1952 Project 1433

[jkeating1]

That's good information on Stovebolt regarding the 394 Trim code being Brown Leatherette. I have not seen a guide on trim codes anywhere.

What I have seen on the paint code is that RPO 234 is the code for "optional color". Could be any of the 11 optional paint colors. The "standard" color was Juniper Green. If the dealer or customer didn't specify an option (and pay more, I assume) the truck came dark green. If anyone has one of those trucks that was Juniper Green originally, I'd be interested to know what paint code (or none) is on the tag.

I have yet to see a way to tell which of the optional colors an AD would have been built with. Again--if you run across that info please post it.

It's interesting that there is no Regular Production Option listed for the pinstripe, which leads me to believe every '53 had a cab pinstripe as standard equipment. Every color has a corresponding pinstripe color listed. Even the standard Juniper Green would have had a Medium Cream stripe.

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by jkeating1

That's good information on Stovebolt regarding the 394 Trim code being Brown Leatherette. I have not seen a guide on trim codes anywhere.

I did a ton of google searches and that is the only mention of the TRIM code. I've yet to find any kind of guide online either.

[84blaze]

Looking forward to seeing this truck on the road this summer!!

I'm also in the Edmonton area and I'm currently building a 49 5 window on a S10 chassis. I've been at a stand sill due to the cold snap we've been in the last couple weeks.

You have a great head start. Looking forward to more progress pictures!

[robozride]

Seems like a great deal to me! what an excellent start, all of the hard work is done. should be able to hit your budget and have some serious equity! have you seen what people are paying for good quality patina AD's on Ebay? its crazy

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by robozride

Seems like a great deal to me! what an excellent start, all of the hard work is done. should be able to hit your budget and have some serious equity! have you seen what people are paying for good quality patina AD's on Ebay? its crazy

I've watched some patina AD trucks go on eBay for crazy money. My truck will be just a fun patina cruiser. A lot of the eBay trucks are on air ride but I'm hoping to ride as low as possible in comfort.

I just got my Xmas bonus so I got that money set aside for the truck. I figure if the money isn't coming out of my pocket the better Now I just need to get into the new house so I can get it into my new man cave. I can't wait!!!!

[NeoJuice]

Well it's official on Saturday March 4th I was able to finally get the truck home. I have some pictures to upload but my ISP shutdown there web services the other day.

Where are you guys hosting all your images? As you can see on my page 1 all my images are X's.

Also, how do you edit your initial post so I can fix the picture links once I find a new host?

[NeoJuice]

Hello,

Going to try and use google photos from now on. As you can see the day we moved the truck we had about 8" of snow. Wasn't to cold but the snow was sure coming down.

Fits in the garage pretty good. Got about 3 1/2 feet on either side and about 4 feet in the rear for my work bench and tool box. If I need to move the truck out I can just move it forward into my parking spot in the garage.

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by NeoJuice

Hello,

Going to try and use google photos from now on. As you can see the day we moved the truck we had about 8" of snow. Wasn't to cold but the snow was sure coming down.

Fits in the garage pretty good. Got about 3 1/2 feet on either side and about 4 feet in the rear for my work bench and tool box. If I need to move the truck out I can just move it forward into my parking spot in the garage.

Well Google Photos didn't work. Lets try photobucket.

[NeoJuice]

Little update.

This weekend I got the truck all jacked up and up on crib blocks. All the tires are off now and its high enough to get under there with my creeper.

Upon further inspection, the front end is TCI but an older version it looks like because of the different upper control arm design. Also got a little bit closer look at the rear end. The only parts there are the rotors that were painted black along when the frame was painted.

[jweb]

I noticed in your photo that your T bolts in the upper arms are in upside down. The "T" should go in from the bottom. Probably not a big deal, but it may get knocked out of alignment easier.

Either way, nice truck.

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by jweb

I noticed in your photo that your T bolts in the upper arms are in upside down. The "T" should go in from the bottom. Probably not a big deal, but it may get knocked out of alignment easier.

Either way, nice truck.

Jweb,

Thank you for noticing that. I didn't install the front end so I will have to flip those around. The two bottom pictures are from the TCI install manual compared to the first image which is how mine is installed. Is that what you were referring to? On Saturday that was really the first time getting a closer look at the suspension.

Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to do with the rear end. Some of the parts for rear disk breaks on a 1979-1981 camero/firebird/transAm are not available in aftermarket parts.

Do I keep it and try and find all the parts? or ditch it for a s10 or something rear end?

[jkeating1]

Originally Posted by NeoJuice

Do I keep it and try and find all the parts? or ditch it for a s10 or something rear end?

Hard to say up there, but in the US the parts would be relatively easy to find used. I would make an effort to keep it first. Maybe someone on here has a Hollander manual and could tell you what other GM calipers, etc., are interchangeable.

Also--Rockauto.com has them (1981 Camaro 305 V8):

RAYBESTOS RC6026 Professional Grade; Organic Loaded Caliper, Remanufactured
Rear Left
$78.79
$8.89 core charge
$87.68

RAYBESTOS RC6025 Professional Grade; Organic Loaded Caliper, Remanufactured
Rear Right
$78.79
$8.89 core charge
$87.68

Edit--after looking that up, I remembered you said the PO said it was a Trans Am diff. If so, I believe it has the same caliper as above. By the way, apparently you are correct that it is not a '77 diff, because those must have had drums--no listing for rear disc parts.

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by jkeating1

Hard to say up there, but in the US the parts would be relatively easy to find used. I would make an effort to keep it first. Maybe someone on here has a Hollander manual and could tell you what other GM calipers, etc., are interchangeable.

Also--Rockauto.com has them (1981 Camaro 305 V8):

RAYBESTOS RC6026 Professional Grade; Organic Loaded Caliper, Remanufactured
Rear Left
$78.79
$8.89 core charge
$87.68

RAYBESTOS RC6025 Professional Grade; Organic Loaded Caliper, Remanufactured
Rear Right
$78.79
$8.89 core charge
$87.68

jkeating1,

Thank you for the information. I will take a closer look and see what rockatuo.com has. I seen some of the parts on classicindustires.com site I might need.
http://www.classicindustries.com/pro...ts/rc6025.html
http://www.classicindustries.com/pro...ts/rc6026.html

The part numbers look to be the same. Just classicindustires charges a premium on them. Good find jkeating1. It also looks like the classicindustries one's come with the parking brake bracket/springs as well.

Also do you think I could swap the 'T" bolts around without taking apart the front end? I'm not sure what kind of load is on it with the bottom spring.

[jkeating1]

Originally Posted by NeoJuice

Also do you think I could swap the 'T" bolts around without taking apart the front end? I'm not sure what kind of load is on it with the bottom spring.

Jweb can probably answer that. If you can get to the nut, you could probably remove and replace one at a time, with a jack under the lower control arm.

[jweb]

Originally Posted by NeoJuice

Jweb,

Thank you for noticing that. I didn't install the front end so I will have to flip those around. The two bottom pictures are from the TCI install manual compared to the first image which is how mine is installed. Is that what you were referring to? On Saturday that was really the first time getting a closer look at the suspension.

Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to do with the rear end. Some of the parts for rear disk breaks on a 1979-1981 camero/firebird/transAm are not available in aftermarket parts.

Do I keep it and try and find all the parts? or ditch it for a s10 or something rear end?

I would make an effort to keep the rear end that's in there. First I would take the cover off to make sure everything looks good inside. Then hunt down the needed parts for the brakes.

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by jweb

I would make an effort to keep the rear end that's in there. First I would take the cover off to make sure everything looks good inside. Then hunt down the needed parts for the brakes.

First thing I did was check the oil. Clean and full. Coolant is fresh dex cool and the rad is full. Transmission is empty because its brand new and has never been run. Nothing showed up on the transmission dip stick. Next thing to check is if there is fluid in the rear end and how it looks before pulling the back plate off.

[jweb]

Originally Posted by NeoJuice

First thing I did was check the oil. Clean and full. Coolant is fresh dex cool and the rad is full. Transmission is empty because its brand new and has never been run. Nothing showed up on the transmission dip stick. Next thing to check is if there is fluid in the rear end and how it looks before pulling the back plate off.

There are a lot of people who have problems with Dex Cool in old engines, you may want to do some research. I would recommend standard antifreeze.

[NeoJuice]

Another question. I was under the truck on my crawler tonight looking at the cab mounts. Mine don't look like in the lmc truck catalogue. The fronts mounts do, but I was having troubles understanding the rear cab mounts. I can see them underneath the truck but where are they inside the cab? Are they behind the tank? If they are I would need to remove the tank to get at them? I ordered the cab mount kit from lmc because I need to get the front mounted properly because there is no bolts or anything. Anyone have a better picture either then the drawing from the catalogue? This is on original frame not s10 swap.

[jweb]

Originally Posted by NeoJuice

Another question. I was under the truck on my crawler tonight looking at the cab mounts. Mine don't look like in the lmc truck catalogue. The fronts mounts do, but I was having troubles understanding the rear cab mounts. I can see them underneath the truck but where are they inside the cab? Are they behind the tank? If they are I would need to remove the tank to get at them? I ordered the cab mount kit from lmc because I need to get the front mounted properly because there is no bolts or anything. Anyone have a better picture either then the drawing from the catalogue? This is on original frame not s10 swap.

Not the best photos, but try here http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com...51ctsm0102.htm

If I remember the rear cab mounts are under the gas tank, but it's been awhile since I had my tank out.

[wolffcub]

Nice to see another AD truck in Edmonton. Im just waiting for the snow to melt so i can bring mine back out. Stock you should have the shackle style rear cab mount and the single bolts in the front. Been a long time without my tank behind the seat but if i recall correctly you can still get to the back side of the bolts with the tank still in.

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by wolffcub

Nice to see another AD truck in Edmonton. Im just waiting for the snow to melt so i can bring mine back out. Stock you should have the shackle style rear cab mount and the single bolts in the front. Been a long time without my tank behind the seat but if i recall correctly you can still get to the back side of the bolts with the tank still in.

Wolfclub, I was in Edmonton now I'm in Beaumont. If you want to come out sometime to look at the truck let me know. PM me.

I'll take another closer look at the rear cab mounts on the weekend when I get the cab mounting kit. Ordered them through KMStools.

Last night I was doing a little further digging and investigation on the truck. Since I didn't know the year of the chevy 350 in there I ran the block casting number 41 GM 3970010 and some information from the rear end GM30 and
1254333 is the rear end. I also found the make/model of the distributor its a
Mallory 2548201.

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by jweb

Not the best photos, but try here http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com...51ctsm0102.htm

If I remember the rear cab mounts are under the gas tank, but it's been awhile since I had my tank out.

Thank you jweb, now I understand how they are supposed to go. It was kind of hard to understand looking at the catalogue and being under the truck practically upside down LOL.

[jkeating1]

I believe you'll get more precise origin information if you research the number stamped into the flat-machined spot on the driver's side of the block just ahead of the head.

[NeoJuice]

Originally Posted by jkeating1

I believe you'll get more precise origin information if you research the number stamped into the flat-machined spot on the driver's side of the block just ahead of the head.

I found this number on the front of the block just above the water pump on the passenger side. Google couldn't really tell me anything.

[jkeating1]

V=Flint MI engine plant
09=Sept
09=9th day
TWZ=1978 350, conv.cab truck, L LS9, 165 HP, 4 barrel carb, K-10 to 2500

(from: http://www.nastyz28.com/gm-chevy-cod...s-suffix-8.php)

By the way--GM used the LS9 designation for 69-up truck 350's for a while. This is different from the LS series of engines that also have an LS9-code engine.