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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Cut a new hole for the shifter and patched the old hole with new metal.
Once I get the driveshaft shortened I should be ready for the road:metal:
Of course I still need to wait a month till I'm 16 and then get my licence.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Nice. Mine is open, and, boy does it get cold!

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Quick work on the trans install. Driving that truck should be a lot of fun with a 5 speed

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thanks, I bet it gets cold and loud! I plan on putting some kind of insulation/ sound detonator under the rubber mat to solve this problem.


Thanks, it should be fun and functional:chevy: . I can already tell even without driving it that it shifts so much smoother than the old sm420. And I'll get better gas mileage:metal:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Your progress is great! Looking forward to future updates.

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Thanks zane

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

I thought this was the original shifter boot the whole time but when I looked on the bottom side of it I read f*rd! Hopefully the disease hasn't spread to the rest of the truck already!:lol:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Looks good! Better ditch that ford shifter boot though. lol :chevy:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Been busy with school lately but have still been getting a bit done on the truck. I've been having troubles starting it. First I thought it was the carb then I thought It was the ignition but then I found out I had a big vaccum leak that seems to be the problem. So I ordered a new gasket that should be here soon. Hopefully it will solve the problem.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

I have that problem with school taking up to much of my time also. ;) Ive been watching the progress and it looks good! Keep it up!:metal:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thanks, for the next couple of weeks I have exams and have no truck time at all!

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Good luck on your exams Nik. We'll be waiting for updates when your done.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thanks a lot, hopefully I can concentrate on studying instead of spending all my time on the forums:lol:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Feel yer pain bud. lol School and then work 6 days a week takes most of my time. And now the bad weather don't help anything either. haha

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

When I get my license my plan is to bring it in to the auto class so I can work on it during school.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

That sounds like fun. lol I plan on getting my license in March. :chevy:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Got my intake/exhaust gasket installed and now there are no leaks but I'm still having a problem. Still won't fire unless I really flood it, then it just pops and backfires. could the cold have something to do with it? Any idea's?

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Does your choke work? without a choke you will have to pump it full of fuel to start and then light pump to keep it going till it warms up.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Yep the choke works

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Nik .Had you opened up the carb. and checked float and needle and seat? Did you also check the initial timing to line up at tdc on the harmonic balancer timing mark?

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Funny. That's exactly how I start my truck without a functioning choke.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

When I have the choke off nothing really happens. When it's on it fires, It's not actually running, just lots of popping.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Yes the float and needle are good and the rubber is in good shape and seats correctly. But I haven't checked the timing yet. It ran fine before and I didn't touch the timing at all but I'll still check

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Been busy with school lately but got some work done on the truck today. Made a filler panel to cover up where the gas filler neck used to be. Still needs to be welded in place.