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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
today was our first cold day in Oklahoma. the wind chill was like 26 and the wind was blowing pretty hard. ive been daily driving my truck all week and its been great fun. today i went out in the freezing 6am weather and of course the death rattle fired perfectly but when I started driving my hands were cold and I was thinking I should have brought gloves. it was right about then that I looked down and realized I just installed HEAT! i hadn't even tried the heater yet. no clue if it worked. turned my vintage heat/air/defrost to heat and cranked it up. sucker gets hot and blows hard. it was awesome! grinned all the way.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
this isn't the place for this but ive never been a "rules: guy. I posted a thread looking for a bracket. haven't found it yet. if you guys can help I appreciate it.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I got the new calipers, front brake hoses and rear wheel cylinders changed out today. I still have to replace the hose from the frame to the diff, then the system will be ready for bleeding. As long as it's off the ground I'm going to clean up the wheel wells and grease the front end before buttoning it all back up.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
moved the power steering belt to the correct groove in the pulley so it would track straight. leaned it out by an 1/8 of a turn. i think its about right mixture wise. no more heavy exhaust smell on a cold start and no fumes when sitting at a light. its carbureted so it will never be fume free but its good now. drove many miles this week.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
hey black sheep: how about some details on your disc brake change--- what parts did you use for the disc setup, master cylinder & booster? thanks
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Screwed down my shifter boot, then punched holes in my floor mat to secure it on those weird little holding nails on the floor of ADs. Then installed a one-piece carpet floor mat that's removable for cleaning.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Washed my seat bases, then painted them with a poof can down in the wood shop. Wired everything on the engine. Did some plumbing on the heater and A/C lines that required removing the compressor and drilling the intake. I pick up my seats and visors tomorrow!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
adjusted all the belts and changed the bolts on the a/c compressor. I also tightened a couple of bolts that were allowing some rattling in the cab. drove about 30 miles today just running errands and taking the wife out for lunch.
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Thank you, that's much better. Now I can see just how kick ass your truck is!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Polished on my grille some. Any suggestions on how to speedup the process on a 69-70 Chevy?
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Looks like a couple hundred hours yet, but I've been counting them for some time. I need to re-position the seats, design and build door panels, do a final build on the console, install the windshield (which doesn't fit well), front end, bed, gas tank, steering column/shaft, sound system, finish the wiring and install the carpets. As we all know, there are a hundred other things I'm forgetting. Spring will be here soon!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
drove all over town. went to advanced auto to buy a new coolant temp pigtail. they had the one I was looking for but it was $7 on line and $20 in the store. I understand overhead and I want the local shops to stay in business but I cant pay that much of a mark up. ordered it. probably 40 miles today. running great
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
It's a '75 Nova front sub, the most exotic parts are the Centric drilled and slotted rotors and Baer "Sport" pads. The hydraulic components are just premium quality OEM replacement parts. Calipers are Raybestos remans and the rear wheel cylinders are new Raybestos. My rear is a Mopar 8.75" with 10" x 2.5" drums so I chose the closest size wheel cylinder to what the Nova would have, but they are .010" larger diameter. The new master cylinder and flex hoses are all NAPA brand. Rounding out the system is a Tuff Stuff Performance dual diaphragm 8" booster, residual pressure valves and a Wilwood adjustable proportioning valve. For a weekend cruiser it's a super simple disc/drum setup which was fairly economical, even with "premium" parts. We got them bled this evening and it has a good pedal. I want to replace the shocks before the tires go back on, hopefully I'll be able to test drive it Saturday...
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I failed to mention the dual 8" booster replace a single 7" booster. It went from 38.5 square inches to 100.5 square inches of area by swapping boosters. It should provide noticeably more power assist
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Thanks, Brian! That's the workshop in the basement. Me and the wife built our own house, and I convinced her I had to have that to do the hardwood floors and interior carpentry. Hee! Hee! The wall cabinet on the back wall is a modified Norm Abrams plan.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
aired up the tires and checked the brass on the radiator to see if it would polish. I think its going to shine up really nice. drove about 60 miles today
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Spent the day hooking up the A/C lines. Yes, I know “winter is coming”, but it was a job I have been putting off due to the crummy access to the Freon lines in the cab. Now I need to get a vacuum pump and spend a day chasing leaks.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Fitting the seats and console today, which lead to cutting the carpet so it can be sent out for binding. It's a little early for the carpet, but I wanted to be sure I had enough material. I'll end up with less than a square foot of scrap.
SPECIAL THANKS TO MIRACLE PIE CO for reminding me to use butcher/rosin paper as a template (Post #3813). I came close to scrapping my GTO carpet because I cut it in place.
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