Breaking BangShift.com Project Junk News: Our 1966 Chevy C50 Comes Home

[squirrel]

Re: Breaking BangShift.com Project Junk News: Our 1966 Chevy C50 Comes Home

oh, the SM 420 isn't a very big trans, the clutch is probably the normal 11 or 12" pickup truck type.

You need to run this truck over a scale as soon as you get it on the road

[milner351]

Re: Breaking BangShift.com Project Junk News: Our 1966 Chevy C50 Comes Home

Those gear ratios are INSANE!

This thing is gonna tach out at what - 45mph? ;D

[squirrel]

Re: Breaking BangShift.com Project Junk News: Our 1966 Chevy C50 Comes Home

45-50 was a reasonable speed for a big truck back then. The tires are rather tall....that makes up for it partly...

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: Breaking BangShift.com Project Junk News: Our 1966 Chevy C50 Comes Home

Just got back from a cladestine trip to my house to whack a bunch of photos while it is light out. There's some good....not much bad....and a shitload of ugly. :D

Oh yeah, and Jim, it doesn't seem to be any type of mammoth clutch. Since the damn thing is all the way out to the end of the adjustment rod, I'll be installing one of those.


Brian

[Joe Grippo]

Re: Breaking BangShift.com Project Junk News: Our 1966 Chevy C50 Comes Home

This is no BS on how it went down here at the house tonight.

1.) I get home from work and want to tinker with truck (even though it is dark....flood lights, no worries)
2.) Wife says fine, just take the kids with you. Crap.
3.) Put battery in truck, load 3 y/o into drivers seat.
4.) Put 1 y/o on ground behind me.
5.) Prime carb with some gas.
6.) Look to see where 1 y/o crawled to
7.) Remind 3 y/o not to touch gear shift or hand brake
8.) Place 1 y/o on ground out of harms way, block him in with junk so he cannot escape.
9.) Climb on tire, dump more gas in carb, tell 3 y/o to hit key after looking for 1/yo's location
10.) Instant fire!
11.) Work carb linkage to make sure it with idle
12.) Grab 1 y/o
13.) Climb in truck
14.) Wing motor a couple times and flip wife a friendly bird as she looks out the window
15.) Consult with 3 y/o about wise-ness of trying to move the truck with no brakes
16.) Move truck with no brakes nearly hit stuff.
17.) Back up to tree satisfied and with no injuries.
18.) Explain to wife that I had it under control.

:D

Great stuff... ;D

[realsteelfreak]

Re: Breaking BangShift.com Project Junk News: Our 1966 Chevy C50 Comes Home

Item 2 on your list always seems to be the OK kicker for me also, slows me down a bit , but she just cant figure out how I still get everythng done.