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11-15-2014, 10:07 AM | #1 |
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This is a sweet write up, keep it coming.
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Re: Restoring Rusty - You Got Mail
What do we have here, a shinny brand new Weiand 8120 Action +Plus Aluminum Intake Manifold
Yup, ordered that off of eBay for $85 bucks and FREE shipping can't beat it, the seller is holleyperformance This is in preparation for the Holley 0-80457SA 600CFM 4bbl Factory Refurbished ALUMINUM Carb with Electric Choke I am buying from them next month ... but, but, didn't you just rebuild the ol' Q-jet, well yes, but that rebuild kit was only $20 bucks and I always wanted to rebuilt a Quadrajet to see what it's all about, plus I sill need a carb till the new shiny bits show up |
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I just bought the Vortec head version of that manifold for my 355 that's under construction, and will be using a 80457SA or 80458SA carb. (The latter has center-hung float bowls and dual fuel inlets on the passenger side).
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Man, that is music to my ears, so good to hear some validation, thank you. So what cam would you recommend, keep in mind I plan on buying aluminum heads to go with it. Looking for a street truck, nothing crazy, goal is 300 hp.
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Nice ..keep it going.. love your progress.
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11-15-2014, 02:05 PM | #7 |
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Looks good, Gregski, keep going.
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I like Rusty .
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11-16-2014, 11:18 PM | #11 |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Gauge Time
curiosity got the best of me and I had to know why my gauges would not light up, why the speedometer/odometer was not working, and why the lenses were so cloudy
after taking apart the fascia of this gauge cluster I seriously considered renaming Rusty to Dusty and man those six bulbs were expensive to replace it's like $7 bucks fer two of em little rascals, and they still don't light up, lol |
11-16-2014, 11:21 PM | #12 |
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again why are these pictures getting uploaded upside down, can somebody help me
I really like this cluster how it's made out of metal and easy to get to, it's interesting how the gauges plug in too, they have screw studs sticking out of the back that slide into these metal acceptors instead of using electronic plugs like modern day vehicles, really cool I don't recon I am supposed to just slide the speedo out with the cable innerds so I am guessing the speedo cable is broken, maybe someone can comment on that also which fuse is responsible for the cluster lights? |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Time To Grill
man I was on fire this weekend, got lots done, no kids birthday parties, no soccer, blah blah blah
I guess I'm what you would call an anti bling guy, I don't care too much for stickers or as car people call em decals, or logos or labels or as car people call them badges, Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges! So it was time to black out and de badge the grill... |
11-17-2014, 12:02 AM | #14 |
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Not bad. I like the black.
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11-21-2014, 10:27 PM | #15 |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Gauges Part Duex
after replacing all the light bulbs in the cluster and all 9 fuses in the fuse panel and installing a brand new headlight switch, it was time to yank the printed circuit board
check out my light bulb testing station, a simple 9 volt battery I think is what helped me find the problem... "just doing the dishes honey, go back to bed!" |
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fact: washing bits sure makes part numbers easily to see
I talk some more about the gauges in this thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650245 |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Dash Pad
do you guys think there is a chance in hell to restore this dash pad or is it too far gone, a new one from LMC Truck is $340 bucks, friggen expensive
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11-21-2014, 10:43 PM | #18 |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Dusty?
some pics for you of what the dash looked like when I first removed the dash pad, it was late at night so they are not too great, it may have been raining too, but neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, nor the winds of change, will stay us from the swift completion of our beloved trucks. Ever. (well something like that)
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I dig your style man, and your typing humor!
I had Rusty's much uglier twin, only used for the cab and a few odds and ends though, parted the rest out. I called him Shrek
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a bucket of water and some paper towels later and I could almost go for the dash naked like that if it weren't for those two gaping AC holes, well that and the 2 to 3 inch gap all around the gauge cluster
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I think i know that truck if it came out of lodi? I almost bought it. Glad you did because my progress would of been a lot slower....
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another Greg... we're multiplying!
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Gregs to the power of three!
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Subscribed. Looking good.
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