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Old 12-27-2007, 06:05 PM   #26
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Re: The GSFMech Build

Looks good, you gonna drive it to CTC next year?
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Old 12-28-2007, 12:41 AM   #27
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Hey Krue,

Boy I hope it's done by then. I may not make cruisin this year if my work schedule stays the same but the year after I'm bringing it for sure. If it's finished and I'm off work you can put money on it being there. I sure had fun at the last one.

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Old 12-28-2007, 07:32 AM   #28
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Can't wait to see it.
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Old 12-28-2007, 12:57 PM   #29
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Nice work! Good to know about the GM parts and also good to see Wynne supplying another addict
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Old 12-29-2007, 06:12 AM   #30
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Hey Gringo, yeah Wynne has baled me out of a few tight spots hunting for parts. He has come to my rescue over and over.
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Old 12-29-2007, 03:22 PM   #31
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Thanks for the props guys, but I didn't do anything that Mike wouldn't do, or hasn't done for me. I'm just glad that I could help out with a worthy project. Great build thread Mike, I can't wait to see some paint fly on that thing!
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Old 04-13-2008, 02:12 AM   #32
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Time for a little update, I hope these pictures post OK I'm having a little camera problem. Anyway it's hard to tell in the first photo but the door gap at the top sucked. I had replaced the gutters and was beginning to think it was the gutter but I saw Bill (Palf70Step) do this mod on his truck so I thought I would try it. The next photo shows the spot welds drilled out.
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Old 04-13-2008, 02:15 AM   #33
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The next photo shows the spot welds after I pulled the door frame up to make the frame fit the gap properly and you can see how much it was pulled up before I rewelded it and the minor body work.
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72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works.

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Old 04-13-2008, 02:22 AM   #34
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Another pic of the bodywork and you can see how much I pulled it up a little better also a shot of it spot primered and the finished door frame. I know it's hard to tell in the photo but it really closed the gap up at the top and at the rear and it's more uniform all the way around, it was driving me crazy.
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72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works.

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Old 04-13-2008, 02:31 AM   #35
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I have the bed floor blocked and ready for paint as well as the front bed panel. The inside of the bedsides will need one more blocking but they are close. I blocked that floor 7 times with Dupont urethane filler primer, I think it's going to be nice. I sure hope so after all the work.
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72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works.

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Old 04-13-2008, 02:34 AM   #36
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My buddy Kevin finished up the tailgate and it's ready to paint. I slipped the bed back together here because of storage space when I'm at work, I've been doing all the work with it broken apart on a rack built for the bed (crappy photo but you get the idea).
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Old 04-13-2008, 04:11 AM   #37
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Nice work....thanx for the update
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Old 04-13-2008, 05:51 AM   #39
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Nice progress GSFMECH! We have similar taste...

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Old 04-13-2008, 05:58 PM   #40
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Nice work Mike!
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Old 04-13-2008, 06:06 PM   #41
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Good to see progress, bed floor looks great.
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Old 04-13-2008, 09:16 PM   #42
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Thanks guys, LEEVON that is a good looking truck. I'll be glad when mine looks good again.
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Old 04-14-2008, 03:13 AM   #43
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Mike, its looking great. Like Krue mentioned earlier, can't wait to see it at cruising, of course I hope to see mine there someday too.
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All this time I was buying parts to do the body. I can't thank Wynne (HuggerCST) enough for all the parts. I got 2 doors, 2 fenders, a hood and a tailgate from him. I went through a couple of tailgates till I got this last one and it's real nice. I didn't want any repop sheet metal so good used was my only option. I did buy 2 repop inner fenders though. I found a real good core support at the Pate swap meet one year. I searched and collected for just about every piece of trim at swap meets and eBay and bought a lot back from a guy I sold my restored 71 to. He stripped the trim off to shave and customize my old truck and I had all new GM trim on it. I bought a new GM grill. I'm still looking for a couple of better pieces but all my trim, grill, bumpers etc. are all GM. I bought repop patch panels, cab corners, rockers, kick panels, inner rockers and the lower A-pillars.This is just a few of the parts, most are stashed in the attic.
Looks like my parts pile Burn that mig up son!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks everyone. It sure feels good to make progress.

Hey Bill,
I'm hoping to have it ready for cruising the coast but it looks like I will have to work this year if my schedule stays the same so I won't make it. That's too bad I had fun hanging out with you guys last year.The rest of our bunch should make it though. Look out next year I will definitely have it there. Maybe you'll have yours done by then too. I'm hoping Wynne, Chris, Eric, Keith and a few more of us Louisiana guys have our trucks finished by then.
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72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works.

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Hey sweet truck, i really like the medium blue. Any one know more about it or where I can get some
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GSFMech, check you PM's.

Could we see a pic of your throttle linkage?
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Old 05-28-2008, 04:54 AM   #48
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chevy72blu.

The first photo is an original small block cable bracket. The second photo shows it side by side with my modified bracket, one from the top and one from the bottom. I bent the part over where the throttle spring fits and cut it to fit against the carb to keep it from moving. The last photo shows it mounted to the carb. It was a quicky, you can probably find something better from Summit or jegs. Hope this helps you.

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72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works.

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Ah hah... I never thought about going OUT with the cable, I was trying to figure out how to take it BACK. Thanks man, I appreciate it!

Would you mind taking a measurement from the center of the hole that mounts to the carb base to the center of the hole where the cable is held by the clip piece? I am just going to fab one up from scratch out of some flat bar.
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It's 2-3/4".
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72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works.

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