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Old 07-22-2015, 07:21 PM   #2526
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

Did some body work to mine. The first two pics are how it sits today (its a little tough doing body work in Phoenix in 105 degree weather). The last picture is when i picked her up. A lot of sheet metal work but she's getting close.
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Old 07-22-2015, 07:43 PM   #2527
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I put on a new fuel pump. What a pain trying to keep that rod up in there and get the gaskets situated. Required another set of hands from my friend. Now I know why people go with an electric one.
Put a glob of grease on the end of the rod, push it in it will say in place while you mount the pump. Old school trick I learned from my dad.
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Old 07-22-2015, 08:55 PM   #2528
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got the rims sandblasted painted mounted and put on now just need a lil cash for trim rings and center caps . didn't get pics but found a puddle of brake fluid on floor mat so I had to replace the master and front brake hoses
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Old 07-22-2015, 10:09 PM   #2529
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I worked on my truck all day but didn't take any pics.

1). Ran ERR on a bracket (with little effect).

2). Used compressed air to blow out the tunnel at the base of the new-to-me core support. Not sure if this is sand from the blaster or from its last home of California.

3). I spay painted the strap to the canister bracket.

4). I NAPA Rust Treated the screws for the headlight adjustments after a bit of time on the wire wheel.

5). I bought spray paint for the truck's parts.

6). I bought the new Dorman headlight clips.

7). I made some measurements for the planned trailer hitch plug and D ring tow hitch.
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Old 07-23-2015, 03:19 AM   #2530
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Finished my exhaust, re located my compressor and second battery, raised and widened my wheel tubs, added wood to the bed to make it more usable, Put in a Flamethrower, and Completed my quest for fire......

Click link to see flames,


https://youtu.be/LTNf5-nEjbE

Have a good week,
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Old 07-23-2015, 08:39 AM   #2531
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As mentioned , just driving 'round and doing chores or wasting Gasoline is always fun and never boring in Chevrolet trucks .

" Festina Lenta " ~ I love it .

I've seen several homemade motorized bicycles , some were really vintage looking using old Briggs & Stratten W1 engines , beach cruiser frames with fat 29" wheels and discarded 1936 Ford spare tire band cut into fenders....

I like your and would love to have one like it for putt - putting around town .
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Old 07-23-2015, 12:19 PM   #2532
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As mentioned , just driving 'round and doing chores or wasting Gasoline is always fun and never boring in Chevrolet trucks .

" Festina Lenta " ~ I love it .

I've seen several homemade motorized bicycles , some were really vintage looking using old Briggs & Stratten W1 engines ,
beach cruiser frames with fat 29" wheels and discarded 1936 Ford spare tire band cut into fenders....

I like your and would love to have one like it for putt - putting around town .
Next time you're up this way, take her for a nice long ride.
At 150 mpg, I'll buy the gas.

https://magwa.smugmug.com/Gasbike/
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Old 07-23-2015, 05:48 PM   #2533
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Thank you Sir ;

I'll do that .

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Old 07-23-2015, 06:01 PM   #2534
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Ride it up to Northern Canada Mag, I will pay the gas..
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Old 07-23-2015, 06:40 PM   #2535
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Old 07-24-2015, 01:33 AM   #2536
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I used a sealer product from O'Reilly's to seal the panel unions on one side of my core support. *More sides coming tomorrow.
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Old 07-24-2015, 02:44 AM   #2537
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You know when you are looking at the front of the engine and the fuel pump is just to your left? There are two 3/8" holes right above each other. The lower one goes nowhere, just to a big hole coming up from the bottom of the engine. But the one above that should have a short bolt in it, remove it use a longer bolt and lightly tighten it while holding the pump rod up. The longer bolt will stop against the fuel pump rod and hold it in place.

This is in response to the fuel pump question I saw above. Sorry, I'm still learning how to use this forum thing.
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Old 07-28-2015, 07:32 AM   #2538
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II

I have to bring this thread back to the top.. I made my fuel line for the 3x2 set up, and I installed my NOS AM/FM/ 8 track player, but for the radio I need to find a hidden antenna for the radio part. the cowl was never drilled for an antenna and I'm not drilling it after 46 years of it being that way..Neil Young! the good old days!!!!
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Old 07-28-2015, 01:24 PM   #2539
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Started making progress on my head swap.
Glad I parked under a shade tree before I started. It's been over 100 for the last week.
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Old 07-28-2015, 01:40 PM   #2540
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Could you expand on the cylinder heads for those of us not sharp on V8's ? .
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I have to bring this thread back to the top.. I made my fuel line for the 3x2 set up, and I installed my NOS AM/FM/ 8 track player, but for the radio I need to find a hidden antenna for the radio part. the cowl was never drilled for an antenna and I'm not drilling it after 46 years of it being that way..Neil Young! the good old days!!!!
And I thought I was the only one on here with an 8 track player!

So today, all I have done to my truck is put on two coats of Rustoleum Engine Enamel to the bottom of my truck's new-to-it core support. *It has 1 coat of epoxy primer, 2 coats of Krylon satin black to most sides, and 2 coats of the enamel to the bottom.

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Old 07-28-2015, 06:11 PM   #2542
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The heads I'm removing are 53cc chamber, with 1.94/1.5 valves. They came off a 305ci engine. The heads I'm putting on are 64cc chamber, with 2.02/1.6 valves, and 164cc runners. Those came stock on HiPo 327ci engines.

The old heads need to be rebuilt, and were already old when they were installed, granted the heads I'm installing are older, but they are fresher.
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Old 07-30-2015, 12:12 AM   #2543
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THANX ! .

When I worked in a heavy Duty Truck Shop 30 years ago , all the mechanics had Chevy pickups with 350's in them and they were always going on about the cylinder heads they'd found , factory ones with bigger valves and better porting .

I like to build low compression engines that breathe well , they're unburstable and very fun to drive .

I don't care about stop light drags , I run em hard and fast in the Desert and canyons .
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Old 07-30-2015, 12:40 AM   #2544
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Finally on the ground after starting the dissassembly 4 months ago, only thing left to do is everything!
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Old 07-30-2015, 12:43 AM   #2545
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2 day brake job/bearing re-pack. New pads, shoes, turned rotors. Put new shocks on the front. No calipers or wheel cylinders leaking, just had to dip a little fluid out of the frt. reservoir on the master cyl. to compensate for the thickness of the new pads. Good pedal, stops nice n straight.
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Set the cab and made the z bar linkage and hydroboost bracket and rod.
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Old 07-30-2015, 09:54 AM   #2547
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Got my truck back with new shocks and power steering. Also removed aftermarket load booster springs. It's like a new truck!

Now for some sway bars.
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Cool power steering is great when you didnt have it to begin with !We take it for granted .
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Old 07-31-2015, 10:58 AM   #2550
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Worked on getting my broken dipstick tube out of the block. I also swapped my intake and prepped for new carb.
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