Bamamav
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One difference in the older wheels and the newer ones is the position of the horn contact. I found that out when I stuck my Chevelle wheel on, and promptly broke the plastic insulator that the spring goes through.
"Bickle" 1948 3100
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this is true! older wheels have the horn contact at 2 oclock, newer at 10:30. I think the switch happened in 61 or around there. this is a 67 wheel so its in the right spot, if you have an older wheel you can just drill a new hole with a 5/16 bit.
I ordered a 15" 59 impala wheel for one of these trucks, the new repop style, and didnt pay attention, I ordered the older style.
Bamamav
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They must have changed it again when they moved the key to the column. My wheel is I think a 67 too, not sure about my column, but know it's way later since it's for an overdrive transmission.
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As usual, I turn around and Joe' almost finished another one...
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started out by taking in the distribution box bracket, welds were looking a little funny and fizzing.
oh! that'll do it.
my daughter had the car so I had to make myself busy till she got back. drilled for the rad rubber mounts, but not too deep! thats the power steering line under there haha
rad is in except the top mount now, REALLY EXCEEDINGLY happy with the 7.25" rearward move of the V6, everything fits so much better than the last one when I went 9.5. there is room to go back that far, but not necessity. the rad is 3/8" away from the fan and the dizzy fits without jacking the cab up.
no sign of daughter yet, ok, on to the HVAC blower. testing how much room I have
mark and cut from inside. I turned the cut piece around to close out the original fan hole.
the blower I am using is quite a bit larger than the last, but still fits, albeit tilted slightly.
still no daughter, ok, added the battery box.
it will get trimmed a bit so it looks better, but I needed the fullsize to check spacing. the rad hose goes under, the trans cooling and AC lines go beside, the dryer in front of, its literally one of those 1/4" any direction and it wouldnt fit. but it fits!
daughter came home and I got welding wire at homer derp. ks passed a mandatory mask law and I am not here to debate it, but there were a lot of scofflaws at homer derp.
tomorrow the kids are going to the lake, leaving me to sleep in and work on truck! fireworks at 10, so I have lots of time.
started out by taking in the distribution box bracket, welds were looking a little funny and fizzing.
oh! that'll do it.
my daughter had the car so I had to make myself busy till she got back. drilled for the rad rubber mounts, but not too deep! thats the power steering line under there haha
rad is in except the top mount now, REALLY EXCEEDINGLY happy with the 7.25" rearward move of the V6, everything fits so much better than the last one when I went 9.5. there is room to go back that far, but not necessity. the rad is 3/8" away from the fan and the dizzy fits without jacking the cab up.
no sign of daughter yet, ok, on to the HVAC blower. testing how much room I have
mark and cut from inside. I turned the cut piece around to close out the original fan hole.
the blower I am using is quite a bit larger than the last, but still fits, albeit tilted slightly.
still no daughter, ok, added the battery box.
it will get trimmed a bit so it looks better, but I needed the fullsize to check spacing. the rad hose goes under, the trans cooling and AC lines go beside, the dryer in front of, its literally one of those 1/4" any direction and it wouldnt fit. but it fits!
daughter came home and I got welding wire at homer derp. ks passed a mandatory mask law and I am not here to debate it, but there were a lot of scofflaws at homer derp.
tomorrow the kids are going to the lake, leaving me to sleep in and work on truck! fireworks at 10, so I have lots of time.
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had big plans for the weekend but family was more important. we spent the evening of the 4th on moms new deck which gave a nice elevation (basically a second floor deck) to see everyone else's explosive shenanigans. spent $0 and had a great show, even the city hall of the town 1 mile north was visible from our perch.
I bent up a 4" pipe, could have bought one I guess but I figured a wobbly pumpkin-round free pipe would work as well as a store bought perfect one.
made a closeout and taped it in place to check airflow. the two heat marks are where I welded in an air director to give a gentler push to the left
worked great! so I sealed it all up for real with some screws and some schmutz (not brand name schmutz, but good enough shmutz!)
even the blower I thought would be crooked, was straight!
I trimmed the battery tray and got it tacked in for a trial fit too.
everything fits all around it, no collisions. even the (-) terminal LOOKS close but just sneaks under the AC drier.
I need to get some stuff moved around, still need 8 cubic inches for the fusible link BUT I HAVE A PLAN! need a lower hose and a rad hold down and some screws and zipties and MAYBE we can try a start.
I bent up a 4" pipe, could have bought one I guess but I figured a wobbly pumpkin-round free pipe would work as well as a store bought perfect one.
made a closeout and taped it in place to check airflow. the two heat marks are where I welded in an air director to give a gentler push to the left
worked great! so I sealed it all up for real with some screws and some schmutz (not brand name schmutz, but good enough shmutz!)
even the blower I thought would be crooked, was straight!
I trimmed the battery tray and got it tacked in for a trial fit too.
everything fits all around it, no collisions. even the (-) terminal LOOKS close but just sneaks under the AC drier.
I need to get some stuff moved around, still need 8 cubic inches for the fusible link BUT I HAVE A PLAN!
need a lower hose and a rad hold down and some screws and zipties and MAYBE we can try a start.Attachments
DozerII
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When your done there is no room left for a paperclip under the hood. [cl[cl[P[P
BillM
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You sure can make stuff happen JD!
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''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
You're about to run out of room aren't you? [cl[cl[P
Stay after it, looking good.
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thanks fellas
I still have to put the air cleaner in!
got the rad mounted and almost everything hooked up.
I picked up the lower hose and the trans clip I was missing plus all the various fluids and blobs and blips I still needed, including the air cleaner.
I still have to put the air cleaner in!
got the rad mounted and almost everything hooked up.
I picked up the lower hose and the trans clip I was missing plus all the various fluids and blobs and blips I still needed, including the air cleaner.
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Torchie
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MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Always a good sign. Congratulations.
Mom's new deck looks great. Lots of nice build progress. [P
thanks guys!
been a little bit, still busy
I bought a mafia staff car
the nice woman selling us the new property, she was having some trouble with the car and was going to trade it in for basically the cost of the diagnostic at the dealer. I said I would be interested and bought it for more than that, which made us both happy but the dealer a little salty. it was knocking like a landlord but UNDER the car, not in the engine. removed the cat and it was loud but no more knock.
visited dan and his truck is really coming along great. we got the windshield installed in less than 4 minutes, steele rubber is the difference, really works nice.
been selling mounts, local guys are really excited. I just designed a V2 that has provisions to bolt on even though I wouldnt personally bolt body mounts on. one guy asked if I needed a grille, I traded him a staggered set of 14" wheels (rare 14x6 station wagon rears) and expected it to be a 2 ton truck grille, I was happy to find it was a 1/2 ton 54! now I have a complete front clip for a 54, maybe that baby coe I keep talking about.
I also did another set of parts for a local shop and they tipped me a 57 grille for my 56 project!
the staff car was still idling rough, google said northstars are hard on the intake coupler to the throttle body, so I pulled it and replaced it and the intake gaskets. check out where the starter is!
took a shakedown cruise and stopped at a semi local yard that said they had a driveshaft online but didnt state a price. $40! it even had the inner clip type rear u joint that I needed.
installed the flange pinion adapter and the driveshaft. perfect fit! 53"
got the carpet, went with tan and dropped the seat off for covering in gold to match the dash
the s10 shortbed bed floor is just a little short so I cut down the front wall of the s10 bed and folded it flat to match the front wall of the 48 bed.
nick dropped off his 42 at the shop, I will put it on an s10 frame for him probably in september.
the orange peel in the dash was bothering me so I wet sanded it with some 2000 and reshot it. much nicer!
yesterday I tried bleeding the brakes and of course the front caliper bleeders were stuck. a 1 hour job took most of the day with new calipers and bleeding. but with the driveshaft in it runs drives and stops.
more soon!
been a little bit, still busy
I bought a mafia staff car
the nice woman selling us the new property, she was having some trouble with the car and was going to trade it in for basically the cost of the diagnostic at the dealer. I said I would be interested and bought it for more than that, which made us both happy but the dealer a little salty. it was knocking like a landlord but UNDER the car, not in the engine. removed the cat and it was loud but no more knock.
visited dan and his truck is really coming along great. we got the windshield installed in less than 4 minutes, steele rubber is the difference, really works nice.
been selling mounts, local guys are really excited. I just designed a V2 that has provisions to bolt on even though I wouldnt personally bolt body mounts on. one guy asked if I needed a grille, I traded him a staggered set of 14" wheels (rare 14x6 station wagon rears) and expected it to be a 2 ton truck grille, I was happy to find it was a 1/2 ton 54! now I have a complete front clip for a 54, maybe that baby coe I keep talking about.
I also did another set of parts for a local shop and they tipped me a 57 grille for my 56 project!
the staff car was still idling rough, google said northstars are hard on the intake coupler to the throttle body, so I pulled it and replaced it and the intake gaskets. check out where the starter is!
took a shakedown cruise and stopped at a semi local yard that said they had a driveshaft online but didnt state a price. $40! it even had the inner clip type rear u joint that I needed.
installed the flange pinion adapter and the driveshaft. perfect fit! 53"
got the carpet, went with tan and dropped the seat off for covering in gold to match the dash
the s10 shortbed bed floor is just a little short so I cut down the front wall of the s10 bed and folded it flat to match the front wall of the 48 bed.
nick dropped off his 42 at the shop, I will put it on an s10 frame for him probably in september.
the orange peel in the dash was bothering me so I wet sanded it with some 2000 and reshot it. much nicer!
yesterday I tried bleeding the brakes and of course the front caliper bleeders were stuck. a 1 hour job took most of the day with new calipers and bleeding. but with the driveshaft in it runs drives and stops.
more soon!
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bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Thanks for the update. Lots of progress.
DozerII
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Man you get a lot done fast Joe. [cl[cl That is a crazy spot to put a starter, WTF were they thinking.[S[S Looking forward to following your 42 build. [P[P[P
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That's no starter, somebody left a beer can in there. That mill would look great in a Joe Built Special.
BillM
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Excellent progress, I appreciate the motivation! I knew those Northstar starters were buried in there, but it's still hard to believe.
bill I feel like I am standing still. I have needed "one good week of work" for the last 5 weeks.
dozer I liked the first 41 I built, fenix, I should have kept it.
burg that motor is staying put, since my M3 is so fickle I need something other than the 2500HD to drive and I think truck parts will fit in the trunk, the driveshaft was around 59" overall length and just fit right in!
got the front lights wired and the park lights done. headlights just need installed.
bbraaaaaaaaaakkkes
trial fit the wheels, look good to me!
my brother sent me a picture from a swap meet/cruise, I thought it was sectioned but its channeled
more today!
dozer I liked the first 41 I built, fenix, I should have kept it.
burg that motor is staying put, since my M3 is so fickle I need something other than the 2500HD to drive and I think truck parts will fit in the trunk, the driveshaft was around 59" overall length and just fit right in!
got the front lights wired and the park lights done. headlights just need installed.
bbraaaaaaaaaakkkes
trial fit the wheels, look good to me!
my brother sent me a picture from a swap meet/cruise, I thought it was sectioned but its channeled
more today!
