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Old 05-05-2013, 06:05 PM   #7601
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?

New fuel pump installed today on my SB350. It started and ran well so I guess I did it right.
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Old 05-05-2013, 07:01 PM   #7602
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not today but last thursday Holley 500!!!!!
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Old 05-06-2013, 12:08 AM   #7603
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Still working on my 73 suspension/disc brake change over. Trying to bleed the brakes was driving me crazy. Pumping the brake pedal & bleeding didn't work, gravity bleeding didn't work, using a Mighty-Vac didn't work. I've NEVER had this much trouble getting brakes to bleed. So while at work I cut up a piece of 3/8" scrap aluminum slightly bigger than my master cylinder with a rubber gasket to match. I drilled & tapped the plate to 1/8" pipe thread, installed a regulator & ball valve, topped off the master with brake fluid, chained down my contraption, cranked the air pressure to 14 lbs and bled my brakes. I now have firm pedal pressure and good brakes!!! Next, paint the motor and get it installed.
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Old 05-06-2013, 04:43 AM   #7604
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Initiated the process of pulling my engine.
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Old 05-07-2013, 07:29 PM   #7605
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I painted my side covers today. Blue was a little lighter than expected.
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Old 05-07-2013, 07:31 PM   #7606
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Here is my new 1964 bbw longbed ..its gonna get restored .....stay tuned if you have a set of hubcaps i would be interested in buying them also need stock 283 air cleaner.
I had a set of hubcaps!
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Old 05-07-2013, 09:29 PM   #7607
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My son-in-law dropped off first of four homemade WWW's.

I leveled the chassis with the 283 on the side mounts and standard bell housing mounts - then checked the motor for level across the exhaust manifold and it was very close to being level as well.

Blocked up the engine to keep the same position.

Cut the bell housing cross member out and cleaned up the frame.

Cleaned the FILTHY TH350C that I put in the 62 tonight. Replaced input and output shaft seals before I installed it. Worked on my filler tube since it was dinged up at some point.

Leveled engine and tranny and sat the tail-shaft on a jack stand.

Pulled some string from yoke to yoke...

Stared at it for 20 minutes since it seems so high in the frame (to me anyway).

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Old 05-07-2013, 09:48 PM   #7608
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I went from THIS



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to THIS



All by myself in just under 4 hours. (OK, a friend helped me lift the engine out, but I had it all set up . )

So the 250ci is now out of my parts truck and getting ready for a freshen-up.

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Old 05-07-2013, 11:59 PM   #7609
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Dropped the TH350 today so I can install the correct size flex plate for the new starter. The old starter blew the nose cone to pieces over the weekend because the PO used about 1.5" worth of washers to shim it in place so it would mate with the flex plate. As luck would have it, the supply store ordered the wrong size flex plate so I'll be stopping by there tomorrow to get the right one.
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Old 05-08-2013, 01:23 AM   #7610
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Still working on my 73 suspension/disc brake change over. Trying to bleed the brakes was driving me crazy. Pumping the brake pedal & bleeding didn't work, gravity bleeding didn't work, using a Mighty-Vac didn't work. I've NEVER had this much trouble getting brakes to bleed. So while at work I cut up a piece of 3/8" scrap aluminum slightly bigger than my master cylinder with a rubber gasket to match. I drilled & tapped the plate to 1/8" pipe thread, installed a regulator & ball valve, topped off the master with brake fluid, chained down my contraption, cranked the air pressure to 14 lbs and bled my brakes. I now have firm pedal pressure and good brakes!!! Next, paint the motor and get it installed.
Good problem solving my friend.. I just rebuilt a complete brake system on a 63 c-10 panel and used a pressure bleeder from the farthest wheel cylinder and worked my way to the front with no hassles....
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Old 05-08-2013, 01:40 AM   #7611
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Got my new AC compressor mounted.
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:57 AM   #7612
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you are in Canada why do you need a/c
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Old 05-08-2013, 12:20 PM   #7613
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I got the rear end in, hooked up the shocks, put in the new track bar. I still need to put the driveline in, replace the rubber brake line, fill the diff and put all new brake stuff on. It's nice to have all new shiny parts on!
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:32 PM   #7614
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Back home. Took the 1962 out for a ride and updated my build thread. Got the hood back from paint, final bodywork no seams, just in time to get to show on Sat. Working on striping doors.
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Cleaned for show, set ride height. Lil low, hit stops without the rear shocks.
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:48 PM   #7616
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Pulled the cylinder head to be rebuilt before putting it on the donor engine. Found out what was rattling around in the old engine
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Old 05-08-2013, 10:19 PM   #7617
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you are in Canada why do you need a/c
Gets pretty warm up here once the igloos all melt
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Old 05-08-2013, 11:18 PM   #7618
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I tried to install the new rubber line for the rear brakes and it wouldn't come lose from the hard line. Good thing I got a new complete kit last week. But the rubber line is the wrong size so I need to call classic parts and see what to do. They have the wrong line listed on the site for my 66.
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Old 05-08-2013, 11:48 PM   #7619
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Nice white truck man
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Old 05-09-2013, 01:03 AM   #7620
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Picked up a nice gauge set and cleaned the garage so I can start bodywork.

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Old 05-09-2013, 01:18 AM   #7621
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Went to the Bank and Cashed my Government Check I got and turned my 20's into one HUNDRED dollar bills ...Got a trailer to pick up tomorrow and go get my Truck
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Old 05-09-2013, 02:12 AM   #7622
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I got the 2nd gas tank back from repair and installed in the motor home.
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Old 05-09-2013, 03:40 AM   #7623
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Make this my first post-

Installed some 64 Cadillac Hub Caps on my new 64 Custom. If you know about Caddy caps you know this is not any easy task! LOL





Used them as a cheap way to cover the rusty chrome mods it has on it!



As you can see I also took off the All Terrains in favor of some passenger car tires. 3" whites coming soon!
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Old 05-09-2013, 10:40 AM   #7624
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Nice truck!

Welcome to the board!

I would have never thought hubcaps would work those rims.

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Old 05-09-2013, 10:43 AM   #7625
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Pulled the stock sixxer and three-speed. Once I get the rust repair on the cab finished up, we'll take it down to a bare frame.

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