1966 C10 Project Truck

[scoot_mcgrute]

Originally Posted by siggyfreud

Shoot me a PM if you're ever going to be in the FG area. Always welcome to stop by and check it out . If you're around often PM me and I'll send you my cell in case you want to swing by sometime.

Will do

I got the chance to work on the truck all weekend. While I didn't get to make progress on the things I wanted to, I was able to hammer out a bunch of little things that had popped up and I did get to hear it run! I still have to tinker with the alternator bracket and build my power steering adjuster bracket before I can run it for longer but hearing it run was definitely awesome!

Work was a little slow on Friday so I was able to break away from my desk for a few and hammer out the pieces I needed to hook my clutch pedal up to the master.


I had tapped one of them to 5/16-18 but needed 5/16-24, doh! I actually cut a section of the factory panhard bar to remake it, worked slick!


Linkage shot


Pedal is right in line with the brake pedal, much better for me


The lower radiator hose put up more of a fight than I thought. I spent easily half the day on Saturday just trying to find one that worked. Thought I had it but when I got home, it still didn't work. I had some 1.75 tubing laying around from an old project and had the perfect bend in it. Lucky!


Finished up, looks great! I did run a weld bead around each end to create a lip so the hoses don't slip off later.


Got the shocks on


Sunday night, I pushed it out of the garage to give it some fresh air and make room for the bed pieces. This is the first time it's been outside since March!




I did get a wild hare and fired it up too. I didn't have the belts on it so I only ran it for a short time. It seems to run great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e9-tnDUMeo

Yesterday, I worked on the bed and dad came by to help troubleshoot the clutch. He fixed some of it but it appears that the throwout bearing isn't 100% correct on the shift fork so looks like I get to pull the tranny and fix that.

Bed wood turned out great! I wish it had the holes in it but that's also looking like why this kit was cheaper than anywhere else. No biggie.

[TJ's Chevy]

Looking real good! Engine sounds good! Might retard the timing a hair. Hope the clutch is an easy fix!

[62stepside longbox]

Nice work, your sure getting a lot done

[scoot_mcgrute]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Looking real good! Engine sounds good! Might retard the timing a hair. Hope the clutch is an easy fix!

Thanks man! I put the engine at TDC and then the distributor close to what I remembered seeing so you may be right on the timing. I still need to get a couple things done before I can run the engine long term to check the timing and such.

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Nice work, your sure getting a lot done

Thanks! Being single does have it's benefits sometimes

[forestb]

Won't the inside of that tubing rust?

Originally Posted by scoot_mcgrute

Thanks man! I put the engine at TDC and then the distributor close to what I remembered seeing so you may be right on the timing. I still need to get a couple things done before I can run the engine long term to check the timing and such.



Thanks! Being single does have it's benefits sometimes

[scoot_mcgrute]

Originally Posted by forestb

Won't the inside of that tubing rust?

Yep, it will rust. The water pump and engine block will rust also.

[TJ's Chevy]

Keep Antifreeze in there and that will help prevent rust.

[scoot_mcgrute]

Pretty sure I have this tranny problem licked. It appears that I had 2 issues with the input shaft. The first was that it was too long and it was hitting the crank. The 2nd appeared today and that is the clutch disc was bottoming out on the backside of the splines which was also binding things up. I'll make a spacer on Monday and hopefully have this thing figured out soon. The spacer will go between the tranny and bellhousing so I will have to modify my crossmember a bit and also will need to remeasure for the driveline and get it shortened. Oh well at least I have it figured out!

For a father's day surprise, I had dad's new wheels powder coated white and even got to get his new tires mounted and on the truck this morning. I can't wait to see his reaction when he gets home tomorrow!

[62stepside longbox]

Instead of making a spacer plate couldn't you just shorten your bearing retainer? That is what I did with mine