Birth of a C10

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by losthope

I think it cleaned up the look of floor alot:

i agree, the mat looks good in there!...have you thought about doing the tailgate letters in white? i think it would offer a nice contrast

[losthope]

Originally Posted by likaroc13

i agree, the mat looks good in there!...have you thought about doing the tailgate letters in white? i think it would offer a nice contrast

Ya i tryed my hand at painting them myself but that didnt turn out so great, i planned on buying the precut sticket/decal letters they sell but havent got that far, but do agree it would make it look better!

[McMurphy]

Nice repair job, I probably would have tried a tube patch kit from the bicycle....
Does look dang good tho man!

[chemlab]

love the last pic, nice lowrider look ;D ... i'm pretty much done with my '66 now, gonna bring my '50 fastback home and get back to work on is soon. can't wait, maybe by next summer that'll be done too.

[losthope]

Originally Posted by chemlab

love the last pic, nice lowrider look ;D ... i'm pretty much done with my '66 now, gonna bring my '50 fastback home and get back to work on is soon. can't wait, maybe by next summer that'll be done too.

Right on chem glad to hear that the trucks to a point your happy with! Love to see some progress pics on the fastback or maybe if you got a build thread on a different message board, Im pretty much done with my 66 also for the time being it is basically driver status which is what i built it for, I want to do a few more things like cup the lower a-arms and get the exhaust redone but that all can wait for later, Ive been putting more work into the 54 ford (Build thread on the HAMB) going for more of a custom style and planning on chopping it sometime in the near future....

UPDATE:
Not much of a update on the truck, or at least to take pictures of.....Just hooked up the E-brake cable setup and got it working nice, painted the battery tray and bolted it in, got around to replacing all the missing bolts that hold the front clip together, checked the gear oil in the rearend,greased all the u-joints and zert fittings on the truck,add a second fuse to the headlight relays,timed and tuned the motor, started putting the heater box together and found out the heater core is junk, so waiting on new core before i can bolt the heater box back in...just tinkering around with loose ends really.

[chemlab]

ya my 66 is good enough for a dd which is what i got it for as well, only things left to do are bag and re-wood the bed but that'll be later after the 50 is done so i can drive that while that work is being done. and ya ill prob join that hamb and post on there or just make a private site again like the one you saw before.

[losthope]

Tinkered with the truck today, when im sitting in the house and staring out my security door now that i have the truck facing the house I kept looking at the hood snout holes and it looked kinda messed up from some where along the lines having red overspray shot inside them:

so i took a wire brush and tryed to scuff up the paint best i could then tape and papered the openings and sprayed some primer:

then after that was dry i painted them black, looks 100% times better to me:


and since i was working on the hood I started thinking about my hood safety device i want to install since this is what happened to my old truck when the latch failed:

Alo seeing it happen to other classic cars on other forums..I wanted to make sure i had something for added security...

Ive seen some guys making brackets that they put a lock through,and some guys using chain, so after a little pondering I came up with a very simple solution for my problem, since i have a custom grill i made i can easily slip my hand through it and reach the safety latch hook , so i drilled a hole in it where it would be least compromised for strength and looped a lock through:

and this is with it locked and trying to open the hood after the latch has released:

I think it worked out pretty good as a safety device from the hood popping up ,and also will work well as a theft prevention since you cant cut it with bolt cutters....now i wont have my battery stolen like in the past, and if i wanted to i could undo a battery cable and pull a spark plug wire off if i plan on leaving it anywhere for a long period of time so no one can start it unles they put some time and effort in...

My only concerns was:
1. in case of a fire how quick could I get it unlocked? But i figure it would be as fast as having a lock and chain/brackets(and its actually pretty easy to reach)
2. was the strength of the hook after i drilled a hole in it, It looks to be fine but i may weld a washer around the hole for extra strength.

[losthope]

Since some financial issues have came up lately and I have zero income coming in this has gone from a "low buck build" to a "no buck build" so Progress may stop for awhile, but Im just going to try and do things that dont cost anything...

I had a old can of white high temp engine paint so I pulled the brake light housing off and painted them white so I can get maximum reflection and some what bright lights using the reg. 12volt bulbs:

[losthope]

Since I had the white paint can out painting the tail light housings I decided to paint the the tail gate chains , I planned on buying the precut "Chevrolet" decal's for the tailgate but might try and hand paint them white so the backend has some more contrast with the white letters and chains ...

old red chains stripped:


primed and painted white chains:

[losthope]

This was posted on my thread on another forum by someone so this is what triggered my next update:

Originally Posted by treb11

dude, if you're worried about an under hood fire PUT A PROPER DUAL THROTTLE RETURN SPRING AND BRACKET ON THE CARB. NOT BUENO !

Originally Posted by LostHope

Lol I was waiting for someone to see that,If you look closely at those last engine pictures it actually has the dual return springs that are hooked to the lokar mounting bracket that bolts to the back of the carb, but the lokar springs are weak springs and dont allow the throttle to return all the way, I have a bracket for the jerry rigged spring your talking about that I have misplaced in the shed somewhere that bolts onto the front of the intake that I will install once I find it....The truck hasnt been driven yet and I definitely wont drive it like that, I just needed the extra stronger spring on there while I got the truck running so the throttle would return all the way while tuning the carb so it wouldnt be revving slightly from the weak spring not allowing throttle to completely return.....thank you for looking out and being concerned tho.

And this is the picture in question, you can see the spring that i quickly looped the end into the radiator hose clamp since it was a easy temporary mounting point at the time:




I mainly worked on the ford today but since my temporary secondary jerry rigged throttle return spring was brought up I felt like it needed to be addressed. I didnt find the spring mounting bracket I have been looking for in the shed but I did find a bracket that will work untill I find it..I bolted it on the intake and also swapped out the spring for another set of dual throttle springs I had.

Now The set-up has two sets of dual throttle return springs and actually pulls the throttle all the way back nicely and I like the Idea of a second set just Incase I took a picture so you can see everything should be kosher.

[likaroc13]

congrats! bet you won't be lighting a smoke anytime soon, lol

[losthope]

Originally Posted by likaroc13

congrats! bet you won't be lighting a smoke anytime soon, lol

Haha I hope not because i stopped smoking awhile back this year!!!

Put some more miles on the truck today and loaded up some extra parts I had


and traded them to my buddy for the ram horns i will eventually run to replace the long tube headers that hang below the frame too much:



also a cool old tach so I can replace the newer sunpro tach that is installed now:


also helped him put a new distributor in his truck and get it fired up and yes my friends that is a o.g stock truck bought from the original owner out of a barn with o.g patina...

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by losthope

Haha I hope not because i stopped smoking awhile back this year!!!

awesome! i was just trying to be funny, as i'm sure you know

also helped him put a new distributor in his truck and get it fired up and yes my friends that is a o.g stock truck bought from the original owner out of a barn with o.g patina...

congrats on the new parts...and i like your friend's OG patina truck

[McMurphy]

Man your truck looks great dude!!
Congrats on driving it, I bet it felt great.

[losthope]

Originally Posted by likaroc13

awesome! i was just trying to be funny, as i'm sure you know

Ya I was too! HAHAHA

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Man your truck looks great dude!!
Congrats on driving it, I bet it felt great.

after the third day driving it feels better since im not white knuckling the steering wheel waiting for something to break


Well today has been one year that I owned the truck went from a stock field truck with no motor or trans to a running driving air bagged daily driver! I Built it to be a driver, nice to look at but not to nice to throw stuff in the back or worry about scratching paint, I wanted to have more done to the truck by now like the exhaust, reupholster the seat ,power dual master brakes, and some other items but am pretty stoked on how it turned out especially since alot of the build i was on crutch's and in a leg cast and all done with basic hand tools and in a driveway, it was all about having motivation to get off my butt everyday and work on it ...im pretty stoked!! I know that it will never be done and ill always be doing something to it so there will be more updates only time will till what it looks like in another year!

BEFORE:





1 YEAR LATER:

[oakstcustomz]

just read your whole build thread from the wreck to now! wow man ya really didnt let that get ya down! funny i got a 65 c-20 and a 52 ford customline 2door as my projects

[losthope]

Originally Posted by oakstcustomz

just read your whole build thread from the wreck to now! wow man ya really didnt let that get ya down! funny i got a 65 c-20 and a 52 ford customline 2door as my projects

Right on! theres another member "C-10cutty" that has a truck and 54 ford also Atleast we know the three of us have somewhat good taste

[oakstcustomz]

Originally Posted by losthope

Right on! theres another member "C-10cutty" that has a truck and 54 ford also Atleast we know the three of us have somewhat good taste

nice! i just started this project on the 52.....pm me if ya still have that more-door or have a hook up on the parts please need back windshield! i might have some fenders for ya ill have to look.

[losthope]

Well the truck made it to "Midnight Mass Car Show" and back im happy to say with no problems! heres a couple pic's parked at the show:

[McMurphy]

I see a couple more of our decade series trucks in your pics, any of them board members here that you got to meet at that show?

Nice you are showing it too, bet you got a lot of comments !!

[likaroc13]

very cool! always good to have knowledgeable friends you can count on ....one thing i miss is not being close to home where i would be able to work on my truck with my dad, and learn a few things along the way too

[piratexpress1369a]

keep up the great work

[losthope]

Originally Posted by likaroc13

very cool! always good to have knowledgeable friends you can count on ....one thing i miss is not being close to home where i would be able to work on my truck with my dad, and learn a few things along the way too

Ya it is kinda nice sometimes having help or other ideas how to do things !

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

keep up the great work

thanks im trying!


Well I helped richie pick up and install his drive line in his 4x4 toyota since he bent it on his last 4x4 trip and then we decided to work on a project for my truck.....I have a floor jack , gas can ,and a blue milk crate strapped in the back of my bed with hand tools, jumper cables, etc just in case i break down somewhere since the truck is now my daily driver ,and worried that either someone was going to steal my stuff out the back one day or use my own tools to break into my own truck....So I had been thinking of building a old ammo crate style box with a lock to put it all in but being low on funds to buy wood and also being a carpenter/electrician I always have work tools with me I decided it would be best to use a metal tool box....I know it takes away from the over all style and look of my truck but it is my daily/work truck so I had to do something......I had a set of longbed tool boxs that sit on the bed rails that have been out in my pops back forty for years, so i went and picked one box up and made some measurements:


cut it up and shortened it so it will fit behind the cab all the way to one side and be able to mount my spare tire standing up on the other side...



had richie do some welding on the part you will see and i practiced laying some beads on the end on the inside :



And here you can see how it looks shortened up:


Got it all welded up and grinded down but as far as we got .........tomorrows update should be having it painted and mounted......what was nice about using the side box is that it was something i had for years and free, and that when mounted in the bed it will be below the bed rails..

[LostMy65]

A tool box mounted inconspicuously is something I want to do with my 65.
I look forward to see how yours turns out.
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[losthope]

Well here you go!

I just painted the box black to kinda hide it , got it mounted and made a spare tire bed side mount. I used one of the box bracket legs that you would use to mount it in the bed rail and I had a extra 54 ford trunk spare tire rod and wing nut setup, I even installed a loop on the tool box to chain my dog to .....I havent painted the spare rim red yet or got the spare tire shaved into a bigger white wall but all in all I think everything turned out ok and it will do the job.:










what do you guys think?