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Re: PO has me PO'd
Not all utility seats are created equal!!! There is a height difference caused by the rear bracket. Passenger side seat doesn't look to bad for being 37 years old. Recovering in the future if I can find the correct matrl.
   
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If you are looking for that exact material that is already on the seats SMS auto fabrics has it, I bought some fabric to do my regular buckets and they sent that stuff by mistake.
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06-02-2009, 01:49 PM
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Thanks Red...Here's some pics of the last of the mechanical side problems solved on the cooling system. Someone really did their engineering on these three parts, tight fit but it all works. ARP came thru with the 3 1/2" studs (3/8" course,fine) 12 point flanged nuts w/ washers today. They also sent the bolts for my fuel pump
Now it's on to the relay, fuse,for the pump and controller for the fan Modified my coil bracket for my fuel filter    
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06-02-2009, 01:53 PM
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Wow, that looks good! You're almost there!
Don't you love it when a plan comes together.? 
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06-02-2009, 01:55 PM
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I may have missed the point of why you are putting all this cool stuff on the front of your engine....it's very High-techy or NASA-esque. either way I like it.
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 Reason being, return hose from the top of the heater core. Electric water pumps do not have an outlet/inlet for it And I hate worm drive clamps LOL
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I called a company that does only suspensions today and they said it would be no problem to get a new leaf. $45 plus bolts, sounds good, but I'm still a little concerned about an uneven stance. On the other hand, it is the second to the shortest leaf, so it may not make a difference. The price for a new leaf is much more economical than a new pair of springs. So to answer your question...I still have no idea.
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06-02-2009, 02:07 PM
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any reason for the electric pump? other than cool factor 
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06-07-2009, 12:30 PM
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Got todo a little work on the fuel pump the other day. Found out that paint stripper helps remove baked on 37 year old gaskets the PO never took down to bare metal. Also, seems like my fuel filter needed adapters that has o-rings in it, all the fittings I tried were sloppy, lucky for me the local hydraulic shop knows what he is talking about.
The bend in the fuel hose is a little tight, just starting to collapse, so I plan to buy a spring to reinforce that. Weird thing is, my main fuel line is 5/16" and the fuel pump is 3/8" Also, I found out that if you use assembly lube on the fuel pump drive shaft it will keep it up in the block while you install the fuel pump Make sure your engine is at the proper rotation, so the shaft is as far up in the block as it will go, makes it easier to assemble the fuel pump  
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06-07-2009, 09:19 PM
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did you have all those fuel lines made at a hydraulic shop?
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I've had 150psi shop air on the barbs and haven't had one come apart, so it should hold up to fuel pressure
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06-12-2009, 01:13 AM
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Got a delivery from the brown truck
Oil pump primer 3/8" aluminum tubing and fittings AN wrenches Had to play with the parts rite away and found out you can't bend over 90 degrees w/o a spring to support the tubing, but this stuff bends really easy, cool stuff Tech Dept. helped me find the adapter to the carb with a male AN-6, nuts and sleeves make this a super easy hook up. I couldn't justify spending 100 bucks for the flaring tool(using it only 3 times) so I called my local hydraulic hose shop and he said he would flare the tubing to 37 degrees. The lenght of the tubing at the carb is wrong, waiting to find out how much room he needs for his flaring tool Oh yeah, SMS sent me samples of the grain, looks to be right on. Waiting for the samples of the mechanical embossing...thanks 69-72     
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06-12-2009, 05:23 AM
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Sweet! That's going to look great Jim!
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06-12-2009, 10:34 AM
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Thanks Tim...just got the samples in the mail from SMS, exact match on the embossing, about 50 bucks a yard was the quote for the material. Don't know if they charge more for the embossing
Anyway, headed up into the mountains for the youngest sons bachelor party(wedding next week) He wants, guns, clay pigeons, fishing, 4WD's, ATV's, and Dirt bikes for his party. Looks like I raised another one right Looks like I'll be the Safety Manager, since there will be beer there. I'll get a chance to drink my whiskey after the shooting stops!!!
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Sounds like a good time...and it sounds like a safety manager may be needed. Have fun and remember...never drink and shoot...always set your beer down first, you wouldn't want it to spill. BTW Jim, did you go with the SS lines from inline or the regular steel? I think I'm going to order mine from them next week.
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Jim, it is really coming along nicely. I am inerested as well to see if the water pump will do the job.
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My batteries went dead in my camera so I have to wait until the other guy gives me a link Unbelievable guy weekend and we decided to make it a yearly event, so anyone in the area is invited next year!
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Glad to hear your weekend went great! I'm not sure if I'm going to go with the SS or plain steel. And I see that In-Line offers a 1/4" front to rear fuel return line, but I didn't have one on my Blazer?
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