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iF ALL GOES AS PLANNED (NOT LIKE LAST WEEKEND) WILL BREATH LIFE INTO THE RED BEAST. tHEN FINISH IT OUT OVER THE NEXT WEEK. THEN GOTTA MEET SOMEONE SOMEWHERE JUST TO GET OPINIONS.

NEVRNUF, YOU READING THIS?

Pssst hey John are you listening?

Present and accounted for sir... :D

Can't wait to see it running, I hear she's a pretty one! What all do you have left to do?

Finish engine. exhaust, carb, accessory drive, heat and a/c, linkages for throttle and tranny, then reinstall drive shafts and bleed the brakes.
The rest is finish stuff install horn contacts and horn cap, stereo and speakers, sattelite receiver, winch, lights, install soft top, wiper/washer,mirrors, seatbelts for rear, and find and correct whatever bugs there are (there will be plenty)
would like to get it out next weekend or the next.

Shoot, I thought I had a lot to do. :rotfl: Be sure to post more pics as it goes.

Scott, I am originally from P'cola. Lived off of 9th ave near Cordova Mall. Still have lot's of friends and family over there.

Where are the pics of this pretty beast?

http://coloradok5.com/photos/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/16561

Here are the pics that are posted so far.

Fred

Looks great. I have a lot of work to do.

Thanks for the reminder.:D

Headers did not make it in. Next weekend maybe.

Dang, I was hoping for a video or sound clip of a choppy, nasty motor. :D

Smooth, Strong, but not radical, nice but subdued growl

The headers are here, The headers are here!

radiator here too!!
Plastic tanks though, Ughhhhhhhh

Headers are on, distributor and plug wires on, doing radiator and A/C condensor this afternoon.
Carb tomorrow tomorrow and then maybe we can fire it up.

The word for the day = "pics". :wink1: :D

Did you get 'er fired off?

nope, wasn't quite ready. Then had meetings at the church all day Sunday.
One more weekend, this Saturday cooking for the Dumas Wesley walk-a-thon, then out to Lloyd's and ........................

Cool, glad to hear you're making good progress. I'm hoping to have mine running before the next Super Bowl. :doah:

cranked mine last night(with open headers) sounds mean...all thats left is exhaust, adjusting valves and a few other loose ends...good luck with yours and like nvrenuf said....the word for the day is "pics" :)

weekend of 3/4
http://coloradok5.com/photos/data/500/motor030708.JPG

Secksay!!

new throttle linkage, fuel line, a/c condensor, serpantine belt assy ready to install tomorrow, that and radiator tomorrow.

DidAre ya burnin gas yet? :D

DidAre ya burnin gas yet? :D

Nope, spent all day Saturday at the Dumas Wesley Walk-A-Thon, cooking for them. Fed about 175 folks. Then had to go with the wife.

Went out and got a little done Sunday afternoon between church and the youth meeting. Got the radiator in and transmission lines hooked up. Made sure the accessory drive (serpentine from a 1987) all fit right. (gotta change power steering pump, but no big deal). Probably could have busted it off to run, but I want to crank it and let it run for as long as it takes to get everything adjusted and proper.

God just didn't give me alot of patience though.

I hear ya, I had big plans for mine this weekend but got busy and never even looked at it. Sounds like good progess though, wait until it's all ready nothings worse than creating problems because of being impatient (don't ask how I know... :doah: ).

More pics! The masses demand it!:D

Is the serpentine setup just the partial one with a small serpentine belt and 2 Vbelts or is it the one big serpentine belt?

Full serpentine from a 1984. Pulled down, cut off the smog pump bracket. Painted black to match the block. Then added new power steering pump, A/C compressor,generator and water pump and fan assy.
I'll try to get pictures this afternoon after work.

after three years sitting, Cranked!!!!!
Will set timing tomorrow finish some details and then test drive and fix, test drive and fix, test drive and fix. Everyone knows how that goes.

:woot: :bow: :woot:

http://coloradok5.com/photos/data/500/IMG_1142.JPG

Nice!:thumb:

Congrats!! Looks good too.

Still have work to do. Tires, alignment

Power to seats (steering wheel rubbing fat belly)

amp meter not working, fuel guage not working

Will have to put the top on it. (soft top) Will set it up so that can completely remove it.

No tunes yet. will do that at home and not tie up garage space
ditto for lights, cb, alarm, nerf bars (so wife can climb in with out step)

But I DID DRIVE IT TO THE MUFFLER SHOP- it's strong and REALLY LOUD. But the loud part should be done this afternoon.

Awesome! You have 19 days to finish so we can see it in person...:wink1::haha:

Might be some little stuff left (always is), but it should be there. Going to take it for shakedown this weekend. Got the notebook and pen ready.
Then correct that stuff next week and finish it out. Should be about ready by the 19th.

Bad news: have a list of about 25 things to fix or make work.

Good news: All are small things- keeps good oil pressure, temp, transmission works fine, no puddles anywhere.

Bad news- gotta drop the gas tank one more time. (color me stupid) Forgot to wire the sending unit- inopperative gas guage. Small thing, hassle to repair.

Good news- drove topless- (the truck, not my big butt), weather great yesterday.

Hope I get the pickup back before rain this weekend. Still no top on the Blazer.

FP

Sounds good!:waytogo: I think we all have a list that size of small things that need repairing, at least you're motivated to get to them right now.:o

Sounds great mang!!!!! Makes me jealous that I aint home to work mine but at the same time reminds me of how much I have to do.

Truck is beautiful Fred! Nice to meet you and the family.:waytogo:

Thanks. I look forward to seeing real trucks doing thier thing.
Good group of folks today. Really enjoyed meeting everyone.

New Tires. Repaired short in wiper motor (wass draining the battery), found oil leak (2nd dipstick hole in block, there was one on each side of the motor, plugged it and all is good)
Putting front driveshaft in today, mounted spare. Love the Kennesaw bumper. Still have to do guages and fix leak at speedometer cable on transmission and some small wiring stuff. But, getting there.

Good to hear you're getting stuff done! Now you won't have to use those jumper cables on a regular basis.:D

It's truly a 4WD now.

Now gotta find somewhere to take it.

It's truly a 4WD now.

Now gotta find somewhere to take it.

Congrats!:waytogo:

Yeah good luck finding some where to take it...:crazy: