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Old 10-08-2011, 08:53 PM   #51
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

Not too much progress on the Tiger clad beast, but I picked up a sweet hood for $40. It's in much better shape than the original one, AND it doesn't have glitter on it!!!

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Old 11-19-2011, 08:15 PM   #52
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

I'd like to thank "t korinek" for the dash section he cut out for me. I got around to installing it today.

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Old 11-19-2011, 08:17 PM   #53
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And here it is mocked up with dash panel and glove box door.

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Old 02-18-2012, 04:32 PM   #54
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I bought a Power booster from ebustos and I put a Corvette style master cylinder on the Captain today. To my surprise, the original lines fit the new master. I thought I'd have to mix and match brake lines, but I just had to take a few bends out of the brake lines to strectch out to compensate for the booster.

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Old 02-18-2012, 05:14 PM   #55
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

awesome! lookin good.
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Old 05-05-2012, 09:46 PM   #56
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

My own build thread depresses me. I really haven't done much to my own truck. Today, aside from getting a wicked sunburn, I tackled a few things on my path to roadworthiness. I robbed the seat tracks from the bench seat and attached them to the driver's side bucket seat from my S10. I had to fab up link to connect the adjustment mechanisms.

Then, 2 good friends came by and got me really motivated. They fabbed up a battery tray from my rotted out tray, even making a battery hold down bracket. I have mounted the aluminum radiator, and replaced the radiator hoses and the serpentine belt and tensioner. With the battery in place, and the wiring rerouted and loomed, we fired up the beast (open headers!!) and burned off some of the paint on the junkyard headers.

I know it's still got a ways to go before it glitters down the street in the Florida sunshine, but I feel a lot better about the progress we made today.

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Old 05-05-2012, 11:10 PM   #57
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

A little bit at a time will add up.
If it helps, you can copy/take my avatar to use - I'd get a different one.
It's Captain America's symbol, would go good with your thread/build.
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Old 05-08-2012, 12:39 AM   #58
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Here's the after picture of the engine compartment with the battery trau and the wiring loomed and rerouted.

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Old 05-08-2012, 01:37 PM   #59
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

Does anyone know if it's possible to push the steering column closer/ further into the dash to give me more room in the cab. Being 6'5", I could use all the room I can get. Thanks.

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Old 05-08-2012, 01:58 PM   #60
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

yes there are a couple threads on how to do it
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Old 05-08-2012, 02:07 PM   #61
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you collapse the shaft between the bottom of the column and the steering box.
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Old 05-08-2012, 02:15 PM   #62
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and move the neutral safety switch, Eric did it on ES67 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=330869
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Old 05-08-2012, 02:17 PM   #63
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

Josh, Here are two threads on shorting. Check the second one first. Truck looks great man!!!!!
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=309895
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Old 05-08-2012, 11:08 PM   #64
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man I think what you are doing is very nice work and I will keep watching,,,by the way the zoo called and they want your dash cover back their tiger is cold with out it, ha-ha
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

what engine mounts did you use to for the v6 to fit in there?
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Old 05-09-2012, 02:22 AM   #66
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

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what engine mounts did you use to for the v6 to fit in there?
I"m not running a v6. I"m using the Serpentine brackets and pulleys from a 4.3l, but they're mounted to a sbc 350 with vortec heads.

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Old 05-09-2012, 08:12 AM   #67
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

now that I look back through the threads I see that it is a v8 sorry i have also done the serp swap on my truck from a v6
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Old 05-09-2012, 02:07 PM   #68
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

That is one wild looking truck, both inside and out! I think its cool and funky, but I don't blame you for wanting to make it a little more stock. The glitter is so heavy i thought it looked like dirt until I got a closer look!
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Old 05-11-2012, 01:09 AM   #69
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

I don't think it's a good deal at all!! I tried to shorten the steering shaft, and ended up pulling the entire steering column out of the truck. If I had known, I would have done this when I had the front clip off the truck. My other problem is I didn't measure anything before I pulled it out!!!! Oh well, I"ll try again and see what happens. Thanks for everyone's advice and assistance.

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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

Not sure why my other post was here....weird? Sorry for the issues you're having.

I'd just collapse the shaft and then it moves up and down fairly freely...bolt it to the rag joint and to the column and with the column loosely mounted move it to where you want it then bolt it down tight inside and outside...
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Old 05-12-2012, 05:08 PM   #71
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

Well it was fairly simple. Just never having done one before had me second guessing myself. I replaced the rag joint while I was in there, shortened the column by about 3-4 inches. In the before picture, the dash panel isn't secured, so it's dangling about an inch or 2 out from the dash. In te after pic, the dash panel is properly mounted.

Thanks for everyone's elp and advice.

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After the steering column, I mounted my 2 14 inch electric fans.

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I think that column is great I always set to close to it.
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Old 05-26-2012, 11:31 PM   #74
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I bought some new rear tires and started checking out my brakes. 3 of the 4 wheel cylinders are leaking, and the right rear wheel seal was pouring. Local parts stores don't really have the parts I"m looking for to make my repairs. I found the left rear wheel cylinder, and that's the only one not leaking!! Snyone got any leads for parts?? I"m keeping the 4-wheel dru setup for now, until I decide to upgrade to 4-wheel disc.

While replacing the wheel seals, I found out my rear gear is a 3.73, but not a posi. The new tires are 275/60r15 BF Goodrich Radial T/As. I have a pair of 235/70R15's for the front that I need to have mounted. One of these days, I"ll polish the right rear wheel!!

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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside

Try rockauto.com. Member Bmerdoc told me he just got all new 4 wheels worth of drum brake parts off there for cheap...
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