What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 - Page 136 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

rollenhard · 06-20-2019, 03:44 PM

Getting truck ready for local car show this weekend

nvrdone · 06-20-2019, 11:09 PM

sweet lookin ride. where's a build thread??

NorCalGal · 06-20-2019, 11:27 PM

Damn show us more pic of that sweet truck!

MARTINSR · 06-21-2019, 01:11 AM

Oh oh oh damn that looks nice!

Brian

MARTINSR · 06-21-2019, 01:12 AM

Got the tank going in, went to the hardware store and got all the bolts, made a spacer for the front one in the frame, looking good!

Brian

MiraclePieCo · 06-21-2019, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Got the tank going in, went to the hardware store and got all the bolts, made a spacer for the front one in the frame, looking good!

Brian

Unique mounting - side tank in rear frame quadrant. Cool.

rollenhard · 06-21-2019, 11:00 AM

Thanks For The Complements. Sorry No Build Thread

Black_Sheep · 06-22-2019, 08:42 AM

Heading to the MSRA Back to the 50's weekend, Friday at 4:30 am...

**oldman3** · 06-22-2019, 09:14 AM

Mark, enjoy the show it's a great one...Jim

Black_Sheep · 06-22-2019, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by oldman3

Mark, enjoy the show it's a great one...Jim

It is, I don’t think I’ve missed more than a couple times in the 46 years it’s existed. We have Moms memorial service this morning so we won’t get there til sometime this afternoon

MARTINSR · 06-22-2019, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

It is, I don’t think I’ve missed more than a couple times in the 46 years it’s existed. We have Moms memorial service this morning so we won’t get there til sometime this afternoon

Your mom recently passed? So sorry to hear, that's never easy. Prayers going her way.

Brian

Black_Sheep · 06-22-2019, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Your mom recently passed? So sorry to hear, that's never easy. Prayers going her way.

Brian

Memorial Day weekend Brian, thanks for the kind words

evilokc · 06-22-2019, 11:46 PM

today I did a couple of things on my todo list. ive been meaning to install some ground straps for a while as my truck has none. every now and then the motor will continue to turn over when the key is off. that's a ground issue. ive also wanted to look at my timing .the truck runs fine and starts great to. I feel like its missing some power though. a year or two ago my brother and I timed it by ear because the starter was dragging. its a gen 1 sbc and normal initial timing would be between 12-14. mine was at 4. I moved it to 10 and the motor smoothed out and the rpms went up. I moved it to 12 and again the rpms went up and the motor was smoother still. I revved it a few times to see if it was going to ping but it didn't. I adjusted the idle and took it around the block. it was a crazy difference in power. it felt really smooth too. I went back to the house to gather my stuff to run some errands. when i started it the starter dragged. I ran my errands which was about 10 miles with two stops. the starter seemed to drag a little less as I went on. im not sure how that works. i did notice a pretty good increase in power and smoothness. the truck felt fast. idle was already good but it improved. i got home with a bolt to go in the alternator bracket and a ground strap for the starter. i was so impressed with the difference some timing made that i decided to adjust it from 12 to 14 btdc. that's still in the normal range. my battery is in the bed floor. so i hook the timing gun to the alternator. i started the truck and i saw sparks. i reached in and turned off the truck but it kept turning over with the key in the off position. more and more sparks. i ran over and the clips for the timing gun were glowing. i pulled it off. the truck continued to turn over. i pulled the bat cable off and it went to sleep. i installed the ground strap, removed the alternator. i wanted to check on it since there was so much heat by the wires. sure enough one had burned through. fixed the wire and hooked the battery back up. when i turned the key i got power but it didn't even try to turn the motor over. im going to put it on a charger tonight but im pretty sure i fried the battery. i hope the ground strap stops that from happening again. so today my truck went from running okay to really well to not at all.

MiraclePieCo · 06-23-2019, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evilokc

today I did a couple of things on my todo list. ive been meaning to install some ground straps for a while as my truck has none. every now and then the motor will continue to turn over when the key is off. that's a ground issue. ive also wanted to look at my timing .the truck runs fine and starts great to. I feel like its missing some power though. a year or two ago my brother and I timed it by ear because the starter was dragging. its a gen 1 sbc and normal initial timing would be between 12-14. mine was at 4. I moved it to 10 and the motor smoothed out and the rpms went up. I moved it to 12 and again the rpms went up and the motor was smoother still. I revved it a few times to see if it was going to ping but it didn't. I adjusted the idle and took it around the block. it was a crazy difference in power. it felt really smooth too. I went back to the house to gather my stuff to run some errands. when i started it the starter dragged. I ran my errands which was about 10 miles with two stops. the starter seemed to drag a little less as I went on. im not sure how that works. i did notice a pretty good increase in power and smoothness. the truck felt fast. idle was already good but it improved. i got home with a bolt to go in the alternator bracket and a ground strap for the starter. i was so impressed with the difference some timing made that i decided to adjust it from 12 to 14 btdc. that's still in the normal range. my battery is in the bed floor. so i hook the timing gun to the alternator. i started the truck and i saw sparks. i reached in and turned off the truck but it kept turning over with the key in the off position. more and more sparks. i ran over and the clips for the timing gun were glowing. i pulled it off. the truck continued to turn over. i pulled the bat cable off and it went to sleep. i installed the ground strap, removed the alternator. i wanted to check on it since there was so much heat by the wires. sure enough one had burned through. fixed the wire and hooked the battery back up. when i turned the key i got power but it didn't even try to turn the motor over. im going to put it on a charger tonight but im pretty sure i fried the battery. i hope the ground strap stops that from happening again. so today my truck went from running okay to really well to not at all.

Wow, scary.

And yeah, bad grounds will cause some incredibly weird electrical anomalies.

MARTINSR · 06-23-2019, 09:38 AM

That is scary! My brother recently had his hood prop rod fall onto the battery and the battery melted a hole in it sitting there on the firewall! This is his 39 Ford that he had in the seventies and sold in 92 and now bought it back last year. Two different guys owned it and did some stupid things, this hood prop rod was one of those things. He had it a very short while and hadn't noticed that the rod was long enough to do this. It fell off the little clip on the rad support rod when he was driving and fell on the battery!

Yep, he shortened it a few inches and no it can't do that...hmmm what an idea. LOL

Brian

cmayna · 06-23-2019, 10:31 AM

Had my truck earn it's keep yesterday by bringing home a couple loads of fir bark for the yard.

rollenhard · 06-23-2019, 10:50 AM

Nice Truck cmayna.

MARTINSR · 06-23-2019, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmayna

Had my truck earn it's keep yesterday by bringing home a couple loads of fir bark for the yard.

I love it!

Brian

Clay54 · 06-23-2019, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Wow, scary.

And yeah, bad grounds will cause some incredibly weird electrical anomalies.

Yes, grounds or the lack of them can cause crazy things. In the mid 70"s, I swapped a '55 Cadillac engine for a '69 327 in my '54 AD truck. When it came time to turn key for ignition the temp gauge immediately went to "H". Engine is not running and has not run for several weeks so why the hot temp. Bottom line, main ground strap was not attached from engine to frame and the temp tube was acting as that ground. Finally figured it out before it melted that tube. Clay

Black_Sheep · 06-23-2019, 05:34 PM

Drove my truck to day 3 of the Back to the 50's in the rain. When the rain finally stopped I got it wiped down, kicked back and watched the world go by...

Black_Sheep · 06-23-2019, 05:38 PM

Then some guys stopped by to look at the truck and give me one of these...

In case you’re unfamiliar with Top 100, they visit 10 shows during the year and select 10 vehicles at each of them. By the end of the show season, they’ve awarded 100 winners.

nvrdone · 06-23-2019, 05:56 PM

bet that makes you grin from ear to ear. congrats

Black_Sheep · 06-23-2019, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nvrdone

bet that makes you grin from ear to ear. congrats

It sure does, and I hope it motivates the guys here that are working hard on their own builds. Good things can happen for us "little guys" too...

**oldman3** · 06-23-2019, 07:12 PM

Congrats Mark, hard work does pay off...Jim

MARTINSR · 06-24-2019, 01:34 AM

Before I ran off to a day wine tasting with the family I got out for my five minutes on the gas tank so I can get it mounted, should be able to get it in epoxy primer tomorrow.

Brian

06-20-2019, 03:44 PM	#3376
rollenhard Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mission viejo ca Posts: 143	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Getting truck ready for local car show this weekend Attached Images __________________ Just Cruzin Through Life

06-20-2019, 11:09 PM	#3377
nvrdone Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moxee WA Posts: 1,482	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 sweet lookin ride. where's a build thread??

06-20-2019, 11:27 PM	#3378
NorCalGal Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Yuba City, CA. Posts: 678	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Damn show us more pic of that sweet truck! __________________ Jan's 53

06-21-2019, 01:11 AM	#3379
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Oh oh oh damn that looks nice! Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

06-21-2019, 01:12 AM	#3380
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Got the tank going in, went to the hardware store and got all the bolts, made a spacer for the front one in the frame, looking good! Brian Attached Images __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

06-21-2019, 11:00 AM	#3382
rollenhard Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mission viejo ca Posts: 143	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Thanks For The Complements. Sorry No Build Thread Attached Images __________________ Just Cruzin Through Life

06-22-2019, 08:42 AM	#3383
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Heading to the MSRA Back to the 50's weekend, Friday at 4:30 am... Attached Images __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build

06-22-2019, 09:14 AM	#3384
oldman3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 7,559	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Mark, enjoy the show it's a great one...Jim __________________ my build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=459839 Jimbo's long bed step build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=464626<br />

06-22-2019, 11:46 PM	#3388
evilokc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: albuquerque New Mexico Posts: 522	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 today I did a couple of things on my todo list. ive been meaning to install some ground straps for a while as my truck has none. every now and then the motor will continue to turn over when the key is off. that's a ground issue. ive also wanted to look at my timing .the truck runs fine and starts great to. I feel like its missing some power though. a year or two ago my brother and I timed it by ear because the starter was dragging. its a gen 1 sbc and normal initial timing would be between 12-14. mine was at 4. I moved it to 10 and the motor smoothed out and the rpms went up. I moved it to 12 and again the rpms went up and the motor was smoother still. I revved it a few times to see if it was going to ping but it didn't. I adjusted the idle and took it around the block. it was a crazy difference in power. it felt really smooth too. I went back to the house to gather my stuff to run some errands. when i started it the starter dragged. I ran my errands which was about 10 miles with two stops. the starter seemed to drag a little less as I went on. im not sure how that works. i did notice a pretty good increase in power and smoothness. the truck felt fast. idle was already good but it improved. i got home with a bolt to go in the alternator bracket and a ground strap for the starter. i was so impressed with the difference some timing made that i decided to adjust it from 12 to 14 btdc. that's still in the normal range. my battery is in the bed floor. so i hook the timing gun to the alternator. i started the truck and i saw sparks. i reached in and turned off the truck but it kept turning over with the key in the off position. more and more sparks. i ran over and the clips for the timing gun were glowing. i pulled it off. the truck continued to turn over. i pulled the bat cable off and it went to sleep. i installed the ground strap, removed the alternator. i wanted to check on it since there was so much heat by the wires. sure enough one had burned through. fixed the wire and hooked the battery back up. when i turned the key i got power but it didn't even try to turn the motor over. im going to put it on a charger tonight but im pretty sure i fried the battery. i hope the ground strap stops that from happening again. so today my truck went from running okay to really well to not at all. Last edited by evilokc; 06-22-2019 at 11:52 PM.

06-23-2019, 09:38 AM	#3390
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 That is scary! My brother recently had his hood prop rod fall onto the battery and the battery melted a hole in it sitting there on the firewall! This is his 39 Ford that he had in the seventies and sold in 92 and now bought it back last year. Two different guys owned it and did some stupid things, this hood prop rod was one of those things. He had it a very short while and hadn't noticed that the rod was long enough to do this. It fell off the little clip on the rad support rod when he was driving and fell on the battery! Yep, he shortened it a few inches and no it can't do that...hmmm what an idea. LOL Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

06-23-2019, 10:31 AM	#3391
cmayna Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Menlo Park, CA Posts: 90	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Had my truck earn it's keep yesterday by bringing home a couple loads of fir bark for the yard. Attached Images __________________ Craig My truck '50 Chevy 3100-5 window If I'm not working on my truck, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.

06-23-2019, 10:50 AM	#3392
rollenhard Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mission viejo ca Posts: 143	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Nice Truck cmayna. __________________ Just Cruzin Through Life

06-23-2019, 05:34 PM	#3395
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Drove my truck to day 3 of the Back to the 50's in the rain. When the rain finally stopped I got it wiped down, kicked back and watched the world go by... Attached Images __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build Last edited by Black_Sheep; 06-23-2019 at 05:53 PM.

06-23-2019, 05:38 PM	#3396
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Then some guys stopped by to look at the truck and give me one of these... In case you’re unfamiliar with Top 100, they visit 10 shows during the year and select 10 vehicles at each of them. By the end of the show season, they’ve awarded 100 winners. Attached Images __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build Last edited by Black_Sheep; 06-23-2019 at 08:05 PM.

06-23-2019, 05:56 PM	#3397
nvrdone Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moxee WA Posts: 1,482	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 bet that makes you grin from ear to ear. congrats



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06-23-2019, 07:12 PM	#3399
oldman3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 7,559	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Congrats Mark, hard work does pay off...Jim __________________ my build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=459839 Jimbo's long bed step build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=464626<br />

06-24-2019, 01:34 AM	#3400
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Before I ran off to a day wine tasting with the family I got out for my five minutes on the gas tank so I can get it mounted, should be able to get it in epoxy primer tomorrow. Brian __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

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