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02-02-2016, 11:20 PM | #1 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Dave seems to be a super helpful person. He is always willing to help and has great advice. By the way, Your build looks great.
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02-02-2016, 11:42 PM | #2 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Thanks guys I appreciate the complements. I really enjoy doing these trucks for a living and this is an unusual build that I may not ever get in my shop, so its nice to have a hand in these types of builds even if its just making a fill tube or giving advice.
As for the build its a very nicely done build for a truck that has significance in our truck history. Its nice to see someone taking the pains to do it right and not just pouring Bondo in spots they don't want to fix. |
02-02-2016, 11:57 PM | #3 |
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Fountain, I agree, Dave is very knowledgable and helpful. And thank you for your kind words.
LOW AD, every time I need to update my signature line I refer to the instructions Ogre put together here.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...80#post6253380. I want to check out your build and will go find it. Dave, my Metalmeet buddies would never let me live down using bondo. and as far as advice, I am non-ego driven with open ears. Thanks for your help and kind words. I will get the additional information you requested Friday night or Saturday. Guys, it is pretty difficult to do what Dave is doing to help with a fill pipe due to the lack of information he has. My fault, not his. And I know we will get it figured out. Thanks again Dave. |
02-03-2016, 12:10 AM | #4 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Thanks for the advice on the signature line but i was lost at step one!!!! Computers hate me and i dont like computers for the most part!! I'm very proud of myself that I figured out how to start my own build thread and post pics! Guess my posts wont have a link to my build!!!
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02-03-2016, 01:08 AM | #6 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Thanks for the kind words AD, my extended cab now lives in Australia. I see you live in Oblong. Ive been wanting to go to the metal meet for years, used to spend a lot of time on the metal meet site. One of these years i'll make there
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02-03-2016, 06:40 AM | #7 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Hey Doug, moving along nicely. Finally got me hook up at the home for internet. It's about 4:30 here, so I'm trying to catch up with my subs. Thanks for the call the other day. Your bud...Jim
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02-16-2016, 09:31 PM | #8 |
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Hey Low AD, hope you can make it to MetalMeet sometime! Folks from all around the world have and do attend.
Jim, Always great to talk with you. We will have to catch up soon. Over time the shop lights have been failing. New bulbs didn't help. Finally I was fed up with the poor lighting conditions and had 12 of these T5 lights put up. WOW! It is really bright in there now. |
02-16-2016, 09:38 PM | #9 |
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With the drivers seat pan in place, the fit at the back side was too high to connect easily with the floor step. A 16 gauge piece of metal would take up the thickness about right.
So, I laid out a piece the size needed, drilled it every 4 inches for plug welding before cutting out, welded it to the step on the floor, then reinstalled the seat pan and seat to measure for a steering column. |
02-16-2016, 09:41 PM | #10 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Wife and I spent a few days in Detroit and did some shopping on the way home.
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02-16-2016, 09:52 PM | #11 |
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The shopping list included a black powdercoated steering column, an upper mount for a 66 Chevy (I think) and one of the lower ball swivel mounts.
Yeah, I wimped out on making my own mounts and just wanted to get this part done. Of course, since the column was powdercoated, the upper mount didn't fit and needed some internal honing. The lower mount was already machined for the powder coated column and fit well. While I have used and liked ididit products since 1994 or so, the powdercoating on the column isn't very robust and marked very easily contacting the upper mount. To be fair, the edge of the upper mount is very sharp and maybe I caused the marring by being too forceful. The upper mount base still needs some metal work under dash on the left side. And the column was moved a bit to the left, centering it with the gauges so the lower exit will have a straighter access to the steering rack....once I revise the engine mount again. May get to that Saturday. |
02-16-2016, 10:11 PM | #12 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Nice progress. Awesome new T5's. Very bright in there.
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02-16-2016, 10:31 PM | #13 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Looks great Doug. What length column did you go with? I have an Ididit in my 48 and plan on going with the same for the 53. I was going to go with a steel one and paint it. Was the powder coat that much more?
Your progress looks great. Marc
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02-16-2016, 11:02 PM | #14 |
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Thanks Chizzler. The T5 lights are impressive and I can see what I am doing again.
Marc, The column is a 32 inch and the powdercoating was too expensive for what it is though I don't remember the prices. They did give me a 10% make you feel good discount. It just saves me the hassle of getting it painted. |
02-16-2016, 11:28 PM | #15 |
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looking real good. I feel your pain in the PCoating. The booster I got didn't seem robust either. If there is a way to save a penny people hop on it. the best saying I ever heard that could relate to many things, but def this industry is....."a steady nickel is better than a quick dime"
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02-16-2016, 11:39 PM | #16 |
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nice.
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02-17-2016, 04:40 AM | #17 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Nice. Being able to see with a nice bright shop is like having a third hand holding the flash light.
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Looking good Doug!
Nice bright shop again!! If you have the column still "open" at the top, can you show me how the turnlight switch comes in its original (middle) place? When you turn the steeringwheel back to the middle? Hope you understand what I mean, I think I miss that part... Was hoping to make something, but I can't figure out how it exactly works. Thanks!
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Doug, shop looks good and bright. Mark and I have been replacing my old one's with the new T-5's....Jim
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Thanks 99...I like that steady nickle approach. And I have a black pc booster on my list. Maybe I should stay away from the one from Pirate Jacks.
Thank you Iowaboy...if I keep fixing things I don't do right the first time maybe I will eventually get this one on the road. Lowers, thanks...the brightness difference is startling, and really shows the dirt. Hey Kees, thanks. When I get back to the shop I will take then post up a picture. I believe you are needing a look at the cancelling cam or mechanism. Jim, those lights are really incredible. Hope 10 years from now we don't find out they cause cataracts. Think I mentioned I need to do something with the upper mount as this one doesn't sit flat to the bottom of the dash. Will stare at it for awhile and either cut the dash or use a different upper. Last one I used the stock upper. For the Burb fuel fill Dave has whipped up this one. I know he put too much time into making it and I suggested it looks good, should work fine. If not is my fault and we will make it work. |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Those lights look great. A shop can NEVER have too many lights!!
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In your last pic, I see what I've been missing. If it isn't too much trouble can you show me the otherside of it? I think I have to make it myself, I work with a Grant adapter. I'm sorry to hyjack your thread, maybe better going to PM? Thanks Doug!!
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Mark, always appreciate your ideas and recommendations. Iceburgh, I am 300 miles from Rochelle though I do have friends up that way. |
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02-28-2016, 06:51 PM | #24 |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
OK, the first time I made the engine mounts I made sure I had decent room to run the intermediate shaft down to the steering gear. Then I decided to move the engine back 1 1/2" to make sure I had room for accessory. Don't do like me, just buy your radiator / fan and mock everything up to check clearance.
Anyway, with the engine back 1 1/2" I have plenty of room if I decide to run a front drive system. When I did that I lost focus on keeping the path clear for the intermediate shaft and put the engine mount right in the way. Yes, I could work around it with enough u-joints and I decided to just redo the mounts for the third time. Ordered up some Dirty Dingo universal slider mounts for this time. They are really nice pieces. |
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The frame side bracket for the mount from Dirty Dingo was still going to be in the way of the intermediate shaft and I needed a different solution for the frame side.
Donandal has an awesome build going and I had just looked at how he did his frame bracket, much like a cradle holding the rubber biscuit. So, I made use of a piece of 4" box tubing the same thickness as the Dirty Dingo bracket and my son in law whittled out a bracket with legs that extended over the top of the frame. If I did it again, I would have the bolt closer to the frame. In this case I will gusset under the mount .... and not get in the way of the intermediate shaft. |
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