Long to short conversion

[VA72C10]

looking good!

[mx574]

i got that peice for the steering column back today and it looks amazing. this place does excellent work. one pic of it installed on the column after i shot it black. and i installed the front sway bar over the weekend.

[mx574]

raining alot here in southern california. picked up my steering box yesterday(got rebuilt). i destroyed some foam washer/seal thing on the pitman arm and two places i went did not have. i wanted to put the box and the column in today but did not know what to use. m wife said i could cut up one of my sons shoes(dont you just love that in a woman). it is a lightning mcqueen one it has some dense foam. yu can see when i started cutting it and the old one on the right.

[mx574]

well my wife was not very happy when i told her,(because all the money i have spent recently) but today i ordered parts. i believe after these show up i will have everything i need to install the motor and trans. i ordered a few little things but i ordered that hydraulic clutch kit from mcleod.

[70shortfleet]

Originally Posted by mx574

i got that peice for the steering column back today and it looks amazing. this place does excellent work. one pic of it installed on the column after i shot it black. and i installed the front sway bar over the weekend.

I might be wrong but I think your lower boot is upside down on the steering column. I think the extended end should go to the inside of the cab so you can clamp the outside to the firewall.

[mx574]

couple of parts. next is an adapter to mount the 71-72 gas pedal. i paid for one from LFD a little while back and he sent my money back because he was out. so this is what i came up with. nothing fancy the three holes with no bolts are the going to firewall(original mount) and the three with threads and bolts in them are for the new pedal. i painted it today will install later this week. the jegs stuff is so i can mount my clutch. now just waiting on the hydraulic kit that has the throwout bearing then will install motor/trans.

[mx574]

fed ex dropped this off today. it is pretty nice. the hydralic clutch kit from mcloed. i got the gas pedal mounted, the ckutch and pressure plate mounted on tuesday night. hopefully i can make time this weekend to motor and trans in the truck. the throwout bearing is really nice and the master cylinder is willwood.

[Mike Bradbury]

Originally Posted by mx574

i got that peice for the steering column back today and it looks amazing. this place does excellent work. one pic of it installed on the column after i shot it black. and i installed the front sway bar over the weekend.

I love the look of the detailed column, it came out great. makes me want to give mine some needed attention.

Not intending to high jack your thread but these pictures reminded me of a question I have been meaning to ask about.
In the event of an accident does the 67-72 steering column telescope or does it jam you in the face.
I was going to take pics of mine to ask the question but your pics of it
uninstalled are much better. It appears that there is a dimple that given enough push will slide on the shaft.

[chevy88]

Just read you whole thread, nice metal work on shorting the bed.

[67c10rustbuket]

nice build ! I like the way you shortened the bed !

[Gordonr1973]

Looks great! Any updates??

[98crewcab]

holy crap this thing got real pretty, real fast.....

[RCbowtie69]

Looking good,keep up the hard work & pictures coming.Keep on Truckin'

[mx574]

thanks for resurecting the thread guys. i appreciate the encouragement. i dont think the column will colapse much if at all. exhaust is DONE and it is *****in. truck will be looooud. dont have pics of that. i finiished mt seat brackets this past week and spray painted. we cut the brake and clutch pedal to be lower. had a brand new posi unit installed about 2 months ago. great news my buddy got a shop last week. actually i am off to go there and help install a lift and my truck will get moved there in a week or two. we will have more room so hopefully things will speed up. pic is parts. we will build a box around the battery and mount it behind the pass seat. wrapped is my booster/master cylinder that just got rebuilt by ABS power brake. and goodies are front brake pads and rear brake disc kit that i picked up today from POL.

[slammed427]

Eventually Imma get over my squarebody addiction and build one of these. Lookin good sir!

[mx574]

thanks again for the words of encouragement. the shop progress is behind. my buddy wanted to paint the floor before moving all stuff in. paint was hard to find had to order and get it shipped. it did not get painted until thursday. basically truck gets worked on one day a week right now on tuesdays. this last tues we mounted pedals, then the booster/master and figured out and mounted the hydraulic clutch master. it is getting dark earlier so not much progress each day. dyeing to get my truck to the shop. i do not think of taking pics while workin on it and truck is in one car garage so taking it out to take pics not convenient. but today painted pedals and mounting brackets for rear calipers

[mx574]

first is the booster/master and the master cylinder for the hyraulic clutch. 2 is engine with the serpentine sstem installed. 3 is all the fatmat installed, i still have more hushmat(sucks compared to fatmat) maybe i will put on back wall of cab. 4 and 5 are pics of the exhaust. there was very little room so i did not run the flowmasters that were on the truck before. i will post more pics in a minute that show exhaust tip better, comes out right in front of the tire so should scare all the neighborhood kids

[mx574]

okay so today good and yet very bad. i wanted to get started on the rear brakes and tired of waiting for the shop. so obviously remove diff cover, pin and axles. removed the old backing plates so gone are the old brakes. now, ordered rear disc setup from POL and said i wanted axle bearings and seals. POL only had seals not bearings. I got bearings from Early Classic in Fresno. bearings went in they are good. Seals are not, thanks POL . Then i went to move forward and install the caliper mounts to the axle, also POL and they DO NOT FIT. I tried every possible bolt pattern and different holes. I am so pissed. I will have to return everything then go to CPP i guess. pic # 1 is another shot of the exhaust to give idea of how it looks from outside. tucked pretty high, i did not want it to be too noticeable. 2 is my main man he just turned three and thinks the truck is "cool". 3 is the eaton posi. 4 is the bearings and wrong seals. 5 is the axle housing minus the bearing and seal and i stopped taking pics when i found problems. i did make it to auto zone which had timken seals so rear end is bolted back together minus rear brakes.

[mx574]

so truck is getting wiring/brakeline/fuelline run. Supposed to fire it for the first time in about a week. WOOHOO. So i figured i should start looking into getting it re-registered and insured. If i want to register it in California. NEXT Year 2012 from 12-31-2011 to 12-31-2012 is $126.00 if i want to drive it now that will be $145.00 from now until 12-31-2011. AWESOME. No wonder why CA is in the crapper. i am so pissed

[mx574]

today did not go as i planned and i did not get much done. updated pic of the motor with brakes, clutch, wiring and air filter. interior as of today. i still need to do brake lights and brake switch, mount the battery box then i can mount the pass seat. and the rear meats

[mx574]

i knew my track bar needed final adjustment but i did not think it was that far off. when i went to mount the wheels it was about 3 inches off to the driver side so the pass rear was hard up against the inner wheel tub. adjusting it and getting it right and the bolt put bake in turned out to be another nightmare as there have been maaaany in this process. but it is adjusted and the rear end is centered and the tires fit woohoo

[mx574]

we went to a 5 year old birthday party today and this showed up

[63chevyll]

I didn't look back through but what clutch master did you use.

Good looking build BTW
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[mx574]

it is a willwood master cylinder but i just bought the hydraulic clutch kit from mcloed and that is what it came with.

[mx574]

http://vimeo.com/31316853

here is link to first video. will try to get the other one up tomorrow