Project "Just an Old Truck"

[Bennett68C10]

Ooooh me likey. I like the black, wish I would have went with that on mine. Maybe someday as well
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[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by shawno72

OOh now thats nice!!

Originally Posted by RRC

I have had my eye on that part too....very nice Have to put it on the wish list
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Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Ooooh me likey. I like the black, wish I would have went with that on mine. Maybe someday as well
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Would be REALLY sweet if the AC compressor and the alternator were black too!

[HotRod C/10]

Originally Posted by BucksSS

The forward arms are sold and headed to a good home, so I went ahead and ordered everything to complete the stage 2 (mild) rear drop member with the coil-over option. I hope to get three things from this: square the rear end in the chassis, center the wheels in the opening, and a more controlled ride. When these are painted or coated and installed, and I sell the ECE 6" drop parts, I will begin another phase of my "Corrections". In the mean time I've been messing with a new OBD-II WiFi connector that lets me monitor things like MAP, MAF, Timing and fuel trim parameters. It also reads and clears trouble codes and does 1/4 mile times and skid pad figures. Here is a couple screen shots I took at different cruising speeds...

Buck,
Tune that thing with EFi Live and never look back! I tune my 06 cummins with it.

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by HotRod C/10

Buck,
Tune that thing with EFi Live and never look back! I tune my 06 cummins with it.

That would be nice, but too costly for how often I would use it.
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[C10_ustacould]

Short video of my wife driving the Old Truck. She and the boys were dragging some stuff from a house we bought to a friends house.

Wife drives the old truck - YouTube

[cericd]

So cool to see it in motion!

Was that your wife honking the horn? If so, is it after market?

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by cericd

So cool to see it in motion!

Was that your wife honking the horn? If so, is it after market?

I like the way the wheels do that running backward visual effect as it accelerates. The horn in the background is someone else, mine is the factory horn.

[RRC]

Cool video , it's always cool watching the wife drive the truck
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[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by RRC

Cool video , it's always cool watching the wife drive the truck
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You know, I thought she'd get on it a bit harder. I guess she didn't want to freak me out... but I was waiting for it.

[Bennett68C10]

Awesome video Buck, truck sounds great.

On a side note, I know you are thinking about swapping your Boyd tank for one setup for fuel injection but have you thought about keeping your tank and just addidng this kit from Aeromotive. It converts any tank or fuel cell to an in-tank fuel pump for fuel injection and supports up to 1000 hp. Looks like a nice system, I plan to use if I ever go fuel injected.

Link: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aei-18688

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Awesome video Buck, truck sounds great.

On a side note, I know you are thinking about swapping your Boyd tank for one setup for fuel injection but have you thought about keeping your tank and just addidng this kit from Aeromotive. It converts any tank or fuel cell to an in-tank fuel pump for fuel injection and supports up to 1000 hp. Looks like a nice system, I plan to use if I ever go fuel injected.

Link: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aei-18688

That is a nice set up, but my plan is sell what I have and buy another Boyd tank with the Aeromotive Stealth 340 pump installed. I figure my tank will work well for someone with a carb'd truck.

[shawno72]

Originally Posted by BucksSS

You know, I thought she'd get on it a bit harder. I guess she didn't to freak me out... but I was waiting for it.

Time for another video with her getting on it

[72BlckButy]

I LOVE this truck...


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[1lo67]

Love the vid, truck sounds sweet...Glad to see you back on track and not so bummed out over it. Keep it goin...
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[RRC]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

I LOVE this truck...


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Posted via Mobile DeviceX 2 This is one of my favorite trucks!!!

[Rusbuilt]

Nice! My wife hates old vehicles! lol

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

Nice! My wife hates old vehicles! lol

Mine wants a '62 Corvette! Maybe it would be better if she hated them...

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by BucksSS

Mine wants a '62 Corvette! Maybe it would be better if she hated them...

Lol I feel you, mine wants a 70 Chevelle.
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[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Lol I feel you, mine wants a 70 Chevelle.
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Great taste, bad for your truck fund!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by BucksSS

Great taste, bad for your truck fund!

I told her not until my truck is done and we get a 2 car garage.
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[Rusbuilt]

I think I'd rater build my wife an old ride, she wants something new and sporty. She really likes M3s but now that we have a little one she's been looking at a m-series x5 SUV. Oh Boy...

[C10_ustacould]

I've been cyphering on a plan to create a glove box/ecm mount in preparation for a A/C install in the future. I really liked how clean PortMod7's mega squirt fit in his glove box, but my factory ecm is too big for that so I needed something different but the same basic idea. I stopped by the local sheet metal shop after work and bought a couple of pieces to start trying some ideas. This is my first idea and I actually like it. Once I am finished making some brackets to add some support to the sides and mount the Classic Instruments interface I will paint it flat black. My plan is to put some sort of pouch in the center for my registration and insurance info. It's not finished, but what do you guys think so far?

[C10_ustacould]

I spent the day over at Hart_Rods place helping assemble the chassis for his son's truck. Porterbuilt makes some nice stuff! Anyway, Rob drove the truck up to the store to get refreshments and checkout the vibration I've been concerned with. He felt it but said it didn't seem too bad. On my way home I took a very short video of the gear selector vibrating. This is at 62mph, you can see the the vibe coming and going and it gets worse as you accelerate to 70 or so.

C10 Vibration - YouTube

[Chvy2NV]

Great work bud. Looks great. Keep it up!!

Originally Posted by BucksSS

I've been cyphering on a plan to create a glove box/ecm mount in preparation for a A/C install in the future. I really liked how clean PortMod7's mega squirt fit in his glove box, but my factory ecm is too big for that so I needed something different but the same basic idea. I stopped by the local sheet metal shop after work and bought a couple of pieces to start trying some ideas. This is my first idea and I actually like it. Once I am finished making some brackets to add some support to the sides and mount the Classic Instruments interface I will paint it flat black. My plan is to put some sort of pouch in the center for my registration and insurance info. It's not finished, but what do you guys think so far?

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[C10_ustacould]

Swapped the drivers side fender trim with a piece I recently bought from a board member, looks a bunch better.