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sorry for slow progress guys. works kicking my rear right now. hope to remedy that soon though.... on to a few pics

got motor mounts cleaned,painted and installed

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...pss908imce.jpg

drilled,tapped,and installed nipple for steam line in water pump...

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psi9cyjlaf.jpg

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psnwdxvw12.jpg

This hood latch bracket and bolt were so rusted up i had to put it in a vice and slam the wrench with a small sledge the whole way taking the nut off and the bolt out!!!! spent about an hour on the wire wheel on my grinder cleaning everything up, then painted and looks almost new! :)

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psdnmi0vjf.jpg

in Glocks write up Im pretty sure he said you could unbolt this fitting on the steering pump and swap it for the fitting on the old one. I thought they were part of the pump. does anyone know for sure before I screw something up???

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psc1hmyv9r.jpg

spending the rest of this week trying to clean up rust and just gonna hit the whole engine bay and frame with some of this rust converter for now.

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psrqmgaof5.jpg

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psmqfb7dpi.jpg


Sometime down the road when I do my body work and get it painted Ill be replacing or redoing everything under the hood body color. For now I just wanna halt the rust and not put a sparkling engine into a dirty,rusty engine bay...

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The P/S pump fitting is legit. It is a lot easier to do on the stand, too.

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That's what I wanted to hear!! No custom ps lines to be made! :)

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What did you paint the engine and trans with? They look nice!

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Thanks!!! I used Duplicolor engine primer followed by a few coats of duplicolor ceramic engine enamel. Aluminum on block and transmission, cast aluminum on brackets, low gloss and semigloss black on various brackets and pulleys.

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Well it turns out swapping the bungs on the back of the power steering pumps was unnecessary. My old 1974 ps line screwed right into the 2006 pump. I guess some things never change lol.

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either way it's a win!

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:metal:

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on call and getting run to death this weekend but I did manage to get the engine and transmission bolted together last night.

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psvmq3binx.jpg

but headers were hitting the transmission on both sides
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psd9jorjum.jpg

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psej6lqc4f.jpg

so out came the cuttoff tool

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All good now

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My helpers

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Stayed on that sum-beech for the full 8 seconds,lol

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psnydeapyh.jpg

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Also got my fuel sender converted to AN-6 fittings. I really worry about these compression fittings leaking but there was no other way I could do it. even the local hydraulic shop couldn't make adapter lines for the connections that were on these.

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...pslg5szxl0.jpg

As far as the vent line, should I just cap it off, or should I put some kind of filter on it?

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Just in case someone didn't know how politically incorrect I am, here's a little shot of the old headliner in project Steppin Wolf. I was actually going to recover it in black vinyl but in light of recent events I think I'll just leave it the way it is. :smoke:

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psux6rzduh.jpg

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ive been fallowing this thread since the beginning(lurked for awhile) and i love the detail and how nice everything looks man keep it up:metal:

nice head liner:thumbs:

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thanks bro!

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Some luck I got! I sent the first set of plug wires back cause the straight boot hit the headers, just got the new set with 135* boots and turns out I ordered car wires so they're too short! Boxed them back up to send back but didn't want to wait on exchange so I outright bought my third and hopefully final set from summit last night and turns out they're on back order and won't ship till July 8th. :(

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I highly recommend you cut off the tri-angular header flanges and tig weld on some stainless v-bands. Those will leak very quickly and the v-bands will give you more clearance.

The short and long wires come off Camaro and truck applications. The coil output connector is closer to the plugs one of the applications, I forget which.

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Damn. I was a fan of this build but I think I'll exit so you can keep your dumb headliner...

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pickup/truck wires are longer for sure.

can you get wires from another vendor sooner?

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Ive got clearance now but I plan to get full length headers eventually so I probably wont modify these. Ive got some special gaskets Ive used in the past of three bolt header flanges with no issues. I just hafta get my buddy to order me a set for these.

The truck wires are longer.I knew this but I just wasnt paying attention when I ordered them.

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Ive already ordered them. as long as they get here before the 15th I'll be happy.

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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1ajjpahv.jpg

:lol:

seriously though, I hope your post was just sarcasm:c2:

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I swear this is how the factory repair manual says to remove this lol

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psgeicxgpv.jpg

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+500 points for the Doc Holiday pic...carry on

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transmission cooler line adapters for the stock cooler

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...pszhy6zbep.jpg

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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...pssrs0ce95.jpg

After some cleanup and paint

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my sexy little helper

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Out of nowhere it started dumping rain so had to cover up for a bit

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...pssnqmwzki.jpg

More sexy helpers came after the rain, lol

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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...pswrouaap9.jpg

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New hood. dont know why they friggen glued the bubble wrap to it.

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5v4twpq8.jpg

Adam rocking the D seat

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...pscad7srce.jpg

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http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psgbwp5yos.jpg

Everyone suggested goo-off, goo gone, wd40, But I found the most effective way to remove sticky gunk from the hood is with my wife. ;)

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psmrgpwenl.jpg

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psloztcz0z.jpg

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Underhand looks nice with the new paint

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Wouldnt be 4th of July without a flag bikini

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Hope everyone had a safe and fun Independence Day!!!
MURICA!!!!!!!

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Thanks. There was a lot of rust on passenger side so I didn't do a lot of prep, pretty much just hit it with soap and water and scrub brush, then three cans of rust converter, then gloss black roll bar paint on frame and flat black everywhere else. It won't last but somewhere down the road it's all going to be properly redone with the rest of the truck anyway. I just didn't want to put the new engine in a nasty engine bay.

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Scored some carpet in good shape on craigslist today for $40

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Also got a set of manual window doors from an 86 model. all the window and vent window seals were in good shape. So were the regulators, door handles, and pretty much everything else except the window channels plus the windows are already tinted...both complete doors for $75!!!! I just bought them for the seals and hardware and to keep from having to reseal my vent windows but the driver door is perfect and passenger door only has a couple rust spots on the bottom so these may end up being my new doors!!

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...pspoznt8my.jpg

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is there anything that would stop me from putting these 86 doors straight onto my 74 cab? Also, when I buy the new door seals that go on top of the doors, does it matter if I get the 73-80 or the 81-87? Other than the obviously thinner glass(weight reduction,lol) and the different vent windows, what is the difference between these doors and my 74 doors?

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Ok guys, how do I tell if these are original gm doors or repros? if they're repros then itll be cheaper and easier to buy another new set and transfer hardware and glass but if they're genuine gm Id like to spend the extra time and money to fix them up and use them.

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not sure on the doors my friend, unless there is a gm sticker, or gm part number stamped on them somewhere.

good progress!

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Thank you but I feel like I keep getting sidetracked from the actual swap by eBay and Craigslist deals. Lol. I need to focus on getting her running again! I think I'm gonna stick these doors in the shed for now so I can focus on the job at hand. :mm::lol:

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Cool project!

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Does anyone know if I can bolt on 81-87 master cylinder on without modification? The aluminum and plastic one. They're only $32 new and mine is rusted out bad... I got crap floating in my fluid and the chrome lid leaks too. I'd just like to upgrade.

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Hopefully will have updates soon. Been working long hours plus my hood is just sitting on there and I've got nobody to help me take it off so I can work on engine lol. Gonna try to get the hinges painted and put on tonight so I'll be able to get some stuff reinstalled this weekend..... Maybe. :/

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Got hinges and springs painted today and hood back on so I can start tinkering again!!!
Also got my alternator, starter, and radiator upper mount painted. I think Im finished painting small parts now. Time to start bolting stuff together!!!!!

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psou8wqure.jpg

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Got my heater hose nipple capped off on my radiator too.

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Slowly making progress!!! got headers, water pumps, and main bracket on today. Also the third set of plug wires I ordered fit perfectly!!! They are the 10.4mm race wires with 135 degree boots to clear header. In case anyone runs into the same problem, heres the part number.

http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/...psvb1f8ed6.jpg

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Cheap $180 Ebay headers fit perfectly!!! Plenty of clearance on both sides!!

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Gonna get a little more done in the morning then gonna be outta town till sunday night. Im hoping to take the bed off sunday night and push the truck into my garage so I can start mocking up the blazer tank swap and fuel lines as well as make up my transmission lines. Really starting to feel good about this now.

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You need to take those headers up to M&R Performance Coatings up in Kodak and get them ceramic coated. They do a perfect job and not to far away from us. Cause those eBay chrome headers will blue on you in about a week. Unless you like that motorcycle pipe blue look. Also idk what part of town you live in east or west but if you ever need a hand let me know I will come over and help you out. Got to help out a fellow c10 lover.

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They're not chrome brother, they're polished stainless steel. ;) they're also temporary. But thanks anyway. Somewhere down the line I'll be getting some better flowing full length headers with 3" collectors and 1 7/8 primaries. When I decide on my full length headers in the future, if they end up not being stainless I'll definately check that place out.