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**old Rusty C10** · 05-01-2011, 09:53 PM

I took delivery of my new used bed and pressure washed it. Its got a far cry less rot than the prior one and is easilly repaired. the rest of the weekend was spent playing with my new toy pics to follow

How about you all?

vern350 · 05-01-2011, 10:06 PM

Got the 81 shortbox out of storage and went over to Port Huron to take advantage of the cheaper tire prices and got some new BFG radial T/A's put on the front.

Bow Tie Scottie · 05-01-2011, 10:50 PM

Applied the first layer of "clean" since last year! Also, haul away trash from our Spring church picnic.

blakeduren · 05-01-2011, 11:00 PM

Suburban engine blew on the highway towing trailer...
Spend a good chunk of saturday and sunday pulling the 454 out of the engine bay!
Everything on this 83 is still original. It has the stock hoses and water pump and everything. The carb was rebuilt at some point.
Found a good hole/punch on the side of the oil pan...
Machine shop, here we come!

f.monroe · 05-01-2011, 11:03 PM

I pulled the Blue 77 out of the barn and brought it up to the house . I bolted a couple of my Intro 20's on it to see what I think of it . I will be putting an engine in it over the next couple months and looking at paint prices. Still undecided on the direction for this truck.
Anyone think I need to leave the scenery in the back window and the wood grained bed rails?
Frank

1BadSS · 05-01-2011, 11:04 PM

Got the new vette killer installed.

*78 Chevyrado* · 05-01-2011, 11:07 PM

Got my E-Fans Installed and working, almost dialed in.

85burb · 05-01-2011, 11:12 PM

I installed my FAST EZ EFI ecm and ran a few wires. Hope to finish this coming weekend or the one after!

bestray · 05-01-2011, 11:28 PM

Well I didn't get anything done with my truck.

85burb · 05-01-2011, 11:42 PM

HIP HIP HOORAY! Good work!

ProStreet83C10 · 05-01-2011, 11:49 PM

i took the seat out of my C10 and heavily cleaned the interior......it hadnt been out since it initially went in, so i took it out, vacuumed everything and shampooed the entire interior. i also re riveted the bottom of my seatbelt cover and tightened the wire that allows the seat adjuster on pass. side to move.

I also changed the oil with some valv. 10w-40 and a Wix filter.

thun · 05-02-2011, 12:17 AM

Finally got the dipstick tube installed again and also changed the fuel filter...

menace121978 · 05-02-2011, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.monroe

I pulled the Blue 77 out of the barn and brought it up to the house . I bolted a couple of my Intro 20's on it to see what I think of it . I will be putting an engine in it over the next couple months and looking at paint prices. Still undecided on the direction for this truck.
Anyone think I need to leave the scenery in the back window and the wood grained bed rails?
Frank

looking sweet Frank!!

and BTW you gotta leave the scenery

is the chrome trim as clean as the pics look? i noticed the yellow paint is gone...

motornut · 05-02-2011, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.monroe

I pulled the Blue 77 out of the barn and brought it up to the house . I bolted a couple of my Intro 20's on it to see what I think of it . I will be putting an engine in it over the next couple months and looking at paint prices. Still undecided on the direction for this truck.
Anyone think I need to leave the scenery in the back window and the wood grained bed rails?
Frank

looks great as is!

bigblock73 · 05-02-2011, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.monroe

I pulled the Blue 77 out of the barn and brought it up to the house . I bolted a couple of my Intro 20's on it to see what I think of it . I will be putting an engine in it over the next couple months and looking at paint prices. Still undecided on the direction for this truck.
Anyone think I need to leave the scenery in the back window and the wood grained bed rails?
Frank

Lose the flares, put them in a box, and send them to MN

Since I like odd things, the scenery and rails look good together, but it doesn't go with the wheels you threw on there...tough call though.

**N2TRUX** · 05-02-2011, 11:23 AM

Frank I am not big on blue, but that color and those wheels rock. The bed rails are a great GM accessory item. Since the holes are there I would leave them for now. If you get it painted, I would weld them up.

This is the first weekend in months that I didn't have commitments to work projects other than my truck. I finally got going Saturday morning after some Spring time pool maintenance.

I found out that to convert a 77 truck to a 73-74 grill it requires a lot more than the 73-74 center brace if you have an optional internal hood release. Fortunately I had enough parts in my stash to make it work.

I have everything in final mock up and ready to be torn down for detail.

To read the article go here-
"Retro-Tech- 77 Cheyenne gets retrogrades"

RandyP · 05-02-2011, 12:52 PM

Frank, if you ditch those bed rails, you'll be able to sell them quickly I would imagine. I'd get in line myself for them.

Messed with my 79 K5 this weekend. Took the right exhaust manifold off to get at this little device that closes and opens the exhaust. Got it out, blew out the butterfly with the torch, and reassembled. Broke a bolt off in the head upon reassembly. Had a guy in my shop doing some PDR work, he decided he could drill and tap it for me. After he tapped it, I had antifreeze coming out the bolt hole (joy). Drilled it again, put a heli-coil in along with heat resistant sealer and finished it up (no leaks! was a bonus).
Took off the EGR and put a block off plate on and took about 100 feet of unneeded vacuum lines out and plugged up a ton of stuff (emissions). Looks a lot neater under the hood at least, runs like a champ. Now to get the transmission working better.

In a few weeks I'll be doing the 73/74 grille swap myself and messing with the internal latch vs the external. But I got an entire 74 truck sitting here for parts.

wyattglock · 05-02-2011, 02:19 PM

Figured out that I need to change the ignition module in the truck before I continue any further. I can only get it to run for about 30 seconds plugged into the computer. When I unplug the computer it wont fire at all or continue to run after it is started.
I also took a friends 17 year old boy turkey hunting in the morning. Shot a coyote at 38 yards, 40 minnutes later we shot a turkey in the exact same spot! Not a bad day at all!

Duke66 · 05-02-2011, 03:29 PM

I poked around on my truck enough to find out that I don't have what I thought I did.

79gmcclassic · 05-02-2011, 05:19 PM

frank send those bed rails to me! and i want to see more pics of the brown swb up above please!

diamondave · 05-02-2011, 05:30 PM

Cleaned it... and thought about replacing the silinoid but thats as far as I got... same with the "for sale" sign... but I will replace the silinoid in order to sell it... still have to get an add up on craigslist.. so much work needed to get done, maybe the next "what did you get done today" post I will have gotten this out of my driveway.. fingers crossed

manimal · 05-02-2011, 05:44 PM

FINALLY got my '77 running!!!!! checked the vacuum reading and it stays at a STEADY 20". Can wait to finish this thing. Still have to get belts and grommets for the valve covers and an air filter. Then it's off to the smog station.

grs · 05-02-2011, 06:17 PM

Hey F.Monroe, How did you get that stance in your truck. My truck has 2 and 1 half inch drop spindles. It sat to low in the front with 2 inch shorter coils, so today with the original height coils it sits one inch lower in the rear. If I cut one coil out of the front coils will that lower the front one inch? I want it to sit a little low, but level.

*87 chevy silverado* · 05-02-2011, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.monroe

I pulled the Blue 77 out of the barn and brought it up to the house . I bolted a couple of my Intro 20's on it to see what I think of it . I will be putting an engine in it over the next couple months and looking at paint prices. Still undecided on the direction for this truck.
Anyone think I need to leave the scenery in the back window and the wood grained bed rails?
Frank

bring the front down like a inch an leave it alon

grs · 05-02-2011, 07:01 PM

Believe me I am tired of working on the front end of the truck. The PO messed it up. I guess I will cut one coil and hope for the best.

05-01-2011, 09:53 PM	#1
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,316	What did you get done 5/1/11 edition I took delivery of my new used bed and pressure washed it. Its got a far cry less rot than the prior one and is easilly repaired. the rest of the weekend was spent playing with my new toy pics to follow How about you all? __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

05-01-2011, 10:06 PM	#2
vern350 like a rock Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 517	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Got the 81 shortbox out of storage and went over to Port Huron to take advantage of the cheaper tire prices and got some new BFG radial T/A's put on the front. Attached Images

05-01-2011, 10:50 PM	#3
Bow Tie Scottie Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 80	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Applied the first layer of "clean" since last year! Also, haul away trash from our Spring church picnic. __________________ Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the ride! 86 Chevy Scottsdale C20, SBC 350, TH400, 4.10 gear ratio

05-01-2011, 11:00 PM	#4
blakeduren Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 193	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Suburban engine blew on the highway towing trailer... Spend a good chunk of saturday and sunday pulling the 454 out of the engine bay! Everything on this 83 is still original. It has the stock hoses and water pump and everything. The carb was rebuilt at some point. Found a good hole/punch on the side of the oil pan... Machine shop, here we come!

05-01-2011, 11:03 PM	#5
f.monroe Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Caldwell,Tx. Posts: 3,648	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition I pulled the Blue 77 out of the barn and brought it up to the house . I bolted a couple of my Intro 20's on it to see what I think of it . I will be putting an engine in it over the next couple months and looking at paint prices. Still undecided on the direction for this truck. Anyone think I need to leave the scenery in the back window and the wood grained bed rails? Frank Attached Images __________________ Born and proudly residing in a Red State ! Last edited by f.monroe; 05-01-2011 at 11:04 PM.

05-01-2011, 11:04 PM	#6
1BadSS NOT REALLY BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 1,072	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Got the new vette killer installed. __________________ 1987 Mustang Coupe - 2.7 Stroker, 78mm turbo, Stainless header, 3" Exh, FMIC, 160lb/hr Injectors, MS3, twin walbro 255's, 34psi. Eating V8's daily. 04 Pontiac GTO 04 Ford Mustang GT 68 C20 LWB stripper truck 73 K5 Cheyenne 76 C20 Sierra Crew SRW 88 K20 Suburban I'm not hammering on metal just to hammer, i'm creating a piece of art.

05-01-2011, 11:07 PM	#7
78 Chevyrado Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Unnapreciative, Trollville Posts: 2,079	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Got my E-Fans Installed and working, almost dialed in. Last edited by 78 Chevyrado; 05-01-2011 at 11:47 PM.

05-01-2011, 11:12 PM	#8
85burb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lindale,tx Posts: 2,373	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition I installed my FAST EZ EFI ecm and ran a few wires. Hope to finish this coming weekend or the one after! Attached Images __________________ 82 c10 5.3/4l60 84 c20 5.3/sm465 85 chevy k10 suburban LQ4/4l60 91 chevy c10 suburban Lsa 5.3/4l60 2017 Silverado whipple 5.3 1964 Vw beetle 1974 vw beetle

05-01-2011, 11:28 PM	#9
bestray Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cedar Falls, IA Posts: 17	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Well I didn't get anything done with my truck. __________________ 1999 S10 blazer 4WD 1979 GMC 2WD 1/2 Ton Last edited by N2TRUX; 05-02-2011 at 10:57 AM. Reason: Political topics are against forum rules.

05-01-2011, 11:42 PM	#10
85burb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lindale,tx Posts: 2,373	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition HIP HIP HOORAY! Good work! __________________ 82 c10 5.3/4l60 84 c20 5.3/sm465 85 chevy k10 suburban LQ4/4l60 91 chevy c10 suburban Lsa 5.3/4l60 2017 Silverado whipple 5.3 1964 Vw beetle 1974 vw beetle

05-01-2011, 11:49 PM	#11
ProStreet83C10 Drag Racer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mason City, Iowa Posts: 1,276	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition i took the seat out of my C10 and heavily cleaned the interior......it hadnt been out since it initially went in, so i took it out, vacuumed everything and shampooed the entire interior. i also re riveted the bottom of my seatbelt cover and tightened the wire that allows the seat adjuster on pass. side to move. I also changed the oil with some valv. 10w-40 and a Wix filter. __________________ Zach Hall 1983 Chevy C10 R/T: .194 60': 2.322 330: 6.379 1/8: 9.803 MPH: 71.37 1000: 12.781 1/4: 15.314 MPH: 88.79

05-02-2011, 12:17 AM	#12
thun Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 32	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Finally got the dipstick tube installed again and also changed the fuel filter... __________________ 86 C20 2wd with 454 and Turbo 400 Last edited by N2TRUX; 05-02-2011 at 10:59 AM. Reason: Political topics are against forum rules.

05-02-2011, 11:23 AM	#16
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Frank I am not big on blue, but that color and those wheels rock. The bed rails are a great GM accessory item. Since the holes are there I would leave them for now. If you get it painted, I would weld them up. This is the first weekend in months that I didn't have commitments to work projects other than my truck. I finally got going Saturday morning after some Spring time pool maintenance. I found out that to convert a 77 truck to a 73-74 grill it requires a lot more than the 73-74 center brace if you have an optional internal hood release. Fortunately I had enough parts in my stash to make it work. I have everything in final mock up and ready to be torn down for detail. To read the article go here- "Retro-Tech- 77 Cheyenne gets retrogrades" __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

05-02-2011, 12:52 PM	#17
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Frank, if you ditch those bed rails, you'll be able to sell them quickly I would imagine. I'd get in line myself for them. Messed with my 79 K5 this weekend. Took the right exhaust manifold off to get at this little device that closes and opens the exhaust. Got it out, blew out the butterfly with the torch, and reassembled. Broke a bolt off in the head upon reassembly. Had a guy in my shop doing some PDR work, he decided he could drill and tap it for me. After he tapped it, I had antifreeze coming out the bolt hole (joy). Drilled it again, put a heli-coil in along with heat resistant sealer and finished it up (no leaks! was a bonus). Took off the EGR and put a block off plate on and took about 100 feet of unneeded vacuum lines out and plugged up a ton of stuff (emissions). Looks a lot neater under the hood at least, runs like a champ. Now to get the transmission working better. In a few weeks I'll be doing the 73/74 grille swap myself and messing with the internal latch vs the external. But I got an entire 74 truck sitting here for parts. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

05-02-2011, 02:19 PM	#18
wyattglock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 622	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Figured out that I need to change the ignition module in the truck before I continue any further. I can only get it to run for about 30 seconds plugged into the computer. When I unplug the computer it wont fire at all or continue to run after it is started. I also took a friends 17 year old boy turkey hunting in the morning. Shot a coyote at 38 yards, 40 minnutes later we shot a turkey in the exact same spot! Not a bad day at all!



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05-02-2011, 03:29 PM	#19
Duke66 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Smithfield NC Posts: 19	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition I poked around on my truck enough to find out that I don't have what I thought I did. __________________ 1986 2wd 305 longbed WTF have I done

05-02-2011, 05:19 PM	#20
79gmcclassic Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Green bay, Wisconsin Posts: 593	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition frank send those bed rails to me! and i want to see more pics of the brown swb up above please! __________________ 1979 GMC Sierra Classic Freshly lowered 5 inches

05-02-2011, 05:30 PM	#21
diamondave Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Luverne,Mn Posts: 92	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Cleaned it... and thought about replacing the silinoid but thats as far as I got... same with the "for sale" sign... but I will replace the silinoid in order to sell it... still have to get an add up on craigslist.. so much work needed to get done, maybe the next "what did you get done today" post I will have gotten this out of my driveway.. fingers crossed __________________ Static Dropped 1988 Chevrolet ECLB "Hovering less then 3 inches from the ground... full-time"

05-02-2011, 05:44 PM	#22
manimal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Kalifornia Posts: 3,066	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition FINALLY got my '77 running!!!!! checked the vacuum reading and it stays at a STEADY 20". Can wait to finish this thing. Still have to get belts and grommets for the valve covers and an air filter. Then it's off to the smog station. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ -Lance 2000 Chevy C2500, 5.7, 4L80e 1999 Suburban K2500, 7.4, 4L80e 1980 Camaro..son's car...PROJECT

05-02-2011, 06:17 PM	#23
grs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Roanoke, Tx. Posts: 1,561	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Hey F.Monroe, How did you get that stance in your truck. My truck has 2 and 1 half inch drop spindles. It sat to low in the front with 2 inch shorter coils, so today with the original height coils it sits one inch lower in the rear. If I cut one coil out of the front coils will that lower the front one inch? I want it to sit a little low, but level.

05-02-2011, 07:01 PM	#25
grs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Roanoke, Tx. Posts: 1,561	Re: What did you get done 5/1/11 edition Believe me I am tired of working on the front end of the truck. The PO messed it up. I guess I will cut one coil and hope for the best.

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