The 283 Rebuild Begins

[jason65]

I know what you mean. I'v been chiping away at the little stuff to. You thread reads like it's running and driveing well. Good to hear it.

[protrash64]

Glad to see you both are getting little stuff done.......wanna come over and play with some sandpaper??

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by protrash64

.....wanna come over and play with some sandpaper??

Sure, if we can do some welding patches on the corners of my doors.

Mac.

[protrash64]

No problem

[MacAttack]

First oil change coming this Saturday, after the Donut Derelicts.

300 miles on the new motor.

Mac.

[4dranch]

hows your electrical doing, after all the night mares?

[MacAttack]

The drama is under control in the electrical department.

The ammeter was toast. Don't care. Going with a volt meter. Shopping for a three-holer below the dash gauge sheetmetal (preferably the 2-1/16" diameter SW oldschool type), so I can have an Auto Meter unit like the oil pressure and water temp units.

The only gauge that's functioning in the old cluster presently is the fuel.

The truck's got a job now - helping my boy in his landscaping business, so I'm pretty satisfied now that all the lights, inside and out, work.

We put a new Mexican blanket seat cover on the old girl - which is cool and now I'm looking for a proper fit rubber floor mat (heavy duty), so I can trim up the sheet metal hole for the shifter and put my custom boot on the goose neck shifter.

Mac.

[justcuz]

F 19 250 my 61's license plate
M 43 601 my 63's license plate

I have not owned these trucks for over 30 years but still remember the plate numbers.

I read somewhere that somebody made plastic glove boxes. A nice plastic one would last a long time if it did not get brittle and crack.

I think the old cardboard gloveboxes are a pain!

[4dranch]

Originally Posted by MacAttack

now I'm looking for a proper fit rubber floor mat (heavy duty), Mac.

Check with Tony (Lilred) he had a rubber mat a few months back.
Heres a link to what Tony had or may still have.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=314092

[jason65]

What colors of serape did you get?

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by jason65

What colors of serape did you get?

Pretty wild - neon colors. I'll shoot it tonight, along with the hump, so Tony has something to eyeball regarding my floor mat idea, and post them tomorrow.

[MacAttack]

New seat cover material.....

[MacAttack]

We're official now........

[4dranch]

Looks cool Mac, I really like the clean job you did on the floor cut out for your shifter.

[jason65]

Wow! That thing is bright. I like that shifter. If my Hurst shifter ever goes out I think I'll have to look into one of those.

[jason65]

I checked out your car club website. Looks like a good time.

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by 4dranch

Looks cool Mac, I really like the clean job you did on the floor cut out for your shifter.

Yeah, I used a drilled hole to define the corners and a Radiac wheel to cut the straight parts out. Guessed where the shifter tower and linkage was going to land and was only off about 1/2 inch - forward. Cleaned everything up and installed the power-train, then towed the C-10 up to the transmission guy.

Unfortunately, they decided to use a massive pair of tin snips and hacked the corner closest to the driver - wanting to create just a bit more clearance. Cool thing was - they didn't charge me for leaving the jagged sheetmetal sticking up in two places!

I'll clean all that junk up before I put my custom boot on the goose-neck.

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by jason65

Wow! That thing is bright. I like that shifter. If my Hurst shifter ever goes out I think I'll have to look into one of those.

Thanks - I like the shifter too - especially after putting that .090 thick rubber sheet under the two linkage towers. Can barely hear the transmission any more, and that's without a floor mat and the shifter boot installed.

The shifter isn't cheap: About $235.00 from a local rod shop, but as I work in a machine/grind shop - I can tell you the hardware and fit are AAA.

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by jason65

I checked out your car club website. Looks like a good time.

Yep - it's very informal, but quite a gathering most weekends.

The only things they get testy about is burn-outs, exhibition of speed and/or noise, and those damn thumping stereos. Ticking off the neighbors (home owners and businesses) is a major 'No-No' with the organizers, and you can hardly blame them for that.

Mac.

[daverod]

Good to see you driving. I'm still waiting for spring.

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by daverod

Good to see you driving. I'm still waiting for spring.

What I'm enjoying now, that the rings are seated and the bearings seem comfortable, is 'going through the gears' with the old school shifter. Not anything radical - but enough to have fun building up speed pretty quickly.

Mac.

[daverod]

I've only put about 300 yards on my 3 speed since I got it fixed. Manuals are fun. I think thats why I had to get it fixed. Alittle to much fun.

[MacAttack]

Oil change completed - oil was very clean with no particulates detected. The old filter was tight to the adapter, but I've got one of those Pennzoil filter wrenches to get it started. Truck runs great.

Now my next mission is the rubber floor mat buy.

Mac.

[jason65]

Glad to hear it's running good Mac.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by MacAttack

Oil change completed - oil was very clean with no particulates detected. The old filter was tight to the adapter, but I've got one of those Pennzoil filter wrenches to get it started. Truck runs great.

Now my next mission is the rubber floor mat buy.

Mac.

Sounds like good news to me.