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Hope your machinist is faster than my machinist. :lol:
I told mine I wasn't in a hurry. Then stopped and said to him. "Did I just tell my machinist I wasn't in a hurry?" "Lets forget I said that!" :lol:

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LOL, well i'm a charity case, they're doing mine for free, so it may be months... hope not... :waah:

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Made the move, and sent the deposit for a 461 Pontiac made from the stronger 400 block from Jim Lehart, at http://www.centralvirginiamachine.com

Going to be a monster... stay tuned... can't wait :)

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Yeah buddy! Gonna be a tire fryer!:burnout:

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now all i need to do is decide whether i want to go with the 455 Olds, or the Pontiac... decisions decisions...

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Sorry for lack of updates...

just been hanging out with my Dad, grilling out every day, and drinking lots of tequila :)

Took the backing plates off the 10 bolt, got the left one cleaned up and mounted, will put the right one on tomorrow... will put the brakes and new parking brake cables on as well... so lot's of pics here in the next few days...

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Hey man! You can NEVER beat quality time with your dad and well of course can't beat drinking! :metal:

Can't wait for the pictures man!! :metal:

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Boy that is tough! Good luck deciding. Either way would be very cool and unique.

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That put a smile on my face when I read about you and your dad! Good times!
I am a tequilla drinker too! :barn: Carry on.

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Ahh.. there you go Hose Cuervo! :lol:

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hehe, yeah, but actually I prefer clear tequila... so any top shelf clear tequila is fine for me :)
I'd rather spend time with my Dad for now(he's almost 80)... but he's going to keep me company this week while I do work on my truck here and there a little at a time. I hope he's here when I install the painless wiring harness LOL

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Tell me about it... but I think I'm going with the Pontiac 461 first.. it's going to have a solid roller cam, and will be making 500/500 HP/TQ... It can rev and maintain higher rpm's than the Olds.
Then I can switch to the Olds later and compare their drivability etc. on the street... It's going to be cool, and interesting to see it up and running

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blah.... had an accident yesterday, rear ended a car on my 2001 Nissan Frontier that my Dad brought up to give to me... it's all fizzed up... glad I wasn't driving my C10, whew :)

All is well... grilling steaks and drinking more tequila tonite LOL

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That blows, every one OK?

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yeah, all ok... we were on our way going fly fishing for trout, and I was distracted for a second or two, and a string of cars slammed on their brakes because the first car in the line slammed on brakes to whip into the barbecue shack LOL, and it was a classic rear end crash hehehe, oh well... anyone want a 2001 Nissan Frontier, slightly smashed? LOL

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ordered this dash for my truck, should be in, in a couple o weeks... can't wait to get it installed... still deciding on what gauges i want to put in...

http://diy4x.com/cart/index.php?rout...product_id=148

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Nice cool custom touch man with the dash...

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I got a parking brake kit from LMC, and they don't look anything like what is on my truck... I ordered the part numbers listed for my year, so I don't think I messed up the order on my side...

Anyone know of another place I can get a quality parking brake cable kit complete front to back?

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Nice build and attention to detail!

I recently did the parking brake on mine. The factory cable was in three sections (front, middle and rear). The replacement I bought at O'Rielly's took the place of the front and middle sections. I thought I had the wrong cable at first, but I put it in and works fine. There is a different part number for long vs. short bed.
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would like the proper sequence of installation, I didn't have any square washers when I diss-assembled my truck...

Any ideas appreciated

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Finally some progress!!!

Gas tanks ordered, tank straps ordered, sending units ordered... received new selector valve and switch. dash should be coming in a couple of weeks

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more shots...

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Nice!
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replaced cab bushing bolts with stainless steel...

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all brakes on, new cables, spring kit, new adjusters, wheel cylinders, shoes, and drums...

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updated updates...
all new parking brake cables from rock auto
all new brake spring kit, and adjuster kits, wheel cylinders, shoes, and drums

tightened and applied cotter pins to all front steering/suspension items, ball joints, tie rod ends etc.

all suspension and shocks are installed.

bed is on with new bushings, bolts are stainless steel...

more to come soon...

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Looking sharp man!!!! Keep it up, I need to work on mine I've been slacking!

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thnks man!

go get busy :)

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Damn! looks great man. whats next on your agenda, or is it a surprise?

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Epoxy primed the inner fenders, and underside of hood today...
fuel tank mounts/straps and radiator core support, radiator cover, and cowl piece will be primed tomorrow weather permitting....

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rained all day here... delays...

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Got a performance rebuild on my Quadrajet... built by Lars Grimsrud
Here are his notes on my carb...

"The carb checked out really well after a few setup modifications and after all the plugged fuel and air passages were chased down... I ran it through all modes of operation from cold-start, hot re-start, idle, and no-load cruise. I also tested for secondary operations and WOT transition. Idle is glass smooth, off-idle response is crisp, and mixtures are right where they should be - see photos attached of your carb running on the test engine with actual air/fuel ratio and idle rpm. I have the A/F set at 14.2:1, which is perfect for today's pump gas, and rpm is at 850 so it will idle with your cam. I have removed the rear pulloff (these are no longer available, and they were not used on the performance application carbs), and I have installed and tested the electric choke per your request - the choke operates perfectly, and was tested on the engine (note the choke wire hooked up in the photo)."

Here's a few pics...

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block sanded the epoxy primer on the cab with 180, getting it ready for the 2K primer... will finish up the roof tomorrow and post some pics... I hope to get a good first coat of primer on the cab...

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its looking great... i cant wait till you show a vid of that engine running.. looks like aluminum heads and alot more goodys put into it ;) and im glad im not the only guy who likes qaudrajets..

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yeah, that Chevy engine is a test engine used for tuning the carb... it's not the engine going in my truck...

My motor will be a 461 Pontiac built from a 400 block by Jim Lehart...

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besides me getting into a car wreck, my Dad is here for another 7 days... i'll pick back up on the truck when he goes home....

hope all is well with everyone :)

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always good times to be had with your Dad! Glad your doing okay from the car wreck..

it's raining here so no updates, and mosquitos are killer so makes wanting to work on the truck a bit of a pain. Maybe I'll go pick up some paint and paint my bezel this weekend!

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hope you and your dads doing well.. your doing good, and about the 461 pontiac motor, THAT is so sweet!!! cant wait till you show us what that engine does :smoke:

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Did you get into another accident or just the one a while back? Hope all is well.

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just the one a while back... all ok so far :)