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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I came across a picture from a cruise Saturday... I decided to leave the emblems off for now.
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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
Dransport - I think I will pass on bluetooth taillights, I want them to work ALL of the time.
![]() 57tailgater - Plug boots, that is a interesting way to finish the over braid hadn't thought of that, thanks. Fitz57 - You had them long? Mine were not old, nor did they see a lot of UV, just cruddy cracking rubber. Daze57 - Wow, 3/4" brake line, what are you stopping. I've seen on some old post of folks using bent tubing for this. They double duty it to hide the wire and support the light, it's very clean. jweb - I saw those stainless conduit while looking at the rubber boot type. The part that goes over the tail light connection almost looks screw on. Have you ever tried them? idbeast - I like the truck without the emblems. Your truck looks great! ![]()
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I have them on my '51, if I remember correctly the conduit goes in through the front of the tail light. It's been awhile since I installed these, so I will double check tonight after work.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I started making a distributor block off plate for my 292. For a few bucks you can buy many different styles for V8's but can't find one for a 292. 3 O-rings is probably overkill but I have a whole box of them. I will be running a vacuum in my crankcase.
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dang! fancy smancy
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I cruised out to a nearby ghost town for a photo session:
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Still working on my distributor block off plate. I always seem to miss the hole when I measure it so I made a little pin to mark it. I made this little jig so I could cut the small radius. The large one I could put in the rotary vice.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
OK went and looked at My tail light wire covers and they are cracking. Junk.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Still working on my distributor block off plate. I used a round over bit for the edges. I usually just sand or file them but they never look quite right. All that is left is to sand polish and prep the block.
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I finished the block off plate and cleaned up the block. The inside was never meant to be a sealing surface so I ran a small drum sander in it. She's a plain Jane but I'm happy with her. I realize that a plate with RTV would have worked fine. All it does is maintain vacuum and keep it from sucking in rocks. This is the second time I have made something from scratch on the lathe. I learned a lot and tried new things like O rings. I buy random scraps of 6061 aluminum for about $2 a pound. I only have about a buck in this if you don't count the parting tool I broke. FYI if you don't know anything about speeds and feeds don't use power cross feed for parting. Thank goodness for inserts. Now I will have to address the ugly SBC fuel pump block off. Thank you for your time I feel I'm posting too much.
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sweet!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
mick53, looking good, I don't think you are posting too much. i like seeing what you are making. The blank off plate turned out nice.
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Now you have the same issue I have with cracked wire covers. From classicparts Jweb bought the metal looking version. I’ve thought about those, sounds like he’s had them for a while. I’m not sure of the installation since there isn’t any instructions on their website. I do know stainless over braid will work with some shrink tubing or the spark plug boot (unsure on the UV with these) that was suggested. Well another project. ![]()
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Cool stuff!
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He said one of the funniest things ever about it. I forget what it was he had made, I think it was a mirror. And he was quoted in a Street Rodder or Rod Action magazine saying "You simply get a piece of aluminum and mill off everything that doesn't look like a mirror." LOL I have used that joke about bondo ever since. Brian
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I started my fuel pump block off plate today. I had one on there for a SBC. It looked terrible and barely covered the hole. It almost seems that when they cast the block 50 years ago that they didn't take into account that one day I would want to put a symmetrical cover on it. So I ground the block to fit the cover around the edges. Time to sand and polish, hooray.
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I put my 57 chevy stepside up for sale this week. I have had it since 2011 and enjoyed working on it. Since winter is coming I need the space for one less truck as I must now protect my 66 bronco.
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Thank you for your time I feel I'm posting too much.[/QUOTE]
No, you are not posting too much. I like what you are doing with that engine and enjoy reading about it. You are doing some beautiful work. |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Mick, You're not posting too much. You're doing all the stuff we all wish we had the time, money, equipment and skill to do! When I pull up this thread I can always tell if the post on the screen is yours or not - in a good way!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I finished my fuel pump block off plate.
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