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Well hell, that's really generous. If I ever get into another non-running project car I may have to take you up on that offer. |
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Gauges look really nice were they difficult to wire up?
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So I finally got around to getting my motor put back together. Funny how it took me a couple of hours to get the heads pulled off of it and to the machine shop with the hope of getting the heads back and the motor put together over the Thanksgiving break. Well, I did end up getting the heads back before Thanksgiving, but the assembly didn't get finished up till Christmas break.
Anyways, I got in my first successful test drives in the day after Christmas venturing out a bit further after each return trip home. I made a trip to the parts store to get some coolant to top off the radiator...I think it took me 30 minutes to get out of there. I still have a long list of things to do but for now, I think I'll mostly drive it. Come spring I'll be back at it with a couple small things done between now and then. Here's a short video I put together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRtkcPPpmJw https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mS...=w1370-h771-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8P...=w1370-h771-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6f...=w1370-h771-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZF...=w1370-h771-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ay...=w1370-h771-no |
Re: "Albert" -- 1949 AD, S10 Chassis
this is the fastest part of the year, so many things going on. truck sounds great! all that exhaust work really paid off
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Looks good, by the way the dummies name is Wilson
Keep on keepin on NC |
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congrats, looks and sounds great. the first runs are always the funnest/scariest.
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Congrat's! Very smooth first run. Looks and sounds great!
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Great work man, truck sounds amazing!
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Man it sounds and looks fantastic. Are you not running a prop valve in the brake system? The theory of not having one is there, just wondering how it is without one.
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What for? :lol:
I just swapped the pads in my 4600 lb family van and did the brake check down the street...of course i live in an unfinished development so I got that working for me. I mean, yeah it looks like you live on a nice well established neighborhood...oh, and its not like you don't get ice or anything this time of year in KC. I mean why be safe? :lol: You've done a great job on your build. It looks awesome! |
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Hmm I haven't looked too into running no prop valve but I will say on my 51' I have disc up front and drum in back and it stops like garbage. perhaps the drums need adjusted I dunno. I had the same exact setup on my 49' but with disc brakes all round and it stopped 10x's better. I can't figure out my problem. Iv rebled the brakes multiple times, I think maybe then need readjusted or..... take the prop off. I notice a difference in pedal after a while too, so one thought I had was a caliper hanging up, making the fluid hot and thus not working as they should. When you first drive it, it stops better then gets worse. anyway..... keep us posted cause I'm about to redo my whole truck at some point and the brake system is getting redone too.
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On another note, I've built my cab mounts off of your design. Thanks for all of the info, its really saved so much time finding my start points on various parts of the truck. |
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Congrats! If that really was the first drive, you were a lot more patient that a lot of us. My first test drive on the road was to a car show a few miles away. No lights, no glass, no seatbelts, no hood, no bumpers, no registration, no insurance, straight pipe, very minimal wiring, and a steel bed just laying in the back. I ran it up to about 70 MHP and accidentally let it drift over onto the rumble strip on the side of the highway and I swear I thougt it was coming apart. Loud as hell with the bed floor loose and no glass, and of course you could feel it in the steering wheel. Scared the hell out of me for a couple of seconds!
Sounds VERY good, looks great as well. Can't wait for my turn to "finish" mine (like they're ever finished!) and hit the road. |
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I'll be out driving it again this weekend, hopefully. I do need to bolt the bench seat down. I din't think that thing would slide around as much as it did.
In the meantime, check out Post 4 here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=710975 It's an article I found a while back that gives a good explanation brake system valves. |
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Must feel so good to finally be able to drive it.
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I love the truck and good job with the build!!! I wanted to see if you can provide the specs and where to get the LED's that you installed on the dash between the gauges? I am looking to do something similar.
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