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Old December 4th, 2016, 10:37 PM
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I just put a P/S pump and bracket on my 64. The entire setup was off 78 Chevy V8 pick up, the only thing I had to do is make 2 support brackets out of flat stock from the Pump to the block and 2 pieces of round stock and long bolt as a spacer. The entire setup I got from Pick a part for $20, it is a modern pump so easy to get parts from a local store. Hope that was help full, it mounted on the drivers side bottom.
Gonna try to send some pics of what my buddy cobbled together. Problem is, it does not fully adjust. I think I can make it work with a minor modification, but it will not look clean. It will be another cobbled together fix.
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Old December 4th, 2016, 10:51 PM
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Here is what the truck looks like with the original rims back on it. The hub caps are an eBay find from a 70s/80s GMC. In the back are the rims and tires my buddy put on the truck with a sign saying "for sale or trade." You can also see my signature "Side Pipes." Balogna cut tips aligned with the body and exiting before the rear wheel. I don't call them side pipes , but I have quit arguing with those who do. 🙄
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Old December 5th, 2016, 12:03 AM
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Looks much better with those rims imop. haha Love them SIDE pipes. LOL! I don't call them that either...I just call them exhaust tips.
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Old December 5th, 2016, 02:01 PM
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Looks much better with those rims imop. haha Love them SIDE pipes. LOL! I don't call them that either...I just call them exhaust tips.
Oh, leg burners......
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Old December 6th, 2016, 12:09 AM
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Gonna try to send some pics of what my buddy cobbled together. Problem is, it does not fully adjust. I think I can make it work with a minor modification, but it will not look clean. It will be another cobbled together fix.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it look like you are driving the power steering pump off of the water pump. It also look like you have a single groove crank pulley. The power steering pump should be driven off of a double groove crank pulley and the water pump. This will allow belt adjustment of the pump.
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Old December 6th, 2016, 12:33 AM
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Like I said, my buddy cobbled it together. He put a double pulley from a small block Chevy on the water pump and then ran a belt from the water pump to the power steering pump. The belt for the water pump is adjusted using the "Alternating Generator" (Just love those old GMC adverts) and the power steering pump is supposed to be adjusted using its own brackets. He used the double pulley setup for the power steering, but only uses one groove. I think he did that to make things easier to line up, and he did not want to try to rig a double pulley set up for the drive pulley on the crank. That was one of the things I wanted to see if GMC made for the later model engines. I was hoping to find a double pulley lower pulley, and a proper bracket for the pump. The bracket setup that is on it now will not allow for a full adjustment of the pump. I can modify it with a bit of strap steel and two bolts, but it will STILL be a cobbled together setup.
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Old December 7th, 2016, 02:16 AM
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Well, new adventure today. Went and bought a dented discontinued tool box at Pep Boys today. Only paid $100 for a $239 box. Bought the EXACT same box as what I bought for my '72 Chevy. I know it is exactly the same because I put it on TOP of the box on the Chevy when I got it home. It fits (not well, but it fits) in the Chevy. It is a bit too narrow (which goes to show that the modern pickup is NOT as big in the cargo area as the older trucks), but it sits on the bed rails when it is centered. Not so on the GMC. It looks like the GMC bed rails are about 6 inches WIDER than the Chevy, and the box just drops in between the rails! Unfortunately, it is just about half an inch TOO wide to fit completely between the bed rails, so one end drops in, while the other remains on the rail. I am going to have to build some brackets to bolt this thing in!
I guess, once again, I learn the old saying, "Never assume anything. It makes an *** out of U and Me!"
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Old December 13th, 2016, 05:56 PM
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Hard to convince the V-6 concept.
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Old December 13th, 2016, 06:07 PM
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Old December 14th, 2016, 01:38 AM
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Hang onto that hood whatever you do.
Or at least the turn signals.
You have an early '63, before the government mandate to go to amber turn signals.
1962 and early 1963 have the clear cats-eye turn signals. late 1963 to 1966 have the amber ones.
It is just another curiosity point... when someone comes up and argues it can't be a '63 because they are the wrong color or something...
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