Project NiteMare-1970 C10 LWB build

[Molberg]

Beer, update while starin at truck again. Nova tucked away until nitemare finished. Wife pushin me to finish truck so I can start on her nova.... well played Molberg... well played. Had to fab upper rad supports. Long story. Fabbed up some side brackets for the windstar fans. Fans in and tested. Santa sent me some parts on the bus this week. An adjustable Derale elec fan control module was included. Holley blue elec pump/reg assembly as well.

[Molberg]

Fuel regulator installed. Ran stainless lines for carb/nitrous solenoid. Nitrous throttle trigger, fuel/nitrous solenoids in place. Picked up an edelbrock elec choke kit for my carb

[Molberg]

and these... autometer retro

[swamp rat]

Nice progress!

[jlsanborn]

Nice fab work, looks great!

[jlsanborn]

Earth to Molberg, come in Molberg. Got this beast fired up yet?

[Molberg]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Earth to Molberg, come in Molberg. Got this beast fired up yet?

Lol.... Molberg has been hauled away to a planet where you get neutered and made a slave for your wife's projects. (we're selling them)

Havent had the tarp off the truck in a week. On a good note... picked up a Lincoln plasma cutter and some line lock for the truck.

[JustCallMeDrew]

Any updates on the truck and nova?

[jlsanborn]

Updates?

[Molberg]

I havent got much... peeled the cover back on it for the first time a couple days ago. Yikes. Dust from the plasma cutter. Had to upgrade my plasma. The lincoln would stop working. (mother board failure) apparently common with Lincolns...? Returned it and came home with a Miller Xtreme 625. Real impressed so far. Built a website for this flower/memorial thing I'm messing with. Xmas orders all done... should be able to get some truck time again now.

https://sites.google.com/site/wheref...-e-w-p-i-n-k-y

[jlsanborn]

Way cool! It's all totally rad but I love the copper stuff. The painted rose is awesome too. Nice work Molberg!!!

[Molberg]

awe.... thanks brother

[Molberg]

Soooo.... Back at it. Quit smokin almost 3 months now after 22 years of it. (Hence the break from the truck). Brutal. Some engine wiring to test the stress/cravings. Not givin up beer. Nope. Good to be back.

[swamp rat]

Congrats! I quit cold turkey back in 86 and the 3rd week was just a killer! made it 2 years then a scary rough night in the Puget Sound straits in a 30' bow picker led me to smoke another, slowly back to a pack a day then quit again cold turkey back in 90. I have been smoke free every since! Hopefully like me you will begin to hate the smell of second hand smoke and never go back.

I still like my beer on occasion too.

[jlsanborn]

Congrats on both fronts Molberg! I'm heavy smoker, tried a few different times. How'd you do it? When we gonna hear the truck?

[Molberg]

I'm doin the e-cig/vaping thing. Easiest I've had it as far as quitting goes. Still get some nicotine... Keeps the hissy fits at bay. Lol. I could start again quite easily... Doesn't stink yet. Ugh. I was well over a pack a day when workin in the shop. (And they're $16 a pack up here!)

[no1udknow]

ok man, we are all waiting for you to finish this thing.

[Molberg]

Thanks!... I'm gettin pressure from the wife as well. Wants her Nova in here. I've been on vacation for a couple of weeks... And logged a schwack of hours on the ole girl. I'll dig out the laptop and some beer tonight and throw some more pics up. Should be firing it up in the next couple of weeks. Tryin to sort out my drive shaft dilemma at the moment.

[no1udknow]

What's the dilema?

[Molberg]

Sooo....a few updates, a few beer again. Finally got my hands on a dipstick tube and flexplate cover for my TH400. Yup. Almost a year to find them. Unreal. Used to be everywhere... gettin harder to find. Went with a Holley blue fuel pump/reg set-up, wiring complete and tested. (built the harness), Derale engine temp controller installed, Hurst line lock plumbed/wired in. Tested and works, robbed the dual horns from my '63 caddy and wired in, had to make up a set of power steering hoses. Pump from an '81 (uses o-rings) and steering box uses double flare fittings... ugh. Hood gauges wired up, mini gear drive starter in and wheels engine over like crazy, and spent an evening hand polishing over spray off inner fenders. Maguires medium cut cleaner rips it off like nothin i"ve seen.

[Molberg]

Made a small switch panel for elec fan bypass switches, line lock, fuel pump, and nitrous! Windshield washer from an early 90's truck installed.. spent 2 days makin tranny cooler lines. Was fighting with it kinking, etc. Noticed it was squared off. ugh

[swamp rat]

Good to see you back at it!

[Molberg]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Good to see you back at it!

Thanks! I have never seen an entire roll of tubing squared like that before. It would kink using tubing benders. Forget tryin to get a nice double flare in it. Unreal. Spent an hour or two under the truck on a creeper with a set of wrenches, lookin for loose bolts, clamps, etc, before I fire it up. I'm glad I did that. Lol. Driveshaft and exhaust are next. The tranny has a fixed rear yoke... Need a shaft built with an integral slip spline shaft in it I guess. (Otherwise no slip in driveline at all)

[texasld]

That switch box looks awesome! How is that swirl look achieved?

[Molberg]

Originally Posted by texasld

That switch box looks awesome! How is that swirl look achieved?

Hey thanks! It's called metal jeweling. Do it with some of the other artsy stuff I waste time on. Real easy to do. Some use a piece of aluminum dowel in a drill press, I used a mini 3m die grinder pad (course) in the drill press. Mark a grid on metal so swirls intersect with eachother. Lots of different techniques or different looks. Videos online if u search metal jeweling.