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How it was found...1/2 ton
pickup with 3/4 ton cab.
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Some good headers in the
cab...the cab that wasn't bolted down.
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I took a 383 / 727 out. 10 years
of sitting without manifolds or air cleaner, sucking in western Kansas dust.
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The engine compartment...the
crossmember has to come out. This crossmember was under the original manual
bellhousing.
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My new plasma...perfect tool for
crossmember removal.
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It's gone!
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Close up of where the
crossmember was |
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Blurry picture of the plate
installed where the crossmember came out |
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The left front cab mount was all
rusted out. |
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I was only four bolts from
removing the grille. This will make installing the engine much easier.
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Close up of some of the cab
rust. The cab mount was shot, and the front of the cab was down 2"
lower than it should have been.
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The repair job
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View from inside
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The new floor...it's double
thick here, the cab mount bolt head is below floor level.
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Drilling
the hole for mounting bolt access. |
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Brakes were, of course, shot. We
foiund out the chassis was at least a '65.
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New brakes.
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The frame had been painted
orange at some point.
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Steering column back in, with
new rag joint.
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I told Steve that it was getting
cleaned up under the hood. Here, it's in primer.
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Inner fender panels were
sandblasted.
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It's white!
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Chassis black on the frame and
inner fender panels. You can also see the new dual cylinder master cylinder
and custom bent lines.
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Here's the engine...a 383 from a
circle track car.
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Chuck rebuilt the 727
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The engine in the truck.
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Josh pretending it's Christmas.
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Here's the trans crossmember I
made.
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Radiator suppport shot with
chassis black.
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Engine further together, along
with the radiator support.
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Lokar shifter going in...
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We had Bob's Radiator clean out
the tank.
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It's back in.
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It's hard to see, but I had to
modify the brackets that hold the radiator...I gave it about 4 1/2"
more clearance. Click on picture for larger view.
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