My 1980 C-10

[thirsty]

Wow. You are getting close now. I just went back and reread your thread. You've done a lot of nice work. I just assumed that you were going to repaint it also. Glad your not. Your paint is one of kind and it just wouldn't be the same without out.

[Flamingbig10]

thanks, the repaint was just under the hood items, and touch up on the outside,  I'll have  to wait  on the hood and  fenders to be painted since I spent almost all my truck money on tools for work so I will have to wait till May till my income will be in its happy spot till I get the paint work done

[bake74]

     That looks to be a little crammped for working space ?  But it looks good with the fender back on.

[Flamingbig10]

If the weather is nice I'll pull it out on the driveway.  I got the vehicle registration and  the truck ready for the safety inspection I drove it about 8 miles filled it up with gas ended up spilling all over place, the while I was driving I slowed down real quick at the traffic light, the truck  died and  lost complete power for about 10 seconds then every thing came back on and started right when I got back home I founds the positive battery terminal made contact with the battery tray and and burned a hole in  the tray and melted the terminal but so fare every thing else look fine, also fixed the fuel filler so it will vent, I did give it a good 3/4 throttle while I was passing a car at 30 mph, the rear end felt light and it chirped the tires when it shifted

[bake74]

     That sucks about the battery tray, but hey gotta love it when a vehicle will chirp those tires when shifting into a higher gear.   

[VileZambonie]

Now you know where you need to clearance your drop down and you don't even need a sharpie I mounted mine with a kill switch near the box

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,7175.360.html

[Flamingbig10]

thanks vile,   I had two fuel leaks one at the return line at the sender and the other at the tank ended up having to get a new sender and tank, good thing the tank was under warranty at orielly auto parts, got a few things done, front end alignment, bolted up the  bumper, grille,hood, radio and inspection.

[Captkaos]

Video, where's the video?  Nice work!

[Flamingbig10]

thanks  I have done a little to the truck I did take the truck to the track last week first pass ever  13.74 at 98 in the 1/4, 2nd pass 13.8 at 99, 3rd pass hooked good  13.6 at 98, 4th 16.8 at 88 left sideways with a hole lot of tire spin and coasted down the track, can't wait to get the 3600 stall, shift kit, drag radials and a real tune, should help it run low 13s high 12sa short idle vid

[Flamingbig10]

Installed the torque converter and shift kit, now I need to get the  truck tuned.

[Flamingbig10]

[CoggedBelt75]

Looking good Aaron! What all have you done the last several months? How is she running now?

[Flamingbig10]

Had a street tune done, 275/60 e/t street ran a best 1/8 8.36 and 13.06 in the quarter, sold the drag radials and borrowed the 20s from a friend and some nitto drag radials from another friend

[Flamingbig10]

put the 15s back on got some nitto drag radials, the cooler weather sure has helped
best pass so far is a 8.07 with a 1.84 60, and a 8.37 1/8 12.92 1/4 on street tires with a 2.02 60 ft

[Flamingbig10]