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Tonight I thought I'd get a lot done....I was wrong! OK, so I cleaned the trans and wiped down the exhaust manifolds in prep for paint. I painted the transmission with Duplicolor Cast Iron engine paint and the exhaust manifolds with VHT High Temp exhaust manifold paint, also in Cast Iron. I was looking installing the new trans pan w/drain plug and discovered it was a 1/4" too shallow.
![]() I was looking forward to mating the engine and trans and getting them back onto the frame....nope, gonna have to wait. Time out for now!! Thanks Mike
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Tomorrow I plan on cleaning the garage, again, and start on the cab. I have to weld in the bucket seat brackets.....yes, I forgot to do that before Jayson painted it. I'll then have to weld in two nuts on the cab floor braces for the inner fenders....yes, I forgot to do that before Jayson painted it. The new cab floor braces don't have the welded in nut for the inner fenders. Then I need to respray the undercoating in select places.....
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that cast color is very similar to what I painted all my drivetrain with....I used castblast from seymour paints...mine looks a little flatter than yours...more of a matte finish
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Good info Mongo. I believe it will flatten out (satin) a bit when dry. I took the pics right after spraying them. Thanks Mike
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Been a while since posting. I was up in Fargo, ND for work since last Wednesday. On Monday I got stuck in Sioux City, Iowa due to road conditions further east toward home.
Tonight I put the engine and trans back together. Oh ya, I received a new transmission pan from Summit and installed that too. I think I'm finally back on track. Photos: 1. Getting ready to mate the engine/trans; like most of you know, when you are by yourself you have to take your time, one step at a time. 2. Got lucky and landed it right the first time. 3-4. Installed exhaust manifolds and partial exhaust. Thanks Mike
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That blue on the engine looks great!!!....really looks good against the black and cast colors..
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Very nice contrasts. Remind me what engine mounts and transmission crossmember you used for this truck...
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Bee EEE Aye utiful! Looking awesome. I agree with Karl, love the contrast of colors.
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Thanks Mike
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Today I got a lot done. I reinstalled the accessories, injectors and fuel rails, fuel fittings and fuel line from the tank to fuel rail, transmission lines, brake lines and installed the core support. I spent a lot of time finding items that I lost - I should say misplaced! I also pulled the bucket seats out of storage in prep for installing the mounting tabs on the cab floor.
Thanks Mike
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Very nice work!!
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Forgot a pic from last night. This one gives a good idea the new accessories.
Thanks Mike
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Thanks Mongo! BTW, I popped the caps off of the injectors, perfect fit. Thanks for the insight! Mike
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glad it worked for ya Mike...
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Good day! I was able to get the new Dirty Dingo A/C brackets and the Sanden remounted. Now I have the appropriate tensioner and idler pulley for my setup. I also hooked up the Camaro power steering pump with the C10 power steering gear box. I can't remember where I purchased the fitting that goes into the Camaro power steering pump so that I could use my stock power steering line (high pressor side) with the C10 power steering gear box (with some creative bending). I also installed the radiator and fans along with the upper radiator panel and the panel on the forward side of the core support. Had to place a new sticker on that piece too! Forgot, I also extended the dual exhaust, now have to install the mufflers. I also moved the shifter linkage forward about an inch. Now it's time to get the linkage cleaned and painted
Tonight I also ordered a bunch of soft products (carpet, door carpet, rear cab wall carpet, firewall insulation), front and rear bumpers and some wiring relays and connectors for the electric fans. I think that's about it. Thanks Mike
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Looks like the progress on this project is moving right along, so I got the body work on the front clip, and some small parts done, and got them all primered up. I'll let the primer sit for a couple of days, final sand the parts, and get them painted up.
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Looking great Boss!
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While I was out and about I had a visitor!!!!
-Precision -LMC -Summit Wow, all on the same day. Mike
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******Change of Plans*******
So, my wife and I decided to buy an acre lot (accomplished) outside of town. This will give her the house of her dreams and the garage space I want with a lift etc; great compromise, but this truck has to go!! Knowing that I'm now going to sell this truck when it's done, I've decided to yank all the air-ride system and keep it for myself (AccuAir ENDO CVT and management system, along with the 4-link) and keep it for a future build, hopefully a 2WD 73-75 Blazer/Jimmy. I don't believe keeping the air-ride installed that I'd get my money back??? One more little variable, one of friends who's currently deployed, would like to buy this truck when he returns, but wants a static drop. If he doesn't, somebody will. Here's the work I've accomplished over the laster 1.5 days. Pictures: 1. Unbacked the Western Chassis 1" drop coils and a new set of lower control arms 2-3. Install of the front components complete. 4-5. Drilled the holes for the rear sport bumper brackets and test fit the new TriPLus rear bumper along with TriPlus new front bumper. More to follow...
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Pictures:
1. I began the task of taking out the rear 4-Link and components apart this morning. Everything came apart pretty easy. The only real headache was cutting off the upper airbag bracket from C-Notch. I'll grind those down smooth tomorrow. 2. The axle housing/rear end is put away for now and the components are all in a designated container. ![]() 3. Next I finished the dual exhaust back to the mufflers. 4. The mess! 5. Starting to inspect wiring. The 78 wiring harness is extremely clean! Relief. Time for a break. We'll see what happens tomorrow. Later this week I have an appointment with a buddy of mine to change out the 3.08 gears in a spare rear end. We are going to install 3.73 gears. The other rear end has the 4-link brackets welded to it and the lower airbag perch, again, that's now put away for another day. Thanks Mike
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Today I worked on the cab in preparation for putting it on the frame.
Pictures: 1-2. Prepped a pair of bucket seat perches I bought from Jeff (1774btcrew). I drilled 1/2' holes in the mounting bases then plug welded the brackets to the floor. Prior to that I bolted the perches to the bucket seat then bolted the seat in place using one factory mounting point then marked the weld spot on the floor. YES, I forgot to do this before Jayson painted the cab!!!! ![]() 3. Inspiration is on the wall ![]() 4. Good shot of Jayson's handy work (paint job) 5. Undercoated some overspray. I used 3M 08883, Rubberized Undercoating Black. If I remember correctly, 08883 is for high temp areas? I need another can of undercoating to finish the job toward the back of the cab. Well, I just noticed something......I guess I should have put my mufflers further down-stream!!! Would have made putting the cab mounting bolts in a little easier! Duh! Oh well. Thanks Mike
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Wow.... happy to hear your garage situation will be awesome but, sad to see that you have to sacrifice one of the trucks... I guess that's just how it goes. I did that (sort of) with my 67 and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss it... I do like watching this one being built though. Cant wait for the next one.
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The next truck will be a true Joint Adventure with JaysonB. I have an 85 cab, all the components for a 77 SWB 2WD rolling chassis, SWB bed floor, 80s tailgate, interior pieces galore along with bench seat, mixture of wiring harnesses, some dash clusters, analogue air management system w/bags, rally wheels and JaysonB has the rest along with the talent!! I'll scratch up an engine and trans too. That one should be a quick flip when we get going on it. Should end up pretty nice. I plan on breaking ole Dads79GMC out of storage this week. Gonna be 65 on Friday I hear!! Didn't get much done this evening. I did pick up a couple cans of the 3M undercoating and a couple bolts for the front shock. Thanks Mike
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Wow.....didnt see that coming...sorry to it go...
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