Originally Posted by dweikum (Post 8911346)

Working to solve leaky exhaust issues that I inherited...the [studs] from manifold to exhaust were non-existant, the bolts used needed to be tightened daily, so that had to change. After installing studs, a compression plug that was in the hole for the flapper blew out, had to order that and pull the manifolds to drill out the hole and re-plug...manifolds needed to come of at some point anyway as there was also a leak on the forward exhaust port, so pulled the manifolds and found that the gasket was not breached at the exhaust port as I suspected. Turns out the intake manifold face stood above the exhaust manifold face by a fair amount. The bolts bonding the manifolds together were NOT coming out without a fight (that I did not want to lose), so I applied a little redneck machine shop skills and brought out the belt sander to even the faces out. Lots of steel dust later I had a fairly consistent face ready to reinstall.

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This is all temporary as it's all going away in favor of a more modern setup as soon as I can get parts ordered.

Finishing up the install after work today, hope to have her back on the road by dinner time.

Originally Posted by Steeveedee (Post 8911644)

Is the engine new/recently rebuilt? If not, I really hope that you put new freeze plugs in the head.

Originally Posted by dweikum (Post 8911847)

The head was recently rebuilt, so new freeze plugs are assumed.

Originally Posted by 60short (Post 8912572)

installed some new fog lamps

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Originally Posted by Canadian63GMC (Post 8912600)

Cleaned the old 1975 454 I have for the build... looks great although there is a tear down/build up in the future...

Originally Posted by dweikum (Post 8913183)

Picked up the front end from a 72 C10, with torsion bar. Looks like plenty of life left in those rotors, had factory AC/Delco shocks on it so maybe low miles. Gets a power wash this morning and start pulling it apart.

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Also scored a nice collapsible tilt-column out of a 67 Riviera with a floor shifter. Was a good day for parts. :)

Originally Posted by forestb (Post 8913320)

Torsion bar? Looks like coils to me. Do you mean sway bar?

Originally Posted by dweikum (Post 8912386)

Picked up a very nice cherry picker last night to assist with the '72 front end swap. No Origami folding monkeys here...this thing is substantial.

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I had a guy offer to rent it from me on the drive home...makes it an even better investment!

Originally Posted by forestb (Post 8913320)

Torsion bar? Looks like coils to me. Do you mean sway bar?

Originally Posted by LostMy65 (Post 8913441)

Yeah, I think he meant sway bar. But technically the sway bar works under torsion. :)

Originally Posted by LostMy65 (Post 8913442)

I like that setup on your cherry picker.

Originally Posted by roll_the_dice (Post 8913820)

Cleaned up my plug wires with a new wire loom...no more burned wires!

Originally Posted by dweikum (Post 8913824)

Very nice!

Originally Posted by 62bagger (Post 8913886)

looks great!