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scoot_mcgrute · 03-27-2017, 09:44 AM

I got some good shop time with the Army Truck on Saturday. Ended up torqueing the new crank bolt, installing the power steering pulley, pulling the in-cab tank and moving the shifter hole for the T5. I wanted to get a little more done over the weekend but had to spend some time on the 2 upcoming 4WD events I have coming up. Shooting to have it back together before the end of April

scoot_mcgrute · 03-30-2017, 09:55 AM

Hit an unfortunate stopping point with the exhaust manifolds last night. I can't run the factory truck manifolds because they hit the frame so I picked up the Hooker block hugger manifolds and apparently the driver side manifold hits my slave cylinder. Oh well, I'll either get that swapped out for an internal slave or a pull style slave. No biggie. I was able to re-thread the temperature sending unit for 3/8NPT so that and getting the manifolds installed was a plus

Rethreaded temp sender

Tightening the driver exhaust manifold, I heard a little pop and the manifold seated all the way to the head. Crawled under the truck to find that it doesn't want to play nice with the slave cylinder I had.

The manifolds look amazing though!

66farmer · 03-31-2017, 09:39 AM

just read your thread great to see another stepper in the local area. keep up the great work.

The1960APE · 03-31-2017, 10:19 AM

Nice looking build! I'm a bit partial to the LS swaps...!!!

scoot_mcgrute · 04-03-2017, 10:58 AM

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words, they keep me going

Pretty much no progress over the weekend but I did get the new slave cylinder so I can start making a bracket for that this week. I went with a pull style slave cylinder off of Speedway Motors, should work out quite well.

I spent Saturday spectating at an autocross and gathering some Jeep parts, I had the bikini top fly off the Jeep on Friday, and when I got home, I tinkered a little bit but mostly cleaned the garage up.

Sunday, dad and I pre-ran a course for an upcoming 4wd event that I'm putting on. It's a great loop and I can't wait to have the competitors run it! Just for fun, here's a video of my dad driving up a little climb in a gravel pit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtmBDUvKQTw

More progress on the Army Truck this week

03-27-2017, 09:44 AM	#1
scoot_mcgrute Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tigard, Or Posts: 503	Re: 1966 C10 Project Truck I got some good shop time with the Army Truck on Saturday. Ended up torqueing the new crank bolt, installing the power steering pulley, pulling the in-cab tank and moving the shifter hole for the T5. I wanted to get a little more done over the weekend but had to spend some time on the 2 upcoming 4WD events I have coming up. Shooting to have it back together before the end of April __________________ 1966 Army Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=691778

03-30-2017, 09:55 AM	#2
scoot_mcgrute Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tigard, Or Posts: 503	Re: 1966 C10 Project Truck Hit an unfortunate stopping point with the exhaust manifolds last night. I can't run the factory truck manifolds because they hit the frame so I picked up the Hooker block hugger manifolds and apparently the driver side manifold hits my slave cylinder. Oh well, I'll either get that swapped out for an internal slave or a pull style slave. No biggie. I was able to re-thread the temperature sending unit for 3/8NPT so that and getting the manifolds installed was a plus Rethreaded temp sender Tightening the driver exhaust manifold, I heard a little pop and the manifold seated all the way to the head. Crawled under the truck to find that it doesn't want to play nice with the slave cylinder I had. The manifolds look amazing though! __________________ 1966 Army Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=691778

03-31-2017, 09:39 AM	#3
66farmer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Plains Oregon Posts: 684	Re: 1966 C10 Project Truck just read your thread great to see another stepper in the local area. keep up the great work.

03-31-2017, 10:19 AM	#4
The1960APE Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 494	Re: 1966 C10 Project Truck Nice looking build! I'm a bit partial to the LS swaps...!!! __________________ 1965 Olds 442 "Project Oldmobile" 1971 2wd GMC Jimmy..."The Orangutan" 1961 Apache "The Ape" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679735

04-03-2017, 10:58 AM	#5
scoot_mcgrute Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tigard, Or Posts: 503	Re: 1966 C10 Project Truck Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words, they keep me going Pretty much no progress over the weekend but I did get the new slave cylinder so I can start making a bracket for that this week. I went with a pull style slave cylinder off of Speedway Motors, should work out quite well. I spent Saturday spectating at an autocross and gathering some Jeep parts, I had the bikini top fly off the Jeep on Friday, and when I got home, I tinkered a little bit but mostly cleaned the garage up. Sunday, dad and I pre-ran a course for an upcoming 4wd event that I'm putting on. It's a great loop and I can't wait to have the competitors run it! Just for fun, here's a video of my dad driving up a little climb in a gravel pit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtmBDUvKQTw More progress on the Army Truck this week __________________ 1966 Army Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=691778



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