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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    1966 g van has a new home

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    Post by G-Man Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:22 am

    Looking Great whopman, nothing like a pretty rebuild
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    Post by whopman Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:57 am

    Carl inspired me to take the dash cluster out of the 65 and give it some elbow grease.. I hand sanded the bezel with 400, then 600, the 900 wet or dry then buffed it ...cleaned all the pieces and reassembled..still have to get the fluorescent paint and touch up the needles...
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    Post by G-Man Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:31 pm

    Looks new!!! nice job
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    Post by Digz Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:47 pm

    It really does look new . Nice ! Cool
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    Post by whopman Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:34 pm

    Another run up to atlanta to summit racing picked up the edelbrock for the 250 and a trip to the junk yard for some 250 parts ( water pump pulley, alternator bracket, valve cover...started cleaning the parts and sandblasting... the valve cover had a few dozen pin holes from rust the sand blaster found....found a mercruiser valve cover at another junk yard and the owner is shipping it friday..did some trial fitting of parts before painting...i=187&u=15131473]1966 g van has a new home - Page 4 Img_0112[/url][url=https://servimg.com/image_preview.php?
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    Post by whopman Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:49 pm

    The new to me valve cover showed up today. picking up transmission on wednesday and the intake and headers should be here as well
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    Post by G-Man Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:54 pm

    Those Merc valve cover are hard to find , but worth the hunt. Looks Great
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    Post by Nightmoves Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:57 pm

    I have one on my '69.Found it on ebay from a guy sellin boat parts.The only drawback is the Merc cover is about l<---->l that much too tall for the original breather,which I really wanted to run.I'd like to have found the finned sidecovers though.The look cool.
    Mike,your motor's lookin awesome bud!
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    Post by back2thewoods Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:48 pm

    mike im diggin those plug wires, where do you get them?
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    Post by whopman Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:23 am

    they are Taylor pro series #73647 from Summit Racing...they are cut to fit. Getting the wires thru the boots is a bit tricky..they say to use wd40 but grease and plenty of it works much better (fill the boot with liberally)..crimping the ends was easy if you have the the right crimping tool. The wife asked WHY BLUE ? My answer WHY NOT ?
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    Post by whopman Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:34 am

    Found the valve cover in a junk yard in Poulan Ga. There is a company out of Seattle that you can order parts for Mercruiser engines ...Seaway marine...they are real nice folks ...I ordered the breather oil filler cap from them. The can get some of the obsolete parts as well...If someone is wanting a mercruiser valve cover Tom Langdon (langdons stovebolt) has a few last time I spoke with him..he sells them for 80 bucks.. Seaway has them for 155 new...
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    Post by EconoCarl Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:09 am

    WoW Whopman!!! Nice build you have going on here, don't know how I've managed to miss it 'til now. Lookin' real good!
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    Post by Lyrad Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:28 am

    Very nice, I like all the attention you put into detail.

    Ton's of Dollar$ in parts there a master card. Kazillion hours of labour Priceless! Keep up the great work. I had a 50 chevy 1/2 ton too, great choice in rides.
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    Post by whopman Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:24 pm

    Trial fitting the headers and intake....will have to make some step type washers to hold down the flanges , the header flange is thicker than the intake flange....back to lowes for some more grade 8 bolts and some thick washer to mill down...
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    Post by whopman Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:38 pm

    For anyone considering this combo ( clifford headers and intake ) It took me some time to get the right combination of bolts, studs, washers and nuts to complete the trial fitting. The 1st 3rd 4th 5th 6th and 8th I used a 3/8 x 16 x 1 1/4 stud with 3/8 x 20 threads. The 2nd and 7th whole I used 3/8 x 16 x 1" cap head bolt ( the 2 locations you could not get a 9/16 boxed and wrench on ) under each nut or bolt head is a 3/8 lock washer and 3/8 flat washer and a 7/16 flat washer. Except for 1 and 8 eliminate the 7/16 washer ( not needed )
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    Post by whopman Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:36 pm

    While waiting on parts and some cash to get more parts I thought I would tackle installing the polished dash from the 65...the ignition switch worked a few 4 letters out of me ...key in, push paper clip in hole ,turn to left!!! simple after you know how....
    OLD DASH
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    Post by Vanish Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:45 pm

    That Looks GREAT !!!! What did you polish it with ?????

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    Post by Rick's 66 Chevy Van Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:55 pm

    whopman had did you get it to look like new?What is the secret?
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    Post by whopman Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:06 pm

    Took the dash completely apart....sanded the outer bezel with wet or dry 400, the 600, the 900...used a buffing wheel to bring it to a shine..the some never-dull wading cloth....cleaned the speedo lexan with plastic polish the stuff used to keep the new car headlight lenses clean..the gauge faces where pretty clean used a microfiber rag gently on the faces and painted the needles with fluorecent orange model paint...
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    Post by Rick's 66 Chevy Van Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:31 pm

    Dude you did a awlsome job.Hope i can make mind look that good Thanks
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    Post by Oldsmobubble Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:07 pm

    very nice, hope that I'm around should you decide to sell it. Smile
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    Post by whopman Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:05 pm

    Since I was pulling the shift shaft for Knuckles66 I thought I would go ahead and pull the steering box as well and do a rebuild....Did a complete tear down and reassembly....Also got the pitman arm and steering link ....both in great shape
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    Post by whopman Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:31 am

    Fabricated some brackets from 2" x 2" x .125 aluminum channel and installed remote transmission cooler...mounted under passenger in front of rear leaf hanger
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    Post by Twinpilot001 Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:39 am

    On lexan, plexiglass & any plastic parts - try Meguires- Plastic polish- stuffs been around over 40 years now & used origionally for cleaning aircraft windows!
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    Post by G-Man Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:40 am

    Looks like I have the same one, and thank you for the pictures. I was wondering where to put mine

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