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#1
04-21-2011, 09:18 AM
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You might be in luck. For some reason I think these are A-body logs. I've got a driver's side 499624A, date code k124 and a passenger side 496002A, date code L034. The heat valve is in very good working order both have flanges, the one still has the head pipe attached, it was cut off at the down pipe, the crossover is still good.
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#2
04-21-2011, 10:37 AM
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#3
04-21-2011, 11:34 AM
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Been crazy busy getting the business up and running. I think you now have an excuse to take the '72 on a road trip for ice cream and mini golf. (I have a really fun route for you to take--uses about a tank of gas lol) one way that is ;~) The logs would be no charge, almost ditched them a bunch of times, but knew there was a reason I was hanging on to them.
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#4
04-21-2011, 11:45 AM
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A tank of gas? That thing gets the worst gas mileage of any car i have!
The eight barrelled hemi with 4.10s gets better mileage than the T/A! PM me your contact info (again) and I'll give you a call. :-) |
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#5
04-21-2011, 02:13 PM
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I did spray it but with carb cleaner. Looked like a crack to me.
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#6
04-21-2011, 02:22 PM
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Thanks for checking. Yeah, it must be a common flaw.
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#7
04-21-2011, 02:25 PM
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Loaded up all the engine parts in the truck. Ready to get dropped off tomorrow. Here's a couple shots of the interior. The only things that I replaced over the years were the sagging headliner and the carpet. Everything else is as it was in 75. Including the vintage (and muddy) J.C. Whitney floormats.
   
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#8
04-21-2011, 02:43 PM
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I'll double check the ones i have for cracks. pming you my cell.
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#9
04-21-2011, 02:56 PM
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97 hits and 37 replys....I think we are in for a long ride here....
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#10
04-21-2011, 08:30 PM
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Thanks to X-bird2 (Jim) I got a good set of manifolds in my hands now.
You guys are the best! |
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#11
04-21-2011, 10:38 PM
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Looking at that car, there is one thing that'd really set it off - hood tach.
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#12
04-21-2011, 10:57 PM
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Yeah, I've been thinking about that, too...but I don't have the heart to cut a hole in that hood.
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#13
04-21-2011, 11:10 PM
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Happy to have them go to a good home ...
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#14
04-22-2011, 12:27 PM
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That '75 is in great shape Steve. I'm glad to see you are preserving it.
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#15
04-24-2011, 09:19 PM
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Looks good Steve. Wish I had the time and room to do a lot of that stuff!
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#16
05-01-2011, 08:10 PM
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Cleaning time. Used a spray bottle of the purple stuff degreaser and cleaned the engine compartment. Thirty six years of oil and dirt everywhere. Got most of it washed away with the garden hose.
   Notice where the exhaust head pipes are sitting? Gee, what do you think the odds are that when I went to remove the brake master cylinder, that the flare nut wrench would slip out of my hand and fly through the air and land right in the driver's side head pipe...and then slide a foot or two down the pipe...laughing at me the whole way. Nothing but net. I had to find a flexible wire and fasten a magnet to the end and fish it down the pipe. It was like a carnival game from Hell. I finally won the game and got my wrench back after about an hour of fishing. |
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#17
05-01-2011, 08:16 PM
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I pulled the front steering linkage and the steering box, just to clean the encrusted gunk off. The steering box was natural cast finish with an aluminum cover and a pink paint daub on the spline where the steering shaft mounts up.
  Dodged a bullet here! Check out the steering box bolt in the center. I used PB Blaster to loosen the bolt but it still took an impact gun to get them loosened. I would loosen, then tighten, then loosen repeatedly, to rock them free. Looks like the center bolt came out just in time. I was surprised it didn't break after seeing how much was rusted away. |
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#18
05-01-2011, 08:24 PM
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The steering linkage was gunk covered and took a lot of brushing and degreaser to get it clean. You can see the original green paint mark on the driver's side, inner tie rod. (Just like my 72 T/A had). The weird black plastic ball thingy that looks like a toilet bowl float is actually the plastic cover (two piece) that goes over the steering box rag joint and the lower six inches of the steering column shaft. I think this was some kind of safety item to prevent debris, rocks and stuff from jamming the steering if it got caught between the rag joint and the subframe.
 
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#19
05-01-2011, 08:30 PM
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I pulled the brake booster out to clean it up. It had quite a bit of surface rust on it. Soaking it, face down in the safestrustremover.com stuff. Working very well taking the rustiness away.
 You can see the light blue inspection mark on the "Delco Moraine" stamp in the 2:00 position on the face.  And on the top was a light blue mark that ran across from the front side to the back side at the 12:00 position, as well as an orange daub right at the top. 
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#20
05-03-2011, 08:34 AM
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"Cleaning time. Used a spray bottle of the purple stuff degreaser and cleaned the engine compartment. Thirty six years of oil and dirt everywhere. Got most of it washed away with the garden hose."
AAuuuuugggghhhhhh the patina has been removed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Throw the whole thing away now, the value is gone! ;~) Been there, done that with the open head pipe. oops .. clank ...CLANG ... clatter ... oh Sh!T! lol. Who are you using for the machine work? |
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