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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III
wow that looks great, keep it up
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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III
Put some cardboard in front of the rad. Took about a half minute of head scratching but it can slide up from the bottom past the original seals and sit on the lip of the lower tank.
The other day I had it out and and when heading down the long hill past the dealership where this thing first entered service about fifty years ago, the cold light came on. With bare steel floors and door seals out of place this thing gets cold inside. Hopefully with the cardboard in place the engine can at least get up to normal operating temperature and the heater might run a little warmer. |
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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III
I installed new belts and a rad cap and overflow tank in my 64 GMC. Also made a drive by video. See ya!
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Thanks! lol Yeah, I'm happy I found them IN the air cleaner and not somewhere else. haha And its funny...this V6 sure has its own distinct sound...at 2500 RPM the tone kicks in...then after that it gets quiet. I reved the engine to almost 3400 rrpm and it sounded like 2500 rpm. lol
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Finished up detailing motor except for some minor stuff
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That came out looking really good schpeen!
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Bolted the bell housing ,motor mounts, and perches to the block. Got the location for the perches marked and holes drilled. Now I need longer bolts,lol. Block is freed up now to get this engine together now.
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This took much longer than I ever thought it would, but my brother and I finally got my cab in paint. We spent countless hours over a couple of years on weekends. All done in our garages, but at least we had access to a state of the art booth to spray.
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THAT looks great! The green color really pops.
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Very nice work. Looks like the same green I have picked out. Single stage paint or base/clear? How long before you paint the rest of the truck?
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I figured out how rig up some temporary header extensions to keep the hot exhaust from burning off the engine paint from the block. I'll run this until I get to the muffler shop to get the real pipes mounted up.
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With Martin's extra hands my cross member is now bolted in, and the drivers side LCA bolted in. The passenger side needs its ball joint to be removed as the LCA is damaged and will be replaced by the one that came from Paul "NevEno" once I push in the ball joint.
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visited the truck at the paint shop
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Got the engine stands bolted in and painted. Gonna start engine assembly tomorrow.
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Denton Texas Lookin Good.
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Took 2 hours to scrape (not finished) off one side of the front end. 50 years of buildup. Hey, at least it's not rusted. Lol
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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III
Well I needed to get a gearbox crossmember , as I have changed from straight 6 manual to a V8 with a TH350 auto box .
![]() The trouble with being in the UK the cost of shipping is far to expensive for such a heavy item . So £5 or $7.50 worth of steel from a local scrap yard . I decided to make one ![]() Well I managed to get my crossmember made today . ![]() ![]() This is with the gearbox mount in place ![]() What I did find was the C section I used on the ends is an inch shorter than the chassis rails , so instead of cutting and changing it . I decided that by using two half inch spacers , I have the option of raising the crossmember , depending were the spacers are placed . Tomorrow I plan on checking the clearance with the exhaust to see if I need to put some notches in , if it fits I will drill the holes and get it painted .
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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III
Finished completely redoing my front drums. Wheel cylinder on right was bad (locked up on me while driving nearly making me mess my britches) so thought it would be best to replace everything: drums, wheel cylinders, springs, bearings, shoes, and hoses. First time I had ever worked on drum brakes and packed bearings. SloMoe now drives smooth and stops smooth!
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