Frankentruck

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Nice patch work. you're really getting in to it now.

Thanks man, I'm still learning!

Originally Posted by jhrusk

Looking good Christian👍👍

Thanks Jay! I'm happy so far with how it's turning out. Going to keep it patina'd for a while longer, just getting the cab back to being solid

[flashed]

Keep it up and I know who will be doing patches on Ma Bell .

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by flashed

Keep it up and I know who will be doing patches on Ma Bell .

Just as long as I can do it in your shop These afternoon showers are killing my progress

[flashed]

You can use my shop anytime you like , I dont need to be there .

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by flashed

You can use my shop anytime you like , I dont need to be there .

Thanks John, I appreciate it. One day I'm going to have a shop, but for now, the shade tree gets it done

[cwcarpenter98]

I got the engine bay side of both inner fenders painted today. Fought through the rain, but was able to get it done.
They are inside the garage drying

[cwcarpenter98]

Will I get the truck back together for the Georgia C10 Club meet on Saturday? I sure hope so, but it's looking promising.

On another note, so far, the new TriPlus core support from AMD has lined up real nice and I have not had to whaller out a single bolt hole yet. All the other sheet metal that will be going on is original GM stuff

[cwcarpenter98]

Looking like a truck again! Got everything pretty much buttoned up, just a couple bolts left for in the morning. Should be able to drive it to the Georgia C10 Club meet tomorrow!

I replaced the grille support panel that was busted and rusted with a decent, rust free one. I also got my fan shroud on, but I will need a shorter fan spacer

[flashed]

Looks great Christian

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by flashed

Looks great Christian

Thanks John. It drives much better too! Less rattles

[cwcarpenter98]

Today was a good day.
Met up with MikeN to get a fan and fan clutch from his 65 Impala. It ended up fitting almost perfectly with my new shroud. The old fan was too far into the shroud once I moved the radiator to the correct, v8 location and installed the shroud. Thanks again Mike!

After getting the fan, I went and picked up a 60 hood. It's got the usual rust, but I think I can fix it eventually lol. It's one of those things that I just couldn't pass up.

Yesterday, I got a switch so that I could completely turn off power to the overdrive system whenever I want to drive it in lockout. I used on of the holes already in the bottom of the dash, so I didn't have to drill any extra holes. I plan to pull a few trailers, so I probably won't be using the overdrive when I do that.

Happy 4th!

[flashed]

FrankenTruck is still one of my all time favorites simply because you are building and repairing it as you go yourself . Christian , that truck is like you , Awesome .

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by flashed

FrankenTruck is still one of my all time favorites simply because you are building and repairing it as you go yourself . Christian , that truck is like you , Awesome .

Thank you for the kind words John. I've still got a long ways to go, but I'll get there eventually. Your 70 stepper is going to be much nicer than my truck though!

[cwcarpenter98]

Happy 4th y'all!

I like to celebrate by driving Frankentruck around and eating some good food with friends. Also, it's been 5 years now since I've had Frankentruck. Hopefully many more to come

[flashed]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Thank you for the kind words John. I've still got a long ways to go, but I'll get there eventually. Your 70 stepper is going to be much nicer than my truck though!

My 70 will be a different style build than FrankenTruck but not necessarily nicer than FrankenTruck . You are making huge strides with your truck yet still get to drive it . I have never driven mine at all.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by flashed

My 70 will be a different style build than FrankenTruck but not necessarily nicer than FrankenTruck . You are making huge strides with your truck yet still get to drive it . I have never driven mine at all.

You will be able to soon though! You'll probably be getting better gas mileage though

[flashed]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

You will be able to soon though! You'll probably be getting better gas mileage though

I expect it to be a year or more before I get to drive mine now , Im way behind schedule .

[cwcarpenter98]

Mmmm, that cross pin lock bolt shouldn't be like that...
I don't think that gap should've been there on the pinion seal either.
New axle bearings and seals and a new pinion seal went in today. Just gotta find a new bolt now.

My good friend Levi helped out a ton today and I got to use his fancy mechanic tools lol

[cwcarpenter98]

I called up some local dealerships this morning, but had to drive an hour to find the correct part. Bought three of them since it is a discontinued part now. It was still cheaper than buying the one from Summit Racing, and I got extras. Put everything back together and went for a test drive. I think I fixed all the leaks, but it was dark when I got back, and I was sad. Everything was going great until I heard a metallic smack. I pulled over and started looking underneath the rear of the truck. There's now a visible gap between the axle pads and trailing arms on both sides. Apparently my axle is trying to leave the truck... Fix one thing and another breaks

My test drive consisted of stopping by Flashed's place and messing with the Quadrajet on his 79 square. I'm thinking the carb needs a rebuild, but I'm not sure. Time to do some more research lol

[kehstr]

At least that should be a simple fix of just tightening the ubolts

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by kehstr

At least that should be a simple fix of just tightening the ubolts

I think I'm just going to end up replacing them. I didn't take the axle out to replace all the seals, so apparently the u bolts have been loosening up somehow since I took ownership of the truck

[The Rocknrod]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Today was a good day.
Met up with MikeN to get a fan and fan clutch from his 65 Impala. It ended up fitting almost perfectly with my new shroud. The old fan was too far into the shroud once I moved the radiator to the correct, v8 location and installed the shroud. Thanks again Mike!

After getting the fan, I went and picked up a 60 hood. It's got the usual rust, but I think I can fix it eventually lol. It's one of those things that I just couldn't pass up...
Happy 4th!

As usual, great work.
Do you remember what fan you used?

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by The Rocknrod

As usual, great work.
Do you remember what fan you used?

Thanks man! I believe it's a factory 5 blade fan from the 65 Impala, but I'm not sure exactly. MikeN pulled it off his 65 Impala when he put a 7 blade fan and heavier duty clutch on it. It does seem to cool better than the old fan that was too deep into the shroud

[cwcarpenter98]

One of the driver's side brake shoes had a crack in it, so I was able to get that warrantied and replaced both sides today.

After that was done, I took the rattle gun and buzzed off the u bolt nuts. Looks like the u bolts came loose many years ago, were tightened back up, and they worked loose again. I'll be getting new u bolts in the morning

[cwcarpenter98]

Got some new u bolts today. I don't have a torque wrench that goes up to 230 ft lbs, but my friend brought his that goes up to 250 ft lbs. I went to get it this evening and will be installing the new bolts in the morning.

After getting the u bolts, the AC compressor clutch went out on my Dakota. Not sure what I'm going to do there.

I spent the rest of the morning and afternoon cleaning up and painting some of the under hood parts that I had not painted when I took the front end apart. Had to use the shade tree paint booth to get it done