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| SINCE LAST UPDATE: see truck PAGE 2 Installed new billet clear cap HEI distributor. COOL ! Installed 140 amp chrome alternator, new rear sway bar, solar panels, 1.2KW DC to AC cpower converter, wired up marine batteries and splitter. Oil fill hole and cap. For the "E-Z Down" tailgate damper project page CLICK HERE Installed air conditioning insulation, smog canister and bracket, rerouted trany cooler lines, new backup light switch and control for bypass, storage framing for dredge, smoge pump bracket refab, trim detail, etc. Scroll to bottom for pics updates. Finished installing new Edelbrok aluminum Intake manifold (P/N 37611) Finished air-conditioning install. Blows cold and no leaks, SUN ROOF, ORIG BRACKETS ON PUMPS, SMOG AIR PUMP AND TUBES, CHROME PANS, ALL LIGHTS REPLACED WITH L.E.D. (INSIDE / OUT), SKID PLATE, STEERING DAMPER, EXTERNAL SUN VISOR, TOW-HITCH AND WIRING, MARINE ZINC BLOCKS TO FRAME, MUD FLAPS, ADDITIONAL MARINE BATTERIES FOR A.C., CERAMIC HEADERS, STAINLESS STEEL DUAL EXHAUST PIPES WITH NEW CATALYTIC, DETAIL LABELING, ORIGINAL INTAKE AIR SCOOP TUBE AND FILTER, NEW SEATBELTS, SPEAKERS (REAR AND FRONT) , ETC, ETC. |
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| 1982 Chevy 1 Ton, CrewCab, Dually Restoration |
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| Rebuilt 454 Big Block 425 HP, NEW TRANNY, New everything...... |
| Strip, Zinc coated, then detailed to all underbody....even the drive shaft. |
| The springs are rubber coated flexible plasti-dipped. |
| To do something you have never done, You must become someone you have never been. |
| Zinc coated, all soft and hard lines replaced etc. |
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| Striped down bed to bare metal, zinc coated and lined with Hurculiner. |
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| ORIGINAL BRACKET, SMOG AIR PUMP, CHROME PULLEYS. |
| STAINLESS STEEL SMOG AIR PUMP TUBES |
| NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, ORIGINAL BRACKETS |
| ALL CHROME PANS REPLACE, TRANNY, STARTER COVER, OIL PAN. HEAT SHIELD ON STARTER (STAINLESS) UNDER BODY LIGHTS (TO WORK ON AT NIGHT). NEW CATALYTIC, STAINLESS EXHAUST TUBES. |
| ZINC UNDERBODY COATING COMPLETED. MARINE BOAT HULL ZINC BLOCKS MOUNTED TO FRAME. |
| EURO TAIL LIGHTS, SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS, LED BACK BAR LIGHTS, LED TOP RUNNING LIGHTS, ALL ORIGINAL LIGHTS REPLACED WITH LED LIGHTS (INSIDE DASH AND OUTSIDE). |
| LUND EXTERNAL SUN VISOR ADDED, BLOCKS THE SUN PRETTY DARN GOOD. |
| EXTRA CAPACITY MARINE BATTERIES IN BACK FOR A.C. USES ALTERNATOR BATTERY SPLITTER. CONVERTER POWER. ( I AM ALSO WIRING FOR SOLAR. |
| TOW HITCH INSTALLED AND ALL WIRED. MULTI TYPE HARNESS HIDDEN UNDERNEATH. NOT SEEN IS 10 IN ADJUSTABLE DROP DOWN HITCH AND HITCH HYDE-A-COVER. |
| CUSTOM HOOD VENTS FOR HOT RUNNING. RELEASES UNDER HOOD HEAT AND HELPS DRASTICALLY COOL THE ENGINE AND COMPARTMENT. SAVES RUBBER HOSES AND BELTS. ALLOWS THE ENGINE TO RUN COOLER AND EXTENDS THE ENGINE LIFE. |
| I HAVE MADE A CUSTOM SOFT FOLDABLE COVER AND A HARD TOP. IT NOT GOOD TO RUN THIS IN THE RAIN OR STORE IT WITH THE ENGINE VIEWABLE. |
| BIG BLOCK 454 NORMALLY RUN HOT AT ABOUT 220 DEG F. I GOT MINE DOWN TO 180 DEG F. THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT. OPEN UP THE HOOD ! |
| ALL NEW GAUGES, INCLUDING TRANNY TEMP AND TACH. ALL SWITCHES NEW, WIPER, LIGHTS DUAL GAS TANK SWITCH. ALL LIGHTS REPLACED WITH L.E.D. |
| DASH BOARD HAS BEEN REWORKED TO A RUBBER COMPOSITE. IT WILL NEVER CRACK DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE. |
| I AM PRESENTLY REBUILDING A NEW ROCHESTER QUADRAJET CARBURETOR. WILL BE INSTALLING THE WATER PRE MISTERS IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR SOON (FOR HOT RUNNING/DESERT). GOT A COUPLE OTHER DETAILS TO FINISH UP ON. |
| UNDER HOOD LIGHT AND UNDER ENGINE LIGHTS. |
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| NEW STEEL CAT-BACK DUALLEXHAUST SYSTEM. NEW CATALYTIC, NEW MUFFLER. NEW CERAMIC ENGINE HEADERS (EDELBROCK). |
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| YES: I DO THE WORK MYSELF |
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| THE EDELBROCK ALUMINUM POLISHED INTAKE MANIFOLD (PN 37611) NEW ORIGINAL POWER STEERING RESERVOIR INSTALLED. AIRCONDITIONING INSTALLED AND RUNING. |
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| Just installed new billet clear cap HEI distributor. At night you can see the sparks to the plug wires. COOL ! |
| Solar is in. AC to DC 1200 WATT power converter is installed. Made myself an oil fill hole in the valve covers. |
| 140 amp chrome alternator installed. |
| Installed rear stabalizer bar and finished the easy down tailgate modification. |
| Picked up 4 extra Dually tires for back ups. Working on mounting them all to the truck. |