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Old 03-20-2019, 05:35 PM   #1
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fixing leaks

and ended up getting carried away! lol
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Old 03-20-2019, 05:38 PM   #2
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thought I rebuild the front suspension as well
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Old 03-20-2019, 05:42 PM   #3
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started at end of january
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Old 03-20-2019, 05:48 PM   #4
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we have made preety good time considering it being a little harder to get Oldsmobile parts then chevy
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Old 03-22-2019, 07:11 AM   #5
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just about finished with building the engine hope to fire it up this weekend
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Old 04-08-2019, 08:48 PM   #6
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after breaking cam in we got it back in truck
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Old 04-14-2019, 06:01 PM   #7
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preety much done with the engine at this point now to replace the front suspension
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Old 04-14-2019, 09:45 PM   #8
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Your wife called, and said it was OK to get more speed parts. Just so you know.
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Old 04-15-2019, 08:44 PM   #9
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Your wife called, and said it was OK to get more speed parts. Just so you know.
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Old 04-28-2019, 05:09 PM   #10
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got suspension back together
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Old 05-11-2019, 04:55 PM   #11
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slowed down a little
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Old 05-11-2019, 06:01 PM   #12
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What mounts did you use for the engine and what are part number are the headers?
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Old 05-12-2019, 09:49 AM   #13
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mounts were factory replacement for diesel motor hedders are hedman elite 58158
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Old 05-12-2019, 05:28 PM   #14
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got my fans on
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Old 05-26-2019, 11:37 AM   #15
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got my master cylinder on and starting to put my front end on, wont be long now
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Old 06-09-2019, 10:38 PM   #16
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truck is looking good man!!
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Old 06-10-2019, 06:04 PM   #17
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did your headers fit without modification?
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Old 06-10-2019, 08:35 PM   #18
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yes, perfect fit
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Old 06-18-2019, 07:22 PM   #19
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got sum hood hinges after I thought about it forever, was disappointed when I open the box to see them with a lot of little scratches, guess they will go back
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Old 06-18-2019, 07:23 PM   #20
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forgot to add pic
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what radiator did you use?
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Old 06-24-2019, 05:03 PM   #22
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i think its a becool it was in the truck when I bought it I just cleaned it up and polished it
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Old 06-25-2019, 05:57 PM   #23
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got my grill finished up today
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Old 07-16-2019, 03:48 PM   #24
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finally drove it and now have to replace ac compressor this new one is bad
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Old 07-30-2019, 12:37 PM   #25
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finally got it down and driving it! now getting ready for the street rod nats this week
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