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**LockDoc** · 07-21-2022, 10:54 PM

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Progress!!! If you do a little each day you will be done before you know it....

I like that electrical setup.

LockDoc
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**kev2809** · 08-08-2022, 10:32 PM

been working on getting the inner fenders done so i can get the front wired up. bought some trailer fenders, cut to fit and welded them to a strip of plate. they do bolt in so its easy to take out. still need to seam seal the welds and sand and paint them but you get the idea

Average Joe · 08-25-2022, 01:47 AM

Nice work! Inner fenders and the tach look great.

**kev2809** · 08-28-2022, 07:13 PM

so, got the inner fenders painted and back in..got the whole front wiring loomed and routed. had a few wiring issues with the fuel pump and engine fuse block but i think i got that fixed. spent the weekend getting all that wrapped up and fiding a mounting solution to hold the intake stead without flopping around

**kev2809** · 08-28-2022, 07:14 PM

ive owned this truck for 13 years now trying to get it going..and it might not seem like much...but this is the first time i have ever seen the headlights work!

**LockDoc** · 08-28-2022, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kev2809

ive owned this truck for 13 years now trying to get it going..and it might not seem like much...but this is the first time i have ever seen the headlights work!

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.. Sorry, That made me chuckle. You are getting close now. Keep pluggin' away at it.

LockDoc

BAD1916 · 08-28-2022, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kev2809

ive owned this truck for 13 years now trying to get it going..and it might not seem like much...but this is the first time i have ever seen the headlights work!

Its those small victories that get us to the finish line! Great work and keep posting your progress.

pwdcougar · 08-30-2022, 10:23 PM

Dang you are making some great progress!

Paul

**kev2809** · 08-31-2022, 01:55 PM

thanks fellas. I try to work on it every day. I got the lokar shift rod in today, went pretty easy other than a slight bend I had to add to the rod. shifts up and down smooth, and everything lines up perfect except when you get to other D gears. I won't use those anyways so I don't care.

hoping to get some fluids in it soon, bleed the brakes, and maybe add some gas and fire it up to see how she goes.

**kev2809** · 10-29-2022, 02:38 PM

little bit of progress lately. still havent had a chance to fire it up since i have been making the floor in the back. cant weld with gas in the tank

i did start getting together the bag stuff again. im not putting the electric valves back in, going with manual this time. also picked up a viair dual pack off the board here...and got a new tank too! will start getting the fittings together and air line and hopefully start running them. built a little drop box area in the floor frame. was hoping to build an under floor cooler, but instead i will mount the compressors in it. i like to hop around a lot

**LockDoc** · 10-29-2022, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kev2809

little bit of progress lately. still havent had a chance to fire it up since i have been making the floor in the back. cant weld with gas in the tank

i did start getting together the bag stuff again. im not putting the electric valves back in, going with manual this time. also picked up a viair dual pack off the board here...and got a new tank too! will start getting the fittings together and air line and hopefully start running them. built a little drop box area in the floor frame. was hoping to build an under floor cooler, but instead i will mount the compressors in it. i like to hop around a lot

A lot of custom work. That takes more time, but you are making good progress on it.

LockDoc

BAD1916 · 11-06-2022, 03:13 PM

Burb’s looking good!

**kev2809** · 11-07-2022, 06:15 PM

heyo! thanks yall! been busy with a baby shower for my daughter but had a couple hours over the weekend. made a little wooden box to mount my compressors to keep crap away away from them. i got all my fittings in over the week and i think i will start mounting some of the floor to get the tank in and all the air lines in!

**kev2809** · 11-07-2022, 06:18 PM

i stained it a walnut and used a crappy spray clear. will probably go with the same stain for the 2x6 floor but use an actual wood clear coat

**kev2809** · 11-08-2022, 07:48 PM

so heres my plan for the floor. 2x6s bolted down using riv nut inserts. looks fun (not). well see how the rest goes..heres one little board down. want to get this row down so i can mount my air tank here...

**kev2809** · 11-16-2022, 08:37 PM

got the front section done and the tank mounted. think i will start running all the air lines now

**LockDoc** · 11-16-2022, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kev2809

got the front section done and the tank mounted. think i will start running all the air lines now

Looks like that should work! Keep pluggin' away at it.....

LockDoc

**kev2809** · 12-03-2022, 07:38 PM

got most of the airlines ran, just need to work on the front which i will be doing tomorrow. have been working on cleaning up and routing the wiring in the back, mainly for the compressors. also got the fuel hose buttoned up, and you know what that means! slapped some gas in it...and it fired right up! i have a video but need to figure out how to post it.

**kev2809** · 12-03-2022, 07:39 PM

heres how i did the compressor wiring, i just need to tap the power wire into the truck fuse box and run to dual 8 gauge wires up to the battery and its done.

**KFF 1** · 12-11-2022, 08:12 AM

Looking good ! Nice work Kev

**kev2809** · 12-13-2022, 10:08 PM

thanks!

dropped my old driveshaft off yesterday and hoping to have it back by the end of the week. getting oh so close to a trip around the block.

I have been messing around with the coolant and it just doesn't sit right with me. I put coolant through the radiator and the truck was getting hot it seemed. so I drained it, and pulled the upper hose and filled it up through there with the trucking running. I filled it up til it wouldn't take anymore, then topped off the radiator. the gauge seems high? I plugged my torque lite into the OBD2 port and it shows 188/90. that seems about right with an LS. I just don't see why this gauge shows so high?

**HO455** · 12-20-2022, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kev2809

thanks!

dropped my old driveshaft off yesterday and hoping to have it back by the end of the week. getting oh so close to a trip around the block.

I have been messing around with the coolant and it just doesn't sit right with me. I put coolant through the radiator and the truck was getting hot it seemed. so I drained it, and pulled the upper hose and filled it up through there with the trucking running. I filled it up til it wouldn't take anymore, then topped off the radiator. the gauge seems high? I plugged my torque lite into the OBD2 port and it shows 188/90. that seems about right with an LS. I just don't see why this gauge shows so high?

Maybe this is the cause?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=840259

Where does the needle rest at when the ignition is off?

BAD1916 · 12-14-2022, 03:39 AM

That trip around the block will feel amazing after all the work! I don’t know if the same problem exists with these trucks but at the Mustang shop I work at we have issues with the aftermarket sending units causing the gauge to read way higher than it should. It’s frustrating as hell. Sometimes a different brand resolves the gauge problem.

**kev2809** · 12-14-2022, 05:22 PM

its a new stock sender (i drilled and tapped the passenger side head to use a stock style one). i mean, tbh, if this is "normal" looking for our style trucks then i really dont care. but from reading around and looking at other peoples gauges it seems 180-190 should be right in the middle somewhere. i tested the wire by unplugging it (went all the way cold), then grounding it (went all the way hot) so i know the wiring is good. i think i might still have the old sender off the 305 i took it off of, i could try and put that in and see what happens

**kev2809** · 12-14-2022, 05:26 PM

oh, also got my driveshaft back today. was a pretty penny but if works out then who cares lol. slapping some quick paint on it, hopefully can get it in tomorrow then get the yokes brush painted. i stuck with the stock 1310 u joints, and the driveshaft guy suggested a slip shaft installed since it has air ride.

07-21-2022, 10:54 PM	#1
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,370	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! - Progress!!! If you do a little each day you will be done before you know it.... I like that electrical setup. LockDoc . __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

08-08-2022, 10:32 PM	#2
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! been working on getting the inner fenders done so i can get the front wired up. bought some trailer fenders, cut to fit and welded them to a strip of plate. they do bolt in so its easy to take out. still need to seam seal the welds and sand and paint them but you get the idea Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

08-25-2022, 01:47 AM	#3
Average Joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 1,352	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! Nice work! Inner fenders and the tach look great. __________________ 1967 C10 Suburban 454/TH400/3.07's An Average Joe and His 'Burb: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=775843

08-28-2022, 07:13 PM	#4
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! so, got the inner fenders painted and back in..got the whole front wiring loomed and routed. had a few wiring issues with the fuel pump and engine fuse block but i think i got that fixed. spent the weekend getting all that wrapped up and fiding a mounting solution to hold the intake stead without flopping around Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

08-28-2022, 07:14 PM	#5
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! ive owned this truck for 13 years now trying to get it going..and it might not seem like much...but this is the first time i have ever seen the headlights work! Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

08-30-2022, 10:23 PM	#8
pwdcougar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,302	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! Dang you are making some great progress! Paul __________________ "You know that little thing in your head that keeps you from saying things you shouldn't? Yeah well, I don't have one of those" 1969 Mercury Cougar Standard 4 speed 1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 convertible 1970 4WD Chevrolet Suburban 1997 4WD Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab Short Bed (purchased new January 1997)

08-31-2022, 01:55 PM	#9
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! thanks fellas. I try to work on it every day. I got the lokar shift rod in today, went pretty easy other than a slight bend I had to add to the rod. shifts up and down smooth, and everything lines up perfect except when you get to other D gears. I won't use those anyways so I don't care. hoping to get some fluids in it soon, bleed the brakes, and maybe add some gas and fire it up to see how she goes. __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

10-29-2022, 02:38 PM	#10
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! little bit of progress lately. still havent had a chance to fire it up since i have been making the floor in the back. cant weld with gas in the tank i did start getting together the bag stuff again. im not putting the electric valves back in, going with manual this time. also picked up a viair dual pack off the board here...and got a new tank too! will start getting the fittings together and air line and hopefully start running them. built a little drop box area in the floor frame. was hoping to build an under floor cooler, but instead i will mount the compressors in it. i like to hop around a lot Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

11-06-2022, 03:13 PM	#12
BAD1916 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: VENTURA COUNTY CALIFORNIA Posts: 272	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! Burb’s looking good!

11-07-2022, 06:15 PM	#13
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! heyo! thanks yall! been busy with a baby shower for my daughter but had a couple hours over the weekend. made a little wooden box to mount my compressors to keep crap away away from them. i got all my fittings in over the week and i think i will start mounting some of the floor to get the tank in and all the air lines in! Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

11-07-2022, 06:18 PM	#14
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! i stained it a walnut and used a crappy spray clear. will probably go with the same stain for the 2x6 floor but use an actual wood clear coat __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

11-08-2022, 07:48 PM	#15
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! so heres my plan for the floor. 2x6s bolted down using riv nut inserts. looks fun (not). well see how the rest goes..heres one little board down. want to get this row down so i can mount my air tank here... Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

11-16-2022, 08:37 PM	#16
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! got the front section done and the tank mounted. think i will start running all the air lines now Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

12-03-2022, 07:38 PM	#18
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! got most of the airlines ran, just need to work on the front which i will be doing tomorrow. have been working on cleaning up and routing the wiring in the back, mainly for the compressors. also got the fuel hose buttoned up, and you know what that means! slapped some gas in it...and it fired right up! i have a video but need to figure out how to post it. Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

12-03-2022, 07:39 PM	#19
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! heres how i did the compressor wiring, i just need to tap the power wire into the truck fuse box and run to dual 8 gauge wires up to the battery and its done. Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]



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12-11-2022, 08:12 AM	#20
KFF 1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Belmont OH Posts: 279	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! Looking good ! Nice work Kev

12-13-2022, 10:08 PM	#21
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! thanks! dropped my old driveshaft off yesterday and hoping to have it back by the end of the week. getting oh so close to a trip around the block. I have been messing around with the coolant and it just doesn't sit right with me. I put coolant through the radiator and the truck was getting hot it seemed. so I drained it, and pulled the upper hose and filled it up through there with the trucking running. I filled it up til it wouldn't take anymore, then topped off the radiator. the gauge seems high? I plugged my torque lite into the OBD2 port and it shows 188/90. that seems about right with an LS. I just don't see why this gauge shows so high? Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_] Last edited by LockDoc; 12-14-2022 at 11:26 PM.

12-14-2022, 03:39 AM	#23
BAD1916 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: VENTURA COUNTY CALIFORNIA Posts: 272	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! That trip around the block will feel amazing after all the work! I don’t know if the same problem exists with these trucks but at the Mustang shop I work at we have issues with the aftermarket sending units causing the gauge to read way higher than it should. It’s frustrating as hell. Sometimes a different brand resolves the gauge problem.

12-14-2022, 05:22 PM	#24
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! its a new stock sender (i drilled and tapped the passenger side head to use a stock style one). i mean, tbh, if this is "normal" looking for our style trucks then i really dont care. but from reading around and looking at other peoples gauges it seems 180-190 should be right in the middle somewhere. i tested the wire by unplugging it (went all the way cold), then grounding it (went all the way hot) so i know the wiring is good. i think i might still have the old sender off the 305 i took it off of, i could try and put that in and see what happens __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

12-14-2022, 05:26 PM	#25
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,141	Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!! oh, also got my driveshaft back today. was a pretty penny but if works out then who cares lol. slapping some quick paint on it, hopefully can get it in tomorrow then get the yokes brush painted. i stuck with the stock 1310 u joints, and the driveshaft guy suggested a slip shaft installed since it has air ride. Attached Images __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

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