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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View PostI suspect you're right about the corrosion - I took a brief look at the fusebox last night and was not thrilled at what I saw.
I was having terrible voltage drop issues...my fuse block looked a lot like my 1/4 panels cleaned it up and it is better but...still not what it shoudl be..... and that video....you know that makes you a d*&k tease right?
If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. - Mark Donohue
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Originally posted by JOES66FURY View Post
I was having terrible voltage drop issues...my fuse block looked a lot like my 1/4 panels cleaned it up and it is better but...still not what it shoudl be..... and that video....you know that makes you a d*&k tease right?Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
a friend came by and wondered if we could get the car started - that was the result. It still doesn't have coolant in it and gauges only sort of work.... so sure, a quick spin of the pre-luber and a bit of fuel down the carb.... and now a list of what it takes to make it run for real. Fuel pump pickup, fuel pump wiring, cooling fans, coolant, fix the pump on the back of the double pumper, fix the gauge wiring....
you Jim, Randal and some others on here are the only things keeping motivated to work on my junk...so...keep plugging away...I'll be rooting you on from the sidelines.....If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. - Mark Donohue
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a bit more of the elephant.... got the u-joint so I can get the driveshaft shortened
it's a 1330 (small diameter) to 1350 u-joint..... I know there will be disappointment, but I'm not shortening the shaft - I still have a few things to do on the lathe (like figure out why the tailstock doesn't adjust) I also don't have a steady rest, add need to balance and there it is....Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; September 3, 2018, 09:36 PM.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by JOES66FURY View Post
like eating an elephant....
you Jim, Randal and some others on here are the only things keeping motivated to work on my junk...so...keep plugging away...I'll be rooting you on from the sidelines.....Patrick & Tammy
- Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??
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Story time..... 3" would have been better but 2 will do
anyone considering this particular swap, get the flat plate, not the full billet bit. feeding it through the hole was a bit of a challenge
onto the e-brakes
take the old mounts
attach them to the front of the frame - crossing the ebrake cables to take up some length
close
take a die grinder and carbide bit and open the holes up so the cables slip through
simply attach the cable through with a 2" spacer. Eventually, I'm going to do better, (and add that bit in pictures) but for now it works
it's funny, those 20" wheels I hate so much are coming back - 18s will NOT go over these brakes. I could probably get away with 19s but since the plan is a nearly 16" wide rear wheel, larger rims will be fine
cleaned up and in place
next is run brake lines.
before anyone gets on me about how it looks. I'm putting this together, putting black stripes on my driveway and road, then pulling the frame out and making it all pretty... but unlike the land cruiser, I'm going to actually put 100 or so miles on the whole suspension before I blow it back apart.
Doing it all wrong since 1966
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For those curious - the bolt into the axle flange is a M12 x 1.5 bolt. If you go to you local bolt dealer, they will look at you like you've grown a 3rd head (and it's a stupid as the other 2). You can buy them, but be warned, you will get a bunch of BMW wheel bolts in your search.... why, GM, why? you think you're better then 1.25 and 1.75 pitch?Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Just had this pop up on CL: https://quadcities.craigslist.org/pt...679220509.html
Didn't know if you got yours finished to your liking....Patrick & Tammy
- Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??
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