72' C/10 Deluxe

[72blueshark]

bought this as a replacement for our daily driver. story is that it was a one owner truck, (work truck for stucco) the original owner passed away and his wife drove it for a few years then it sat after that... 350 2-brl carb. with the auto transmission. only major rust is the very front passenger fender corner which is rotted out completely. the guy who i bought the truck from said he has an extra fender in perfect primed condition for 50 bucks.

i have 2 very good friends who both have C/20 2wd, and one is still going through the frame up restore so ill harass them plenty



my better half has convinced me to do flat black for this truck. and i think i want the rallys left on it.





NOTE!

in the current picture it has paint on the windows and flat tires.

i have since cleaned it up alittle and will be posting accurate pictures



please any suggestions and help would be great.

[72blueshark]

the shifter lever on the column is extremely loose, we will have to see if it can still be used or if im going to switch to a floor shifter. :/

ill need a new hood and front and rear bumpers

but its still a great AZ truck. hopefully i can afford to paint it white and green again someday!

[72blueshark]

as promised i have more recent pictures without the flat tires or paint on the windows.

any advice or ideas would be great

[72blueshark]

more pictures

[72blueshark]

and the last set

[72blueshark]

alright everyone! i drove it around the block today and it was still alittle rough but i know it has drive.... i seem to be doing something wrong for reverse... cant seem to either find it or its bad i also need to rebuild the 2bbl carb or break down and buy a 4bbl.....

[bgwss]

Cool we have motion!

[72blueshark]

thanks, motion is a huge improvement! but im afraid the tranny may have to come out and a floor shifter needs to go in. ill ask around and figure it out.


problem right now is the truck does not have reverse. and i am not sure what to do. also if anyone has any good leads on a carb, manifold combo for your standard chevy 350 would be greatly appreciated.

[bgwss]

I had the same problem with my truck with the tranny shifter being real loose and I just adjusted the linkage. Also the actual tranny was hesitating to shift and I changed out the tranny filter and the fluid and added K&W transx and the tranny is shifting smooth now. Just some ideas.

[72blueshark]

thank you! thats an awesome start. the linkage is very loose on the column and i think its loose underneath as well. any tips on how to adjust the linkage?

[bgwss]

On mine it would not stay in park and there was a nut on the back side of leakage that I put some penetrating oil and loosened and then got the rubber stopper on the other side of the far end. So my park actually said park on my indicator. I am sure there might be some help on the forum you can search and find pics. Hopefully that will get you started.

[Hotrob72]

Check your fluid...... if the tranny is low on fluid the 1st thing to not work is reverse.

[72blueshark]

thanks guys i will post updates and new pics soon

[wild4wheels]

Ttt

[Tinkermc]

I must agree on fluid being low

[72blueshark]

Originally Posted by wild4wheels

Ttt

^is that a bump?^


fluid will be done soon, i promise more pics as soon as im able to do something with it...

$$$$ is super tight right now

[72blueshark]

OK!!! SUPER BUDGET project '72 is rolling along!


i did some more work on the beast today now that ive found out its needed ASAP.

this summer im going to be scrapping metal and recycling AC units for my summer job.

I was able to save the rear window gasket for now, which is important untill i can afford a new one.

and i found out i need a window regulator. its needed and i dont have a way around it.

[72blueshark]

now onto the mysteries I'm unsure about!


i have 2 wires that come from my main cluster of wires, they are grey and black, both are live. both sequentially seem to be killing my battery (lasts 2 days tops)

I do not know where they go or how to make them stop being live so they wont drain my battery

as a side note my gas gauge seems to go from "full(empty) to waaayyy right(full)" i am not sure if its just turned or something worse.


thanks for listening to my rantings. I need all the help and support i can get.

[72blueshark]

rebuilding carb and taking care of trans tomorrow. if you know anything about the grey and black wires please please reply.

[72blueshark]

carb rebuilt! and window ready to go! except my day turned disastrous because i got everything done and running, then the battery died, and my friend who was going to help with the back window install bailed on me.... as most of you very well know its impossible to install the window by yourself. so i have to do it tomorrow after work.

as for the battery my alt. was to blame and i have a new one for a decent price of $44...


i promise pics tomorrow

and if anyone has a spare window regulator (driver side) please let me know.

[72blueshark]

PICTURES as promised!


back window in, carb tuned up, and SHES off and driving!

im excited. so pictures are of (new to me) back window and brand new alt.



i do seem to have a prob still of starving her. every time i start it seems like not enough gas. and i just replaced the fuel pump.

[72blueshark]

ok so i got her dialed in, AAANNNDDDD once again i have a charging issue, alt is new and battery is good but this going dead fast thing is NOT good.


looks like im going to need help.

[JointTech]

did you run down the wires from this chart?

All sizes | 1967-72 Chevy truck Cab and chassis...

Looks like maybe heater lamp and cluster lamp?

[72blueshark]

wow! thats a big picture LOL no i have not. i specifically have a grey and a black that are loose and live i also seem to have some sort of "relay box" or something that connects to my alternator. its old but definitely was expensive in the past. i really will need to run down all the wires. i know most of all are connected correctly. just some are crazy

[72blueshark]

oh and half my cluster is dark. so good call ill update as soon as i find out.