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Holding the tape measure level, and measuring center to center i have 10 5/8 inches.:metal:

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Perfect. Both measurements were right on for me - thanks for the help buddy! :metal: Now I just need to redrill the back two holes and I'll be good to go. :smoke:

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Any time!:metal:

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Been a while since I have been on, lots of progress made.
My Boyd tank leaked, out of the box, and after it was all mounted up and full of gas.

He fixed it, but we had to ship it back and forth, etc.

Might want to fill yours with water or something and check it out.

You will need to take lots of pictures to show mating the new trans and stuff to the old frame.
You'll be a hero later.
It should get it's own thread.

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Thanks for the heads up with the tank, I'll do that.

Wish I had more time, I really enjoy working on the truck. Spending most of my free time coaching my son's All-Star baseball team. No complaints, life is good.

Just trying to get my brakes completed so I can move on to my tranny, transfer case and engine. Not overly complicated just tedious. Finally figured out where all the lines go so I'm trying to get everything mounted now. I think I am going to have to cut and weld my rear disc brake brackets to provide more clearance.

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Got the engine Xmember mounted today thanks to your help. Turns out I only had to redrill the bottom two holes on each side so it was easier than I thought. Unfortunately, I scratched up the inside of my frame a little getting the Xmember mounted. :mad: I may have to touch that up down the line. :crazy:

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Somthing tells me that when this truck is finished it will be shown under the word "perfection" in the dictonary! Glad that i could have helped, allbe it in a small way.

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Probably a simple answer but can anyone tell me why these brake/fuel line clips have the pointed portion on the back? Some have it - some don't. :confused:

Afraid to mount them until I figure that out. Thanks.

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My guess is that that tab goes in a guide hole in the frame?

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I ended up flatening them out before instalation. I couldnt find a use for them. My stock clamps did not have them. I hope i didnt goof it up.:lol:

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I think that is what I am going to do. Inline tube probably uses the same clips for all their kits and these have a use on another vehicle. Thanks guys. :metal:

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the bolt depot.com is also a good source for bolts at really good prices,Ive bought lots of grade 8 stuff from them also lots of stainless steel bolts for my boat and motorcycle projects ;)

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the good thing about paint is its easy to fix especially on something big like a frame,small powder coated parts can be stripped and repaired much easier than a frame or axle housing in my experiance anyway ;)

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Good advice. I've used boltdepot.com for some weird stuff before and have already touched up some minor stuff on the frame without too much hassle. Thanks.

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Just checking in to see if you remembered you are building a truck.;)

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LMAO! Ya, I remember. :haha: I am the defensive coordinator for my son's 10U football team (he is #44) and working on my PhD @ NC State so time is a little scarce these days. But no complaints. I'm getting to spend a lot of time with my boy and the truck isn't going anywhere. Hopefully when I get this next floor installed (this pic is of the one I just installed) and stop messing with my yard I'll be able to get back at it.

Are you having better luck than me getting some work done?

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Whoa!!! He looks mean! Thats cool he is in football, we have only been involved in motocross, it seemed there was no time for other sports with all of the training, boo hoo for me right:lol:. We have had small gains but nothing substantial. By the way, that floor looks bad a$%:metal:. Just keep us posted! Tell your boy to knock the snot bubbles out of them:lol:.Here is a pic of were all our time and money has gone, with love of course;). Good luck on that degree,life and the truck.:metal:

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Man your floor looks awesome! Tell your son to knock em out! :lol:

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That looks fun. Working on the truck is great but it doesn't hold a candle to working with my son and watching him improve. I know you know what I mean. Hopefully as he grows older he'll get interested in the truck.

Football is almost over, no snot bubbles yet :metal:, but basketball and wrestling are starting up in its place. No coaching for me this time so I should be able to get some work done on the truck, and school.

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This is his first year in tackle so he is still trying to find his inner tiger but he has done very well. Very proud of him, thanks.

Hopefully I can clean my garage up and get started hard on the truck again soon.

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I need a vacation, let me camp out in your back yard and i will help you guys finish your truck, my son is trying to qualify for a big amature race at the Loretta Lynn ranch so we can just make it a loooong vacation. Im a Georgia boy so that will let me visit relatives also:lol: Dont worry, Im not that hillbilly. Good luck brother!;)

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Thanks man. I know the feeling. Today is our 2nd football playoff game against Fayetteville and if we lose we are done. Then it is on to basketball and wrestling. You know what they say, "Out of the pot and into the frying pan." :bann: Should be better though since I won't be coaching. Let us know how the qualification goes. Take care buddy. :metal:

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Well finally able to get out in the garage and begin cleaning it up to begin work on the truck again. Looking forward to getting some work done this winter.

Also came real close to buying a black 2012 5.3L 4x4 Silverado with 6" lift and extra goodies from Rocky Ridge but I'll probably just keep the 2002 Yukon and drive it til it falls apart. It has been a good ride.

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That's a nice truck but I'm sure the payments suck. :lol:

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Good choice, that's another 40k you can throw at your build on the '71. ;)

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Thanks fellas.

Finally got the NP205 apart and wire wheeled thanks to some new universal craftsman tools my brother bought me for Christmas! Unfortunately, I still haven't ordered my rebuild kit yet though. Had to remove the top (aka shift tower) and tail housing aluminum portions of my NV4500 so I can take them to get glass beaded. Hopefully I get a warm weekend soon where I can paint them with the Kirker epoxy primer and single stage Viper Red and Super Jet Black.

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These things rock!

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Wow -just noticed how long it has been since I posted. :confused: My 10 year old son is playing baseball and AAU basketball at the same time, not to mention I am one of his baseball coaches. Also been traveling a lot for work so time has been limited lately. But I am still as excited as ever to get this thing completed.

I have been doing some work these last couple of months such as cleaning cleaning my transfer case and transmission for paint, purchasing a mint Mastercool Hydraulic brake line flaring kit off Craigslist ($240). Also purchased some custom parts from Offroad Design (extended front braided stainless and Kevlar brake lines) and Inline Tube since the kit I bought needed modifications. Yesterday I finished plumbing my brake lines, minus the master cylinder of course. Used a cut off wheel to cut the lines, a drill to clean the lines out, sandpaper to prep the end, Mastercool hydraulic kit to double 45 degree flare my lines, and a little contraption I bought on Ebay to bend my lines. I am happy with how it all turned out.

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That is looking very nice.

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Nice set up on that flare kit, what is the chance you could take a vacation and bring those to Washington, I'll give you the tour after we finish my brake lines:lol:. Looking good brother!:metal:
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That hydraulic flare kit looks just like my matco one! I love it and I'm sure you will too. A lot of people complain about the price of them until you let them use it. Then you can't get them to leave it alone! :lol: Keep at it man!

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nice looking build...did you paint the acorn washers while they were in the steering arm or seperately...just asking cause they are a PITA to get out as it is. i p*$sy footed around the steering arm at first with no success, then just got angry and smacked it hard one time and popped them out LOL. i would hate to try and pop them out if they were painted.

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Need some more pics of the whole rig.
Been a year since I was on, afraid you might have finished it.......

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Fantastic project, I really enjoyed going through all of this. The drum to disc brake conversion was of special interest to me also. Heck of a job you are doing here. Keep up the great work, Mr Surfer.

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Thanks for the comments guys. Unfortunately not a lot of progress although I did finally get my transfer case painted. Will throw up some photos when I get a chance. Just finished baseball coaching and about to start football coaching. Plan to let a guy build my transfer case and get my cab and bed blasted/primed within the next month.

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Not sure, but the front brake line to the front driver caliper looks odd. Something doesnt look right! It looks a little streched. If im not mistaken the end of the hose that mounts on the chassis should be mounted closer to the firewall on the chassis. And I believe the hose end on the caliper should face up instead of down. Someone correct me if im wrong...

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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&postcount=150

Hey Silver or anybody else out there, per the picture in this post: If you need to replace ball joints do you need to pull this arm off the drivers side steering knuckle first? any special tools are needed? BFH and a chisel? Thanks!

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To replace the ball joints, this arm does not need to come off. If you ever need to take it off, there is an awesome trick to use a socket placed over those cone washers and smack it with a bfh a few times. The shock will cause the cone washers to pop right out of the seat. I had to remove mine because I needed to replace it with a raised one for my lift.

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I cant thank you enough for that, i totally forgot about the cone washers, i would have been fighting that one, my lift was installed about '94 i think. I bought a drag link puller today in case i need it, but now i may not. I thought about it, being as i want to paint everything and i figure it will be easier to use my stand up press over the ball joint press i decided i want to remove it anyway. :)