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| 1962 Chevy Pickup, Work Begins |
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| Since the plan was to have this truck be a daily driver, a few basics were in order........ |
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| 1st was a complete fluids change. The gear oil in the transmission looked pretty good, but the stuff that came out of the differential looked like chocolate milk. I replaced all of the seals in the rear axle and adjusted the backlash while it was apart. |
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| The steering needed a new rag joint, an idler arm and a good dose of synthetic grease in all of the zerks, (zerts?). |
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| I installed new brake shoes and shocks all around and replaced the front wheel bearings. |
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| The original point distributor vac advance didn't work, and replacements were not to be found. So I installed an H.E.I. ingnition from Langdons Stovebolt along with plugs and wires |
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| After the basic mechanical necessities were tended to, the truck decided it was time to stick a couple of valves, bend some push rods and collapse some lifters. The vehicle came with a build sheet showing a "rebuild" of the engine only 7000 miles prior. I suspect that the engine work was more reconditioning than rebuilding and the fact that it sat still for several years didn't help much. But after many phone calls I finally found the parts and got it purring again. Although I could never get the lifters to stop ticking when it was cold. |
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| New Michelin radials replaced the tired and rotten old bias ply/radial tire combination. Along with some refurbished Chevy ralley wheels. |
| New Shoes! |
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| Hello, NAPA? |
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| It's mine when I'm sixteen, right Dad? |
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| The camper mirrors were removed and screw holes were temporarily filled with some white plastic plugs found and the local Ace Hardware. The original side view mirror was returned to it's proper location after being found in a box of spare parts left in the camper. |
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