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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....

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

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....

Youch!!!Better a car than a motorcycle!

Got the driveshaft back from the shop just now. He gave me a break on the price which was nice since it's been at his shop for awhile!
Sometimes it pays not to be in a hurry!
The radiator was also sent out this week and is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday next week. So no it's close to connecting and filling the fluids up! Any ideas as to what type of cap to buy? Should I get one of those pressure release ones or is a cool billet one o.k.? He said 16lbs., and at least a one quart over flow tank!
Meantime I got most of the house stuff done for my wife's up and coming over the hill birthday bash, so that's nice too! Last week when working on the accellerator connections I noticed the cable housing slipped past the gromet that is suppose to keep it in place. Not sure if I return it to Summit or Lokar, or ask for a new one? Anyway then countdown is much closer now!

Well all the side projects for my wife's big Birthday bash paid off yesterday. We had a live Jazz band pumping out some great tunes, lots of good folks celebrating the big 40 with her, and the house and yard looked great. A big kick for me was all the little kids asking to sit in the truck! At one point 4 of them were in there pretending to drive. One little fellow almost cried when it was time to get out, but a quick diversion of playing with the dogs helped.
So now it is back to the truck without any more distractions!
The radiator never showed up this week. I guess they left the street name off the adress label. It made it to california from michigan, only to go back to it's starting point, it's back out here in UPS space suppose to arrive tomorrow. Once I unpack it I'll be able to figure out what sort of fan setup will work. Right now I think it will have to be a pusher. Not sure how many CFM's I will need? Anyone with experience in this area please lend me your knowledge! (for refreshers it's a 460 with 750 carb, edelbrock performer intake, mild cam, c6 auto trans, headers, etc..)

I almost forgot, after three runs to the parts store for universal joint straps, I got the right set for my application, and finaly got it in, fits great!