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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
I'm getting close to completion on the back of my 6-71. It still needs cleaned and a final once over. Now I have to do the bearing caps. They should go easier. This is a new blower with really nice internals stuffed in a classic case so I didn't want to take it apart to make things easier.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
what are you using for polishing compound? doing a great job
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I have pretty much all the polishing stuff always looking for that magic bullet that makes it easier. I normally go with 220, 400, 600, 800, 1200, 1500 and then Tripoli and white followed by mothers by hand. I just tried the speedy compounds and was impressed. I was able to go with 220, 400 and go straight to the heavy cut and the fine cut followed by tripoli and white. It was a real time saver on these little sections. On something bigger I would still go with the sandpaper because it keeps it flat. There is a difference between shiny and flat and shiny. For some reason these things don't photograph well. It looks better in person. Thanks for the complement and thank you for your time.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Here is the entire staff of Lazy Hound Racing, Joseph and Mary. Joseph is a big ham and as soon as he sees me taking pictures he jumps in.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I finished polishing the back cover on the 6-71. I still can't figure out why the photos look so bad but it came out nice. I'm going to try to paint the bearing cap centers. I also replaced the bolts with ARP bolts because they are cool looking and made in Ohio, that's America!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I had the front and rear glass installed and hung the doors. This makes for a much more civilized driving experience ! I'm not completely pleased with the stance, I'd like to lower it in the rear by about two inches and rise the front a little. I did install new Camaro big block coil springs in the front but only helped raise it about 1/2". The rear springs(The entire rear clip)are from a 1986 c-10 so lowering leafs are available. I also ordered and had delivered a wiring harness from EZ wiring so my next two days are going to be busy.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
The scoop came in from "Good Vibrations Racing" for my 6-71 blower in 4 days since I ordered it. This is made by "The Blower Shop". It's a really nice heavy piece.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Saturday attended my first car show this year with some friends. Walk away with my first award. Yeah...
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I finally finished getting the blower and linkage ready to paint. The nightmare linkage was pretty nice but the castings on the little arms was pretty rough. I have noticed that the go fast guys and the pretty guys don't hang out together. When I hade my 5 stage dry sump oil pan made for the 292 I asked them if I could get it polished. He replied "why?'
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I stayed up way too late and did the painting on the blower and linkage brackets. 2K primer base and clear. They came out pretty good. I still need to polish the adjustable links and I think I will blue the pivot rods.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Am I the only one here that works on my truck? It would be nice to see more of what other people are doing. I already know what I'm doing. Anyway I finished my linkage painting and polishing. It's like the girls I date, not perfect but not bad.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
hahahaha, I like the girls comment.
nice job, as usual, on the polishing and painting. your truck is gonna look great. I dunno what mine looks like anymore. there is a wall of "honey do" projects piled up in front of it. |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Posting a bit late but got my new motor that was built by Class A Performance in Nor Cal. It’s a 6.0L from an Escalade and EVERYTHING is NEW! Supposed to be 525HP at the motor. Also purchased a 3000 stall converter for my 4L80E trans.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Most of my parts are a "one off's". A lot of my costs are engineering fees. The next guy (or me) will be able to get them a lot cheaper. Just a couple of examples, billet crank, $8500 with $4000 engineering fees.
SFI damper $1000 with $500 engineering fees. Maybe I can help the next guy get them more affordably. |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
More in the way of fund raising for the 48. I dug the pair of 53 doors I had out back out and brought them around front but haven't cleaned them up yet. They would be great patina doors for anyone with a 52/53 that was forester green .
The working on the daily drivers to be able to drive them is eating my lunch right now.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Been working on paint blocking and bed wood fabrication. Talking to painters too. Sorry for the sideways photo, I rotate it but it still shows up sideways.
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Here ya go!
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