Old truck
Old truck
11-11-11
Worked about an hour in it. Got left rear tire and brake drum off and it was bound up. Had to reverse the adjuster. It rotates ok now. No broken springs.
Took off left front tire. The bake was froze up a little after spraying some spots with wd40 and prying the pads apart the wheel rotates ok. I bet that it would freeze up again once used.
Took right front wheel off the ground and it spun so I didnt take it off. Done for today. All wheels spin.
11-7-11
Still trying to get a wheel off. Spray with rust stuff.
Finally got right rear tire off the vehicle after using a 3 foot crow bar to pry between wheel and the drum from behind. Spent an hour or so.
10-26ish 2011
Kristen and I try to get right rear wheel off using a 7 foot 2by4. It is stuck.
Background
1973 Chevrolet Silverado fleetside pickup truck, C10. Originally had a 350 cubic inch engine but now actually has a 1975 305 c.i. block. Same stroke but smaller bore.
Been idle a few years since the tranny was rebuilt. Sat idle basically the last 9 years or maybe 2002. Maybe late 2001.
It is a rust bucket. Side panels eaten away. Bought it in Indiana for $500 off a big dealers back lot before it was for sale. It was junk then.
The motor is in very bad shape. It has gas in the oil. The dipstick reeks of gas. Probably a hole in a piston. Oil chamber overfull. Smokes bad but it will start or at least it has.
Good thing I spent $900 on rebuilding the transmission, huh?
How long will it take and how much more money? Can I do it on the parking lot? Am I crazy?
Old truck
11-11-11
Worked about an hour in it. Got left rear tire and brake drum off and it was bound up. Had to reverse the adjuster. It rotates ok now. No broken springs.
Took off left front tire. The bake was froze up a little after spraying some spots with wd40 and prying the pads apart the wheel rotates ok. I bet that it would freeze up again once used.
Took right front wheel off the ground and it spun so I didnt take it off. Done for today. All wheels spin.
11-7-11
Still trying to get a wheel off. Spray with rust stuff.
Finally got right rear tire off the vehicle after using a 3 foot crow bar to pry between wheel and the drum from behind. Spent an hour or so.
10-26ish 2011
Kristen and I try to get right rear wheel off using a 7 foot 2by4. It is stuck.
Background
1973 Chevrolet Silverado fleetside pickup truck, C10. Originally had a 350 cubic inch engine but now actually has a 1975 305 c.i. block. Same stroke but smaller bore.
Been idle a few years since the tranny was rebuilt. Sat idle basically the last 9 years or maybe 2002. Maybe late 2001.
It is a rust bucket. Side panels eaten away. Bought it in Indiana for $500 off a big dealers back lot before it was for sale. It was junk then.
The motor is in very bad shape. It has gas in the oil. The dipstick reeks of gas. Probably a hole in a piston. Oil chamber overfull. Smokes bad but it will start or at least it has.
Good thing I spent $900 on rebuilding the transmission, huh?
How long will it take and how much more money? Can I do it on the parking lot? Am I crazy?
11-11-11
Worked about an hour in it. Got left rear tire and brake drum off and it was bound up. Had to reverse the adjuster. It rotates ok now. No broken springs.
Took off left front tire. The bake was froze up a little after spraying some spots with wd40 and prying the pads apart the wheel rotates ok. I bet that it would freeze up again once used.
Took right front wheel off the ground and it spun so I didnt take it off. Done for today. All wheels spin.
11-7-11
Still trying to get a wheel off. Spray with rust stuff.
Finally got right rear tire off the vehicle after using a 3 foot crow bar to pry between wheel and the drum from behind. Spent an hour or so.
10-26ish 2011
Kristen and I try to get right rear wheel off using a 7 foot 2by4. It is stuck.
Background
1973 Chevrolet Silverado fleetside pickup truck, C10. Originally had a 350 cubic inch engine but now actually has a 1975 305 c.i. block. Same stroke but smaller bore.
Been idle a few years since the tranny was rebuilt. Sat idle basically the last 9 years or maybe 2002. Maybe late 2001.
It is a rust bucket. Side panels eaten away. Bought it in Indiana for $500 off a big dealers back lot before it was for sale. It was junk then.
The motor is in very bad shape. It has gas in the oil. The dipstick reeks of gas. Probably a hole in a piston. Oil chamber overfull. Smokes bad but it will start or at least it has.
Good thing I spent $900 on rebuilding the transmission, huh?
How long will it take and how much more money? Can I do it on the parking lot? Am I crazy?
