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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2010, 12:12:49 am »
i like the flex fan, but would take an electric over one. i know they say they don't give you any benefit cause they always spin and a clutch will only be active if it gets to hot but they sound cooler lol, back when i first started working on chevys i even put one on backwards and it never came apart found out it was on backwards so i reversed it and it was still going strong. but anyway love the truck
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2010, 12:14:56 am »
Quote from: 4x4Cowgirl on January 17, 2010, 12:10:12 am
That's where that big honker of a box for the a/c and heater goes... This truck was in process of being a frame off resto.. It used to be a 2wd longbed. The guy took off the body, chopped the frame, powdercoated it, all new body mounts etc and so on. So there is no rust on my truck anywhere, it's nice! So I guess he took all that stuff off, i dunno.. But I have that big black box thats sposed to go there... LOL

I will keep yall posted  :)

Check this out....I dunno if you are ever going to put AC on, but if not....http://www.acdelete.com/pages/73-90_Truck.htm I got one coming in the mail.
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2010, 12:17:15 am »
Looks good!   Wish I could go ahead and do mine.
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2010, 12:18:14 am »

and its a stick also
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2010, 12:48:23 am »
What's wrong w/ that carb? Those valve covers are pretty (retro hot-rod) cool, IMO.
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2010, 06:52:43 am »
Nothing is wrong with that carb. Nothing is wrong with Flex Fans either as long as you periodically inspect them for cracking around the rivets and ensure the bolts and mounts are properly tightened. Thread locker should always be used too. Older flex fans were prone to cracking especially if it was seasoned in the rust belt.
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Offline Jim Rockford

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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2010, 08:49:35 am »
Junkyard qjet is cheap and gets you better power and mileage with a cheap rebuilt and cleaning.
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2010, 11:07:49 am »
Ya I dont mind the carb really, but the fan is goin. LoL.

Irish_alley, mine's not a stick lol, if thats what ur referrin to- I have a Lokar shifter in there... Its an auto. Love ur truck btw!

Beastie_3, Yeah, I do plan to put A/C on there soon. Especially before this Texas summer! lol, but thanks for the link!

Everyone else, I'm out. Time to go get greasy! ;D ;D
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2010, 08:48:56 pm »
Well the motor is ready to come out. Bought an engine stand today. Only thing holdin the motor in is the engine mounts. Monday will reveal the internals of the motor and hopefully everything is O.K. The guy that had this motor put together all weird. In one of the vacuum lines he had a stick (like off a tree) stuck in there to block it off. He had hoses hooked up that didn't even go into anything, and bolts that were half screwed in. I'm kinda glad I had problems with this motor or else I'da never known! Here's the valve covers that I ordered.. Should be here sometime this week. I will take pics tommorrow! Later guys!  8)

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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2010, 08:51:18 pm »
Very nice!
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #25 on: January 17, 2010, 09:00:56 pm »
Looks good! hopefully you won't find any more surprises in the motor
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #26 on: January 17, 2010, 09:25:00 pm »
Anyways, could you please describe in great detail how you took the fender off?   i need to know this kind of thing so i can get to my engine easier.
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #27 on: January 18, 2010, 02:00:50 am »
Quote from: Stewart G Griffin on January 17, 2010, 09:25:00 pm
Anyways, could you please describe in great detail how you took the fender off?   i need to know this kind of thing so i can get to my engine easier.
I'm guessing once she took the hood off and removed some bolts it kind of slid off with some force  ;D
yeah i thought your truck was a stick lol just another let down lol but anyway chrome dress up kit or you just adding those covers? reading your post i wish i had better weather to work on my truck, but anyway a stick are you serous lol should of at least put a bolt in
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #28 on: January 18, 2010, 09:02:02 am »
Yeah it had been really cold and rainy here for the past few months so the truck had to just sit there, but all this week it's sposed to be sunny and warm. 70 degrees on Thursday! It's nice. LoL, yeah, it's not a standard sorry LoL but I like the look of that Lokar shifter.... It's pretty cool. And I just bought those valve covers for the time bein off of Ebay for 46.00 When they are 65.00 on  Summit. But Yeah he had a twig stuck off in that hose... lol... Weird.

Yeah, all u do is start takin out bolts and take the hood off, headlight bezel, and then fender well, then the fender. It's easy!
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Re: Tomorrow!
« Reply #29 on: January 18, 2010, 10:24:31 am »
Quote from: Jim Rockford on January 16, 2010, 07:46:17 pm
Two things, get rid of that edelbrock carb and then toss that POS flex fan before it comes apart and takes out the radiator.

I've been running those carbs for over 20 years now. Nothing but good luck with them.
I vote on you keeping it.
Thats a great truck you have.
Keep us posted with your progress.
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