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Low Elco · 07-24-2014, 04:48 AM

Wow, it's a truck! Woo woo! Bed Day is always good times, good luck!

Low Elco · 07-24-2014, 08:50 AM

Mike, where did you run your main harness out, do have a pic of it? What did you do for a firewall grommet? I was thinking I was gonna get the pcm in the engine room, not so much. Any help appreciated!

mcbassin · 07-24-2014, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Low Elco

Mike, where did you run your main harness out, do have a pic of it? What did you do for a firewall grommet? I was thinking I was gonna get the pcm in the engine room, not so much. Any help appreciated!

It was cumbersome and a pain to put the cover on, but it worked out okay in the end. You can see where I mocked it up HERE if you look close, you can see where it goes through the inside of the cab HERE I'll see if I can find a finished picture. I took the harness out right behind the engine on the right hand side.

Low Elco · 07-24-2014, 12:37 PM

Thanks Mike, gonna try to mock up tonight before I set the motor.

jeh · 07-24-2014, 06:47 PM

NEW avatar.....

sduckworth13 · 07-24-2014, 11:12 PM

Your truck keeps getting better by the day Mike. You've done a lot of impressive work.

mcbassin · 07-24-2014, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jeh

NEW avatar.....

Another one coming soon

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Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Your truck keeps getting better by the day Mike. You've done a lot of impressive work.

Thanks Scott. I'm so pumped about today's progress.
Maiden voyage

jlaird · 07-25-2014, 12:41 AM

Almost there Mike!

mcbassin · 07-25-2014, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jlaird

Almost there Mike!

Getting close for sure. I still have a long list of things I need to fix and finish.

mcbassin · 07-25-2014, 08:53 AM

Wednesday I picked up the new tires. Last night I had Crash_OK, EightiesOnly, and PDAWG'-85 help me install the bed (Thanks guys!)

My son and I decided after we got the bed buttoned down and the tailgate back on to take her on the maiden voyage

It didn't go down without a hitch....We ran out of gas at the end of my driveway. We ended up dragging it back to the shop, putting 5 gallons in and tinkering with it till we felt she was road worthy enough to take another stab at it.
We drove her exactly 1 mile and 3 tenths

throttle response is good and tranny shifted out good. Found some issues that I have to deal with asap. but overall it was great after almost 5 years to have it on the road even for a small spin.

Tires:

First peek of sunshine:

Bed in place:

out of gas

Back at home

**PowerdbyChevy79** · 07-30-2014, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Wednesday I picked up the new tires. Last night I had Crash_OK, EightiesOnly, and PDAWG'-85 help me install the bed (Thanks guys!)

My son and I decided after we got the bed buttoned down and the tailgate back on to take her on the maiden voyage

It didn't go down without a hitch....We ran out of gas at the end of my driveway. We ended up dragging it back to the shop, putting 5 gallons in and tinkering with it till we felt she was road worthy enough to take another stab at it.
We drove her exactly 1 mile and 3 tenths

throttle response is good and tranny shifted out good. Found some issues that I have to deal with asap. but overall it was great after almost 5 years to have it on the road even for a small spin.

Tires:

First peek of sunshine:

Bed in place:

out of gas

Back at home

congrats brother.... sorry im late..man she looks good...no better feeling in the world...

mcbassin · 07-30-2014, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by PowerdbyChevy79

congrats brother.... sorry im late..man she looks good...no better feeling in the world...

Thanks and yes it was a great feeling of accomplishment to get her out of that cave after all these years.

knomadd · 07-25-2014, 09:35 AM

Congrats on the maiden voyage

You'll be cruising around all over the place in no time. She looks beautiful!!!

**lolife99** · 07-25-2014, 10:12 AM

So VERY nice!

Bennett68C10 · 07-25-2014, 10:49 AM

That's awesome Mike, congrats on the maiden voyage. All your hard work has definitely paid off with that beauty

C10_ustacould · 07-25-2014, 11:25 AM

STOKED for you bro!!

jlsanborn · 07-25-2014, 11:51 AM

Congrats on the first shake down Mike!!! Love the BFG's with the letters out too

What sizes?

It looks soooo good man. Nice job boys!

mcbassin · 07-25-2014, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by knomadd

Congrats on the maiden voyage

You'll be cruising around all over the place in no time. She looks beautiful!!!

Thanks Duane, I really appreciate it.

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Originally Posted by lolife99

So VERY nice!

Thanks Keith it means a lot coming from an long time truck guy like yourself.

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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

That's awesome Mike, congrats on the maiden voyage. All your hard work has definitely paid off with that beauty

Thanks Keith. You will be there soon. And dang it is a lot of hard sweaty work.

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Originally Posted by Bucks68

STOKED for you bro!!

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Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Congrats on the first shake down Mike!!! Love the BFG's with the letters out too

What sizes?

It looks soooo good man. Nice job boys!

Thanks. It was pretty exiting. I can't wait to get back out there and start knocking the little things out to get road worthy.
tires:
front-225/70/15 6-1/2" rallies
rear-275/60/15 8" rallies
I stole those sizes from a great looking truck RUFUS
Tire specs: HERE
I will be putting some caps and rings on them soon.

FL71C10 · 07-25-2014, 12:23 PM

Nice going Mike. The truck looks good.

KSWes · 07-25-2014, 04:01 PM

1.3 miles is great first trip! 5 years is a long time to wait. Here's to many more miles soon!

mcbassin · 07-25-2014, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FL71C10

Nice going Mike. The truck looks good.

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

Very nice! If the truck drove just half as good as it looks then it must've been a real treat

Thanks Rick, Yep it was a real treat to drive. I'm sure it will only get better. :meta:

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Originally Posted by KSWes

1.3 miles is great first trip! 5 years is a long time to wait. Here's to many more miles soon!

Thanks Wes. It has been a long wait. I'm going to work on a few things tonight and try to put another 1.3 miles on it......

69CST-V · 07-25-2014, 04:20 PM

Congrats on the milestone......Truck is looking great..

KSWes · 07-25-2014, 04:31 PM

Awesome! I would say it's about time to do a smokey burn out, but as much as tires cost anymore, that just seems like a waste.

jeh · 07-25-2014, 09:35 PM

Mike, you said you were trying to catchup with me earlier this week. You got to drive yours out of the the driveway, so now you're ahead of me..... Congrats on the first drive, hopefully mine will be next weekend.

litew8 · 07-25-2014, 10:08 PM

Looks good Mike, congrats!

07-24-2014, 04:48 AM	#1
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: 1969 Short Wide Wow, it's a truck! Woo woo! Bed Day is always good times, good luck! __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

07-24-2014, 08:50 AM	#2
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: 1969 Short Wide Mike, where did you run your main harness out, do have a pic of it? What did you do for a firewall grommet? I was thinking I was gonna get the pcm in the engine room, not so much. Any help appreciated! __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

07-24-2014, 12:37 PM	#4
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: 1969 Short Wide Thanks Mike, gonna try to mock up tonight before I set the motor. __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

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jeh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: sutton WV Posts: 1,822	Re: 1969 Short Wide NEW avatar..... __________________ Jason '70 C-10 short fleet 427BB TH400 (SOLD) '10 Ford F 350 '13 Ford RAPTOR 6.2 MY BUILD THREAD http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=612623

07-24-2014, 11:12 PM	#6
sduckworth13 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 3,541	Re: 1969 Short Wide Your truck keeps getting better by the day Mike. You've done a lot of impressive work. __________________ Scott

07-25-2014, 12:41 AM	#8
jlaird Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: johnstown, NY Posts: 2,393	Re: 1969 Short Wide Almost there Mike!

07-25-2014, 08:53 AM	#10
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: 1969 Short Wide Wednesday I picked up the new tires. Last night I had Crash_OK, EightiesOnly, and PDAWG'-85 help me install the bed (Thanks guys!) My son and I decided after we got the bed buttoned down and the tailgate back on to take her on the maiden voyage It didn't go down without a hitch....We ran out of gas at the end of my driveway. We ended up dragging it back to the shop, putting 5 gallons in and tinkering with it till we felt she was road worthy enough to take another stab at it. We drove her exactly 1 mile and 3 tenths throttle response is good and tranny shifted out good. Found some issues that I have to deal with asap. but overall it was great after almost 5 years to have it on the road even for a small spin. Tires: First peek of sunshine: Bed in place: out of gas Back at home __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

07-25-2014, 09:35 AM	#13
knomadd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rosenberg, Texas Posts: 3,506	Re: 1969 Short Wide Congrats on the maiden voyage You'll be cruising around all over the place in no time. She looks beautiful!!! __________________ -Duane C/10 Club Texas member 1971 Chevy C10 "Brutus" SWB Fleetside 2016 6.0L (L96) 6L90E (driver/project) 1965 Pontiac GTO "Royal Goat" 400/TH400 w/AC (my baby)

07-25-2014, 10:12 AM	#14
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07-25-2014, 10:49 AM	#15
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: 1969 Short Wide That's awesome Mike, congrats on the maiden voyage. All your hard work has definitely paid off with that beauty __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

07-25-2014, 11:25 AM	#16
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07-25-2014, 11:51 AM	#17
jlsanborn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,367	Re: 1969 Short Wide Congrats on the first shake down Mike!!! Love the BFG's with the letters out too What sizes? It looks soooo good man. Nice job boys! __________________ '77 K30 3+3 - "The Crummy" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=640134 '67 C10 L/SWB - Soon to be daily driver! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=471776

07-25-2014, 12:23 PM	#19
FL71C10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,508	Re: 1969 Short Wide Nice going Mike. The truck looks good. __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

07-25-2014, 04:01 PM	#20
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07-25-2014, 04:20 PM	#22
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07-25-2014, 04:31 PM	#23
KSWes Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ottawa, KS Posts: 337	Re: 1969 Short Wide Awesome! I would say it's about time to do a smokey burn out, but as much as tires cost anymore, that just seems like a waste. __________________ 70 Chevy C10 LWB My Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=513002

07-25-2014, 09:35 PM	#24
jeh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: sutton WV Posts: 1,822	Re: 1969 Short Wide Mike, you said you were trying to catchup with me earlier this week. You got to drive yours out of the the driveway, so now you're ahead of me..... Congrats on the first drive, hopefully mine will be next weekend. __________________ Jason '70 C-10 short fleet 427BB TH400 (SOLD) '10 Ford F 350 '13 Ford RAPTOR 6.2 MY BUILD THREAD http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=612623

07-25-2014, 10:08 PM	#25
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