!965 Chevy C-10 Take 2: Project Tanya

[Captainfab]

Good to hear from you

I hope things are going as good as can be expected.

[jimmythompson1964]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

Still trying to locate a HEI distributor for her, and as soon as the weather stays warm enough I'll pull the engine and get her all sealed and tuned up.

I gave up looking for a used HEI Summit Racing has new ones complete with cap and rotor less than $100.00 as does Advanced auto I ordered mine for a 1980 Chevy truck

[ctandc]

Check out Skip White Performance for the HEI.

http://www.skipwhiteperformance.com/...px?Item=6522-R

$79 for a NEW distributor with upgraded module and coil. Ready to drop in and wire up.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by ctandc

Check out Skip White Performance for the HEI.

http://www.skipwhiteperformance.com/...px?Item=6522-R

$79 for a NEW distributor with upgraded module and coil. Ready to drop in and wire up.

Hmmmmm I am going to call them tomorrow and see if that will drop into my OHC6 Pontiac 230.....
Thanks for the link!!

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by ctandc

Check out Skip White Performance for the HEI.

http://www.skipwhiteperformance.com/...px?Item=6522-R

$79 for a NEW distributor with upgraded module and coil. Ready to drop in and wire up.

And thank you for this, that will be perfect for Tanya!

[57truckguy]

Glad your still here and not lost in the red wood forest.. LOL

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Good to hear from you

I hope things are going as good as can be expected.

Thanks Captain. Yeah they are actually going fairly well all things considered, just don't have a whole lot of spare time and almost no money for the projects at the moment. It's ok though, I know things will get even better....I just have to hold out a little bit more.

Originally Posted by 57truckguy

Glad your still here and not lost in the red wood forest.. LOL

Thanks bud, yes I am still around....it would be pretty impressive if I could get lost in this part of the country. As much as I'm sure she would like me to be, I've just lived here too damned long.

[Palf70Step]

Enjoying your Tanya build!

[fryer1979]

Hey y'all. I'm still here and still alive..... Not a whole lot of progress just yet, poor Tanya is still sitting with busted u-joints. Going through the divorce process has taken a lot out of me monitarily, mentally, and physically. Plus I am living right now in a place where i don't have internet access, so time to get on here is scarce. I do have a good friend who has been faithfully working on his '64 Chevy, and in turn helping get me motivated to get back on Tanya. I did get the ex's Caddy pushed out of my shop, and Tanya is finally inside. Once my new cell phone arrives (yeah, been without a camera too), I'll try to get some fresh photos and post them up here. I am getting my health back, and really looking forward to getting back into the shop to help me focus on something besides the turmoil my life has been in lately.....I do get out there once a week to start her up and run her around the storage complex just to keep her from getting too lonely. Now I just need to get focused and get to work. Hope y'all are still hanging around.

[chad64chevy]

fryer, ive been wondering what you have been up too! nice car show, wish i could have gone to a few this summer but had to work!

ive been buying things to work on my truck, and working a lot 7 days a week since may! anyways good to hear from you!

[shok]

Your new exhaust looks pretty much like what I cobbled together on Saturday, I'm not happy with one part I rushed tho so I have to re do it. Is yours also 2 inch pipe? I was surprised how nice the glass pack sounds on the inline 6.
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[fryer1979]

Yes mine is a 2" pipe all the way back, with a Thrush glasspack. I had a shop bend my downpipe, and make a 45 degree bend for the tailpipe for me. I did all the cutting and fitting myself. Not too bad for a redneck with $45 in parts and a 20 spot to the exhaust shop guy. I just have to get my down pipe shortened a little and I'm good to go. I agree, these inline 6 engines sound awesome with a glasspack and straight pipe.

[fryer1979]

Well, she is still in the shop. I got the HEI and new carb tuned in enough to be driveable, but I still have quite a ways to go. She is really rough running and acts like she wants to die on idle (and sometimes will). Got a few other things in the works as well. There is a small local car show coming up in a week, and I am trying to get a bunch of things done on her before the show. Pulled the grill back off because one of the headlight adjusters popped out of place, and that has turned into a full headlight modification. At the same time I started sanding more of the primer off to reveal the original paint and patina still alive underneath. Hopefully I can get her all done and cleaned up before next weekend. Pics

[shok]

Been awhile since this thread was updated. Have you checked for vac leaks? Does this motor have decent compression? What's the idle speed set at?
With an hei and rebuilt carb I can't think of much that would make these motors run rough. Mine is worn all to hell and even with all the smoke still runs smooth.
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[fryer1979]

Well, I got all of the sanding done for now. She didn't turn out quite like I had hoped, so I will probably throw a little paint on her that I have around here. But at least she looks different for the upcoming show. I started to warm her up a little bit to do some tuning on the ignition and induction systems, but then realized how late it was and that I had to close up to get ready for work tonight. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to get her smoothed out and running proper. Even with the way she runs now, she is a whole lot stronger than she was before. Maybe it is just me, maybe I'm odsessing over a problem that doesn't exist.... oh well, I will know tomorrow for sure.

Couple shots:

[redneck6]

looking awsome hillbilly . if dam piston would get here mine would be a runner agin . i rebulit that sj 327 .

[fryer1979]

Spent some time and got her running a little better, but I am still far from happy. The linkages in the throttle are all worn out and held together with bailing wire. I have to put my put under the throttle rod in the cab and pull to get it to drop below 2000 RPMs whenever I am in neutral. Still chuggs like crazy and stumbles all over itself at an idle. Smooths out decently under acceleration, but just doesn't sound right to me...maybe I'm too used to V8s. I need to do a compression test, but that will have to wait until after the car show this weekend. No vaccuum leaks, and the carb seems to be working fine with no leaks....the only thing left is an issue with the engine. On the bright side, a really good friend of mine picked up some pinstriping supplies and is getting back into pinstriping. He wanted to get some practice, so I let him have some fun in the engine bay. Tanya got some tattoos, .

[McMurphy]

Sure is great seeing you posting again !!
Awesome that you are showing Tanya too !!

[66-PMD-GMC]

OK, I felt a shift in power in the force at 1:17 AM and then saw you were using the "f" word in regard to Tanya....
Dude... seriously... step away from the 460 and dont even think about it...
Seriously.....
My vote is a 65 caddillac truck...
Pimp that old girl out in total luxury... air ride fashion...
Or you could go the small block route... never see those in the trucks, right?

[fryer1979]

Ya gotta admit though that running a Ferd big block would be unique.....of course controlled by a GM style HEI distributor and 1 wire alternator. I prefer the idea of using the Caddy 500 I have, but I guess time will tell how that turns out. There are only 3 reasons I mentioned and would consider using the SBC I have:

1. I would really like to start taking this truck out on the road and doing some long trips with it, a SBC would be the cheapest and easiest to find parts for should I break down.

2. It is a mid to late 60's block and still has the original heads on it that so many refer to as "fuelie" heads.

3. I have a perfectly good 700r4 sitting in my shop that I can use. It just need a different tailshaft housing (came from a 3rd gen Camaro).

Other than that I have no real reason to use it. I just want to drive the thing, and not have to fight it to maintain highway speeds, or worry about weather or not it will mechanically make it there.

[66-PMD-GMC]

Well if you are ever in this neck of the woods, gotta let you know, there is a no F word zone in my GM only build area..
Just a thought... my 7,000 pound dually gets better than 20 MPH on the freeway with a 350 vortec.. If I ever went the SBC route, I would use that motor or a LS motor in a retrofit build...

[McMurphy]

"I felt a disturbance in the force..."

The use of Ford only leads to the dark side young padewan.

[66-PMD-GMC]

"the force is strong in this one"

[fryer1979]

Went out to try and fire her up for a little drive.....and no start. This carb is junk, and I'm tired of messing with it. So I guess she sits until I can get the Caddy engine in, or I figure something else out.

[McMurphy]

What size carb? I have a 4bbl laying around I can send you if you want it.