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Another easy way dealing with that pesky zbar and headers is to undue the motor mount bolts pick up slightly with an engine hoist and assemble zbar and slowly drop back down

Nice work

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Thank goodness for parts trucks! It's coming along, keep going.

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Exactly...that was an option. I do think the rivot removal was the easiest option for me. Thanks for tuning in. 👍

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👍 When you start adding up the cost of replacement parts from dealers, the value of even parts trucks are going up, in my mind anyway. There’s nothing like the real thing for fitment IMO.

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Now the ‘71 Power Steering is connected to the ‘68 front axle. The reason I couldn’t make it work before was because the front end was so far out of alignment. Once I ball parked the alignment better, turning left and right worked out.

I also took the steering wheel from the donor Blue Beast and put it on Dolly. I like it.

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I am cleaning up the engine bay before mounting the front clip. Here I used a liquid hand soap and a scotch brite to degrease all the black surfaces, gave it a rinse, and then “wet sanded” with a new scotch brite to rough up the surface prior to painting. Now I’m waiting for it to dry. I’ll be using a hammered finish.

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It looks good! I can't wait to see it back together!

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Thanks👍

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No problem! :metal:

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Looks good, thanks for the update

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👍👍

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Dressed up the fender wells with the Hammered Black paint. I love this stuff. It looks good and does a pretty good job hiding some imperfections. I like to call it “ unobtainium”, the dirty first cousin of titanium.

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I had to open up the radiator support mounts to fit the aftermarket rubber bushings. Here my son Trevor is finishing up.

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Here’s a few pics of the front clip back where it belongs. I couldn’t have done it without my brother, Terry (pictured) and of course my son, Trevor. It feels good to get to this phase.

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It's looking better and better. :metal:

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Thanks...looking at these 67-72 trucks never gets old. Can’t wait to drive!

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Real nice!!!!!

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Thanks!

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Looks like you will be on the road in no time...

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One good thing about finding this so late in the build is most of the waiting is over, can’t wait to see dolly finished. And please give finely some belly rubs for me.

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👍👍👍

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Thanks for checking out the post...

And I’ll greet Finley for you...

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Couple more things done this morning...radiator, hoses, and basic wire connections to the alternator and also at the firewall.

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I am going to fab up a radiator cover. I found this left over lower rear quarter panel from a previous project. The bend is right where I need it (@ 5”).

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Making the cut...