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Old 12-26-2008, 09:19 PM   #1
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Progress!!!

Well i finally got my truck pulled out of the back yard and got it to the garage. The truck has sat for two years so there was some wires that had got eaten! Fixed those new set of plug wires they were eaten to. Threw a battery in and crossed my fingers. NUTHIN! UGH. Go back and check some connections and prime fuel to the carb. Second try she fired like she was never parked! Only real problem was the new edelbrock carb i got is leaking like a bottomless bucket. I don't know about you guys but it sure feels good to accomplish things!
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Old 12-26-2008, 09:33 PM   #2
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Sounds like a good start!
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Old 12-26-2008, 09:42 PM   #3
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Old 12-27-2008, 12:18 AM   #4
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Glad to hear that you got some things accomplished, keep us posted on the rest of your progress.
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Old 12-27-2008, 12:34 AM   #5
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Re: Progress!!!

Photos please...photos please...we like photos!

Congratulations on the progress. Inch by inch, life is a cinch...yard by yard, life is hard. Before you know it, your rig will be on the road.

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Old 12-27-2008, 11:10 AM   #6
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I knew you were gunna say that lil red! Forgot my camera not much to see any ways. When i start the body work I'll post pics.
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Old 12-29-2008, 02:43 PM   #7
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Photos please...photos please...we like photos!

Congratulations on the progress. Inch by inch, life is a cinch...yard by yard, life is hard. Before you know it, your rig will be on the road.

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Old 01-01-2009, 07:31 PM   #8
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Well no pics but i was stressing over tires and the carb and out of the blue a buddy of mine calls and tells me he has a present for me! Head over to his house and in the driveway is 4 almost new 235/75/15s and a new edelbrock 1406 carb sitting there! I tell him i got no money and he says no worries. Makes you appreciate real friends even more! Going to swap the tires on to the stock rims this weekend now i am just trying to figure out what color to paint them????
I am thinking some sort of obnoxious shade of green. The kind of color that smacks your eyeballs!
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Old 01-01-2009, 08:05 PM   #9
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Sounds like a good start, Bro good friends like that are hard to find these days....... Good luck on your build...... Chris
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Old 02-01-2009, 07:10 PM   #10
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I know you guys like pics so here are a few. A little more progress, every time i fix one thing something else goes wrong !




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Old 02-01-2009, 09:32 PM   #12
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Turbo 350 in there?
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Old 02-01-2009, 09:48 PM   #13
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Sweet man !!! Good to here !!

Man, we got alot of members from Cali here, don't we ??
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Old 02-01-2009, 09:58 PM   #14
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Actually it has a th400 in it.

Chief there are a lot of cali guys. To bad they are all northern cal and i am in so cal!!!
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Old 02-08-2009, 12:47 PM   #15
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Actually it has a th400 in it.

Chief there are a lot of cali guys. To bad they are all northern cal and i am in so cal!!!
NoCal born and bred but now in SoCal - your not alone down here!
I'm in Alhambra now but headin towards the Inland Empire in April.....

As all have said you are off to a great start!!

Question - I am bout to swap out the q-jet carb on my pre 86sb with the 1405. Prob I am havin is the orig trottle linkage rod is bout 3/8 in diameter. The mount hole on the 1405 is 1/2" in dia. Did you run into this? If so what did you do to make this work? I did not see any "adapters" from Edelbrock.
Can ya possibly post a clear pic of your 1406 carb and linkage?

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I know I FLAKED big time last year.....but this year lets get together....
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Old 02-15-2009, 08:14 PM   #17
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64c20crewcab- Sorry for the delayed response! I must have missed these replys. The way i did it was there are two holes on the arm the big 1/2" hole and one below it a little smaller than 3/8". I used the top one for the throttle return springs and the smaller one i drilled out and attached the rod there. I will post a pic for you when i get back to the truck, it's about 30 miles away!
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Old 02-15-2009, 08:30 PM   #18
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Well well well I think today was the best day of my life other than my son being born! I got the carb rebuilt, put it on and she fired right up! Put some tranny fluid in and she moved under her own power! So i pulled it over in front of the garage and got the new tires and rims on (what a difference) while down there i checked all the wheel cylinders and shoes all brand new and not wet. Got it all buttoned up and took her for my first drive on the road!!!! Tranny works perfect down shifts when you mash it and all. After i finally get it running right I'm trying to figure out why it's running so rough. Well that's when the PO comes out and says oh yeah it's got a mild cam in it SCORE! Well here are some pics.



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Old 02-15-2009, 08:37 PM   #19
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And i forgot sorry I'm being so long winded but i just had a really good day! My buddy calls me up and tells me he has a stock steering wheel for me score. I head over there and he asks me if i want the motor out of the parts truck he picked up for 100 dollars. I go check it out and there sits a high torque 292 score! I'm am so
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Old 02-15-2009, 09:39 PM   #20
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Got it all buttoned up and took her for my first drive on the road!!!!
Nothing quite like driving one for the first time!!

Sounds like you made out great. Trucks got a cam, free steering wheel and a 292 for spare. Congrats!!
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Old 02-16-2009, 01:22 AM   #21
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Wow what a good day for you.....congrats on everything, especially the newborn son
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Old 02-16-2009, 04:39 PM   #22
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Wow what a good day for you.....congrats on everything, especially the newborn son
Well he is ten now going on 18 but it felt the same!
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Old 02-22-2009, 10:06 AM   #23
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Well we are bring her home today ! About a 50 mile trip so we'll see how she does.
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Old 02-22-2009, 05:41 PM   #24
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Oh what a felling! She made it all the way home with out missing a step.



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Old 02-22-2009, 06:53 PM   #25
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Cool. The small back window shlong bed is my fav.
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