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68ChevC10 · 05-20-2002, 02:41 PM

It .. is ... A-live! I got my baby back and the surgery made her better than she was before!

Got my inline 6 rebuilt this last Saturday. I posted a link to photos of the tear-down. Now I have photos of the reconstruction. http://homepage.mac.com/elgatoloco/PhotoAlbum6.html

She sounds like I've never heard her, starts oh so much easier, and runs like a brand new truck. We replaced the main bearings, rod bearings, piston rings, put a new fuel pump on, new fuel filter, new points, new condenser, new gaskets & seals, scraped the pistons clean, honed the bores, did a valve job, set the timing and painted the engine. Whew, I think that's all of it.

68ChevC10

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1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Aint life cool.

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CoryM · 05-20-2002, 02:46 PM

Cool man, have fun.
CoryM

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1970 heavy duty C-10 fleetside sport truck. Vancouver B.C. Canada
http://www.geocities.com/chevroletc1070

"Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high."
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, Canadian Army

**COBALT** · 05-20-2002, 02:49 PM

I assume that's the original carburetor. Looks like a 2G. Did you rebuild that?

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'69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed!
'69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast).
Seattle, WA.

*See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com!

68ChevC10 · 05-20-2002, 02:59 PM

The carb's not original. It is a Rochester single-barrel, though I'm working on getting a 2-barrel for it. What I really need is an original air cleaner for this one. What I've on there is an old Rochester cleaner off an old 50's model car. Couldn't find a cleaner at the junkyard that would work.

If anyone's got a cleaner that would fit and wants to get rid of it, let me know what you want for it.

The next project is to replace the manual-shift steering column with a automatic one I bought off a guy. Make it a column-shift auto, hook in the backup lights that are currently disabled due to a DSOM rigged floor shifter and it's fun times ahead. Plus, I'll be legal and inspected and all that.

68ChevC10

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1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Aint life cool.

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**COBALT** · 05-20-2002, 04:03 PM

That's an old monojet? Wow.

You know if you want to move to a 2G it wouldn't be all that tough. You can find them easy (at least I can here). They usually get tossed for the ever-popular performer 4bbl, and I think they're easier to get cleaner covers for too.

Nice work. Good luck.

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'69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed!
'69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast).
Seattle, WA.

*See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com!

devinfife · 05-20-2002, 04:16 PM

congrats and nice lookin truck.

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69 c-10. turquoise. 350 motor with 400 trans. long fleet. headers and dual flowmaster exhaust. K & N air cleaner, aluminum wheels and radials, stereo system and a bed liner.

*racedvl* · 05-20-2002, 08:19 PM

I like it, congrats on keeping the 250!! I wish I had done the same...

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Woodstock,IL.northwest of Chicago

It's not what you buy, it's what you build!!

I did not climb to the top of the food chain, to become a vegetarian.

For some pics of my truck.

dubie · 05-21-2002, 10:14 AM

How much did the rebuild cost you? I am gutting my inline in a few weeks, to be replaced with a 350. But was just curious how much it did cost to do all that work?

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currently
1972 Long fleetside
250, inline 6 with 3 speed manual

Soon to have
a freshened up 350
staying with the 3 spd
new rally wheels
fresh paint
custom flatbed with stacks!!!

68ChevC10 · 05-21-2002, 10:45 AM

The rebuild cost me two Saturday's, one Sunday and about $350 in parts. I don't even want to think what a shop would have cost to do what we did.

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1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Aint life cool.

05-20-2002, 02:41 PM	#1
68ChevC10 I am Kayser Soze Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 116	C10 engine rebuild-finished! It .. is ... A-live! I got my baby back and the surgery made her better than she was before! Got my inline 6 rebuilt this last Saturday. I posted a link to photos of the tear-down. Now I have photos of the reconstruction. http://homepage.mac.com/elgatoloco/PhotoAlbum6.html She sounds like I've never heard her, starts oh so much easier, and runs like a brand new truck. We replaced the main bearings, rod bearings, piston rings, put a new fuel pump on, new fuel filter, new points, new condenser, new gaskets & seals, scraped the pistons clean, honed the bores, did a valve job, set the timing and painted the engine. Whew, I think that's all of it. 68ChevC10 ------------------ 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Aint life cool. [This message has been edited by 68ChevC10 (edited May 20, 2002).] [This message has been edited by 68ChevC10 (edited May 20, 2002).] __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Ain't life cool.

05-20-2002, 02:46 PM	#2
CoryM Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Surrey, B.C. , Canada Posts: 874	Cool man, have fun. CoryM ------------------ 1970 heavy duty C-10 fleetside sport truck. Vancouver B.C. Canada http://www.geocities.com/chevroletc1070 "Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high." Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, Canadian Army __________________ 1970 heavy duty C-10 fleetside sport truck. Vancouver B.C. Canada http://www.geocities.com/chevroletc1070 "Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high." Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, Canadian Army

05-20-2002, 02:49 PM	#3
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I assume that's the original carburetor. Looks like a 2G. Did you rebuild that? ------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

05-20-2002, 02:59 PM	#4
68ChevC10 I am Kayser Soze Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 116	The carb's not original. It is a Rochester single-barrel, though I'm working on getting a 2-barrel for it. What I really need is an original air cleaner for this one. What I've on there is an old Rochester cleaner off an old 50's model car. Couldn't find a cleaner at the junkyard that would work. If anyone's got a cleaner that would fit and wants to get rid of it, let me know what you want for it. The next project is to replace the manual-shift steering column with a automatic one I bought off a guy. Make it a column-shift auto, hook in the backup lights that are currently disabled due to a DSOM rigged floor shifter and it's fun times ahead. Plus, I'll be legal and inspected and all that. 68ChevC10 ------------------ 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Aint life cool. [This message has been edited by 68ChevC10 (edited May 20, 2002).] __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Ain't life cool.

05-20-2002, 04:03 PM	#5
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	That's an old monojet? Wow. You know if you want to move to a 2G it wouldn't be all that tough. You can find them easy (at least I can here). They usually get tossed for the ever-popular performer 4bbl, and I think they're easier to get cleaner covers for too. Nice work. Good luck. ------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

05-20-2002, 04:16 PM	#6
devinfife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 171	congrats and nice lookin truck. ------------------ 69 c-10. turquoise. 350 motor with 400 trans. long fleet. headers and dual flowmaster exhaust. K & N air cleaner, aluminum wheels and radials, stereo system and a bed liner. __________________ FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB 69 c-10. turquoise. 350 motor with 400 trans. long fleet. headers and dual flowmaster exhaust. K & N air cleaner, aluminum wheels and radials, stereo system and a bed liner. Manual drums and manual steering. Kickin it in Seattle, WA p.s. i love my longbed. must be a phallic thing.

05-20-2002, 08:19 PM	#7
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	I like it, congrats on keeping the 250!! I wish I had done the same... ------------------ http://hometown.aol.com/racedvl/racedvl69index.html Woodstock,IL.northwest of Chicago It's not what you buy, it's what you build!! I did not climb to the top of the food chain, to become a vegetarian. For some pics of my truck.

05-21-2002, 10:14 AM	#8
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,853	How much did the rebuild cost you? I am gutting my inline in a few weeks, to be replaced with a 350. But was just curious how much it did cost to do all that work? ------------------ currently 1972 Long fleetside 250, inline 6 with 3 speed manual Soon to have a freshened up 350 staying with the 3 spd new rally wheels fresh paint custom flatbed with stacks!!! __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

05-21-2002, 10:45 AM	#9
68ChevC10 I am Kayser Soze Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 116	The rebuild cost me two Saturday's, one Sunday and about $350 in parts. I don't even want to think what a shop would have cost to do what we did. ------------------ 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Aint life cool. __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside. My driver. Ain't life cool.



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