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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Built this panel to cover everything up.
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08-01-2020, 05:41 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Carbuff382, that panel cover looks sharp. Your interior looks really clean you've done a great job with it.
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08-01-2020, 06:31 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
just finished up installing a pair of magnaflow mufflers with all new pipes. sure sounds better than the old blown out turbos that were on the truck.
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08-02-2020, 09:45 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I made a longer spacer for my blower idler pulley. My belt guard and my idler pulley wanted to occupy the same space on the snout. I opened my new head and have to determine if I can make it work before I start polishing it inside and out. It was expensive and once I grind on it it's mine forever. They are still making the stainless rockers. The rockers and valve cover will come together.
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08-02-2020, 02:18 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Bath time...
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08-02-2020, 08:22 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Our car club cancelled its annual show so I planned a scenic tour through amish country. 26 cars and trucks attended. About 120 miles. A few days ago I accuired a garage mate for the 51. A 54 2dr post. My Dad painted it in 1984. Is has only been driven about a hundred miles since 1978. It is polishing up nicely. I am repainting one quarter panel. Also today my daughter had a gender reveal party. I drove the 54. Probably the farthest it has gone in decades 20 miles each way.
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08-02-2020, 11:10 PM
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08-02-2020, 11:33 PM
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08-03-2020, 05:29 AM
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08-03-2020, 07:29 AM
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08-03-2020, 12:31 PM
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08-09-2020, 11:53 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Cleaning away the cobwebs (YouTube video)
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08-10-2020, 02:23 AM
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08-12-2020, 06:25 PM
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Congratulations on the coming grandson.
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08-12-2020, 07:00 PM
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08-16-2020, 11:32 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
finished my 200amp alternator install today. took me over 2 weeks to do what should have been a pretty easy hour-ish job. drove around a bit. enjoyed it a great deal.
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08-17-2020, 11:57 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Pulled the box off the frame and got the rear axle pulled out. Cleaning the frame and getting it ready for paint.
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08-20-2020, 11:00 PM
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Windshield therapy...
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08-22-2020, 11:38 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
ok, this may sound crazy. got the exhaust system finished today & just had to hear how it sounds under full throttle. that resulted in about a 30' burn out. my son and grand son thought it was great. my wife was not impressed. oh well.
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08-23-2020, 05:34 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Cleaned up those long tail light bolts. Can't remember who on this site made a comment on them and I thought, 'yeah good idea'. It's the little details.
Now I need to find a better wire cover. The rubber cups over the bulb ends is already cracking. Thinking of stainless over braid and some shrink tube to seal the fray. Other ideas? 
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08-23-2020, 10:57 PM
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08-24-2020, 11:35 AM
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08-24-2020, 10:35 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I started playing with my 12 port cross flow head. I would like to give a shout out to Mike Kirby, Ryan and Erik Falconer, and Leo Santucci for all their help and putting up with my crazy ideas. They always call me back and spend quite a bit of time with me on the phone. Leo has been great and he is familiar with this head. Additional head studs will need to be installed. As long as it has to go back to the machine shop I decided to have the main caps doweled to remove the 800 hp barrier. I'm also stepping up to a 6-71 blower and 2 650 DP carbs. The water comes out of the head on the side.The intake manifold will have to plumbed to a remote thermostat. The problem I'm working on now is the push rod angle. I don't know how much that can be. I have seen pictures of BBC heads with a lot of angle. The push rods end up outside of the engine. Leo says that's no big deal. They do clear the block. I don't have my rockers yet but the picture is pretty close to the angle they will end up. Maybe offset lifters and special push rods? I just got started on this. The plan then would be to make a backer frame and use original design covers. Probably pull a line into the dry sump from there. It's nice that the intake is on the passenger side because that is where all my oil lines and pump are. The headers will be all by themselves on the "hot side" of the engine. Thank you for your time and any advice in advance. You will notice I have not started polishing the head yet because my confidence level is not that high at this point. You polish it you bought it.
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08-24-2020, 11:28 PM
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08-24-2020, 11:36 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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On your tail lights get some 3/4 or larger brake line and run your wires in it and bend it to your liking ----simple fast and wires are protected |
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