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**Elliot949** · 09-20-2016, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ssuth9

Wow very cool truck..

I just read through your thread.

I Must have missed the conversion to SWB. Did you shorten the frame or replace it with one from a SWB.

Steve

Thanks Buddy... We don't discuss the chassis... LOL... actually it was replace from a 3/4T to a Half Short...

**Elliot949** · 09-25-2016, 07:56 AM

We have had a tough week with the truck... Chris had a tech working on all the wiring and mechanical for the truck... This guy was relatively new to the shop but came with great credentials... Well Not so much... Just about everything he did was hosed up so they have spent literally all week and 4 guys working on it solid just chasing problems... Friday (9/23/16) they finally got all that wrapped up and was ready for the final thing and that was to figure out why the transmission tail shaft was leaking (thinking it was just the tail shaft seal)... Well hell no... it wasn't that easy...

Come to find out the company that build me aluminum driveshaft put a TH350 yoke on it instead of the TH400... Well Chris spent almost 4 hours calling all over the place looking for a TH400 yoke and finally found one about 5:00pm... got it to the shop to find out that yoke was for a long tail shaft and this is a short tail shaft... Well the modifications began and got the yoke to fit then started to stuff the shaft to find out that the difference in the shaft with the new yoke and U-joints made the shaft appx 3/4" to long so it just shut them down trying to get it ready to come home Friday night... By the time they got all that done it was almost 9:00 so there was no way to get it back to Inland to get the shaft shortened... So Monday they will send the shaft back over to be taken care of...

I should be able to get the truck but Mid Week...

Chris was trying really hard to make it to where I could get the truck to a good size car show here in my immediate area (appx 800 cars)... Well there is always later... I thank Chris Carlson's Hot Rods for trying their best to make that happen...

This is 2 weekends in a row that I missed out on shows that were of great importance to me but that is the was crap goes when you do a complete frame off and MAJOR modifications... It just takes time to get the bugs worked out...

**Elliot949** · 09-25-2016, 08:01 AM

here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure

Bennett68C10 · 09-25-2016, 08:52 AM

Wow, the undercarriage of that truck looks amazing and very very clean!

swamp rat · 09-25-2016, 12:02 PM

Well it seems every build has the little glitches that pop up all the time so don't get discouraged, there will be more car shows. Exhaust dumps too, man they have come a long way from when we had to go unbolt the plate.

**Elliot949** · 09-25-2016, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by swamp rat

Well it seems every build has the little glitches that pop up all the time so don't get discouraged, there will be more car shows. Exhaust dumps too, man they have come a long way from when we had to go unbolt the plate.

Yep... I lived those days too... I am really not discouraged I am really pretty excited...

sduckworth13 · 09-25-2016, 01:46 PM

Wow!! Dan your truck really looks amazing! Nice work, enjoy driving the wheels off it!

**Elliot949** · 09-25-2016, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Wow!! Dan your truck really looks amazing! Nice work, enjoy driving the wheels off it!

Thanks Scott... We are closing in on it forsure

**Elliot949** · 09-30-2016, 07:48 AM

We are edging ever closer to Raymond Rolling down the road... We finally got it to shift... According to the transmission shop it wasn't making enough vacuum... It was making appx 6lbs at idol and it needs a minimum of 12lbs... the have that fixed ...

We have a couple of other little issues for drivability... the truck under acceleration literally noses over at about 40 mph and stumbles really hard... I have to feather it alot then it comes back alive and if you slowly accelerate then it will go ahead and run on up... It also idles extremely high and seems to be running extremely rich... I just need to get with Allan Patterson and have them look at it...
We need to get the frontend really aligned... It is Towed in pretty good and at speed it shakes like no tomorrow... Just have to figure that out... I am pretty sure it is in the alignment...

Head lights work but the park/turn lights have some issues...

Just a few minor things at this point until I can actually do a proper drive out... ... I think it sits just a little high in the butt... Once we get it rolling down the road good I am going to drop the back of it 1"-1.5"... This is a 7" rear drop and a 5.5" front drop... I have to say it does ride very nice...

Bennett68C10 · 09-30-2016, 08:48 AM

Truck turned out awesome!

knomadd · 09-30-2016, 10:07 AM

Looks nice! The stumbling issue sounds like something I've experienced on an old 283 15+ years ago. It turned out to be a vacuum leak between the carb and intake. It also idled high in park or neutral, but when put in gear it dropped pretty low.

supercheyenne · 10-01-2016, 12:08 AM

Wow Dan. Truck looks AMAZING!

I really look forward to seeing it at the shows next season.

swamp rat · 10-01-2016, 02:19 AM

So close!

**Elliot949** · 10-01-2016, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Truck turned out awesome!

Thanks Keith... We really appreciate that...

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Originally Posted by knomadd

Looks nice! The stumbling issue sounds like something I've experienced on an old 283 15+ years ago. It turned out to be a vacuum leak between the carb and intake. It also idled high in park or neutral, but when put in gear it dropped pretty low.

Thanks Duane... We have the stumbling fixed now but it is running real "FAT" now... Just blows smoke out of the pipes continuously... I really need a chassis Dyno...

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Originally Posted by supercheyenne

Wow Dan. Truck looks AMAZING!

Thanks Man... I really appreciate that... Are you going to the Kansas C-10 BBQ Tomorrow 10-2-16 @ 1:00pm at the Sedgewick County Zoo??... it will be there...

I really look forward to seeing it at the shows next season.

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Originally Posted by swamp rat

So close!

We are Winning... Slowly but We are winning... thanks Mike...

**Boog** · 10-01-2016, 07:18 AM

Well Dan. You've gone and done it now. You have over built this truck. It has reached trailer queen level. The underside is just too pretty to actually drive it.

The thought of detailing it so well and then take a chance of getting road grime and rock chips under there is just too risky. Ya'll have done awesome work top to bottom. Congrats on this build man.
I agree it needs a bit of leveling yet. Maybe bring the front up that 1 1/2"?

**Elliot949** · 10-01-2016, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Boog

Well Dan. You've gone and done it now. You have over built this truck. It has reached trailer queen level. The underside is just too pretty to actually drive it.

The thought of detailing it so well and then take a chance of getting road grime and rock chips under there is just too risky. Ya'll have done awesome work top to bottom. Congrats on this build man.
I agree it needs a bit of leveling yet. Maybe bring the front up that 1 1/2"?

Oh no... the Front sits just fine... As far as trailer queen... nope it is taking a 150 mile round trip today and another on tomorrow...

**Advanced Design** · 10-01-2016, 08:47 PM

Beautiful, Dan, truck came out exceptionally nice. Kudos for driving...and enjoying!

**Elliot949** · 10-01-2016, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Beautiful, Dan, truck came out exceptionally nice. Kudos for driving...and enjoying!

Thanks Doug... We have put 125 miles on it since yesterday afternoon... Having a ball even if it is running so rich it burns yiu eyes.

jeh · 10-02-2016, 08:55 AM

I'm glad to see you getting some miles on it Dan

NewType72 · 10-02-2016, 11:47 AM

Oh man that powder blue is just amazing.. I'm in love

flashed · 10-02-2016, 05:24 PM

That truck turned out amazing ,and the hubcaps just really make the paintjob pop with the ring painted blue . GREAT JOB ON EVERYTHING .

**Elliot949** · 10-03-2016, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeh

I'm glad to see you getting some miles on it Dan

Yeah it was a blast cruising this weekend... we got a total of about 300 miles on it this weekend... We debuted it at the C-10 BBQ in Wichita yesterday... My wife even drove it to meet me in Park City Yesterday... So she drove it about 70 miles herself... LOL

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Originally Posted by NewType72

Oh man that powder blue is just amazing.. I'm in love

Thanks man... We looked long and hard to come up with a color that was just a little different than what everyone else had...

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Originally Posted by flashed

That truck turned out amazing ,and the hubcaps just really make the paintjob pop with the ring painted blue . GREAT JOB ON EVERYTHING .

What the pics don't pick up is the strong Metalflake in the blue on those dog dish caps...

Here is is at the park for the BBQ and sitting with a few of its cousins... LOL

ssuth9 · 10-03-2016, 12:13 PM

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Here it is at the park for the BBQ and sitting with a few of its cousins... LOL

Wow! She's Cute, and she has some Sexy Cousins too..

mcbassin · 10-03-2016, 12:38 PM

Awesome progress! Glad to see you out enjoying this puppy

Low Elco · 10-03-2016, 01:13 PM

Congrats Dan!

09-25-2016, 07:56 AM	#577
Elliot949 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winfield, Ks. Posts: 4,162	Re: Raymond We have had a tough week with the truck... Chris had a tech working on all the wiring and mechanical for the truck... This guy was relatively new to the shop but came with great credentials... Well Not so much... Just about everything he did was hosed up so they have spent literally all week and 4 guys working on it solid just chasing problems... Friday (9/23/16) they finally got all that wrapped up and was ready for the final thing and that was to figure out why the transmission tail shaft was leaking (thinking it was just the tail shaft seal)... Well hell no... it wasn't that easy... Come to find out the company that build me aluminum driveshaft put a TH350 yoke on it instead of the TH400... Well Chris spent almost 4 hours calling all over the place looking for a TH400 yoke and finally found one about 5:00pm... got it to the shop to find out that yoke was for a long tail shaft and this is a short tail shaft... Well the modifications began and got the yoke to fit then started to stuff the shaft to find out that the difference in the shaft with the new yoke and U-joints made the shaft appx 3/4" to long so it just shut them down trying to get it ready to come home Friday night... By the time they got all that done it was almost 9:00 so there was no way to get it back to Inland to get the shaft shortened... So Monday they will send the shaft back over to be taken care of... I should be able to get the truck but Mid Week... Chris was trying really hard to make it to where I could get the truck to a good size car show here in my immediate area (appx 800 cars)... Well there is always later... I thank Chris Carlson's Hot Rods for trying their best to make that happen... This is 2 weekends in a row that I missed out on shows that were of great importance to me but that is the was crap goes when you do a complete frame off and MAJOR modifications... It just takes time to get the bugs worked out... __________________ Dan Johnston... Owner of My Dad's- '67 Chevy C-20 Custom Camper Short Fleetside Pickup PAPA J And our newest addition a- '71 Chevy CST/10 Short Fleetside Pickup Haulin' SOLD Papa J's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=612847 Haulin's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=671130SOLD B Bears Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=744210

09-25-2016, 08:01 AM	#578
Elliot949 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winfield, Ks. Posts: 4,162	Re: Raymond here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure Attached Images __________________ Dan Johnston... Owner of My Dad's- '67 Chevy C-20 Custom Camper Short Fleetside Pickup PAPA J And our newest addition a- '71 Chevy CST/10 Short Fleetside Pickup Haulin' SOLD Papa J's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=612847 Haulin's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=671130SOLD B Bears Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=744210

09-25-2016, 08:52 AM	#579
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: Raymond Wow, the undercarriage of that truck looks amazing and very very clean! __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

09-25-2016, 12:02 PM	#580
swamp rat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spanaway Posts: 8,451	Re: Raymond Well it seems every build has the little glitches that pop up all the time so don't get discouraged, there will be more car shows. Exhaust dumps too, man they have come a long way from when we had to go unbolt the plate. __________________ Mike. Swamp Rat build thread : http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=595019 72 3/4T 4X4 4" BDS Lift 33" BFG's

09-25-2016, 01:46 PM	#582
sduckworth13 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 3,541	Re: Raymond Wow!! Dan your truck really looks amazing! Nice work, enjoy driving the wheels off it! __________________ Scott

09-30-2016, 07:48 AM	#584
Elliot949 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winfield, Ks. Posts: 4,162	Re: Raymond We are edging ever closer to Raymond Rolling down the road... We finally got it to shift... According to the transmission shop it wasn't making enough vacuum... It was making appx 6lbs at idol and it needs a minimum of 12lbs... the have that fixed ... We have a couple of other little issues for drivability... the truck under acceleration literally noses over at about 40 mph and stumbles really hard... I have to feather it alot then it comes back alive and if you slowly accelerate then it will go ahead and run on up... It also idles extremely high and seems to be running extremely rich... I just need to get with Allan Patterson and have them look at it... We need to get the frontend really aligned... It is Towed in pretty good and at speed it shakes like no tomorrow... Just have to figure that out... I am pretty sure it is in the alignment... Head lights work but the park/turn lights have some issues... Just a few minor things at this point until I can actually do a proper drive out... ... I think it sits just a little high in the butt... Once we get it rolling down the road good I am going to drop the back of it 1"-1.5"... This is a 7" rear drop and a 5.5" front drop... I have to say it does ride very nice... Attached Images __________________ Dan Johnston... Owner of My Dad's- '67 Chevy C-20 Custom Camper Short Fleetside Pickup PAPA J And our newest addition a- '71 Chevy CST/10 Short Fleetside Pickup Haulin' SOLD Papa J's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=612847 Haulin's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=671130SOLD B Bears Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=744210 Last edited by Elliot949; 09-30-2016 at 08:02 AM.

09-30-2016, 08:48 AM	#585
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: Raymond Truck turned out awesome! __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

09-30-2016, 10:07 AM	#586
knomadd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rosenberg, Texas Posts: 3,506	Re: Raymond Looks nice! The stumbling issue sounds like something I've experienced on an old 283 15+ years ago. It turned out to be a vacuum leak between the carb and intake. It also idled high in park or neutral, but when put in gear it dropped pretty low. __________________ -Duane C/10 Club Texas member 1971 Chevy C10 "Brutus" SWB Fleetside 2016 6.0L (L96) 6L90E (driver/project) 1965 Pontiac GTO "Royal Goat" 400/TH400 w/AC (my baby)

10-01-2016, 12:08 AM	#587
supercheyenne Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Newton, KS, U.S.A. Posts: 1,142	Re: Raymond Wow Dan. Truck looks AMAZING! I really look forward to seeing it at the shows next season.

10-01-2016, 02:19 AM	#588
swamp rat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spanaway Posts: 8,451	Re: Raymond So close! __________________ Mike. Swamp Rat build thread : http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=595019 72 3/4T 4X4 4" BDS Lift 33" BFG's

10-01-2016, 07:18 AM	#590
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,518	Re: Raymond Well Dan. You've gone and done it now. You have over built this truck. It has reached trailer queen level. The underside is just too pretty to actually drive it. The thought of detailing it so well and then take a chance of getting road grime and rock chips under there is just too risky. Ya'll have done awesome work top to bottom. Congrats on this build man. I agree it needs a bit of leveling yet. Maybe bring the front up that 1 1/2"? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

10-01-2016, 08:47 PM	#592
Advanced Design Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oblong, Illinois Posts: 7,028	Re: Raymond Beautiful, Dan, truck came out exceptionally nice. Kudos for driving...and enjoying! __________________ Doug Advanced Design’s 1977 Blazer Build Advanced Design's '48 'Burb Build Mrs Advanced Design's '72 Suburban Advanced Design's 56 BelAir LS swap

10-02-2016, 08:55 AM	#594
jeh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: sutton WV Posts: 1,822	Re: Raymond I'm glad to see you getting some miles on it Dan __________________ Jason '70 C-10 short fleet 427BB TH400 (SOLD) '10 Ford F 350 '13 Ford RAPTOR 6.2 MY BUILD THREAD http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=612623

10-02-2016, 11:47 AM	#595
NewType72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: turlock Posts: 2,177	Re: Raymond Oh man that powder blue is just amazing.. I'm in love __________________ Project NewType 1972 Chevy C/10 Cheyenne Super ( Daily Driven Showtruck ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=507903 Project Great Grandpa's Legacy 1973 Chevy C/10 Cheyenne ( Current daily driver collecting big time parts ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...89#post7084289 - Dylan (209)-985-7721

10-02-2016, 05:24 PM	#596
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,724	Re: Raymond That truck turned out amazing ,and the hubcaps just really make the paintjob pop with the ring painted blue . GREAT JOB ON EVERYTHING .



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10-03-2016, 12:38 PM	#599
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: Raymond Awesome progress! Glad to see you out enjoying this puppy __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

10-03-2016, 01:13 PM	#600
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: Raymond Congrats Dan! __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

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