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Re: Uber Cool's 1963 C10 LWB Fleetside in England
A new chapter in the trucks life begins today. Mark took the truck home and did a 40 mile trip no problems. We had a busy week of finishing things off like the steering wheel, air ride, door locks, bit of carb and timing tuning. There is still plenty to do..... are these projects ever finished..............I think not. Anyway it's now at a point where Mark can use the truck and do the work.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...psk946ipea.jpg http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps6szctjcl.jpg http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...pskiuljhwx.jpg http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...psgkckaj0g.jpg http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...psxz2yip8c.jpg http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...pshy2brbyz.jpg This is my favourite bit of the paint http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...psna8s30be.jpg So now I have an empty drive, Boohoo :-( ........ Haha only kidding , picked this up from Southampton docks on Friday. http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...pszdxdhtuz.jpg 71 Dodge Dart 360cu ... open headers wow it's loud! I'll handover to Mark for the truck updates now. But you can see my 59 Apache via the link in the signature below. and i might mention the Dart too! |
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Sad to see one go but that Dart will definitely ease the pain ,very nice car .
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Mark, come on get some updated on! LOL
Tell everyone about your stage 2 plans for next year. and the fact you're been cursing around in it and cant get the stupid smile off your face. I'm sure others are keen to know what you're been upto, even if its just driving around or running repairs. |
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Sorry Andy, Yes your right :-))))
The smile is truly on my face permanently when driving through Liverpool, keep getting stopped and people asking what is it LOL, only last week a girl jumped out of a taxi and asked if it could be used to carry the bridesmaid to her weeding early next year, Ha ha. Anyway now for the important stuff, new heater core arrived so need to replace that due to getting steamed up inside the cab, new wipers. Going to alter the rear axle as its running on a 3.73 and purchased a 3.08 yes i understand it will slow it down on acceleration but hold on. Just ordered from Stovebolts the twin exhaust manifold, a twin inlet manifold and twin Carter weber carbs which hopefully give me back the power on take off. Any more tips please but please dont say a v8 i love my straight 6 Anyone got a garage nearby as i dont and the weather is holding up all of this and more work LOL |
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Mark is starting to receive presents from USA for performance upgrades. Can you guess what they are?
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You are such a tease ,only one pic ,Im staying with you for more.
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how did you apply the green color ?
and was it automotive paint ? the truck looks great my truck was a color like that when it was new . |
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All roller applied using 6" mini rollers. base coat (original paint) is keyed down after repairs welding etc with just 120 grade wet n dry. Then roller on the red oxide primer( this was cellulose). Don't flat this primer coat down. The colour paint is 2 pack but with a matting agent rolled on using mini rollers, it goes off quick and does make the rollers expand, so you need to work fast and replace the rollers a few times, a good finish at this stage is not essential so thicker parts and runs don't matter it's all about getting the paint on the vehicle, 2 coats will be needed.
Then the hard part begins flatting down, use 320 wet n dry and get the paint all over flat i.e. even mattness, no dimples or orange peel effect. Then decide what bits to rub though to the red primer. Once you are happy with all of this, get a power polishers and buff the heck out of it with G3 rubbing compound then apply polish. The paint can be wet sanding within a few hours of painting, best to be it sooner than leaving it to fully hardness over say 2 weeks. As a guide the bonnet took me 4 hours to wet sand and polish. The plus point for me of this way of painting is you dont get the over spray mess all over your garage or drive and with using 2 pack rollered you dont get the air borne nasty particles. This is my 59 apache using the same technique http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...psjxtigs2e.jpg |
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Top end of engine strip down beings. The only photo I have of Mark working on HIS truck after this photo he opted to just drink tea and watch haha !
http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...psxmfj58ko.jpg The head is off and away for rebuild. It's having all new valves, the valves guides re worked, unleaded exhaust valve seat and new inlet valve seats. It will then be rebuilt with twin crabs and a split 6 into 2 stove bolt manifold. Other mods are to the suspension, new shocks all round and add in some restrictor valves to the air ride , so the front and rear drop at the same rate and in a nice manner. Currently the rear drops at a nice rate but the front due to engine weight drops like a stone! Which is uncool! |
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Head has been rebuilt and refitted. But outside working and constant rain is delaying progress! Head has all new valves, new seats and exhaust seats for unleaded, also skimmed as it was slightly warped.
I just reread the post above, in case you wondered it will have twin carbs fitted NOT twin crabs! lol http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...psf8ozgxea.jpg |
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It is looking great ,we are getting way too much rain too.
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Hi Andy do you think it'll be ready for a run down to the NSRA swop meet on the 20th . It would be great to see it
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I'll post more sexy part pictures for the C10 this weekend like the stovebolt twin cast manifold and the freshly powder coated parts. Luckily (for me) when it's raining my car is inside, so i can work on this. Click on the link in the signature for more on the Dodge Dart. http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...pspxbdzzac.jpg http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...psrpniq08d.jpg |
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head rebuilt , skimmed and all new valves now back on and hopefully carbs will be on this weekend
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Looking good Andy , it was great too see you and mark at the swop meet . Did you get much there ? Thanks again for bringing down the prop shaft .
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Your motor looks nice ,cant wait to see more .
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Great day and weather today, nice to see spring is coming. We made great progress, carbs fitted and linkages on. Stainless steel front section of exhaust fabricated welded up with stainless wire, first time I have used stainless wire and Argon gas, welded really nice. Got the timing set and rockers adjusted and fired up nice after a little bit of tinkering and ticks over sweet. Still have the accelerator linkage to install which will be replacing the pushrods with a cable, which should give better throttle response, so not road tested it yet. But just on the drive revving it I can tell it will be more responsive with the twin carbs. http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...psesdklzxz.jpg http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...psqi0nbhtp.jpg http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps1jppt7ya.jpg http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...pszkqw6kcd.jpg http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...pszpftadbw.jpg http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...psbwosf1gi.jpg http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps2kfd0aaw.jpg forgot to add Mark had the rocker cover powder coated and his girlfriend hand painted the logo on the rocker cover and I think it really brings the engine bay alive |
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Very Cool!!! :metal:
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Its back on the road now, next thing we await delivery from USA is a new HEI dizzy. hopefully weather permitting Mark and I will take our trucks to a local car meet sunday morning.
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Man have I missed out on ALOT of progress. :metal:
And that 6 cylinder is looking Sweet. Love the dual carb setup. Hope to see some more videos of it. :chevy: |
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:agree:
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thanks guys, kind comments very much appreciated
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That turned out great mate.
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Mark came round at the weekend and we did an oil change and fitted a HEI dizzy to his truck.
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Truck times are good times.
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Andy,
Are you still in need of a float for your fuel tank? P. :D |
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