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Think Mad Max has a brother ... .... R-210 Travelall ...,

No biggie ... :cheers: I'm going to run a wire to the ghost right side aux fuel tank sending unit just in case one turns up in the future .. Can always move the horns to another location .. On the trans cooler .. Did some fine tuning on the mount today, got it ready for paint .. (Powder...

Just about done with the install .. Got the plumbing yet to do .. Had to order some fittings .. Soon, on to mounting the horns ..

Coming up with ideas on how to make the mount .. That should hang tight ..

Back in the day IH offered a right side aux fuel tank .. It was a special order option .. Mirror image of the left side 16 ga tank which I have and restored .. Also have a 30 ga bed tank that is switched using a GM saddle tank valve switch .. With having 46 gallons onboard not much need for the...

Being I'm geared up to build the cooler mount, the thought was to jump to on the air horn mount .. Lots of room under the passenger running board for the horns & compressor .. Was saving that room for a factory aux fuel tank ... But after years of searching for one, I have gave up the...

Building a mount for the aux. trans cooler is moving along nicely .. Since I had the tools dug out to do this job, the thought was to build a mount for the air horns too .. Kill two birds with one Stone type thingy .. Found a great spot under the passenger running board .. Goodbye aux...

Thanks .. The 1.88" O.S. ex. valves required quite a bit of material to be removed ... The exhaust valves seen some chamber work to unshroud them to allow more space around the valve for better airflow. Didn't see the need to do the intake 2.19" O.S. valves, if they was larger the chamber wall...

Yes Sir .. The radiator has a cooler built in .. Since I tow with this truck the thought was to add a aux. cooler in line .. Derale 15719 Fluid Control Thermostat Kit will also be installed ... The US Shift standalone trans controller has a LED readout of the trans temp .. That way...

Building the mount is going well ..

What do ya know bout dat ? Found a set in a junkyard in Kansas ... The Gent said he would take some photos and send to my e-mail .. Hoping they're in fair shape, being pot metal might be to far gone ... Soon to see what's to see ..

Mopar's 'Hi-Octane' ... A world of Pearl is in it ..

Intake is a wee bit bigger than the stock .. Moving the seat further out, enlarging the bowl and blending the port walls should help out in the flow department ..

Slim chance of marker lights happening .. Did a bit of searching for these 80 year old Buick parts, think I'd have better luck finding ......

Now to do the intakes .. The other head has already been done ..

IDK if I want to cut holes in the rear fenders to add side marker lights or not ? Not just any marker lights but ones from a 48 Buick Super .. French those puppies in would be a splash of chrome (Very little chrome on the rear of the truck) and a custom look ..

Some of the "WORK" to enhance flow .. Intakes are next ...

... Well ! ... Somebody gots to do it ..

Installed a motor oil cooler ... Took a long while to find a cooler that would fit in the spot I had in mind of mounting it .. Already nailed down a og GM sandwich adapter ... Was going to use AN-8 hose, but the cooler came with AN-10 fittings welded on .. A bit of backing up on parts to...

Well .. Got a few pieces of a engine bay ..

Been doing this shi errrrr stuff for over 50 years ... What was once fun and enjoyable is now old hat & almost a chore .. This 35 year old motor should run like the Devil is after it ... My 500 cubie motor will be a step or two up from the 496 ..

Last look .. Back to the heads ...

Last lower-end oil control item has been fitted .. Soon to nail down the oil pan .. (10 penny nails outta do it) On the top side we have this ..

The motor I'm building in the last few photos is not my motor, it's going into a 1962 C-10 .. My motor that's also under construction will be built very close to how the C-10 496" is being built .. Same stroke, little larger bore .. ... 500 cubes ... Hadn't had the time to work on my stuff...

More parts came in ... Added a cam button, timing cover was installed .. Good progress .. Must custom fit the rear baffle ..