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Location: WNC
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Newbie here from PA
Hi all.
I don't know why I never checked your board out much, I have it bookmarked. I've been posting on the CT 60-66 Tk forum for a couple of years now. I posted a question to The HAMB about air bags for the rear of my `63 C-10 and when the replies were light "Grumpy" suggested I ask over here and that it was a widely visited board for our trucks. My `63 is a Short Fleet, small window with a 283 and now a T5 upgrade from a 3 spd. The truck had a "finished" look when I bought it, done in a street rod persona. Even though it really wasn't my look I bought it because it was reasonably solid was a stick and the little mouse ran strong. I drove it home from about 125 mi. away. It had a (OMG) Holley 750 dp on an Edel. Performer with stock rams horns and rusty 2" duals. It was surpisingly streetable but I swapped the carb out for an Eddy 600 and now it's running a Holley 350 two burble. Exhaust was wrecked out for a pair of ceramic block huggers into stainless, merged in the right wheelwell then single 3" and straight thru muff, outside the frame behind the rocker then turned out behind the rear wheel. Changes I made for modern driveability are: PS, non-power front discs with dual MC, bench seat out of a `92ish Dorf F-150, 3pt. seatbelts and the T5. Bad body work under the nice dk. metallic blue and hand striping is rearing it's ugly head. Well, I wanted a different color and look anyway. I rebuilt the front end with drop spindles and new coils. I modified a receiver hitch from a Toyota and rigged a spare tire winch right in front of that. I work this truck; lovingly. I'll post later about my rear air spring question and some others... if I may? Mackie |
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Re: Newbie here from PA
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Re: Newbie here from PA
Welcome to the forum, glad you found us. That's a very nice looking truck.
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Re: Newbie here from PA
Hey Mack
Glad to have helped. This is the place for 60-66 trucks on the net.
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Re: Newbie here from PA
Nice truck!! What is that seat out of? Im looking for something like that.
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Re: Newbie here from PA
Welcome to the forum
![]() That's a nice looking '63
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Re: Newbie here from PA
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Changes I made for modern driveability are: PS, non-power front discs with dual MC, bench seat out of a `92ish Dorf F-150, 3pt. seatbelts and the T5. The seat fabric color worked out well with the truck color and I just grabbed it in a U-pull it yard for under $40. |
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But Found Her 25yrs Later!
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Re: Newbie here from PA
I'm just loving all these new members.
Welcome.
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Re: Newbie here from PA
![]() ![]() Really like the stripe accent, one of those things that doesn't sound right 'till you see it. Looks good, a real stand out in the crowd. I am amazed at how many people put Holley 750's on near stock SBC's. I think it so they can say "Holley 750 double pumper" ![]() That being said I used Holley 600 double pumpers and they work quite well on my SBC and Ford 5.0 HO. Picking the correct CFM is the key. And the monsterous size of the double pumper carb looks sweet. That "Furd" seat looks right at home in there, also. Nice. Last edited by lakeroadster; 06-09-2011 at 08:05 AM. |
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