1970 C10 SWB - Project "Sprout"

[Tomahawk30]

Been a while since I've updated, but I've been fighting starter / timing issues lately. Replaced the solenoid, replaced the starter, still had grinding when I tried to start. Crawled under it yesterday and realized that one of the bolts wasn't snug. Turns out, the inside bolt hold is stripped out. It initially would grab and snug down, but after a couple of starts it would pull free again. So I ordered a helicoil kit to fix that this weekend.

I also picked up a stud for the kickdown cable and a grommet to make the original throttle linkage mate up with the large top hole on the Edelbrock throttle bracket. Works like a charm and it actually accelerates down the road now because it'll pull far enough to open up the secondaries and kick down into 2nd under heavy throttle.

Next up this weekend is replacing all of my plugs because I'm pretty sure they are all fouled from messing with the timing and fuel mixture on this new-ish carb. I also bought the correct plug wires to run down beneath the manifolds to clean it up a bit.

Once I have it roadworthy, I'll work on the little things (one rear taillight isn't working, need some center caps for the wheels, and I have to get rid of that horrid yellow sticker in the back window!!!)

In the meantime, here's an outside picture that shows how it looks under cloudy skies... The color changes a lot depending on light. And it needs a bath.