Restoring Rusty

[73kay]

This is a sweet write up, keep it coming.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 73kay

This is a sweet write up, keep it coming.

Finally, my first outta boy, LOL, I was wondering if I should even keep it going

Thank you, I am remotivated

[Gregski]

What do we have here, a shinny brand new Weiand 8120 Action +Plus Aluminum Intake Manifold

Yup, ordered that off of eBay for $85 bucks and FREE shipping can't beat it, the seller is holleyperformance

This is in preparation for the Holley 0-80457SA 600CFM 4bbl Factory Refurbished ALUMINUM Carb with Electric Choke I am buying from them next month

... but, but, didn't you just rebuild the ol' Q-jet, well yes, but that rebuild kit was only $20 bucks and I always wanted to rebuilt a Quadrajet to see what it's all about, plus I sill need a carb till the new shiny bits show up

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by Gregski

What do we have here, a shinny brand new Weiand 8120 Action +Plus Aluminum Intake Manifold

Yup, ordered that off of eBay for $85 bucks and FREE shipping can't beat it, the seller is holleyperformance

This is in preparation for the Holley 0-80457SA 600CFM 4bbl Factory Refurbished ALUMINUM Carb with Electric Choke I am buying from them next month

Good choices for manifold and carb! Can't beat that combo for a stock to mild small block.

I just bought the Vortec head version of that manifold for my 355 that's under construction, and will be using a 80457SA or 80458SA carb. (The latter has center-hung float bowls and dual fuel inlets on the passenger side).

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by MikeB

Good choices for manifold and carb! Can't beat that combo for a stock to mild small block.

Man, that is music to my ears, so good to hear some validation, thank you. So what cam would you recommend, keep in mind I plan on buying aluminum heads to go with it. Looking for a street truck, nothing crazy, goal is 300 hp.

[Sodak]

Nice ..keep it going.. love your progress.

[greg64]

Looks good, Gregski, keep going.

[flashed]

I like Rusty .

[shkj2004]

gooooooooooood

[y5mgisi]

Subscribed.

[Gregski]

curiosity got the best of me and I had to know why my gauges would not light up, why the speedometer/odometer was not working, and why the lenses were so cloudy

after taking apart the fascia of this gauge cluster I seriously considered renaming Rusty to Dusty

and man those six bulbs were expensive to replace it's like $7 bucks fer two of em little rascals, and they still don't light up, lol

[Gregski]

again why are these pictures getting uploaded upside down, can somebody help me

I really like this cluster how it's made out of metal and easy to get to, it's interesting how the gauges plug in too, they have screw studs sticking out of the back that slide into these metal acceptors instead of using electronic plugs like modern day vehicles, really cool

I don't recon I am supposed to just slide the speedo out with the cable innerds so I am guessing the speedo cable is broken, maybe someone can comment on that

also which fuse is responsible for the cluster lights?

[Gregski]

man I was on fire this weekend, got lots done, no kids birthday parties, no soccer, blah blah blah

I guess I'm what you would call an anti bling guy, I don't care too much for stickers or as car people call em decals, or logos or labels or as car people call them badges, Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!

So it was time to black out and de badge the grill...

[1984 swb chevy]

Not bad. I like the black.

[Gregski]

after replacing all the light bulbs in the cluster and all 9 fuses in the fuse panel and installing a brand new headlight switch, it was time to yank the printed circuit board

check out my light bulb testing station, a simple 9 volt battery I think is what helped me find the problem...

"just doing the dishes honey, go back to bed!"

[Gregski]

fact: washing bits sure makes part numbers easily to see

I talk some more about the gauges in this thread

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650245

[Gregski]

do you guys think there is a chance in hell to restore this dash pad or is it too far gone, a new one from LMC Truck is $340 bucks, friggen expensive

[Gregski]

some pics for you of what the dash looked like when I first removed the dash pad, it was late at night so they are not too great, it may have been raining too, but neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, nor the winds of change, will stay us from the swift completion of our beloved trucks. Ever. (well something like that)

[GMC Guy]

I dig your style man, and your typing humor!
I had Rusty's much uglier twin, only used for the cab and a few odds and ends though, parted the rest out. I called him Shrek

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by GMC Guy

I had Rusty's much uglier twin [...] I called him Shrek

No way, too flippin cool !!! They had the same birth mark, on the front fenders LOL

[Gregski]

a bucket of water and some paper towels later and I could almost go for the dash naked like that if it weren't for those two gaping AC holes, well that and the 2 to 3 inch gap all around the gauge cluster

[Gregs71]

I think i know that truck if it came out of lodi? I almost bought it. Glad you did because my progress would of been a lot slower....

[GMC Guy]

another Greg... we're multiplying!

[Gregski]

Gregs to the power of three!

[73Super8]

Subscribed. Looking good.