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Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:28 pm
by izzo
Bump!
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:40 pm
by Eagle_Adam
Well I was gunna post update pics but Photobucket seems to have lost their marbles ......
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:01 pm
by Converted_to_datsun
The photo uploader here works fine, no need for photos bucket. Let's see that beauty
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:49 am
by Eagle_Adam
I'm sure it works fine but I wanna be able to use the pics I've uploaded in other places
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:02 am
by Eagle_Adam
OK, so to recap this is where I started with this truck after moving into the new place
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:35 am
by Eagle_Adam
First up was getting the new aluminum radiator and aluminum trans cooler mocked up and installed
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:38 am
by Eagle_Adam
Unfortunately my grandma passed away just as I was getting started, and the garage became a holding pen for all of her stuff. So many weeks later finally got it cleaned out and back to a usable two car garage!
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:45 am
by Eagle_Adam
Back to the rad and trans cooler!
Came up with these bad boys to space out the rad from the core support and secure it all nicely
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:48 am
by Eagle_Adam
Next up was the trans cooler, which I ended up whipping up this cute little piece of 1/8 in bar stock that the cooler itself bolted to. Then I drilled and tapped some threaded holes into the frame to attach the bar stock to. Came out nice IMO
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:52 am
by Eagle_Adam
Trans cooler mounted up and in its final resting place!
Rad mounted in its final resting place!
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:56 am
by Eagle_Adam
And then the dreaded one step forward and two steps back reared its ugly head -.-
Somehow the exhaust mani CRACKED!!!
Can't find a damn pic but this was the aftermath -.-
And wouldn't u know it, just two weeks prior I sold my last round port mani -.-
So fuck it was in order and it's getting a square port mani till I can slap a diff head on it
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:57 am
by Eagle_Adam
Cleaned up all the surfaces AGAIN...
And we're back in business
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:00 am
by Eagle_Adam
So now your up to date, next is
- fluids
- dbl check everything
- charge the battery
- test fire and come up with a final list of issues to solve b4 it's back to a daily!!
Woot!
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:17 pm
by DRIVEN
Really close!
Re: New 79 KC for my dad
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:03 am
by Taterhead
Excellent.
But I hate to hear about your g'ma.