Nik's 62 build

[62stepside longbox]

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[62stepside longbox]

Cut a new hole for the shifter and patched the old hole with new metal.
Once I get the driveshaft shortened I should be ready for the road
Of course I still need to wait a month till I'm 16 and then get my licence.

[goatless]

Nice. Mine is open, and, boy does it get cold!

[65sub]

Quick work on the trans install. Driving that truck should be a lot of fun with a 5 speed

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by goatless

Nice. Mine is open, and, boy does it get cold!

Thanks, I bet it gets cold and loud! I plan on putting some kind of insulation/ sound detonator under the rubber mat to solve this problem.

Originally Posted by 65sub

Quick work on the trans install. Driving that truck should be a lot of fun with a 5 speed

Thanks, it should be fun and functional . I can already tell even without driving it that it shifts so much smoother than the old sm420. And I'll get better gas mileage

[Zane M]

Your progress is great! Looking forward to future updates.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by Zane M

Your progress is great! Looking forward to future updates.

Thanks zane

[62stepside longbox]

I thought this was the original shifter boot the whole time but when I looked on the bottom side of it I read f*rd! Hopefully the disease hasn't spread to the rest of the truck already!

[TJ's Chevy]

Looks good! Better ditch that ford shifter boot though. lol

[62stepside longbox]

Been busy with school lately but have still been getting a bit done on the truck. I've been having troubles starting it. First I thought it was the carb then I thought It was the ignition but then I found out I had a big vaccum leak that seems to be the problem. So I ordered a new gasket that should be here soon. Hopefully it will solve the problem.

[chevy.c10]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Been busy with school lately but have still been getting a bit done on the truck. I've been having troubles starting it. First I thought it was the carb then I thought It was the ignition but then I found out I had a big vaccum leak that seems to be the problem. So I ordered a new gasket that should be here soon. Hopefully it will solve the problem.

I have that problem with school taking up to much of my time also. Ive been watching the progress and it looks good! Keep it up!

[62stepside longbox]

Thanks, for the next couple of weeks I have exams and have no truck time at all!

[65sub]

Good luck on your exams Nik. We'll be waiting for updates when your done.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by 65sub

Good luck on your exams Nik. We'll be waiting for updates when your done.

Thanks a lot, hopefully I can concentrate on studying instead of spending all my time on the forums

[TJ's Chevy]

Feel yer pain bud. lol School and then work 6 days a week takes most of my time. And now the bad weather don't help anything either. haha

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Feel yer pain bud. lol School and then work 6 days a week takes most of my time. And now the bad weather don't help anything either. haha

When I get my license my plan is to bring it in to the auto class so I can work on it during school.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

When I get my license my plan is to bring it in to the auto class so I can work on it during school.

That sounds like fun. lol I plan on getting my license in March.

[62stepside longbox]

Got my intake/exhaust gasket installed and now there are no leaks but I'm still having a problem. Still won't fire unless I really flood it, then it just pops and backfires. could the cold have something to do with it? Any idea's?

[Cape Codder]

Does your choke work? without a choke you will have to pump it full of fuel to start and then light pump to keep it going till it warms up.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by Cape Codder

Does your choke work? without a choke you will have to pump it full of fuel to start and then light pump to keep it going till it warms up.

Yep the choke works

[namloc]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Yep the choke works

Nik .Had you opened up the carb. and checked float and needle and seat? Did you also check the initial timing to line up at tdc on the harmonic balancer timing mark?

[goatless]

Originally Posted by Cape Codder

Does your choke work? without a choke you will have to pump it full of fuel to start and then light pump to keep it going till it warms up.

Funny. That's exactly how I start my truck without a functioning choke.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by goatless

Funny. That's exactly how I start my truck without a functioning choke.

When I have the choke off nothing really happens. When it's on it fires, It's not actually running, just lots of popping.

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by namloc

Nik .Had you opened up the carb. and checked float and needle and seat? Did you also check the initial timing to line up at tdc on the harmonic balancer timing mark?

Yes the float and needle are good and the rubber is in good shape and seats correctly. But I haven't checked the timing yet. It ran fine before and I didn't touch the timing at all but I'll still check

[62stepside longbox]

Been busy with school lately but got some work done on the truck today. Made a filler panel to cover up where the gas filler neck used to be. Still needs to be welded in place.