Couldnt hold out any longer

[GreaseDog]

Originally Posted by brokeagain

If I had a dime for every time someone tried to feed me that, I'd be a rich SOB. I've run many a car with open headers for VERY extended periods of time with no ill effects. Besides, it sounds badass!

i've abused several motors while running open head (not by choice), and never once has it caused any lasting effect.

[GreaseDog]

if you've ever done wheel bearings on the front of a 2wd, the disc swap will be easy. pull the 8 axle shaft bolts, and slide the axle shaft out of the way.now you can get to the wheel bearing nuts. take them off, and pull the drum and hub assembly off. now take your backing plate and all of the associated drum hardware off of the axle. bolt the conversion bracket in place. now take your drum/hub assembly and pound the lug studs out of it. install the rotor in place of the drum, and press the studs back into the hub. repack the bearings and install them, torquing them to spec. now put the caliper on the bracket, and plumb it up. not much to it really.

[55chevyman]

yea i have no dount i can do this..i was just concerened with the pressure. I know how to bleed brakes and all i just seen were guys had spongy brakes and i hope that dont happen..do you think ill need a bigger master cylinder or ?

[FordeatinZ71]

Originally Posted by brokeagain

If I had a dime for every time someone tried to feed me that, I'd be a rich SOB. I've run many a car with open headers for VERY extended periods of time with no ill effects. Besides, it sounds badass!

i respect your arguement towards what i said, but, did you read the rest of my post...the part where i said this...

Originally Posted by ME

but i've been running with no exhaust (long story, not by choice) for about 5-6 months now and, besides being too loud, my valves are still operating just fine...truck is still running great...

i was simply quoting what the "experts" say...i've done it more than once myself and i've never had a bent valve...

[brokeagain]

Originally Posted by FordeatinZ71

i was simply quoting what the "experts" say...i've done it more than once myself and i've never had a bent valve...

I know... Sorry if it sounded like i was arguing. I was just agreeing with you that "experts" have tried to give me the same load of BS with no real proof to back it up.

[55chevyman]

Well i got the fender off last night and its got alot more rust then i thought....moving on the the rest of the front end today if it isnt to cold...

[Dale87chevy]

just seen the thread....good luck with the build and keep the pics coming...i cant believe theres no "projects section" in here....i love watching things torn apart and rebuilt...especially when its not on my dime...lol

[55chevyman]

Yea i figured there would be a project thread. But hey this works too.

Well just got all my rubers, and my poly bushings ordered threw lmc. As well as my cowl hood :)

[Jaymez]

Well, it looks as though your truck is in better shape than mine. There's a lot less rust on yours. I haven't been out there all week because it's too damn cold. I plan to try and remove the exhaust pipes tomorrow.

I had a rude awakening when tearing into my front end. I was shocked to see the fender's structure completely rusted while the outer skins were fine. I just paid my property taxes this weekend so it'll be a while before I can buy replacements.

If you decided to pull the radiator support off, don't do what I did and use brute force alone to unbolt it. Use some heat on those bolts. I'm looking at $90 for a radiator support mounting kit because I broke my bolts, destroyed the rubber, and need to replace the washers.

As for the trim piece on the hood, I vote for deleting it. I love chrome, but, that piece doesn't look right.

[FordeatinZ71]

Originally Posted by brokeagain

I know... Sorry if it sounded like i was arguing. I was just agreeing with you that "experts" have tried to give me the same load of BS with no real proof to back it up.

oh no prob man...but yea, all these "experts" always spout this crap and they RARELY have any real-world proof to back it up.

Originally Posted by Jaymez

As for the trim piece on the hood, I vote for deleting it. I love chrome, but, that piece doesn't look right.

yea man, i'm with ya...i have never thought those looked right. i always pictured those as covering a big patch of rust...that's normally what they are used for...from what i've seen...

[JaxRhapsody]

What hood Trim piece?

[FordeatinZ71]

the chrome one that you liked...on the end of the hood...

[GreaseDog]

[55chevyman]

Originally Posted by JaxRhapsody

What hood Trim piece?

your touched.............

[55chevyman]

Originally Posted by Jaymez

Well, it looks as though your truck is in better shape than mine. There's a lot less rust on yours. I haven't been out there all week because it's too damn cold. I plan to try and remove the exhaust pipes tomorrow.

I had a rude awakening when tearing into my front end. I was shocked to see the fender's structure completely rusted while the outer skins were fine. I just paid my property taxes this weekend so it'll be a while before I can buy replacements.



As for the trim piece on the hood, I vote for deleting it. I love chrome, but, that piece doesn't look right.

My truck was a california no snow or salt truck also. Huge differance.. But after messing with the fenders and removing them and the wheel dealy's. I found rust, pretty good too, but i think mine was due to a battery leak or such cuz it was were it sat and you could see it had leaked down to the fender, thats it so far on the front clip, to cold for me to be outside messing with it...

And i wont be keeping the chrome trim ..it just came with the truck....

see your lucky because your garage is big enough for your truck. my main house garage is but its been made into another room so i am working out of the hotrod gargae, its usaully were my 55 chevy sits but its now in a paid storage for winter.. so needless to say its not big enough. the truck only fit in with the f/r bumpers off and then the door barley shut. so i am making a cheap extension that will be covered so i can get this truck on jacks and really start ripping into it..as of right now i have to pull it in and out of the garage to work on it, without a front clip its not easy to do, i got my battery sitting strapped to the upper a arm.. But as of this weekend I will be adding on so i can finnally get it up off the ground.

I am gonna pull the bed off this weekend hoefully...I am sure that is heavy so i might have to get help... then we will really see how much rust is under it...............

And jax....nvm, why waste my time

[FordeatinZ71]

Originally Posted by 55chevyman

My truck was a california no snow or salt truck also. Huge differance.. But after messing with the fenders and removing them and the wheel dealy's. I found rust, pretty good too, but i think mine was due to a battery leak or such cuz it was were it sat and you could see it had leaked down to the fender, thats it so far on the front clip, to cold for me to be outside messing with it...

And i wont be keeping the chrome trim ..it just came with the truck....

see your lucky because your garage is big enough for your truck. my main house garage is but its been made into another room so i am working out of the hotrod gargae, its usaully were my 55 chevy sits but its now in a paid storage for winter.. so needless to say its not big enough. the truck only fit in with the f/r bumpers off and then the door barley shut. so i am making a cheap extension that will be covered so i can get this truck on jacks and really start ripping into it..as of right now i have to pull it in and out of the garage to work on it, without a front clip its not easy to do, i got my battery sitting strapped to the upper a arm.. But as of this weekend I will be adding on so i can finnally get it up off the ground.

I am gonna pull the bed off this weekend hoefully...I am sure that is heavy so i might have to get help... then we will really see how much rust is under it...............

And jax....nvm, why waste my time

well hell, you're both luckier than i am...i don't even HAVE a garage right now. you're makin good progress on the truck man.

as for the bed, you should be able to do it with two-three people...

[55chevyman]

Well when you go from having a 3 car fully equipped garage with lift and all tools imaginable to a shed, kinda sucks...thats what a divorce will do to ya,lol.

But thanks, its coming with the rain and lil bit of snow flurries i am buried inside playing w.o.w.

I did run into two things that concern me on the truck...I am going for a nice clean look on my truck right, well my cab has a few dents on the roof towards the rear on lip right were it starts to go down to the window ( I will get pics) do you think they will come out? they are small, if not i will replace the whole cab. dont wanna but i will....

also youll love this ( will get pics of this to) my dash pretty much feel to pieces when i took it out, just dust almost, someone tried to fix it or something but its a mess....

how do i tell what tranny my truck has?

[FordeatinZ71]

the dents can be removed either by PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) or a good body guy.

those dashes get real brittle when they get old. i bet mine wouldn't be too sturdy if i removed it either. although it WILL be removed eventually because it has a few cracks (covered by a dashmat) and i'm changing interior color to black.

as for tranny, you can tell by your pan. look HERE

[55chevyman]

i was hoping to tell before i pulled it...no biggie


thedents arent real bad bad enough

[FordeatinZ71]

Originally Posted by 55chevyman

i was hoping to tell before i pulled it...no biggie


thedents arent real bad bad enough

man, just get under your truck and look at the pan...the pan shape is from the underside of the truck looking UP...