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**jaros44sr** · 08-17-2022, 07:35 PM

Nice paint job

LNP · 08-17-2022, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

I hate looking up parts half the time the info imputed by the programmer is wrong . Says it’s for my truck this is the first one in the list same unit different manufacturers.

Could be I was going by the GM part number below the grommet in the photo. It may still work. I just recognized that one from to many years workin on those engines.

LNP · 08-17-2022, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Did the air cleaner today. The snorkel was dented so I popped it out a bit and used some metal filler.

Turned out great!

**Steeveedee** · 08-17-2022, 07:57 PM

Took the roll pin out of the shift lever. It should be a press fit, but it's a slip fit now, and slides down over time and use. Going up to the hardware store to buy a new one. If that doesn't work I'll just put in a bolt with a smooth shank.

72c20customcamper · 08-17-2022, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Took the roll pin out of the shift lever. It should be a press fit, but it's a slip fit now, and slides down over time and use. Going up to the hardware store to buy a new one. If that doesn't work I'll just put in a bolt with a smooth shank.

My golden has a big cotter pin in the shift lever . Been that way for two years

72c20customcamper · 08-17-2022, 08:44 PM

Ended up buying a Dorman Pcv grommet has the right measurements and looks like the one I took off . Says it’s for a 68 250 ci

**Steeveedee** · 08-17-2022, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

My golden has a big cotter pin in the shift lever . Been that way for two years

Yeah, this pin slides down and then the shifter doesn't work- can't get it into park. I don't think that I have a cotter pin that big in my assortment o'stuff, though. I need some other stuff from the hardware store, so it isn't a one-time trip for something that trivial.

**Already Gone** · 08-18-2022, 12:13 AM

Got my finished small block loaded into my Suburban for transport to the installers place.

72c20customcamper · 08-18-2022, 07:58 AM

Motor looks great

**Jiggers72-GMC** · 08-18-2022, 08:29 AM

Agreed, the engine looks great, I couldn't help but notice the 'Princess Auto' box there then realized you're in Canada too.

I don't think I've seen a 12 point bolt on the crank before.

LNP · 08-18-2022, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Ended up buying a Dorman Pcv grommet has the right measurements and looks like the one I took off . Says it’s for a 68 250 ci

Nice hope this one works for ya.

tdangle · 08-18-2022, 10:16 AM

Finally got the floor finished and added new wheel wells. Next step when I recover is prep for paint. This is my daily driver so I did the bed while on the truck

mr.mud1 · 08-18-2022, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jiggers72-GMC

Agreed, the engine looks great, I couldn't help but notice the 'Princess Auto' box there then realized you're in Canada too.

I don't think I've seen a 12 point bolt on the crank before.

the engine does look great,good ole Princess Auto,i think you can find some of the P/A stuff in just about every car guy's place in this country?don't know where we'd be without them.i bought a box full of those 12 point aircraft bolts at a local war surplus store.i don't use them in anything that requires the correct bolts but they sure are slick on the hot rods and stuff.it would be scary to know what the gov't paid for them originally when you can buy them for a couple bucks a handful at the war surplus store.

72c20customcamper · 08-18-2022, 06:49 PM

Todays fun . Fixed the brackets and put it back together . Waiting on the new alternator this one the bearing is going and I don’t have the time to rebuild it and it’s a 37 amp model to boot. Never seen this before a red piece of plastic in the oil dipstick . Thought it was orange paint and I boggered it up a little with the wire wheel .

72c20customcamper · 08-18-2022, 06:52 PM

Screen shot from a video of it running shame we can’t upload directly from a phone or computer on this forum . The plastic filter is temporary have a metal one coming. The upper bracket I clamped onto a heavy piece of metal to help avoid any warpage it worked

**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 08-18-2022, 08:09 PM

Installed the fuel tank in this frame-off. It was the "hardest" thing I had left to do.

For tips perhaps, I installed Classic Heartbeats grommet. Slid it on the filler neck with dish soap. Installed the tank loosely, with my son's help. Tried dish soap to get the grommet through, failed, probably not the soap. My son kept a blow drier on it while I started it from the inside, finished from the outside, not bad at all. All with a ball-end tool, I swear by them for installing grommets.

NOS fuel cap or was until today. 71 is a rare cap, but I found one on the cheap long ago.

**67 twins** · 08-19-2022, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Screen shot from a video of it running shame we can’t upload directly from a phone or computer on this forum .

I'm trying to understand this statement. I don't know of any other way to post pictures except directly from my phone.

**Already Gone** · 08-19-2022, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jiggers72-GMC

Agreed, the engine looks great, I couldn't help but notice the 'Princess Auto' box there then realized you're in Canada too.

I don't think I've seen a 12 point bolt on the crank before.

I believe its an ARP Bolt..

**Jiggers72-GMC** · 08-19-2022, 08:47 AM

Great reading guys, love all the pics n tricks and all ...........

72c20customcamper · 08-19-2022, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 67 twins

I'm trying to understand this statement. I don't know of any other way to post pictures except directly from my phone.

Videos .

OregonNed · 08-19-2022, 05:25 PM

Cleaned up the bed for the next car show this Saturday.

**Jiggers72-GMC** · 08-19-2022, 05:33 PM

Wow Ned, great looking wood, well done.... good luck at the show!

72c20customcamper · 08-19-2022, 06:09 PM

Ned that quarter sawn looks beautiful.

Found why temp gage wasn’t working on the 68 stepper as I retapped the harness . Wasn’t the sender wire was brittle and had green corrosion where it exited the harness . New wire and spliced where it was still good in the harness used solder and heat shrink . I retapped the entire harness mainly looking for other bad wires found none . Took out the leaky heater core and found a huge mouse/chipmunk nest

mr.mud1 · 08-19-2022, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by OregonNed

Cleaned up the bed for the next car show this Saturday.

well,that's about the sharpest thing i've ever seen.beautiful work.

67C10Step · 08-20-2022, 09:45 AM

Finished up the install of the S10 washer bottle and pump. Don’t think the squirters ever worked that good.

08-17-2022, 07:35 PM	#3051
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,764	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Nice paint job __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

08-17-2022, 07:57 PM	#3054
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,698	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Took the roll pin out of the shift lever. It should be a press fit, but it's a slip fit now, and slides down over time and use. Going up to the hardware store to buy a new one. If that doesn't work I'll just put in a bolt with a smooth shank. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

08-17-2022, 08:44 PM	#3056
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,722	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Ended up buying a Dorman Pcv grommet has the right measurements and looks like the one I took off . Says it’s for a 68 250 ci Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

08-18-2022, 12:13 AM	#3058
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,143	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Got my finished small block loaded into my Suburban for transport to the installers place. Attached Images __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

08-18-2022, 07:58 AM	#3059
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,722	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Motor looks great __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

08-18-2022, 08:29 AM	#3060
Jiggers72-GMC Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: up North Posts: 550	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Agreed, the engine looks great, I couldn't help but notice the 'Princess Auto' box there then realized you're in Canada too. I don't think I've seen a 12 point bolt on the crank before. __________________ Gerry, North Bay Ontario 1971 Chevy K10 short stepper, 518 med green & white 1972 GMC C1500 long box, dark Brown, owned since 1977 1969 GMC C2500 manual

08-18-2022, 10:16 AM	#3062
tdangle Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jurupa Valley, Ca Posts: 1,210	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Finally got the floor finished and added new wheel wells. Next step when I recover is prep for paint. This is my daily driver so I did the bed while on the truck Attached Images __________________ Terry 1970 Custom Camper/C20 , GM Crate 350/7004R, Dana 60, factory AC

08-18-2022, 06:49 PM	#3064
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,722	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Todays fun . Fixed the brackets and put it back together . Waiting on the new alternator this one the bearing is going and I don’t have the time to rebuild it and it’s a 37 amp model to boot. Never seen this before a red piece of plastic in the oil dipstick . Thought it was orange paint and I boggered it up a little with the wire wheel . Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

08-18-2022, 06:52 PM	#3065
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,722	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Screen shot from a video of it running shame we can’t upload directly from a phone or computer on this forum . The plastic filter is temporary have a metal one coming. The upper bracket I clamped onto a heavy piece of metal to help avoid any warpage it worked Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary. Last edited by 72c20customcamper; 08-18-2022 at 07:06 PM.

08-18-2022, 08:09 PM	#3066
71CHEVYSHORTBED402 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 7,324	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Installed the fuel tank in this frame-off. It was the "hardest" thing I had left to do. For tips perhaps, I installed Classic Heartbeats grommet. Slid it on the filler neck with dish soap. Installed the tank loosely, with my son's help. Tried dish soap to get the grommet through, failed, probably not the soap. My son kept a blow drier on it while I started it from the inside, finished from the outside, not bad at all. All with a ball-end tool, I swear by them for installing grommets. NOS fuel cap or was until today. 71 is a rare cap, but I found one on the cheap long ago. Attached Images __________________ Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025

08-19-2022, 08:47 AM	#3069
Jiggers72-GMC Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: up North Posts: 550	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Great reading guys, love all the pics n tricks and all ........... __________________ Gerry, North Bay Ontario 1971 Chevy K10 short stepper, 518 med green & white 1972 GMC C1500 long box, dark Brown, owned since 1977 1969 GMC C2500 manual

08-19-2022, 05:25 PM	#3071
OregonNed Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Vancouver, Washington Posts: 1,644	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Cleaned up the bed for the next car show this Saturday. Attached Images __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C/10 LWB - 327, TH350 - 4/5 Drop

08-19-2022, 05:33 PM	#3072
Jiggers72-GMC Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: up North Posts: 550	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Wow Ned, great looking wood, well done.... good luck at the show! __________________ Gerry, North Bay Ontario 1971 Chevy K10 short stepper, 518 med green & white 1972 GMC C1500 long box, dark Brown, owned since 1977 1969 GMC C2500 manual

08-19-2022, 06:09 PM	#3073
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,722	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Ned that quarter sawn looks beautiful. Found why temp gage wasn’t working on the 68 stepper as I retapped the harness . Wasn’t the sender wire was brittle and had green corrosion where it exited the harness . New wire and spliced where it was still good in the harness used solder and heat shrink . I retapped the entire harness mainly looking for other bad wires found none . Took out the leaky heater core and found a huge mouse/chipmunk nest Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

08-20-2022, 09:45 AM	#3075
67C10Step Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Beebe, AR Posts: 2,475	Re: What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter Finished up the install of the S10 washer bottle and pump. Don’t think the squirters ever worked that good. Attached Images __________________ 1967 C10 1980 Jeep CJ5 2020 Toyota 4Runner 2024 Toyota Tundra



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