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cny first gen 71

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  1. Well today was the day to start tearing the inside apart and it went well. Everything came apart easily but this old body dont move as it used to ha ha. Didnt find a build sheet but did find a reg from 1977 from calf. I knew it was build in LA but was told it was shipped to Utah well i guess not. the floors are solid as sears and the orig sound deadner is even in great shape, Now I just have to wait till the parts get here but in the mean time the covers have to be removed theres a lot of them hog rings on there. Heres som pictures.

     

     

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    old seat had a cover on for the last 3 years but it got worse

     

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    Will put more as it progresses

  2. Hey James I had a thought, I'll pull my th350 and all related parts out and you pull your 4 speed and all related parts and well just swap even. You dont want all that trouble of all that shifting and clutching and adjusting all the time. Just a thought rofl I'll make that sacrifice for a friend. BTW I have relitaves in the Brunswick Topsham area thats where my dad was born. Good luck with it.

  3. Originally Posted By: Mike 57
    I hate to say this but just in case: If you try to listen for a vacuum leak with a piece of hose put it CLOSE to your ear not in it!

     

    I didnt say in I said by rofl

     

    BTW that works for exhaust leaks too

  4. First thing to do is with the car off pump the break pedal a few times it should get hard and high then with your foot still on the breke with some pressure on it start the car the pedal should fade down a bit if it does the booster is working if it is shut the car off then pull the little plastic valve out of the booster blow into it from both ends one way it should let you blow through it the other way it wont if thats good then put it back and see if you can find where the hissing sound is coming from. a length of vacuum hose may be helpfull there one end by your ear and the other searching around the booster. try that

  5. Yes you do have to be very carefull putting the cam in as to not damage the bearings but when I went through the chevy engine assembly plant in 1972 while in gm school the guy on the assembly line would tap them in with a hammer if they didnt slide in easly that was kinda scary. Well at least mine was built in 71 maybe that guy wasnt there then.

  6. yea tim i have 6 volts there. What its doing is reading 1/4 tank when full and moves down from there with the old one it was stuck on 1/2 all the time. Ya know what a light just lit up in my head from an eariler post about bending the arm that may be it now i want to kick myself for filling it before winter. well now I guess I have a spring project after the winter projects are over, Thanks guys for helping with that it opened my eyes, Steve

  7. Well I never checked the orig one but tested all after that and all read within the correct range except the one i ran direct voltage from the batt 12 volts and burned that one out (oops) but they replaced it ive learned to live with it for now untill i get ambuisous again and track it down now im off to fight the snow but thats not to bad today we only got another foot over night to raise out dec total to almost 70 inches

  8. Im pretty close on the mpg now but while all this was going on I was doing other work also carb and manifold cheange out and pertronix ignition so ut was hard to do for a bit but ive got it close now 12 or 13 in the city depending how I drive it around 15 on the highway wohoo

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