the most ghetto defrost fix I've EVER seen...pic too - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

thecatseye66 · 07-01-2005, 01:24 AM

I bought this 68 CST for parts back in January from a wholesale auctioneer that I thought had a dead 307 but after I put in a new coil it roared to life w/ a jumpstart! It has a lot of compression from the way it shuts down and a hell of a jump at acceleration. I had never drove it...I pushed it off the trailer! Sprayed some B-12 Chemtool on the choke and linkage and it warms up really quick. The under-the-passenger-side head/block stamp starts with CE. That equals Crate Engine-or a warranty replacement I think. It is not the 327 that came with it.
I drove it last Saturday and it is tight from the throwout bearing to the rear-end. Good bed and full CST trim.
BUT!
Look at the dash! WHO thinks DUCT tape is the answer here!!!

Anyway, thought we might start a chuckle about "dumbass PO moves..."

fastwillie 696969 · 07-01-2005, 01:32 AM

maybe thats were the coffee cup goes to keep it warm lol

tomatocity · 07-01-2005, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by 70blowngmc

maybe thats were the coffee cup goes to keep it warm lol

And the optimist speaks. Wish I had that attitude.

thecatseye66 · 07-01-2005, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tomatocity

And the optimist speaks. Wish I had that attitude.

Dude, lighten up...I'll find an aqua dash SOMEDAY!!!

Seriously...ISN"T THAT FUNNY?!?! Who could drive that thing with a straight face...telling your family you fixed the defrost...LOL

Here it is in stereo: defrost fix times 2!!!

**pjmoreland** · 07-01-2005, 02:38 AM

Based on the amount of tape used, I don't think the hose is going to fall off.

I bought a truck once that had a Mountain Dew can with the top and bottom cut off that was used for part of the defroster ducting. At least it was hidden partially under the dash.

Mongo · 07-01-2005, 02:50 AM

well lets see the rest of the truck ???

69 Short Fleet · 07-01-2005, 03:05 AM

Americanrider · 07-01-2005, 03:30 AM

"Look at the dash! WHO thinks DUCT tape is the answer here!!!"

Of course duct tape is the answer...... now what was the question?

HeavyD · 07-01-2005, 03:30 AM

LOL! He probably spent more in tape then he would have in parts to fix it properly.

thecatseye66 · 07-01-2005, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mongo

well lets see the rest of the truck ???

Okay Mongo...
I think this truck was out of Portland--if anyone recognizes it get a hold of me.

The guy I bought it from bought it at an auction at the Portland Community College. I don't know ANYTHING about its history. The rocker panels were just recently replaced (fresh welds) but the passenger cab corner and the kick panels need work. I think it might have been a project that someone abandoned, but I don't know why...it's not a basket case (well, not now that it runs!).

Someone had put an HEI in it (the fused wire was still in place) but somewhere along the line someone put a points dizzy back in it. The coil had a ballast resistor with a broken wire and not enough life to keep it running. Someone had removed the ignition switch too--I fixed that as well.

Notice the BB C-20 hooked up to my girlfriends horse trailer in the background...I bought the C-10 before I found the BB...Now I don't know whether to sell the C-10 or fix it up too.

Mongo · 07-01-2005, 12:01 PM

Looks like a good truck, I would keep both trucks and fix them both as time and $$ allow.

Mongo · 07-01-2005, 12:04 PM

OR you could always part out the c/10

thecatseye66 · 07-01-2005, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mongo

OR you could always part out the c/10

I wish I didn't give a crap about these trucks sometimes...

I don't have the heart to part it out, Mongo. Once I drove it and found out it is a strong runner it was decided right then and there that it wasn't being torn apart (its a noble cause for some plain jane wrecks, but this old girl has something left).

I'll probably kick myself in the ass when I think about the money and TIME I'll have to put into it to make it decent looking and compare it to the money I could pocket for the parts I could sell off it. I think I'll nickel and dime some used parts to get it back to a good driver...maybe a set of rallys and 2" coil drop...until somebody decides they want it re$$ally bad...

Besides...I might have found a short bed...but that's another story.

TP from Cntl PA · 07-01-2005, 03:06 PM

ROTFLMAO!!! We had a '69 C-10 short stepside with a 250/3spd that was our farm truck that got EXACTLY the same treatment..............Believe it or not, the defroster worked alot better like that! We drove the truck 365 days a year twice a day atleast, and in the fall, spring, and summer triple or quadruple that number. It had to work! Granted the cab was completely shot, so it didn't matter much, but it sure was safer as atleast you could see.

IMO, I don't think the defrost systems on these trucks are nothing to brag about as installed by OEM.

modifiedGMC · 07-01-2005, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thecatseye66

Dude, lighten up...I'll find an aqua dash SOMEDAY!!!

Seriously...ISN"T THAT FUNNY?!?! Who could drive that thing with a straight face...telling your family you fixed the defrost...LOL

Here it is in stereo: defrost fix times 2!!!

Hey it was probably better than a frosty windshield at the time

Or maybe, since there is TWO of them..... His and Hers coffee holders!

69 Short Fleet · 07-01-2005, 07:38 PM

Yes that is a very nice truck though, the white / green combo looks cool.

silvertonguedevil · 07-01-2005, 07:52 PM

You can't part that thing out. That's a pretty nice truck......minus the duct tape of couse!!

jamis · 07-01-2005, 09:18 PM

thats what my butt hole looks like after going to a chile festival...minus the tape of coarse

dont throw the dash away......I'll send you some tweeters to glue in place......

*chevytruckfan* · 07-01-2005, 09:59 PM

I don't think that tape was for the defrost it was to hold the dash together.

thecatseye66 · 07-02-2005, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamis

thats what my butt hole looks like after going to a chile festival...coarse.

haha

glad you think so...now I gotta figure out whether to sell it or fix it.

Anyone have an aqua dashpad? They don't make Aquagreen interior parts-except for visors, which is the only thing I DON"T need. I need doorskins too...and one more armrest...door eschuchions...seat cover is toast...

Anyway guys, keep me in mind. This is the 4th vehicle in line for attention but one I need to keep upgrades on the cheap anyway.

IF YOU HAVE AQUA PARTS PM ME

HeavyD · 07-02-2005, 03:21 AM

Pm sent

jamis · 07-02-2005, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thecatseye66

Anyone have an aqua dashpad?

If its just a driver, the least expensive way to go is to buy a used dash (light color). and spray it with some agua paint.

krue · 07-02-2005, 07:48 AM

I've seen worse examples of "Duct tape fixes anything". I had an uncle once who had a duct tape fender on his old furd truck.

Huck · 07-02-2005, 07:53 AM

Hell, around here that is a mint truck needing minor finish work. Wish I could find a few like that! The duct tape is simply a demonstration of american ingenuity and brings back a reminder of the kind of special tools we should all carry! First car was a 58 Impala that lost it's wiper motor ---I use some cord and ran it out the door, tied to a wiper and around the windshield back inside in a big loop. I would drive in the rain with one hand pulling the cord back and forth. Snow made it a more beneficial exercise so I would have to change arms to avoid overexercise on either! Then I sobered up and fixed the wiper motor.

*Randy70C-10* · 07-02-2005, 05:04 PM

I've seen stuff more getto than that. Come to think of it, no I haven't.

07-01-2005, 01:24 AM	#1
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07-01-2005, 01:32 AM	#2
fastwillie 696969 ~Rest In Peace~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL Posts: 9,707	maybe thats were the coffee cup goes to keep it warm lol __________________ is it fast ? it has a lighting bolt donut? B___H please, I can remove 90% of your so called "beauty" with a kleenex

07-01-2005, 02:50 AM	#6
Mongo YES_____NO Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Somewhere in the vicinity of betelgeuse Posts: 7,351	well lets see the rest of the truck ??? __________________ People many not remember what you said or what you did, but they will remember the way you made them feel. - unknown Cause, remember: no matter where you go... there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai 1984 Help support the board

07-01-2005, 03:30 AM	#9
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	LOL! He probably spent more in tape then he would have in parts to fix it properly. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

07-01-2005, 12:01 PM	#11
Mongo YES_____NO Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Somewhere in the vicinity of betelgeuse Posts: 7,351	Looks like a good truck, I would keep both trucks and fix them both as time and $$ allow. __________________ People many not remember what you said or what you did, but they will remember the way you made them feel. - unknown Cause, remember: no matter where you go... there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai 1984 Help support the board

07-01-2005, 02:38 AM	#5
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 5,785	Based on the amount of tape used, I don't think the hose is going to fall off. I bought a truck once that had a Mountain Dew can with the top and bottom cut off that was used for part of the defroster ducting. At least it was hidden partially under the dash.

07-01-2005, 03:05 AM	#7
69 Short Fleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 1,086

07-01-2005, 03:30 AM	#8
Americanrider Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NW, WA. Posts: 1,421	"Look at the dash! WHO thinks DUCT tape is the answer here!!!" Of course duct tape is the answer...... now what was the question?

07-01-2005, 12:04 PM	#12
Mongo YES_____NO Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Somewhere in the vicinity of betelgeuse Posts: 7,351	OR you could always part out the c/10 __________________ People many not remember what you said or what you did, but they will remember the way you made them feel. - unknown Cause, remember: no matter where you go... there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai 1984 Help support the board

07-01-2005, 03:06 PM	#14
TP from Cntl PA Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central PA....In the Berg of Nisbet Posts: 790	ROTFLMAO!!! We had a '69 C-10 short stepside with a 250/3spd that was our farm truck that got EXACTLY the same treatment..............Believe it or not, the defroster worked alot better like that! We drove the truck 365 days a year twice a day atleast, and in the fall, spring, and summer triple or quadruple that number. It had to work! Granted the cab was completely shot, so it didn't matter much, but it sure was safer as atleast you could see. IMO, I don't think the defrost systems on these trucks are nothing to brag about as installed by OEM. __________________ '72 K-20 EFI'ed 250 Inline/4spd stake body, Farm Truck '71 C-20 Cummins Diesel Powered, In storage thanks to $5.00 diesel! '69 3500 GMC 305V-6/4spd, Still under reconstruction.......... Inlines Rule! 6 soldiers standing is better than 8 laying down!!!!!!!!

07-01-2005, 07:38 PM	#16
69 Short Fleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 1,086	Yes that is a very nice truck though, the white / green combo looks cool.

07-01-2005, 07:52 PM	#17
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	You can't part that thing out. That's a pretty nice truck......minus the duct tape of couse!! __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

07-01-2005, 09:18 PM	#18
jamis F.A.S.T. president Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,883	thats what my butt hole looks like after going to a chile festival...minus the tape of coarse dont throw the dash away......I'll send you some tweeters to glue in place...... __________________ F.A.S.T. President and Founder Fabricators for the Advancement of Sawsall Technology "A fear of the Sawsall is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." ~Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis"

07-01-2005, 09:59 PM	#19
chevytruckfan Account Suspended Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 930	I don't think that tape was for the defrost it was to hold the dash together.

07-02-2005, 03:21 AM	#21
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07-02-2005, 07:48 AM	#23
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	I've seen worse examples of "Duct tape fixes anything". I had an uncle once who had a duct tape fender on his old furd truck. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

07-02-2005, 07:53 AM	#24
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Hell, around here that is a mint truck needing minor finish work. Wish I could find a few like that! The duct tape is simply a demonstration of american ingenuity and brings back a reminder of the kind of special tools we should all carry! First car was a 58 Impala that lost it's wiper motor ---I use some cord and ran it out the door, tied to a wiper and around the windshield back inside in a big loop. I would drive in the rain with one hand pulling the cord back and forth. Snow made it a more beneficial exercise so I would have to change arms to avoid overexercise on either! Then I sobered up and fixed the wiper motor.

07-02-2005, 05:04 PM	#25
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	I've seen stuff more getto than that. Come to think of it, no I haven't.

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