Thanks Nate, for the suggestions. I did install a new ground strap to the body and a new one to the engine. I'm going to rework all the wiring...
I thought I had my wiring all straight but should have tested better. I rewired my truck (1951 1/2 ton) - added new fuse panel, new light...
Rear Pan/Apron Thanks for posting all the pics...they all look really good. I think I want to keep my stock rear bumper so maybe I should...
Smoke Hi Robert, never noticed any smoke when the motor was in my truck. Hope its nothing major. Roger
Exhaust mostly done Here are a couple pics of my completed exhaust. I need to take to a welder and get most of the joints welded so I can remove...
Garage Vent Hi Nate, some good suggestions. I open the front doors and my 'side' door and turn on two fans. The fans do ok until its over 110....
truck updates Hi Robert,,not much lately. The temp in the Phoenix area has been over 110 for the past 3-4 weeks (its 114 today on my back...
V8 Crossmember I used a crossmember from POL (it was 3 parts..crossmember and 2 'end-caps'). The end-caps were about 2 inces or so long so the...
tranny cooler I think the tranny cooler in the radiator is probably the best, but my budget was not enough to replace the radiator. I think most...
pics Thanks Nate, I thought I had fixed that. I have seen those shields in catalogs. I have been careful with the wires, to keep them off the...
new pics of truck Here are some new pics... a pic of the tranny cooler, exhaust, rear brakes, engine and dash[ATTACH]
tranny cooler Yes, I did install a tranny oil cooler. I think its made by B&M - ordered from JEGS. I bolted it to the front frame crossmember...
Truck Regarding the V8 placement - I did some measuring from the distributor to the middle of the motor mounts (and added another inch or two so...
gas gauge I finally have this resolved. I replaced the sender in my tank and have my 3rd autometer gauge installed (first 2 were built...
Crossmembers Hi Jason, the crossmembers are from POL (Performance online). They also have other kits for our trucks. The steering gear was...
Autometr / Sender problems Thanks Bill for the posts... Autometer determined that my gauge was built incorrectly - has the incorrect internal...
Autometer-sender problems Autometer does document that this guage I have (ATM-4317) does use 0 ohms for empty and 30 ohms at full. I removed...
I disconnected the sender wire at the tank....meter dropped to 'empty'. Put it back on, it goes to 'Full'. I have good ground from the tank to...
I have read most of the older posts regarding gas guage problems (seem most probs were bad grounds). I have replaced my guage with an Autometer...
V8 Installation Progress Here are a few pics of my progress. Radiator back installed with pusher fan, grill back in, brakes on the rear and gas...
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