69 c50

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Compare the C-50 Fenders to your C-60 ones and you will see a big difference.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

Thanks guys I'm happy and I don't even have her home yet. My daughter is 13 and loves old trucks, cars and hot rods. She was MAD when I sold my diesels and P-OFF when I sold the 53 Willys I was building which you can see by scrolling on my photobucket. You can also see my wife's orange 72 mega truck on 50" tractor tires.

Here's the original truck I was planning on buying. I fell in love with it. The difference in fenders is clear as day now that it's been pointed out.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

That's a nice truck too, but you did great with that C-60.

Interesting that the C-50 has 10-Lug front wheels on those Budds.

Must have a little heavier Front Axle on it.

Which reminds me, if you don't have any experience with Spoke Wheels, have someone qualified enough to show you. I'm a fan of Spokes myself, but they are different to work with.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

The C50 has a lot of selling points for me. It already has a cab on the back with 2 extra seats and a flatbed. Unfortunately it had a lot of short comings also like the 350, 2 speed rear that didn't work, brakes that needed fixed and as I spelled out before it put me at the max or more of my personal budget I had in mind for a usable truck and who knew what else was wrong with it. The C60 wins in that battle ever day of the week.

You guys are helping reassure me that I made a good choice in my spur of the moment decision with the C60. I must have looked at 200 trucks a few nights ago looking for my perfect truck and felt that I wasn't going to find it. Then I woke up and first thing I seen when I opened up the marketplace was the my now, new to me C60.

Since the fuel gauge doesn't work how far should I think the old 427 will let me go before I have to fill up? It only has the stock tank behind the seat.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

Are you talking about pulling the tires off and putting them back on? If so I'm sure theres a YouTube video somewhere I've read a lot of bad things about them. I'm a little worried about a couple of the rear tires. They're getting quite worn down. I think in a few years I'll have to replace them.

The exhaust is loud on this thing right now! There's quite a few leaks before the mufflers. There's 2 different mufflers on it now. I also plan on putting a set of headers and a pair of flow master 40 series on it and extending the tips out from underneath the cab with some turn downs.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

No, just changing the Wheels, not breaking down the Tires. Breaking down and changing the Tires on the Rims is best left to the experts. If you get help on YouTube, make sure it's accurate.

Also want to remind you that you will need to Drain your Air Tank(s). I used to drain mine at least once a week. If the temperature is above freezing, I would recommend to drain them before your trip.

[Nobighurry]

Did they tell you what kind of top end speed it did?

[Pvmt-Pndr]

I'll check into the tire changing now. The temp will be below freezing here until at least Tuesday. There's an air leak somewhere in the system that causes the air to bleed off... that's another issue that I'll be dealing with tomorrow if the flywheel isn't in a sweet spot.

They've had it for 4 or 5 years and it almost never went out on the road. It was a yard truck they used for moving trailers around. I got no insite on the top speed but I'll deal with whatever it is. My fingers are crossed it's the OD transmission but I don't know until later and was willing to take the chance.

I forgot to mention my daughter has no idea I got it yet! I can't wait to see the look on her face when I pull in with it!!

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by Pvmt-Pndr

Since the fuel gauge doesn't work how far should I think the old 427 will let me go before I have to fill up? It only has the stock tank behind the seat.

If it only has a Pick-up truck type Gas Tank (18 Gal?), I would probably figure it on the very low side of 4 MPG. Which means no more than 72 miles to play it safe. Then once you fill it up again, you can judge from there.

It must have been a very local Road Tractor. I don't believe I ever heard of one without a saddle tank. You could always add one later if you wanted to.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

He said it holds roughly 20 gallons of gas so it's going to be interesting. It looks as if it could have had a saddle tank at one point in life. It is 50 years old and who knows what it's gone though in its life. I will definatly be putting one on it later for sure.

I'll let you guys know how it turns out tomorrow

[C10 - C90 Bill]

By the way, when you mentioned an air leak. Make sure your Low Air Pressure Buzzer is working.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

By the way, when you mentioned an air leak. Make sure your Low Air Pressure Buzzer is working.

More for me to Google I doubt much of anything works like it should
Anything else you or anyone else can think of keep it coming please.

[Nobighurry]

I might suggest when you do the wiring get a complete wiring kit, fuse panel and such. I prefer American Autowire. They have a complete fuse block and all the needed wiring. Very easy to install and looks good installed. Just me but I like the confidence e knowing I have no wiring issues now. It's like the brakes, you dont want to short cut it.
Plus it makes it easy for expansion.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

I agree 100%. I absolutly hate wiring! Buuut... If I do it all and know where and how everything is run then it's not too bad. Right now my main concern is getting it home and taking care of all the known issues over the next year. It's too big to fit in my garage and I'm not sitting out in the cold working on it.

I bought 25 and 30 amp glass fuses. I hope the blower just has a blown fuse and it's not more wiring then that. If that doesn't work in going to run a hot wire from the battery to the blower and if it kicks on I'll put a fuse block and toggle in for the ride home.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

Where is the low air pressure buzzer located?

[Airdirect]

Nice looking C60! Looking at the Dayton hubs and rims, it appears you may already have tubeless rims. If so you would be in tall cotton. The only downside to air brakes is the CDL issues. If you can get around that you will never want anything but air brakes again. Air brakes have slack adjusters on each wheel that are very easy to adjust, just make sure they are within tolerance. Small amounts of air leaks are normal. For a truck to hold air overnight is the exception rather than the rule. The systems have lots of connections and small leaks add up. My rule of thumb is no hissing or audible detectable leaks. If you can track the leak down, then fix it. Just don't sweat a bunch about air leaking off overnight. Regarding moisture, you need to drain the tanks on a regular basis. Newer brake slack adjusters are auto adjusting. If you do not have auto adjusting they are easy to add and not very expensive.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

Thanks! I'm just excited and want to get it home now! Fortunately here in Michigan there are ways around the CDL since I'll only be using it for personal use. I don't like a question in anything and brakes are what I was concerned most about. Once I get it home and the weather warms up you can bet I'll be all over every square inch of it.

I already have short term plans for it and eventual plans also. Once it's home I will be writing down a solid plan in order and go from there. Everything on the truck needs some attention in my eyes but I'm extremely picky and only seem to get more picky with age.

Thanks for all the tips, I'm still researching also and once I get it home I'll be able to see exactly what I'm working with.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

If the truck has an air leak, most likely when you jump in the truck, the Air Pressure will be down or out. When down about 30 Lbs from full, or a little lower, the Buzzer will come on. If you somehow have full pressure when you first get in the truck, keep pumping the Air Brakes till the Buzzer comes on. Hopefully the Air Pressure Gauge works. It should be mechanical. If the Gauge works, but the Buzzer doesn't for some reason, keep a consistent eye on the Gauge while driving it.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

I will do. I'm heading out the door here in less then an hour so wish me luck

[sweetk30]

i dont know about these older trucks but the newer stuff its 60psi buzzer on or lower .

[Pvmt-Pndr]

She's home. What a ride! It took just over 4 hours to get it here. Not one issue that slowed me down aside from the 3 stops to fill it up. I averaged 5-6 mpg and was spinning her fast. Top speed going down hill was 58 mph and the truck itself felt great at that speed but the motor wasn't too happy.
The air brakes are awesome! The gauge does work and it stayed at just over 110 psi the whole time. A truck that size isn't supposed to stop that fast.
I have to let my ears relax now. They're sensitive since it was so loud for so long. I had ear plugs somewhere but couldn't find them.

[Nobighurry]

That's great. Keep us posted on the progress. Upload some detail pics when you get time. Congratulations

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Glad to see that everything worked out fine.

Must be nice to have it home now.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

Will do on the pictures. I tried to run a hot wire from the battery to the blower. It spun a few times so I went ahead a put a fuse block in and hooked it up and the blower was dead.... it was a cold ride home for sure but I brought my carhartts with me just in case. It sure does feel good having it here. Once the weather breaks the work can start on it. Turns out it has no lights but headlights too so that'll be a good starting point.
The valves need adjusted too. One thing at a time

[Pvmt-Pndr]

I'm looking into flywheels now. I'm trying to figure out exactly what one I will need. Correct me if I'm wrong here please. I think I need a 14" internally balanced 168 tooth flywheel right?