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JohnC · 04-24-2010, 06:56 PM

*TheSebring* · 04-25-2010, 01:23 AM

Today I swapped the old leaky quadrajet for another quadrajet that has an electric choke conversion. It's the one in the video of the Satellite running. Also gives me my linkage back for the kickdown cable for the transmission so I can hook it up. Gonna have to notch the linkage on the cable, though, because it's not original. Fired right up and ran great, just have to run my choke hot wire through the fire wall to the fuse box tomorrow and get that working.

Still pending on the brackets for the radiator...

*highperf4x4* · 04-25-2010, 01:33 AM

Brackets should be ordered tomorrow

*TheSebring* · 04-27-2010, 12:12 AM

Yesterday, ran a new hot wire for the choke to the fuse box and got it set up. Started it up and ran it down the road. With the new quadrajet, it bogs for a second when it gets into the 4 barrel under a load. I don't know how to get the right metering rods and such to get a quad to run good.

Anyway, it ran pretty good and I was getting a video of driving it and suddenly it started making some BAD noises and lost power. Pulled it around and shut her off. Apparently the alternator's belt was frayed a bit and caught something. It flipped the belt upside down, but didn't kick it out of the pulley. Almost shredded the bottom of my radiator hose with the frayed off fibers.

Was gonna buy some used radiator brackets from a guy, but turned out they aren't worth it, so gonna order some from LMC and they'll be here in about a week. I've got pictures of the radiator and such, but gonna have to post them tomorrow due to this friggin' computer

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JohnC · 04-27-2010, 09:38 AM

I can maybe hook you up on the quadrajet that was on the 84. Let me know if your interested, and I'll get it for ya.

*highperf4x4* · 04-27-2010, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnC

I can maybe hook you up on the quadrajet that was on the 84. Let me know if your interested, and I'll get it for ya.

Hey! He already took mine! Hook me up with it.

JohnC · 04-27-2010, 10:10 AM

K I'll get it, and let you guys fight over it at the meet.

*highperf4x4* · 04-27-2010, 10:16 AM

You're a good man John.

*TheSebring* · 04-27-2010, 10:21 PM

I'll hold you to it, Johnathon. Better not be razzing me

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Zoomin · 04-27-2010, 10:36 PM

Sounds like you're making good progress!

*TheSebring* · 04-27-2010, 10:52 PM

I make it sound like it, don't I? Lol, it's chewing on my wallet, but I'm doing what I can for the meet. Some pictures and crappy news.

Radiator...

Hard to tell, but that dude is wide. Surprised the heck out of me how much wider it was than the 3.

Not sure if the belt is the whole story, smoked quite a bit when I started it back up to move it the other day, so may be something more wrong with it. Here's the belt.

*TheSebring* · 05-01-2010, 01:39 AM

Forgot to bring my card AGAIN! Been flipping between which ones to use and forgot both of them, so no pictures.

Pulled the clutch fan, top brackets, and fan shroud off this evening. I was going to go ahead and install the new brackets and radiator, but heard about going out to Neil's to do some work tomorrow so I closed up for the evening. Also decided to pull out the smog canister and bracket. Found a hair comb, a ball of bailing wire and a top mount trailer tailight wedged beneath it. Took off some more jenky wiring and changing the stripped posts on the battery.

Also question, can anyone throw up a picture of their Top Alternator Bracket from a '71 350?

*TheSebring* · 05-02-2010, 03:16 PM

Out with the old, and tomorrow, in with the new.

Replacements:
4 core Radiator
Fan and spacer
Upper and lower 4 core radiator brackets
Thermostat and housing
Belts
Battery posts
Battery tray

*highperf4x4* · 05-02-2010, 10:41 PM

Where's the pic of the new radiator in there?

Zoomin · 05-02-2010, 10:58 PM

Where did you get the brackets?

*beechd18* · 05-02-2010, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoomin

Where did you get the brackets?

I KNOW!!!! I KNOW!!!! LMC.....

*beechd18* · 05-06-2010, 12:26 AM

where are the pics????

*highperf4x4* · 05-06-2010, 12:28 AM

Yeah man! It's been in there for a week!

*TheSebring* · 05-06-2010, 01:12 PM

Was gonna take a picture of in with the new of all of it together. I guess I could technically get a picture of it now, even though I have a problem.

The engine is out of a '89 Z28 or so the ole boy said. We think he went straight across with the water pump and changed from serpentine with it. It looks like the old style, but it must not be because it's pushing hot water through the bottom hose and trying to pull from the thermostat, we think. So now that I had everything off to deal with the pump yesterday, I bolted it all on and started it to find I need another pump

. Pictures pending...

*highperf4x4* · 05-06-2010, 11:26 PM

Well we used my camera to take pics and a vid and then Blake had to jet so I'll post them for him. He got the new water pump installed and it was sucking the coolant out of the radiator like it should so that's resolved. He also installed the new flex fan he got from Neil and the stainless battery tray form Mar-K. So, new 4core radiaotor, new 4core brackets and rubber, new hoses, new water pump, new flex fan and spacer and he should be able to drive it to the truck meet.

YouTube- New 4core radiator

*beechd18* · 05-06-2010, 11:46 PM

sweet it should be extra cool now!!!

dammitmitchell · 05-07-2010, 01:57 AM

shoudl talk him into electric fans.. hehe

Longhorn Man · 05-07-2010, 05:39 AM

make sure it don't overheat with the fan inside the shroud like that before sending him on any long trips

*highperf4x4* · 05-07-2010, 10:17 AM

Thats exactly where the fan belongs.

*beechd18* · 05-07-2010, 12:12 PM

Fan looks good to me... is it loud?

04-24-2010, 06:56 PM	#101
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project

04-25-2010, 01:23 AM	#102
TheSebring Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noble,Ok Posts: 576	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Today I swapped the old leaky quadrajet for another quadrajet that has an electric choke conversion. It's the one in the video of the Satellite running. Also gives me my linkage back for the kickdown cable for the transmission so I can hook it up. Gonna have to notch the linkage on the cable, though, because it's not original. Fired right up and ran great, just have to run my choke hot wire through the fire wall to the fuse box tomorrow and get that working. Still pending on the brackets for the radiator...

04-25-2010, 01:33 AM	#103
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Brackets should be ordered tomorrow

04-27-2010, 12:12 AM	#104
TheSebring Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noble,Ok Posts: 576	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Yesterday, ran a new hot wire for the choke to the fuse box and got it set up. Started it up and ran it down the road. With the new quadrajet, it bogs for a second when it gets into the 4 barrel under a load. I don't know how to get the right metering rods and such to get a quad to run good. Anyway, it ran pretty good and I was getting a video of driving it and suddenly it started making some BAD noises and lost power. Pulled it around and shut her off. Apparently the alternator's belt was frayed a bit and caught something. It flipped the belt upside down, but didn't kick it out of the pulley. Almost shredded the bottom of my radiator hose with the frayed off fibers. Was gonna buy some used radiator brackets from a guy, but turned out they aren't worth it, so gonna order some from LMC and they'll be here in about a week. I've got pictures of the radiator and such, but gonna have to post them tomorrow due to this friggin' computer .

04-27-2010, 09:38 AM	#105
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project I can maybe hook you up on the quadrajet that was on the 84. Let me know if your interested, and I'll get it for ya.

04-27-2010, 10:10 AM	#107
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project K I'll get it, and let you guys fight over it at the meet.

04-27-2010, 10:16 AM	#108
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project You're a good man John.

04-27-2010, 10:21 PM	#109
TheSebring Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noble,Ok Posts: 576	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project I'll hold you to it, Johnathon. Better not be razzing me .

04-27-2010, 10:36 PM	#110
Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Sounds like you're making good progress!

04-27-2010, 10:52 PM	#111
TheSebring Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noble,Ok Posts: 576	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project I make it sound like it, don't I? Lol, it's chewing on my wallet, but I'm doing what I can for the meet. Some pictures and crappy news. Radiator... Hard to tell, but that dude is wide. Surprised the heck out of me how much wider it was than the 3. Not sure if the belt is the whole story, smoked quite a bit when I started it back up to move it the other day, so may be something more wrong with it. Here's the belt.

05-01-2010, 01:39 AM	#112
TheSebring Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noble,Ok Posts: 576	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Forgot to bring my card AGAIN! Been flipping between which ones to use and forgot both of them, so no pictures. Pulled the clutch fan, top brackets, and fan shroud off this evening. I was going to go ahead and install the new brackets and radiator, but heard about going out to Neil's to do some work tomorrow so I closed up for the evening. Also decided to pull out the smog canister and bracket. Found a hair comb, a ball of bailing wire and a top mount trailer tailight wedged beneath it. Took off some more jenky wiring and changing the stripped posts on the battery. Also question, can anyone throw up a picture of their Top Alternator Bracket from a '71 350?

05-02-2010, 03:16 PM	#113
TheSebring Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noble,Ok Posts: 576	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Out with the old, and tomorrow, in with the new. Replacements: 4 core Radiator Fan and spacer Upper and lower 4 core radiator brackets Thermostat and housing Belts Battery posts Battery tray

05-02-2010, 10:41 PM	#114
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Where's the pic of the new radiator in there?

05-02-2010, 10:58 PM	#115
Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Where did you get the brackets?

05-06-2010, 12:26 AM	#117
beechd18 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ninnekah,OK Posts: 376	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project where are the pics????



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05-06-2010, 12:28 AM	#118
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Yeah man! It's been in there for a week!

05-06-2010, 01:12 PM	#119
TheSebring Account Suspended Join Date: May 2009 Location: Noble,Ok Posts: 576	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Was gonna take a picture of in with the new of all of it together. I guess I could technically get a picture of it now, even though I have a problem. The engine is out of a '89 Z28 or so the ole boy said. We think he went straight across with the water pump and changed from serpentine with it. It looks like the old style, but it must not be because it's pushing hot water through the bottom hose and trying to pull from the thermostat, we think. So now that I had everything off to deal with the pump yesterday, I bolted it all on and started it to find I need another pump . Pictures pending...

05-06-2010, 11:46 PM	#121
beechd18 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ninnekah,OK Posts: 376	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project sweet it should be extra cool now!!!

05-07-2010, 01:57 AM	#122
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05-07-2010, 05:39 AM	#123
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project make sure it don't overheat with the fan inside the shroud like that before sending him on any long trips

05-07-2010, 10:17 AM	#124
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Thats exactly where the fan belongs.

05-07-2010, 12:12 PM	#125
beechd18 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ninnekah,OK Posts: 376	Re: 71 Cheyenne C10-20 project Fan looks good to me... is it loud?

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