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Re: A '54 named Busty
since these self adjust while you are backing up, one side is usually reverse threaded, passanger side in my case
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Re: A '54 named Busty
I am not a fan of these drums, they forgot to leave a hole open for manual adjustment of this star adjuster, on some models you can get at them from the back through the dust shield, but not on mine, I will look for a set of new drums with a hole in them
Note: when putting your drums back on they should have pretty good drag on them when sliding them back on by hand, no tools, no hammer, just nice snug tight fit with a good palm of your hand double punch in the end, ha ha |
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so yeah I am still determined to drive this thing today, so here's a custom T handle throttle, patent pending
Note: it is fully adjustable to male or female of any height and reach |
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... and now the moment I've been waiting for, for a year since I got her...
'54 Chevy Advance Design First Drive aka "Busty" join me why don't you |
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Re: A '54 named Busty
Dude, you cleaned the brake adjuster. Yes, they do have to turn to work.
NOW can we go for the ride?
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First of all, happy birthday! Good work getting the brakes up to snuff and I am also a big fan of those Aero brake pads. But when I saw your throttle device I literally said Lord have mercy. But after watching the first drive video I felt a little better, haha. You've done a lot of work in a short amount of time and should be proud of it. Whether that translates into another busy day in the garage or a good meal with the family or a comfortable chair and some hop infused hydration, I hope you enjoy it!
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ok, you get extra points for creativity on the "test drive". nice job.
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Thanks for the part numbers on those fuel filters. I will be making judicious use of that. And any day that I get to see BA, Face, Murdock, and Hannibal is a good day. If you want some ideas on door finishes, let us know. Wish I was local enough to buy you a cerveza, but another time. The motor sounds good!
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Congrats...Jim
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Happy belated birthday.
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Thank you for remembering Jan, I really appreciate it. Gonna be another above 100°F scorcher today here in Cali, are you ready for it? I think it's the second day of four above triple digits.
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thank you Jim, it was ... [ahem] exhilarating, ha ha
now to stop all the leaks, aka the Chevy Pavement Lubrication System (CPLS) first it was oil and water, so I fixed the water by tightening the bottom radiator hose (that is my achilies I always forget about it but am always too lazy to grab a small 1/4" socket and tighten it then and there, I hate doing it with a flat screw driver as it always flings off) no sooner did I nip the water leak when after adding trans fluid I sprung, you guessed it a trans fluid leak, right next door to the lower radiator hose (shocking!) it was a loose -6 AN fitting going into the trans cooler portion of the rad, ok so tightened that, and that seems ok, then I tightened the two larger 1/2" oil pan bolts hoping that would curb Niagra Falls, but nope, so I need to find out where it's leaking from, one thing I will say, is that if gasket replacement is in order, I aint doing it, I will drive the truck around the block and then yank out that SBC faster than AMAZON can deliver a can of SEM undercoating, whaaa haa ha Last edited by Gregski; 05-26-2020 at 11:56 AM. |
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well well well, look what arrived on my door step this morning ~ better late than never I recon
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and so I shot it, and oh my my, it sprayed and covered so well, I hate to say this but it was worth the wait, and it looks like this product loves hot weather and I strongly and absolutely do NOT recommend shooting it in the Winter by any means, the difference of how it came out today vs when I used the exact same product on my inner fenders and fenders was night and day!
so here it is, it is still drying but I love how it turned out, it looks so good in person, I think one of the key things to proper application is keeping a nice far away distance, I think 18 inches or so, also I used all kinds of techniques but the circular motion seemed to yield the bestest results |
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Congrats on the drive..!!
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Looks great...Jim
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Congrats! Glad it came in and you were pleased with it.
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so took the truck to Joe Gudenaph's Upholstery to get the carpet installed
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