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From: <Tom3600@webtv.net>
To: <joe@brakecylinder.com>
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Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: united speedo set
> Joe ~
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> All I gotta say is WOW!! That is some good info about using '73-'87
> Chevy 3/4 front and rear with D@dge 8 lug wheels. In the past everyone
> has had to narrow that crossmember to use it.
>
> Any photos?
>
> Tom
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> Tom Poterack
> Moline, IL.
> Z49 Chevy Pickup Retro Rod
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> From: Joe Way <joe@brakecylinder.com>
> To: oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Re: united speedo set
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:07:30 -0800
> Organization: Sierra Specialty Automotive
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> Reply-To: Joe Way <joe@brakecylinder.com>
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> On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:49:07 -0800, a couple of people wrote:
>
> >how much was the encore set?
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> and
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> >OK how much?
>
> in response to my description of the United Speedometer Encore gauge
> set I got for my '52 Chevy 3/4 ton. I finally got around to digging
> out the receipt, and the total was $911.59 including a $50 core
> charge.
>
> I bought my truck restored, and the original gauges had been done up
> very nicely (*way* too nicely to turn them in for the core charge).
> But with the engine and running gear changes I'm making, I felt it was
> worth it to me to get the upgraded functions. I'm building this truck
> as my daily driver, as an alternative to buying a new truck which
> doesn't excite me nearly as much. I expect to be looking at these
> gauges every day for many years.
>
> I've put in a complete front crossmember and suspension from a '73-'87
> 3/4 ton Camper Special, and a 3.73 rear end (bolted to the original
> springs) from the same truck. Gives me power steering, power disc
> brakes in front, big brakes in rear, etc. Front and rear are quite a
> bit wider than original, but plain steel wheels from late model D&dge
> 3/4 ton have enough backset to tuck the tires back under the fenders,
> and allow use of the original hubcaps with slight modification. I'm
> going to tow our 5th wheel trailer with this truck, so I'm keeping it
> a full-capacity 3/4 ton--in fact, it will be heavier-duty when I'm
> done than it was originally.
>
> Engine is a '93 Camaro LT-1 with a 700R4 trans. I had to make a new
> bracket for the a/c compressor to move it from the bottom to the top
> so the engine would set down between the frame rails. Near as I can
> tell, nobody makes just an a/c bracket for the Camaro LT-1 with its
> cam-driven water pump and serpentine belt system--you have to buy a
> complete set of brackets and pulleys along with new compressor,
> alternator and p/s pump as the originals will not work with the new
> brackets. That costs around $2k. My bracket cost me about $55 for two
> idler pulleys, some bolts and a piece of aluminum stock. (I'm not
> going to count the cost of my CNC milling machine, which I used to
> make an idler pulley mount and the compressor bracket.) The revised
> setup is not quite show-quality, as it looks a little awkward, but it
> is completely functional and solid.
>
> I'm told that the Corvette LT-1 has the accessories grouped together
> at the top left of the engine, and fits into an AD engine bay as is.
> If I had known that earlier, I'd have paid the dismantler an extra
> $400 for a Vette engine.
>
> I'm far enough along to see that everything is going to work and fit
> and look good. My goal is to have a truck that looks so stock you have
> to be pretty knowledgeable and pretty close to see that it's not all
> original, yet will pull a 24 ft trailer over a mountain pass with the
> a/c on and keep up with traffic. I think I'm going to achieve it.
>
> Joe
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