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**8man** · 06-05-2023, 08:07 AM

And how did that bleeding go? Got brakes?

**Gregski** · 06-05-2023, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 8man

And how did that bleeding go? Got brakes?

not yet, thank you for asking, first we have to stroll together through adapter, reducer, inverter flare fitting hell

I think the OEM master cylinder runs 1/4 brake lines and my Wilwood proportioning valve wants 3/16 so I had to order some fittings accordingly, and of course NAPA closed at 5 pm on Sunday although their sign on the door says 7 pm and Oh'Really and AutoZone were completely useless

**Gregski** · 06-06-2023, 10:14 AM

"If at first you don't succeed, try again, if you still fail, try again, if it still doesn't work, quit, give up, go do something else"
~ The Good Enuff Garage

Electric C10 - Give Me A Brake

enjoy...

**8man** · 06-06-2023, 10:41 AM

Wow! What a PITA. Good luck with the manual conversion.

72 tigger · 06-07-2023, 05:56 AM

Great video!
Really hope you can make it work

**Gregski** · 06-07-2023, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8man

Wow! What a PITA. Good luck with the manual conversion.

thank you the parts are starting to arrive

**Gregski** · 06-07-2023, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Great video!
Really hope you can make it work

thanks Kirk, I love the years of your trucks in your signature!

**Gregski** · 06-07-2023, 11:34 PM

I swear I can now make brake lines in my sleep, sometimes I even put both fittings on them!

**396ci** · 06-08-2023, 08:43 AM

Looking good! Glad to see you've had the time to get back on it.

**Gregski** · 06-08-2023, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 396ci

Looking good! Glad to see you've had the time to get back on it.

I need my garage back so I can do the brakes on our daughters Mazda 3

**Gregski** · 06-08-2023, 10:31 PM

happy to report brakes are done and all working, son helped me bleed 'em! thank you Michael you won't hear me talk about them ever again, sheesh enuff of that, we have an electric truck to build!

**8man** · 06-09-2023, 10:33 AM

Congratulations to you and Michael.

**Gregski** · 06-10-2023, 08:47 PM

A quick update on the truck and what we are doing today

This Is Done!

**Gregski** · 06-10-2023, 08:54 PM

round peg square hole, how does that go?

**Gregski** · 06-10-2023, 08:55 PM

so you cut off the square part and what do you have left?

you can't make this stuff up folks:

**Gregski** · 06-11-2023, 09:28 AM

and the Toyota Prius electric power steering is back in

**Gregski** · 06-11-2023, 10:16 AM

got the Toyota Prius electric power steering installed short video

Truck Update: Steering

**8man** · 06-11-2023, 11:07 AM

Moving along now!

**Gregski** · 06-12-2023, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8man

Moving along now!

thanks Robert, yes indeed, I need to go look at what you've been up to

**Gregski** · 06-12-2023, 11:14 AM

Gen 1 Chevy Volt charger and DC DC converter, keeping the Chevy GMC, Lexus, BMW, Prius, Honda, Tesla all stock for the purists

DC DC converter serves a similar role to an alternator except it takes high voltage from the big battery pack say 360 volts and reduces it to 14.5 volts or there abouts in order to charge the "12 volt" regular car battery

Why not just use a regular automotive alternator?
This would result in a lot of losses. Lets follow the power chain. We would start at the high voltage battery, feed DC power from it to our Inverter where we would change it to AC power to spin the AC electric motor, then the electric motor would have to spin the alternator using a belt, then the alternator would harness that kinetic (ie motion energy) I think again starting with AC and have to convert it to DC to feed it into our DC car battery.

Remember electricity lives in batteries in the form of DC (Direct Current not AC Alternating Current) it lives in the walls of your house as AC) yes Robert this will be on the quiz

**8man** · 06-12-2023, 11:26 AM

What I heard was it's going to have AC, a necessary commodity around here.

Oh, and about that quiz....

**Gregski** · 06-12-2023, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8man

What I heard was it's going to have AC, a necessary commodity around here.

Oh, and about that quiz....

ha ha, we build Hot Rods around here sir, which means, no power windows, no power seats, NO heated seats, no friggen automatic TILT steering columns, no radios, and no AC, oh and no vanity mirrors on the visors, almost forgot that one

**8man** · 06-12-2023, 11:37 AM

Ahh, hard core!

No ac in 100 with 98% humidity on a road trip proves it.

**Gregski** · 06-13-2023, 08:57 AM

got a new windshield installed, took the guy three hours, so glad I farmed this out, quoted me $330 but I paid him $400 I don't think he'll do one of these ol' Chevys for a while l0l I'm sharing what I paid cause the quotes I received were all over the place

here's a link to a C10 gest a new windshield

**8man** · 06-13-2023, 09:20 AM

What are the seats out of?

You are getting close to cruising around in the heat.

06-05-2023, 08:07 AM	#1526
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,380	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck And how did that bleeding go? Got brakes? __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

06-06-2023, 10:14 AM	#1528
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck "If at first you don't succeed, try again, if you still fail, try again, if it still doesn't work, quit, give up, go do something else" ~ The Good Enuff Garage Electric C10 - Give Me A Brake enjoy... Attached Images

06-06-2023, 10:41 AM	#1529
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,380	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck Wow! What a PITA. Good luck with the manual conversion. __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

06-07-2023, 05:56 AM	#1530
72 tigger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,254	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck Great video! Really hope you can make it work __________________ 71 C10 72 K20 72 K10 Super Kirk

06-07-2023, 11:34 PM	#1533
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck I swear I can now make brake lines in my sleep, sometimes I even put both fittings on them! Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 06-08-2023 at 09:54 PM.

06-08-2023, 08:43 AM	#1534
396ci Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 806	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck Looking good! Glad to see you've had the time to get back on it. __________________ Brian XNGH ECV Chapter 58 1972 Jimmy / Blazer Project 2wd 1974 Chevy Crew Cab Shorty

06-08-2023, 10:31 PM	#1536
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck happy to report brakes are done and all working, son helped me bleed 'em! thank you Michael you won't hear me talk about them ever again, sheesh enuff of that, we have an electric truck to build! Attached Images

06-09-2023, 10:33 AM	#1537
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,380	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck Congratulations to you and Michael. __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

06-10-2023, 08:47 PM	#1538
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck A quick update on the truck and what we are doing today This Is Done! Attached Images

06-10-2023, 08:54 PM	#1539
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck round peg square hole, how does that go? Attached Images

06-10-2023, 08:55 PM	#1540
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck so you cut off the square part and what do you have left? you can't make this stuff up folks: Attached Images

06-11-2023, 09:28 AM	#1541
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck and the Toyota Prius electric power steering is back in Attached Images

06-11-2023, 10:16 AM	#1542
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck got the Toyota Prius electric power steering installed short video Truck Update: Steering Attached Images

06-11-2023, 11:07 AM	#1543
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,380	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck Moving along now! __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

06-12-2023, 11:14 AM	#1545
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck Gen 1 Chevy Volt charger and DC DC converter, keeping the Chevy GMC, Lexus, BMW, Prius, Honda, Tesla all stock for the purists DC DC converter serves a similar role to an alternator except it takes high voltage from the big battery pack say 360 volts and reduces it to 14.5 volts or there abouts in order to charge the "12 volt" regular car battery Why not just use a regular automotive alternator? This would result in a lot of losses. Lets follow the power chain. We would start at the high voltage battery, feed DC power from it to our Inverter where we would change it to AC power to spin the AC electric motor, then the electric motor would have to spin the alternator using a belt, then the alternator would harness that kinetic (ie motion energy) I think again starting with AC and have to convert it to DC to feed it into our DC car battery. Remember electricity lives in batteries in the form of DC (Direct Current not AC Alternating Current) it lives in the walls of your house as AC) yes Robert this will be on the quiz Attached Images



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06-12-2023, 11:26 AM	#1546
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,380	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck What I heard was it's going to have AC, a necessary commodity around here. Oh, and about that quiz.... __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

06-12-2023, 11:37 AM	#1548
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,380	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck Ahh, hard core! No ac in 100 with 98% humidity on a road trip proves it. __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

06-13-2023, 08:57 AM	#1549
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,870	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck got a new windshield installed, took the guy three hours, so glad I farmed this out, quoted me $330 but I paid him $400 I don't think he'll do one of these ol' Chevys for a while l0l I'm sharing what I paid cause the quotes I received were all over the place here's a link to a C10 gest a new windshield Attached Images

06-13-2023, 09:20 AM	#1550
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,380	Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck What are the seats out of? You are getting close to cruising around in the heat. __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

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