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cayoterun · 11-23-2007, 01:40 PM

I gotcha'-- Measure and work from back to front. Then since the hood and clip has to be stretched, fill in the remaining space. Right?
I assume from your last post, they made crewcabs back as far as '73. I don't remember. That's where you guys help get my head outside-the-box. We don't have hardly any salvage yards here, so I'm limited to farmers pastures mostly.

The whole neighborhood is getting caught up in this old motor, but since they hav'nt been used for 20+ yrs, we've all forgotten how to work on them, mainly the timing, even with service manuals, it's still tricky.
Back then, they could jerk a distributor, fix it, have it back running in an hr, holding a flashlight in their mouths at 3:00 in the morning. We are getting good laughs at how old we're getting.
Thanks for a new look at this,
also thanks to all of you guys for having patience with this old guy that's had a stroke, left with limited vision, forgetful, crippled up, but thankful for the can dos, not the can't dos. Life is good.
Cayoterun

11-23-2007, 01:40 PM	#111
cayoterun Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Guymon, Oklahoma Posts: 2,040	Re: GMC V-12 powered '91 Chev crewcab I gotcha'-- Measure and work from back to front. Then since the hood and clip has to be stretched, fill in the remaining space. Right? I assume from your last post, they made crewcabs back as far as '73. I don't remember. That's where you guys help get my head outside-the-box. We don't have hardly any salvage yards here, so I'm limited to farmers pastures mostly. The whole neighborhood is getting caught up in this old motor, but since they hav'nt been used for 20+ yrs, we've all forgotten how to work on them, mainly the timing, even with service manuals, it's still tricky. Back then, they could jerk a distributor, fix it, have it back running in an hr, holding a flashlight in their mouths at 3:00 in the morning. We are getting good laughs at how old we're getting. Thanks for a new look at this, also thanks to all of you guys for having patience with this old guy that's had a stroke, left with limited vision, forgetful, crippled up, but thankful for the can dos, not the can't dos. Life is good. Cayoterun __________________ Cayoterun Okla. Panhandle I think I'll do it myself and pay the extra $500. Last edited by cayoterun; 11-23-2007 at 02:31 PM.