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Old 01-11-2021, 01:19 PM   #219
71CHEVYSHORTBED402
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Re: Build that 71 402 already

The body/paint lead took my core support next morning Josh is the best, he feels we're in this together. He led the dry run, which was bigly because the truck had been T-boned, bent the pillar. Five hours later he had that better than LH side. He took my rear bumper brackets for fab. as well, another source had them for months. You can't appreciate a 2wd, swb, with leaf springs w/o having one, what a nightmare. When we're done we can retail to perhaps 10-15 customers world wide it's the kind of rare you don't want. core with a grille The old man special ordered that 20 minutes from me.

Never mind perhaps tower clamps for water hoses, tell me Witek didn't make a great clamp right. These are the power steering return clamps pulled off the 71 - just polished them up a bit. I'm using the same type Witeks on the heater hoses. If memory serves me like Corvettes and that.

No need to punch-list last 15 months, throughout we've had to deal with poorest of character. Should be over by now. Anyway, one thing that went right is I play these like I want to. Took 40 years I guess. Sure arthritis and that, gee what timing. I took my licks throughout, and so has this bass drum head Never seen this before, generally one second you're playing the next you punch through. Kick harder than I used to, more often too, same head I've always bought. I've played this cracked head at least 15-20 times last 6 months or so and still sounds great
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71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assm. guide "kit" for restoring it from ground up. With assys, the guide accts for 1000s of OEM identifications and part numbers, all written in short order. 700+ images include assm, illust., charts, and points of interest. Much of the info. applies to all 67-72 GM trucks, and to a lessor degree all 67-72 GM vehicles. My build thread, and more on the guide https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025
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