tons of info needs to be extracted from this thread

[bollybib]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

You do an amazing job! keep up the GREAT work!

Thanks. I enjoy reading your posts, too.

[bollybib]

VIDEOS

Having nothing better to do today, I collected four videos that I made, starring my truck. Three of them were taken on the day I bought it and had it transported home (one year ago this month). The fourth is me driving around without the bed on. Enjoy.

Click on the link to see them --->

http://jims1969chevroletcustom20.shu...om/pictures/10

Audio isn't all that great but you aren't missing anything.

[Bardahl]

Love the tire squeel in Vid #4 that was great, also love the color combo of you truck !, I have a 68 GMC that is that color ! Nice Rig !!

[CG]

I like these kind of posts. Very well done, cool truck.

[bollybib]

Originally Posted by CG

I like these kind of posts. Very well done, cool truck.

Thanks. I hope you are enjoying this holiday Monday as much as I am.

[oldblue1968chevy]

They arent nearly as well laid out/detailed as yours!

[treveiger]

Hey Jim can I ask what ft. lb. of torque did you use on your rear axle cover? Thanks
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[bollybib]

The Service Manual says 18 fp but I torqued them to a little more than 25 fp as I recall (following vectorit's procedure).

[treveiger]

Hey thanks, the service manual at times can be confusing
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[bollybib]

69 WHITE SADDLE

Originally Posted by bollybib

Hi,

I saw the pic of your truck in Post#32 of the "Why we do it?" thread. There are pics of a few other 69 White/saddle fleetsides like yours and mine posted throughout my Project thread. I would like to add your truck's profile pic to my thread with your permission or you could post a pic yourself if you like.

You have a cool truck. Sounds like you got a great deal on it. I'm glad you drive it a lot and get it the attention it deserves.

Jim

Originally Posted by Forum4130rl

Hello Jim,

I'm in the Army and was out and about doing "army stuff", so I haven't been on here for a while... So forgive my tardiness. Yeah, feel free to post my truck in there or send me a link to the thread and I will jump in there.

I keep thinking about removing all the trim and painting it, but there is just something about that color scheme that I love even though it's old and "tired"...

Rob

Rob owns this good looking 69 Custom/10 in White/saddle that I thought would be a nice addition to the other 69 white/saddles that have found their way to this thread. Thank you, Rob.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...6&postcount=32

In addition to mine and Rob's, these are the other 69 White/saddles so far.
Post #34: Owner, 69-72, http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...2&postcount=34
Post #54: Owner, yuccales, http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...9&postcount=54
Post #70: Owner, Sicklajoie (repainted orange), http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...5&postcount=70
Post #88: Owner, plummen, http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...2&postcount=88

[thirdstreettito]

Great build! Love the writeups! The way build thread should be! Very nice!

[bollybib]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Great build! Love the writeups! The way build thread should be! Very nice!

Thanks for your post. I get a charge out of it when young enthusiasts like yourself post comments here. Looks like you're having a lot of fun with your machines, too.

[bollybib]

REFERENCE BOOKS (1 OF 2)

These are the published sources of information on the operation, service, and repair of my 69 C20 that I’ve obtained and used for reference. There is much more available, of course, but I think these cover just about everything you need to know to get one up and running again. eBay, amazon, and the Parts Board are all economical sources to obtain them.


1969 Chevrolet Truck Chassis Service Manual, Series 10-60
Contains information on nearly every aspect of truck service and minor repairs.



1969 Chevrolet Truck Chassis Overhaul Manual, Series 10-60
Full blown descriptions and pics on major overhaul items like engines, transmissions and so on.



1969 Chevrolet Truck Owner’s and Driver’s Manual, Series 10-30
This one is an excellent source of information describing how things like locks, lights, heating and A/C, etc., should work.

Chevrolet Truck Parts Catalog for 1946-1972 Series 10 thru 30, September 1972 edition (on CD)
It takes a while to figure out how to use, but every part on your truck can be found in here somewhere. My CD doesn’t have .pdf search capability and I recommend you obtain one with the search feature so you can find stuff easier. I’ve been making up my own table of contents as I go along.



1969 Chevrolet Pickups, chassis-cabs and 4-wheel drives
Chevrolet catalog of light trucks for the 1969 model year. Contains good information on available options and many interesting pics of brand new 1969 trucks.



Haynes Repair Manual, Chevrolet & GMC Pick-ups 1967 thru 1987, 2WD and 4WD
This book covers a lot of years but has some good info and pics not found in the GM manuals

[bollybib]

REFERENCE BOOKS (2 OF 2)


1967-1972 Chev/GMC Truck Factory Assembly Instruction Manual (AIM)
This manual has been heavily edited. The AIM for each of the six years had many pages removed and then all six years were combined into one volume. Important information like part numbers and title blocks have been removed, making the many cross references and tables of contents undecipherable. A true AIM would have all the information intact and be for one year only. I originally bought a brand new AIM and was extremely unhappy with it, so I returned it. I later found a used one that I bought here in the Parts Board for a lot less money.


This is a pic of a typical truck AIM page, title block and part numbers have been obliterated.


For comparison, this is a pic of an AIM page showing a similar system for a 1967 Corvette, title block and part numbers are intact.


I also bought a 1971 Service Manual several months before I bought my truck. I needed something to educate me about the mechanics of these trucks while I was searching for one to buy.

Service Manual 1969………………......…..$.13.94
Overhaul Manual 1969……………….......…..10.95
Owner's Manual 1969………………........……12.95
Truck Parts Catalog……………………..........12.49
Sales Brochure……………………….........…...13.99
Factory AIM (shipping cost to return)…..13.06
Factory AIM (Parts Board)……………........30.95
Service Manual 1971…………….........………15.62
Total…………………………………...............$.123.95

[thirdstreettito]

Hey wait a second, how do you know I'm young? Am I that handsome?

[bollybib]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Hey wait a second, how do you know I'm young? Am I that handsome?

Can't say about your looks but your profile was a clue to your age

[thirdstreettito]

Yeah well, someones resourceful. Thanks for reminding me about my profile picture. Been here almost 4 years and never put one up. :P

[bollybib]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Yeah well, someones resourceful. Thanks for reminding me about my profile picture. Been here almost 4 years and never put one up. :P

ya, i think most people don't pay any attention to profiles here

[bollybib]

TACH (1 OF 1)

Now that this beasty boy is running good, I’ll be using it as a daily driver and watching how the engine and transmission behave. I thought it would be beneficial to have a tach in the cab to monitor the RPMs while I drive. I found this discussion going on recently that helped me decide what tach to install.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=481747

After rummaging thru old threads, it looks like a factory tach for my truck would have been up to 5000 rpm.

So I decided on a 0-4K RPM AutoMeter 2890 - - - > http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ATM-2890/?rtype=10

I ordered the tach from Summit and it arrived in just two days. With it, I also got a $50 certificate for future purchases and free stickers, what a great deal ! It took me a couple of days to install and it was a fun job to do. I had to buy some electrical connectors and that’s about it. To protect the paint on the steering column, I lined the inner surface of a hose clamp I had on hand. I also set 1/8" diameter wire shims near the wireway on the bottom of the steering column so I wouldnt crush the wireway. I used a piece of fuel hose for a conduit to get the wiring off the steering column and under the dash. I used a lot of plastic tie wraps to secure everything but I had lots of those already.

The 4K range seemed kinda short at first, but so far I haven’t pegged it. The trigger plugs directly into the tach connection on my MSD ignition and no adapter is needed (unlike some other tachs I looked at). The needle hangs out at around 2K for most of my driving which is smack dab in midrange. The light at night fits in well with the stock lighting on the dash, too.

Here is the finished installation. It looks like it belongs there, that’s always a plus.



After driving around for a while, here are some of the RPM figures I’ve come up with (under light throttle).

MPH……....…RPM
20………....….900
40…………...1800
60…………...2700
70……….…..3150
Idle (in D)...650

I’ll be back to edit this post when I obtain mo bettah RPM data.

All in all, its a cool little tach.


AutoMeter LoRev Tach...................$.101.90
Electrical parts for tach installation........2.69
Total..........................................$.104.59

[treveiger]

I've been looking at the same one, does it ever go higher then 4?
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[bollybib]

Highest I've seen it go so far is about 3300 RPM and that's almost 80 mph which I don't plan on doing hardly ever. Even when I lay into the throttle off the line it stays below 3000. My kickdown is disconnected so I don't know what I'd see if it were able to downshift for passing. I can rev it in neutral and get it near 4K and could probably push it to peg.,,..but I have no reason to do that.

[treveiger]

Does the motor wind up pretty high around 3200. I really like the way that tac looks in our trucks.
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[oldblue1968chevy]

Gee lol I rev mine up to 5K+

I like that tach

[bollybib]

It does look nice. 5K+ would probably be a better range but I drive with a light foot. I just got back from the store. I punched it hard and it only went as far as 3500. The gas gauge moved in the opposite direction nearly as far haha.

[treveiger]

Originally Posted by bollybib

It does look nice. 5K+ would probably be a better range but I drive with a light foot. I just got back from the store. I punched it hard and it only went as far as 3500. The gas gauge moved in the opposite direction nearly as far haha.

Ya mine seems to move too like that
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