Fryer1979 '66 C-10 Build

[protrash64]

Sorry to hear that...whats in the Castrol stuff? Most of these degreasers all seem to have the same stuff. They smell the same and if you catch some blowback they really choke you up for a minute.

[oldblue1968chevy]

dang that sucks! purple power is ok..

id try the oven cleaner,be careful of the fumes it will take paint grease dirt whatever off! then finish up with purple power, then wire brush then maybe some more purple power/pressure wash, wipe with laquertinner then paint

[fryer1979]

Part of my issue is I have no access to a preasure washer. But I have worked with Super Clean before with the tools I have, and had decent results. I'm not really looking to get it all spotless clean, just want to get the thick nasty grime off of it so I can get to the bolts to take it all apart. Once it is in pieces I'll use the parts washer and a media blast cabinet to get then all nice.

[protrash64]

I picked up a refurbished electric powerwasher for 60 bones awhile back. It doesn't have a ton of guts, but works well when combined with some scrubbing and brushes.

I'm always happy when that part is done.

[irish1966]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

I've been trying to use the soak with degreaser and spray off method to avoid some of the old black hand syndrome. I bought some of that "Purple Power" stuff, so far not impressed. I may take a short drive into Reno and pick up some Castrol Super Clean and be done with it.

Mr Clean works really good. If you can get ur hands on it in bulk. Then roll that bad boy onto a trailer and find urself a self serve spray car wash and go to town.

[fryer1979]

Mr. Clean huh....never thought of that. Like the oven degreaser, or which product do you mean? I'll go digging around town tomorrow for some.

[padresag]

oven cleaner is just lye
ron

[fryer1979]

So I've got only a few little things to update, but I know how much you guys like pictures and I do have a few. So, time to appease the masses:

first off is the new toy. I've been wanting one for years, and finally decided that I was tired of dropping transmissions on myself and the floor. So here it is:




And here we are with a freshly removed Oldsmobile TH350. I think this one is gonna need a rebuild.

[fryer1979]

And here for a little bit on the trucks themselves. First up is the donor truck, which has been the focus of most of my time. All that is left for me to do is pull the front crossmember and chassis and the reast will be sold or scrapped. The cab is empty, and the drivetrain and exterior sheet metal stripped. The picture I have on my phone is not quite current, but close. The current ones are on the camera which is still at the shop. Here is the picture I've got right after pushing it back out of my shop, It's amazing how light they are at this point.



I did get a little bit of work on the '65. The front end is pretty much stripped down except for the crossmember, which I am hoping to pull this weekend.



And for the money shot Ok, not really but it is a big step forward. she is now completely up in the air and no longer a roller. Hopefully this weekend will bring more weight to the parts pile.



Thanks for watching.

[irish1966]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

Mr. Clean huh....never thought of that. Like the oven degreaser, or which product do you mean? I'll go digging around town tomorrow for some.

Mr Clean multi-surface stuff. In the plastic bottle. Put it in a spray bottle and spray, let it sit, then power wash it off. It works amazing on motors. And best way is spray it on. Let it sit. Drive the motor, getting it nice and hot and then spra it off. Covering the alt and water sensitive stuff. Plus it makes ur truck lemony fresh. LOL

[irish1966]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

And here for a little bit on the trucks themselves. First up is the donor truck, which has been the focus of most of my time. All that is left for me to do is pull the front crossmember and chassis and the reast will be sold or scrapped. The cab is empty, and the drivetrain and exterior sheet metal stripped. The picture I have on my phone is not quite current, but close. The current ones are on the camera which is still at the shop. Here is the picture I've got right after pushing it back out of my shop, It's amazing how light they are at this point.

Attachment 647030

I did get a little bit of work on the '65. The front end is pretty much stripped down except for the crossmember, which I am hoping to pull this weekend.

Attachment 647029

And for the money shot Ok, not really but it is a big step forward. she is now completely up in the air and no longer a roller. Hopefully this weekend will bring more weight to the parts pile.

Attachment 647031

Thanks for watching.

Lookin good man. It's coming along nicely. I gotta get me one of those tranny jacks.

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by irish1966

Mr Clean multi-surface stuff. In the plastic bottle. Put it in a spray bottle and spray, let it sit, then power wash it off. It works amazing on motors. And best way is spray it on. Let it sit. Drive the motor, getting it nice and hot and then spra it off. Covering the alt and water sensitive stuff. Plus it makes ur truck lemony fresh. LOL

Sweet, I'll look to pick some up while I'm in Wally-World tomorrow. Thanks

Originally Posted by irish1966

Lookin good man. It's coming along nicely. I gotta get me one of those tranny jacks.

And thanks again. I'm so glad I finally bought one, it sure made pulling that trans so much faster and smoother.

[fryer1979]

Got some more work done today! Unfortunately it has been a cold, rainy, and extremely windy day, but I did not let that stop me from getting my few hours in. I managed to get both the windsheild and rear window out with out incident.



And the biggest news....the crossmember it OUT!



It was just too cold and misserable to keep going. God I need a heater in my shop

[irish1966]

Coming along nicely man. Keep up the good work. Its cold and miserableup here too. Hasn't stopped raining for about 2 days.

[fryer1979]

Nice and slow, but thanks man. Our rain just started today so I guess it is time to buy a heater and bunker down for winter time. Still shootin for late spring or early summer for the maiden voyage.

[fryer1979]

Here is a few more pictures I came across after getting my digital camera back. The Olds 350 finally on the engine stand:



And here is a few to show just how far I am on the parts truck tear down. I am hoping this weekend to get the doors off, glass out, and cab off.





Also, I did post this in the "Shift Knobs" thread, but it is a part for my truck. This was an old Chevy 350 camshaft I pulled from an engine when I was still working as a mechanic. I cut it into two sections like this, then drilled and tapped the holes for the shifter mount. The other piece was drilled to be a vertical mount and was used (stiil is being used) in a radical off road Jeep Wrangler. I drilled mine to work as a T-handle as that is my preferance. It still needs to be cleaned up a bit, painted, polished, then cleared, but you get the idea.

[irish1966]

love the shifter knob.

[narx66gmc]

shift knob is great! the work looks like it is coming along nicely.

[redneck6]

bad ass bro we can get togher and make some wood stoves , out of some 55 gal drums .

[fryer1979]

Thanks guys. She is coming along a bit slowly for my taste, but it is progress. Looks like this weekend I may get a full day and a half to spend working on it all, so hopefully more progress pics Monday or Tuesday night.

Originally Posted by redneck6

bad ass bro we can get togher and make some wood stoves , out of some 55 gal drums .

I thought a lot about making one of those used oil heaters we were looking at before out of the old water heater tanks too. I won't be able to cut holes for venting though, so I am just going with one of those Kerosene turbine type heaters. Hopefully have one up and running here in a couple weeks.

[protrash64]

Looks good fryer!! Feel bad for you guys up north; I'm about to get out the 'thermal shorts' as winter is settin' in down here too.......

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by protrash64

Looks good fryer!! Feel bad for you guys up north; I'm about to get out the 'thermal shorts' as winter is settin' in down here too.......

Thermal shorts... Nice.

[ChiefRocka]

Looking good man ... Glad to see the progress !!

[66-PMD-GMC]

Fryer,
One of my best friends in High School (a very long time ago) Had a 67 cutlass that did an 11.16 in the quarted mile running a warmed over Olds 350/TH400/3:90 rear.
You said you wanted to "do it right the first time" well let me ask you, how original is a 60-66 with a small block compared to a 65 with a bad a$$ Olds????
Are you saying to do it right is a small block with the typical 700R4 or 4L60/80??? BOOOORING!
I think what your doing here is as cool as ice cream guy.
My personal taste is Pontiac. A 400 in my 66 GMC work truck and a 474 incher in a 63 suburban....
Rock on with your build, I have it on my favorites!

BTW... I had a 74 camaro that I back halfed and raced with a 440 inch pontiac for about 3 years. That was fun and I happen to like those ugly old mid to late 70 camaros too!

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by 66-PMD-GMC

Fryer,
On of my best friends in High School (a very long time ago) Had a 67 cutlass that did an 11.16 in the quarted mile running a warmed over Olds 350/TH400/3:90 rear.
You said you wanted to "do it right the first time" well let me ask you, how original is a 60-66 with a small block compared to a 65 with a bad a$$ Olds????
Are you saying to do it right is a small block with the typical 700R4 or 4L60/80??? BOOOORING!
I think what your doing here is as cool as ice cream guy.
My personal taste is Pontiac. A 400 in my 66 GMC work truck and a 474 incher in a 63 suburban....
Rock on with your build, I have it on my favorites!

BTW... I had a 74 camaro that I back halfed and raced with a 440 inch pontiac for about 3 years. That was fun and I happen to like those ugly old mid to late 70 camaros too!

Thanks a lot man. The more I kicked around the idea of the Olds engine the more I liked it, and now I'm convinced that the Olds 350 may be the only engine in that truck (barring a catastrophic failure of course). I love oddities, and the Olds engines have long been a favorite. Plans for the Camaro include an Olds 455 and a lot of chassis and suspension upgrades to resemble a road race car of it's time. I want even the most hard core gearhead at least a little freaked out after a ride in it.

As far as "build it once, build it right" goes, I was mostly refering to the general quality of the build. The original intent was to do a ground up nut and bolt type restoration on it. As finances have forced me back to reality, it is a lot more of a "make it a good daily driver, and fix stuff as it breaks" kind of goal. I can't wait to pop the hood of my '65 Chevy at car shows and see the reactions to an Olds engine, I love that kind of stuff.