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03-30-2017, 10:17 PM | #1 |
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Re: My 42 Project
That looks so cool. I am having my fiberglass fenders delivered tomorrow. I can hardly wait to paint them. I wonder if the holes are pre drilled
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Thanks Joedoh, it is a fun driver!
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I was with the truck this AM and took a measurement from the bottom of the Mar-K to the bottom of the rear fender looked like 8 3/4" how does that sound!
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04-06-2017, 04:47 PM | #4 |
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Thanks hewittca for checking out my project. Thanks solidaxle that looks very close. It lines up the front and rear of the fender thru the center of the wheel
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Solidaxle, those fenders you put on your truck are much nicer then mine. Mine are pretty flat on the outer curve and not much lip at the fender edge. Where did you get them?
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I will look and see if I can find the receipt.............. hold your breath !!
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Finally painted the fenders and tailgate
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Installed
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I am digging the green even more
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So besides getting the body done, I finished the brake and directional. Added a cooling fan to assist the water pump fan blade. I had a holley 600 on it and it was having problems. Swaped an Edelbrock 600 and runs fine. has good vacuum with the luminati cam. I has a lot of exceleration. I was doing my timing and had no marks. Found out it was behind the waterpump. Short pump doesn't work for that. Took the front apart cut a new TDC on the dampener. Put it all back together done. Running about 8 degrees of timing. Might go a little more after a road trip or two. Still need to hook up a wire to my 700r4 for lockout.
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01-17-2018, 11:52 PM | #11 |
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gorgeous work! those fiberglass fenders sure turned out nice!
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Glad you made a decision on the fenders they look great
Well we are having some water leaks in the "milliondollar radiator" and I don't remember how much trouble it is to remove the front end, I have slept too many times since mock-up. Fenders to running boards, hood, core support, cooling lines and rad hoses what am I forgetting?
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I know the pain. If you don't pull it all apart, you will scratch the paint on something. yeah trans lines, radiator hoses, cooling fan, wire harness, front fenders, hood. Wow that is some work.
Thanks Joedoh
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Took the truck out for a ride. Very soft ride with stock suspension. Brakes work nice. That motor may have way too much horse power for the stock front end. I may have to change the steering to a rack or vega box or mustang 2.
The steering is tight but its almost like the wheels are off the ground. Maybe a steering dampener might do the trick
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Can you dial in a few more degrees of castor?
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@solidaxle, I will check that out. It makes perfect sense, that could be it.
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Got some 15 inch wheels and some wide whites
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looks outstanding doc!
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Thank you. I am working on loose ends and DMV and then its drive time
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New bumper and brackets installed
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What a sweet truck! Still kicking myself in the butt for selling mine...
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good googly moogly thats beautiful
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Time fly's by and other projects get in the way, and now its time to fix some problems. The carb 1404 keeps draining so I thought. I pulled the top of the carb off and sure enough the carb was almost empty. Did some research and found out that fuel in California evaporates and boils at 180 degrees. Since this engine runs about 195 to 200 means it was boiling out after being turned off. I installed a insulator under the carb and that should take care of that. The next problem is, as I was reading that I might have too much pressure at the carb because of the after market fuel pump. So I put in a fuel regulator. I opened it all the way and it showed 2 lbs of pressure. Gezzz. So I am changing the fuel pump today and see what happens. I also have been working on the headliner. What a pain in the ass a two piece headliner is. Any tips let me know. Thanks
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I got a few Purolator fuel pumps at a swap meet. The one I put in the truck supposedly checked at the factory only puts out 2 lbs. The next one puts out 6. Good enough for the Edelbrock carb. I am replacing the accelerator cable, it somehow broke the casing. Next project is the 700r4 wiring for the lockout
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Here are the pics
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