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Old 08-07-2011, 10:46 AM   #176
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Old 08-07-2011, 12:05 PM   #177
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Nice progress
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Old 08-07-2011, 05:30 PM   #178
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Good to know on the Brothers floor covering - as I have thought about getting one before - Love the Red carpet - so it all works out
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Old 08-07-2011, 09:04 PM   #179
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Looking really nice my friend, I love the red carpet adds a touch of class!






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Old 08-07-2011, 10:08 PM   #180
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Good to know on the Brothers floor covering - as I have thought about getting one before - Love the Red carpet - so it all works out
I bought a NICE new floor mat from Tim Christian.
It is an exact replica of the original floor mat.
It will be going in my stepside.
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Old 08-07-2011, 10:09 PM   #181
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Looking really nice my friend, I love the red carpet adds a touch of class!
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Thanks Ray.
Hope you are doing good.
Any new projects???
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Old 08-07-2011, 10:17 PM   #182
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I worked most of the day and didn't make much progress.
I cleaned the grease covered trans crossmember and painted it.
Removed an exhaust hanger and found out the doughnut gasket at the manifold is shot.
Started to install the TH350.
I have ALOT of distance between the new converter and the original powerglide 153 tooth flexplate.
(3/8"-1/2",... just guessing,... but that's too much)
So I dropped the trans back out.
I'm not sure what's going on.
I checked NAPA's websited and they show a 168 tooth flexplate for $87,... so I'm going to try that.
(that means a new starter)
I bought an assortment of moulding clips to fix a few pieces of loose trim.
Got the upper tailgate and one lower trim piece secured,... but I got the wrong clips for the upper bed side mouldings.
Gotta make another order now.
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Old 08-07-2011, 10:43 PM   #183
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That crossmember turned out great. So, what's the deal the powerglide takes a different flexplate? I didn't know that. Keep up the hard work.
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Old 08-07-2011, 10:55 PM   #184
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That crossmember turned out great. So, what's the deal the powerglide takes a different flexplate? I didn't know that. Keep up the hard work.
The crossmember took a couple hours to get clean enough to paint.
The grease was an inch thick on that thing.
I get sidetracked with painting sometimes,... when it doesn't really matter.

The powerglide takes a smaller flexplate.
NAPA only carries the 168 tooth 14" flexplate for the 292.

I have a stock SBC flexplate,... but it won't work.
The 292 has 1/2" crank bolts. (SBC has 7/16")
Plus the 292 flexplate has 3 locating dowels,... the SBC has only 1.
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Old 08-07-2011, 11:01 PM   #185
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I used 10 "nutserts" to hold the new cover in place.
These are great for attaching a nut to a blind hole.
I'm going to steal that idea. I just used self tapping screws on mine. Didn't really want to, just wasn't sure how else to do it.

What size nutserts did you use?
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Old 08-07-2011, 11:17 PM   #186
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I'm going to steal that idea. I just used self tapping screws on mine. Didn't really want to, just wasn't sure how else to do it.

What size nutserts did you use?
I used 5/16".
(the drilled hole size it a little bigger than 1/2")
Plenty of room for my incorrect drilling. Ha.
Plus you can use some old "washer head" fender bolts to hold it in.
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Old 08-07-2011, 11:45 PM   #187
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very nice work on the interior!!!
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Old 08-07-2011, 11:46 PM   #188
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The crossmember took a couple hours to get clean enough to paint.
The grease was an inch thick on that thing.
I get sidetracked with painting sometimes,... when it doesn't really matter.
My brother from a different mother..... Tell me about it. I scubbed & scrubbed the splash shields for the front brakes on the dually. Prob spent 1hr on each one getting them clean & smooth enough to shoot w/a rattle can & not look like crap.

Did I mention that was on both the spindle side & rotor side. Yesterday it was the th400 (including the inside the bellhousing where the input shaft is)
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Old 08-08-2011, 12:16 AM   #189
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I bought a NICE new floor mat from Tim Christian.
It is an exact replica of the original floor mat.
It will be going in my stepside.
Sweet - I will check it out. Thanks again
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Old 08-08-2011, 12:22 AM   #190
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My brother from a different mother..... Tell me about it. I scubbed & scrubbed the splash shields for the front brakes on the dually. Prob spent 1hr on each one getting them clean & smooth enough to shoot w/a rattle can & not look like crap.

Did I mention that was on both the spindle side & rotor side. Yesterday it was the th400 (including the inside the bellhousing where the input shaft is)
I agree.
I watch the clock, and wonder where the day went.
(that's where a giant blast cabinet would come in handy)

My TH350 needs a repaint.
These tranny shops think rattle can over the 3 layers already on there, will be good enough.
I decided to not repaint it.
I'm going to pull the 292 someday for a rebuild.
(I'll detail the tranny then)
Right now I just want to get it "road worthy".
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Old 08-08-2011, 06:11 AM   #191
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Great progress! You'll be happy you went through all this pain once you get behind the wheel.......
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Old 08-08-2011, 07:47 AM   #192
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Great progress! You'll be happy you went through all this pain once you get behind the wheel.......
... on your way to KS.

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Old 08-08-2011, 09:38 AM   #193
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The carpet looks great!
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Old 08-08-2011, 06:37 PM   #194
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My brother from a different mother..... Tell me about it. I scubbed & scrubbed the splash shields for the front brakes on the dually. Prob spent 1hr on each one getting them clean & smooth enough to shoot w/a rattle can & not look like crap.

Did I mention that was on both the spindle side & rotor side. Yesterday it was the th400 (including the inside the bellhousing where the input shaft is)
I feel the pain with both you guys, I spent 5 hours on saturday and 4 hours sunday clearing 2 wheels. I've been working on these 2 off and on since june, only on weekends though. I still have 2 more to prime, paint and clear. It looks like it'll be january before I finish them.

Keith, I'm jealous!! Both your truck are what I strive for when I'm finished with mine. I'm just too limited on garage space. Keep up the great work.
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...I scubbed & scrubbed the splash shields for the front brakes on the dually. Prob spent 1hr on each one...
Been there. I think I had at least an hour in each. No one knows but me- and they'll just get dirty again
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Dont let him fool you guys. He says paint looks bad but I think its perfect. Ive been to his place before to buy a bed for buddys truck and got to ogle and drool all his trucks and stuff. Paint on no life has perfect patina.

Good progress Keith, trucks looking awesome.
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The truck looks good.
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Old 08-13-2011, 09:29 PM   #198
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Small update.
My new TH350 is finally in.
Had to buy a new flexplate and starter to make this work with my 292.
Also my new flexplate only had the "big" converter bolt pattern.
I had purchased a stock converter with my new trans.
The TH350 converters have the "small" pattern.
Lucky for me,... the guys at the trans shop swapped it out for a TH400 converter with the big pattern.
If you need a transmission in central Missouri,... check out these guys.
(http://mandmtransmission.com/)
Spent last night hooking up all the little things.

Today I installed the radiator, hoses, pulley, fan, belts and the fan shroud.
(does anyone know if the 292 trucks had a 6-cylinder specific fan shroud?)
Doesn't sound like much,... but it was a long day.

Also bent up a new modulator vacuum line.
(The 5' stick of 1/4" steel line was about 2" short. Ha.)

I wish I had time to paint the engine up nice,... but I'm trying to get this truck running for the Kansas Goodguys event at the end of the month.
I think all the steel lines would look better, if they were black.
Here's a few pics,...
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Lookin' good Keith!

Once KS is over, I agree with you, the lines will look good in black.
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Detail the motor and the lines will look right at home......
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