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ok then
watever you want to believe :ito:
if you want to put a q-jet on it you need to have a spread bore intake like this
http://www.hotrodhotline.com/nuprod/...es/holley4.jpg

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Woah gage calm down. ;P

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what did i say, you have to lay a gasket down and make sure the secondaries will clear, some time witha flap wheel and a die grinder will make it work it doesnt.

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i dont think your gonna take enough out of that intake to make it clear
plus i wouldnt grind on an intake just to make the throttle plates clear

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Well got the truck in the shop today to start working on it:

The new tailgate on
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy13.jpg

Me doing some body work.

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy18.jpg

Pulled the hood off to straigthen it but ended up painting the bottom :P

Before:
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy19.jpg

One very angry jeff. He kept going I hate this. lol
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy17.jpg

After I think it turned out good:
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy20.jpg

Pulled off the alternator to look for the engine #s but decided to clean it:
Before:
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy14.jpg

After:
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy15.jpg

Heres the before of the bracket:
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy16.jpg

Didnt grab a after but I painted it black in short.

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Good Job looks like its coming along. I was on CL and saw this http://lawrence.craigslist.org/pts/1492429879.html Get a grand together and get this I bet you could get it for $900 remember use your age as an advantage . I always pull the "Come on cut a young hotrodder a deal" card when buying stuff at swapmeets.

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Lol thanks dude. I may look into that if I can make the money. lol.

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Got some more done. Painted the hood hinges. Took forever to get all the grease off...

Before:
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy22.jpg

After:
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy21.jpg

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Update.

Got some work done on one of the fenders.

Heres before I started:
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy23.jpg

Here it is hanging ready to be painted. (ran out of paint)
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy24.jpg


Lol So I was bored and decided to work on my new battery box. Heres the battery box that was on it lol and the bungee cords bailing twine and zipties were part of it.
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy26.jpg

Heres the box I made. I think it looks pretty good. The welds arent the prettiest but I never claimed to be a pro. lol
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy25.jpg

PROGRESS!!:metal:

Re: 1980 chevy long bed!
 

well you got a decent looking truck your working on. is that weiland intake what your going to use?

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looking good

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Yeah thats the intake. Hopefully it will have a Holley carb sitting on it before to long :P

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yeah hopefully it will! Now it's off to the garage to get it.

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i like the battery box :D

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I think Im favoring the old one more :P

I got that one mounted Ill have to post some pics of it.

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Nice truck, I might use the battery box idea.

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Thanks for the comploments.
Heres some pictures. I just went and took them so sorry About the quality.

I used the original bracket from the battery box that mounted to the front and welded it to the box in a few places.
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy27.jpg

Heres were I added a lil bracket to bolt it to the tire well. I just drilled a hole and used a small bolt.
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy28.jpg

Heres how it sits. It is suprisingly really sturdy. I like it. Ill paint it when I pull the fender and the wheel well to paint.
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...x4/Chevy29.jpg

Hopes this helps.

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When you get a chance you need to change out that red negative wire!

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Why?

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my negative terminal is red whats wrong with that

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just dont mix the 2 up and cross them over. That's a good way to fry some stuff!

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The clips they connect to the terminals are red/black. So I can tell witch is witch.

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mine wont reach to the positive side

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That.. Might be a problem.

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no the negative wont reach the positive side