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It was so good to meet you last week Chris!
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More “little things”. It has a good running motor, but it was ug-ly. Stripped it down and treated it to a rattle can rebuild and a new set of valve covers. Also replaced and re-routed a bunch of stuff. With the new plug wires, there’s no longer a miss and with a new coolant sender, the temp gauge now works :chevy:
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Yes, before anyone asks, I will paint the booster/master :lol:
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Real nice, Chris!!! That simple stuff goes a long way towards making it more appealing, not to mention operating better.
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More little things: - booster/master painted, installed new reservoir cap - correct not-chrome air cleaner lid (needs paint) - new wheel center caps, polished the wheels/lugnuts/hubs - aligned the hood at cowl area via the hinges (personal pet peeve that drives me nuts. I’ve seen high-end builds with the sticky-uppy hood and it ruins the look of the whole truck...) - and brightened up the tailgate with white letters to match the soon to be white hardtop It will never be perfect, but it’s looking soooo much better now :chevy: |
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That looks great...I need to get those things taken care of too...I kinda fall into the rut of concentrating on the big picture and lose sight of the little detail things that look great & fill in the gaps between the big, labor intensive jobs. Thanks for the positive reminder! :cool:
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Looking really good Chris! I’m lost on the whole wheel discussion, but I have no doubt that you have a vision and a plan.
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More little things: the shocks were junk, so I slapped on a set of KYBs. Bit of a pain, as apparently there are lots of the old, white gas-a-just shocks still sitting on vendors’ shelves. Had to send two back, and go through two different suppliers to finally get four silver shocks, as mix-matched shocks just won’t cut it :lol:
Also freshened up the gauges and got the previously non-functioning temp and fuel readouts working. Temp gauge was disconnected under hood, and once connected, did not work at all. New sending unit fixed her up. Fuel gauge was likewise acting weird, swapped in a fresh sender, new fuel sock, re-wired the ground, and replaced fuel hoses while I had the tank out. Put in $50 worth of corn-free non-ethanol fuel and the dash reads 3/4 full :chevy: |
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There’s just something about a fresh coat of 521 white that makes me smile :D
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Great improvement!!!
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Looks MUCH better!
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looks good!
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As for the bug, I may have tricked you a bit. It’s my wife’s ‘66 in bahama blue, though I hung a set of “rare” ‘67-only towel racks on the rear bumper. It’s a great little car that has had a decent restoration. It has been a dead reliable interim toy while we search for her ‘69 Camaro. Amazing how much fun you can have driving with only 40hp. Only pics I have available on my phone: |
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You blazer looks amazing! Any chance you’ll be adding the lower mouldings? I think that would complete the look.
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Seriously, where do they get off charging people money for this hot garbage?! The normal aftermarket filler neck grommet basically disintegrated. The new one oozes quality. Buy from Classic Heartbeat once and buy it for life. No joke, the grommet is $10 and carries a lifetime warranty :metal:
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Wow, Chris! It's really taking shape...like I said in a previous post, it didn't look bad before but it just looks that much better now! :cool:
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Truck is looking awesome Chris! Any prep on the top other than a spray of the 521 after a thorough cleaning?
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Well, this one went down the road today, sorry to get everyone excited about nothing. Maybe another time...
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sold???
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It looks way better with your touches on it! Sad to see it go, though...
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