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It's their option - sometimes experience is the best teacher

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Wednesday morning

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LOL, smart girl, she's wearing pants!!!

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Was just looking thru your build, I saw where you cut holes I the cross member for exhaust-----I did the same on my build and finally got to the end of my build and took the truck to a large muffler shop locally----the guy said "whats this"? I told him and he said "been in this business 30 years, done hundreds of these ole trucks and have Never seen that done" I just smiled and told him that Id "heard" of someone doing that and thought Id try it!!!

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That's the only way to tuck it up tight

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First time removing a rusty cotter key

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Tuesday morning
Rear brake rebuild

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5" drop rear springs going in

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Awesome progress. Is that an all girls class? Lol

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No - but they want to do more work than most of the boys

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Tearing spindles apart

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Cutting cab corner out

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Thanks to Boris from Street Machinery for lowering blocks and bolts

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Putting an 87 box on - quicker ratio and use metric 87 o-ring lines to mate with LS pump fitting

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In the end, using a later model gear is easier than trying to find an original.

I decided to replace my 68 era pump (still haven't), I ordered three times and each time I was sent a later version of the pump. The auto parts stores' comment was "its the right part number, you can use it----just change your hoses and slightly modify your frame and it will work fine"
I put a stop to those comments when I told them if they would bring their butts over and do the work----and give me the new metric hoses I might use their product. That put an end to their "help"!!

The problem is that the rebuilders lump all gears for trucks from around 64 up into the eightys under one part number-----so if you order a 68 gear, theres no telling what you will actually end up with.

When I get around to it Ill go to one of a couple rebuilders who aren't into "Lumping". I was in a hurry and it became a real pain at the time.

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My girl Becca has her A.S. in automotive tec. and is working on her A.S in welding .
The one in the trunk in my Avatar.

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Girls are learning how to put in door hinge bushings - maybe

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They are ready to work

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This is so cool. I wish we'd had the option for a class like this at my high school. It's good to see kids still interested in getting their hands dirty.

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Last cab corner

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Not to bad of a mess for the first time putting in gear oil ... lol

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Shoulda let one of the girls do that...LOL;)

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True

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David Boyd with Boyd Welding supplied us with an efi tank and a aeromotive stealth 340 fuel pump for the truck. This makes three years that he has done this
Check out boydwelding.com
Thanks Dave

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Thanks for the tank