Fathers 68 stepside overhaul

[wpsharpshooter]

I believe its a performer from edelbrock

[wpsharpshooter]

Getting close to moving on its own

[BIG ORANGE]

Now that's coming right along, looks good, love Red.....

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by wpsharpshooter

Getting close to moving on its own

Double humper heads! Do they have the 2.02 or 1.98 intake valves?

[wpsharpshooter]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Double humper heads! Do they have the 2.02 or 1.98 intake valves?

Gonna be honest.. Im not sure lol.. Motor ran great when we pulled it.. It was just taken apart enough for new gaskets and cleaned up..

[68 C10 Driver]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Double humper heads! Do they have the 2.02 or 1.98 intake valves?

I thought all of the double hump heads were 2.02...

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by 68 C10 Driver

I thought all of the double hump heads were 2.02...

Two kinds- 1.94/1.60, and 2.02/1.60.

[wpsharpshooter]

Little bit of an update since last posting on this truck.. Its been a slow go, My father ended up passing away in March. Was hoping to get the truck back together before that happened but here we are. Ended up having to work a deal out with my brother to acquire the truck solely (everything of my fathers was split 50/50) Truck was on track to be done by the end of the month and I called an audible. Decided to switch the interior over to the saddle color, so thats going to kick the finish date by a couple of weeks. Which is fine as I had to do some driveway work and erect a building to house the truck. Since I wasnt planing on getting the truck this soon.. But here are a couple pics

Motor is in. and a couple pics of the new interior color, Carpet, door panels and seat cover.

[67C10Step]

wp,
My condolences on your father's passing. Glad he got to see you reviving it before he passed and you were able to work out sole ownership with your brother.

Love the truck and the red on saddle will look great!

[wpsharpshooter]

Thanks, I appreciate it. Im hoping the saddle looks good.. The interior wasnt in bad shape the seat, carpet and dash cover were black. Door panels were metal and painted body color.. It just looked a little bland... Im hoping this gives it some pop.

[Steeveedee]

oooh, sorry about your dad. You're doing great work on that truck, and it's nice that you have sole ownership, to boot.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by wpsharpshooter

New guages

Cool. What gauges are those?

[wpsharpshooter]

They are Dakota Digital

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by wpsharpshooter

They are Dakota Digital

Thanks. And sorry for your loss.

[wpsharpshooter]

Good news. Truck has sat so long that the carb is trashed... Looking for a rebuild kit now. That or we are just gonna have to toss a new one on.. The money never stops with these old trucks lol

[wpsharpshooter]

Little progress on the switch from black to saddle

['68OrangeSunshine]

Good move. Black seats are pretty, but not Butt-Friendly in Sunny climates.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Good move. Black seats are pretty, but not Butt-Friendly in Sunny climates.

Yup! I tried to talk my wife into a parchment seat cover when I reupholstered the seat. Given that it was originally black, and she didn't want to lose the memories, it went back to black. Seared ham, anyone?

['68OrangeSunshine]

What carburetor is on there now?

[wpsharpshooter]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

What carburetor is on there now?

It had a Holley on it. Dad replaced it about 10-12 years ago. The truck really did sit more than get driven. He had put more carbs on it than he did tires lol.. He bought the truck in 94.. And up until last year, It had the same set of tires on it that it had when he first bought it.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by wpsharpshooter

It had a Holley on it. Dad replaced it about 10-12 years ago. The truck really did sit more than get driven. He had put more carbs on it than he did tires lol.. He bought the truck in 94.. And up until last year, It had the same set of tires on it that it had when he first bought it.

Not a Holley fan. I ran a 4160 R8007, 390 CFM four barrel on an Offy intake on my '68 C/10's 292 L6, with Clifford headers for 25 years. Every time it backfired, I had to replace the 8.5''Hg power valve. Then it had to be retuned. I always had to get a Holley expert to help. When I rebuilt another 292 in 2005, after the 500 mile break-in run, the Holley backfired, and wouldn't hold a tune. We suspected, after 250,000 miles, the plate surface was warped. It was cheaper and easier to go to a 500 CFM Edelbrock 1404.
The AFB design has no power valve. I can tune it myself.

[wpsharpshooter]

My buddy recommended we run a Quick Fuel carb on it this go around. He has had really good luck with them! So fingers crossed.

[wpsharpshooter]

There has been a slight change in plans

[wpsharpshooter]

Little more progress

[wpsharpshooter]

small update, switching out the water pump to relocate the radiator hose, slapping some different pulleys on it and gonna toss in an amp with some kick panel speakers