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Just a quick update: Frankentruck is chilling at home because a leak developed over spring break and seemed to be getting pretty bad. I drove my Dakota down instead so I could enjoy that sweet, sweet air conditioning. Next time I go home, I'll see about fixing that leak, but for now, I'm focusing on finishing out this semester strong.
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Congrats. Now get back to them books.
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So I have some good news and some bad news.
Bad news is that I won't be able to do any truck stuff from May 31 until July 25. The good news is that I will be in Daytona for Summer Leadership Project :metal: What is SLP? Well, I wrote this up to send out to my friends and family, and y'all are part of that as well, so I'll just go ahead and put the letter below in this post. Dear friends and family, I am writing to share with you a wonderful opportunity I have this summer. I have committed to attending a two-month trip called Summer Leadership Project (SLP) with an interdenominational college ministry called Campus Outreach (CO). The SLP is a program designed to help college students from all over the Southeast grow in their personal relationships with Christ. Along with growing in our personal walks we will also learn how to effectively share the gospel with others. I gave my life to Christ on April 4, 2012, and for several years, I was growing spiritually. About half way through high school, I continued to attend church but began running from the Lord. Coming into Georgia College & State University, I knew that I wanted to join a campus ministry. After visiting multiple ministries on campus, I I was drawn to Campus Outreach (CO). At the beginning, I only went to CO and church because it was the right thing to do. Thankfully, at each CO meeting and church service, the Lord was working in my heart and giving me a desire to pursue him again . By the time sophomore year started, my heart was ready to turn back to God. I became more involved with CO and a local church, and I began to grow spiritually again. Over the past couple of months, I have felt the Lord calling me to invest my summer in Him by attending SLP. The need for Christ is real at GCSU and around the world. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Luke 10:2) Although spending 2 months in Florida sounds like I will be spending all day on the beach, that is not the reason why I am going. At SLP we will be trained in Bible study, evangelism, prayer, and how to be a leader for Christ on our campus. The community on SLP is absolutely incredible; this past fall I saw all of my friends who went last year come back in a tight knit community that was on fire for Christ. Along with daily Bible studies and talks, each student is also required to work a full-time job; jobs range from fast-food to landscaping to working at the Daytona Speedway. Currently, I am prayerfully trusting God to raise up a group of people to share in my experience this summer by financially and, more importantly, prayerfully supporting me. As a college student, the money I make this summer at my job will be put away in savings for next semester. The total cost of Summer Leadership Project is $1,650, which includes rent for two months, project materials and some meals. I am trusting the Lord will provide the support needed to cover my expenses this summer through close family and friends. This is an incredible opportunity to invest in God’s kingdom growing on the college campus, and I hope you would consider giving to it. I spoke with some friends who said the average gift ranges from anywhere from $50-$200, just as a starting point for you to prayerfully consider. Contributions by check, made out to Campus Outreach or myself, or by cash can be sent to me at: Christian Carpenter 403 W Leslie Ct Woodstock, GA 30188 All contributions made out to Campus Outreach are tax-deductible. Cash donations work as well. Your contributions and prayers are greatly appreciated! Please pray for me and for God to work and move on the Summer Leadership Project. Please call me if you have any questions about Summer Leadership Project, Campus Outreach, or anything else at 678-735-1948. If you would like to donate online, please click here I am super excited to see what the Lord has in store for me this summer. I am a little sad about not being able to do anything with Frankentruck during those 2 months, but this summer is my only opportunity to go on SLP, and I will have many years to come for truck stuff. (Yeah, it's a senior pic from high school, but I still look the same :lol:. Frankentruck sure has changed since then though) Thanks y'all! |
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Christian,
This is simply AWESOME!!!! In Hebrews it reminds us that the Lord is better than EVERYTHING....and some days we tend to forget that and have to be reminded on occasion when things do go OUR way. I recently studied the Great Commission in Matthew..... I think too often we get caught up in our own little world and forget the bigger picture, getting complacent at where we are in life, and our Walk ...I know I am quilty of that and have to be reminded periodically of this. Today you reminded me of this very fact of what is truly important. We tend to focus on our trucks and our efforts, resources and time are certainly spent on them.....while neglecting what is truly important. It is so nice to see the Lord working in young peoples lives. |
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I focused too much during high school and the first year of college on the truck, but thankfully, this past year God has changed my outlook on life and what is most important above all things: A personal relationship with the Lord our God. |
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Very kool. Glad to hear the great news.
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Christian , you can look for a little donation from me , it will be in the mail soon .
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I'll make sure my mom looks out for it. Had the envelopes addressed to back home since that made more sense than sending it to Milledgeville |
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You will be in my prayers Christian!
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This is exciting news. I don't really see it as a bad news good news type of issue. Yeah, its a shame no truck time, but this experience will be worth the sacrifice. remember his sacrifice was so much greater than anything he asks of us.
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The Varsity in Dawsonville has a cruise in every Tuesday night, so of course I had to take Frankentruck. Today was the first time driving Frankentruck since spring break (almost 2 months ago), but she ran great. Only problem I keep having is the trans is leaking from the overdrive shaft seal. That's the only place it is leaking from. I tried fixing it on Sunday, but apparently didn't as I left a fist sized spot at the Varsity
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If an old truck don’t leak something what else would it do.
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Yesterday I gave Frankentruck a bath, but didn't finish up until dark. She cleans up well for crappy paint.
Once I source a second lower radiator bracket and pad I'll be able to put the radiator in the v8 location. |
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Today is Tuesday, so of course I had to go up to the Varsity in Dawsonville for the weekly cruise night. Frankentruck ran flawlessly as usual, and I saw several sweet c10s.
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Wow that is a nice 65'... Frankentruck is lookin good too..
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Not doing much with Frankentruck other than driving a bunch. Going up to Blue Ridge this evening for a cruise in. I'm sure I won't be the only c10 there.
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Yesterday evening my mom and I went up to Blue Ridge, GA, for the cruise in at the Dairy Queen. Frankentruck ran great, and there were some great trucks to see. The only issue was sitting in traffic with no AC :lol: On the way home, I realized that I had not shut the valve for the heater core off :dum: so that made it a little warmer than it should have been... I turned it off today :dohh:
The red truck is a factory 65 k10 with the original frame and transfer case. Has an ls and 4l60e now and a disc brake front axle. Really nice truck The GMC panel is a NAPCO truck I think, but not sure. It did have a PTO driven winch The white one is a Cameo pickup. Really nice restomod with a big block |
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Today was spent doing some work on the Dakota and helping my dad clean up the garage a bit and put together his new tool box.
I wet sanded the headlights with 240 grit to knock off the oxidation, then followed with 1000 grit wet sand until the water made the lenses clear again. Ate lunch while the water dried off. After lunch, I cleaned the lenses with rubbing alcohol and the blue shop towels. Masked off the front end by cutting a trash bag down the seams and then cutting out the headlights. Used masking tape to hold the bag in place and cover around the headlights. Gave it a couple coats of Rustoleum clear coat and let it dry for a few hours. Once the paint fully cures (take 24 hours), I'll be able to give her a desperately needed bath. After that, I started helping my dad put together his new tool box. The top part weighs 260 pounds empty, so we found another use for my engine hoist outside of hoisting engines :lol:. It was a little sketchy, but we got it on top without throwing out any backs or losing any digits. We will continue to clean up the garage tomorrow |
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Enjoyed going thru your thread young man. Here some info on trans (speedo) gears from Hot Rod https://www.hotrod.com/articles/cali...-speedometers/ I had 2read it a few times, & still cornfused! 4 stubborn rustd bolts, nutz, get mapp gas cylindr/torch head (not a propane torch, cuz it burns hotter than propane). You may have 2 heat/ cool 2,3 times to get stuff lose! I mix dot 3 brake fluid w/ older type g.m. tranny fluid in a oil squirt can, let soak overnite if possible, it’ll wick right in to even the most rusted fasteners. For electrical problems, check grounds first, sometimes Harbor Freight has a little ohm/volt multimeter coupon 4 free, it’s a lot cheaper than guessing/replacing expensive electronics. Read up on it, one guy replaced alternator, voltage regulator, starter only to find all problems were caused by dirty or no ground wires! And sooo we learn by doing. You are in my prayers, brother. God Bless
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I just got back from SLP today. To sum up Project in one word, I would use Growing. God used project to grow me in so many ways, but I still need to process everything that happened over these jam packed 8 weeks. Lord willing, I'll be back next year
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Before SLP, I bought a used battery tray to replace the old one that was rusty when I got the truck 4 years ago. In the last few months, it started to fall apart, so I'm glad I got a much cleaner replacement.
I also spent some time trying to diagnose why the overdrive solenoid stopped working. I took it completely apart, cleaned it up a bit, and put it back together. Still doesn't work :whine: I have a few options, but not sure what I want to go with yet. Option 1: have my solenoid rebuilt. Option 2: purchase good used one. Option 3: buy new solenoid ($385). I'm going to the Commerce swap meet on the 3rd, so maybe I'll get lucky and find a good one there? After that, I started installing some 6x9 speakers to upgrade the sound. Still need to wire them up, but I finished mounting them this evening. I'll get some pics tomorrow to show where I mounted them. |
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Needed some more speakers for better sound, but I wanted to hide them to keep the current look. The PO had added the small boxes on the kick panels, so I went up underneath the dash. Yes, you can fit a 6x9 speaker on both sides of the dash without cutting any metal or interfering with any other factory component. I did have to make a few brackets, but used existing bolts to make it all work. Now I just need to replace the broken radio and it will sound great. Yes, I used scrap wood from when we replaced the bed wood to mount the speakers into.
Also, my overdrive solenoid is toast. I took it completely apart, cleaned it, and put it back together, but still nothing. Not sure if I should get it rebuilt, replace it with a used one, or just bite the bullet and replace it with a new one ($385). I don't know why, but I can not get the solenoid to seal. Maybe I'm using the wrong seal, but I seem to be doing it right, it just won't stop leaking |
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So I jumped to conclusions earlier today and assumed the overdrive solenoid crapped out. Thankfully, I was wrong :metal:
The contact points inside the governor just needed to be cleaned up with some sandpaper. Overdrive is working great again, and I didn't have to spend any money to fix it. I see this as an absolute win! I still need to figure out how to keep the solenoid seal from leaking though |
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Good job on the speakers Christian.
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On Saturday, the c10 Club Georgia met up at the NorthEast GA swap meet in Commerce, GA. It's held in the parking lot of the Atlanta dragway. Starts at 7 and usually wraps up around noon as the pavement starts really heating up. I sold some stuff and made 65 bucks, spent 30, so still a decent profit for the stuff that I had for sale.
The first score of the swap meet was this 60 or 61 cluster that has a temp gauge. It was super dirty when I bought it, but didn't take a picture until I cleaned the face off. I took a gamble on hoping everything will work, but only spending $25 on the complete cluster with an uncut wiring harness, I think the gamble will be worth it. I still need to plug it up and make sure everything works. I'll be swapping parts between clusters to get what I want. I'll be using the fuel gauge that I know works from the old cluster along with the outer bezel from the old one. Most of the other parts will be used from the new cluster. I will probably test the new fuel gauge and make sure that it works to have a spare. Also, this new cluster has a left turn signal bulb and a right turn signal bulb. I'll have to figure out how to make that work with my harness, but it's just wires, so probably not that hard to figure out. The other option with that is to use my old dummy light sending unit and plug that bulb into the hot side of the sending unit so that it lights up if it were to get too hot. Might see which is easier and go with the easier option. I'll post the other $5 score tomorrow |
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Guess I should give a little update as I have neglected to do so lately.
On the 6th, I started to replace the heater core in my Dakota. It was partially clogged with rusty water back when I first got the truck 4 years ago (spring 2015). The heat barely worked, but I got it in the spring, so it didn't really matter. Then, to attempt to fix a coolant leak, my dad and I decided to try a bottle of block sealer. Well, that failed and completely clogged up the heater core and required us to get a new radiator :lol: Lesson learned there. That winter, I drove the truck to school wearing a jacket to stay warm. I blew up the engine the next summer (2016). I finally got the truck back on the road in January of 2018, but bypassed the heater core because it was still clogged. Over a year later, I finally took the time to replace it. Only took me around 10 or so hours over 3 days to do everything, but I got it done with plenty of time to spare before driving the truck to Milledgeville on the 14th. Before I left, I decided to put a new radio in Frankentruck. All went well until I messed something up with the wiring. I'll hopefully be able to fix that over Labor Day weekend when I go home again. I'll get some pictures then of what I ended up doing. On the way down to Milledgeville, I stopped to pick up a new core support for Frankentruck that is less rusty and has some good parts that I ironically already purchased for Frankentruck. That's more of a long term thing to deal with, but once I figure out what I'm going to use and what I'm going to sell, I'll place some parts up for sale. Once I got to Milledgeville and unloaded all my stuff, I found out that the passenger floor pan of the Dakota had turned into a swimming pool :banghead: Chrysler in their infinite wisdom designed the evaporator core drain to exit the firewall straight out. So after the 24 year old foam seal was disrupted by replacing the heater core, all the water decided to exit the drain, stay stuck to the outer part of the drain, and get blown back to the seal from the wind. With not a great seal, all the water poured down between the firewall and the carpet creating a gross puddle of annoyingness and sadness. I did not realize this, but apparently it has happened a tiny amount before I replaced the heater core. Disrupting the seal apparently made it much, much worse. To fix this factory flaw, I used a molded rubber heater hose with a 90* bend to point the drain downwards. I'm pretty certain this solved my problem, but probably won't be 100% certain until the next trip back home. Since I've been back in Milledgeville, I've been hanging out with friends and setting up the new house. There won't be much truck stuff going on, but I'll probably still be active on the board. Also, can't have a Milledgeville trip without going to Sunset Fields Sorry for the long post, but a lot has happened since I last posted on this thread :metal: |
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Lots of good progress made today.
I replaced the gauge cluster with the new one that I picked up a few weeks ago, but I swapped out the bezel to make it match the truck and used the fuel gauge from the old cluster because I know that gauge works and is accurate. The lens on the old cluster had some cracking and overspray on it, but the new one is nice and clean. Just have to swap out the dummy light coolant sensor with the new temp gauge sensor and the swap will be complete |
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