The 283 Rebuild Begins

[joe231]

[4dranch]

Looks good Mac,,,

Pictures look okay to me Joe...

Maybe they look small because your signature is so big..

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by 4dranch

Maybe they look small because your signature is so big..

Yeah Joe!

[MacAttack]

.......I keel you! (I'll see if I can boost the next ones, PITA).

[joe231]

[MacAttack]

....maybe this will look better......my custom smog tube (1 of 2) running to the air cleaner.....

[MacAttack]

......the infamous port fitting - now hosed to the HEI distributor........

[MacAttack]

......new transmission lines and my Mr. GoodWrench ignition wire barbeque.....(soon to be removed)......

[joe231]

AH!
Mo' Betta grasshobber!

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by joe231

Mo' Betta grasshobber!

Yeah, I've got your grasshopper hang'en right here.....

[MacAttack]

.....the plumbing - yes, I know, the vertical hose is Liberachi Gay, so before you say it Joe - I'll move it down to the side fitting on the water pump......eventually...(someday).......

[MacAttack]

.....I dig those hose-go-around-the-corner things from Pep Boys, as you can see........

[faribran]

MacAttacK,
i too, am running a .30 over 283.
i like what ur doing.. keep it up

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by faribran

MacAttacK,
i too, am running a .30 over 283.
i like what ur doing.. keep it up

Thanks - I'll do it one more time, with my 327, but never again.....
Mr. GM CrateMotor from now on.

Mac.

[MacAttack]

.......Racing style catch bottle makes the truck run faster, you know, and so do NASA approved clamps on the radiator hoses.....

[MacAttack]

......the other smog tube.....the tranny kick-down mechanism.....and the accelerator linkage (a bit crude - I think I'll upgrade later)......oh - and that funny looking big black hose that makes that brake thingy actually work.....

[MacAttack]

....just thought it was a nice shot......

[joe231]

That's it
I'm gonna have to change my name

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by joe231

That's it
I'm gonna have to change my name

[MacAttack]

Expect to get the word on the re-fix by Wednesday. Still puzzled over the lack of charging or any indication there of on the dash. Thought I wired everything just like my 65' Chevelle, which also has an old school external regulator system.

The only thing that seemed weird was the 2-pole plug that went into the back of the externally regulated alternator. The wires had the same color scheme (blue and gray) but were reversed in position from what my car has. I wired these two leads to what I thought was the correct lead in the old wire loom.

They might be reversed - because I'm getting nothing through the big battery charging wire. Hope that's all it is.

Any thoughts?

Mac.

[jason65]

I'd check all the connections. If that don't do it, I'd consult the bible. Both of my trucks are converted to internaly regulated alternators so I can't look at it and tell ya.

[MacAttack]

Will do, Jason.

I was thinking of spending another five bucks and buying another plug for the back of this alternator - wire some leads to it and see which wire signals the alternator to charge.

Failing that - I'll go back to the internally regulated alternator.

Guess I could always save the external voltage regulator for the Chevelle, as it still has the original system.

Then it's on to try to figure out why the horn stays on when plugged in and the turn signals stall when the brake is applied.

Mac.

[4dranch]

Sounds like you have a real bad ground somewhere in your column..

Did the idiots that stole your rig bust the column?

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by 4dranch

Did the idiots that stole your rig bust the column?

With a huge screwdriver and a ball-peen hammer. Somehow they figured if they smashed it enough they could get their POS 3-speed linkage to work - in place of the automatic's linkage.

I can only put it down to tweeker logic.

[MacAttack]

Just picked the truck up at the shop. Brakes backed off and working fine. Yoke replaced (which should have been done in the first place), so there's no drip from the rear seal. They pulled the TH350 to see what the noise was - but everything appears to be perfect. It's a bit quieter, but I think I'm going to have to get used to the extra sound.

Mac.