1967 C-50 Dump truck Project

[Pvmt-Pndr]

I uploaded my videos to YouTube then posted the link to my build thread.

[71'tahoe]

Over the holiday I started working on replacing the brake lines and finished them up today. After a good soaking and some time I was able to get all 4 of the front bleeders loose. It was cold and wet today but I pushed through it. I was able to gravity bleed the front lines. The rears are rusted and they are currently soaking. Hopefully I'll get them loose and take the old girl for a short drive soon.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

Looking good! Did you ever fix your axle u joint bracket? I have one that's also busted and I'm wondering if there is a place to get new from.

[71'tahoe]

Originally Posted by Pvmt-Pndr

Looking good! Did you ever fix your axle u joint bracket? I have one that's also busted and I'm wondering if there is a place to get new from.

I did the axle saddle replaced. I bought them from a spring shop who I buy all my Peterbilt suspension parts from. They made new U bolts for me also. I can try to call them Monday and see if they have any more.

[Airdirect]

Very impressive work! Looking good.

[71'tahoe]

Originally Posted by Airdirect

Very impressive work! Looking good.

Thanks! I got a ways to go but I'm making progress.

[71'tahoe]

Here is a link to my YouTube channel with the video of the truck running. Pay no mind to the over spray on the engine mount and alternator and bracket. I'm going to change the alternator out for a 1 wire when I redo the wiring and install the HEI I picked up from a friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6ZYaGWaoE8

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Looks and sounds good.

Great work on the Brake Lines by the way.

[71'tahoe]

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

Looks and sounds good.

Great work on the Brake Lines by the way.

Thank you. I enjoy making brake lines. The engine runs pretty smooth. I don't have a clue on the miles but when I redid the valve cover it was clean inside the engine.

[71'tahoe]

So I've been chipping away at the mechanical aspect of the truck. I got the brake lines done, the exhaust manifold and exhaust finished, got the heater working, and the blower motor running. One of the last things I needed/wanted to do before the first test drive was getting the wipers working.

A lot of things on this truck was farm fixed. Meaning if it could be fixed with what was around the farm,that how it was fixed. This of course is speculation.. but it sounds about right with what I have undone in the last few weeks.

For instance, The wiper switch is long gone and a toggle switch was used in it's place,same goes for the heater switch. Under the dash is a rats nest of wires. Most of which are the 4 wire combo of white,brown,yellow,and green found on most standard trailer wiring. I cut most of it out and also did away with all the toggle switches.

This was when I found out partly why the wiper motor wasn't working..

The mount has completely rusted away. So I will be on the hunt for a donor cab to get a wiper motor mount to weld back into place.

A little refresher on the plan may be in order here. So when I started this thread I spoke about the roughness of the body. I also went out to Kansas and bought a real decent body. My current plan is to try and make this truck usable so I can use it this winter, meaning I need to get as many of the necessities fixed while I redo parts of the new body and prepare it for the swap. Which I hope will be in the spring time. In the mean time I am trying to keep the truck together but it has proven to be some what difficult when I keep running into other issues.

[71'tahoe]

So...Plans change from time to time and the winds of change are happening now. As I was working on the truck today at lunch,It became apparent that this cab is in need of more work than it is worth. See attached photos.

[71'tahoe]

and more rot.. got to love Ohio!

[71'tahoe]

So with the said cab being so bad.. I will be moving forward with what we call the Kansas cab..only because it came from Kansas. So I got it in the shop today and started removing the unneeded parts.

[71'tahoe]

More photos. If anyone could use any of the air brake stuff let me know. I won't be throwing it away but will let it go if someone could use it. I'm going to get a few more photos later. I've got a good start on getting the cab stripped. I will be patching the floor and the bottoms of the cowl panels. More photos to come.