My '70 C/10 - The Rat Bastard... [Won't Idle.]

[ion]

all i got out of this is i'm hungry for a burrito now...

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Got a KILLER DEAL at NAPA....

Driveshaft is being made currently.
Brakes are going in, tomoro.
Timing, Vacuum, fuel, too.

No more stupid cinder block, after today.

 

[sokoloka]

And then it drives tomorrow? Congrats!

 

[dremu]

That there is a boatload of brake parts.

You're putting a vacuum in tomorrow?

Be good to see her move, congrats. (Lordie knows mine doesn't move much )

-- A

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

And then it drives tomorrow? Congrats!

Thats the idea.

That there is a boatload of brake parts.
-- A

I get a shop discount there, because I'm there far too often.
Today, the dude screwed up my order.
So, he gave me an employee discount, too.

You're putting a vacuum in tomorrow?

Of course!
I'm installing a Dyson, right next to the metronome.

Be good to see her move, congrats. (Lordie knows mine doesn't move much )

-- A

This truck has been a lot of work.

I cant wait to drive this beast around the block...headers only, no exhaust.
Should make the neighbors happy.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Big a$$ driveline...

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

My kid helped today.
So, there was a lot of explaining.

Tomoro is Brakes Day.

 

[NorCalKid]

That color on the driveshaft looks familiar... I have gotten a few built from those guys with awesome results

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

That color on the driveshaft looks familiar... I have gotten a few built from those guys with awesome results

They made the custom CV Shaft, that was in my K5.
It currently lives under Deulings K5...

Driveline Services of Sacramento does great work.

 

[magik235]

Things are definitely coming together.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Things are definitely coming together.

Most definitely, and righteously, I might add...
Yesterday was just an "ON" day.

All the parts I bought FIT, grabbed all the right wrenches,
had all the right nuts and bolts, no mix ups or hiccups of any kind.....
Hell, even my kid came outside and played apprentice.

Stuff went so smooth, I considered keeping him home from school today to help.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

The radiator leaked like a f*cking sieve....

Took all day to find a reasonably priced replacement.
But, in the end, I found a 4-core radiator, in really good shape!

 

[ryoken]

sucks... I'll be the one to say it...

it may not have leaked from those spots, but those zip-tie attachments on that cooler are NOTORIOUS for sawing thru rad tubes...

obviously it's more of a "drive, it vibrates it" situation... but I'd hate to see a newer rad sh*t the bed a few months from it... I always build a bracket system over using those things..

food for thought...

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

That pic was from the moment I set it down.
Still has all the PO stuff on it.
Gonna fab brackets for my cooler.

The dude said he bought the radiator, installed it, drove 50 miles, and parked it.
Never drove it again.
Parted the truck.

Still has a VERY clean radiator shop tag on it.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Btw.... Is that a Tranny cooler?

 

[skunked]

sucks... I'll be the one to say it...

it may not have leaked from those spots, but those zip-tie attachments on that cooler are NOTORIOUS for sawing thru rad tubes...

Yup, been there and done that.

Btw.... Is that a Tranny cooler?

Looks like it.

 

[ryoken]

That pic was from the moment I set it down.
Still has all the PO stuff on it.
Gonna fab brackets for my cooler.

.

oh, I thought that was the pulled leaky one... carry on...

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

That first sentence makes so much sense, now...

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Got the new Radiator in, assorted crap back on, coolant in.
She holds water.

Gonna start it tomoro, check vacuum and timing, and make sure the motors good.
Then, I'll do the brakes and drive around a little.
(I'd hate to have to replace headbolts, or a gasket, with the brake crap in the way.)