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Old 09-16-2020, 04:46 PM   #1476
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Installed kick panel speakers, and had to move switch over.
Now I to need to install this beast. Eager to find out how it will feel after.
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Old 09-16-2020, 05:26 PM   #1477
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Installed kick panel speakers, and had to move switch over.
Now I to need to install this beast. Eager to find out how it will feel after.
So you ran it threw a wash first. But it should have been a hot wash not warm, Did ya add Downey .
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Old 09-16-2020, 10:28 PM   #1478
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So you ran it threw a wash first. But it should have been a hot wash not warm, Did ya add Downey .
So fresh and so clean.
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Old 09-18-2020, 07:17 AM   #1479
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Wow that must have made some clunking on the spin cycle, nice part should make your truck handle a lot better
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Old 09-18-2020, 05:00 PM   #1480
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Wow that must have made some clunking on the spin cycle, nice part should make your truck handle a lot better
I have one of those workbenches too - my favorite!
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Old 09-19-2020, 06:45 PM   #1481
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Tuned up the 68 anniversary truck. Was going to get the carb rebuilt but noticed that the gasket to the manifold failed . Replaced it and the plugs truck sounds nice
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Old 09-19-2020, 08:26 PM   #1482
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Not to my drivers. But I removed and sold three fenders a steering collum and two doors from 73 thru 79 chevy trucks and sold them. That's the last of the real good front fenders We had. Still have some good 80 thru 86 left.
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Old 09-20-2020, 04:02 AM   #1483
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Performed a little work on my carb - did a vacuum check and installed the correct step up springs for it (they had not been optimized since I rebuild and got timing dialed in). Engine runs great, and is much more fun to drive. Met friends at a local cruise night and braved the rain to get a nice drive in.
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Old 09-20-2020, 10:11 AM   #1484
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Pulled the carburator on the 68 anniversary to send it out for rebuilding. Found the base gasket was bad and had been for a while as there was heavy rust on the manifold around the front ports . New gaskets and plugs truck sounds great. Still going to get it rebuilt but now it can wait till winter.
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Old 09-20-2020, 10:27 AM   #1485
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Been working on the raised bed lately. Yesterday I was able to build out the battery mount area on each side as well as install a bear claw latch for the floor.
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Old 09-20-2020, 10:39 AM   #1486
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Only let’s me upload one at a time for some reason.
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Old 09-20-2020, 07:29 PM   #1487
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Finished installing the ss brake lines, what a pain, nothing is bent to perfection. need to get the wheels powder coated so i can get some tires on it.
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Old 09-20-2020, 11:43 PM   #1488
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New to me Edelbrock 2161
Opened up to oval from peanut port

Ditched the 180° Weiand EGR with the hokey egr block off
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Old 09-22-2020, 05:14 PM   #1489
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Finished the metal work on passenger kick panel and Rocker. It’s in filler now
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Old 09-22-2020, 08:04 PM   #1490
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My 8 year old helped clean out the back of my 68 i forgot how many parts where tossed in the back of the old gal been parked about 16 years when i blew last engine in it decided to park it
And cleaned out back of a parts 69 truck
Get them ready to move after it snows when i get to wrenching on them this winter lots of work for a fella on crutches
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Old 09-22-2020, 11:27 PM   #1491
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Old 09-23-2020, 01:37 AM   #1492
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painted the bed floor
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Old 09-23-2020, 09:30 AM   #1493
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Not what I did today but the most recent. Jim (aka Boog) has seen this photo already. Got the front end all back together minus brake hardware and could not resist slipping the wheels on for a quick look. The wheels will be powder coated and thinking about going one shade towards gray instead of the factory silver.

Theoretically, once I get brakes, wheels/tires and a front end alignment this truck would be road worthy. A ton left to do but I could then drive it to the exhaust shop instead of trailering.

This photo made me notice the dent behind the passengers side door. Although it may sound funny on a truck that looks like this I have since worked that out with a hammer and dolly.
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Old 09-23-2020, 01:43 PM   #1494
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Not what I did today but the most recent. Jim (aka Boog) has seen this photo already. Got the front end all back together minus brake hardware and could not resist slipping the wheels on for a quick look. The wheels will be powder coated and thinking about going one shade towards gray instead of the factory silver.

Theoretically, once I get brakes, wheels/tires and a front end alignment this truck would be road worthy. A ton left to do but I could then drive it to the exhaust shop instead of trailering.

This photo made me notice the dent behind the passengers side door. Although it may sound funny on a truck that looks like this I have since worked that out with a hammer and dolly.
Awesome progress. It looks like a super clean truck to me. I would be proud to drive it! Are you going to run new Fender and grill emblems? I have my old ones that I could send to you if you want, as I will be using trim parts emblems on mine.
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Old 09-23-2020, 02:22 PM   #1495
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Awesome progress. It looks like a super clean truck to me. I would be proud to drive it! Are you going to run new Fender and grill emblems? I have my old ones that I could send to you if you want, as I will be using trim parts emblems on mine.
Thanks, KMC. Got a little rust repair in the floors I want to do over the winter and will tackle the other stuff later on when I jump into actual finish work. I'm planning on running either the fender and grill emblem I currently have or getting others that might be a bit better. Figure new ones would shine like a diamond in a goats rear end for now. The roughest of mine are the custom ones on the doors.

Been fun for the first 16 months of ownership. I'd like to have it road worthy by spring. I know it will not have a complete bed yet but for the most part drivable. Not too shabby given it sat for 12 years or so. At some point I've got to make up my mind on keeping the 283 or moving to something else. At that point I'll go from 3OT to automatic.
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Old 09-23-2020, 04:09 PM   #1496
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And realized how crappy the air cleaner looks.
Some scotch brite and paint helped some
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Old 09-23-2020, 06:49 PM   #1497
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Borrowed a dealer plate from a friend . Drove the 68 anniversary about 15 miles to and from the hardware store. Drove nice stop well but the tires made the truck a little bumpy. Bad flat spots and the rear are bias mud and the fronts are radial. Not good
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Old 09-23-2020, 09:14 PM   #1498
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Reinstalled the windshield. Removed it a few weeks ago to replace the original dash that was all cut up for a DIN radio.
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Old 09-24-2020, 04:53 AM   #1499
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There is a new carb on the workbench ready to go in this weekend. Decided to switch from my 600 CFM to a 500 on the 327 in my '68
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Finished the hood and got it installed. The hood was in bad shape before I tackled it and I made it worse but pressed on. One corner was bashed in and poorly repaired with lots of mud...that repair went ok. But, the other corner had lots of body filler and some high spots. I did a little hammer and dolly work trying to knock the high spots down only to create oil can issues. I ended up chasing the oil canning from front to back of hood. Of course, this took the curvature out of the panel...sooooo, what is one to do but slice the hood from front to back and weld it back together. That got rid of the oil can, but resulted in more body filler than I started with. But, at least it is less than 1/4" thick anywhere. I got stubborn and would not let the hood beat me especially since new hoods are at least $600 to my door and then would have to be "fit". Ugh!

Oh, I also put the curvature back into the hood spine...that operation went flawless and was rather easy.

Before: Template shows where corner should have been


During: Slice was necessary to get metal back out where it belonged.


After: Looks good, don't tell anyone what lurks underneath. i feel like a mud sculptor. Hood is not latched closed yet...still need to adjust.
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