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General Site Info => Welcome => Topic started by: 73CustomDeluxe on December 14, 2010, 09:33:37 pm
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Hi I'm from Arkansas and I own a 1973 Chevy Custom Deluxe LWB truck. I got it 5 years ago for my 14th birthday from my grandpa. he bought it in 1979 for a work truck. he used it to pull a trailer with a tractor, scaffolding, and other bricking equipment and just as a driver until a few years before i got it. it sat for that time until it was given to me. it has a 350 v8 and a 3 speed auto. Just a couple years back we had a guy redo the interior (seat, dash, floor pan, carpet, sun visors and painted kick panels). its really fun to drive (although gas prices are not helping). i hope to fix it up but, I'm joining the Marines in march so i don't know if that will happen or not. I finally got some pics up.
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff119/andrewthetubaplayer/truck/front.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff119/andrewthetubaplayer/truck/driverside2.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff119/andrewthetubaplayer/truck/rear1.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff119/andrewthetubaplayer/truck/passside.jpg)
and here's the interior we had done
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff119/andrewthetubaplayer/truck/interior.jpg)
And i know this is a chevy site but i wanted to post this one. Here's my 73 next to my dad's 1962 ford. its cool because this was also his grand fathers (my great grand fathers) truck.
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff119/andrewthetubaplayer/both.jpg)
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Welcome from NW Indiana
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Welcome!
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Hello from Illinois
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welcome from maryland. and about gas if it makes you feel better i get 8 lol
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lucky. i get 7 :-\ lol
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If your only getting 7 you have some tuning to do. You shouldn't get under 10
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hints? tips? closely guarded secrets? lol what can i do to ween it?
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Welcome from Ohio! And a complete tune up should help some of that. New plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc...
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well we have recently installed all of those. I have been wanting to ask about carbs and intakes though. it origanally had a 4 barrel carb and intake but my grandpa switched them for a 2 barrel. Would the right 4 barrel help?
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Depends on what you expect of the truck. The only benefit of a 4 barrel is greater breathing capacity. While this develops more top end and/or more open throttle mid-speed horsepower, it really has no effect on power below the secondary tip in point, say 3000 - 4000 RPM or 35 to 50% throttle opening.
If this is a work truck where some economy of operation is desirable, then the 2 barrel is fine. If you want to be up front in the stop light gran-prix, then a 4 barrel is needed. If you tow or carry heavy loads, the 4 barrel might improve available mid range power when you have to stick your foot in-it just to get it to move with traffic, but this will come at the cost of more fuel consumption.
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I know one of my problems is the transmission. Its geared to pull not drive high way speeds so the engine is always wound tight. When finances allow I wanna get an overdrive tranny. The problem is I drive pretty much on the highway all the time so the motor spends a lot of time in the higher rpms.
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also, can anyone tell me how to get to and replace the Ignition switch actuator gear in the column behind the ignition switch? i just put in a new cylinder but the gear is stripped.
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Welcome from South Carolina. Maybe in the Marines you'll get stationed on a base with a hobby shop, you can do just about anything to a vehicle in one and it's all free.
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yeah one of the guys at work was talking about they have a car garage to keep vehicles on base and you can do what ever you want to in there.
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WoW that is a nice looking truck, and a good project to start with...
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Welcome from California