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Originally Posted by OKGMC4
Like the truck so far. Any progress lately?
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Thanks! Progress has stalled...I had the engine mounted tight to the firewall but then the brake pedal would hit the exhaust. I could either move the brakes to the firewall, or redo the mounts. I chose to redo the mounts, and made some adjustable plates but haven't figured out where the engine needs to sit yet and whether or not I can re-use my old mounts. If I can't, then I need to pull the engine out, cut off the old tabs, grind away the paint, make new mounts, figure out where they'll go, etc.
In the meantime, I have a 56 GMC Suburban next to it that I was working on, just maintenance after it sat for 15 years, and then I bought a 59 because I couldn't help myself. The GMC is mostly done for now, its running and driving again but it needs a new power steering box, so we'll see.
I do need to get back to this truck though, I have so many hours in it already and I refuse to sell a project. In theory, since I have the ecu mounted and harness redone, fuel tank installed and fuel line mostly done... Once I mount this engine I can do some wiring and see if this thing is any good. It's a completely untested engine/trans, so should be interesting!
Thanks for reminding me that I need to git er done!