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  1. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Finished getting this back together and upgraded. I added a heater core bypass for the hot Louisiana weather, and then a Summit air filter. R20 upgrades by Lineswest, on Flickr R20 upgrades by Lineswest, on Flickr I wasn't sure what to do with the smog pump, I felt bad about just letting...
  2. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Agreed - and good luck getting the square up and rolling.
  3. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    That'll be great to see - that's a nice upgrade.
  4. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    That's looking nice
  5. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    No kidding! Nice work.
  6. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Water pump, power steering pump, steering gear, lots of new hoses and a new trailer brake controller are up and rolling on the R20. It's been down for awhile while I worked through all this stuff, nice to have it back again.
  7. r67northern

    454 AC Compressor Mounting

    Have you thought about this trick? It might work well given that you're already a bracket short: http://www.kwikperf.com/bbc_serp_kit.html It would give a serpentine setup too if you like those.
  8. r67northern

    454 water pump advice

    Well, I need to refill the system but I think it's all back together. Also found one more hose to replace: The throttle pre-heater hose. Thank goodness they still make parts for these old girls. Happy 4th everyone.
  9. r67northern

    454 water pump advice

    Yeah, I've had to adjust my expectations of how long this is going to take several times already. Meanwhile the manual is mocking me by listing only half the needed steps and saying useful things like "rotate the bracket up and out of the way to access the water pump." Riiiight.
  10. r67northern

    454 water pump advice

    Got things started this afternoon ... Kind of. EVERYTHING has to come off the front of this 454 to get to the water pump. Reminds me of when I went through the front of an LT1 to get at its water pump, of course that had the added treat of being mounted above the optical spark distributor so...
  11. r67northern

    454 water pump advice

    Thanks for the input - I'll get the coolant draining and go for it. Like you all said, then it will be done and I'm staring right at the thing anyway.
  12. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Been working a few things over: trailer wiring is coming along for some RV towing. Found a leaking steering gear, so replaced that this weekend and the pump too. Over the last couple week the R20 got new injectors that really helped clear up some stumbling too. I've got to learn to work on...
  13. r67northern

    454 water pump advice

    Hi All, I've torn down a lot of the accessory belt drive system this weekend to replace a power steering pump. I'm looking at the water pump, it feels like it's spinning pretty freely compared to a new one. Do I want to replace this thing while I've got stuff apart? It looks like a PITA...
  14. r67northern

    Dog Dish Hubcap Size - any differences?

    Gosh, I never noticed that. Thanks for the help.
  15. r67northern

    Dog Dish Hubcap Size - any differences?

    I think my eBay searching might have answered this question: 12" diameter for 3/4 tons, 10" for 1/2 tons?
  16. r67northern

    Dog Dish Hubcap Size - any differences?

    Hi All, I had the R20s tires rebalanced today, and didn't check to make sure the caps got put on well when I picked it up. As a gentle reminder that checking that out is a good idea, I saw one gracefully flying off at highway speeds straight into the median when I drove it home. Lots of 70+...
  17. r67northern

    New Daily Driver (Caprice)

    I'd be surprised by that too ... It's been awhile since I've been around a square b-body, should the fillers just be "inserted" under the bumper, maybe everything is okay except that they're just laying on top instead of under the bumper lip?
  18. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Nice looking fan set - were they pulled from something or are these new? Good luck with the install, I've considered doing this on my R20.
  19. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Got new shocks installed on the R20, not too bad after I figured out how to compress and hold the front shocks. I was defeated by the old leaky power steering hose though, no good way to get a purchase on any of the nuts ... And they are TIGHT. I'll have to give it another go later.
  20. r67northern

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I'll say, nice find.
  21. r67northern

    Can't decide what to do.

    Consider this worth what you paid for it :) I've found that even when I think I really, really want to hang on to a car and can't let it go because of the time I've spent with it (or on it) or just personal affection for it, once it's gone, it's a little sad but it's also a nice feeling to know...
  22. r67northern

    Build Thread - Burb Barn Door to Tail Gate Conversion

    Silver / black would be really nice too, I've seen a few of those over the years and they are very sharp looking. Now that you mention it I can see that the maroon you're running is a little darker than the red that I was familiar with, still a good look. At any rate, again, the project is...
  23. r67northern

    Build Thread - Burb Barn Door to Tail Gate Conversion

    That's coming along really well - I thought about this many, many times with my old v1500 - the colors were even the same as your truck. Keep up the great work.
  24. r67northern

    Vibration from bumps - shocks?

    Thanks, didn't realize this was a death wobble, I'll go digging.
  25. r67northern

    Vibration from bumps - shocks?

    Hi All, I've been working through issues with the r20 and now I'm on to this one. There's a shake that happens when the truck hits a bump, if you're on the highway then it can set up a continual vibration that's annoying until hit hits a different road section and another bump kind of...

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