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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
sounds real helthy!
love the truck.
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
I have 3" blocks with TCI rear springs. The carb is a 3310 750 Holley that I took the stock rear (non-adjustable) jet plate off and put a standard plate for jets. Now I can fine tune it and make it work good! Thanks for all the compliments guys, I really do appreciate them! It's getting closer to being a driver...
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Seat Belts! I found some 3 point belts on Ebay for $80 and here's how I installed them. The first thing I did was drill a hole in the flat area between the quarter window and the door jamb. I went about halfway up (I sat in my Blazer and used that mount height from where I sit) and drilled my hole.
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Nice work and report, I've been wondering how these systems install. I thought the shoulder harness wouldn't look factory. Thanks for the insight, the install looks great, I'll be looking to add this come winter. Great project and teaching.
But could you show and explain a little more on positioning the shoulder plate. Is there a hole above to plug? I'm not visualizing it well. Thanks Last edited by 65Pickup; 06-08-2011 at 02:37 PM. |
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Do you think you are going to have the annoying problem of those retractors locking up on you randomly? It looks like your mounting the retractor 90 degrees from the the way it was mounted from the factory. I'm just curious because I'd like to do this in the future. Your build is great!!!
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
This little trick I learned from a friend of mine who did a lot race car prep. Put a jackstand (or something kinda heavy) at all 4 corners. Now I used 1/16" nylon rope/twine tied it to the stands and then set the height where the string is going though the rear axle and front spindle centerline
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Cool ride
My build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=468622 |
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
As far as mounting the seatbelts that way, that's how the retractable part mounts. These aren't factory so don't go off of other ones. If I laid it flat it would want to bend the mount up during lock up instead of pulling evenly. I messed around with it and I don't think they'll lock up randomly.
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
I dig the hose idea along with the late model gm under hood add on.
Sounds great too. Ratty 46 |
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Alternator mount... Took a stock, late model mount I had laying around and decided to clean it up a bit. Used masking tape to mark where I'd cut
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
This little deal was just to make driving a bit easier. Anyone with AC on a carburated vehicle knows it can be kind of a pain. It idles high when the AC is off or dies when it's on and the idle is set too low. I grabbed an idle solenoid off an '81 Malibu with a Quadrajet
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Lots of good cheap ideas.
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Something I had not even thought of since I haven't driven an old car with AC for so long. Will add it to the list for my next junk yard run. Also, public thanks for the pulley! Patrick
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Man you've really done some great work! Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Didn't want anyone to think I've been slacking, but I actually have been getting stuff done! Put new window channel, rubber and felt (what a major pain!), rebuilt and painted the factory heater (I'll show pics after it's striped) and finished my AC and power steering mounts! I've been busy on it! Sunday, Alex came over and started laying out the wiring (I hate electrical and he's THE man!!) and I will say it'll be way nice! I took the old windshields out to put new glass and rubber in and finished up the striping on the dash now that I could get my hand up there! I then decided to have a little fun... I bought a little Tiki guy, cut the base off of him and put him on a surfboard made out of 16 gauge steel and some bondo. I then shaped an old striping brush drenched in catalyzed clear,
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That's cool! Will be a neat touch!!!
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I like that very much. That is cool how you made the Tiki guy personalized and the stripping brush line up with the stripe. Very cool.
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Now that is original; thinking out of the box! Nice touch!
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Very COOL!!
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Now it's getting to the time consuming parts! Doing the wiring at the moment and trying to hide everything! My friend Alex had a great idea for hiding the wiring in the intake area, so I fabbed up 2 looms out of some bar stock and a cut in half 40"x3/8" fuel line.
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Love the heater box and the wiring looks really clean!!!
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Everything looks great and it was really nice meeting you last weekend. You and Alex are really cool guys.
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You showed the world my wiring idea (the tube) before I could copyright it. My lawyers will be calling and issuing a "cease and desist" order.
It's always so cool to go over to the shop and see how much more you've gotten done. You're getting close!!!!!!!
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Hey, that was my idea! Nice work!
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
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