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Re: A '54 named Busty
put the Grant wheel back on today and made sure everything worked, it's a simple setup with only a turn signal cam and a horn
apparently the kit I had for it only covered all GM cars from 1812 till present but not the 58-62 Impala so I had to buy a different one nothing like grinding your new paint off the steering wheel to make it go Beep Beep! |
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Re: A '54 named Busty
But it's no visible and won't rust, I mean it never rains in southern California...
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First Fill Up! Well 10 gallons just to see if the fuel gauge works, it was reading Empty before.
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gas prices or not ... if someone ever convinced me and paid me enough to move to CA, (not actually possible) i'd be driving something pre-73 with a blower out the hood and a bumper stick "suck my exhaust"
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well done, that was a lot of wires to sort through, and you were successful. congratulations.
the truck look great there sitting at the pumps, looks mean without the hood.
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Well darn, what are you going to do now? You need another project....
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Well Forumners dare I say everything electronic works:
1. Headlights (both high and low beam) 2. Parking Lights (as front turn signals I put orange bulbs in 'em) 3. Tail Lights 4. Brake Lights 5. Reverse Lights 6. Brake Lights (as rear turn signals) 7. Dome Light 8. Gauge Lights 9. Horn (yeah I know, this may be like the first truck with a horn I ever owned) and yes it's got it's own relay 10. TCC aka the Torque Converter Clutch (this one was tricky because our trucks have an old style brake light switch so I used a reverse wired relay) and no I did not follow this guys video, lol How to wire TCC for PCM, ECM, ECU with break light positive. (RELAY) though using all red wire probably does save you some money, ha ha I am so happy, and I am so grateful for all you guys and gals for following along and encouraging me when I got down. Last edited by Gregski; 05-12-2021 at 11:09 AM. |
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now the real work can continue...
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Took her on the freeway for the first time today, and stretched her legs a little bit, only problem is terrible front suspension squeaking, sounds like I'm a Foster Farms driver transporting baby chicks! and this is after a hefty dose of silicon anti squeak spray, so I am open to ideas and suggestions on how to make it stop, please and thank you
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Do you have a heim joint supporting your steering shaft? Mine was squeaking and a little silicone lube took care of that.
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poured a little milk on the stock OEM intake manifold, this is one of a few parts GM didn't hit with the Ugly Stick too hard (just has that large ugly wire harness conduit opening on one side, otherwise it's nice and symmetrical)
I may do some plastic welding and delete that divot some day... possibly never First one to get the AC / DC reference wins $7 bucks in bit coin. Last edited by Gregski; 05-14-2021 at 04:30 PM. |
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I like that stuff, really works well.
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No, no seats. Used it on the dash and the black trim pieces on a 79 Jeep Cherokee.
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Back in black
I hit the sack I've been too long, I'm glad to be back Yes, I'm let loose From the noose That's kept me hanging about I've been looking at the sky 'Cause it's gettin' me high Forget the hearse 'cause I never die I got nine lives Cat's eyes Abusin' every one of them and running wild 'Cause I'm back Yes, I'm back Well, I'm back Yes, I'm back Well, I'm back, back Well, I'm back in black Yes, I'm back in black They should use it in a commercial.
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Hood went back on today, with the help of Pontiac Mike !
we also began to steel wool off some of that primer to reveal the pinata |
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Yeah! I won! And all those years ago, mom said listening to AC/DC would rot my brain.
Looking at Busty right after reading the Rusty thread just points out how different yet same your trucks are. Busty = Round body, LS motor, green paint with patina, black wheels-white letters out Rusty = Square body, LS motor, green paint, black wheels-black walls out You need to do a side by side glamour shot of your rigs. I'd vote for a calendar showing.
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Quote:
https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...postcount=5248 and you left out Dusty my '71 |
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on this episode of A Bad Idea, or... The Opposite Of A Bad Idea ?
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