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Cab is stripped and I'm getting ready for paint and primer. Time to start blasting. Going to purchase a habor freight 10x17 enclosure so I can use that as a blasting cabinet for the cab and other larger pieces.
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Well it has been awhile since I have worked on the 66. My 64 GMC took a little dive on the way back from a car show...fuel system problems and a casting plug blew at the back of the head. Well, I ended up yarding the big 305 V6 and doing a light rebuild. All the fighting took a good 4 weeks. I then took a week off from trucks as I needed a brake and I am now getting back onto the 66. Been doing some small stuff...getting the motor permanently mounted...painting up the clutch linkage parts. I am hoping to get the fuel tank pump, and lines ordered soon as I have a pretty cool way I have planned to rout the fuel line. Work on the cab is slow, but I am chugging away at it while I do stuff on the chassis. Can't believe the 292 has been done for 2 years and not fired yet. haha! Getting there!
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Looks nice. Use a Remflex exh/intake gasket. Also take your time and order a rubber felpro VC gasket from your local parts store.
I would suggest bending the fuel lines at the carb to get them further from the exhaust.
Do not put a pressure fed fuel gauge in your cab. If it leaks , you will regret it. Maybe put it by the pump.
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Very nice work, really clean! That will be fun to drive.
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Me? Sure, if it's not my engine. But rusty old cast iron doesn't burn well. You'd have to get one to the point where it would hold some kind of flammable fluid. I'm not there yet. 
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Kidding aside, tlowe makes a point. In fact NHRA prohibits fuel pressure gages inside of the passenger compartment on drag cars. There are firewall mounted interface connectors available that permit a fuel pressure gage inside without actually carrying fuel into the car. Or you will often see them mounted on the hood / cowl - or at the engine.
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I agree. The old South Wind gasoline heaters were a bit scary too. They worked well but a little crazy. Engine fires are bad, passenger compartment fires don't even make good jokes.
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Looks nice. Use a Remflex exh/intake gasket. Also take your time and order a rubber felpro VC gasket from your local parts store.
I would suggest bending the fuel lines at the carb to get them further from the exhaust.
Do not put a pressure fed fuel gauge in your cab. If it leaks , you will regret it. Maybe put it by the pump.
Thanks Tom, I haven't checked in for awhile; I don't receive email notifications when someone replies to me so I keep forgetting to check in everyday! Anyhow I went with another clifford intake/exhaust gasket. I'm gonna look into the rubber valve cover gasket for sure. Only reason I thought of a fuel pressure gauge in the cab was because I am used to having a 20 gallon fuel tank behind me in the cab. I have removed that tank and installed an 18 gallon tank in the rear of the frame for safety and no gas fumes. I've been considering mounting the fuel pressure gauge on the fire wall instead.
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Very nice work, really clean! That will be fun to drive. Thanks man! I'm super excited!
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