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VA72C10 · 04-13-2010, 10:34 AM

Oh yeah, forgot about the fatty meats

72BlckButy · 04-13-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

Those are actually Billet Specialties "Bonnevilles".
And they get my "vote" also!

x2

tommyd241 · 04-13-2010, 07:46 PM

X3! Hey Rob, are you gonna keep the rear drum brakes or convert to rear disk brakes?

jgh64pkup · 04-13-2010, 11:58 PM

hey do they make the bonnevilles in 14 in wide
you should do that

**Hart_Rod** · 04-14-2010, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

x2

It's a tough choice.

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Originally Posted by tommyd241

X3! Hey Rob, are you gonna keep the rear drum brakes or convert to rear disk brakes?

I haven't decided yet. I probably will eventually.

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Originally Posted by jgh64pkup

hey do they make the bonnevilles in 14 in wide
you should do that

Only choice are 12 or 15. I would have to narrow the rearend to make the 15's work correctly....

VA72C10 · 04-14-2010, 10:20 AM

So have you taken the rear out yet? I mean, 15's....come on.....SICK!!!

**Hart_Rod** · 04-14-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

So have you taken the rear out yet? I mean, 15's....come on.....SICK!!!

Uhhmmm we're not going there...........not yet any way,

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*Dylan · 04-14-2010, 01:46 PM

You know if you just get the 15s and narrow it you won't have to go through the hassle of buying the same wheels twice in different sizes... You should go for it! Heck while you're at it with the whole narrowing the rear end and getting new wheels just splurge some more and get rear disc brakes.

P.S. You should come to the board meet at the beginning of May. I'll be making the drive up, and there will be plenty of other people there.

**Hart_Rod** · 04-14-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by *Dylan

You know if you just get the 15s and narrow it you won't have to go through the hassle of buying the same wheels twice in different sizes... You should go for it! Heck while you're at it with the whole narrowing the rear end and getting new wheels just splurge some more and get rear disc brakes.

P.S. You should come to the board meet at the beginning of May. I'll be making the drive up, and there will be plenty of other people there.

You can spend my $$$$ about as well as my wife can,

. When and where is the meet?

*Dylan · 04-15-2010, 08:07 PM

Look in my signature at the IIMY link.

**Hart_Rod** · 04-17-2010, 01:14 PM

I'm almost done with the radiator fan install. Just waiting on a few pieces to dry. Is there any reason why I can't stick the sender to turn the fans on in the outlet that the heater hose goes to? It's plugged off and not being used for anything. I also had a new driveshaft built with beefier u-joints and a new yoke. Hopefully it will hold up when I hammer the throttle,

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sourkraut · 04-17-2010, 01:59 PM

Looking good rob! Are you going to sell your other driveshaft or hang on to it? I have to find one yet.

**Hart_Rod** · 04-17-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sourkraut

Looking good rob! Are you going to sell your other driveshaft or hang on to it? I have to find one yet.

Thanks. Do you know the dimensions of what you need?

msgross · 04-17-2010, 08:36 PM

Isn't that the "cool" side of the radiator? I think that you would want it on the "hot" side. I might be backwards though...

**Hart_Rod** · 04-17-2010, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by msgross

Isn't that the "cool" side of the radiator? I think that you would want it on the "hot" side. I might be backwards though...

Good question!.....

Here's some pictures of everything installed.

SATownChevy · 04-17-2010, 11:25 PM

yea you want it on the hot side, where it comes from the intake to the radiator. by the time the hot water hits the switch to trip it, the engine will be at a hotter temp. depending at what temp trips it, it might be a little too hot for the engine. you dont want to run too hot of an engine

sourkraut · 04-17-2010, 11:29 PM

58-58.5" off the top of my head. with the nv3500 it is a weird length.

**Hart_Rod** · 04-18-2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SATownChevy

yea you want it on the hot side, where it comes from the intake to the radiator. by the time the hot water hits the switch to trip it, the engine will be at a hotter temp. depending at what temp trips it, it might be a little too hot for the engine. you dont want to run too hot of an engine

I'll probably have to figure out another place to put it.

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Originally Posted by sourkraut

58-58.5" off the top of my head. with the nv3500 it is a weird length.

Center to center is 55". Let me know.

msgross · 04-18-2010, 10:21 AM

I guess if you set the fans to kick on at a lower temp (160?) then the engine might run 190ish... that's a swag though...

**Hart_Rod** · 04-21-2010, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by msgross

I guess if you set the fans to kick on at a lower temp (160?) then the engine might run 190ish... that's a swag though...

I just wired it to come on with the key for right now. I'll eventually put a temp switch in the head. I've still got to figure my wheel situation out....

sourkraut · 04-21-2010, 08:21 AM

thanks for the info but i will need to look for a longer one. i will probably end up in the junk yard and having one cut down.

**Hart_Rod** · 05-01-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sourkraut

thanks for the info but i will need to look for a longer one. i will probably end up in the junk yard and having one cut down.

No worries.

****

New shoes! (for now,

).

R/

**lolife99** · 05-01-2010, 06:02 PM

I really like your truck(s).
Everything is perfect.

tommyd241 · 05-01-2010, 08:20 PM

Looking good! The beauty rings really compliment the chrome trim nicely.

**Hart_Rod** · 05-01-2010, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolife99

I really like your truck(s).
Everything is perfect.

Thanks! I've still got a few other things up my sleeve.....

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Originally Posted by tommyd241

Looking good! The beauty rings really compliment the chrome trim nicely.

Thanks Tommy. When do we get to see some pictures of yours with it's new shoes????

04-13-2010, 10:34 AM	#301
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04-13-2010, 07:46 PM	#303
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04-13-2010, 11:58 PM	#304
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04-14-2010, 10:20 AM	#306
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: 68 S/C update..... So have you taken the rear out yet? I mean, 15's....come on.....SICK!!! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

04-14-2010, 01:46 PM	#308
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: 68 S/C update..... You know if you just get the 15s and narrow it you won't have to go through the hassle of buying the same wheels twice in different sizes... You should go for it! Heck while you're at it with the whole narrowing the rear end and getting new wheels just splurge some more and get rear disc brakes. P.S. You should come to the board meet at the beginning of May. I'll be making the drive up, and there will be plenty of other people there. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

04-15-2010, 08:07 PM	#310
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: 68 S/C update..... Look in my signature at the IIMY link. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

04-17-2010, 01:14 PM	#311
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,856	Re: 68 S/C update..... I'm almost done with the radiator fan install. Just waiting on a few pieces to dry. Is there any reason why I can't stick the sender to turn the fans on in the outlet that the heater hose goes to? It's plugged off and not being used for anything. I also had a new driveshaft built with beefier u-joints and a new yoke. Hopefully it will hold up when I hammer the throttle, . Attached Images __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

04-17-2010, 01:59 PM	#312
sourkraut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI Posts: 1,243	Re: 68 S/C update..... Looking good rob! Are you going to sell your other driveshaft or hang on to it? I have to find one yet. __________________ "The way it is" truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=359200

04-17-2010, 08:36 PM	#314
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: 68 S/C update..... Isn't that the "cool" side of the radiator? I think that you would want it on the "hot" side. I might be backwards though... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

04-17-2010, 11:25 PM	#316
SATownChevy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 265	Re: 68 S/C update..... yea you want it on the hot side, where it comes from the intake to the radiator. by the time the hot water hits the switch to trip it, the engine will be at a hotter temp. depending at what temp trips it, it might be a little too hot for the engine. you dont want to run too hot of an engine __________________ View pics of my truck - 1968 Chevy C10 SWB - Photobucket Build-up Thread I'm not wasting money on my truck, I'm helping to rescue the economy one mod at a time.

04-17-2010, 11:29 PM	#317
sourkraut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI Posts: 1,243	Re: 68 S/C update..... 58-58.5" off the top of my head. with the nv3500 it is a weird length. __________________ "The way it is" truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=359200

04-18-2010, 10:21 AM	#319
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: 68 S/C update..... I guess if you set the fans to kick on at a lower temp (160?) then the engine might run 190ish... that's a swag though... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

04-21-2010, 08:21 AM	#321
sourkraut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI Posts: 1,243	Re: 68 S/C update..... thanks for the info but i will need to look for a longer one. i will probably end up in the junk yard and having one cut down. __________________ "The way it is" truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=359200

05-01-2010, 06:02 PM	#323
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05-01-2010, 08:20 PM	#324
tommyd241 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: 505 Posts: 447	Re: 68 S/C update..... Looking good! The beauty rings really compliment the chrome trim nicely. __________________ '68 SWB Fleetside '98 K1500 Silverado



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