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68w/sbc406 · 01-01-2005, 10:29 PM

these are pics of what i did today. very straight forward, i read longhorn man's write up and i thought it would be more difficult but it was done in 45 minutes, and that was only because i didnt have the donor piece from the truck for the horn so i had to sodder (sp?) the wire to the spring, but all works

**Canadian694x4** · 01-01-2005, 10:51 PM

Sweet, Whatcha gonna do with the old wheel?

68w/sbc406 · 01-01-2005, 10:53 PM

let it sit the garage and collect dust unles someone wants it

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 12:31 AM

pic

Longhorn Man · 01-02-2005, 01:05 AM

Sweet...I just have one question.... WTF is the red thing covering where your ignition switch goes?

The wheel kicks ass doesn't it? Pulls it away from your chest a little, and is WAY more comefortable.

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 01:21 AM

its a start button out of a Hond@ S2000. i turn my key to the auxiliary position then the button lights up (it says 'ENGINE START') and i push the button

the ignition i made a bracket for and is moved under the dash. you can see the key hanging in the red square. the turn signal lever is close to the wheel, if i would have known that i would have taken it off and done a little 'adjustment' to it to have more clearance but it all works.

Longhorn Man · 01-02-2005, 01:29 AM

interesting indeed.
As for the turn signal...I never really noticed that. I wonder if the PO might have bent yours back a little.

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 01:36 AM

i can barely fit my finger between the wheel and the lever. are the wheels you used the same as this one??? maybe they have a different dish to em. this one measured 4 1/16 from rim to base. my original was 5 3/4

HOTFUN · 01-02-2005, 02:15 AM

68w
I'll take another look at how bad mine is tomorrow since I haven't looked at it for 6 months. I'll let you know tomorrow about your old wheel. Thanks, Mark

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 02:25 AM

sounds good

me3 · 01-02-2005, 03:26 AM

68w/sbc406- the gauge you put in the dash did you use a hole saw to cut the hole? I am a little afraid of cracking something. My hole saw is for wood got some pretty big teeth.

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 03:59 AM

yeah it was a hole saw for wood. just go slow and it will mostly melt though. then i needed to take a flapper wheel and a die grinder and make it bigger cause the hole saw i had was a little too small. and if it cracks, i have seen these particular clusters go for like 15 bucks on e bay. thats my water gauge, i got the oil presure on the other side

NPilot1975 · 01-02-2005, 09:08 AM

I like your start button. I was thinking of doing the same thing on my truck. Guess I can't be the first now. LOL Did you use the original ignition switch under the dash? Was it easy to wire up? How much was the switch?

I noticed it on the new Viper engined Dodge Ram and liked the idea.

Longhorn Man · 01-02-2005, 10:03 AM

It sounds like your lever has been bent. I can't recall exactly how much room I had, but it was more than that.

stickshift_or_walk · 01-02-2005, 11:15 AM

Nice shop table. Me likes Goats...

Thanks for the write up/pics...will be useful. I had a the same clearance problem with the turn signal on a plain-old Grant wheel. Pretty stock truck, don't think the lever was tweaked previously.

SSOW

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by NPilot1975

I like your start button. I was thinking of doing the same thing on my truck. Guess I can't be the first now. LOL Did you use the original ignition switch under the dash? Was it easy to wire up? How much was the switch?

I noticed it on the new Viper engined Dodge Ram and liked the idea.

yeah it is the orininal switch under the dash, i bought a relay so i would run all the starting juice through the button, then i cut the wire that runs to the starter (purple if i remember) so that the original couldnt start it and it was simple. the 4 wires were IIRC a switched power, a wire to the botton, a ground and to starter. i think the button was 38 bucks, but that was with my moms discount. the hardest thing was finding something that would plug onto the switch and finding which prongs i needed to hook to (it doesnt come with a diagram) radio shack had some stuff for plugs.

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

It sounds like your lever has been bent. I can't recall exactly how much room I had, but it was more than that.

HMMMMMMMMMMM maybe yours was bent???

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Originally Posted by stickshift_or_walk

Nice shop table. Me likes Goats...

Thanks for the write up/pics...will be useful. I had a the same clearance problem with the turn signal on a plain-old Grant wheel. Pretty stock truck, don't think the lever was tweaked previously.

SSOW

that car needs some help bad!!! i love that thing but my parents cant afford to do what they want to it so they havent done anything to it

it has a 400 with a M22 and a rock crusher rear end (dont know much about rear ends but have heard those are d@mn good) we have factory front disc brakes for it in the cabnets. but the PO (my bio-dad) was a %$#@%#@$% (but thats a whole nother board in its self) had the trunk sand blasted and didnt clean out the rocker panels so sand soaks up water and....well this car doesnt have rockers anymore, or floor boards for that matter. motor was rebuilt 7 years ago, but has since sat there cause my step dad (my real dad) is kinda lazy and hasnt done a valve adjustment so he can start it again after he had the rad re cored and a new water pump added.
o its a 67 if you couldnt tell

muddpile · 01-02-2005, 03:18 PM

Anyone know what a good diameter and backspacing is for a 72 without tilt? I was thinking of a wheel that is about 14" with 3 3/4" dish, but if it interferes with the turn signal arm I won't bother. I suppose there is also the shifter to worry about too. I will be switching to a billet shifter too, whether that makes a difference.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33703

That's the shifter I'd be using with that wheel.

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 03:35 PM

well that wheel has a dish of a little over 4 inches, not sure about the diameter, i didnt check that. as far as the turn signal, just bend it a little, and i cant help you with the auto shifter, i dont have one

Longhorn Man · 01-02-2005, 05:01 PM

Yeah, when you remove the wheel, you'll see there is one screw holding the turn signal lever on. you can remove that and bend it a little to make it straight instead of bent towards you, or if you wanted, you could even put it on backwards and have it so you'll never accidently hit it...but I wouldn't know why you'd wanna do that.

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 05:15 PM

yeah when i first got my truck my auto canceler didnt work so i have already replaced that piece that it screws to. my dad bought a wheel puller so i could fix it. i am glad he did cause i think that i am still the only one to use it and i have owned my truck for 3 years. thanks for the write up andy, and the help on all other projects you have comented on.

Blue Beard · 01-02-2005, 05:22 PM

If that's a 2dr GTO, I'd like to have a table like that...

68w/sbc406 · 01-02-2005, 10:42 PM

they dont make 4dr GTOs. they have hard top, post, and convertable. that one is a hard top which i think looks better but the posts have a lower production number

01-01-2005, 10:29 PM	#1
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	what i did today these are pics of what i did today. very straight forward, i read longhorn man's write up and i thought it would be more difficult but it was done in 45 minutes, and that was only because i didnt have the donor piece from the truck for the horn so i had to sodder (sp?) the wire to the spring, but all works Attached Images __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-01-2005, 10:51 PM	#2
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	Sweet, Whatcha gonna do with the old wheel? __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

01-01-2005, 10:53 PM	#3
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	let it sit the garage and collect dust unles someone wants it __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-02-2005, 12:31 AM	#4
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	pic Attached Images __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-02-2005, 01:21 AM	#6
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	its a start button out of a Hond@ S2000. i turn my key to the auxiliary position then the button lights up (it says 'ENGINE START') and i push the button the ignition i made a bracket for and is moved under the dash. you can see the key hanging in the red square. the turn signal lever is close to the wheel, if i would have known that i would have taken it off and done a little 'adjustment' to it to have more clearance but it all works. Attached Images __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-02-2005, 01:05 AM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Sweet...I just have one question.... WTF is the red thing covering where your ignition switch goes? The wheel kicks ass doesn't it? Pulls it away from your chest a little, and is WAY more comefortable.

01-02-2005, 01:29 AM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	interesting indeed. As for the turn signal...I never really noticed that. I wonder if the PO might have bent yours back a little.

01-02-2005, 01:36 AM	#8
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	i can barely fit my finger between the wheel and the lever. are the wheels you used the same as this one??? maybe they have a different dish to em. this one measured 4 1/16 from rim to base. my original was 5 3/4 __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-02-2005, 02:15 AM	#9
HOTFUN Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 2,145	68w I'll take another look at how bad mine is tomorrow since I haven't looked at it for 6 months. I'll let you know tomorrow about your old wheel. Thanks, Mark __________________ '66 CST BBW swb fleet 327 fac ac '67 CST 4x4 swb 327 stepside project '72 Cheyenne K20 50k original '72 Cheyenne Super K20 project '73 Sierra swb 4x4 frame off in paint stage '74 Cheyenne Super swb w/16k actual '71 & 72 Cheyenne K10 4x4 swb's '70 426 HEMICUDA conv SHAKER 4 sp Dana 60 '60 Impala conv 327 PG fac ac loaded 3rd owner '72 GMC K2500 4x4 '59 Apache CST BBW fleetside swb 283 '73 ElCamino SS LS1 T56 true SS bucket tach '76 ElCamino SS 52k survivor '87 Grand National 41k True 2nd to last built in 1987. '86 K30 454 SRW fleetside CA since new '88 Trans Am GTA 39k bought new 2018 DEMON plum crazy @ 840HP! "Need for speed"

01-02-2005, 02:25 AM	#10
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	sounds good __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-02-2005, 03:26 AM	#11
me3 hart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: hell nebraska Posts: 115	68w/sbc406- the gauge you put in the dash did you use a hole saw to cut the hole? I am a little afraid of cracking something. My hole saw is for wood got some pretty big teeth.

01-02-2005, 03:59 AM	#12
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	yeah it was a hole saw for wood. just go slow and it will mostly melt though. then i needed to take a flapper wheel and a die grinder and make it bigger cause the hole saw i had was a little too small. and if it cracks, i have seen these particular clusters go for like 15 bucks on e bay. thats my water gauge, i got the oil presure on the other side __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-02-2005, 09:08 AM	#13
NPilot1975 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Plymouth, MA Posts: 891	I like your start button. I was thinking of doing the same thing on my truck. Guess I can't be the first now. LOL Did you use the original ignition switch under the dash? Was it easy to wire up? How much was the switch? I noticed it on the new Viper engined Dodge Ram and liked the idea. __________________ 1972 Blazer body...need to get a thread started for the rest of the story

01-02-2005, 10:03 AM	#14
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	It sounds like your lever has been bent. I can't recall exactly how much room I had, but it was more than that. Attached Images

01-02-2005, 11:15 AM	#15
stickshift_or_walk Left Foot Functioning Join Date: May 2004 Location: Duncan, OK Posts: 348	Nice shop table. Me likes Goats... Thanks for the write up/pics...will be useful. I had a the same clearance problem with the turn signal on a plain-old Grant wheel. Pretty stock truck, don't think the lever was tweaked previously. SSOW __________________ 69 C10 (#1 son's ride) 72 C20 (Dad's farm truck) 82 K30 (Ex - brush pumper project)



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01-02-2005, 03:18 PM	#17
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Anyone know what a good diameter and backspacing is for a 72 without tilt? I was thinking of a wheel that is about 14" with 3 3/4" dish, but if it interferes with the turn signal arm I won't bother. I suppose there is also the shifter to worry about too. I will be switching to a billet shifter too, whether that makes a difference. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33703 That's the shifter I'd be using with that wheel. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

01-02-2005, 03:35 PM	#18
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	well that wheel has a dish of a little over 4 inches, not sure about the diameter, i didnt check that. as far as the turn signal, just bend it a little, and i cant help you with the auto shifter, i dont have one __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-02-2005, 05:01 PM	#19
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Yeah, when you remove the wheel, you'll see there is one screw holding the turn signal lever on. you can remove that and bend it a little to make it straight instead of bent towards you, or if you wanted, you could even put it on backwards and have it so you'll never accidently hit it...but I wouldn't know why you'd wanna do that.

01-02-2005, 05:15 PM	#20
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	yeah when i first got my truck my auto canceler didnt work so i have already replaced that piece that it screws to. my dad bought a wheel puller so i could fix it. i am glad he did cause i think that i am still the only one to use it and i have owned my truck for 3 years. thanks for the write up andy, and the help on all other projects you have comented on. __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-02-2005, 05:22 PM	#21
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01-02-2005, 10:42 PM	#22
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	they dont make 4dr GTOs. they have hard top, post, and convertable. that one is a hard top which i think looks better but the posts have a lower production number __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

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