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Re: 1969 C10 Longbed BubbaTruck
Update: Good grief, has it been a year and a half already?
The 799R4 is working well, even if it does like to WOT upshift way too early imho. Fuel mileage went from 10-11 mpg to 12-13, which isn't as much as we'd hoped for, and maybe there's some more to be gained by carb tuning. But the entire truck is SO much happier cruising down the road at 2000 rpms instead of nearly 3K.
Completed Projects and Updates to post:
Pieced together and installed an underdash A/C, using the old-style "slimline" evaporator that puts all the guts underneath the glovebox, but the vents and controls go across the cab to underneath the ignition keys.
Rebuilt the front suspension with new Moog ball joints all around, tie rod ends, pitman arm, idler arm, and modded the lower control arms to move them as far forward as possible for more caster.
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Upcoming Project: Convert from front drum brakes to discs.
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