Iced Green dream

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by PipsC10

They are the larger stock mounts. I had to trim the rubber a little for them to fit right.
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So the 4 core rad mounts? Thanks

[PipsC10]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

congrats that will make it much easier, since mine has been home it has helped so much even if i only get 30 mins a day to work on it ...i am making progress, plus just being able to get an idea and then you can walk out in the garage and see if the idea will work, i sure have enjoyed having mine home !

No doubt! I have already managed to do a few small things with my spare time and have found myself walking into the garage to visualize ideas.

[PipsC10]

Love having my truck at home. Air compressor installed and fuel line alomost done. Starting routing my air lines also. More pics to follow.

[67cheby]

nice clean work !!

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by PipsC10

Love having my truck at home. Air compressor installed and fuel line alomost done. Starting routing my air lines also. More pics to follow.

Is that a pump or filter for the fuel? Love how clean it looks, have any addl photos? I am at this point in my build as well, needing air and fuel lines ran. Looking for ideas. Keep it up man

[PipsC10]

Thanks guys. It's a filter. I chose not to run an electric pump. I will get more pics up as soon as I can..

[PipsC10]

Put my hood on for a test fit, cant seem to get the center of the hood where the cowl is to sit flush. Any suggestions? I am the furthest thing from a body man. Got my solenoids mounted, I decided to mount them behind the rear end. No particular reason why, other than I did not want the air exhaust in the cab. I also got my sport mirrors mounted.

[sleepertruck72]

Thats some Nice clean work you do bro I cant see any problem with the hood but Im sure youll get it figured out Awesome progress

[PipsC10]

Fixed my hood issues. Not sure why but one of my hoods just wouldn't sit down in the middle of the cowl. Put the hood back on that came with the cab and front clip I'm using and the issues are gone. Today I ordered a lot of parts. I'm hoping to fire this thing up by march. Realistically i should be able to fire it up soon. I really don't need anhything else now, just time to put it back in running order. I have a feeling my work schedule is going to keep me occupied for the next few months with little time to work on the truck, but having it at home is definitely helping my progress. I ordered a powder coated water pump, powder coated alternator and took all my pullies and brackets to the powder coater today. My driveline should be here next week along with my ride height sensors and brake lines for my rear end. I decided not to run the billet specialties tru trac system. I just couldn't pull the trigger it was crazy expensive. Nice unit, just out of my price range for now. My AC won't be in until I get my original cab finished anyway. Man I hope to have some updates with photos soon. Until then, stay out of trouble.
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[67cheby]

You can get a nice march serpentine pulley system for aroun 700
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[PipsC10]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

You can get a nice march serpentine pulley system for aroun 700
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I'll have to take a look at them. I think using my original pullies is going to work out good and fit the look I'm after for now. I really don't want anything to polish, that's why I liked the black anodized stuff from bil specialties. I really like their AC compressor manifold too.
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[67cheby]

My march system is powder coated black also. Wish I had it on to shoot you a pic
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[PipsC10]

Did you powder coat it yourself or can you order them that way?
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[67cheby]

ordered them that way , i have the mid mount serpentine system

[PipsC10]

here is a pic of the water pump and alternator I am going to run. May change the color of the alternator pully

[67cheby]

i love the way they did the case on that alt, smooth with the little grooves in it ! i have a polished waterpump that i think i am going to satin finish as well as the alt case, both satin finished polished alum with the black fans and pulleys

[PipsC10]

OK so I have changed my mind once again. Im getting good at this. I started to look at my brackets and pullys that I had lined up to put on and I didnt like the way things were headed. My alternator and PS pump would have all been to one side of the motor with nothing on the passenger side. I started looking at pullys and brackets that would even things out. My PS bracket was bulky and Im not even sure what it came from. I thought it was original to the truck I pulled it from but now I'm thinking it wasnt. It had a chevelle pully on the pump. Anyway, I decided to run the billet specialties mid mount serpentine set up. It doesnt come in black so I will probably powder coat it as soon as Im sick of polishing it. I guess when I get it mounted up I will see how it looks. I have always tried to stay clear of the polished aluminum stuff, but they say it has a clear powder coat over the polishing so maybe it wont be that bad. Once my water pump gets here, another 2 weeks, I will mount it all up and see how she looks. This will finally finish off my motor minus a few fittings and adapters.

[PipsC10]

my driveline should be done this week, as soon as it is I'm dropping it off to the powder coater with my other stuff that's already there. I decided while I was waiting on parts to finally get around to putting my AC dash in my original cab. I got the dash from board member Rokcrln. It went in fairly easy being that I have little expeirence messing with stuff like this. I did some research on the board and followed the steps everyone else took. Just drilled out the factory spot welds, a little grinding and tacked the new one in. I'm actually quite happy with how it turned out. All I have for now is a cell phone pic.

[VA72C10]

Nice work on the dash! That was the pulley setup I was considering. From what I've read they hold up pretty well with the clear coat as long as no chemicals/gas get on them...

[PipsC10]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Nice work on the dash! That was the pulley setup I was considering. From what I've read they hold up pretty well with the clear coat as long as no chemicals/gas get on them...

Good to know. I'm hoping the polish is easy to maintain. I may end up really liking the polished stuff on the front of the motor. I know for sure I would like black so having the powder coat option as a back up is good.
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[PipsC10]

Pully's came in and I will definitely be powder coating them. Just going to be too much maintenance for me. Just taking them out of the packaging got them all smudged up. Going to drop them and the brackets off on Friday.

[creepdogg]

Originally Posted by PipsC10

Pully's came in and I will definitely be powder coating them. Just going to be too much maintenance for me. Just taking them out of the packaging got them all smudged up. Going to drop them and the brackets off on Friday.

Photos???

[PipsC10]

Originally Posted by creepdogg

Photos???

Not on the motor yet, still waiting for my water pump and alternator to arrive. I think they are still a week or 2 away, special order stuff. As soon as I get them in and the pully's back I will mount everything up. I'll post some pics of the pullys as they are now tonight.

[PipsC10]

Got the alternator but the water pump was pushed out at least another 2 weeks with no guarantees. I cancelled it and ordered a different one that has already shipped. I will get it Tuesday. Monday morning I pick up my drive line and pullies from the powder coater. Looking forward to seeing how they turned out. I also got my ride height sensors in and I am going to start to install them soon. Little at a time. My goal is April 20th. I already put in for the entire week off from work in preparation to get this thing back on the road.
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[PipsC10]

pullys on, not the greatest picture