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So cool, thanks for posting about it. Brian |
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Put some heat wrap on the head pipes, after lunch I will get back to sanding...
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I decided to move my motor down and back (s10/Ad) 1 1/2 back, & 3/4 down. For more room. Everything is really tite. Solved a lot of issues, plus changed my mounts around and came out better then before. Will clean motor good has I can before putting it back in place. Next will be exhaust pipes and glass packs.( Speedway exhaust pipes and Smithy glass packs ) all 2 1/2 inches. Fuel lines and pump next, also from Speedway. I don't have the rear axle yet so I haven't sent off the pcm to be reprogrammed. Will be next step.
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More sanding, it's very close to getting the final round of primer...
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Last year I was in Reno for Hot August Nights and bought a PowerBlast Plate from Thompson Performance. The salesman made a good pitch for the product and had a cool video presentation, so I figured I would give it a try.
Well I finally got around to installing it after looking at the online instructions which are very well done. I don't know why I waited so long, but man I can't believe how much it changed the off the line acceleration of my truck. I made it fill like its got a lot more horsepower and torque from a standing start. The throttle response is instantaneous! I don't endorse a lot of products, but this one really worked great for me. Now 4 of my buddies that have heard it perform asked me to order one for them. http://www.thompsonperformance.com/ :uhmk: |
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I was able to get the kickdown cable and return springs installed today. I had to make a small bracket. I took the truck out and ran it through the "track" again. it ran well enough that I took it out on the road. I put about 7 miles on it. a couple of things that need attention. I discovered that i hadn't put the retaining screw in the gas pedal and at one point it fell off under my foot. that was neat. it was while i was putting it back on that i remembered i didn't put the screw in yet because i hadn't finalized the position of the pedal on the splines. that will need to be done. the return spring bracket worked but I'm going to move it to tighten the springs up a tad. I'm also not positive on how tight the trans cable should be. driving regularly the trans shifted as expected but under hard throttle it really didn't shift when it should have. i will research that. the last thing is the throttle is almost on/off. it is very unhappy at tip in but if you tap it and take off just a tad faster than normal it works fine. so i need to find out what that adjustment is. over all the truck went down the road happily though and i was very happy to be driving it.
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I started on the drivers door to finish up the sectioning work I did 25 years ago. Well, it helps to protect that bare metal even in sunny California, because it is rusted thru! The lip at the bottom was also way too big, don't know what I was thinking when I did it but I got out a stock door I had to compare and then started making the corrections and I'll make a new patch panel too.
While the doors where there thought I would make a comparison shot with the stock and the 3.5 inch chop and 2.5 inch sectioned door.:metal: Brian |
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Well this is as pathetic as it gets, I am making a new patch panel to replace the one I made 25 years ago that rusted out and the truck was never even on the road! Geeez, I can't believe how rusty this got, it's sickening how stupid I was to not protect it as I should have. But you know, I was closing my shop of 13 years, I had a lot on my plate at the time and this didn't get the priority.
But anyway, it's underway. Brian |
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You may have dropped the ball a bit back then, but your on it now, will get nothing but better..:thumbs:
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Hey Brian don't beat yourself up my friend.... Sh1t happens!
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I did some research and my shifting issues pointed to a kick down cable that was too tight. according to the online masses the cable needs to be tight at full throttle but loose enough hat it doesn't hinder the throttle opening up all the way. makes sense to me. the second issue with tip in sounds like it could be the accelerator pump adjustment. on the accelerator pump cam there are 3 places you can put it. you choose the position based on where your vehicle ides. if its a hot cam and idles at 600 you used the first spot so when you hit the gas the accelerator pump shoot way more fuel in to get you idle up to driving speed. if your truck idles at 900 or more you need a lot less fuel to get you moving so that another position. the next steps are to loosen the trans cable until I can get full throttle with the kick down getting tight right at full throttle, check the adjustment on the accelerator pump arm and the mounted location of the accelerator cam, finalize the pedal location on its splines and put the set screw in hopefully for the last time. the good news is that all of that shouldn't take more than 30 minutes. once that's done its back to the "track" for test and tune. if it performs well there I will try and get 20 or so miles on it to help wake it back up. so nice to have the death rattle breathing again.
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Got the final headlight/park light wiring figured out. Turns out the park lights were on the wrong plug so they didn't turn off when the headlights came on. Got that switched, so they turn off when the headlights are on. Front turn signals are working too! Driver side door is now properly hung and closes. Doesn't fit flush, but that's okay, it latches and holds shut for now. :D
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Right on guys, let's get something done!
I got out there for my five minutes and made templates and made the patches with them to fake the "Hemmed" edge of the door skin at the bottoms where I had cut that area off when I sectioned the door shell. I still need to sand blast that area and apply some weld thru primer before I weld them in place. Brian |
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Ordered my TF crossflow (w/cooler) and polished shroud with dual 11" SPAL fans/wiring from U.S. Radiator! One step closer.
P.S. Jim Allen at U.S. Radiators is a stand up guy, answered all of my questions in a timely manner and easy to work with. Cheers, Jim |
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did some test and tune on the " track". moved the accelerator pump cam around a little and have all but fixed the lean tip in issue. the transmission cable adjustment I did may have been a slight improvement but its still not right. I will continue to work on that until it makes me grin. after 20 minutes of driving 20ft then stopping and slowly easing to a go again. once I felt I had made some real progress I started pushing the gas a little. it was fun to peel out a little and slide around a couple corners. it was all very hot rod. I will continue to tune on it this week until I have it correct. as it sits I feel like I could drive around town without issue. it was a good day.
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PS by the way, your help several months ago with my welding torch was very much appreciated. I ordered the small gauge tip but have not had an opportunity to try it. |
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Without some photos it's pretty hard. But first I cut the piece off the truck, cleanly as could be with a very narrow cut off disc. I drilled the spot welds that were on the bottom out http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/basi...ls-222549.html
Hopefully you can see the photos with the stupid photo bucket crap. I then made a template out of poster board (thin cardboard, the boxes you put a shirt in at Christmas work perfect) marking where the folds will be. I then cut the metal out, leaving it a little big being I can trim it later. I made the little body line using a piece of metal laying on my "anvil" (a 2.5 inch thick piece of metal on my bench.) I simply laid the patch on top of this piece of metal lining it up with the marks and put another piece along the line on top and struck the top of that piece with a hammer to push the metal down along the line. It works cool in that the body line fades away as it rolls under, so I only hit it down along that line where I wanted it and not at the bottom, wham, it looks just like the original. I then folded the large end on it where it goes into the door jamb between two pieces of angle iron in the vice (a mini sheet metal brake) and then using a shrinker/stretcher shrank that fold where it was needed to make the curve in the panel to match the cowl. I punched the holes to plug weld it, and the larger hole for the lower fender bolt. That's all there is to it but I know it's not easy to picture without....pictures. Brian |
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Ok, I ran out to the garage to take a few photos and give you hopefully a better idea.
The first photo shows the sample patch laying over one piece of metal and the other beside it. Then the next photo the piece is in place over the patch. Both pieces of metal by the way in this case are 1/8" thick flat stock. I tried to make it softer at the closest end just to show you how you can manipulate the line a little by how hard you hit it. I then hit the piece over it with the hammer and you can see how it made the line in the patch in the next photo. The next photo is the little mini brake in the vice with a pair of angle iron. I first ran the grinder over the corner of the angle iron so it would be sharp and smooth being it's just rough angle iron. One quick bend and wham, a beautiful sharp bend. Brian |
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took the rattle out on a fun little drive tonight. got about 25 miles in running between 45 and 60mph. truck was pretty happy. still tuning on the carb but its drivable as it is. I just want to get it as good as it can be. pulled into a parking lot to turn around and couldn't resist taking a couple of pics.
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WHOOOO HOOOOO!
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Nice truck for the $ in Austin, has a lot of quality parts into it.
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Shot the cab and hood with 2K...
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High price is right. But the cost of what you have into it goes way beyond what you try to sell it for. It is time for me to to bail. Any ideas about price?
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Still thinking. Found a super straight solid 48 coe with a perfect frame. Think it's a 2 ton, it has 22 springs on rear. Unsure of what I want to do with it.
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You want to really have fun, drive it the way it is! We are talking every day, just drive it, what a blast!
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It does drive well, stiff. I need the big projects to keep occupied. Last winter I did a 41 Pick up with a 12 valve cummins. But someone made me an offer I could not refuse. So onward I go.
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So I finally got my sheetmetal to make the patch on the drivers door. I don't know, I should have gotten 20 gauge being the truck was 19 but I went with 18 and DAMN that makes a hell of a difference, it is MUCH harder to work with. It laughs at my low buck tools brake, holy crap.
I had to fight but I got the first patch made. It kills me, I had to buy a 4x10 sheet, $100 with cutting it into manageable pieces. I have a hard time spending money so the thought of getting another 20 gauge makes me want to puke. We will see, maybe I'll just get better at making these parts. It will work good on the inner side cowl parts I have to fab. Brian |
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Got my 5 minutes a day. Took about 5 minutes to figure out how to install the gennie shifter kit. The instructions leave a lot to be desired. I'm happy I didn't have to invent this contraption, but I'm still a bit miffed it costs almost $300 for a couple of bits of metal and some springs.
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I ended up fine tuning the bend the old way in the vice with two pieces of angle iron and a hammer and spoon.
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after being down for a year I have been driving my truck for about a week. tonight some one backed into it. yep. I was waiting for a parking space when an escalade backed out into me. fenders pushed in and creased in the front and pushed out of shape over the wheel well. I'm depressed. I'm pissed. I'm depressed. I'm pissed. I'm shocked. I'm depressed. I'm pissed.
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I got the patch area cleaned up and primed the patch and clamped it all in there ready to weld.
I have to tell you those wheels from Carborundum they are NOT cheap but damn they work good! I mean REAL GOOD! And not showing hardly any wear. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/c...yABEgLedvD_BwE Brian |
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