What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter

[Rich72C10]

Installed new starter today. This was a AC Delco (Gold) replacement from RockAuto that I bought from them in February 2021. The bendix went kaput in a stellar fashion. I have to say, this starter sounds much better straight off the bat. So I hope this one has a long life way past the AC Delco 2 year warranty!

I have to say, getting the RockAuto warranty replacement was easy and fairly fast. With Walgreens being a FedEx pickup, getting the bad one out the door was quick & easy too.

[67C10Step]

This oil pan gasket replacement is stretching out. Ended up cutting the exhaust right at the rear of the cab to get it all out of the way. No biggie since it’s all going to be replaced soon anyway. Got all six exhaust studs off without incident which was fantastic. Had to pull the starter to get to the passenger side motor mount bolt. While I was under there I replaced the spark plug wire holder on the block. Saw someone in the past had used nails instead of cotter pins on the shift linkage so that got fixed as well. Cleaned the gasket surface on the block, prepped the new oil pump, knocked a dent out of and painted the flywheel cover. Cleaning up the oil pan now but knocked off for the day.

[67C10Step]

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[v8truckin]

Started the install of Old Air Products , hopefully be done by the new year.

[Already Gone]

Surprised to see last post in this thread was December 23rd. Oh well Christmas and stuff going on so not really surprised. Got my exhaust manifolds back after having them Ceramic Coated. They did a super job and will be a nice lasting detail for the new small block.

[Rich72C10]

That's really nice - I wished I had mine done like that too. The new ones didn't stay all that pretty. I assume Ceramic Coating works well over time?

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by Rich72C10

That's really nice - I wished I had mine done like that too. The new ones didn't stay all that pretty. I assume Ceramic Coating works well over time?

From what I've been told by a couple people is that they will look like this forever. The company has been in business for 10 years and was told by them if anything changes on them let them know right away.

[v8truckin]

Finished the OldAirProducts Hurricane install, not a hard install at all. From what IÂ’ve been told itÂ’s actually an easier install than the VintageAir, but that I cannot confirm or denyÂ…

[67C10Step]

Man, there's some nice trucks in here.

Anyway, my oil pan gasket install is finally done. Used the fel pro permadry and hope it tidies things up under there. With the little snap up things they provide it sure made the actual gasket and pan install much easier. Getting the pan off not so much, but crawling around under there and looking really close at things I got to fix a number of other items. Found two places where nails were used in the shift linkage instead of cotter pins. Got that cleaned up, lubricated and pins installed. Fixed both the block mounted plug wire retainers while I had easy access to them. Hopefully fixed the leaking spin on oil filter adapter as well. Cleaned and painted both pan and flywheel cover. Installed new oil pump.

What would work be without at least one bad decision? When it came time to put the exhaust back in I decided not to just weld it back together because I was thinking the no telling how many decades old muffler might be some of the problem I am having with carb tuning. So, I built this for a temporary exhaust. That's a 12" cherry bomb that dumps right at the rear of the cab. It's loud but will get me to the exhaust shop in a few months once I finish putting the interior back together.

I was running on such a high getting all this done I decided to tackle the leaking thermostat housing. Things were going good right up to the point they weren't. Both bolts broke off in the intake. That is my new weekend project.

[Mike80D]

For a while I had wanted to replace the parts house plug wires with period nos 7mm ones. I was hesitant at first because I knew routing them correctly through the engine mounts would be tricky, but after realizing all I had to do was gently slide the boots off the dist cap side, they fell right between the mount and block. Happy with the results. EDIT *** I now see I’m missing a nut on the exhaust flange. Guess that’s next.

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by Mike80D

For a while I had wanted to replace the parts house plug wires with period nos 7mm ones. I was hesitant at first because I knew routing them correctly through the engine mounts would be tricky, but after realizing all I had to do was gently slide the boots off the dist cap side, they fell right between the mount and block. Happy with the results. EDIT *** I now see I’m missing a nut on the exhaust flange. Guess that’s next.

If you are replacing nuts consider brass nuts at NAPA

Engine looking much better

[Jiggers72-GMC]

Lookin' good Mike, I love original stuff, great pics

[pjmoreland]

I've been working on rebuilding a Vortec engine for the last several months. I asked the machine shop for zero deck height, but they ended up just cleaning up the decks, so I had to go with .023" Cometic head gaskets to get quench and static compression where I wanted them. Took nearly eight weeks to get these head gaskets. I was finally able to install the heads today.

[Rich72C10]

That is good stuff pjmoreland! I wished I new ~2 years ago about quench - I would have had a nicer engine.

Today I got in from Classic Chevy Truck parts some SS door Vent Shades. Been wanting these for a while now. I was worried I wasn't going to be able to figure out the install, since no instructions came in the box. But it was actually rather easy.

I also got in my Courtesy Light Harness for under the dash lighting. Though I didn't realize no screws would be provided, so now I need to find some that are black. Edit: I also realized no light bulbs either but I have some in my garage (or pretty sure of that).

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by Rich72C10

That is good stuff pjmoreland! I wished I new ~2 years ago about quench - I would have had a nicer engine.

Today I got in from Classic Chevy Truck parts some SS door Vent Shades. Been wanting these for a while now. I was worried I wasn't going to be able to figure out the install, since no instructions came in the box. But it was actually rather easy.

I also got in my Courtesy Light Harness for under the dash lighting. Though I didn't realize no screws would be provided, so now I need to find some that are black. Edit: I also realized no light bulbs either but I have some in my garage (or pretty sure of that).

Are the vent shades a pressure fit or did you screw them in. I bought a set 5/6 years ago and no screws or instructions in box.

[Rich72C10]

Each side had "4 clips". You pull the upper door seal down, put the clips in along the top horizontal door window frame. Then I mounted the vent into pace on the clips, which the window wing side of the shade goes in between the vertical window wing bar and felt runner seal. After getting the shade in all okay, I then popped back up the upper door seal in.

Bob's your uncle!

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by Rich72C10

Each side had "4 clips". You pull the upper door seal down, put the clips in along the top horizontal door window frame. Then I mounted the vent into pace on the clips, which the window wing side of the shade goes in between the vertical window wing bar and felt runner seal. After getting the shade in all okay, I then popped back up the upper door seal in.

Bob's your uncle!

Thanks

[Steeveedee]

Drove it. That's a rare occurrence. I took a solid maple chest of drawers to "our" storage locker (which I really hate- it's stupid money spent, but we have no space. Truth to tell, that stuff could have been donated or put in the dump, and "we'd" be money ahead. But it isn't my stuff, and it's not my money.)

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Drove it. That's a rare occurrence. I took a solid maple chest of drawers to "our" storage locker (which I really hate- it's stupid money spent, but we have no space. Truth to tell, that stuff could have been donated or put in the dump, and "we'd" be money ahead. But it isn't my stuff, and it's not my money.)

Lol...you sound a little flustered there Steeveedee. I feel for you as I'm married too!

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

Lol...you sound a little flustered there Steeveedee. I feel for you as I'm married too!

A little. I keep telling my wife we need to start downsizing our possessions. Every time someone in out neighborhood moves, there's a 30 yard roll-off dumpster in front of their house! One neighbor had two delivered.

[77chris03]

bought buddy buckets today....

[NoStopN]

Originally Posted by 77chris03

bought buddy buckets today....

I hope you didn't have to mortgage your house for them.

[Rich72C10]

Got my Blazer Courtesy Lights installed. I also took a road trip to Houston to pick up a Slider that I found on Craigslist for $150 bucks. From some forum searching it seems if the latch says "PRESTIGE" then its a factory/OEM Slider.

I have it all cleaned up, seal mounted and roped up. Next is cutting out a perfectly good sealed window and putting this guy in...

[ChevyGuyNC]

Originally Posted by Rich72C10

Got my Blazer Courtesy Lights installed. I also took a road trip to Houston to pick up a Slider that I found on Craigslist for $150 bucks. From some forum searching it seems if the latch says "PRESTIGE" then its a factory/OEM Slider.

I have it all cleaned up, seal mounted and roped up. Next is cutting out a perfectly good sealed window and putting this guy in...

Where'd you get the Blazer Courtesy Lights and how was the install? Were there empty mounting points/wiring?

They look really good

[Rich72C10]

Originally Posted by ChevyGuyNC

Where'd you get the Blazer Courtesy Lights and how was the install? Were there empty mounting points/wiring?

They look really good

See this thread :-)

Blazer courtesy lights
https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=829247