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how did you clean up the engine and prep for paint?? Thats coming up on my things to do list

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I used green scotch pads with Tolulene (spelling?) or any type of good degreaser or solvent should work. Gunk does not work nearly as good as something you can find in the paint section of a hardware store. I started with gunk for the first phase and got all the major stuff, then moved on to the cleaning pads which removed all the leftover grease and loose paint. Any part that was not being replaced that I could remove I bead blasted, then repainted. Of course this might not be the best way to do it, but it seemed to work for me.

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Now that is funny!!!!! :lol::lol:

It is amazing what a little paint will do! Great job and love the color of the motor!

Josh

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Hmmmmm. Black. That looks very tough. Keep this project rollin! I agree, we should get a CV meet-n-greet together. Appears to be quite a few of us! :metal:

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I ordered an aluminum gas tank from No Limit and it came in today. I did some research and I beleive this is the same tank that performance online as well as CPP offers. When I spoke to the lady at No Limit, she said they had shipped some to performance online. Looking at the ones from CPP, they look exactly the same. I chose no limit for no partcular reason, although they said the tanks are made at their shop so I figured it would be quicker and easier to deal with them if there was a problem.

The tank I ordered is the one that will have the gas cap sitting flush with the bed. I figured this would allow me to go with either a wood bed floor or steel. I have not made up my mind on that one yet, although if I stay with steel I will have to fab some type of flush mounting cap set up that would look good. Anyway, the instructions that came with the tank are very generic so I will post some pics of the intsall early next week. Until then..........

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A couple pics of my progress. I finally got the motor in. The tranny will be replaced at a later time when I have the money, right now my old junker is in for mock-up. I thought I would be able to re-use it, however a trip to the tranny shop and I found out it's no good. I also got my no limit tank installed. I am pleased with the way it fits. I did not use the mounting straps that came with the tank. I just bolted the tank straight to the frame. Next up will be installing the carb and some misc motor parts, than I will plumb all the fuel lines and fuel pump set up. I will be putting the cab back on in the next month or two so I can install the exhaust over the winter. I am going to build a custom stainless exhaust and have it all jet coated. Maybe Santa will bring me my wheels and tires for Christmas. That all for now, until the next update, stay safe.

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I almost forgot, I read a post a while back about the one piece felpro pan gasket, so i went and bought one. I must say this pan gasket is a dream come true. Installation was a breeze, and the gasket fit as snug as I could ever hoped for. I suggest anyone replacing a pan gasket to spend the extra dough and get yourself one of these. Now I just have to wait and see if it leaks when I get my motor fired up.

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Looks good, keep up the progress and the pics.

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You sure do some nice work.....Looks great...:metal:

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Thanks for the compliments, hopefully I can work some more ot and keep the updates coming!

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I Likes this Truck!!! A classic truck show would be nice....

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Looks great!

Josh

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That engine looks so sweet, I have wanted to do one up to look almost just like that for a really long time :cool:

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it looks like you will have a SICK truck when your done too! and you know i love the blacked out engine too!

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not much of an update. I have managed to do a few things to the truck in the last few months. I was able to install a few motor parts and headers. I plan on running my exhaust soon and mounting my cab back on the frame. I went to the swap meet last month and picked up a new tilt column and a rust free core support.

Last night I picked up a donor truck in the valley. The truck is a 70 custom cab long bed 1/2 ton. It has ac cab with no rust, tach, tilt, buddy buckets. I am going to be parting this truck out. I will post some photos Saturday. I will also post some picks in the parts for sale section. I am going to keep the cab, the tailgate, bed headboard and the ralley wheels. Still up in the air about the seats, I'm going to have to see how much of my money I can get back out of the truck without selling them. The truck has everything else but does not run. If anyone is in need of a specific part let me know.

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just a few pics of the new parts truck, also threw on of my motor in there. Next weekend I am going to start pulling parts and listing them for sale.

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I'm excited to report I got a second parts truck this week. My Dad has been negotiating for a 1972 that is in pieces. He called me yesterday and told me the good news that he got it and we should be able to pick it up next week. The truck is a 1972 short bed fleet side that is in pieces. It was taken down to the frame and was waiting to be restored. The good news is all the parts that I will be able to use. Here is just a few of the following brand new parts still in the boxes:

front and rear bumpers
tach cluster
tailgate
headlights
tail lights
side markers
fenders

It also comes with a big block, tranny, wheels and tires and basically everything else to put it back together. I have no intentions of putting it back together, I plan on sellling the parts I dont need to pay me Dad the money back he spent to get the truck. It also has a title. Dont want to say how much we paid for it, but it was a steal. It was basically the 2nd time it has been sold in its current condition because the previous owners either ran into money issues, or just did not have the time to spend fixing it up. I should be able to obtain a few thousand dollars of new parts for free, thats the plan anyway. I will post up some pics when I start to pick it up.

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Sweet, it feels good to score something like that, where you can use a lot and still make money back. The project is looking great, I like the rolling frame, very sexy!

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Man do i wish i could find deals like you guys do down there. I was wondering if i could get a side pic of your engine and one looking down at the back, i would like to see how the headers fit. i am currently deciding to build my own or if i could use some like yours. not lsure. thank you, it would be appreciated.

James

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no problem, I will get them for you tommorrow and have them posted when I get home tommorrow night. Truck is currently at my folks house in the valley.

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Here is a couple pics for Nuke1. Not the best, hope they help. I can take more with a better camera next weekend if needed. The headers are Sandersons that I got from early classics. They fit pretty good, just make it hard to get to the spark plugs. They dump right below the firewall and allow you to run the exhaust between the frame rails.

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just a few more pics. I moved my parts truck into the shop and onto the lift so I could really start to tear into it. I want to get the parts I need and get rid of it. I dont like having too much stuff laying around. I was needing a little motivation and seeing how far my frame has come sitting next to the old parts truck was real motivating.

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Lookin good bro! Are you going to be reusing the steering wheel from the longbed 69-70 parts truck? I could slap it on a column and put some miles on it if you haven't already found it a home. I'd also think about adding the straps to the gas tank. I would think it would spread the weight of the load out instead of just concentrating it to the areas where it's been bolted in. You may never have an issue with it but I'd feel safer adding some straps on there as well. Keep up the good work!

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Thanks. I wish the steering wheel was black, I would have kept it. This one already sold on ebay. I think your right about the straps, I will probably fix it now while I have easy access to it.

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Pips, thanks for the pics, unfortunatley they jsut told me what i did not want to know, i have no choice now but to build my own headers, something i was unsure of doing cause i have never done it, oh well there is always a first, i really appreciatd that. Thanks, btw i love that blacked out engine.
James