The Blue Goose

[oldblue1968chevy]

After its all said and done, Probably 3k

(1700 for bottom end, 900 for topend) plus odds and ends

[VA72C10]

just kidding...sounds like great progress!

[oldblue1968chevy]

Ah, Just got home, I got tomorow off and go back friday...

No truck progress, Ive still gotta:

Line up trans.

Figure out my ps hoses (can I go to parts store and tell em, or do i have to bring my old ones in for comparrrison)

air filter

ps belt (dads gettin' it now)
im going to take a shower im pooped

[matchstick]

Did the old farmer get the best of you? I bet you were out there just workin on your suntan all day.
Parts store should have the correct hoses, but I'd take my old ones with me just to save a return trip.

[oldblue1968chevy]

nah he treats me good 1 hr lunch at his house ice cream about 11AM
Ok, The hoses Ive got dont really fit....anybody got a pic of how they go

(rigged up ps system) torched bracket etc etc trying to fix it all

[oldblue1968chevy]

Ok, I have been workin on the truck just havent posted manupdaes, mostly lil stuff..

Got a cheap air breather today..and some other misc things...

Ruined my nice hood, long story short:

It was on the roof of the truck, it came a bad summer afternoon storm, I was scramblin to cover up motor with bag (no air filter/hood), hood blew off hit me in the side, i tried to catch it and cut my thump pretty deep, and the hood has dents and a big cut/hole in it....

future Blower?

ps, can anyone tell me which terminal the purple wire goes to on the starter solenoid (drivers side or pass side)

and the wire off the back of the alt. where does it go and how is it routed (factory)

[VA72C10]

Engine is looking good! THere is a wiring diagram in Krue's FAQ for the alternator....sorry...I'm too lazy/busy to look up the link right now Sorry about the hood...

[oldblue1968chevy]

lol its ok I know where a 67 gmc is..

If its the diagram with the small stuff and color coated wires, i looked at it and couldnt tell anything

It goes to one of the starter solenoid terminals..not sure which one though.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Ok! Got the dizzy in today went in really easy (heard stories of people trying to get it lined up for hours!)

Primed oil pump with screwdriver lookin thing got it up to 30psi coulda went more but didnt like to go fast with a drill lol...I dunno

Then we bumped it over got engine almost at tdc and turned it back a few degrees via balancer, then turned oil pump so that it would line up with dizzy, dropped in dizzy pointed rotor button at #1 and tightned it down and ran plug wires, did the poor man separators but ran out of blue zip ties hope I can get more morrow...

Hopefully I start it etc tomorow. I think imma buy a parts store tach also. (only because it matches my other guages..) where should I mount it?

[VA72C10]

Sounds like good progress. Hope all goes well tomorrow. If you get a 3 3/8" tach (Sunpro or similar) you can mount it to the column and it's about at the same spot the factory tach is. That's about the best place for a tach IMHO for these trucks...

[Hubscrub]

progress

[oldblue1968chevy]

yeah I want one that matches my current guages and something i can get at parts store

ok, i could have started my motor today but i was alone and scared

I have to set timing to 34* total, now what about 'initial'? And does everything have to be perfect for break in (carb) etc?. I think imma ge the tach if i have $ left over to buy extra parts.. we will see

[VA72C10]

10-12 is generally a good start for the initial timing. Set that with the vacuum line disconnected from the distributor and plugged (a golf tee works great)

Those sunpro super tach II's go for around 50 bucks at auto zone/advance. Might find one on craigslist or ebay cheaper...

[oldblue1968chevy]

Yeah I was lookin craiglist and stuff earlier, I found one at 1 time for like 20 bucks and i still got the # may call him mororow..

So initial timing is line plugged, then how do you do the 22nd timing (34*)?

ps i have an adj. timing light

[oldblue1968chevy]

ok fired the motor today but just for a few seconds had bad exhaust leak and leaked a lil gas at the fuel pump so i called it quits till i get everything perfect, i start school tomorow (SENIOR) So I really need to hurry! Im shooting for next weekend? (big shindig in our local town wanna put it with the antique car display after the parade, hey hub you should come! Viola TN parade lineup at 8 starts at 9 This saturday @ Viola..

anyhow got 1 inner fender on (lookin good ) i'll go snap pics in a sec

But my smog exhauts has a lil hole between every exhaust port bolt up, well i broke the head offa one and it leaks, i'll start a new thread on how to fix it later..

I think the motor souned good but couldnt tell over the exhuast leak, i know its not good to cut it off when it runs on break in but it was too many things wrong (hope it holds up good) I was SUPER NERVOUS! I have my life savings in this motor lol

pics comming shortly

[VA72C10]

cool! Glad you're making progress!

[oldblue1968chevy]

Yeah Im excited just REALLY nervous, I riched the carb up (500) a tad, and loosed the valves a tad,(rather too rich and loose than lean and tight).

Im having someone I know that knows more than me and my gf's dad help me later this week, other than that i'll work on it after school..

Still gotta do:

Brakelines, prop vavle ones and the one that runs along the front k member

drivers side inner fender

rtv diptsick

make sure my ps hoses are ran right

shifter bushings (NEED TO ORDER)

fix my brakes that are hanging...

fill trans up (how much oil goes in 3spd man.)

maybe a prop. vavle

get running/timed

clutch linkage

[oldblue1968chevy]

computer is wierd i gotta do it 1 at a time

[Hubscrub]

proud you got it fired up, alot of people love it but i always dread the first start up and it looks good

[oldblue1968chevy]

zip tie plug separators...lol now im outta zip ties! (didnt make this myself, saw it on the powerblock or somewere)

Can I get rid of this big tall spacer thing? If I just put the breather on the carb it BARELY touches the dizzy

[oldblue1968chevy]

is this the correct routing for ps lines??? I dont think so..but dunno

and the fittin on the top of the waterpump, is the a better lookin' one?

[Hubscrub]

i use a plastic spacer you can get them at auto zone and others

[oldblue1968chevy]

heres the dilema on the exhaust manifold..what should I do...the matching one for 6772 trucks is cracked, so my 80's smog crap is broken and leaks (i assume where a smog thing hooked up to it)

what do i do (minus buying new ex. manifold)

[oldblue1968chevy]

the view out the window from the computer room

[oldblue1968chevy]

is it the 'heat spacer' hub? And it lets the breather clean the dizzy?

Ive got $20 summit bucks, I think I know what im doign with it too lol..