Old black Betty build

[Joseph Garcia]

Very nice build reconstruction, and I really enjoyed reviewing it. Great job!

 

[grouch]

Nice looking ride, but don't get carried away with the "Carolina Squat". I was following a truck down some road repaving and he caught his trailer hitch and bumper on the manhole extension. Tore them right off. It also makes it hard to drive at night. Your's isn't as extreme as the ones that get done around here.

I had a truck my neighbors daughter named "Black Betty". I'll admit it fit the truck and the truck because well known, until the tin worms broke it in half. I asked him later if she knew who Black Betty was. He didn't until I told him it was a song about a black **********. How a 9 year old girl heard about that is a mystery.

 

[pwtr02ss]

I want to go back to Tennessee gatlinburg area she wants to go on a cruise I spend 1/2-3/4 of my time in the water so I’m wanting to get away from the water and beach but maybe we can come to a agreement before to long

Tennessee is great. Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge has grown ALOT. For me, the traffic is terrible now so I rarely go.

 

[Trey Hardy]

 

[Trey Hardy]

Got the transmission cooler installed and painted the chrome on my grille black still waiting on the chrome tow hooks to arrive tonight! I think it looks a lot cleaner

 

[Geotrash]

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Got the transmission cooler installed and painted the chrome on my grille black still waiting on the chrome tow hooks to arrive tonight! I think it looks a lot cleaner

Looking good, though I would sleep easier if I had spring clamps on those cooler lines instead of worm drive clamps.

 

[89Suburban]

Looking good, though I would sleep easier if I had spring clamps on those cooler lines instead of worm drive clamps.

You think they would be strong enough for transmission line pressure? Maybe doubled up? Just curios.

 

[Geotrash]

You think they would be strong enough for transmission line pressure? Maybe doubled up? Just curios.

Probably. But, it's more that worm drive clamps take a 'set' after a while, so as the rubber in the hose takes that set, the clamp is no longer exerting as much pressure against the underlying nipple. At some point, a line pressure surge such as when you punch the throttle, will be enough to overcome that weakened bond and the hose will pop off or at least start to leak. A spring clamp exerts constant pressure and it will keep exerting that pressure even as the hose takes a set. On places like cooler lines that will likely be out of sight for the next decade, spring clamps are the way to go.

 

[Trey Hardy]

Looking good, though I would sleep easier if I had spring clamps on those cooler lines instead of worm drive clamps.

I plan on changing them out it’s all I had at the time and no ride 45 min away to a parts store lol
So far no leaks thankfully
When the moneys right I’ll swap them lines out to AN fittings anyways but gotta order those

 

[Trey Hardy]

Chrome tow hooks are in! Think it’s just the right amount of chrome to break up all the black!
Notice the oil leak underneath…

 

[89Suburban]

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Chrome tow hooks are in! Think it’s just the right about of chrome to break up all the black!

What is that insignia on the license plate?

 

[Fless]

What is that insignia on the license plate?

Hunting dog and a duck?

 

[89Suburban]

Hunting dog and a duck?

It looks like a pissed off duck to me.

 

[Trey Hardy]

What is that insignia on the license plate?

DUCKDOG look closely it’s a duck and a dog lol

 

[Trey Hardy]

Hooks are way beefier then the old ones
Next on the to do list is to rotate my tires polish these wheels and try to trace out a oil leak…
Possibly oil pan gasket
I know the oil filter housing gasket or whatever it is called
Rear main has always leaked but I’m not messing with that
Hopefully that’ll be it if the housing gasket and oil pan don’t slow it down/stop it I’ll just add a quart between Oil changes

 

[Trey Hardy]

You think they would be strong enough for transmission line pressure? Maybe doubled up? Just curios.

So far no leak I drove it 3 hr to Wilmington another 3.5 hr to vanceboro and going back home today 1.5-2 hr straight one way
Last tour on my way home the temp got up around 207* now with the cooler I haven’t seen it get over 165*

Currently trying to find a AN fitting transmission line kit so swap out the hose and clamps for a peace of mind down the road.

In my white truck (same setup) it took its 210-215* temp down to 165-175*

 

[Trey Hardy]

You think they would be strong enough for transmission line pressure? Maybe doubled up? Just curios.

She’s not been under 70 since I left Hatteras heading home with a quickness
So far so good with the cooler installed it’s helped a lot

 

[89Suburban]

View attachment 393934She’s not been under 70 since I left Hatteras heading home with a quickness
So far so good with the cooler installed it’s helped a lot

@Doubeleive @iamdub got some competition there fellas.

 

[Trey Hardy]

@Doubeleive @iamdub got some competition there fellas.

She’s the slow one
The trucks the “racetruck”

 

[Doubeleive]

So far no leak I drove it 3 hr to Wilmington another 3.5 hr to vanceboro and going back home today 1.5-2 hr straight one way
Last tour on my way home the temp got up around 207* now with the cooler I haven’t seen it get over 165*

Currently trying to find a AN fitting transmission line kit so swap out the hose and clamps for a peace of mind down the road.

In my white truck (same setup) it took its 210-215* temp down to 165-175*

if you are using the trucool then these are the adapters and lines you need 2 of each
BTW the an lines referenced below hold like 1200 psi far and beyond external trans line pressure
first pic is amazon, 2nd pic ebay