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Alvin 07-20-2010 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by lowdownstar (Post 4097114)
Love the truck! those wheels fit that truck to a tee. Do you know what size they are and the BS on them? Good luck with her

Thanks Ray

Thanks! Sure do! ;)

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Originally Posted by Alvin (Post 4066937)
American Racing Torq-thrust Originals (Series VN309 according to the American Racing website). Purchased from http://myworld.ebay.com/eliteswheels. 17x8 all the way around, 4.5" backspacing, 255/50 on front, 275/60 on rear. Rear tires are a little too wide and rub on the inside of the bedside when aired out, so I have the narrower 6 lug axle to convert to 5 lug and install rear discs that will hopefully pull them "in" enough to fix the rubbing.


Alvin 07-20-2010 07:49 AM

Re: Ethel: The Legend Continues...
 
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Originally Posted by Big J (Post 4097647)
Glad to see ya puttin' time in on it. I know your as ready as I am to be behind the wheel instead of behind the wrench, lol.

I sure am! The wife and I ran through the budget last night.. August is not looking good for buying truck parts! :lol: Hopefully I can sell some things so I can get this big stuff out of the way.

68Stepbed 07-22-2010 03:09 PM

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What drop is on it in the pics on the trailer bringing her home? Do you have any shots of it aired up to ride height? Id like to see how those wheels would look with a static drop. I really like them but would rather run 17x9.5's in the rear of mine.

Alvin 07-22-2010 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 68Stepbed (Post 4101784)
What drop is on it in the pics on the trailer bringing her home? Do you have any shots of it aired up to ride height? Id like to see how those wheels would look with a static drop. I really like them but would rather run 17x9.5's in the rear of mine.

At this point I don't have pics of ride height or any idea what the static drop equivalent would be. However....

If I remember correctly, board member see ten has exactly the same specs on his front wheels and tires. I seem to remember his rear wheels being 17x9.5 too. He is static dropped 4/6 I think. I tried searching but since I'm not a subscriber I don't get too many results.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...n/100_3756.jpg

heymoe 07-29-2010 11:47 AM

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Looks killer! I am not to far away if you need a hand sometime. I could also use some pointers if you are ever near the Trenton area.

1LoC10 07-29-2010 12:52 PM

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looks great, glad its home

Alvin 07-29-2010 01:00 PM

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Thanks guys! Unfortunately, things are pretty much at a stand-still for now. Waiting for funds to get a rebuilt caliper for the driver side, and then I can bleed the brake system. Trying to come up with other things I can do that don't cost money, but the heat and humidity have been keeping me inside anyways.

KMACD71 07-29-2010 10:41 PM

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Here's a link to Seeten's info. Page 6 if it doesn't take you directly there.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=143835&page=6

Alvin 07-30-2010 09:36 PM

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Today, with the help of a friend, I was able to get the Lokar cable shift linkage installed. It still needs adjusted, but it's in and works! Also took a look at some of the other things coming up. Tomorrow morning I'm measuring for drive belts and hopefully picking up a caliper for the driver's side. We'll see...

smbrouss70 07-30-2010 09:56 PM

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Could you post some pictures of your cable shift setup? I'm getting ready to tackle that project on mine.

Alvin 07-30-2010 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70 (Post 4115367)
Could you post some pictures of your cable shift setup? I'm getting ready to tackle that project on mine.

I'll get some pics tomorrow and post 'em up. It really wasn't too awful to do. I opted to loosen the steering column and push it into the engine bay about 3/4" so I could mount the aluminum arm. Only a few seconds with a dremel to remove the bumps on the column and it bolted on. Then it was figuring out the best way to orient everything to get full swing on the lever on the trans. Pictures will help explain it.

Alvin 07-31-2010 03:40 PM

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Frustrating day of trying to get things done. Got a caliper for the driver side and some belts. Belts wound up being too short (my first time measuring for belts). Had some trouble connecting a line, also did not like how the front braided stainless hoses fit at all. Now I have a half-bled master cylinder sitting in the garage leaking (thanks plastic fittings). Just nothing seemed to go right.

heymoe 07-31-2010 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Alvin (Post 4116253)
Frustrating day of trying to get things done. Got a caliper for the driver side and some belts. Belts wound up being too short (my first time measuring for belts). Had some trouble connecting a line, also did not like how the front braided stainless hoses fit at all. Now I have a half-bled master cylinder sitting in the garage leaking (thanks plastic fittings). Just nothing seemed to go right.

Hang in there bud you will get it done.

VA72C10 08-02-2010 06:34 PM

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keep at it! we all have "those days" :chevy:

Spray-Bomb 08-03-2010 01:30 AM

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Sweet, glad you finally got her home :cool:

Alvin 08-06-2010 07:15 AM

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Well I've been sick as a dog since Saturday evening. Finally starting to feel a little bit better today. I do have pics of the shift linkage on the steering column. I'll try to get those uploaded today.

Alvin 08-06-2010 09:15 PM

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Here's the pics of the shift linkage arm installed. I had to push the column into the engine bay a little bit so I could mount the arm above that collar. My battery died after these two pics, so I'll try to get better ones soon.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/...bb094dbaa4.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/...c38df3c521.jpg

oldblue1968chevy 08-06-2010 09:38 PM

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those cables are nice, again I love your truck!

Spray-Bomb 08-07-2010 03:45 PM

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I have one of the Lokar cable shifters on my Truck & I dig it

Looks good bra

JRBECK64 08-11-2010 01:07 PM

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Thats a great idea, I really like the shift cable. I take it that it goes to a shifter thats on the floor? Great lookin Truck!

JRBECK64

Alvin 08-11-2010 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JRBECK64 (Post 4133830)
Thats a great idea, I really like the shift cable. I take it that it goes to a shifter thats on the floor? Great lookin Truck!

JRBECK64

In the pics I'm showing it mounted to the steering column. The other end of the cable connects to the transmission. So this is for the stock column shifter. I have a couple more pics to upload showing that end of things, but they're on my home computer.

smbrouss70 08-11-2010 01:44 PM

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I had to push my column into the cab more to be able to get the Borgeson u-joints to not bind up while trying to get around my upper control arms on a camaro subframe that is in my truck. I'm hoping that I have enough room for my cable set-up. I guess I better test-fit it soon.

huero 08-12-2010 02:06 AM

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Yes! I love pics of that truck. Keep em coming Alvin:metal:

lil hoodlum 08-12-2010 12:24 PM

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Great looking truck!! I absolutely love it!

Quick question for you?

Do you happen to know the body color? I think it might be 1967/ 1968 light blue # 507.

I recently found a 1967 GMC BBW in a junkyard with a 327 SB same color as yours. I can not quit thinking about the color. :lol:

Good luck with your build. I will keep watching this one.

Keith

my67chevytruck 08-12-2010 12:51 PM

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nice truck!


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