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MARTINSR · 07-31-2019, 11:59 PM

Thanks Jim

Brian

evilokc · 08-01-2019, 12:06 AM

got back on my vintage air. its completely installed and wired. I have two issue. issue 1) I didn't have enough of the ducting to hook up all of the vents. I left the far side vent (right by passenger door) unhooked. I figured I want all the air on my side. I will get another small section of the ducting and hook that up later. its really a non issue. issue 2) I was planning to run the compressor off its own belt. I have a two row pulley so why not? i measured and went to the parts store got my belt and installed it. it was a little short. it would work but i would prefer it be longer. the real issue though was that a bolt on the alternator bracket is in the way. its a small button head bolt. i decided to avoid this belt shredding bolt i would just run all of my stuff off the one belt. well a 59 inch belt isn't common. i can special order it. the other option is to remove the alternator bracket and counter sink the bolt. i have a drill press. im leaning more toward this for two reasons. if the 59 inch belt is hard to find what happens when it breaks and im not close to home? i leave the truck on the side of the road for two days while they order it unless its a weekend then its longer. the shorter belt can be had anywhere. reason two is that im afraid im going to have a lot of belt slip with a belt that long and no belt tensioner. so i guess its going to have to be counter sunk. really isn't that much work i just didn't want to do extra work. i can start the evacuation while i work on the bracket i guess. vintage air says you have to evacuate the system for 45 minutes and you are really supposed to let the system sit under vacuum for an hour before you charge it. so i can have all of that happening while i modify the bracket. sounds like a plan.

**idbeast** · 08-02-2019, 11:27 PM

Looking good Brian!

I took tomorrow off from work and decided to take the Beast to her first car show...

Yesterday she got her first full body wash in preparation!

Jim W

**oldman3** · 08-02-2019, 11:42 PM

Beautiful looking ride...Jim

**idbeast** · 08-02-2019, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by oldman3

Beautiful looking ride...Jim

Thanks!

MARTINSR · 08-02-2019, 11:52 PM

I LOVE that color!

Brian

**idbeast** · 08-03-2019, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I LOVE that color!

Brian

Thanks Brian!

evilokc · 08-03-2019, 12:52 PM

with no inner or outer passenger fender I decided to drive the deathrattle to cars and coffee this morning. It was the first time I powered up the a/c unit. I found a couple of issues. the a/c condenser fan is supposed to be wired to the a/c switch so it comes on when I turn on the a/c. I wired it to the main 12v power by mistake. so it comes on when the battery is hooked up. have to fix that. second issue is that one of the hardlines interferes with the hood latch panel. its really slight and will be a quick fix. other than that its okay. I turned on the blower and moved it to all the settings. so far so good.

Black_Sheep · 08-03-2019, 07:34 PM

Cleaning it up a little before the Olds Club show tomorrow...

DransportGarage · 08-03-2019, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

Cleaning it up a little before the Olds Club show tomorrow...

Knock 'em dead!

Black_Sheep · 08-04-2019, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DransportGarage

Knock 'em dead!

Best Non Olds, which was the largest class by far...

evilokc · 08-04-2019, 12:02 AM

I worked on wiring the a/c condenser fan to come on when I turn on the a/c. my first thought was to wire it to the on switch power wire. would have been simple but not a good idea. I ended up wiring the relay to the compressor so that the fan comes on when the compressor turns on. I have it wired but I wont know if it works until I get the compressor to kick on. fingers crossed on that. I put a vacuum on it for a few minutes to see of it was leaking and it was. of course. I tighten all the fittings and tried again. same thing, decided a little uv leak detector was the best option. I added a tiny bit of Freon to help move the uv dye through the system and was really disappointed when my compressor didn't kick on. I then realized there isn't a belt on it. I will put a belt on it tomorrow and go from there. im close here. one of my old hoses has an old r12 fitting on it. luckily the adapter fitting are affordable. amazon says I will have it Tuesday.

MiraclePieCo · 08-04-2019, 04:04 AM

When I first hauled my truck home a couple of years ago it was just pieced together so I had to run straps across the hood and doors to secure them during transport. This left scuff marks in the paint, so today I started going over the whole truck with polishing compound and a buffer to remove the marks. Drivers side is done. The orange rags on the outside mirrors are because I kept running into them.

**oldman3** · 08-04-2019, 09:28 AM

MPC, looks good...Jim

**oldman3** · 08-04-2019, 07:10 PM

Mark, congrats ...Jim

**idbeast** · 08-04-2019, 09:18 PM

Yes, congrats Mark!

Jim W

evilokc · 08-05-2019, 01:01 AM

got the belt on. I had to do some more fab work to get it but its on there and my condenser fan is wired correctly.

MARTINSR · 08-05-2019, 10:38 AM

Right on Mark!

Brian

evilokc · 08-05-2019, 11:53 PM

sadly my high side set up adapter isn't going to work. im going to have to take the hose and have a new high side fitting installed. always something

MiraclePieCo · 08-06-2019, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by evilokc

sadly my high side set up adapter isn't going to work. im going to have to take the hose and have a new high side fitting installed. always something

You'll get it all done just in time for winter ;-)

evilokc · 08-08-2019, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

You'll get it all done just in time for winter ;-)

that probably right. oh well at least I will be nice and cool next summer.

MARTINSR · 08-07-2019, 01:09 AM

I got my bed home from the shop today on the tow truck, a couple co-workers came to my house and helped me get it on the truck. The one thing I found out is my rear end is a bit narrow and I will need some offset rims damn it. But it's all good, tomorrow I will get a fender or two on.

Brian

MiraclePieCo · 08-07-2019, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I got my bed home from the shop today on the tow truck, a couple co-workers came to my house and helped me get it on the truck. The one thing I found out is my rear end is a bit narrow and I will need some offset rims damn it. But it's all good, tomorrow I will get a fender or two on.

Brian

So your rear tires are too close to the bed sides?

MARTINSR · 08-07-2019, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

So your rear tires are too close to the bed sides?

Yep, I thought there may be a problem when I saw hot close they were to the shock brackets. So this was no surprise. These wheels will work for me during my build, I'll have to get some reversed wheels along the way.

Brian

MiraclePieCo · 08-07-2019, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Yep, I thought there may be a problem when I saw hot close they were to the shock brackets. So this was no surprise. These wheels will work for me during my build, I'll have to get some reversed wheels along the way.

Brian

A set of spacers might be cheaper. I try to avoid them if possible but the S10 guys all run them.

07-31-2019, 11:59 PM	#1
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Thanks Jim Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

08-01-2019, 12:06 AM	#2
evilokc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: albuquerque New Mexico Posts: 522	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 got back on my vintage air. its completely installed and wired. I have two issue. issue 1) I didn't have enough of the ducting to hook up all of the vents. I left the far side vent (right by passenger door) unhooked. I figured I want all the air on my side. I will get another small section of the ducting and hook that up later. its really a non issue. issue 2) I was planning to run the compressor off its own belt. I have a two row pulley so why not? i measured and went to the parts store got my belt and installed it. it was a little short. it would work but i would prefer it be longer. the real issue though was that a bolt on the alternator bracket is in the way. its a small button head bolt. i decided to avoid this belt shredding bolt i would just run all of my stuff off the one belt. well a 59 inch belt isn't common. i can special order it. the other option is to remove the alternator bracket and counter sink the bolt. i have a drill press. im leaning more toward this for two reasons. if the 59 inch belt is hard to find what happens when it breaks and im not close to home? i leave the truck on the side of the road for two days while they order it unless its a weekend then its longer. the shorter belt can be had anywhere. reason two is that im afraid im going to have a lot of belt slip with a belt that long and no belt tensioner. so i guess its going to have to be counter sunk. really isn't that much work i just didn't want to do extra work. i can start the evacuation while i work on the bracket i guess. vintage air says you have to evacuate the system for 45 minutes and you are really supposed to let the system sit under vacuum for an hour before you charge it. so i can have all of that happening while i modify the bracket. sounds like a plan.

08-02-2019, 11:27 PM	#3
idbeast Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 523	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Looking good Brian! I took tomorrow off from work and decided to take the Beast to her first car show... Yesterday she got her first full body wash in preparation! Jim W Attached Images

08-02-2019, 11:42 PM	#4
oldman3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 7,555	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Beautiful looking ride...Jim __________________ my build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=459839 Jimbo's long bed step build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=464626<br />

08-02-2019, 11:52 PM	#6
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 I LOVE that color! Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

08-03-2019, 12:52 PM	#8
evilokc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: albuquerque New Mexico Posts: 522	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 with no inner or outer passenger fender I decided to drive the deathrattle to cars and coffee this morning. It was the first time I powered up the a/c unit. I found a couple of issues. the a/c condenser fan is supposed to be wired to the a/c switch so it comes on when I turn on the a/c. I wired it to the main 12v power by mistake. so it comes on when the battery is hooked up. have to fix that. second issue is that one of the hardlines interferes with the hood latch panel. its really slight and will be a quick fix. other than that its okay. I turned on the blower and moved it to all the settings. so far so good.

08-03-2019, 07:34 PM	#9
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Cleaning it up a little before the Olds Club show tomorrow... Attached Images __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build

08-04-2019, 12:02 AM	#12
evilokc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: albuquerque New Mexico Posts: 522	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 I worked on wiring the a/c condenser fan to come on when I turn on the a/c. my first thought was to wire it to the on switch power wire. would have been simple but not a good idea. I ended up wiring the relay to the compressor so that the fan comes on when the compressor turns on. I have it wired but I wont know if it works until I get the compressor to kick on. fingers crossed on that. I put a vacuum on it for a few minutes to see of it was leaking and it was. of course. I tighten all the fittings and tried again. same thing, decided a little uv leak detector was the best option. I added a tiny bit of Freon to help move the uv dye through the system and was really disappointed when my compressor didn't kick on. I then realized there isn't a belt on it. I will put a belt on it tomorrow and go from there. im close here. one of my old hoses has an old r12 fitting on it. luckily the adapter fitting are affordable. amazon says I will have it Tuesday.

08-04-2019, 04:04 AM	#13
MiraclePieCo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: USA Posts: 2,249	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 When I first hauled my truck home a couple of years ago it was just pieced together so I had to run straps across the hood and doors to secure them during transport. This left scuff marks in the paint, so today I started going over the whole truck with polishing compound and a buffer to remove the marks. Drivers side is done. The orange rags on the outside mirrors are because I kept running into them. Attached Images __________________ 1951 Chevy Panel Truck

08-04-2019, 09:28 AM	#14
oldman3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 7,555	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 MPC, looks good...Jim __________________ my build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=459839 Jimbo's long bed step build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=464626<br />

08-04-2019, 07:10 PM	#15
oldman3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 7,555	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Mark, congrats ...Jim __________________ my build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=459839 Jimbo's long bed step build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=464626<br />

08-04-2019, 09:18 PM	#16
idbeast Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 523	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Yes, congrats Mark! Jim W

08-05-2019, 01:01 AM	#17
evilokc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: albuquerque New Mexico Posts: 522	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 got the belt on. I had to do some more fab work to get it but its on there and my condenser fan is wired correctly.

08-05-2019, 10:38 AM	#18
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Right on Mark! Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

08-05-2019, 11:53 PM	#19
evilokc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: albuquerque New Mexico Posts: 522	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 sadly my high side set up adapter isn't going to work. im going to have to take the hose and have a new high side fitting installed. always something



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08-07-2019, 01:09 AM	#22
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 I got my bed home from the shop today on the tow truck, a couple co-workers came to my house and helped me get it on the truck. The one thing I found out is my rear end is a bit narrow and I will need some offset rims damn it. But it's all good, tomorrow I will get a fender or two on. Brian Attached Images __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

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