Barn raising

[Mike Bradbury]

CarJax yes it does mess with the mixture but it is mostly crankcase gasses not motor oil. After a while the gasses will condense and become little drips of oil on the outside of the breather. I have the PCV hooked up on the drivers side and need to drill a hole and thread a barbed nipple into the second breather. As C10 said it goes into the spacer underneath the air cleaner. When I did not have any positive flow hooked up and it was just a passive breather system I did notice that it did not stink as much. The newer vehcicles utilize a catalytic converter to burn off the stinky exhaust gasses.

[Mike Bradbury]

No reason for this update other than to add a final picture of the truck. As this build phase was coming to an end I was so into getting all the little details done, that I did not put a picture of the truck for the last four pages of the build.

When ever I am looking at a build thread I have not seen before I like to jump to the end to see what the final result was, it's just me, I guess I am a little impatient. So these pics are for you (the first time viewer) It was a fun build and changed many times in my mind before I started working on it.

So here it is start to finish in a several key pics;

[NewType72]

Mike this truly in my mind is one of the nicest trucks on here simple yet hits every phase just right. I really believed you nailed the look of this truck and how it is put together. I would like to say thank you for sharing your build with the forum and what an excellent build it was. You also were very helpful when I was in the early stages of my own continuous build. I hope someday I can see it in person maybe one of these brothers shows down in so cal. Thanks again

-Dylan
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[mcbassin]

Nice pictures nice truck. Thanks for sharing
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[c10monkey]

I love this truck!

This truck should have been used in the Fast and Furious movies...

Hope to see some more senic pics in the future....

Thanks again!!!!!
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[Mike Bradbury]

Originally Posted by NewType72

Mike this truly in my mind is one of the nicest trucks on here simple yet hits every phase just right. I really believed you nailed the look of this truck and how it is put together. I would like to say thank you for sharing your build with the forum and what an excellent build it was. You also were very helpful when I was in the early stages of my own continuous build. I hope someday I can see it in person maybe one of these brothers shows down in so cal. Thanks again

-Dylan
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Thanks Dylan, I am going to hold you to that this summer at the Brothers show in L.A. You should have your truck up and running by then for the C10 club cruise down to So Cal. It really is one of the best.

[Mike Bradbury]

Originally Posted by c10monkey

I love this truck!

This truck should have been used in the Fast and Furious movies...

Hope to see some more senic pics in the future....

Thanks again!!!!!
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From what I remember about the fast and furious movies is the classic car doing a kart wheel down the road, Of course Richards car did not fare much better in Tommy Boy, which is where my truck got its name.

[PAWS 72]

Mike the truck looks killer I love it. When I sent a PM asking about the side pipes, My son and wife got me some for fathers day last year.

I can't wait to get the 71 of mine going.Looks good Bud.

[Moline_Puller]

Hey Mike,

I just wanted to say that you've got a great looking truck! I seen pics of it here and there on this site, but today I found this thread and went through it...awesome job!

Personally, I love the LWB's...and with the wheel/tire combo and the sidepipes, it has a great look. I'm probably going to be putting some side pipes on mine.

I have a long way to go for my truck to be anywhere near yours. But, I definitely agree with you about working on trucks as therapy. There is nothing better than going out and getting your hands dirty and accomplishing something on your truck!

Keep up the good work!


Chris

[Mike Bradbury]

Thanks Chris, I like the side pipes but still have to warn every passenger before exiting the truck. Also I now park it indoors so the pipes do not rust.

[yote1234]

kool white letters...

[NewType72]

Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury

Thanks Dylan, I am going to hold you to that this summer at the Brothers show in L.A. You should have your truck up and running by then for the C10 club cruise down to So Cal. It really is one of the best.

I'm definitely stoked for it I'm hoping to figure out a better motor situation before then but so far she seems to be clicking pretty darn well. She's been a daily for a full year now
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[vexvader]

Hey Mike,

It looks good! I haven't done much to mine except regular maintenance, a few up grades, and driving the mess out of it. I love love the Big Tom Callahan reference on your truck. Do you have any plans to make it a short bed?

MM
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[Mike Bradbury]

Originally Posted by vexvader

Hey Mike,

It looks good! I haven't done much to mine except regular maintenance, a few up grades, and driving the mess out of it. I love love the Big Tom Callahan reference on your truck. Do you have any plans to make it a short bed?

MM
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The dead has arisen! Mathew how the heck are you my friend. I wondered how that truck of yours has been running. Great to hear it is serving you well.

Right now I have no plans to shorten it, it is so useful as a long bed and the long and low look has grown on me. Although it would fit in my garage better if it were short. Ha Ha kind of make a two car garage a one truck garage parked diagonal to get the bumper far enough in to clear the garage door. I am actually thinking of putting a dump bed on it. I have most of the parts just need the time to design it.

Last I heard you were moving to Georgia, are you and your family doing well?

[C0UCH]

Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury

Did Goodyear ever use yellow for the raised letters or was that only when they switched to paint?

Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury

I've got the same plug wire looms, but haven't installed them yet. Any issues with them? Looks like I may run into clearance problems with the wires exiting right where my headers are.

[Mike Bradbury]

Good year did research with camera and human eye reaction times and found that the strobe of the camera and the sensitivity of the human eye, yellow was far superior to being able to read the Good Year logo while the car was moving. It is all about marketing I guess.

I have never seen a set of raised yellow lettered tires. They would have to be constructed with a yellow rubber layer of rubber throughout the tire.

I have switched to paint also, there was too much flex in the tires at freeway speed and it really became frustrating to have to try to re glue the edges when they would delaminate. The raised white letters do look better up close but from more than 6 feet it is mostly unnoticeable. I just use the negative side of the rubber letters as a stencil.

I did have to modify my looms to work with the ram horn headers slightly. I got a piece of stainless and bent it in a "Z" shape to lift the loom about an inch up.
The wires are still close to the headers that I make sure they stay away from the surface and I used the kevlar heat sleaves on the boots.

[C0UCH]

I was going to paint them if they didn't come with the raised yellows anyways. I'd rather not glue something to the tire just because of how much the tire itself flexes and moves around. The Aero wheels come with a yellow pin stripe so it should look pretty good together.

I installed one of the looms the other day. Fits well without interfering with the headers but the exit of the wire leaves no room to run it back to where its gotta go without rubbing the header. I'm already arching the headers as it is on some of them.

The looms themselves look pretty good though. I'm probably going to clean up the edges with the belt grinder and make everything even, then hit the top with the belt sander to give it a line grained/natural look. Not bad for around twenty bucks on Amazon. No issues with heat on the wires being inside them though?

[crakarjax]

Mike, what kind of coating do you have on those inner wheel well? Looks pretty nice!

[iehotrod]

wow!! that engine bay is a master piece compared to what it looked like before the engine rebuilt. looks awesome hope to see you at the brothers show.

[c10monkey]

Originally Posted by crakarjax

Mike, what kind of coating do you have on those inner wheel well? Looks pretty nice!

DITTO!

What did you use on your inner fenders?
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[Mike Bradbury]

It is powder coating. I had a few dings on the inner fenders that would not have looked too good with a gloss black finish. This is called "wrinkle" and it does just that. it is very tough and and does not scratch like other powder coats.

[c10monkey]

Mike..
Thanks for the info on the wrinkle powder coat.
That is an awesome idea and look...
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[Mike Bradbury]

And it looks much better in person I just had a crappy Iphone 3Gs camera. My powder coater is a hot rodder and had never done wrinkle on a inner fender before, I had used it on other non car applications and liked the look of it. When I picked them up he was really impressed how well the wrinkle hid all of the imperfections. If you guys ever have your engine out it is a perfect time to do it and it was not that much. Made a huge difference and they clean up so much better and are tougher than just paint.

[Mike Bradbury]

I have been having some issues with the distributor gear in the new engine, It was showing some wear on it after just 2400 mi on the new build. I drove down to Crower and asked their opinion of what they think happened and they said it was probably a high spot in the dizzy gear. Cam gear looked ok, and they said it did not need a bronze gear.
Rather than trying to pound out the roll pin and install a new one I just swapped out the dizzy with a spare I had in the garage. I will check it in a couple of months to see if I am getting more wear on this one. If there is wear, someone is going to rebuild my engine again, and it ain't gonna be me.

[brn agn]

What tipped you off that something was going on with the distributor gear?