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Ironheaded small block first then torsion bar adjustment .

Cool. On my old luv I ran 2" block in the rear and cranked down the torsion bars up front on 165r's to have a little rake. Didn't ride too bad. Not sure how it would hook up at the track lol

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Dis assembled the 9 inch today washed it out and bought new ends . Ordered new Strange axles and dropped housing off at the race car shop to be narrowed . Gear is already set up with a spool and 3.60 gear . Rebuilt truck drums will be on the ends .

More cleaning . The broken air shockes were removed and the new/old ones from the Yellow truck were installed . All the poly tubing from air shocks removed . The rear section of the wiring harness was a mess . These trucks have the seperate turn signal brake light and require a converter box for trailer lights . Looked like there was 15 splices back there . I had the tail light harness off a 78' a buddy of mine parted out that was a Texas A&M campus maintience truck ( wornout ) . It was prefect so in it went . Both the side marker lights in the rear were not working due to broken wires . Had replacements as everytime i find one of these trucks i buy the lenses . Actually got the wiring cleaned up and working . Thinking the 4 cylinder might run . I found a good home for the motor here in Houston/Tomball . A father son restoration of a stock 1978 with a automatic and the parts will be helping there project .

Ordered a new oil pan , valve covers , breathers , air cleaner , roller rockers . This should be the last of the big stuff pending the radiator .

Truckin along.

Do the lights on the fenders alternate with the blinkers in the bumpers from the factory? Or are they just side marker lights? I am finally going to hook those up but what it like factory

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mine are just markers

oh ok. with my headlight switch, when my headlights are on, my running lights are not on. is that how LUV's are?

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No, they should be on all the time.

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They should be on if the headlight switch is halfway out or all the way out.

10-4. Thanks for the info. Need to find out about redoing some wiring then.

Done cluttering your thread Raland

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Got a little more done on the drivetrain this week . Rocker arms are on and valves adjusted . The oil pan was from a caprice or roadmaster with the sensor in the pan and i couldnt get it to stop leaking . i replaced it with a new truck pan . i am waiting on the valve covers and breathers to come in and it should be close .

Also got the housing narrowed and the axles came in . The bearings are not correct , so i will have to wait for them to come in or buy them local . The axles should have come assembled and ready to install . I dont have a press so i have no idea what im going to do there . I double flaired the factory brake line with a standard 3/16 end to allow the use of an F150 brake flex hose .

Wrapping up the motor .

Got this far today .

Kewl!

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FIAA!

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Looking good.

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Not very romantic , but all the lights and signals now work except passengerside rear side marker . The wires are off it . I will solder it back up and re install it . The left turn signal indicator in the dash is bad so i will get it fixed , Got the horns working . Stock motor is locked up solid . More clean up and 1/0 battary cables built .

Got a bit farther along . The motor mounts were used and cut out of another truck . A budy of mines son Shawn is in metal shop class and he used the motor mounts as a project in metal shop . I got the hood off and more wiring done . All the lights are burning now . most of the stock motor is disconnected and ready to be pulled . Wife had me doing yard work most of the weekend , so no huge steps , but it iscoming along . Stock motor which is locked up about to come out .


All the key player having a meeting before moving in .

Moving right along. Is the Ac system complete? Are you going to keep it?

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Yes and yes . Alan grove makes an a/c bracket that bolts into the fuel pump boss to mount it really close to factory . Gonna change the expansion valve and dryer and convert to 134A .

Cool. Will make for a real nice cruiser with Ac. Can't wait to put Ac on my truck.

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