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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
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Although, it continues to have issues. I advanced the timing a smidge and it runs better. I drove it this afternoon for quite a while and it never overheated, but it was trying to stall at idle. I nursed it home and open the hood to find a dropping fuel pressure. The line was very warm and I'm thinking vapor lock. It's out cooling down now and I'll check it later to see how it is. I have a hard time believing the filters are clogging. Everything was either new or completely washed out before installing. If it is getting hot with that return line recircing at the pump inlet, I'll have to get another line back to the tank so it can mix and cool the fuel. Another day, another problem to solve.  I love driving it though. Every trip in town the past few days has been in the truck and it turns heads everywhere.
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09-12-2011, 08:52 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Took it for another drive, just down to the school to watch my sons football game. It ran great, no problems. So I have a heat related fuel pressure problem. Yippee!
My daughter came to the game after her volleyball practice. She waited for me in the truck while I talked to the coach. When I got there she said the guys talking by the car next to mine were talking about my truck and that one of them said he didn't have the patience to do something like that.  Time to order parts. I need those little plastic nuts for the headlight adjustment screws. Sheesh, never ending it seems.
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09-17-2011, 05:57 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Been a busy week between work, watching my kids activities and going to see the Foo Fighters wednesday night
  Today I took some time to do a few things though. First I swapped the distributor and it is running smoother and more consistant. Now I can continue to adjust the EFI tune. Looks the same, I know, but you guys love your pics...  Finally got the wife out for a ride. She loves it but said the fuel pump is too loud. Considering the rear window isn't in yet and the side windows were down, I think it'll get quieter. When we got home I figured I better get the headlights in, hich means touching up the paint on the grill. I got it masked off and sprayed some semi gloss black rustoleum, so maybe by tomorrow it'll be dry enough to touch. The headlight buckets were painted last weekend. I picked up new headlight adjuster screws and plastic nuts at Napa. So tomorrow I should be able to finish that.   While I was painting I figured it was a good time to do the kick panel vents. These were my originals and in surprisingly good shape. I cleaned them up and sanded the one side of one that had some surface rust. The paint on these things practically rubs off. All of the brackets, etc got sprayed also, so another bit I'll be able to check off the list soon.   I got another layer of insulation for the floor this week. I saw it on another thread (gringoloco's) and figured for the minimal cost, why not. http://www.lobucrod.com/index.html Gringo's thread... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...64#post4898864 That's probably it for today. I have to watch the paint dry. I'm not ready yet for the 50 mile drive to the show tomorrow in this, but I'm still going. Maybe I'll get to bring home some cool bits from the swap meet. Daburb is trying to talk me into buying his vac/tach dash. I'm trying to talk him into buying my 2wd blazer frame.
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09-17-2011, 06:14 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Very nice work. Looked through the build and can't believe how much you've done. I think it would look cool to chrome those wheels.
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09-17-2011, 06:41 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Looking good. Have fun at the show and hope you find some good treasures and have an uneventful ride
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09-18-2011, 06:50 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
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 You probably will NOT believe this, but everything in the first picture except the hub caps and 2 mini window cranks in the right upper corner I got from one guy for $50. The stuff mentioned above cost me another $12. I love a good deal. I turned down some body parts (door, fender, cowl) he was including in that price because they wouldn't fit in my car and they had some rust issues, etc. he recently finished his 67 truck build and was getting rid of everything left over in one shot. Besides this stuff I bought a new mirror, brake pedal/trim, neutral safety switch and the correct headlight adjusters from Kevin (daburb) Gramentz of Bowtie Truck Stop, who was there. If you are looking for new or used parts for 47-07 chevy trucks around MN here give him a call or e-mail at 612-242-9925, daburb@gmail.com
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09-18-2011, 10:34 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Went out to the garage to see if I could get the headlights in and working. I managed to get part way there. I had a box of headlights in the attic, went through and found a pair of halogens. One ended up being burnt. Plugged the one good light in on the passenger side and it worked on high beam, not on low. Swapped it over to the other side and neither worked. Test light confirmed lack of power on all those circuits. I have a couple grounds that need bolted up, but I think I'll end up tracing it out to find the fault because the test light didn't show power with it grounded direct to the battery terminal. So I have more work to do, but here is a shot of my partial success...
 Here's a couple examples of what a few minutes with fine steel wool can get you.   Saw these at the swap meet and had to have them...  Not sure if I'll use them, but I wanted them anyway.
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09-19-2011, 12:14 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Those window cranks are really cool!!!
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09-19-2011, 12:50 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
im guessing impala cadillac vent window crank handles?
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09-19-2011, 08:23 AM
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09-19-2011, 09:47 AM
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On your interior vents that are down by your legs, i completely forgot about mine. ahaha. Do they sell replacement seals for those things?? Mine are shot.
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09-19-2011, 10:54 PM
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09-20-2011, 09:32 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
on the headlight relay deal..i am just installing a painless complete harness..do i still need to add the relays or did painless build these in ?? anyone know ?
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09-20-2011, 09:52 AM
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09-20-2011, 10:08 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
cool i will check it out ! thanks
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09-20-2011, 11:22 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
looks like a lot of good progress. I think you got your money worth at the swap meet too. Keep the pics coming.
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09-23-2011, 12:44 AM
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GEARHEAD
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
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The progress...found another halogen bulb and installed it. Didn't work on the wiring yet though. I'll do that this weekend. It sure looks better though. The only thing missing on the front is the little frame top bumper brackets. Maybe get those on this weekend also.  The rear window took longer to clean than it did to install. There are a couple small spots I'll have to touch up with black, but the wife is wondering if I can get a chrome one. Maybe I could just sand the black off the outer frame and polish that, leave the inner frame stuff black to go with the tinted glass. Any opinions on that? I was also thinking about getting the chrome trim for the rear window like the windshield. I also have a set of the trim for the back of the cab that was used to separate the colors for 2 tone, but can't remember ever seeing it on a truck that a single color. Might look cool. 
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09-23-2011, 12:49 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
i have seen plenty of two tone trucks. my dads 70 4wd custom cab truck was white and it had below the window trim and lower trim.
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09-23-2011, 01:09 AM
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09-23-2011, 01:13 AM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
i read what you said correctly my dads truck was ALL WHITE top to bottom and it had the rear cab trim. it was "1 tone" lol not 2 tone.
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09-23-2011, 10:11 AM
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The only things left to buy is a chrome grill (classic industries doesn't have it), front bumper, headlight bezels, stereo. I need upholstory work done and carpet. Other than that it's just me finishing installation of parts.
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09-23-2011, 07:29 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Took a few minutes to install the kick panel vents. They look pretty good, but now I see how terrible my brake pedal looks.
  And I swapped my new door mirror in. It looks better. The old one is listed in the for sale section if anyones interested. 
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09-23-2011, 08:29 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Looking good!
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09-24-2011, 07:12 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
I can't say I figured out what was wrong with the head lights, but I fixed them. It might have been just a misalignment of the plug into the dimmer switch, because that was the only thing I messed with. Pulled the plug to check for power, it was good, plugged it back in, lights work. All of them. Just bolted down the ground wire for the driver side which brightened it up and called it a day.
Well, almost. I painted the brake pedal and installed the new pad with trim. I also installed the driver side door panel and arm rest. Swapped the green arm rests on both doors, installed my mini window cranks (they work fine) and took it for a drive. It's running good and drives even better. Still need to swap the power steering pump, but you don't notice that on the highway. Took it for about a 8 mile drive out in the country without a hiccup. Couple things I'll need to do eventually is get the kickdown connected and adjusted (ordered a bracket this morning) and adjust the modulator on the tranny for a higher shift rpm from 2nd to 3rd. It's ready now. I trust it to go anywhere. There is still a short list of little things that still need attention, but nothing that keeps it from the road. I love it and just want to get back in it and go.
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If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy)HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 DuallyBigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff Last edited by hgs_notes; 09-24-2011 at 07:33 PM. |
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09-24-2011, 07:31 PM
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Re: Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build
Hey post #800. That calls for a pic.
 Punch list: Front bumper top brackets (paint) Polish other wheels heater box fat mat (almost there) adjust e-brake cable wire tie wiring on frame tailgate letters eustations to match panels horn inner fenders (need new nuts, paint bolts) gas gage reads high Cowl shims power steering pump Hook power lead to lighter Washer pump finish exhaust manual throttle cable firewall clamp/clip (keep it in the right spot) carpet/pad upholstory recovered alignment
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