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Old 06-05-2013, 03:12 PM   #51
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Re: 1966 chevy truck engine swap to LS1

A/C is charged and now working great! Thanks to Old Air Products.
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Old 07-18-2013, 09:02 AM   #52
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VERY nice work! I feel silly asking a question about your clock when there is so much other good stuff going on here, but I have my dash cluster apart right now and that thing intrigues me. How does the time get set on the clock? Both initially and if it should ever get out of whack? Also, how did you go from having what appears to be the time set knob in the middle of the hands to a smooth appearance? Just grind it off with a Dremel or something?
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Old 07-18-2013, 09:26 AM   #53
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That Ls1 Looks Really Good in that Bay!!!! Sweet!!!
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Very nice build.
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Old 08-23-2013, 02:05 PM   #55
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Awesome swap I dont know how I missed it. I just got a 66 and am in San Jose as well. What area are you in?
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Old 08-23-2013, 02:26 PM   #56
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quality work all around!!
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Old 08-24-2013, 12:38 PM   #57
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Awesome swap I dont know how I missed it. I just got a 66 and am in San Jose as well. What area are you in?
Willow Glen Area
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Old 08-24-2013, 12:51 PM   #58
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Here are some pictures of the jig I built to create the Fresh air vent covers behind the speaker kickers. This seals the outside vent off from debris coming into the cab. I used a gasket between the metal and plastic. On the kicker, I moved the speaker holes up to the vent opening and closed up the old speaker holes at the bottom. You can see a very little bit left of the circle which I didn't use enough filler in the picture on the drivers side.
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Old 08-24-2013, 12:52 PM   #59
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Cool. I'm near campbell. When I get mine going again we will have to meet up
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Old 08-24-2013, 01:50 PM   #61
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Nice job on all the details! It looks very tidy considering how much of it is customized.
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Old 08-24-2013, 09:35 PM   #62
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Cool. I'm near campbell. When I get mine going again we will have to meet up
There is a car show in downtown Willow Glen Sept 8th I will be there, come check out the show.
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Old 08-24-2013, 09:48 PM   #63
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VERY nice work! I feel silly asking a question about your clock when there is so much other good stuff going on here, but I have my dash cluster apart right now and that thing intrigues me. How does the time get set on the clock? Both initially and if it should ever get out of whack? Also, how did you go from having what appears to be the time set knob in the middle of the hands to a smooth appearance? Just grind it off with a Dremel or something?
The knob is on the top right side of the clock not in the middle of the clock. I wanted a clean look. So for this clock I had to drill a hole and notch the gauge bezel to fit the knob. The clock came out of a 80's Volvo. Already quartz!
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Oh, wow, I can't believe I didn't see that! Almost makes me look like an idiot, but not the first time for that, haha. Thanks for the information.
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Old 08-26-2013, 06:02 PM   #65
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I really like the clock it looks great, in post 24 you said the clock came from a 73 volvo and then in post 63 you said it came from a 80's model, I really want to find one of these do you know for sure which one it came out of, and also what is the tach out of.

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Old 08-26-2013, 07:18 PM   #66
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What seats did you use?

BTW, The build looks great!!
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Old 09-11-2013, 10:00 PM   #67
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I really like the clock it looks great, in post 24 you said the clock came from a 73 volvo and then in post 63 you said it came from a 80's model, I really want to find one of these do you know for sure which one it came out of, and also what is the tach out of.

Thanks for any info you could pass along.
I could do some more research on this year but i did this conversion over 10 years ago. I believe it was from 73 to 80 Volvo wagon. I went to the wrecker and pulled about 5 of them out. I will have to do some further checking, and let you know.
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Old 09-11-2013, 10:07 PM   #68
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What seats did you use?

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2001 Dodge 1500, 2500 Truck. I believe they are still using them in the same truck today. Just have to spend more for the newer ones. My are none powered but it would have been cool to use a set that were powered and heated. I had to modify the frame mounts a bit (shorten the legs & weld on new mounts) for a level install.
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I could do some more research on this year but i did this conversion over 10 years ago. I believe it was from 73 to 80 Volvo wagon. I went to the wrecker and pulled about 5 of them out. I will have to do some further checking, and let you know.
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Ok I found out what I did. I used the face of a non quartz clock from a 1960-70's 140-240 Volvo clock. I put the face on a 1986-1993 factory quartz Volvo 240 clock cluster. I looked eBay right now there are two (2) that I saw on there. Check these item out #281163234650 #290974871422
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Re: 1966 chevy truck engine swap to LS1

Thanks for the info on the clock, what did the clock come out of.

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Sorry about that last post, I meant what did the tach come out of.

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Thanks for that information.
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Old 10-14-2013, 11:36 AM   #74
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Here is my custom door panels to cover the work I did to get the one piece glass installed. I built them out of Plastic PVC purchased at Tap Plastics. Glued together with PVC glue purchased at OSH, sanded with a belt sander and hand sanded. I added side to flare the edges like a new vehicle today. I also foamed the inside of the panel to build up the backing and sound. This pushed the panel out to make the door panel flat, due to the door having a slight bow. The Handle cranks lineup and work great. NoteL: The window crake is power using the stock handle, to give it that factory looks. Here are the pictures.
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Old 10-14-2013, 12:19 PM   #75
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