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Old 04-13-2022, 09:58 PM   #1
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

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I agree with tutone. The same thing is happening to you that happened to that guy in the 60's that invented the 100mpg carburetor. Keep your doors locked and the blinds pulled. Good luck.
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Old 04-13-2022, 12:43 PM   #2
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Cloud backup. I use Google Drive.
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Old 04-13-2022, 01:21 PM   #3
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Cloud backup. I use Google Drive.
yes me too, but I was manually copying stuff there and so I have about 90% of it backed up, I could not figure out how to make it automagical (I used to have it like that I think, then something changed)
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Old 04-13-2022, 09:59 PM   #4
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

so we pressed on with the firewall

toper wear lids aint just for tuna casseroles you know
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Old 04-13-2022, 10:03 PM   #5
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let's put on our hole saw attachment on our angle grinder
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Old 04-13-2022, 10:04 PM   #6
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

then a quick pass with the SharpEdge Eliminator 2,000 SemiPro
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Old 04-13-2022, 10:10 PM   #7
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

I am 67-72% certain that I welded up some holes I should have left open, and forgot to weld up sum that should be shaved, anyway I just had to bazinga that firewall today and I hate spray bombing stuff even if the rest of the rig does look like death so out came the Dexter Starter Kit
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Old 04-13-2022, 10:30 PM   #8
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

Oh Top Tip on the grindage of the firewall, get yourself some brand new coarse sand paper discs, the new discs will generate less heat than the old used up ones and prevent the sheet metal from warping

I think these were 36 grit
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Old 04-14-2022, 10:03 AM   #9
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

I also paintarized the crossmember

KRYLON changed the nozzle on this paint so I no longer recommend it
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Old 04-14-2022, 10:04 AM   #10
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should look good from where you're sittin'
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:45 AM   #11
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

ladies and gentlemen I give you the self leveling Inver-A-Jack ... now available in rustic white

If you recall the Inverter changes Direct Current coming from the batteries to Alternating Current for the motor to function [think of it as a distributor/carburetor combo]
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:46 AM   #12
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

naturally the exhaust nipple and the firewall bulge won't allow us to set it on center
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:47 AM   #13
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Me: for this project I will only use the strongest and lightest of metals, preferably unobtanium or at the very least aluminum

also Me: let's just check the scrap pile first
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:48 AM   #14
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

so some ideas taking shape

I call it the Tee Pee design
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:49 AM   #15
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just checking the Stick Outability
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:51 AM   #16
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

if you tilt your head just right, it's perfectly level
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:51 AM   #17
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side bracketry
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:55 AM   #18
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

and I guess this is a good place to stop for the night
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Old 04-15-2022, 09:56 AM   #19
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

so this is how far we got (me and the mouse in my pocket)
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Old 04-16-2022, 11:19 AM   #20
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

I don't usually stop to check if the cables will reach the component I am trying to install, but when I do, I make sure it is when I am half way through making the bracket...
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Old 04-16-2022, 11:20 AM   #21
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

I am really not a fan of this run both cables to one side design (ie East), plus one of my cables has a booboo owie so I decided to unwrap it in hopes of heeling it and seeing if it can be rerouted Westward
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Old 04-16-2022, 12:26 PM   #22
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

then it was time to Xerox the driver side on to the passenger side
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Old 04-16-2022, 12:28 PM   #23
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

looks pretty polywhompus out in the wild doesn't it?
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Old 04-16-2022, 12:39 PM   #24
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Westward HO! The bracket looks good, and the cable seems to have healed up.
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Old 04-16-2022, 12:32 PM   #25
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

decided to shave off a few protruders to ensure flatability
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