what did you get done 4/19/09

[Rollie396]

Put a stereo in my 80 using the sub and amp that's been following me around for years.I finally decided to build a box and get some use out of it before I get too old....it's borderline too loud .Cleaned the garage,did up some BBQ ribs and enjoyed some great weather!

[thirdstreettito]

Originally Posted by Captkaos

Friday I picked up a 6.2L diesel with the complete wiring harness (minus headlights) from a CUCV so I can convert my 1985 Camo K5 to diesel power.

If only everyone else was that smart. I need to go to the local junkyards and find a few 6.2's for some diesel swaps!

[Tonystepside]

i bought this 86

[Captkaos]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

If only everyone else was that smart. I need to go to the local junkyards and find a few 6.2's for some diesel swaps!

I was presently surprised when I picked it up that the whole harness was removed with only 1 cut in it.

[babyJay]

Originally Posted by Tonystepside

i bought this 86

That's a good lookin buy....

[choptop76]

Originally Posted by 87c10slammer

cut the top off one of the c10s im workin on... then powerwashed my buddies pool to get it ready for summer... pulled the motor out of my 87 finally.. lol... getting ready to pull the bed and cab to z the frame and run stainless air lines... i still got to clean all the cuts up on the 86 and cap everything off but i think it looks pretty decent for a quick 30min job... lol.. it looks good cruisin by and thats about it.. lol for now

did you have to do any supports in the cab

[morcey2]

I pulled the airhorn of the q-jet and fixed several issues.

Both high-speed air-bleed tubes had fallen out of the air horn and were sitting in their wells. Hammered them bank in.

Float level was 3/16" and was supposed to be 3/8".

Needle was hooked to float with 2 of the little hanger clips, one through each hole in the float bar. Put in a new needle & seat and float. Hung the needle how it was meant to be.

Adjusted the air-door spring to 7/8 turn. It was at about 1/2.

Gasket was folded over on the drivers side secondary.

Front mounting bolts - 1 cross-threaded and one wasn't even finger tight. Several of the air horn screws were just finger tight also. I know they're not supposed to be torqued down real hard, but they shouldn't move from the weight of the screwdriver. New air horn gasket and tightened everything down correctly.

After I was done, I adjusted the idle mixture and speed since it was running much faster now. Throttle response is much better and I think the gas mileage will improve, but I haven't been able to test it yet.

I know lots of people don't like them, but it's really hard to beat a well tuned Quadrajet for a daily driver carb. (It's just hard to get them tuned that way sometimes.)

Matt

[87c10slammer]

Originally Posted by choptop76

did you have to do any supports in the cab

honestly i should have... but being i have a new cab that im gonna swap on it anyway i didnt put any supports in there... after a few days of driving it around and everything settling the doors are getting harder and harder to close.. im gonna be swaping this cab onto my longbed 87 but im gonna weld the doors closed and probley put a roll cage in it before i do... the cab itself is borderline rotted so thats why it setling the way it is... i may be buying a 77 longbed and do the same... only brace it better this time.. this was just kind of a test to see what it would look like cause the cab was toast anyway