Rebuild on a shoestring.....continued

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

looks like you will be cutting some rusty bolts. that reminds me of some parts of my donor 67'. you'll get 'em. Have fun at the fair.

[67cheby]

soak those babies in PB Blaster!!

[oldblue1968chevy]

shoot...pb blaster..

LOL Cut it. lookin good jonathon

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by XxCHEVYMANxX

looks like you will be cutting some rusty bolts. that reminds me of some parts of my donor 67'. you'll get 'em. Have fun at the fair.

Originally Posted by 67cheby

soak those babies in PB Blaster!!

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

shoot...pb blaster..

LOL Cut it. lookin good jonathon

Yeah...pb blaster is great....but these are spinning already so that won't help here....plus they're so rusty I'd never re-use so I'll just cut them out. I have new ones ready to go in and the new rad support so not trying to take too long saving this scrap metal

[heeroyue2002]

thats some bad rust.

[VA72C10]

yep, gotta love what battery acid does to the core support/inner fenders. That's why I'm going new on those...

[VA72C10]

Well, here are more pics from yesterday to bring us up to date

The hood I removed now sitting with the hood from my cheyenne super project and the 67 hood that will be going on the truck (baby blue one that's mostly hidden

[VA72C10]

Anyone have a clue what vehicle this radiator came from? It's skinny but fits the opening well other than the upper brackets that don't mount to anything of course...thinking of taking those off and re-using it....or option 2 is an ebay aluminum radiator since they can be had for 149 and look much more expensive

[VA72C10]

Here were some of my tools, the box i put parts in, and the bolt container (old grapefruit container I also used a separate old drink mix container for engine specific hardware to keep it separate.

[VA72C10]

The kitty litter container was to catch the old radiator fluid....

Here's the box...starting to fill up

[VA72C10]

and at the end of the evening it was full

[VA72C10]

This picture was as I was starting

[VA72C10]

Reminders for me where the wiring goes...

[VA72C10]

And it's getting there...



Like my lighting?

[71Sleeper]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

And it's getting there...



Like my lighting?

Looks just like my old motor which is a 307 with the two barrel carb. I wonder how much they would sale for? I also have to find a new inner finder for my pass side because of the battery acid rust. Just haven't decided to try and find one that is in better shape then mine or just buy 2 new repops. Your battery tray looks to be in good shape though. Good luck with the front end swap I always favored the 67/68 front. Going to look good.

[VA72C10]

Haven't pulled all the codes but almost EVERYTHING looks original on the engine....air cleaner, carb, intake, manifolds, alt, rad hoses, clamps, water pump.....

[litew8]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Haven't pulled all the codes but almost EVERYTHING looks original on the engine....air cleaner, carb, intake, manifolds, alt, rad hoses, clamps, water pump.....

Since it's entirely Orange, wonder what (if anything) was done to the guts.

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by litew8

Since it's entirely Orange, wonder what (if anything) was done to the guts.

Not sure, but it runs great with no weird noises, no smoke, and good power.

[heeroyue2002]

looks good. keep it going. i seldom use gloves, they protect nice and keep your hands from getting greasy but i lose dexterity.

[dmwphoto]

looking like you are making serious progress now. Hollar if you need a hand on anything. I will have mine over at the tractor supply saturday for the CTC car show.

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by heeroyue2002

looks good. keep it going. i seldom use gloves, they protect nice and keep your hands from getting greasy but i lose dexterity.

I take them on and off as needed. Seems every time I take them off I slice a finger Plus, my wife likes my hands slightly less scratchy than sandpaper....so I need to keep the gloves on

Originally Posted by dmwphoto

looking like you are making serious progress now. Hollar if you need a hand on anything. I will have mine over at the tractor supply saturday for the CTC car show.

Thanks. Got any info on the show?

[71Sleeper]

[QUOTE=VA72C10;4936397]I take them on and off as needed. Seems every time I take them off I slice a finger Plus, my wife likes my hands slightly less scratchy than sandpaper....so I need to keep the gloves on

I understand what you mean about slicing fingers when working on these old trucks. I use to be in construction work for many yrs. but have had a desk job for a few years now. Need less to say my hands are a lot softer now. It seems like I can just reach down and pull the oil dip stick out and get sliced with these powder puff hands now.

[68 TT]

[quote=71Sleeper;4936601]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

I take them on and off as needed. Seems every time I take them off I slice a finger Plus, my wife likes my hands slightly less scratchy than sandpaper....so I need to keep the gloves on

I understand what you mean about slicing fingers when working on these old trucks. I use to be in construction work for many yrs. but have had a desk job for a few years now. Need less to say my hands are a lot softer now. It seems like I can just reach down and pull the oil dip stick out and get sliced with these powder puff hands now.

Same problem here. Too many years behind a desk and not enough actually working with my hands. I never used to need gloves but now I can't do jack without cutting myself. I'm working on fixing that problem. No more desk job, back to being a machinist again.

[dmwphoto]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Thanks. Got any info on the show?

Yes. It is being put on by Chesterfield Technical Center. They do a great job and draw LOTS of cool entries. It will be at Tractor Supply on Hull st Saturday from 10am to 4PM. Admission is free. Vehicles can be entered in the show for a fee of 20.00. Let me know if you ar anyone else needs more info. My 71 C10 is entered and I will be there all day.

Dave

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by 71Sleeper

Always need to have high hopes to get a lot done so atleast something will get done. That's how I look at it. I want my motor running by Wed of next week but will be lucky to have the motor installed. Just gotta shoot for the stars!

I always set my expectations high (see above where at this point I expected to have the front clip off and everything cleaned up

Originally Posted by 71Sleeper

What are the plans with the motor?

It runs great so I'm going to clean it, paint it, and install new plug wires (already have them) and some new hoses, and a belt (and possibly power steering if I find the correct bracket in time)