What have you done to your square lately??

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Finally got the rear on jacks stands so I can go after a brake issue. Of course, that's where progress ended because it's raining. :rolleyes:
 

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Man what's up with the double posts at around 11? Crispy post doubled in my camaro thread about the same time. Lol
 

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Man what's up with the double posts at around 11? Crispy post doubled in my camaro thread about the same time. Lol
The site was being sluggish around that time. I made a double post too during that time.
 

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Getting closer every evening. Have some wire tidying yet to do around the junction block, need to prime the oil system and install the dual sync dizzy. Might ditch the phinolenic spacer in favor of an aluminum one that matches the mating surfaces of the intake manifold and sniper. I need to weld together my exhaust system as well, then that pretty much does it for the power train. Oh yeah, need to shorten the throttle cable and housing. Then it’s onto the interior and new glass.

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So stinking close!
 

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Getting closer every evening. Have some wire tidying yet to do around the junction block, need to prime the oil system and install the dual sync dizzy. Might ditch the phinolenic spacer in favor of an aluminum one that matches the mating surfaces of the intake manifold and sniper. I need to weld together my exhaust system as well, then that pretty much does it for the power train. Oh yeah, need to shorten the throttle cable and housing. Then it’s onto the interior and new glass.

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Wow, That's nice and clean, great job
 

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You got any pics of this hidden hitch you made? I have the non step bumper on my 78 but I want to be able to pull my mower trailer around and stuff with it and was thinking after I lower it, I would like to have the hitch as high as I can get it and not have it hanging under the bumper. I was thinking about making the plate flip and put the receiver behind the plate.

I'm pretty sure I put the pictures in my build thread for the truck. If not, I've got the pictures saved somewhere. I used a flip-down plate bracket from either a Cuda or a 3rd gen Camaro. I had both on hand, but don't remember which I used.
 

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Someone has been using the search tool ;)

You got any pics of this hidden hitch you made? I have the non step bumper on my 78 but I want to be able to pull my mower trailer around and stuff with it and was thinking after I lower it, I would like to have the hitch as high as I can get it and not have it hanging under the bumper. I was thinking about making the plate flip and put the receiver behind the plate.

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In hindsight, I really should have cut off that extra 4 inches or so. It doesn't serve a purpose. But it was basically just scrap steel hastily welded together.
 
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In hindsight, I really should have cut off that extra 4 inches or so. It doesn't serve a purpose. But it was basically just scrap steel hastily welded together.
Interesting design. No end plates like most? Just bolt through the two cross bars?
 

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Interesting design. No end plates like most? Just bolt through the two cross bars?

Nope, no end plates. Iirc, I utilized holes that were already in the frame. It's mounted with grade 8 bolts. It's heavy wall tubing and I could have sleeved the bolt holes, but it's already far more stout than any 1/2 ton truck should need. Especially a short bed. It's a very simple design and the 2nd cross bar gives a lot of support.
 

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Finally been nice enough this week to get something done! Pulled the old knocking engine out only had one little set back opps. Need to paint the other engine and figure out my oil cooler lines and what im gonna do about the air pump fittings on the headers since Im not gonna run that.

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Took her out for a sunny day cruise only to find out the heater core is no longer doing its job.
 

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Tried very unsuccessfully to put on a seat cover to find out its like 6 inches too short... really?!!!

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Finally been nice enough this week to get something done! Pulled the old knocking engine out only had one little set back opps. Need to paint the other engine and figure out my oil cooler lines and what im gonna do about the air pump fittings on the headers since Im not gonna run that.

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Where’s all your snow?!?
 

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