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Truck looks great Dan I can’t wait to be able to say I am done other than a few things.
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I had no issues with the Advance Adapter kit. What have you heard and what are the problems? |
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Turned out really great Dan. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
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Just another update from last week. On Aug-12th I installed the front speakers to complete my stereo installation.
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Retrosound Long Beach with USB/Aux in cigarette lighter location Attachment 2041475 Front passenger side speaker Attachment 2041472 Front driver side speaker Attachment 2041473 Attachment 2041474 External microphone for bluetooth phone operation Attachment 2041476 |
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I'm late to the party, just now stumbled across your build. Really enjoyed going thru your build postings. Congrats on a great build and a stunning truck.
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Good morning Dan. I sent you a pm.
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I've come to the conclusion that these trucks are like owning a home... You're never done working on them. My wife calls me the "Lowes Man", because Lowes' motto is "Never Stop Improving".
Well I decided to swap out my front Dana 44 drum axle with a newer mid 80's disc brake axle. I know that since I have the 1970 axle that I could've just rebuilt mine by swapping out components from the knuckles out, but I decided to do an axle swap. By the way, if anyone is interested in the 70 (one year only) drum axle let me know. I plan to sell it. Time to remove this axle Attachment 2082760 Done. Axle is out. Attachment 2082761 Attachment 2082762 |
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Over the summer I found that I had some oil drips coming from my oil pan. I decided while I had the front axle out that I would correct the problem. Well I made two mistakes. The first one was using a fabricated oil pan. The Tilden pan is nice, but I think it contributed to my slow leaks. The second mistake I made was trying to change the pan gasket with the engine in place. I thought that maybe there would be enough clearance to be able to pull the oil pan out if I disconnected the motor mounts and jacked up the front of the engine. Well that didn't work. Maybe I should've tried to slide the crossmember forward to remove the pan instead. In the end I was able to get the old pan gasket out and a new one in. I know you're not supposed to use any sealant with the LS style oil pan gaskets, but I decided to put a thin film on the surface anyway. I just didn't trust the sealing surface of the fabricated pan. Unfortunately, I don't have much confidence that just replacing the gasket and re-torquing is going to solve the problem. I'll keep my fingers crossed and see what happens come spring.
Oil pan dropped down to remove old gasket Attachment 2082763 Front of engine jacked up for clearance. Attachment 2082764 Had to remove the pickup tube in place. What a mistake and PITA. Attachment 2082765 New gasket put in place. Attachment 2082766 New gasket installed and ready to button it up. Attachment 2082767 |
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Man that’s a shame it’s leaking, that sure is a nice looking pan. Nice work overall. That’s such a great looking truck, you’ve done a great job!
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No idea how I missed this thread! Beautiful truck! We’re getting my own creamsicle going. My kids named ours the Creamsicle even though I had just always called it Grandpa Bill’s truck. It’s my great grandpa’s truck that my Dad put into his construction crew fleet for awhile so it’s got some pretty redneck/grandpa style fixes on it. We’re working through those kinks and hope to have it running & driving by the new year.
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Meanwhile here’s a picture. I’m keeping the “patina” since it’s always been a work truck until I got ahold of it. 😎 This pic was a few years ago, but apparently it’s one of the only full body shots I have. I need to wash her and get a better one. |
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Great looking truck, thanks for the detailed build and pictures! Question about your center console, did you buy a kit to refurbish it, or send it off to someone? I've got a center console that needs some TLC. Thanks!
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I've heard the camaro pans work great with this swap. |
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