Thread: Project Special K

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Steve, as I get older I just want piece, and quiet even though we live in the country we still have to put up with disorderly young guy's (like I was at one time) now it's with neighbors dog's running wild. I told the young neighbor finally that no one wants to live next to a bad neighbor. He said yea I know, the young guys next to me party late into the night with loud music. It's always different when someone else is disturbing the piece.

That was real helpful information about the universal joints, could have been frustrating.

Richard

Got the gas tank plumbed in today. I went with aluminum 3/8 inch fuel line along the frame rail, and then put 3/8 inch fuel hose to the pump and up to the carb. I also connected the brake booster vacuum, to the back of the new carb, and connected the pcv valve to the front of the carb.
I decided to hold off putting in the canister fuel filter, ball shut off valve and stainless lines, until I have a better idea of where the exhaust will be. I just need gas to the carb for engine startup and breakend for now, shiny stuff can wait until later. After I connected the gas hose from the carb to the out let on the fuel pump, I found the original steel fuel line still connected to the original fuel pump in a box. I spent some time cleaning it up and will probably paint it black, and connect the braided stainless lines to that or not, later.

I tried hooking up my cable shifter, and am stimmied as to where the two bolt bracket, near the end of the cable, bolts to? It seems there are no bolt holes anywhere that would work, except two adjacent pan bolts! I thought I took a picture of it before disconnecting it originally but can't find it. The bracket is triangular shaped and is very close to the end that connects to the shifter linkage. I have no idea who makes the shifter, so nowhere to get original instructions! The reason the pan bolts don't make sense is the pan has a lip that curves downward, so a washer or two would be needed to keep the bracket mounted flat.

I set aside some time today and tomorrow for the truck. I love my wife, she's doing my house and yard duties letting me spend some guilt free hours on the truck. I took the fitted floor panel patches out today, and coated them with Por 15. While I was garbed up to keep that stuff off of me, I painted some scuffed frame areas and also hit the used 9" differential and axle and brake backing plates with it as well. What a difference a little paint makes! Here are also some shots of the above, plus the gas tank in with the temp rubber lines for startup and shake down. I'm a little worried about where to run my vent line for the gas tank. Right now it's slightly below the top of the tank. Once the bed is remounted I can probably mount the breather to the bottom of it and be above the tank. I also need to put in my fuel shut off valve and mount the canister fuel filter, but am not sure if it should be mounted to the rear by the tank or if there will be room in the engine compartment once the exhaust is installed with the headers in place! We'll see. Thanks everyone for the encouraging words, and I apologise for posting the little stuff!

Steve, everything is looking good tank, 9" rear, frame, plumbing plus the panels for the floor.

That por is good stuff but if you have to paint it inside it's really strong, it looks like you may have done the painting outside.

I haven't even got the radiator in yet, I've been working on the air conditioner, it seems like they only go out when it's in the hottest part of the year. We are also trying to get some junk cleaned up so the excavator can clear some huge pine trees. My wife keeps finding old cars, and I need more room. Have cars no time to work on them!!

Your doing good keep it up

Richard

Thanks! The inside of the cab is also done, and boy did it stink, not to mention drip on my head! Hats are a life saver! Hope to start wiring tomorrow.

I did the rear end of a 67 Nova inside the garage it was pretty strong. The POR is not cheap either $100 a gallon and that was about 5 years ago. It smelled like roofing tar thinned down, it may have something else but it sure is strong. It finally stopped raining so I'm going to make my way outside. If I shut the computer off it would be easier to get out, I can't walk by without checking new post!!!

Richard

Got a few more small things done today. Called B&M for help on mounting the cable link floor shifter. Had no idea who made the one in the truck until I was down on the floor boards painting the newly caulked seams. And there on the side of the shifter was B&M!
Turns out it does mount to the pan, utilizing spacers to keep it flat while bolting over the pan lip! While I was at it, I put the larger tranny pan on which is also ventilated made by Derale. Need to check with the guy whose customizing the drive shaft tomorrow. Then just a few weeks of savings towards the new radiator, and I should be able to fire this beast up!:3dSMILE
I thought about trying to start it with the old radiator, but then I need to disconnect fluid lines, waste coolant, and synthetic tranny fluid, make a mess...might as well start with all new stuff! hell it's taken since October to get the engine together and in, so whats a few more weeks!

Yeah, what's the rush anyway???? I reference my 17 year long pick-em-up project............which I hope to fire up this month sometime.....or August for sure....

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Yeah, what's the rush anyway???? I reference my 17 year long pick-em-up project............which I hope to fire up this month sometime.....or August for sure....

I hope it's comes together a little faster!
It must feel good to complete the truck though! I've had a few longterm projects that I never let go, out of shear stuberness, that felt great when they were completed!

Got the radiator ordered up today, and connected the carb linkage and the transmission kick down cable. I went with a lokar cable set which matched the accelerator petal and made to work with the edelbrock carb. It was pretty straight foward except the cable housing on the gas pedal end, sliped pasthub that holds it taunt againts the pedal bracket, so I had to bolt the cable housing to the firewall in two places to keep it from moving with the cable. Works pretty well, we'll see once it fires up and hits the road.

Whittling away small stuff this week. In between big projects to the house, I've been working on small stuff on the truck while I wait on the arrival of the drive shaft and radiator. I put in the starter and a cheap saddle blanket seat cover, and went around the frame tightening up everything I could think of. Was going to put the distributor back in, but decided to leave that until right before startup so I can prime the oil pump immediately before I do the initial startup.
I don't have time for bigger stuff until next month, but that is also busy as deer season starts and vacation with the family happens.Still it feels good getting even small stuff done.

Steve looks like it won't be too long for you to fire it up . Hope you do a you tube and let us hear it . You have done some great work to this truck . Keep whittling away .

Originally Posted by stovens

Whittling away small stuff this week. In between big projects to the house, I've been working on small stuff on the truck while I wait on the arrival of the drive shaft and radiator. I put in the starter and a cheap saddle blanket seat cover, and went around the frame tightening up everything I could think of. Was going to put the distributor back in, but decided to leave that until right before startup so I can prime the oil pump immediately before I do the initial startup.
I don't have time for bigger stuff until next month, but that is also busy as deer season starts and vacation with the family happens.Still it feels good getting even small stuff done.

Oh well, no rush!!!! You sure you aren't just delaying the start up to make me feel better about not getting mine done?????? Speaking of deer season, got a car in the shop that was out "hunting" Bambi out of season, $3800 damage to the car, 1 dead Bambi....

Should work just fine!! On street cars, I still prefer to use the stock mechanical fan whenever it's possible!!! With a good shroud, they'll cool just fine.

Originally Posted by dave severson

should work just fine!! On street cars, i still prefer to use the stock mechanical fan whenever it's possible!!! With a good shroud, they'll cool just fine.

bulletproof, bulletproof, bulletproof.