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**Gregski** · 09-29-2021, 08:10 AM

so then we spent 9 hours figuring out exactly precisely which fan spacer to run in order to get the best air flow (pronounced protect our fingers from getting sliced off by the fan)

**Gregski** · 09-29-2021, 08:11 AM

mandatory stare and compare if you dare

**Gregski** · 09-29-2021, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue GMC

May be a little more help on this one as Your in my era now.

Awesome, lay it on me brother, any help is greatly appreciated, stick around for the door fitment episode!? ha ha

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:27 AM

cool, so you replaced the water pump and the radiator and fixed the cooling issue, what's next?

not so fast Tiger - it wasn't until we fixed and dialed in our distributor that the overheating problem went away

I believe we discovered that the old vacuum can was not vacuuming therefor not advancing the timing with manifold vacuum (highest at idle type of thing)

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:28 AM

mandatory stare and compare of the old not working/non adjustable vacuum canister and the new adjustable one

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:31 AM

then we Geeked out and replaced the weights and springs in our dizzy to really dial it in

and let me tell you she runs cold with only holy water in the rad now

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:34 AM

bruh, this is boring, don't you have some other bright ideas?

Me: "hold my beer!"

got the cargo light working

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:36 AM

also got the dome light working, sometimes ladies and gentlemen you gotstoo take the small victories, am I right or am I right?

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:38 AM

energized by my electrical prowls I decided to take it up a notch

[yes this is from my "In love with cheap digital gauges - era!"] (no idea why I'm quoting myself?)

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:41 AM

Warning: if you think my gauge bazel cluster thingie has seen better days you should have seen it wrapped in upholstery and full of glue before i cleaned it up

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:44 AM

yes one of the bottom four holes is crooked and no I did not cut it out like that, the PO must have done it, I would never hole saw a crooked hole (ha ha)

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 08:47 AM

OMG, this gauge cluster is Fugly, how do we tell him?

hold on there Sparky it's about to get a whole lot worse

it was a temporary solution so that we could take Dusty camping later on and not overheat or under charge the battery or God forbid go 97 in a 35 MPH zone type a thing

**Dieselwrencher** · 09-30-2021, 09:39 AM

What's your addy? I will send you a better bezel. Man turn that beaver loose out of your garage.

**Gregski** · 09-30-2021, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

What's your addy? I will send you a better bezel. Man turn that beaver loose out of your garage.

that's friggen hilarious, no doubt huh, I soooo appreciate the offer, but hold off for the separate follow up Dusty Build Thread II (aka the sequel - coming soon) you may not like the direction we are going, ha ha

**dagnabbitt** · 09-30-2021, 10:46 PM

Enjoying the build, and glad to get in on the ground floor at the beginning of a build thread of yours!

**Gregski** · 10-01-2021, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dagnabbitt

Enjoying the build, and glad to get in on the ground floor at the beginning of a build thread of yours!

I'm glad, and welcome, you won't be disappointed things are about to get exciting

**Dieselwrencher** · 10-01-2021, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregski

I'm glad, and welcome, you won't be disappointed things are about to get exciting

I'm in. Just don't say you're 2JZ swapping it.

**Gregski** · 10-01-2021, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

I'm in. Just don't say you're 2JZ swapping it.

Bwhaaa haa ha (that's the most underrated comment on here)

**Gregski** · 10-01-2021, 08:18 AM

so what is he going to do, the [ahem] suspense is killing me

did somebody say suspension?

Blue GMC · 10-01-2021, 08:40 AM

Now that doesn’t look too crazy not like it’s a set of switches to make Dusty jump

**Dieselwrencher** · 10-01-2021, 08:56 AM

Is the C notch and dropped spindles coming this afternoon?

**Gregski** · 10-01-2021, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Is the C notch and dropped spindles coming this afternoon?

ha ha there will be no C notching on this thread, I swear any time I see yet another C notch welded in a part of me cries like a baby nobody wants their truck in the weeds (and there goes half the readers)

**Gregski** · 10-01-2021, 11:50 AM

now before we did anything first we had the truck laser scanned for precise and exact measurements and rendered this to scale drawing

Note: if your truck does not match these specs exactly, check your truck, there must be something wrong with your truck

**Gregski** · 10-01-2021, 12:01 PM

so if I recall correctly (mind you we did this 3 years ago) but lost the pics and only recently found some of them, we done did the rear coils first, by the way I love the trailing arm rear suspension on these trucks, so unique

**Gregski** · 10-01-2021, 12:02 PM

alright, mandatory stare and compare

folks, does the stock rear coil spring look normal to you or does it look like it's been heated up and collapsed some? I ask because I don't know what they are supposed to look like, so any feedback is greatly appreciated

09-29-2021, 08:10 AM	#76
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project so then we spent 9 hours figuring out exactly precisely which fan spacer to run in order to get the best air flow (pronounced protect our fingers from getting sliced off by the fan) Attached Images

09-29-2021, 08:11 AM	#77
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project mandatory stare and compare if you dare Attached Images

09-30-2021, 08:27 AM	#79
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project cool, so you replaced the water pump and the radiator and fixed the cooling issue, what's next? not so fast Tiger - it wasn't until we fixed and dialed in our distributor that the overheating problem went away I believe we discovered that the old vacuum can was not vacuuming therefor not advancing the timing with manifold vacuum (highest at idle type of thing) Attached Images

09-30-2021, 08:28 AM	#80
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project mandatory stare and compare of the old not working/non adjustable vacuum canister and the new adjustable one Attached Images

09-30-2021, 08:31 AM	#81
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck then we Geeked out and replaced the weights and springs in our dizzy to really dial it in and let me tell you she runs cold with only holy water in the rad now Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 11-16-2021 at 10:34 AM.

09-30-2021, 08:34 AM	#82
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck bruh, this is boring, don't you have some other bright ideas? Me: "hold my beer!" got the cargo light working Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 11-16-2021 at 10:34 AM.

09-30-2021, 08:36 AM	#83
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck also got the dome light working, sometimes ladies and gentlemen you gotstoo take the small victories, am I right or am I right? Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 11-16-2021 at 10:35 AM.

09-30-2021, 08:38 AM	#84
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck energized by my electrical prowls I decided to take it up a notch [yes this is from my "In love with cheap digital gauges - era!"] (no idea why I'm quoting myself?) Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 11-16-2021 at 10:39 AM.

09-30-2021, 08:41 AM	#85
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck Warning: if you think my gauge bazel cluster thingie has seen better days you should have seen it wrapped in upholstery and full of glue before i cleaned it up Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 11-16-2021 at 10:39 AM.

09-30-2021, 08:44 AM	#86
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project yes one of the bottom four holes is crooked and no I did not cut it out like that, the PO must have done it, I would never hole saw a crooked hole (ha ha) Attached Images

09-30-2021, 08:47 AM	#87
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project OMG, this gauge cluster is Fugly, how do we tell him? hold on there Sparky it's about to get a whole lot worse it was a temporary solution so that we could take Dusty camping later on and not overheat or under charge the battery or God forbid go 97 in a 35 MPH zone type a thing Attached Images

09-30-2021, 09:39 AM	#88
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,142	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project What's your addy? I will send you a better bezel. Man turn that beaver loose out of your garage. __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

09-30-2021, 10:46 PM	#90
dagnabbitt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,456	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project Enjoying the build, and glad to get in on the ground floor at the beginning of a build thread of yours! __________________ DAVE Edmonton, Alberta 1959 Apache 1967 K20 1968 C20 1970 C10 1972 GMC 2500 1981 C10

10-01-2021, 08:18 AM	#94
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project so what is he going to do, the [ahem] suspense is killing me did somebody say suspension? Attached Images

10-01-2021, 08:40 AM	#95
Blue GMC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 384	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project Now that doesn’t look too crazy not like it’s a set of switches to make Dusty jump



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10-01-2021, 08:56 AM	#96
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,142	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project Is the C notch and dropped spindles coming this afternoon? __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

10-01-2021, 11:50 AM	#98
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project now before we did anything first we had the truck laser scanned for precise and exact measurements and rendered this to scale drawing Note: if your truck does not match these specs exactly, check your truck, there must be something wrong with your truck Attached Images

10-01-2021, 12:01 PM	#99
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project so if I recall correctly (mind you we did this 3 years ago) but lost the pics and only recently found some of them, we done did the rear coils first, by the way I love the trailing arm rear suspension on these trucks, so unique Attached Images

10-01-2021, 12:02 PM	#100
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,861	Re: My Dusty 71 GMC a Mother & Son Project alright, mandatory stare and compare folks, does the stock rear coil spring look normal to you or does it look like it's been heated up and collapsed some? I ask because I don't know what they are supposed to look like, so any feedback is greatly appreciated Attached Images

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