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That's when they're the most deadly!:lolsmack2: It obviously got squashed.
:ahhhh:

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478 M , Motor should be done in a couple weeks
Got the block back had to put a sleeve in it

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Magnum :Heads are finished

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Those are some big valves! lol Did you have a regrind done? Sorry...I haven't read through the whole build.

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They were brand new heads still in the GM box there was a little surface rust so we blasted them , new valves , rotaters and springs
Had to resurface them ther were some dry spots , basically do a valve job
They are pretty!!!
Hastings sent us the wrong oil control ring , so they will be coming Monday
Should have this baby back together in a week or two :thumbsup:

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Backing up a bit, where did you get your fuel tanks?

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Well I usually buy my tanks for my Peterbilt's at alenjack , but they were just too expensive so I got these from alumi tank , I kind of wanted them period Correct went with the flat ends in Lou of the Peterbilt Domed ends



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they did a real nice job haven't took the protective tape off that yet hopefully everything is okay

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Thanks, they look good!
I looked at the site. I like the international style step tanks too. Thats a lot of fuel outside the frame though.

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Yeah I don't think they have those style of tanks on the GMC's or Chevys tell the 70s
You would just want to make sure that you had crossmembers real close otherwise it could bow the frame

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Hmmm hadn't thought of the bow issue, thanks for the heads up.

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Well set the new cab on the frame everything fit had to make different cab mounts
I have five different trucks 5000 , 5500,6500 series and the back mounts on every cab is different

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Got the motor back can't wait to hear it run 478 Magnum

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Got the motor back and painted , powder coated intake and thermostat housing

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Yeah who put the motor in the frame today , installed the air compressor , and power steering pump , and brackets

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Donny, the detail on the engine looks great, where did get the red HEI cap from? Like to get one for my 478.

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Thanks ,Got it from this guy on eBay ,heidizzy


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Big block this is the style of distributor cap that I have , but this one is for a V-8 couldn't find one for the V-6 like I got
Maybe you can go on this guys eBay store and maybe you can go on this guys eBay store and buy one find one


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I think Accel makes a red HEI 6 cylinder cap, I will check with HEIDIZZY first.

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Late to the conversations, lol.

Is the Green truck a 6500 Series?

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Yes it is

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I would be interested in knowing the details of it originally. Engine, Trans, GVW, etc.

I used to drive a '62 6500.

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Hi Bill
Yes the truck has a spicer 5 speed main box # model number 5652
The brownie is a four-speed Spicer model number 6041
the rear ends not sure what they were but they were old the Jackshaft went into the power divider in Lou of the back of the front differential
I would imagine they were probably SS HD's Rockwell
I put peterbilt air track with eaton rear ends
The motor is a 47 The motor is a 478 Magnum

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Cab should be done in about a month , lotta holes in the top of the cab to fill in, beings this was a fire truck they drilled like 1 inch holes in the roof about 10 of them
She's Looking good though

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Looks good.

My 6500 was just a Single Axle. Had a 478 V-6 with a Clark 5-Speed Trans and a 2-Speed Rear, 10-20 Tires, Spoke Wheels, Air Brakes and a GVW of 32,000. Also had Power Steering.

Keep us posted on your project.

Bill

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This truck I took a part for parts had a 478 , Clark five speed transmission with a two speed rear axle probably similar to the one you used to drive
Had no power steering so it had a great big steering wheel
I needed the engine front crossmember and motor mounts and motor parts
Bought it from a guy in North Carolina it was all rusted out I hated to take it apart Because it did run , the guy that rebuilds these old transmissions he said the Spicer's were the best , The Clark's where a week transmission I have it sitting on the floor trying to figure out what I'm going to do with it

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Looks exactly like my old 6500 except for the color and wheel base. My truck had a 16 Ft Flat Bed Dump on it. Even though it had Power Steering, it still had the big steering wheel, lol.

My 5-Speed Clark, never gave us any trouble. The Shifter Pattern on it was:

24R
351

Going from Granny 1st to 2nd was fun.

It also had the irregular Shifting Sequence:

1L
1H
2L
2H
3L
3H
4L
5L
4H
5H

Bill

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We got color on the cab , time to go back to work , had about 4 week vacation
From working on it every week end for the last year and a half
My wife calls my truck my girlfriend

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Boy is she red , had a heck of a time on inside color , went with the medium
Fawn 22151 but it was way too dark had to keep adding colors to lighten it up

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Boy that truck is perrty! :thumbsup:

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Thanks TJ:thumbsup:

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The paint sure is beautiful.

Is that the older Firetruck cab with the large Back Glass?

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The paint sure is beautiful.

Is that the older Firetruck Cab with the large Back Glass?

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Yes I have two fire trucks , or I had to fire trucks , really I wanted the smaller back window but this cab was in such good shape, they undercoated the whole underneath and there was virtually no rust , but the problem was getting the undercoating off media blasting wouldn't take it off , so they chemically Took it off , then media blasted

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Slowly but surely , wiring is kicking my butt

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Getting ready to put the cab on the frame

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Nice job Donny, your attention to detail is excellent. Great results takes time.

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Thank you Nate :signthankspin:

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Getting closer ,

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Thats looks better then new! Nice job, keep up the great work.

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Inside finally coming together ,