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67_C-30 · 02-07-2005, 07:34 PM

I finally had few free hours to work my 1 ton this weekend. I have had it few weeks now, but have been too busy to touch it. I got out there Saturday, and put a set a 16" rims and tires I had laying around and got it running. This truck has been sitting since 1992, so needless to say it has some issues that need addressing. I changed out the gas tank and master cylinder with used stuff from a parts truck that was running a few months ago. I pulled the cap and rotor and filed the points, and the ol' 292 came right back to life!! I anticipated a carb change, but it actually ran pretty good after it ran awhile. It would need building if I were going to start driving everyday, but since I'm going with the diesel, I just wanted to see if I could get this engine running to get it mobile. I took it a quick little run up the road, and the 292 felt amazingly strong to have sat for so long. I'm sure those 5.14's in the Eaton rearend didn't have anything to do with it!!

The SM420 tranny (the only part of the drivetrain I am going to keep in the truck) shifted very smooth, and doesn't have the slop in the shifter that some of the high mileage trucks I have had. This truck only has 61,000 showing on the odometer, and judging by the wear on the pedals, and the fact the factory seat is not torn, and how tight it drove, I think the miles are correct. The front fenders, hood, and doors are nearly flawless, with only a few very minor dings. They have no rust which is a huge plus!! The rockers have a little, but are not near as bad as most I seen. It felt great to actually be able to drive it, and now I am on fire more than I was before!!

GMC71k20 · 02-07-2005, 07:35 PM

haha sorry about that andy. college will do that to you sometimes.

RANDY COX · 02-07-2005, 07:47 PM

Well took doors off my 48 chevy fleetline car and some interior.

68w/sbc406 · 02-07-2005, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRUCKGUY

what we have a chat to??

yeah if you go to the board vendor page where you click on message board, right next to it is the chat room link

Chevy67Tk · 02-07-2005, 08:52 PM

I sat in the seat and had a heartfelt conversation with the 67 and explained to it that it would only be a few more months and I could let it out of its winter cave to play.

Sweet72 · 02-07-2005, 09:10 PM

Cleaned and repainted the old oil pan and timing chain cover (no chrome china crap or expensive billet for me) Chevy orange, chevy orange, chevy orange till ya puke! Did some "combat body work" Sunday on a '90 Toyota Corolla...she doesn't merit anything but plastic filler and primer so the welder didn't even get plugged in.

TRUCKGUY · 02-07-2005, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68w/sbc406

yeah if you go to the board vendor page where you click on message board, right next to it is the chat room link

Hmmm can't seem to find it?

hobby67stepside · 02-07-2005, 10:31 PM

Another guy here who was down with the flu. I can't remember being quite so sick. Like Andy my nose was like a faucet. I didn't know so much sh!t could come out of my head. Today I'm feeling better. Started procedure to put new intake manifold gaskets and fuel pressure regulator in my '97.

Alvin · 02-07-2005, 10:53 PM

Although I didn't get as much done as I had hoped, I did learn to not try to paint over POR-15. I stripped a lot of it off the frame, but every bit of it that's left keeps bleeding through my rustoleum primer.

So after two cans of primer I'll get to strip it completely down and start over

.

The help I had on saturday (roommate) was able to degrease the crossmember though, so hopefully it will be done in the next few days. I'll post some pics when I get some time.

Sunday was church, super bowl party, then an early night 'cause today I started my new job. Went pretty well. It's definitely a move 'up' from my old job.

68C15 · 02-07-2005, 11:36 PM

with thanks to 71swb4x4 I got my new daily driver running quiet & a new heater core along with a tune-up, coolant flush, oil change, fuel filter & lines replaced. that was all with in about 5 hours on Saturday. on Sunday I had more fun than should be legal having fun with my 2 boys. then today I made some benches for the garage. tomorrowmy oldest son has a scout meeting at our house. maybe I will get a chance to rest when I die.

Longhorn Man · 02-07-2005, 11:53 PM

Adam....you are supposed to paint over POR15. Scuff it with some dry 180 and paint all you want.

LonghornJeff · 02-08-2005, 01:34 AM

Let see......Talked trucks with T.J, took some longhorn pics,TORMENTED a fellow Board Member

and stuck out my toung!

Longhorn Man · 02-08-2005, 06:01 AM

jeff....you're an a-hole man!

chickenwing · 02-08-2005, 10:51 AM

Tx, sorry bout your cab. Hope you find a better one close and cheap.

Put in a 16' rolling gate on the back fence. Got the boat moved to the back yard. Moved 2 yards of dirt..... Er, moved 1 yard 2 times.

Changed the oil and got my front end aligned.

***Liz*** · 02-08-2005, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRUCKGUY

Hmmm can't seem to find it?

the main page of the site http://67-72chevytrucks.com

chat link is http://67-72chevytrucks.com/chat.html

beagler · 02-08-2005, 11:45 AM

I went finishin saturday.

then I put a brake line on a buddy's truck sunday. so it wasn't a entire waste of a weekend

TsgtE662 · 02-08-2005, 11:51 AM

67 C-30 = A friend of mine has a 68 C-30 just like yours. His has the dump flat bed.
And its a light blue. Another guy near the old house restored a 72 C-30 and uses it for his landscape bussiness.

**Daubs** · 02-08-2005, 12:00 PM

I'm still waiting to take delivery of my k20. It's a$$ cold here this week -- 13 degrees this morning. I'm contemplating doing body work and mechanical, or jumping right in and doing frame-off / ground up stuff.

02-07-2005, 07:34 PM	#51
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	I finally had few free hours to work my 1 ton this weekend. I have had it few weeks now, but have been too busy to touch it. I got out there Saturday, and put a set a 16" rims and tires I had laying around and got it running. This truck has been sitting since 1992, so needless to say it has some issues that need addressing. I changed out the gas tank and master cylinder with used stuff from a parts truck that was running a few months ago. I pulled the cap and rotor and filed the points, and the ol' 292 came right back to life!! I anticipated a carb change, but it actually ran pretty good after it ran awhile. It would need building if I were going to start driving everyday, but since I'm going with the diesel, I just wanted to see if I could get this engine running to get it mobile. I took it a quick little run up the road, and the 292 felt amazingly strong to have sat for so long. I'm sure those 5.14's in the Eaton rearend didn't have anything to do with it!! The SM420 tranny (the only part of the drivetrain I am going to keep in the truck) shifted very smooth, and doesn't have the slop in the shifter that some of the high mileage trucks I have had. This truck only has 61,000 showing on the odometer, and judging by the wear on the pedals, and the fact the factory seat is not torn, and how tight it drove, I think the miles are correct. The front fenders, hood, and doors are nearly flawless, with only a few very minor dings. They have no rust which is a huge plus!! The rockers have a little, but are not near as bad as most I seen. It felt great to actually be able to drive it, and now I am on fire more than I was before!! __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

02-07-2005, 07:47 PM	#53
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	Well took doors off my 48 chevy fleetline car and some interior. __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4

02-07-2005, 08:52 PM	#55
Chevy67Tk Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: PA Posts: 349	I sat in the seat and had a heartfelt conversation with the 67 and explained to it that it would only be a few more months and I could let it out of its winter cave to play. __________________

02-07-2005, 09:10 PM	#56
Sweet72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,534	Cleaned and repainted the old oil pan and timing chain cover (no chrome china crap or expensive billet for me) Chevy orange, chevy orange, chevy orange till ya puke! Did some "combat body work" Sunday on a '90 Toyota Corolla...she doesn't merit anything but plastic filler and primer so the welder didn't even get plugged in. __________________ '72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction.

02-07-2005, 10:31 PM	#58
hobby67stepside Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 952	Another guy here who was down with the flu. I can't remember being quite so sick. Like Andy my nose was like a faucet. I didn't know so much sh!t could come out of my head. Today I'm feeling better. Started procedure to put new intake manifold gaskets and fuel pressure regulator in my '97. __________________ '05 2500 HD Silverado 6.0 liter '97 2500 4X4 454 eng '92 2500 4X4 350 eng '78 K20 4X4 400 eng '70 Boss 302 (owner for 27 years) '57 Ford shortbox 383 stroker TH350 tranny '23 T-bucket (built in '78) '02 Explorer '67 C-10 short step NW Iowa

02-07-2005, 07:35 PM	#52
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	haha sorry about that andy. college will do that to you sometimes.

02-07-2005, 10:53 PM	#59
Alvin Never Done? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,435	Although I didn't get as much done as I had hoped, I did learn to not try to paint over POR-15. I stripped a lot of it off the frame, but every bit of it that's left keeps bleeding through my rustoleum primer. So after two cans of primer I'll get to strip it completely down and start over . The help I had on saturday (roommate) was able to degrease the crossmember though, so hopefully it will be done in the next few days. I'll post some pics when I get some time. Sunday was church, super bowl party, then an early night 'cause today I started my new job. Went pretty well. It's definitely a move 'up' from my old job. __________________ Ethel - The Legend Continues... Ethel has been sold.

02-07-2005, 11:36 PM	#60
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	with thanks to 71swb4x4 I got my new daily driver running quiet & a new heater core along with a tune-up, coolant flush, oil change, fuel filter & lines replaced. that was all with in about 5 hours on Saturday. on Sunday I had more fun than should be legal having fun with my 2 boys. then today I made some benches for the garage. tomorrowmy oldest son has a scout meeting at our house. maybe I will get a chance to rest when I die. __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

02-07-2005, 11:53 PM	#61
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Adam....you are supposed to paint over POR15. Scuff it with some dry 180 and paint all you want.

02-08-2005, 01:34 AM	#62
LonghornJeff EZEKIEL 25:17 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Springfield IL USA Posts: 984	Let see......Talked trucks with T.J, took some longhorn pics,TORMENTED a fellow Board Member and stuck out my toung! Attached Images __________________ 68 CHEVELLE(HORSESHOE) 69 LONGHORN 396 70 NOVA 454(FOR SALE) 71 SWB 307 71 EL CAMINO 383 72 GMC JIMMY 350 87 BLAZER 350 WIW? http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-r5CJt...9_6Orzim4L5uWM Gun control, the theory that 110lb. women have the "right" to fistfight with 210lb. rapists. The reason animal rights activists are more passionate about fur than leather is because it's safer to harrass rich women than bikers...

02-08-2005, 06:01 AM	#63
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	jeff....you're an a-hole man!

02-08-2005, 10:51 AM	#64
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	Tx, sorry bout your cab. Hope you find a better one close and cheap. Put in a 16' rolling gate on the back fence. Got the boat moved to the back yard. Moved 2 yards of dirt..... Er, moved 1 yard 2 times. Changed the oil and got my front end aligned. __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

02-08-2005, 11:45 AM	#66
beagler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 190	I went finishin saturday. then I put a brake line on a buddy's truck sunday. so it wasn't a entire waste of a weekend __________________ '71 GMC 350 bored, cam'd, straight pipes LOOKING FOR A 4x4 redz 1970 K5 "Time has stopped for our classic trucks, and as such maintain nostalgia and simplicity of the vehicles and of an era passed."

02-08-2005, 11:51 AM	#67
TsgtE662 2A674 Tank Rat Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland Heights, Mo. Posts: 625	67 C-30 = A friend of mine has a 68 C-30 just like yours. His has the dump flat bed. And its a light blue. Another guy near the old house restored a 72 C-30 and uses it for his landscape bussiness. __________________ '92 GMC Sierra, Sportside, 2wd, 350, Black '92 Chevy Silverado Extended Cab 4 x 4, Blue USAFR = 2A674 = Aircraft Fuel Systems Maintenance i.e. Tank Rat

02-08-2005, 12:00 PM	#68
Daubs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 613	I'm still waiting to take delivery of my k20. It's a$$ cold here this week -- 13 degrees this morning. I'm contemplating doing body work and mechanical, or jumping right in and doing frame-off / ground up stuff. __________________ '72 Chevy K-20 Crate 350, SM465, 4.10's



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