Well, we took the C10 out on a shakedown run a couple days back. Dad had done a brake job and packed wheel bearings, and I'd done some carb adjustments as it was bogging under heavy throttle. We wanted to see how it'd do, plus with the new quieter mufflers, I wanted to see if we could actually hear the stereo. Improved all around, at least enough to drive and not be totally embarrassing!
On our run from Cleveland to Presque Isle and back we averaged 13mpg (about half of what the Marauder gets! ha!). I'll admit that I was hoping for closer to 15-16, after all the truck isn't that heavy and we aren't running a radical rear gear. I think the lack of O/D hurts a bit, but it's not a huge deal - it's an opportunity to stop and chat with folks at gas stations! And anyway, it's not the Gas Mileage Tour........... :D
So the to-do list is short now, and none are mandatory:
-alignment (slight pull, barely perceptible)
-make a storage box for inside the bed
-mount spare tire under bed (shouldn't be too hard)
-make my hillbilly swamp cooler
Dad wants to try and align the doors a little better, and I admit that'd be nice, but then we might be inspired to start doing actual bodywork! LOL
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