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**Dieselwrencher** · 06-11-2010, 03:00 PM

I know how you feel. It keeps raining here it seems like every other day and is getting old. I won't complain though. As soon as I do we probabaly won't get any after that.

grayharville · 06-14-2010, 11:04 AM

well, still no work done, im gonna go pick up some evercoat filler so i can finish the bodywork, then onto primer!

grayharville · 07-16-2010, 07:50 PM

hey guys, its been awhile since ive posted. long story short, i have the project truck blues. Im sick of looking at my truck dissassembled and not running (bad tranny) so ive changed my game plan just a little. I had originally planned on having a super slick body, solid white paint, and a perfect interior. But for now, i just wanna drive my truck! i have the bodywork close enought to look good, it wont be perfect thats for sure, and since this will be a temporary paint job until i finish the body, im painting the truck satin black!!! i have the paint, all thats left on the truck is to wet sand it, pull the toolbox out, tape off windows, and paint! then ill pull the tranny and have it rebuilt, should be fun. ill post pics of the progress whenever i make progress. lol

grayharville · 07-19-2010, 12:37 AM

well i got the truck painted today, satin black. overall it went pretty good, no major malfunctions, other than the tape and masking paper coming off the Passenger side window while spraying!

so, after cleaning up some overspray, the truck looks pretty good. the bodywork wasnt perfect, it has some small flaws, but it looks better than it did and itll be fine for my daily driver! ill try to get pics up soon.

**Dieselwrencher** · 07-19-2010, 04:23 PM

mcbassin · 07-20-2010, 11:52 PM

Nice project! Needs more pictures!

67chevy1series · 07-21-2010, 03:47 AM

my dad has a 70 lwb fleet but his is a 4wd

grayharville · 07-22-2010, 01:10 AM

ill get some pics put up as soon as i get time, we caught our hay baler on fire yesterday, so that set me back alot on time!

1LoC10 · 08-12-2010, 03:26 PM

any updates? looks good so far

grayharville · 08-16-2010, 02:37 PM

Hey yall its been awhile, the 70 is almost done, you may not recognize it!

It sure has come a long way in such short time. this is what it looked like last august...

VA72C10 · 08-16-2010, 03:19 PM

looks good and best thing is you'll be able to enjoy it!

grayharville · 08-16-2010, 06:16 PM

ohh i cant wait. im getting a verry beefed up th350 tranny built for it as we speak. will be done tomorow!

67chevy1series · 08-16-2010, 06:23 PM

well as they say GIT R DONE

grayharville · 08-16-2010, 06:30 PM

I cant wait for that first burnout. my tires must be punished!!!!!

grayharville · 08-20-2010, 07:01 PM

well i got my tranny put in, took right under 4 hours!ive been enjoying my truck for a few days now, and i love it. Its ready for this next school year starting monday, but i have noticed some things that need addressing... The motor isnt running right, I believe i need to rebuild the distributor, along with new plug wires. The heater wont shut off, need to install some type of ball valve on the lines to shut off flow. So far that is the only 2 things ive had trouble with, the tranny has been working fine, it feels so good to be driving the 70 once again!

71meangreenc10 · 08-20-2010, 07:05 PM

Get some LED's for tail lights, LMC has them cheap and direct bolt in, will look good and they dont require any flasher upgrade.

Smitty

grayharville · 08-20-2010, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71meangreenc10

Get some LED's for tail lights, LMC has them cheap and direct bolt in, will look good and they dont require any flasher upgrade.

Smitty

yes ive looked at them, but ive decided I need to buy a few other things first. Im a senior in highschool trying to build a muscle truck, money is tight! But thank you for the suggestion.

*nbpro* · 09-12-2010, 10:55 PM

nice project one thing I would do is change that plastic gas filter to a metal one. I just did this because I read that they're prone to leak, and our's was. Good luck on your build.

grayharville · 09-28-2010, 10:20 PM

hey yall, not much has gone on lately, i got my heater fixed and got the truck running right, my carb wasnt tuned very well. So last night i almost lost my truck, thats right, it was almost burnt to the ground. we were under the hood with the motor running whenever i decided to take a step back, i look up and my enterior was completely full of smoke! I opened the door and ripped the wiring out to my radio (under seat).... the culprit? I had taken the radio speakers out and had forgotten to do something with the wires, they touched the bare metal floor, ground out, and melted every bit of the speaker wire, so i had black gooey melted insulation burnt to my hand... not a good night.

VA72C10 · 09-28-2010, 10:24 PM

wow, glad you caught it in time. Your hands okay?

grayharville · 09-30-2010, 09:50 PM

oh yeah, i just have some gnarly lines burnt in my palm, it looks pretty cool though!

**Dieselwrencher** · 10-01-2010, 12:06 AM

Nice progress! Sucks to hear about your little fire, but atleast you got it put out!

grayharville · 11-04-2010, 11:08 PM

hey just thought id give a little update, the 70 is running great, ive put quite a few miles on it with no problems, I recently lowered the truck 3 inches and painted my steelies satin black to match the body, the truck gets alot of looks now! 2 things that need addressing though,
1. the drum brakes suck... need to do something about them..
2. I dont like my double pumper carb, it likes to flood out and piss me off. I really would love to have the driveability of TBI, maybe a swap is in order? decisions decisions....

**Dieselwrencher** · 11-05-2010, 12:24 AM

I'd try a different single pump carb before I leaped into a TBI swap.

grayharville · 11-05-2010, 06:24 PM

ill trade you my double pump! But really, carb issues are gettin anooying. i just tried to drive the truck and it is flooding so bad it dies. gas is just pouring into the carb. ugh

06-11-2010, 03:00 PM	#26
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,139	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics I know how you feel. It keeps raining here it seems like every other day and is getting old. I won't complain though. As soon as I do we probabaly won't get any after that. __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

06-14-2010, 11:04 AM	#27
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics well, still no work done, im gonna go pick up some evercoat filler so i can finish the bodywork, then onto primer! __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

07-16-2010, 07:50 PM	#28
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics hey guys, its been awhile since ive posted. long story short, i have the project truck blues. Im sick of looking at my truck dissassembled and not running (bad tranny) so ive changed my game plan just a little. I had originally planned on having a super slick body, solid white paint, and a perfect interior. But for now, i just wanna drive my truck! i have the bodywork close enought to look good, it wont be perfect thats for sure, and since this will be a temporary paint job until i finish the body, im painting the truck satin black!!! i have the paint, all thats left on the truck is to wet sand it, pull the toolbox out, tape off windows, and paint! then ill pull the tranny and have it rebuilt, should be fun. ill post pics of the progress whenever i make progress. lol __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares Last edited by grayharville; 07-16-2010 at 07:51 PM. Reason: cant spell

07-19-2010, 12:37 AM	#29
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics well i got the truck painted today, satin black. overall it went pretty good, no major malfunctions, other than the tape and masking paper coming off the Passenger side window while spraying! so, after cleaning up some overspray, the truck looks pretty good. the bodywork wasnt perfect, it has some small flaws, but it looks better than it did and itll be fine for my daily driver! ill try to get pics up soon. __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

07-19-2010, 04:23 PM	#30
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,139	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

07-20-2010, 11:52 PM	#31
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics Nice project! Needs more pictures! __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

07-21-2010, 03:47 AM	#32
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics my dad has a 70 lwb fleet but his is a 4wd

07-22-2010, 01:10 AM	#33
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics ill get some pics put up as soon as i get time, we caught our hay baler on fire yesterday, so that set me back alot on time! __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

08-12-2010, 03:26 PM	#34
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics any updates? looks good so far __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all << Last edited by 1LoC10; 08-12-2010 at 03:26 PM.

08-16-2010, 02:37 PM	#35
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics Hey yall its been awhile, the 70 is almost done, you may not recognize it! It sure has come a long way in such short time. this is what it looked like last august... __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

08-16-2010, 03:19 PM	#36
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics looks good and best thing is you'll be able to enjoy it! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

08-16-2010, 06:16 PM	#37
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics ohh i cant wait. im getting a verry beefed up th350 tranny built for it as we speak. will be done tomorow! __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

08-16-2010, 06:23 PM	#38
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics well as they say GIT R DONE

08-16-2010, 06:30 PM	#39
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics I cant wait for that first burnout. my tires must be punished!!!!! __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

08-20-2010, 07:01 PM	#40
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics well i got my tranny put in, took right under 4 hours!ive been enjoying my truck for a few days now, and i love it. Its ready for this next school year starting monday, but i have noticed some things that need addressing... The motor isnt running right, I believe i need to rebuild the distributor, along with new plug wires. The heater wont shut off, need to install some type of ball valve on the lines to shut off flow. So far that is the only 2 things ive had trouble with, the tranny has been working fine, it feels so good to be driving the 70 once again! __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares



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08-20-2010, 07:05 PM	#41
71meangreenc10 Its a Truck Thing...... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona Posts: 3,158	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics Get some LED's for tail lights, LMC has them cheap and direct bolt in, will look good and they dont require any flasher upgrade. Smitty __________________ 71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time

09-12-2010, 10:55 PM	#43
nbpro Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 2,119	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics nice project one thing I would do is change that plastic gas filter to a metal one. I just did this because I read that they're prone to leak, and our's was. Good luck on your build.

09-28-2010, 10:20 PM	#44
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics hey yall, not much has gone on lately, i got my heater fixed and got the truck running right, my carb wasnt tuned very well. So last night i almost lost my truck, thats right, it was almost burnt to the ground. we were under the hood with the motor running whenever i decided to take a step back, i look up and my enterior was completely full of smoke! I opened the door and ripped the wiring out to my radio (under seat).... the culprit? I had taken the radio speakers out and had forgotten to do something with the wires, they touched the bare metal floor, ground out, and melted every bit of the speaker wire, so i had black gooey melted insulation burnt to my hand... not a good night. __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

09-28-2010, 10:24 PM	#45
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics wow, glad you caught it in time. Your hands okay? __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

09-30-2010, 09:50 PM	#46
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics oh yeah, i just have some gnarly lines burnt in my palm, it looks pretty cool though! __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

10-01-2010, 12:06 AM	#47
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,139	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics Nice progress! Sucks to hear about your little fire, but atleast you got it put out! __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

11-04-2010, 11:08 PM	#48
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics hey just thought id give a little update, the 70 is running great, ive put quite a few miles on it with no problems, I recently lowered the truck 3 inches and painted my steelies satin black to match the body, the truck gets alot of looks now! 2 things that need addressing though, 1. the drum brakes suck... need to do something about them.. 2. I dont like my double pumper carb, it likes to flood out and piss me off. I really would love to have the driveability of TBI, maybe a swap is in order? decisions decisions.... __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

11-05-2010, 12:24 AM	#49
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,139	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics I'd try a different single pump carb before I leaped into a TBI swap. __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

11-05-2010, 06:24 PM	#50
grayharville ^^who I am^^ what I say> Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Murchison, Tx Posts: 992	Re: My 70 barn find build. TONS of pics ill trade you my double pump! But really, carb issues are gettin anooying. i just tried to drive the truck and it is flooding so bad it dies. gas is just pouring into the carb. ugh __________________ 70 chevy LWB 350/TH350 Barn find (AKA the 70) http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=406364 East Tx Squares

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