Worked on a few small issues. I noticed the lower pulley on the crank was wobbling a bit when I set the timing. So I pulled the radiator and noticed the two pulleys a 3 groove lower pulley has a two parts.... a single groove that nests in the two groove) didn't mate properly and the lip that centers the pulley on the harmonic balancer was not very deep. I decided to buy another set to see if they fit better....and they did. The initial set came from Speedway Motors and the replacements were from Alan Grove (but they looked to be from CPP).
I also had to replace the dipstick on the transmission. I had a flex one but it kept giving me bad level readings so I bought a traditional stock one. I think the flex one just help fluid in it too long after filling so I kept getting a higher reading than what it actually was. I hope I didn't toast the pump on the 700r4. I will need to check it again after I re-rig the chassis to run the engine again. I'll hook up a pressure gauge on the trans to make sure.
Today I dialed in the door gaps on the back (half) barn doors. It took me the better part of the day. Which brings me closer to the bodywork and paint. Speaking of which, a few months ago I started dabbling in the AI photo generation apps and online sites to see if I could get a good idea of what I wanted the final paint job to look like. The pics in this post are some of what I generated back then. I knew that I probably wanted a light silvery green paint as well as painting the runningboards with black bedliner.
These were just typed into the AI generator and you will notice that some of the trucks look a little unique to say the least but they gave me a good idea if I was on the right path.
Last edited by FrankenChevy; 04/05/202612:58 AM. Reason: Clarify
1949 Chevy Panel Truck A Project Journal I'm old but I make up for it by being immature.
