My 68 swb build.

[77chris03]

sorry didnt get anything done today...went to ren fest and spent way too much money....

[NSK]

Truck looks sick bro.
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[71Sleeper]

There is always tomorrow. Truck is looking really good.

[77chris03]

Originally Posted by 71Sleeper

There is always tomorrow. Truck is looking really good.

I have a goal but not set in stone. Having it crank by Nov 8th.
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[77chris03]

Originally Posted by NSK

Truck looks sick bro.
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You should swing by and see it. I love showing it off. Lol. Ur not that far from me.
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[NSK]

Yeah for sure. Im free on the weekends I work the graveyard shift during the week. Where in Conroe are you? I'm off cypresswood and 45
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[77chris03]

Originally Posted by NSK

Yeah for sure. Im free on the weekends I work the graveyard shift during the week. Where in Conroe are you? I'm off cypresswood and 45
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105 and 1314. Really easy to get to. Slick67 found it the first time!!! Lol. He's got a really sweet ride that's already done. Hopefully im not too far behind.

BTW a very small update.... Didn't get much done today..really nothing tho. Went to orieleys and got hose clamps for the heater hoses and plumbed the water inlet/outlet on the water pump and intake. Also got a teflon oil psi line for the cluster. That's it for today. Maybe do some electrical tomorrow. Lol
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[77chris03]

Originally Posted by 71Sleeper

There is always tomorrow. Truck is looking really good.

Thanks.!!! Britt didn't seem to like it much me paying all of my attention to my truck this past week. Lol. I think she understands tho. I mean she has a 1950 3100 sitting in her garage!!!!
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[77chris03]

Believe it or not, every single wire that is spliced, new terminals for pigtails, or wherever a connection is made is soldered and gets super sticky heat shrink and then electrical tape and then wire loom...sorry im ocd on wiring...

battery on my phone was going dead and had to resort to the led shop light for a few snap shots.. not much but heres the progress..

[77chris03]

Oh and i stopped my orielieys and got a adjustable thermostat for the electric fans...but i dont like the setup where you stick the probe through the radiator...doesnt seem like it would be too acurate... my opinion what i think i should do..i have a threaded plug on the radiator that runs straight into the tank...im thinking get a reducer and epoxy the probe and make it permanent..i could use the probe that the kit came with or i could use a high dollar thermocouple that i have...they both do the same thing so i dont think it matters....opinions??

[77chris03]

Nothin? Suggestions?
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[NSK]

Originally Posted by 77chris03

Oh and i stopped my orielieys and got a adjustable thermostat for the electric fans...but i dont like the setup where you stick the probe through the radiator...doesnt seem like it would be too acurate... my opinion what i think i should do..i have a threaded plug on the radiator that runs straight into the tank...im thinking get a reducer and epoxy the probe and make it permanent..i could use the probe that the kit came with or i could use a high dollar thermocouple that i have...they both do the same thing so i dont think it matters....opinions??

That sounds like best way to do it. That's how we do turbines so it sounds great for a truck.
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[77chris03]

Originally Posted by NSK

That sounds like best way to do it. That's how we do turbines so it sounds great for a truck.
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Ya I used to work for immi turbines and did a lot of reverse engineering and refurbishing parts so there's a few things I can make work.
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[77chris03]

For those using the ez wiring.....here's what I have learned from their techs. Hope it helps.

Heres the link to my post in the electrical forum:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4974379
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[NSK]

Originally Posted by 77chris03

Ya I used to work for immi turbines and did a lot of reverse engineering and refurbishing parts so there's a few things I can make work.
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That's cool I was trying to get on over there but the guy wanted people that had hands on solar turbines.
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[77chris03]

I wouldn't work there. After I found this out about the owner...

http://www.cybercrime.gov/tejas.htm
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[NSK]

Wow that's crazy. I wanted to go over there just because it's so much closer. I live in spring and dork on La Porte. It's a long drive that I've been making for 8 years. Looking at ge oil and gas it's only about 20 min from the house.
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[77chris03]

this is the sensor for the electric fan relay i bought the other nite. i dont like the idea of a sensor going thru the fins of the radiator and it doesnt seem to accurate...so a little epoxy, the sensor of course and a brass fitting to house the sensor.....







little update...not much.... btw my body guy called me last night and complained about my bed at his shop....he wont do any work on it until i pay him some more money....but what i dont get is that he wouldnt finish my cab, front clip until i paid him in full....then i finish and you'll have it in a week....it took him 5 weeks to finish it...so i think ill let him do the final body work and painting and ill get the rest done....so i picked up the fenders and the bed cross sills and dropped them off at the powder coater to blast them for me alot cheaper than what he wanted to charge....
anyways...besides the *****ing and venting, heres a few pics...

[77chris03]

heres the relay setup for the fans....

[77chris03]

was kinda stumped on where to run the plug for the heater control...or the temp wire for the switch leg of the pressure safety switch...so i went thru the drain tube grommet.. worked out perfect...



I mocked up the booster tonite too...is it leaning forward slightly going to cause a problem? or does it really matter?

[slick copper]

The booster's leaning forward slightly? You mean like pointing down toward the ground a lil? I think they all do that. I'm pretty sure mine does that some. Yep, just looked at some pics, mine leans foward a little bit too.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 77chris03

I mocked up the booster tonite too...is it leaning forward slightly going to cause a problem? or does it really matter?

That is the way the 67-72 truck boosters sit. Just the opposite of the cars I have owned of the same vintage. Don't know why it is that way but it is correct.

[77chris03]

Yay!!! I finally did something right!!! Lol. I thought I was screwed there for a min. I did get a few little things done. I got the a/c switches all hooked up besides the ground. Really the only rhing I have left under the hood is the sensor for the fans and wiring them up, the temp sensor for the cluster. Then it'd be back to under de dash!!!!
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[kev2809]

coming together nicely...clever idea for the sensor!

[77chris03]

Originally Posted by kev2809

coming together nicely...clever idea for the sensor!

thanks, it is kickin my ass somewhat...lol little at a time....I did get something done tonite, again not much but something...i didnt like the ez wiring plug for the steering column, so i decided to cut the original off the factory harness, stripped, soldered, and heat shrinked the wires so now the steering column harness is done...yay..lol also put new gm style spades for the factory pigtail for the brake switch and all i have to do is remove the old wires and snap in the new ones...column harness, done. brake switch harness, done. headlight switch, done. ignition switch, done. things left to wire.... neutral safety switch, cig. lighter, ammeter(when i get it figured out), oil pressure line, tachometer, a/c compressor wire to condenser, door locks/popper(when i get them) and electric windows.....i think thats it...