79rustyk10
3/4 ton status
Holy blast from the past.
I'd finish, and keep it out of spite. A LOT of potential in that truck.
I'd finish, and keep it out of spite. A LOT of potential in that truck.
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Beast88 1970 c10 build is recovered
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And when you age and "have time" after the kids are gone,chances are you'll be physically unwilling to tackle any "projects"..
You can't win..
I hoarded several vehicles in hopes I'd "someday" save up enough cash to make something out of them,restore them back to original,etc--but the climate here makes them deteriorate so rapidly,by the time you come even close to being able to do anything with them,they are so rotted they aren't worth the effort..now I'm a senior citizen,and have so much pain just "living" day to day,working on anything is the last thing I feel like doing..I only do what repairs I absolutely have too lately..
A friend of mine who buys and sells a lot of vehicles has let some very desirable ones slip thru his hands,flipped them for not all that much profit,when he could have fixed one up and doubled or tripled his money..
I asked him why he sells them all,rather than hang onto many of the more desirable ones,and he said "I can spend more money fixing them to "my" standards,then go to sell them for good money--and few people will want to pony up the cash,because they want to build it "their way".
So they balk at paying top dollar for a vehicle they plan to "customize" to their standards..
I'm better off being rid of them quickly,no storage woes,no money tied up on things I may never finish, and have to practically give away,etc..
He does regret selling quite a few older muscle cars and nice trucks he had though..he sold a '57 Chevy he had since high school a few years ago ,(he's 64 now!)--it wasn't mint by any means,it had some rot that was bondoed up,and several different engines and transmissions in it over the years--but when he decided to get married and buy a house,he had little trouble getting $18,500 for it..he paid $150 for it back in the early 70's..
..he said "that's the car I miss the most--I never kept any of the others long enough to grow attached to them really.."
Wow, I remember that truck!
I have regretted selling one car but at the time it put food on the table and kept my business going.And when you age and "have time" after the kids are gone,chances are you'll be physically unwilling to tackle any "projects"..
You can't win..
I hoarded several vehicles in hopes I'd "someday" save up enough cash to make something out of them,restore them back to original,etc--but the climate here makes them deteriorate so rapidly,by the time you come even close to being able to do anything with them,they are so rotted they aren't worth the effort..now I'm a senior citizen,and have so much pain just "living" day to day,working on anything is the last thing I feel like doing..I only do what repairs I absolutely have too lately..
A friend of mine who buys and sells a lot of vehicles has let some very desirable ones slip thru his hands,flipped them for not all that much profit,when he could have fixed one up and doubled or tripled his money..
I asked him why he sells them all,rather than hang onto many of the more desirable ones,and he said "I can spend more money fixing them to "my" standards,then go to sell them for good money--and few people will want to pony up the cash,because they want to build it "their way".
So they balk at paying top dollar for a vehicle they plan to "customize" to their standards..
I'm better off being rid of them quickly,no storage woes,no money tied up on things I may never finish, and have to practically give away,etc..
He does regret selling quite a few older muscle cars and nice trucks he had though..he sold a '57 Chevy he had since high school a few years ago ,(he's 64 now!)--it wasn't mint by any means,it had some rot that was bondoed up,and several different engines and transmissions in it over the years--but when he decided to get married and buy a house,he had little trouble getting $18,500 for it..he paid $150 for it back in the early 70's..
It wasn't really a choice, 57 willys wagon in very good condition
That's how I wound up with the blue truck. Oh, and the blazer, too. Unfinished projects, in need of someone to finish them off.
And yeah, Mike got booted after the $40 payment debacle. He went silent and things deteriorated from there. There are a couple of long threads about it, if you want more facebook-style drama in your life. 
Thanks, Issaam. That means a lot, and I hadn't heard that part.
That happened behind the
I believe it was Luke that paid it, so had Mike pay him back.
He was using PayPal and had issues with his bank account sit took a couple of weeks but he was reimbursed.
So I finally got the time to mess with it.
It still is not hooked to the fuel tank since it has rust so it has a hose coming out of the pump that I filled with fuel and cranked it it fill the carb bowl.
Full battery new cables new starter and...
It runs but it backfires sometimes and it caught fire.
I need to rig a small tank and figure out an exhaust because I can't work on it with open headers.
Here's a short video mostly for the sound with a little surprise in the end.
Ok I can't post it directly I guess I need to host it somewhere and link it?
It still is not hooked to the fuel tank since it has rust so it has a hose coming out of the pump that I filled with fuel and cranked it it fill the carb bowl.
Full battery new cables new starter and...
It runs but it backfires sometimes and it caught fire.
I need to rig a small tank and figure out an exhaust because I can't work on it with open headers.
Here's a short video mostly for the sound with a little surprise in the end.
Ok I can't post it directly I guess I need to host it somewhere and link it?
Oh I remember those days, the whole how to set the valve debacle was pretty good 
Yeah he messed with the valve adjustment and changed the distributor to a msd 6al and couldn't get it to start.Oh I remember those days, the whole how to set the valve debacle was pretty good
Now I can start it but I can't get it to idle much. So once I set up some kind of FUEL tank I can fiddle with it.
It does have a cam but it's not a lumpy one but it does sound like it.
I also think the open headers don't help with the idle staying.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Care to explain why you think this?
Just noticed from experience.
The only explanation I had was no back pressure.
I know that the debate on the back pressure being needed has been ongoing for ever, and I think that less back pressure probably is not bad like some argue, but it seems no back pressure does affect the idle.
I think the truck sitting for 5 years is probably the problem and maybe the valve adjustment still is not perfect but I got it to start and now hopefully the lifters are filled up and things should start smoothing out.
I still want to put at least some tubes on the headers so I can run the engine without the neighbors calling the cops on me while I try to tune it.
My experience with open headers or really good flowing exhaust, is that the motor runs leaner than it would with some back pressure.
I'd put some exhaust on it before tuning. It will also allow you to hear if something is going wrong, hopefully before it's too late.
That's what I am thinking.
The more I work on it the more I want to keep it, but I could use the money now that work slowed down and I have plenty of other trucks I like to keep.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
The whole back pressure thing is a myth.
IMO and freiburger tested it here and proved it.
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/eng...-the-backpressure-myth-3-vs-2-5-inch-exhaust/
IMO and freiburger tested it here and proved it.
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/eng...-the-backpressure-myth-3-vs-2-5-inch-exhaust/
Did someone say exhaust back pressure? 
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tenderfoot
Guest
This reminds me of way back when. I lived in Carson City, was having a shop put in a good exhaust for me. Night before I stripped down and installed some hooker headers. Ready to go first thing in the AM. Took a back route dirt road as far as I could. Had to cross the highway. I came out and idled slowly down a hill to a red light to cross. 
An old bronco was sitting at the light with his top off. The timing couldn't have been more perfect. Right before I pulled up next to him the light turned green. That guy didn't need coffee that morning.
An old bronco was sitting at the light with his top off. The timing couldn't have been more perfect. Right before I pulled up next to him the light turned green. That guy didn't need coffee that morning.
