Fuel pump block off. Still have to go see Frank on the intake and he says he can hook me up if I get the Blazer tank with the in-tank pump. Air cleaner. Other than plugs and wires and belts and hoses, I THINK we have most everything, Scott. Of course, I thought I had everything for the brakes...
Its looking good... sorry about the tires, thought you were just going to use them as mock up, not drivers. But they do look good...at least for getting an idea of where its going.
Don't be bummed about the tires, they are awesome. Truck doesn't run yet, those rims are pretty rough as well but now we know what we want to do. We'll just save our pop cans and get one rim and one tire at a time! Heck, they hold air!!
I've got to pick up some stuff and get to Frank's to work out the intake. There was a thread here I marked about doing the PCV and I think a Mopar inline valve is the way to go. I'll drill a hole in a freeze plug, put in a ****** of some type, run a line up to the carb with a PCV in the middle and get one of those purty oil tubes in the For Sale section to make it all go together.
im glad you guys could use those rims i gave ya! Billetproof will like them there old school enough mags..
On that EFI tank and pump. You can use it with a carburetor by using a fuel regulator with a byp*** line back to the tank. Regulate the pressure to 6.5 lb for a Quadrajet. To wire it, you need a ground wire, on the pump, and one to a relay with a 10 amp fuse. Operate the relay with a GM oil pressure switch for a Rivi, or Vega, same switch. You need three wires on the oil switch, you need power to the oil switch, one wire to the relay, and a wire from the starter switch that is only hot when cranking.
Lookin GOOD!!! Glad to hear that the tires are holdin' air.... I pretty much finished off the can of bead sealer when I mounted 'em. I got lots of comments at work when I wheeled 'em in (most good). By the way Dan, I don't think the boss even noticed that you stopped in. They are a good bunch to work for. I'm in for another bunch of donuts.. 'er I meen thrash as long as I get off my lazy **** and get Link rollin'.
Cool. I'm going to try Dundee Truck & Trim AGAIN this weekend for the fuel tank thing. I'll get some lines and the switch Frank speaks of and see what has to happen. I need to get that broken Easy-Out OUT and the bolt it didn't before I get too much further.
wow tell your kids that i think it's sooooo cool what thair doing if you need anything let me know oh by the way your one cool dad to
Thanks, Tyler. I'll p*** on the good word to the boys. Next year it will be the younger one's 48 Sedan Delivery unless we decide to go buy this 46 2 door sedan we found this weekend. Decisions, decisions! I just didn't want my kids to wait until they were 40 to get a hot rod! And I think they are learning a thing or two.
Floorman just left a pile of parts and stash in my yard. I think I HEART him!! The cab is awesome. The hood is on the truck already (Thanks Ed!) and Kustombuilder is making plans to fetch the rest of the pieces. This thing is gonna be SWEEEEEEEEET!
Enjenjo came out yesterday and gave us a hand on things which we greatly appreciate. We're going for the cab swap TODAY. Probably biting off more than we can chew but tough ****, we're gonna make this right!!
The boys took a ton of shots today. We went ahead and swapped to the Texas cab today. Looks tons better. Need to make a small trans shroud but the interior will be pretty tight. Only a few small floor spots to worry about. I'll upload when I can. Need to get a few small parts and a few more big parts but it WILL happen. We may push it in to Billetproof but if we do, I'm bringing tools and we can thrash until we drive it OUT of Billetproof!!!
Cool, looking forward to those shots! I put in for holidays and haven't heard back yet. I'll be there either way, haha. Norton
JusJunk, one of his buddies, and Enjenjo came out today for a bit. Less work done but fun, none the less. Steering is all wrapped up. Still messing with fuel lines and such.
Thought I'd show some of what we did last week. We took the cab from BlackMagicCustoms and decided to put it on. First we marked out the mounting locations for the S10 pedal ***y and drilled out what needed to be. This is why you save that chunk of firewall with the mounting locations. Much nicer to play with, especially that clutch slave cylinder hole. (Thanks, Steelrat!) Or front loader did the trick of getting things moved close.
After unbolting the front clip, we detached the cab. I'm a program manager for our jack division where I work so I have a few scissors jacks around. They come in handy when lifting just enough to take the weight off the mounts. Used the cherry picker with some blocking to lift and relocate the old cab onto some jack stands. Hi Mom! Tough enough for a 12 year old! Go Eli!! A week later, still sitting in the same spot. I'm getting in trouble now.
After resetting the body mounts and checking the fixture holding the brake booster up it was time to replace the cab. Not many picture here but same process in reverse. Well, sort of until I flipped the cab putting it on the frame. Only a little dent in the door and a big bruise on my arm. I ain't dead but make sure you have everything out of the way before you try this! Stupid little bolt head laying on the cement brought everything to a halt except the cab and my right arm! Doh!! At least the boys were on the other side. That could have ****ED. I'm building something welded now to move these things. I see more in the future. Close. Closer. Its in there!
After a bit of rhinoplasty, the nose is back on. Von Rigg Fink giving recommendation on the fuel tank. Just enough time to bolt up the pedals to the brake booster, clean up tools, and eat dinner. Then it got dark. Not dark enough for the boys to not do a bit of goofing off. Go Wings!
We've since used the black grill for mock up and cut the bottom bar a bit to clear the radiator and frame. We then took it off and put it back onto the white grill. The black grill came from Billy the Kid (AKA CopperBobber) early last year. Thanks, Billy. RIP. We miss you. Still more to do but it looks like a truck!
Hard to believe that this all started with the '54 that I once drove and finally stored away in one of the barns and now parts of it are integrated in the current incantation my grandson is near completion on. It was great fun back then and will be again. Way to go Court! See you at Billetproof this week-end! Grandpa Dan
Welcome aboard, Pop. In the picture of Court painting the bezels, you can see the old pile with a newer cab sitting on it. It is a full truck again! Just need to get Bruce to send the ***le! I suspect it will be a bit faster than the one you used to haul horse feed in.
The truck is looking good! That first drive is in the very near future I think! Have fun at Billetproof this weekend! PS- tell Eli I'm thinking a goat is sounding better all the time. It is hard to keep up with my gr*** when I'm on the go all the time!
Just to show where we started. This was my mom's truck when I was a kid and started my love for the '54 Chevys and how she sits today. Rough. Cab is toast. I pulled the door off with no tools. We'll save what we can and move on! Frame is wonderful, though. Was a nice sunny day when we WENT to pick up the truck... This was the first cab from D Patterson here on the HAMB. It had sat in his dad's barn for like 15 years.
It is all good, Dave. Now the show is over, we'll slow down and hit it the way we want. Thinking about inner fenders and radiator mounts right now, then back to the plumbing and wiring!
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