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ohsocountry86 · 02-25-2010, 03:07 AM

Im sorry I know this is pointless but after two years I have to share I got my truck running I havent touched it for a year and a half. I did fluid changes new valve cover and gaskets. Then it didnt want to fire put cas in the carb and bam ran like a new car couldnt believe it sounded amazing and wasnt missing at all. I know this is pointless just sooo excited had to share.

SBC · 02-25-2010, 03:38 AM

success/progress are always good to hear. one reason i enjoy this forum is because it is a place to post info like you have above. way to go, now drive the hell out of it to make up for lost time!!!!

ohsocountry86 · 02-25-2010, 03:44 AM

I have boxes and boxes of goodies for it just waiting and begging to go on. I just didnt do it because whats the point in a beautiful truck that doesnt run.

Mike J · 02-25-2010, 09:06 AM

I moved mine down the driveway out of the garage a couple weeks ago- was the first time I had ever got to drive it- so we understand your excitement!
To the average person, who cares?, but to the guys on here, we get it! Good luck with the rest of the project.

Shyguy · 02-25-2010, 10:24 AM

Glad to hear you got it to running and so good.

To me no post is pointless, I like reading them all.

A few weeks ago I finally got around to starting my two trucks, they had set all winter.

I was surprised both batteries were still up.

I did have to use a little starting fluid on the '71 with the Q-jet. The '67 with the monojet fired right up.

I am getting pretty old so I figure this will be the year I better start restoring them, but where to start is the question.

The '71 will get an engine transplant in the next few weeks. Changing from a stock 350 to mild built 454. I don't need the extra power, but my grandson wants the 350 for better mileage.

Danny

**lks dcvn** · 02-25-2010, 11:03 AM

Not sure about the useless part. You got some work done on your truck - and got it running after a long sleep.

Several people don't even get that far...

Congrats on getting it back up and running!

**Stocker** · 02-25-2010, 11:51 AM

Well of course it started -- it's a Chevy!!

TomJohnston · 02-25-2010, 12:37 PM

I put the beast away in Nov. and can hardly wait to get her on the road again. Too much salt and snow and crap up here in the north (Minneapolis mn) plus medical restriction keeps me from driving until May 1. I want to work on it but in an unheated garage it's cold! (-3 this morning) There's stuff in the parts bin and I need to put a muffler on. Hard to wait that's for sure!

GREASEMONKEY72 · 02-25-2010, 12:56 PM

i know the feeling about waiting

mine hasnt been a year or anything but it still sucks to have to wait to enjoy your truck

ohsocountry86 · 02-25-2010, 04:49 PM

Damn right lol my friend has been trying to start his 86 dodge ram for a week and it only sat about six months hahaha should have got a chevy

lt704 · 02-25-2010, 09:59 PM

Glad to hear about your truck. just doing small things to our trucks make a big improvment. good luck with the rest.

ohsocountry86 · 03-02-2010, 01:02 AM

Finally out of its small crappy home yay felt amazing to sit behind the wheel again. cant believe it fit in there.

ohsocountry86 · 03-02-2010, 10:12 PM

I was wondering someone told me i forgot i dont have a paypal account how else can i get a membership?

**VetteVet** · 03-03-2010, 12:16 AM

Only HEI posts are pointless.

Jacfourteen · 03-03-2010, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VetteVet

Only HEI posts are pointless.

truck humor is great!

ohsocountry86 · 03-03-2010, 04:25 AM

lol

Jacfourteen · 03-03-2010, 12:44 PM

congrats on the first run! That is a huge motivator to hear it run, after that you just want to drive it. Hurry up and get it on the road and enjoy the heck out of it!

**mr48chev** · 03-03-2010, 01:06 PM

That first time having the engine run or that first pass up and down the driveway are always something to remember and take note of. Most of the rest of us have had that thrill at least once and it never gets old, at least to me.

I think you can do a Paypal account without having too much personal info or bank account on it and you can always get a prepaid card to use as the credit card on it. My daughter uses that style of card for online purchases. I'm not sure where she gets it but she can have the store reload money on it and go again like some phone cards.

hicktownhotrodder · 03-03-2010, 06:29 PM

OMG the snow is melting!!!!

02-25-2010, 03:07 AM	#1
ohsocountry86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: clackamas oregon Posts: 269	useless post Im sorry I know this is pointless but after two years I have to share I got my truck running I havent touched it for a year and a half. I did fluid changes new valve cover and gaskets. Then it didnt want to fire put cas in the carb and bam ran like a new car couldnt believe it sounded amazing and wasnt missing at all. I know this is pointless just sooo excited had to share. __________________ I can die happy now i own a c-10 TRICKNRACY cars baby TRICKNRACYCARS.ORG

02-25-2010, 03:38 AM	#2
SBC Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 202	Re: useless post success/progress are always good to hear. one reason i enjoy this forum is because it is a place to post info like you have above. way to go, now drive the hell out of it to make up for lost time!!!! __________________ 1967 C-10 Project 2008 Suburban 2017 GMC Sierra

02-25-2010, 03:44 AM	#3
ohsocountry86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: clackamas oregon Posts: 269	Re: useless post I have boxes and boxes of goodies for it just waiting and begging to go on. I just didnt do it because whats the point in a beautiful truck that doesnt run. __________________ I can die happy now i own a c-10 TRICKNRACY cars baby TRICKNRACYCARS.ORG

02-25-2010, 09:06 AM	#4
Mike J vw guy & now c-10 guy Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Louisville,KY Posts: 483	Re: useless post I moved mine down the driveway out of the garage a couple weeks ago- was the first time I had ever got to drive it- so we understand your excitement! To the average person, who cares?, but to the guys on here, we get it! Good luck with the rest of the project. __________________ '68 long fleet Finally made some progress on the build!!! My Build Thread

02-25-2010, 10:24 AM	#5
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: useless post Glad to hear you got it to running and so good. To me no post is pointless, I like reading them all. A few weeks ago I finally got around to starting my two trucks, they had set all winter. I was surprised both batteries were still up. I did have to use a little starting fluid on the '71 with the Q-jet. The '67 with the monojet fired right up. I am getting pretty old so I figure this will be the year I better start restoring them, but where to start is the question. The '71 will get an engine transplant in the next few weeks. Changing from a stock 350 to mild built 454. I don't need the extra power, but my grandson wants the 350 for better mileage. Danny __________________ '67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E.

02-25-2010, 11:03 AM	#6
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,344	Re: useless post Not sure about the useless part. You got some work done on your truck - and got it running after a long sleep. Several people don't even get that far... Congrats on getting it back up and running!

02-25-2010, 11:51 AM	#7
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,667	Re: useless post Well of course it started -- it's a Chevy!! __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

02-25-2010, 12:37 PM	#8
TomJohnston Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: somewhere, MN Posts: 110	Re: useless post I put the beast away in Nov. and can hardly wait to get her on the road again. Too much salt and snow and crap up here in the north (Minneapolis mn) plus medical restriction keeps me from driving until May 1. I want to work on it but in an unheated garage it's cold! (-3 this morning) There's stuff in the parts bin and I need to put a muffler on. Hard to wait that's for sure! __________________ Dad's 1970 Chevy C10 Custom 350, auto, armstrong power windows and doorlocks "My carbon footprint is bigger than yours"

02-25-2010, 12:56 PM	#9
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: useless post i know the feeling about waiting mine hasnt been a year or anything but it still sucks to have to wait to enjoy your truck __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

02-25-2010, 04:49 PM	#10
ohsocountry86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: clackamas oregon Posts: 269	Re: useless post Damn right lol my friend has been trying to start his 86 dodge ram for a week and it only sat about six months hahaha should have got a chevy __________________ I can die happy now i own a c-10 TRICKNRACY cars baby TRICKNRACYCARS.ORG

02-25-2010, 09:59 PM	#11
lt704 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berkley, Massachusetts Posts: 235	Re: useless post Glad to hear about your truck. just doing small things to our trucks make a big improvment. good luck with the rest.

03-02-2010, 01:02 AM	#12
ohsocountry86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: clackamas oregon Posts: 269	Re: useless post Finally out of its small crappy home yay felt amazing to sit behind the wheel again. cant believe it fit in there. Attached Images __________________ I can die happy now i own a c-10 TRICKNRACY cars baby TRICKNRACYCARS.ORG

03-02-2010, 10:12 PM	#13
ohsocountry86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: clackamas oregon Posts: 269	Re: useless post I was wondering someone told me i forgot i dont have a paypal account how else can i get a membership? __________________ I can die happy now i own a c-10 TRICKNRACY cars baby TRICKNRACYCARS.ORG

03-03-2010, 12:16 AM	#14
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,715	Re: useless post Only HEI posts are pointless. __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.

03-03-2010, 04:25 AM	#16
ohsocountry86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: clackamas oregon Posts: 269	Re: useless post lol __________________ I can die happy now i own a c-10 TRICKNRACY cars baby TRICKNRACYCARS.ORG



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03-03-2010, 12:44 PM	#17
Jacfourteen Big Red - Now its a SWB! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, Ca Posts: 1,624	Re: useless post congrats on the first run! That is a huge motivator to hear it run, after that you just want to drive it. Hurry up and get it on the road and enjoy the heck out of it! __________________ 68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread 41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original 01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's

03-03-2010, 01:06 PM	#18
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,596	Re: useless post That first time having the engine run or that first pass up and down the driveway are always something to remember and take note of. Most of the rest of us have had that thrill at least once and it never gets old, at least to me. I think you can do a Paypal account without having too much personal info or bank account on it and you can always get a prepaid card to use as the credit card on it. My daughter uses that style of card for online purchases. I'm not sure where she gets it but she can have the store reload money on it and go again like some phone cards.

03-03-2010, 06:29 PM	#19
hicktownhotrodder Rollin Coal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Winnebago Illinios Posts: 131	Re: useless post OMG the snow is melting!!!! __________________ I have three letters to all these import guys: God-Made-Chevy 04 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax 1972 Chevrolet C-30 Dually Pickup stock? 350 SM465 four speed 1977 GMC K-35, TH-400, 4X4 450 horse 454(dad's) 1993 Dodge cummins 5-speed DEAD!!

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