regretted selling my '70 so i bought this '72

[XwalkerX]

tis the season to be wasting money...

72 c10
l33/4l60e
























plan is to ditch the 18's and go with some 17" torque thrusts with tall tires out back and then maybe re-address the ride height.
currently 5" in the rear and 4.5" up front.

it had slightly sloppy steering so I changed out the steering intermediate shaft for a nice u-joint version.

the doofus before me "changed the rear brakes" but never adjusted the shoes properly so the wheel cylinders started to seep and ruined the shoes on one side so im going to replace both wheel cylinders and shoes.

so once I cracked open the rear end I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the open diff was completely smoked.
I don't even know how it held together on my trip home. kinda scary.
sucks that I had to shell out cash I wasn't expecting to but at least its only the diff and not the entire housing etc etc.
I decided to go with an Eaton limited slip that is currently in route.
im going to do the diff swap, diff seals, axle seals, wheel cylinders and brake shoes all at once.
hope to have it buttoned up by the weekend.



I also decided to pep up the gear ratio from 3.08 to 3.42.
it will hurt fuel mileage slightly but once I ditch the 18" wheels (current tire diameter is 28.5") and go to a 17" setup (which will have a tire diameter of 30") it shouldn't be too bad.

so while im waiting for the rear end parts to arrive im going to continue to pick away at the list of little stuff I want to do.
*continuing with the long winded post*

I took off the old 13" billet steering wheel it came with and bought another 15" comfort grip steering wheel I noticed that the previous owner for some reason ditched the column spring and signal cancel cam/horn conductor.
so I sourced both of these little jerks





in addition to that he wired the horn to a separate switch under the dash...!??!?!?!
so ill wire it back up the column.

I also ordered a few firewall boots that were missing and letting TONS of cold air into the cab
one for the brake rod



and one for the steering column



there is also a hole in the dash where the cigarette lighter went and it bothered me so I ordered one of those too...




ill *hopefully* get around to changing out the passenger window regulator that gets really difficult halfway down.
I already bought the part just need to find the time. I keep putting it off since its not that important...

these CPP sway bars came in from summit over the weekend so ill try and get those on too.





Ill prob be "sick" on Friday and just take the day to button it up.
I may even cruise over to the truck shop and pick up some new cab cushions (the current ones look like they needed replacing in 1993) along with a repop correct style 10" rear view mirror and wiper washer motor.



once I get all this stuff sorted out ill start to plan out the next phase...
the big question...n/a or boost

[bigmac73]

nice looking truck , but I see a few issues first thing I would figure out is gas gauge why is it on E , and I noticed Kanye West on the stereo , I would deposit that about 70 MPH out the window, that should help you out

[XwalkerX]

forgot to mention that im addressing the fuel gauge issue too. the previous owner claimed that the fuel gauge was working until recently and suspected that the contacts on the sender may have come off. but when I get working on the rear end ill be poking around there too.

as for my music...

I have no shame listening to the kanye/jayz album.

[Lmac]

Good looking truck!

[sierragrande71]

I kinda like the wheels what brand are they?

[XwalkerX]

US mags

[69 MOD]

Too bad we're so far apart, I would take those 18's off your hands for my '72

[mattfranklin]

Beautiful truck. And it sounds like you have great plans to make it better.

[DoobieBrother]

Good stuff. Except Kanye. Now no one can take you seriously. :-P

[XwalkerX]

its ok I don't need to be taken seriously

[69 MOD]

Originally Posted by XwalkerX

its ok I don't need to be taken seriously

Best answer there is...

[BugzC10]

Looks like you scored a nice truck! That's quite the upper radiator hose....

[BigMike]

I sent you a pm about your wheels, I might be interested in them & I'm in SoCal as well.

[Bigdav160]

I prefer a clutch differential case to the Tru Trac but that's me.

[ak808]

Gotta ask, why the pic of the burrito, while in the wrong lane, with oncoming traffic?



All that aside, nice truck!

[allchevy58]

Nice truck, Congrats!

[XwalkerX]

Originally Posted by ak808

Gotta ask, why the pic of the burrito, while in the wrong lane, with oncoming traffic?



All that aside, nice truck!

divided highway

[Ironangel]

Originally Posted by Bigdav160

I prefer a clutch differential case to the Tru Trac but that's me.

X2! Burrito looks good though, definitely a "Posi!"

[Ken B]

Nice Truck! Love the idea of the Torque thrust rims, the burrito looks pretty tasty... Oh and as far as Kanye, hey man what ever floats yer boat... When I'm out in my 70 I'm usually jammin to some Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash or the Black Keys... Different strokes and all that...

[XwalkerX]

yeah i listen to anything and everything to keep me awake...after all it was a 1500 mile drive i did in 21 hours straight

anyway

last night i finished up the steering wheel install, put on the new firewall boots for the column and brake and put in the cigarette lighter.

i think im going to wire it with an inline fuse though so i have power when the truck is off.

slowly making progress

[Mapearso]

nice truck

I'm sure it will be nicer as you put your stamp on it

[Big Kev-O]

Beauityful truck, perfect motor & trans, mean stance and outstanding look with those wheels and tires.

The cig lighter socket in every American car I have ever owned stays on while the car ignition is off. Now my wifes stupid euro benz is only on with ignition on.

[hamjet]

<<<tis the season to be wasting money...>>> Fa la la la la, la la la!! I can think of worse things to be waisting money on.. Beautiful truck! AND, you had better get that speedometer fixed, it looks like its off by about 25 MPH 92? LOL..

[XwalkerX]

the speedo is actually about 5mph SLOW vs GPS verified speed...but i get the speed limit joke

i was cruising comfortably on my trip home between 70-90

[JPsChevy]

I could possibly be thinking about this incorreclty, but is that an LS? and if so, What guage setup is in the truck?