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jcramsey · 11-06-2013, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Low Elco

Glad the trip went well!

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Originally Posted by rusty76

Congrats on a safe and fun trip.

Thanks guys!

Sold my DD last week so the 66 is taking its place until I can find a replacement.

NEWFISHER · 11-06-2013, 10:51 AM

Daily driving the older ones is what its all about...good job

jcramsey · 11-22-2013, 06:07 PM

Had some family in town last weekend for my wifes swearing in ceremony to the SC Bar so I took the time to recruit my dad and brother into helping me remove the bed so I could get access to the frame and install my c-notch and lowering blocks. Removed a handful of bolts and the taillights and the bed was ready to go. Ended up using a logging chain on the rear and ratchet straps on each corner of the front. Also built a little frame screwed into a wall stud to further support it. Working out great so far. I can park in the garage and pull it forward just a bit when I want to work on the frame. Ground out a few of the rivets in preparation for the notch to go in, and went ahead and put the lowering blocks in today, just to see how they were going to do. I'm pleased. Hopefully I can get the free time this weekend to finish up the notch and get the bed back on.

Everybody likes pics...

rusty76 · 11-22-2013, 08:31 PM

Cool to see ya working on the truck. Congrats to your wife too!

jcramsey · 12-30-2013, 04:49 PM

Here's whats coming down the pike for the Egg Hauler after I get the c-notches in and bed back on.

3 speed w/ overdrive!

After my big trip to NC it was very evident that an extra gear out on the highway would be really helpful. I found a guy up near Greensboro, NC that had two overdrive transmissions for sale and my dad and brother went to pick them up for me a couple weeks ago. My mom, dad and brother came to visit me and my wife this weekend and help put down some new floors upstairs, so the transmissions came along for the ride. My dad had an extra 3speed he gave me so I've got a side cover and a good set of gears if it turns out I need them. Hopefully I should be able to make at least 1 good transmission from all that I have. You can see a few chipped teeth on the gears on the second pic...enough to both with or should I go ahead and put in the better gears from the other trans?

Fingers crossed!

rusty76 · 12-30-2013, 07:45 PM

Man I was thinking if you came to Greensboro you should have yelled and we could have gotten together. Glad to see you got another trans.

**TJ's Chevy** · 12-30-2013, 07:48 PM

Coming along nicely.

jcramsey · 12-31-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rusty76

Man I was thinking if you came to Greensboro you should have yelled and we could have gotten together. Glad to see you got another trans.

If I get down your way again I will be sure to give you a holler. I've been close to Midway quite a few times, but its been a while. Most of my friends from college are from Thomasville.

**TJ's Chevy** · 12-31-2013, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jcramsey

If I get down your way again I will be sure to give you a holler. I've been close to Midway quite a few times, but its been a while. Most of my friends from college are from Thomasville.

Sorry if I missed something...but...are those trannys automatics??? Just wonderin....cause they don't look like 200 or 700 r4. Nice finds.

jcramsey · 12-31-2013, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

Sorry if I missed something...but...are those trannys automatics??? Just wonderin....cause they don't look like 200 or 700 r4. Nice finds.

Hey TJ..these are 3 speed manual trans with an external Borg Warner R10 overdrive unit (looks like an oil filter sticking out of the side of the trans). This way I can retain my factory 3 on the tree, but get the extra gear I was looking for without having to chop up my floor.

rusty76 · 12-31-2013, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jcramsey

If I get down your way again I will be sure to give you a holler. I've been close to Midway quite a few times, but its been a while. Most of my friends from college are from Thomasville.

Just came through Thomasville the other day.

jcramsey · 01-06-2014, 04:08 PM

Finally got a free weekend to work on the truck! Had the whole day this past saturday to finish up my c-notch install. Worst part of the install was grinding/drilling out the old rivets. Once I had them out and my notch marked on the frame it was smooth sailing. I thought the fitment on the CPP notch was excellent as the passenger side slid right on and all the holes lined up nice on the first try. I attribute this to the slotted hole design in the notches because the two track bar holes on the back of the drivers side notch were not slotted and I had to widen the frame holes just a bit to get them lined up. Overall I was very pleased with the parts though.

rusty76 · 01-06-2014, 06:32 PM

Looking good

jcramsey · 01-30-2014, 10:07 AM

Got my bed put back on the other day, sold my headers and ordered a finned carb hat with elbow and filter from classicinlines. I opted for the larger cone filter over the smaller one. I think it will look nice...and hopefully the carb hat will be useful if I ever decide to go turbo one day

rusty76 · 01-30-2014, 09:16 PM

That's interesting I've never seen a carb hat that looked like that. Pretty neat. Now you need a turbo to go with it....lol.

jcramsey · 01-31-2014, 09:31 AM

Thanks rusty... It might be undersized for air requirments of a turbo application..who knows? It will be a while before I even seriously contemplate that, although I dream about it all the time

jcramsey · 01-31-2014, 11:02 AM

Should have posted this the other day. Snapped a picture of my in process bed lowering job. I was a nervous wreck but it went back on without a hitch.

And the new stance with the 2" blocks in the back. Looks better leveled out to me.

jcramsey · 01-31-2014, 02:20 PM

Just stepped outside to let the dog out and carb hat was on the door mat. Had to stick it on to see how it looks.

rusty76 · 01-31-2014, 05:54 PM

Truck looks awesome man. I really dig it. The look is right on.

Bomp · 01-31-2014, 11:25 PM

Nice stance!

Ta2Don · 01-31-2014, 11:33 PM

Looking Good!

Jeff La · 02-01-2014, 12:08 AM

Love that carb cap, didn't even know they were made

jcramsey · 02-01-2014, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bomp

Nice stance!

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Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Looking Good!

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Originally Posted by Jeff La

Love that carb cap, didn't even know they were made

Thanks guys!

McMurphy · 02-01-2014, 04:13 PM

It would be impossible for me to resist setting up some sort of cold air induction with that carb set up you have!!

I like it

**TJ's Chevy** · 02-01-2014, 08:54 PM

Looks really awesome! Nice pick! Now you'll have a cold air intake.

11-06-2013, 10:51 AM	#2
NEWFISHER Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,303	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Daily driving the older ones is what its all about...good job

11-22-2013, 06:07 PM	#3
jcramsey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Marion, NC Posts: 851	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Had some family in town last weekend for my wifes swearing in ceremony to the SC Bar so I took the time to recruit my dad and brother into helping me remove the bed so I could get access to the frame and install my c-notch and lowering blocks. Removed a handful of bolts and the taillights and the bed was ready to go. Ended up using a logging chain on the rear and ratchet straps on each corner of the front. Also built a little frame screwed into a wall stud to further support it. Working out great so far. I can park in the garage and pull it forward just a bit when I want to work on the frame. Ground out a few of the rivets in preparation for the notch to go in, and went ahead and put the lowering blocks in today, just to see how they were going to do. I'm pleased. Hopefully I can get the free time this weekend to finish up the notch and get the bed back on. Everybody likes pics... Attached Images __________________ The Egg Hauler The Government Mule

11-22-2013, 08:31 PM	#4
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Cool to see ya working on the truck. Congrats to your wife too! __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

12-30-2013, 04:49 PM	#5
jcramsey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Marion, NC Posts: 851	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Here's whats coming down the pike for the Egg Hauler after I get the c-notches in and bed back on. 3 speed w/ overdrive! After my big trip to NC it was very evident that an extra gear out on the highway would be really helpful. I found a guy up near Greensboro, NC that had two overdrive transmissions for sale and my dad and brother went to pick them up for me a couple weeks ago. My mom, dad and brother came to visit me and my wife this weekend and help put down some new floors upstairs, so the transmissions came along for the ride. My dad had an extra 3speed he gave me so I've got a side cover and a good set of gears if it turns out I need them. Hopefully I should be able to make at least 1 good transmission from all that I have. You can see a few chipped teeth on the gears on the second pic...enough to both with or should I go ahead and put in the better gears from the other trans? Fingers crossed! Attached Images __________________ The Egg Hauler The Government Mule

12-30-2013, 07:45 PM	#6
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Man I was thinking if you came to Greensboro you should have yelled and we could have gotten together. Glad to see you got another trans. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

12-30-2013, 07:48 PM	#7
TJ's Chevy Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10,384	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Coming along nicely. __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw

01-06-2014, 04:08 PM	#12
jcramsey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Marion, NC Posts: 851	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Finally got a free weekend to work on the truck! Had the whole day this past saturday to finish up my c-notch install. Worst part of the install was grinding/drilling out the old rivets. Once I had them out and my notch marked on the frame it was smooth sailing. I thought the fitment on the CPP notch was excellent as the passenger side slid right on and all the holes lined up nice on the first try. I attribute this to the slotted hole design in the notches because the two track bar holes on the back of the drivers side notch were not slotted and I had to widen the frame holes just a bit to get them lined up. Overall I was very pleased with the parts though. Attached Images __________________ The Egg Hauler The Government Mule

01-06-2014, 06:32 PM	#13
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Looking good __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

01-30-2014, 10:07 AM	#14
jcramsey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Marion, NC Posts: 851	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Got my bed put back on the other day, sold my headers and ordered a finned carb hat with elbow and filter from classicinlines. I opted for the larger cone filter over the smaller one. I think it will look nice...and hopefully the carb hat will be useful if I ever decide to go turbo one day __________________ The Egg Hauler The Government Mule

01-30-2014, 09:16 PM	#15
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build That's interesting I've never seen a carb hat that looked like that. Pretty neat. Now you need a turbo to go with it....lol. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

01-31-2014, 09:31 AM	#16
jcramsey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Marion, NC Posts: 851	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Thanks rusty... It might be undersized for air requirments of a turbo application..who knows? It will be a while before I even seriously contemplate that, although I dream about it all the time __________________ The Egg Hauler The Government Mule

01-31-2014, 11:02 AM	#17
jcramsey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Marion, NC Posts: 851	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Should have posted this the other day. Snapped a picture of my in process bed lowering job. I was a nervous wreck but it went back on without a hitch. And the new stance with the 2" blocks in the back. Looks better leveled out to me. Attached Images __________________ The Egg Hauler The Government Mule

01-31-2014, 02:20 PM	#18
jcramsey Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Marion, NC Posts: 851	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Just stepped outside to let the dog out and carb hat was on the door mat. Had to stick it on to see how it looks. Attached Images __________________ The Egg Hauler The Government Mule

01-31-2014, 05:54 PM	#19
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Truck looks awesome man. I really dig it. The look is right on. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

01-31-2014, 11:25 PM	#20
Bomp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: . Posts: 3,104	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Nice stance!



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01-31-2014, 11:33 PM	#21
Ta2Don Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Searcy, AR Posts: 4,203	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Looking Good! __________________ DON Proverbs 27:17 US Air Force Retarded errr Retired My '65 Stepper Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=533920 My '60 Rusty Patina Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...66#post7402266 My '72 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post7204359 SOLD

02-01-2014, 12:08 AM	#22
Jeff La Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Donaldsonville, La. Posts: 1,024	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Love that carb cap, didn't even know they were made

02-01-2014, 04:13 PM	#24
McMurphy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,425	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build It would be impossible for me to resist setting up some sort of cold air induction with that carb set up you have!! I like it __________________ Michael McMurphy My 66 Stepside My 64 Tow Truck My 66 Tempest Table Of Contents Added to Page1

02-01-2014, 08:54 PM	#25
TJ's Chevy Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10,384	Re: The Egg Hauler.... not much of a build Looks really awesome! Nice pick! Now you'll have a cold air intake. __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw

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