1977 Chevy C10 known as SharkBite

[custom97]

Gonna have to come by and take a look at that setup.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by custom97

Gonna have to come by and take a look at that setup.

Anytime man just give me a heads up! I'll do my best to be at home.

[knomadd]

Well Korwin, I'm sorry I steered you in the wrong direction with the bracket, but I'm glad you got the shorter cable to resolve the issue. Good luck with the deadline. I'm sure you can do it. There's nothing like a deadline to push you to finish. Have fun!

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Well Korwin, I'm sorry I steered you in the wrong direction with the bracket, but I'm glad you got the shorter cable to resolve the issue. Good luck with the deadline. I'm sure you can do it. There's nothing like a deadline to push you to finish. Have fun!

Duane no biggie man, it would of been an upgrade done later eventually it cleans it up a lot and gets rid of some orange as you know I don't like a lot of orange.

So the bracket does come in handy cause it helps it put it in a bit of a straighter line.

So don't feel bad it helped plus I had a $20 reward at autozone so didn't have to pay anything for it

Yeah I'm anxious cause this is really going to test me and see if I can make it.

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Now another order of business as long as money looks right.....I have a deadline to meet now.

I'm being very hopeful about this so bare with me guys, this weekend is the yearly Air Show here in Houston, last year the truck was supposed to be there well it didn't make it this year we're really going to try and make it. Also there's a truck show down in the Clear Lake area that night as well.

So if you haven't figured out my deadline it's to have the truck in running and driving condition by Saturday morning/noonish to make it to the Air Show and Truck Show that night. Now I have one great thing on my side as long as is sticks I will have this Friday completely off. Which means I can have a full day dedicated to the truck which also means taking a visit to the junkyard and spend the day pulling parts to get it ready. If everything goes smoothly I will have the truck all buttoned up and running without a grille by Saturday. Oh also have to do a semi paint job on it too, the bed I'm looking at getting is black so going to do just a simple matte black on the cab of the truck

So fellas lets have a little faith in me wish me well!

lol well the Bed odda be kool, i just cant wait till you paint your truck just like those WW2 planes with the shark on the nose

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by chevybuilder18

lol well the Bed odda be kool, i just cant wait till you paint your truck just like those WW2 planes with the shark on the nose

Well funny you say that I had thought about doing something like sort of like that but I was just going to put the jaws of a shark in spirit of the trucks names.

I'm however considering some ghost graphics towards the back of the bed.

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Well funny you say that I had thought about doing something like sort of like that but I was just going to put the jaws of a shark in spirit of the trucks names.

I'm however considering some ghost graphics towards the back of the bed.

lol kool

[77ChevySharkBite]

Well who wants some good news and bad news???

Sad that's they way things go most of the time.

Bad news is money just isn't there right now to fork out for everything to get the truck look whole again, I'm still going to try and get bumper brackets at least get some chrome on it. So got to set aside a little cash from the next few checks to get all the goodies. I also have to work a full day but it means I get paid OT so that's good.

Good news is now I'm really that much closer to get the carb and intake all buttoned up. All that's left to really be done is to be the fuel line so I'll probably get that plugged up either Friday after I get off or Saturday so hopefully with my fingers crossed the truck will be running by this weekend.

[Claytona08]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

so hopefully with my fingers crossed the truck will be running by this weekend.

Good News? That sounds like great news!

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Claytona08

Good News? That sounds like great news!

yeah it's only taken 3 weeks to install it all

that why they say slow and steady wins the race?

[Claytona08]

Haha that's right. At the paint shop yesterday I seen a sign that read "Do you want it right or do you want it right now?" I laughed when I read it.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Claytona08

Haha that's right. At the paint shop yesterday I seen a sign that read "Do you want it right or do you want it right now?" I laughed when I read it.

I saw that, I want one in my house!

[77ChevySharkBite]

I do have even better news but I think I'll wait to tell you guys that this coming weekend just to make it anticipate it, but it's not truck related so you've been warned

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Well who wants some good news and bad news???

Sad that's they way things go most of the time.

Bad news is money just isn't there right now to fork out for everything to get the truck look whole again, I'm still going to try and get bumper brackets at least get some chrome on it. So got to set aside a little cash from the next few checks to get all the goodies. I also have to work a full day but it means I get paid OT so that's good.

Good news is now I'm really that much closer to get the carb and intake all buttoned up. All that's left to really be done is to be the fuel line so I'll probably get that plugged up either Friday after I get off or Saturday so hopefully with my fingers crossed the truck will be running by this weekend.

Hey man... i had to drive my truck with no bed bolts on it, only thing holding it on was its weight alone so dont feel bad. its still on the truck and is solid as ever.. just needs some TLC.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Alright fellas great news everything is ready and good to go just have 2 things to button up those being some clamps, and then have to finish the set up of the electric choke then it'll be crank up time set timing and then test and then tune hopefully 67 c10 guy can come over and help me finish it up but this weekend it will be running!!!

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Alright fellas great news everything is ready and good to go just have 2 things to button up those being some clamps, and then have to finish the set up of the electric choke then it'll be crank up time set timing and then test and then tune hopefully 67 c10 guy can come over and help me finish it up but this weekend it will be running!!!

hey video tape some of your tuning guy!! theres alot you could teach others while doing that.. i already know but some newbies could learn by watching others and you tune the engine.. also its intresting to watch tuning. make sure you run your vacuum advance off the intake, instead of the carb.. lol..
thats some good news. i hope your done with the carb. also look up the port vacuum advance vs manifold vacuum advance

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by chevybuilder18

hey video tape some of your tuning guy!! theres alot you could teach others while doing that.. i already know but some newbies could learn by watching others and you tune the engine.. also its intresting to watch tuning. make sure you run your vacuum advance off the intake, instead of the carb.. lol..
thats some good news. i hope your done with the carb. also look up the port vacuum advance vs manifold vacuum advance

I'll try to remember and if I don't I'll do a write up on it no doubt. From what I've watched in the video says doesn't need much tuning but of course you can always do fine tuning which is probably what I'll do

[77ChevySharkBite]

Alright fellas have your fingers crossed for me!! I finished up everything this morning before the air show and I'm about to head home and crank the beast up so let's say a prayer everything is good and this baby runs!! will report back shortly guys!!

[77ChevySharkBite]

I can't say thank you enough fellas you have been so helpful the truck is alive and it's nasty power, I scared myself a little but it's up and running just have to fine tune it now!!

Also I thought I had a bad temp gauge, well sure enough it was just a bad thermostat and my temp gauge works so I have a full working dash gauges!! Now all that's left is fine tuning!!

[knomadd]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

the truck is alive and it's nasty power, I scared myself a little but it's up and running just have to fine tune it now!!

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by knomadd

now it's time for

[Sodell]

Great news....

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Sodell

Great news....

Thanks Scott sorry for the late response yesterday was jammed packed for me.

[77ChevySharkBite]

I got a question for you guys anyone good with tuning a carburetor?

I need some help for sure. alright so I know I'm going from manual choke to electric so a few things are different but I know I don't have to pump the gas anymore or most of the time.

When it cranks up the idle shoots up to about 1,500rpm I usually let it sit there a couple of seconds and then tap the gas and it will idle down to around 500-750rpm, and I guess sometimes because it hasn't warmed up fully sometimes it'll die. Also if I let it just idle there for a little while say 5-7 minutes then I kill it, try to crank it back over it's like it doesn't fire right away but when it starts it's on all 8, is that just a way the electric choke works or do I need to do some tweaking? It runs and performs waaaay better just trying to start understanding it a little better.

[knomadd]

I'm by no means an expert, or even "very knowledgeable" about carburetors, but I believe that you have to press the accelerator about a quarter to half way down, once, to allow the choke flap to close on it's own. Maybe not, but mine won't engage the choke if I don't press down on the accelerator before cranking. Once it fires, the electricity will heat up a spring inside the choke cup that will allow the choke flap to open fully when the accelerator is applied again (usually a quick tap is all it takes).

Mine will fire to about 2,000 RPM, I'll tap the accelerator lightly to bring it down some (usually about 1,000-1,500 RPM) until I'm ready to go. If you're idling at 500 RPM in Park or Neutral, you're too low. Adjust your idle screw so you're at 700-900 in Park. This should put you between 500 and 700 RPM in gear. I don't like to see idle anywhere below 500 RPM as I think it starts to work too hard to keep running.

As for it dying... I'll have to think about that a little more. Not sure exactly, but if you can give me a little more info, it might help. I know you've got an edelbrock. Is it a 650cfm straight out of the box, or did you modify it at all? Was the electric choke on it or did you add it? Where are you running the red and black choke wires? How does it run/drive in other scenarios... meaning if you drive it a while, park somewhere then come out and fire it within about 10 minutes, does it fire right away or crank for a while?

When you say idle for 5-7 minutes, is the choke activated or not?