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stepside68longbed · 03-15-2014, 09:28 PM

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Is there some reason for this that I don't know of or is this just some dumbass??

**LockDoc** · 03-15-2014, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by stepside68longbed

Is there some reason for this that I don't know of or is this just some dumbass??

Is it smashed shut? Can't really tell from the picture....

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TrkEnvy · 03-15-2014, 10:18 PM

Looks like someone with a set of channel locks wanted to make your carb a 2 &1/2 barrel..

Saclandman · 03-15-2014, 10:20 PM

Don't have a clue about the carb, but if your nickname is correct, then I sure would like to see some pics of your 68 longbed stepside.

Lee H · 03-15-2014, 10:38 PM

Looks like bubba strikes again.

stepside68longbed · 03-15-2014, 10:47 PM

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I'd say so lmao hahahaha and yeah more like into just a two barrel... Wait I got it everyone it's better gas mileage

And yeah sure thing ill put some pics up she's not pretty yet.

stepside68longbed · 03-15-2014, 11:04 PM

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Like I said she ain't pretty yet I just started this year and I've barely got to spend any time with her "low profile tiers" the dumbass was trying to make that a big selling point lmao it looks stupid but it's a stepside long bed I never even cane across one till I seem this one.

67_C-30 · 03-15-2014, 11:05 PM

I agree with all above - running a vacuum secondary Holley is just nuts!

TrkEnvy · 03-15-2014, 11:39 PM

Tires are hideous but thats a nice truck with a great patina.. clr that girl asap. :-)

stepside68longbed · 03-15-2014, 11:46 PM

Well I'm only 20 so I don't really have a savings to spoil her right away :/ but I'm not too worried about how she looks right now. I just got it running it was a wiring mess, gave my a headache I finally got it all lined out now and got it turned over but wont stay running. I just need to get it running right for a while then hopefully this fall/winter she's gonna get a new crate 350, new starter, new trans, new carb... Hopefully ill have enough to get the frame powder coated.

TrkEnvy · 03-15-2014, 11:53 PM

No worries about money. A lot of us do this on a budget. CLR is something you can get at your local wally world. Its calcium/lime/rust remover. Put it on the rust spots and it will eat the surface rust and leave a great looking patina.. dont paint her she is perfect that color. The clr isnt expensive.

stepside68longbed · 03-15-2014, 11:58 PM

I like that color too I'm gonna eventually get it all sanded down and paint the same color except the engine bay I'm think about black. All my money I gonna go to her and get it done within 2 years then I gotta save to build a house.

stepside68longbed · 03-15-2014, 11:59 PM

Ill check into that CLR to keep any further rust tho.

stepside68longbed · 03-16-2014, 12:01 AM

When everything's done I wanna drop the rear end 3 inches and the front 2 to 4 but they will be last.

Saclandman · 03-16-2014, 12:09 AM

Heck, looks better than mine. Actually, with a little elbow grease on the paint to bring it out a bit and CLR on the rust, you'll have a nice looking truck. But them itty bitty go-cart tires need to go. Just pick up some used man-sized tires with good tread, and your ready to roll. Look forward to see how you progress. Good luck.

magwakeenercew2jh · 03-16-2014, 12:16 AM

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Well I'm only 20 so I don't really have a savings to spoil her right away :/ but I'm not too worried about how she looks right now....snip....

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Olive1970 · 03-16-2014, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by stepside68longbed

Well I'm only 20 so I don't really have a savings to spoil her right away :/ but I'm not too worried about how she looks right now. I just got it running it was a wiring mess, gave my a headache I finally got it all lined out now and got it turned over but wont stay running. I just need to get it running right for a while then hopefully this fall/winter she's gonna get a new crate 350, new starter, new trans, new carb... Hopefully ill have enough to get the frame powder coated.

Probably wont stay running because someone got creative with the transfer tube on the carb haha. The carb might be fine if you had a new tube, but who knows what the previous owner did inside the bowls.

stepside68longbed · 03-16-2014, 11:34 AM

Hah thanks y'all the only body dammage is the rear fenders gonna be about a grand for both of them other than that it's all surface rust other than your usual cab corner and rockers but that's a given with a 40+ year old truck n the tires will go as soon as she's ready to move. I had to get a new gas tank mines rusted and all boogered up fuel pump is on it's way too.

03-15-2014, 09:28 PM	#1
stepside68longbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 94	Is there some reason for this??? Is there some reason for this that I don't know of or is this just some dumbass??

03-15-2014, 10:18 PM	#3
TrkEnvy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 264	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Looks like someone with a set of channel locks wanted to make your carb a 2 &1/2 barrel.. __________________ 1971 C10 - LWB shortened to SWB, welded in my C notch, reinforced trailing arms with 3/16 plate, new cpp 5" rear drop springs, 2" drop blocks, ece super panhard kit. Cpp drop spindles, 2 inch front springs, 5.3/4L80E I call it Bruce Banner..

03-15-2014, 10:20 PM	#4
Saclandman Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 487	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Don't have a clue about the carb, but if your nickname is correct, then I sure would like to see some pics of your 68 longbed stepside. __________________ Rich J. 1967 Chevy C20 Longbed Stepside w/283 and 4spdSOLD 2002 Chevy Tahoe 4X4 5.3L SOLD 2015 Chevy Silverado Crew 4X4 5.3L

03-15-2014, 10:38 PM	#5
Lee H Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Upland Ca Posts: 4,147	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Looks like bubba strikes again. __________________ 1972 C10 SWB, Air, PS, PB, 350/350THM. Second owner. 1965 Corvette roadster, 44K miles, 327/365 SHP, 4 speed, side exhaust, knockoffs, teak, second owner (bought in 1970), Have ALL numbers matching components. My frame off restoration thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=556703

03-15-2014, 10:47 PM	#6
stepside68longbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 94	Re: Is there some reason for this??? I'd say so lmao hahahaha and yeah more like into just a two barrel... Wait I got it everyone it's better gas mileage And yeah sure thing ill put some pics up she's not pretty yet.

03-15-2014, 11:04 PM	#7
stepside68longbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 94	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Like I said she ain't pretty yet I just started this year and I've barely got to spend any time with her "low profile tiers" the dumbass was trying to make that a big selling point lmao it looks stupid but it's a stepside long bed I never even cane across one till I seem this one.

03-15-2014, 11:05 PM	#8
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Is there some reason for this??? I agree with all above - running a vacuum secondary Holley is just nuts! __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

03-15-2014, 11:39 PM	#9
TrkEnvy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 264	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Tires are hideous but thats a nice truck with a great patina.. clr that girl asap. :-) __________________ 1971 C10 - LWB shortened to SWB, welded in my C notch, reinforced trailing arms with 3/16 plate, new cpp 5" rear drop springs, 2" drop blocks, ece super panhard kit. Cpp drop spindles, 2 inch front springs, 5.3/4L80E I call it Bruce Banner..

03-15-2014, 11:46 PM	#10
stepside68longbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 94	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Well I'm only 20 so I don't really have a savings to spoil her right away :/ but I'm not too worried about how she looks right now. I just got it running it was a wiring mess, gave my a headache I finally got it all lined out now and got it turned over but wont stay running. I just need to get it running right for a while then hopefully this fall/winter she's gonna get a new crate 350, new starter, new trans, new carb... Hopefully ill have enough to get the frame powder coated.

03-15-2014, 11:53 PM	#11
TrkEnvy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 264	Re: Is there some reason for this??? No worries about money. A lot of us do this on a budget. CLR is something you can get at your local wally world. Its calcium/lime/rust remover. Put it on the rust spots and it will eat the surface rust and leave a great looking patina.. dont paint her she is perfect that color. The clr isnt expensive. __________________ 1971 C10 - LWB shortened to SWB, welded in my C notch, reinforced trailing arms with 3/16 plate, new cpp 5" rear drop springs, 2" drop blocks, ece super panhard kit. Cpp drop spindles, 2 inch front springs, 5.3/4L80E I call it Bruce Banner..

03-15-2014, 11:58 PM	#12
stepside68longbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 94	Re: Is there some reason for this??? I like that color too I'm gonna eventually get it all sanded down and paint the same color except the engine bay I'm think about black. All my money I gonna go to her and get it done within 2 years then I gotta save to build a house.

03-15-2014, 11:59 PM	#13
stepside68longbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 94	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Ill check into that CLR to keep any further rust tho.

03-16-2014, 12:01 AM	#14
stepside68longbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 94	Re: Is there some reason for this??? When everything's done I wanna drop the rear end 3 inches and the front 2 to 4 but they will be last.

03-16-2014, 12:09 AM	#15
Saclandman Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 487	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Heck, looks better than mine. Actually, with a little elbow grease on the paint to bring it out a bit and CLR on the rust, you'll have a nice looking truck. But them itty bitty go-cart tires need to go. Just pick up some used man-sized tires with good tread, and your ready to roll. Look forward to see how you progress. Good luck. __________________ Rich J. 1967 Chevy C20 Longbed Stepside w/283 and 4spdSOLD 2002 Chevy Tahoe 4X4 5.3L SOLD 2015 Chevy Silverado Crew 4X4 5.3L

03-16-2014, 11:34 AM	#18
stepside68longbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 94	Re: Is there some reason for this??? Hah thanks y'all the only body dammage is the rear fenders gonna be about a grand for both of them other than that it's all surface rust other than your usual cab corner and rockers but that's a given with a 40+ year old truck n the tires will go as soon as she's ready to move. I had to get a new gas tank mines rusted and all boogered up fuel pump is on it's way too.



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