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03-26-2009, 08:39 PM | #1 |
Redefining LowBudget
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire
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70 cst lwb fleet project SunShine Syndicate "Cheap Build"
well here goes I'm going to try to keep up here but with the time I have to build this thing and amount of $$$ which aint much I'm going to try to tranform a truck dug out of the woods to a LOW DD that will be the equal to a shop truck......
SO here goes the truck got there yesterday on a flat bed.....it was pulled out of the woods with a 1945 John deer but thats another story Yesterday I cleaned out all the trash and dirt, 3 garbage cans full!!! and started evaluating what would be next which should have been a no brainer.....MAKE IT RUN........ this morning I headed out bought a battery $65 ( 850 cca) a pair of radiator hose $21...was home by 10 am and the work started put a Hei igntion I had laying around ($0)and fought with it a bit but got it close to #1 ran the wires over the top of the lifters since I had pulled them to check for oil flow ...its only temp any way... I had a Q junk that I had laying around till a buddy showed up with a edlebrock 500 in a baggy it was clean so I swapped them out ($0) and temp pumbed it.. after fighting poor cranking and a starter that sounded like sh!t I tore that out yea you guessed it had one laying in the shop ($0) Well primed it up and the little 327/283 ( not sure yet havn't run the #'s) was awake after a 6 year nap and burping flames from the ram headers so we shut it down next I hooked up the new 4 core rad that came with the truck pumbed up the tranny lines and added 3 1/2 quarts of fluid to the tranny put the valve cover on and set the timing. I have to say that even I'm impressed that little mouse motor has good snap!!!! did I mention it's still running on 2003 gas thats in the tank...lmao!! I drove the old truck down the driveway about 1/2 mile ( with open headers ) tommorow I hope to get it up on a trailer and down to a buddies where I'm going to let it have it with a steam jenny I'm sure I left out alot of stuff but I'll try posting pics so you can see whats up
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1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... SunShine Syndicate.. Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011
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