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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
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Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. ![]() RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 |
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
Only problem is, I need to figure out what I'm going to do with my life now that I've "grown up"...
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
If you're even remotely like me your wife will solve that dilemma for you.
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Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. ![]() RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 |
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
Thank you for your service beautiful truck
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
Oh it's coming....just hoping to finish the Corvette before she kicks me out and tells me not to come back until I have a job!
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
Finally got around to building a paddle board rack for the Suburban using the "Quick N Easy" clamps I bought years ago from another forum member. I used the thickest walled 1" aluminum tube I could get from McMaster Carr for the cross bars, and while it flexes slightly when I cinch down the ratchet straps, it's plenty sturdy. I've been daily driving the truck all week with the board on the roof, making regular excursions down the river after dropping the kids at school in the morning. No issues at all, even up to 70 mph. Photos were taken right after I had to race a line of thunderstorms back up river....not ideal, but I made it and the line passed quickly.
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Thanks Woody...my sister lives in Burbank so I'm familiar...love the beach, but not my scene at all, especially these days!
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
Thought I'd throw this out there for anyone still following along that might be experiencing similar issues....
Since moving to Texas two years ago, I've been having intermittent hot start issues in the Suburban in the summer. It would always start when cold, albeit with a little excessive cranking, but in the summer, when warm, it wouldn't start. I'd have to wait for it to cool down....sometimes to the tune of over an hour in the grocery store parking lot (fortunately, the HEB by us has a bar with draught beer). I read wires, replaced a solenoid on my Power Master starter, and nothing solved the problem. As I've been researching, and recently purchased, an 80 series Land Cruiser (actually a Lexus LX450....dont tell anyone), I had been surfing the LC80 forums and came across a local guy who was having the same issue with his '93 Cruiser. Turns out that when wires get hot, the resistance of the wire goes up, sometimes significantly....thus affecting the amperage going to the starter. His solution was to use the power wire from his ignition switch to trigger a relay, sending power to the starter solenoid. I just completed the same mod to my ignition system using a Kaizen Speed solid state relay and 10 AWG TXL wire for the leads coming from the battery to the relay and the relay to the solenoid. All I can say is WOW! The truck cranks and fires like a new truck, hot or cold. No delay, no continued cranking. I dont know what the amperage drop in the old wiring was, but it's definitely getting all the sauce now. Hopefully this helps someone else out.
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
[QUOTE=FLYNAVY30;9219747]Thought I'd throw this out there for anyone still following along that might be experiencing similar issues....[QUOTE]
Hi Greg…When I was a kid, I put a 402 out of a ‘72 C/10 into my ‘65 GTO and had the same issues even though I lived in the cool So Cal beach area. My “smarter” friend said to put a bigger wire on it, so I wired in 10 gauge wires between a separate H/D toggle switch and the solenoid (cheapest way due to no money)…and never had an issue again. When I bought my ‘72 Suburban from the original owner, I noticed that there was a “Ford” style solenoid installed near the battery…and I believe this also acts as a relay to handle the load going through 4 gauge cables? I have never had a heat-soak issue with the 454, and I attribute that to the solenoid. Nothing to add to your post…just concurring. Woody |
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