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Old 04-09-2011, 10:20 PM   #626
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Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread.

Great job on the wheel tubs, I like. Those seats look good, I went with 99-06 buckets, but I like those better....
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Old 04-09-2011, 11:08 PM   #627
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The seats look really good, but I would take off the head rests. Just my 2 cents.
I thought of that but I don't mind them sticking up in the window. If I do take them off the seat backs will be flush with the bottom of the window.
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Old 04-09-2011, 11:13 PM   #628
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Great job on the wheel tubs, I like. Those seats look good, I went with 99-06 buckets, but I like those better....
Thanks Tommy. I'm keeping an eye on your build too. How the hell do you crack an oil pump? Watch for the o ring on the pick up tube too. That's the culprit with a lot of oil pressure problems. There are two different colors or o ring and they're specific to the pick up tube you have. If you buy a Melling it will have both in the box and a diagram telling you which to use.
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Old 04-10-2011, 10:49 AM   #629
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If I do take them off the seat backs will be flush with the bottom of the window.
That's why I said to take them off.
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Old 04-17-2011, 01:49 AM   #630
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I took a couple real pics tonight instead of the usual camera phone shots. I put the steering column back in to see how much room I had and get a feel for where the wheel is going to be. I almost have to squeeze my leg under the wheel when I get in. I'll probably get a smaller diameter aftermarket wheel at some point but it will work for now. I think I'm probably going to use the stock clutch and brake pedals. I adjusted both as far back as I think they'll need to go and they're in a comfortable spot. I also got some pics of the cab seams I welded.
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Old 04-17-2011, 11:23 AM   #631
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Where did you get the seats what are they out of? I will be in need of some for my 67
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Old 04-17-2011, 01:07 PM   #632
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Is that paint I see.
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Old 04-17-2011, 02:17 PM   #633
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Where did you get the seats what are they out of? I will be in need of some for my 67
The seats are out of an 09 Silverado standard cab. They're all manual so no electrical to deal with. I got them off ebay from a seller called gandaauto08 out of Troy, Michigan.
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Old 04-17-2011, 02:17 PM   #634
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Is that paint I see.
There's a few spots on the cab that aren't stripped down to bare metal, but not many eagle eye.
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Old 04-17-2011, 02:25 PM   #635
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Your moving along quickly

I like the seats, they do look like they fit well. Do you have them bolted in? I had to make some plates for my 05 seats to fit.




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Old 04-17-2011, 02:31 PM   #636
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I like the seats, they do look like they fit well. Do you have them bolted in? I had to make some plates for my 05 seats to fit.

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No, they're not bolted in yet but it doesn't look like it will take much work either. I'm going to reenforce the floor, drill and bolt em in. I probably won't do it any time soon. They're just sitting there so I can fit everything up around them. I'm getting my transmission on Monday evening, if it's on time, and I'll just keep them in there till I see where the stick lines up. I'm going to clean them up and put them away till I finish the the dirty work. I'll take pics and post them when I do it.
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Old 04-18-2011, 01:47 PM   #637
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I took a couple real pics tonight instead of the usual camera phone shots. I put the steering column back in to see how much room I had and get a feel for where the wheel is going to be. I almost have to squeeze my leg under the wheel when I get in. I'll probably get a smaller diameter aftermarket wheel at some point but it will work for now. I think I'm probably going to use the stock clutch and brake pedals. I adjusted both as far back as I think they'll need to go and they're in a comfortable spot. I also got some pics of the cab seams I welded.
You could always do a tilt column to get in & out if you don't want to go to a smaller aftermarket wheel...
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Old 04-19-2011, 06:49 PM   #638
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I love the seats. Be glad you didn't go power, mine were a NIGHTMARE. 38 wires to sort through and ended up using a total of 16 per seat.

I was going to get Silverado seats, but I wanted something a little more old man.
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Old 04-19-2011, 08:06 PM   #639
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Do the shoulder and lap belts come connected to the seats??
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Old 04-20-2011, 12:14 AM   #640
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"38 wires to sort through"

That's exactly what I was trying to avoid Jimmydean.

I think it's the law that you can't sell seat belts after the car has been in a wreck. They didn't come with the seats and I'll have to figure something else out.
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Old 04-20-2011, 12:31 AM   #641
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"38 wires to sort through"

That's exactly what I was trying to avoid Jimmydean.

I think it's the law that you can't sell seat belts after the car has been in a wreck. They didn't come with the seats and I'll have to figure something else out.
But do they fit in the seats if they were there? I wired my '65 took forever, but all my stuff does
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Old 04-21-2011, 10:29 PM   #642
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The trans finally got here. I bolted it up and jammed it in there to see if my measurements were correct. It's exactly where I thought it would be. The tape doesn't lie. I made a shifter out of 5/8" round stock. I put it in the vice and bent it with a pipe to get the 3" offset closer to me. I flattened out one side by cutting a little with a cutting wheel to get a flat surface to mate to the shifter mount. Then I drilled and tapped the top, cut the head off a bolt and screwed on the shifter. The pic of the shifter close to the seat is in 2nd gear. It's perfect. I think I saved $50 on a shifter.
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Old 04-22-2011, 12:48 AM   #643
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Nice install & way to recycle ... on the shifter.

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Old 04-22-2011, 04:43 PM   #644
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Very good build!! Suscribed.
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Old 04-22-2011, 10:56 PM   #645
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patching the old hole for the T-5 and cut the new one.
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this upside down pic thing is pissing me off
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Old 04-22-2011, 11:05 PM   #647
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I was trying it yesterday. My tip kept filling up with metal. I gave up figured I would weld it when I flip the frame over. If you figure it out let me know.
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I was trying it yesterday. My tip kept filling up with metal. I gave up figured I would weld it when I flip the frame over. If you figure it out let me know.
that's actually the top of the trans hump with the shifter coming through but my pics keep loading upside down for some reason.
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Old 04-22-2011, 11:16 PM   #649
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I could have sworn it said upside down welding thing. I was just thinking it looked pretty good for welding upside down. About 5 more minutes of looking at it I would have figured it out, maybe.

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Old 04-24-2011, 06:57 PM   #650
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Keep tacking it when upside down??? Maybe that would work better?
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