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I know what you mean about the perfectionist part. In my build I kind of have to take a lot of time on everything or I will be stuck with nothing to do until I save up more money. So in a way I'm glad I'm not able to have all the parts at my disposal. keep up the good work, and if your going to do it, why not do it right like you have been, if you dont fix it like you want you will regret it later
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Nice build....
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Well not much going on in truck land. I have been busy doing all sorts of other stuff and haven't had a lot of time to work on the truck. I did get the cab corners done and dad bought a new door and I got that fitted pretty nice. He also ordered new chrome and hardware stuff for the door so I will install that after paint. I put the cab back on the frame last weekend so that I could get the steering column mounted and figure out what we are going to do for seats. My mom bought some seats out of an Explorer but dad doesn't really like them but I think we are still going to use them. They will have to be cut down to look right. I ran a battery to them and gave them a "test" drive...lol. Anyway here are a couple of pictures from last weekend.
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Good to hear from you. Thanks for the update! Looks good.
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Bernie, is that a NEW, NEW door !!
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that 572 is going to purr so nicely.. once you get done post up a video so we can hear it :)
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I got a little done today. I got the steering column in and also the throttle pedal. The steering column needs a little detail stuff but it is in. Now we can order the u-joints and shafts. Here are a couple of pictures.
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your truck is looking good, nothing beats a big block I have a tweaked 454 in my 71 vette there is no mistaking a big block sound. here are a few pics of my steering setup. we have the same firewall and steering column and MII steering but mine is located a little to the left to clear my 5.3 maybe you can get some idea on the universals. I used a universal at the rack with built in shock absorbing to act as a rag joint, also I had to add a support to make things smooth. they recomend one anytime you use a 2 u joints or a double u joint. good luck
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...teering003.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...teering002.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...teering001.jpg |
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Hey Bernie, Your making some good progress on the truck and it's really coming together well! Have you and your Dad picked a color yet?
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nice bernie your steering seems to fit in well i like your headers. whats the plan for the trans shift? lots of guys are having issues with it clearing the brake arm. mine seemed to work out well with a simple bend in the linkage to clear. looks to me like your steering it a bit farther over than mine. you might want to think about a shift cable.
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Looks great!:metal:
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Thanks for the compliments they are what keeps me going. If our truck comes out half as nice as yours I will be thrilled. Bernie |
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Thanks, Hey I lived off other peoples pictures on here, and I asked questions. If there is anything that you need more detail of I have lots more pictures or I can take what you need. I am starting to feel like I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and it's not that damn train...lol. Bernie |
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Looks sweet in your truck. I hope to have mine mocked up this weekend. Where do you plan to get your U joints and shaft from? |
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NIce work! Can not wait to see it all come together!!
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Bernie can you tell me what the length of your steering column bracket is if you recall?
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Mark, I am going to have to take a look at it this weekend. The truck is at my dads and I usually only go down there on the weekends. I will measure it for you. I am thinking it is about a 4 inches. Are you looking for the center of the column to the mounting flange? I made the rectangle block to adapt the mount to the original holes on the truck. One thing I noticed was the original column cutout is not centered between the gauges so when I put this column it is in the same location as the original but it was comfortable with where I have the seat located. I thought about centering it but wasn't sure if it would be to far over. Anyone else done that?
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I think they are measured to length from end to end.
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