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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:04 PM
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Friday is D Day

D as in Dropping in!! Friday after work..gonna head up to the shop and put the sixer in the 68! Since the front end is disassembled..itll just literally be lining up the tranny and dropping the engine in! After that...(saturday) I'll be getting the clutch pedal hooked back in, hopefully getting the radiator flushed and mounted to the core support...doing the dsII wiring and getting a battery. Oh..and when the front is back together...the rad hoses and some black engine bay paint.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:07 PM
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Pictures or it didn't happen! I bet you won't be able to wait until Friday. Excited yet?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 10:29 PM
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I'm excited..nervous..and perplexed.
Excited cuz I spent a lot time rebuilding the thing..ready to get it in!
Nervous cuz I don't wanna mess anything up on installation or break in
And perplexed cuz I don't know what next project to start on the truck with haha
 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 12:17 AM
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Post some pix of your build. That might keep you occupied till friday.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 10:20 AM
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Sounds good. Looking forward to hearing of your success! You've spent this much time and patience getting here. Keep taking the same time and patience to be sure everything is ready to go before you fire it up.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 09:35 AM
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The recent snow and ice put it to a halt. Damn weather haha
 
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 10:01 AM
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Where you at again Cabby? Woke up to snow here too!
 
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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It's supposed to be 73 and sunny down here in central Texas today!
 
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 01:01 PM
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 10:24 AM
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I grew up in Missouri; what part are you from? I used to live in the lead belt (southeast) area but I've got family in the southwest and a lot of friends in the south central area around West Plains.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 12:58 PM
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Did you get it in there?, just don't take as long as I did to get it running.....
 
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Not yet sadly. Been waiting for the snow and ice to melt. I'm eager as u guys!
 
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