10-15-2008, 11:10 PM | #101 |
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10-20-2008, 11:36 PM | #102 |
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I charged the A/C system today and it all went perfect a cool 37 degrees....
Having an issue with my tranny now hopefully it will be solved in the next few days and off to the body shop again to finish repainting the outside and getting my new wheels which I still cant decide on..
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10-21-2008, 08:02 AM | #103 |
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I think it looks good the way it is. why not stay with the wheels you have? they're a classic, and look like they belong on the truck.
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They do look good I need to get new center caps and the wheels are faded even thou I had them polished I am looking into changing the look a bit even thou I kept the same paint scheme.... Thanks for the nice comment....
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10-21-2008, 10:07 PM | #105 |
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Your truck looks absolutely sick. I have a 72 Cheyenne Super I'm resto-modding and was unsure about sticking with the two tone. After seeing your truck there isnt a doubt in my mind. Also, congrats on the new one, my son is 9 months old and will get my Super when he's old (and mature) enough to enjoy it. Keep up the good work, I'm drooling.
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10-21-2008, 10:43 PM | #106 | |
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Thank you very much for the nice comments.....I wanted the truck to look stock everywhere except when it is running or with the hood opened.....
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10-21-2008, 10:51 PM | #107 |
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Well she is all finished up for the time being time to start driving it and breaking the motor in. Right now I am just thinking what wheels to choose which I will make a descision soon I hope.
Things to do: Wheels and tires Back to the body shop to repaint doors, fenders and bed Do a mild stereo Well here she is all cleaned up and ready to drive it home. The drive home was beyond words every lite people admiring, thumbs up it drove awesome and I could actually see the gas needle go down as I pressed the accelerator...
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10-22-2008, 07:50 AM | #108 |
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Let me know if you decide on some new wheels and tires. I'd like to potentially buy the ones you have now. Glad to see it all together. Looks great.
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I am definetly getting new wheels just cant decide which ones, there have been several people interested in my wheels. I will post them in the sales section when I am ready to take them off. Also I will send pm's to those that are interested and I will sell them really cheap... thank you for you comments....
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10-22-2008, 09:21 AM | #110 |
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Looking Good Al.
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10-22-2008, 09:48 AM | #111 |
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Al that looks awesome! Where did you get those wire clips on the back of the heads?? Hows the fit of the headers?
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Thank you!!!!!!
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The wire clips are from home depot the electrical section .49 cents a piece.......The headers fit great the only complaint on my part is that I have to use the shorty spark plugs...
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10-23-2008, 12:58 AM | #113 |
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Hey Big Al..long time since i last wrote, but iv'e been keeping with your thread. The truck is looking amazing. just wanted to congratulate you on your progress. I need to get to work on mine. Thanks for posting your build. It motivates and helps many of us with our builds. Take care brother. MisterE
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Mr E. How are you? It is definetly not easy staying motivated but mind over matter it works for me sometimes... I will be continue to watch your progress,,,take care... Albert
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10-28-2008, 02:26 PM | #115 |
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this truck looks great Big Al...i was curious on the part number for the march setup. It looks great.
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Thanks for the compliment,,,, Here is the link for my march pulley setup http://www.marchperf.com/pg64.html
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10-29-2008, 01:36 PM | #117 |
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After driving the truck a few days here and there I brought it back to my shop to rejet the carburator which was five minutes to do. I also had the same ol tires balanced and the truck aligned. The aligment on this is a royal pain since we dont ever see this kind of suspension. Anyhow lets see how the bucket drives and hopefully nothing else will surface.....
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10-29-2008, 06:34 PM | #118 |
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Well boys and girls for now this thing is done.....All aligned new inner and outer tie rods till january or till my my wheels come in then I will go from there. It definetly has been pretty easy considering what some people go thru sometimes. all cleaned up and ready to go into my garage till the weekend....
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Looks good bro!
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GREAT job Big Al!!!
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Looks GREAT!!! What is the total drop and tire size in the last pic.I love the way it sits. To me it looks like a factory hotrod pickup! SWEET!
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Thank you very much for your compliments. The drop is a 3 front and four rear.The tire size I cant remember off the top of my head but I will post it tonight when I get home as the truck is at home.
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Bet it sure is nice to have it home!
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11-14-2008, 07:13 PM | #125 |
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The current tire sizes are 255-50-r17 on the front and 275-50-17 in the rear..Hope it helps..
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