"BUILD: 1970 C10 LWB--->SWB “Jumping Cholla”

[loudchevy]

Had a busy weekend but got a little time in the garage. I finished up the rear wiring for the lights and got the fuel tank filler hose/vent installed. I threw in 5 gallons of gas in through the filler neck and she fired up with a bump of the key.

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Truck fires right up when cold and struggles a little bit when it warmed up and has been running. Falls flat on it's face when I put it in gear. I need to get a timing light and vac gauge on it and see what's going on. Ignition and Carb adjustment is not my strong suit, but I will struggle and learn through it . I still need to hook up the TC cable to the throttle linkage, maybe that had something to do with the stall. I had to chase a couple of leaks (radiator hose, oil sending unit) and tightened up some things. The dual fans kicked on when the tstat switch gets to 210 and maintains that temp while warmed up at idle so that was a win.

I also started cutting out some mounts for the seats. I have a rough idea on how I'm going to do it, but won't really know for sure until I really dig into the project more this week.