67' longbed build

[Lone Ranger]

Dude that looks killer in there! Nothing wrong with working on your truck at midnight.. I'm sure most of us on here have

[1guydude]

Thanks man. Last night i was only able to pull it all back apart and torque down one side of the heads.
Going to work now. I ran erands today which included some truck pieces...
This time tomorrow if all goes well. I should be getting help tuning it. I think ive got it down assemble wise.
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[1guydude]

Well the first sixteen pages of this.thread/build are useless.
I switched between photobucket and smugmug. Im sorry about that.

Worked on the truck tonight for a cpl hrs. Gonna.go to.sleep and either work on it some more in 5hrs or ill.sleep.in and work.on it a bit before work.

[1guydude]

Just need to hook up pwr steering pump and brackets. HEI distributor and carb. Vaccum.lines and radiator and water pump hoses. Still have to fill the radiator. Top off and bleed the brakes. Lastly paint. Than try and start er up.
Tomorrow or the next day maybe. Always behind schedule or im just optomistic of the out comes. Lol.
Pix!
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[1guydude]

Well i was working on the truck today. I noticed my spring was barely on the hood hinge. I dont know how im gonna get it back on. Lol.







Forgot to.mention i have to place spark plugs and wires...double check everything before i try er.
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[1guydude]

I got it all back together and to a point where i thought i could start it....just back fires and electrical i think is still a problem. See my other threads in the electrical and engine sections. :/
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[1guydude]

Hopefully this weekend i can get some help from someone who knows a lot more what theyre.doing...
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[1guydude]

uhg. what a headache. I am learning a lot though.
Top dead center. Fire order. #1 in the cap and rotor. timing and such.... shot a fireball today out the carb. I burnt some hair and saw a bright white flash. I gave up than and there. I didn't wanna hurt myself or the motor anymore than I might have.
Tomorrows after I work a morning to afternoon ****. Guy at work is gonna come help me. He had a 76' or something old ford. Im guessing my timing was way off and advance on the vaccum for the distributor might have been to far fwd. Also I wasn't complete sure I was on the up stroke or down. I just removed the spark plug and looked/probed with a flat head screwdriver. Cylinder was right there. Maybe it had another 1/4" or 1/2" to even a 1" more to come up? I don't see how with the plug in... anyways tomorrow will be the day hopefully.
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[1guydude]

Drove the truck to work yesterday. Went to taco bell at lunch. Drove home. No.problems. few noises i can hear now i couldnt before....

Cracked my thermostat housing and it fell apart. Sucks cuz we already had it running. Just pissing coolant. So i had to run to the auto store.

Next will b fine tune and body exterior and cab interior
Im.thinking rims and tires and new brakes and suspensions stuff last.
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[hfdco4]

So was the dizzy off by 180 degrees? Keep at it you are doing good.

[1guydude]

Dizzy was off a little. Main problem i think was me being on the exhaust stroke and not the intake. We had to bump the starter with the key a full rotation to blow my buddies finger off. Deff know when its time.
Running good. Thanks im trying.
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[1guydude]

Well i was gonna get a timing light from my lead man at work but tonight i pushed old truck just a little to hard. Blew my radiator when i got off the freeway exit ramp at the stop light...or as i was coming to the stop light.

Thats what i get... another fix it job.
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[Lone Ranger]

Dang that sucks!!! You're almost there tho keep at it. Boy it sure looks a heck of a lot better, just gotta get the bugs out for a lil bit.

[1guydude]

I still have a little tranny leak. That. And the radiator replacement job are about all for now. Little steps.
Lol.




Here we are. Feb 7th - now

[1guydude]

Pulled my radiator last night. Tightened tranny pan bolts. And the drain plug. Also where my linkage bolts on the side. Or the rod...
I usually just show off my finished product but heres an empty spot with no radiator this morning.
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