Ethel: The Legend Continues...

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

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!

Originally Posted by Alvin

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]

Originally Posted by Big J

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! Hopefully I can sell some things so I can get this big stuff out of the way.

[68Stepbed]

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]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

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.

[heymoe]

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]

looks great, glad its home

[Alvin]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Alvin

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]

keep at it! we all have "those days"

[Spray-Bomb]

Sweet, glad you finally got her home

[Alvin]

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]

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.

[oldblue1968chevy]

those cables are nice, again I love your truck!

[Spray-Bomb]

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

Looks good bra

[JRBECK64]

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]

Originally Posted by JRBECK64

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]

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]

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

[lil hoodlum]

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.

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

Keith

[my67chevytruck]

nice truck!