Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

I know the feeling. I'm 25. I've met a few folks on here but not in person. I'm supposed to be heading over to Ta2Don's place sometime soon. I always enjoy the older crowd. Our generation sucks to be honest. Us younger classic guys really have to stick together. We'll eventually be a pretty small group compared to now.

Looking forward to following this.

Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

So Mattbert where's the pixs of you front end lifted....I want to see...

Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

Well I'm back. Again. And im giving in. Looks like the 65 is getting that 327 iv been stashing away :/ not sure what's to become of the 292....

Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

Randy cox here's your front end photos. First time in months I've been able to upload photos. No idea why. There 4 inch lift rancho spring. I think. Hah it's lifted the truck about 3.5 in the front.

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The last photo my buddy enjoyed towing me home a little to much. Truck left me stranded for the 2nd time ever. :/ turns out it was an ignition issue inside of the distributor itself. But never the less. Needed a tow and of course there's a stuper duty in town. Grrr. Haven't had much time to mess with it latley. Have a new daily driver I've been focusing my efforts on. And 4 jobs have a way of taking up some time.

Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

I like the lift it did raise it up some, looks good, and I'm also rethinking the V/8 deal verse the 292...it's hard to do anything without a garage..

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Especially when you got snow I can imagine.

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So you came out of retirement lol!!

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you need anything eng wise?

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Don't worry, if that's a 6.0 powerchoke you can give your buddy a bad time about those diesels blowing head gaskets even when the engine is off. haha

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Been a while since I've been on here. Trucks going at a snails pace.

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Well I made the move on mine from a 292 to a BBC 402, she sounds sweet too...you'll have to go and look through my build it's all there, now I'm just trying to get the exhaust worked out....I'll tell you it's been a wild road just because it seems to be a bolt in, easier said than done...

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Well I think umungst my mingling I found d the rood of my running issues with the 292. Ignition modual in the distributor cap. Very un climactic issue solved. Hah

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Simple fix! :metal:

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Bought time you got off your a$$--------------

Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

Well. Got the transmission I've been looking for, an nv4500 5 speed. Thanks to another forum member. Next is all the bell housing and clutch assembly stuff. But everything will be on hold for a while being as I just moved to Wyoming bout a month ago.....anyone around the sheridan area? :D

Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

NV4500! :metal: Been thinking of one of those for my GMC.

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Matt--how's it up there in the big W? Find me a short chevy 2wd for my tk. get the tt running?

stay warm------------kimble

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Love this truck. A 292 with an nv4500 in a 4x4 3/4 ton longbed... I'm jealous!

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Matt glad your back and working on the ole truck...they require lotsa work, I had to replace the cam already in that BBC 402 but she's running good again....I've been having trouble with photobucket.com with my pictures won't let me upload any new pictures....
But it's justified when I go out in it everyone is looking and giving the thumbs up...
can't wait to see some new pixs...

Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

Lovin it out here in Wyoming. Awesome mountains I'll grab so pictures this spring when I take the TT up into the hogh country for trout fishing. She's running great. All new top end gaskets and new valve stem seals. Those where the culprit for the smoke. There's a few old 60s trucks laying in there Graves out on ranches n stuff.

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Thank you. I'm hoping it'll be a fun truck to cruze around in and work with. My toyota coukd use a break I've been beating on it pretty hard now that I ain't around my 3/4 ton.

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Well finally got back into cali to bring back the old girl. Had few weeks off work and yanked a trailer home. Smooth trip for the chevy. 3k miles round trip. Can't say the same fortune was shared with the ford. Blew a seal in Utah on my trans on one of the grades.

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And finally home in Wyoming. Got an interesting lesson on high altitude carb tuning. Going from 50 foot above sea level to 5000 foot above make for some weird tuning. Seems to run like a top for as lean as its tuned. See how the plugs fair. Next is undercoat on the cab and bed. Wyoming roads wilk rot this truck like the veggies you forget about in the back of the fridge.

Re: 1965 C20 fleet side longbed DD low budget build.
 

nice looking on going project .... and good idea on slapping some under coating

rot doesnt fair nice on these truck(s) for some reason ....