know how I missed this great thread all this time.
One question though. Earlier in the thread you said you didn't know what ratio your rearend was. How did the transmission man set up your 700R4 speedo gears without knowing what ratio you're running ? The only reason I point this out is that it would be easier to deal with that issue now, rather than later when the trans is full of fluid and you're having to crawl under there and swap speedo gears to get it right.
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Engine and Trans at home...
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that engine and trans looks right at home man!!! it looking good man keep it up
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That engine and trans look like they are meant to be in there! Man that looks sharp! Great work!
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Thanks T.J. If you get a chance to get to Portland/Gresham you'll have to stop by.
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Like the way the trans looks, better than new and it all looks great sitting in there getting ready to go
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Re: pdx-sanity66
Brett, motor&trany looks killer, that's got to be nice to have them in place. Your truck is coming together very nice, not much longer. I can see you and Joanne getting in it and going to breakfast on a nice Sunday moring, anyway it really does look great and a super good build thread on it, I hope you guys had a good Christmas and a happy New Year! Tell the boys hello from us and I will get my build updated ASAP Reed.
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Looking awesome Brett
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Are you going to run a carb or fuel injection?
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Looking great. I'm also behind you, at the point of (hopefully) pulling the motor and trans from the frame today
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I remember when I was at this stage.... Hang in there buddy.
In the end, it is ALL worth it !!
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Thanks for checking in, man: metal: I'm going with a 650 Edelbrock, I'm trying to stay fairly old school since that's what I know. Quote:
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![]() ![]() ![]() I got the holes drilled in the frame for the trans mount and got it bolted down just fine. Now for the hair pulling and head banging part. Here's my experience with motor mounts so others my be spared my pain. I first ordered a couple of rubber mounts, old style with the single bolt through the old style perch and into the mount. One of them seemed fine but when I was testing the bolt to the thread before installing just to make sure it was okay, I found the threads were a little tight. I thought it might just be some paint of the threads so I proceeded to try and thread the bolt through. With barely any torque on my socket wrench, the threaded part of the mount broke away from the mount. Okay, I should have learned my lesson here, but not, I went to the local NAPA store and bought 2 of their mounts( at least I wasn't going to use the other so called good one of the other pair). The mounts appeared okay and I went ahead and installed the engine and trans, and got everything bolted down except a little snugging of the motor mount bolts. You may have guessed it, but yes, one of the new pair came apart in the same way and I was even more careful with tightening than I had before now that I was aware of a possible problem. So as I sit right now, I have ordered a pair of tubular perches and the later style mounts from CPP. I shouldn't have been a cheap A$$ and did this to start. I had considered it. While I'm waiting, I ordered and received my power steering adapter plate from Capt. Fab so I can get that hooked up. I need to pick up a new pitman arm first, though.
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