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**COBALT** · 04-30-2003, 12:21 AM

I've been recovering from surgery for the last week. I can't work on my truck for another two weeks, and I have all this to do:

1. Change heater fittings (driving me nuts just thinking about them).
2. Fix heater control to heater box (heat's stuck on right now).
3. Get new motor mounts.
4. Get my new ceramic coated headers (yee haw).
5. Get a new fuel pump.
6. Tune my new carburetor I managed to just get bolted on before this whole surgery thing started (this one's driving me crazy too).
7. Pull the old exhaust manifolds.
8. Pull starter and clean-up/maintain.
9. Replace motor mounts.
10. Replace fuel pump.
11. Put on new headers.
12. Drive to muffler shop to have pipes welded onto reducers to mufflers....

No fair.

barn9 · 04-30-2003, 12:27 AM

Just a thought, while you are pulling the old starter off and changing headers, it would be the ideal time to go with a mini-starter so the new headers don't screw with the old one. Once you heal up of course, hehee! Take it easy and get well for now though.

70 longbed · 04-30-2003, 12:32 AM

Barn9,

What is, and where can I get this mini-starter?

Alex Hayley · 04-30-2003, 12:36 AM

Which headers did you end up getting and where?

O'l Buck · 04-30-2003, 12:55 AM

I hear ya, I had gall bladder surgery when I was almost done with my last engine swap. 2 days later I put the starter back on........bad idea......i was sore for 2 days after that.

71-longbed · 04-30-2003, 03:42 AM

take it easy man .... your truck will still be there after you make a speedy recovery.... don't cause yourself more pain than needed... man im starting to sound like my mom .....

**Palf70Step** · 04-30-2003, 05:25 AM

Good Luck with the healing process. I am told the healing process accelerates in direct relationship to the level of moping and whining you direct at the wife.

Take Care.

**old Rusty C10** · 04-30-2003, 09:58 AM

thought we covered thisin the gen discussion post???????hell after gallbladder surgery im not even allower to use my power sander to sand surface rust off the tailgate i have int he garage even if the kid puts it on horses for me

jays68yak · 04-30-2003, 10:10 AM

I hope you get better soon so that you can work on your truck...

The mini starters can be had at any parts house or ebay or summit or jegs. I use this one in both my suburban and my lemans. This one here

**COBALT** · 04-30-2003, 08:16 PM

Sorry rust, I guess I kinda double posted.

The mini starter is not a bad idea. I'm going to look into it.

As for whoever wanted to know what I finally went with I'm getting the Flowtech Ceramic coated headers:

31500FLT

$200 from Summit. No one has come close to that price yet.

Class of 69 · 04-30-2003, 09:10 PM

I believe Summit has the mini starters. I was under my 95 K1500 a couple weeks a go to change oil...it seems to have a smaller starter on it from the factory. It might get transplanted into the 69, as I got headers for it from Summit too!!

04-30-2003, 12:21 AM	#1
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Can't work on my truck.... I've been recovering from surgery for the last week. I can't work on my truck for another two weeks, and I have all this to do: 1. Change heater fittings (driving me nuts just thinking about them). 2. Fix heater control to heater box (heat's stuck on right now). 3. Get new motor mounts. 4. Get my new ceramic coated headers (yee haw). 5. Get a new fuel pump. 6. Tune my new carburetor I managed to just get bolted on before this whole surgery thing started (this one's driving me crazy too). 7. Pull the old exhaust manifolds. 8. Pull starter and clean-up/maintain. 9. Replace motor mounts. 10. Replace fuel pump. 11. Put on new headers. 12. Drive to muffler shop to have pipes welded onto reducers to mufflers.... No fair. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

04-30-2003, 12:27 AM	#2
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Just a thought, while you are pulling the old starter off and changing headers, it would be the ideal time to go with a mini-starter so the new headers don't screw with the old one. Once you heal up of course, hehee! Take it easy and get well for now though. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

04-30-2003, 12:32 AM	#3
70 longbed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 489	Barn9, What is, and where can I get this mini-starter? __________________ Keith 70 CST longbed in progress. Hoping to get it back on the road soon.

04-30-2003, 12:55 AM	#5
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	I hear ya, I had gall bladder surgery when I was almost done with my last engine swap. 2 days later I put the starter back on........bad idea......i was sore for 2 days after that. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

04-30-2003, 03:42 AM	#6
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	take it easy man .... your truck will still be there after you make a speedy recovery.... don't cause yourself more pain than needed... man im starting to sound like my mom ..... __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

04-30-2003, 12:36 AM	#4
Alex Hayley Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NC Posts: 987	Which headers did you end up getting and where?

04-30-2003, 05:25 AM	#7
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	Good Luck with the healing process. I am told the healing process accelerates in direct relationship to the level of moping and whining you direct at the wife. Take Care. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

04-30-2003, 09:58 AM	#8
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,313	thought we covered thisin the gen discussion post???????hell after gallbladder surgery im not even allower to use my power sander to sand surface rust off the tailgate i have int he garage even if the kid puts it on horses for me __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

04-30-2003, 10:10 AM	#9
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,453	I hope you get better soon so that you can work on your truck... The mini starters can be had at any parts house or ebay or summit or jegs. I use this one in both my suburban and my lemans. This one here __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

04-30-2003, 08:16 PM	#10
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Sorry rust, I guess I kinda double posted. The mini starter is not a bad idea. I'm going to look into it. As for whoever wanted to know what I finally went with I'm getting the Flowtech Ceramic coated headers: 31500FLT $200 from Summit. No one has come close to that price yet. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

04-30-2003, 09:10 PM	#11
Class of 69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stillwater MN Posts: 1,166	I believe Summit has the mini starters. I was under my 95 K1500 a couple weeks a go to change oil...it seems to have a smaller starter on it from the factory. It might get transplanted into the 69, as I got headers for it from Summit too!! __________________ 69 GMC K10 ..some restoration required....still..



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