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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
When I started checking out my rear drum brakes I found that one of the little shafts that fits into the wheel cylinder is missing. I bought a new cylinder but they do not come with that shaft and I was told at O'Reilly's that nobody is selling them.
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
Perhaps this will head you in the right direction (assuming this is the part you need). No idea if this is the same as a 66 C10 but if you have an old one to compare it might be worth a $4.00 gamble. Also if you can bring the photo and description to a local parts store they might have an old timer that can find it:
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
I just noticed a picture in post #6 of the thread below that shows exactly what I need. In the picture he has the brake tore down and the new wheel cylinder installed. I am missing one of the two pins that are sticking out of the wheel cylinder.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=439219
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
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that one should work fine almost all the parts are the same for these trucks no matter the year
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I'll find out for sure this week as the plan is to finish rebuilding the rear brakes and get my bed floor done and bolted down in the evenings after work. Next in line is pulling the heads and having the machine shop do a valve job. I hope to have that done by the end of the month. That little job will let me know the next step and whether or not I need to rebuild the engine or not. ![]() Of course if the engine needs a rebuild then I have another delima because then I have to decide whether to sink money into the little 283 or maybe upgrade to a 350...hmmm...just so happens there's a 350 short block in the shop ready for a build... ![]()
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
for sure but ya when its on the road and you got the money to get paint get it but till then theres nothing wrong with the classic rust paint lol!
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
Man - O - Man is that a good looking truck.
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
looking good man i would just leave the original paint i think it gives a classic look (that takes 40 years to make) and you will never get it back if you paint it i wish i never would of messed with mine!
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
Nice project
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
So I'm freshening up this 283 and thought I'd ask if anybody had suggestions on mods/upgrades to pep this puppy up a little? I tried weeding through the site for relevant threads but my search skills are weak
![]() I know rebuilding the whole thing will be pricey so I'm trying to avoid that if I can. But are there some individual changes that I can make that will help? Upgrade to 4 barrel intake/carb? New Cam? If so what? I like the sound of the thumper cams but other than sound are they an improvement over the stock original? Is there something better? What's the pros/cons of going to a triple duece setup? Probably not feasable for a driver huh? ![]() I'd love some input on what upgrades I can do to this motor without doing them all at once! I'll probably have the motor out when I have the heads off anyway so I'm going to pretty her up a little. Does anybody know the factory engine color for the 283 in 66?
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
I can offer a little input on the 3 deuces, although my only experience was with a 406 Ford intake on a 1963 Galaxie 390. It was simply the coolest intake system I ever owned. When dialed in properly they are great for a daily driver because essentially you’re just driving on the center two barrel. Mine took a lot of work to get it set up correctly, but with a 4 speed manual transmission I actually measured 18 mpg two or three times. Unfortunately I almost always found a “need” to use the outboard carbs which resulted in less than 5 mpg. It was like flushing a toilet. If I kept my foot in it long enough I could actually watch the gas gauge drop!
I would love to have 3x2’s again, but it is an expensive upgrade. And here is a rather lengthy thread on the joys and issues of Thumpr cams. I'd like one of those as well: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ght=thumpr+cam |
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The 3 x 2 just looks so cool! I know it's expensive which goes against the grain of my project goals...but if I could I would have one just for the coolness factor! Summit had one with all 3 carbs on it for only a couple grand! ![]() ![]() The Thumpr cam thread you found was really informative too. I'll have to ponder that one as well... I think it's going to be very hard (and expensive) to get much out of the ole 283, but I can't seem to get past the old school coolness factor of having that original engine in there all shiny and tuned. Anyway I really thank you for your input, I always enjoy your posts sir ![]()
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
On that brake cylinder pin issue-If you cant find the part anywhere else you may want to go visit a local brake shop that's been around for a while and see if they have anything in their spare parts bin.
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
Thanks, that's a good idea! I did find the missing part...unless another one fell out! But I will remember that if it becomes an issue later.
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
as for the motor a tune up plugs, wires, cap rotor, oil change did wonders for mine but since its already a v8 i would go with the 350 if you got one more power for less!
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
Here's a small update. I managed to get the rear brakes rebuilt last night.
![]() And while I had the truck up in the shop I took a couple more shots of the hood. Mind you it's been over a week since the CLR treatment and alot of the surface rust has reappeared but I think it's possible in these pics to see how much the CLR cleaned up from the original shots. ![]() ![]() ![]() I don't think I'll do anymore CLR on the paint until I've got her in a road ready state, then I will work on covering the bare metal with something other than rust ![]()
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Progress!
![]() I wasn't really planning to do it this soon but we went ahead and pulled my engine this weekend. Pulled the heads off and going to do have the valve job done. I'm also going to be ordering a re-ring kit and a new cam and lifter set for it. In the mean time I have lots of cleaning and sand-blasting to do ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I've also found that the cab of my truck is the best baby sitter ever for my daughter ![]() ![]() Also a quick shot of cool looking 39 Dodge rat rod here in town. ![]() I know it's not a Chevy but it does look cool and it's a BBC engine ![]()
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
man its so clean in your engine compartment i scraped grease forever! i still have several inchs of it on the cross member that i cant really get to with the motor in lol!
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![]() ![]() The lighting makes the paint look grey but it's actually black. ![]() ![]() Can't wait to get crackin on my motor. I think I've settled on chevy blue and some black for the paint. I found an article that said the chevy orange color was only in passenger cars in 66 and all trucks were blue/grey. So that gives me an excuse to skip the orange which is just so over done IMO ![]() ![]()
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lookin good man and i think the blue will look awsome!
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
So not much to report except the engine has been taken to the machine shop today for a nice bath in the vat, new cam bearings, honing, freeze plugs, etc.. I expect it back next week sometime ready to paint and reassemble. Guess that means I better get off my but and order the parts
![]() I was wondering does anybody have info on the specs for the OE cam that came in the '66 283's? I plan on getting a master rebuild kit that comes with an OE type cam but I am thinking about upgrading to a performance cam. I think it would be good to know what it was before to compare... So far I've turned up nothing by searching the web. Posted via Mobile Device
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Did a little sand blasting today
![]() Valve covers (one before and 1 after) ![]() Blasted and primed both valve covers and my intake with dupli-color engine primer. ![]() ![]() I think I'm going to paint these items in the Aluminum finish and the block and heads in GM Blue. Block should be back in just a few days! Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device
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Re: Sam's Man Cave 66 Project
Looking good, Sam!
Have you thought about just painting back the stock orange? The blue engines were a sign that dark times were ahead for GM. The days of the 140 horsepower 305, and mountains of smog junk. I dig the fact that you're putting the 283 back stock, so why not make it look stock, too? I think it looks too cool to see a perfectly painted stocker sitting in the engine bay. This is just my opinion only.
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