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Old 04-23-2018, 05:31 PM   #23
slowcpe
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Re: 1972 Medium Olive SWB Driver Build-“Chester”

Another successful weekend on the truck. Worked on some of the wiring under the hood and began the teardown for the new intake/carb setup. I totally forgot you have to pull the distributor for the new intake. I've only done that a couple of times so I'd like to have one of my mechanic buddies to be here to help.

The good news with that is it gives me more time to do a little more detailing under the hood. I've got the valve covers on and carb/intake staged. I will say for someone that isn't too familiar with sbc and having a truck that has been "shadetree'd" in the past, I find it very difficult to find good instructions/diagrams. The Edelbrock Performer intake has several boss fittings and nothing to show what goes where. A call to their tech support wasn't too helpful but with their description, an hour or so looking at photos online and a few YouTube videos; I find I need to order a temp sensor and a few block-off fittings.

I backed it out of the garage Saturday to catch a little sun. The more I look at this truck the more I want to lower it. I've got a set of drop blocks and 3" springs for the back waiting to go on. I just may be robbing the CPP spindles off the '67 and cutting a coil off sooner rather than later.





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1967 Red Stepside..."Laymond" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...40#post6441840
1972 Medium Olive SWB-Chester http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=759628
1967/71 Blue SWB C10..SOLD
1977 SWB K10..my grandpa's.....never should have sold
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