I can not believe you got that truck,what a awesome find, good luck with it, boy does that bring back memories, I think it’s a 409, And I’m in the beginning of your video, can’t wait to hear it running
I had a short bed fleetside 65 Chevy C10. It was cool. A/C power breaks, automatic. Great truck. Coil springs on all 4 corners. It gave a beautiful ride. I drive a 72 MonteCarlo now.
When that fired up, it was music to my ears. I forgotten how cool sounding those old V8s were. 🙂 worked on a lot of those old carburetor in the 60s and 70's. I envy you for getting that truck. It proves that your kindness pays off. Whiskey in the glass and cheese n crackers by the chair. Now, on to the second half of your show.
@@cpcoark Yours and mine alike! I too love the sound of almost any V8, especially old big blocks! I am so thankful for the truck and the opportunity to get it back on the road.
That was such a cool video! I'm a "1963" model myself! My grandpa had a Chevy truck of that era way back then for his Nursery business in Southern Cal. I don't recall what engine it had in it, but it was a 3 on the tree for sure! He always had Chevy trucks and cars when I was a kid. Good times for sure! It's great to have all that paperwork with the truck. Those wheels and tires you got for it make it look damn good too! Keep us updated on it as that's a keeper for sure! 😎
@@mitchf1508 They are such neat trucks! I was so hopeful this was going to be a 4 speed when I saw the floor shifter. But three will get it done. There will be more on this truck in the future I'm sure of it!
The 348 and 409 were the first big blocks the 409 came in the early impala I have a friend of mine that had a 58 that had a 348 that had 3 duces on it my friend just bought a 409 he's putting in his black impala SS he's also got the turbo glide transmission. There was a guy with a you tube channel that put a 409 with a tunnel ram on it that was a nice build he had there. I love that this truck has the big back windows and it's a fleetside also that trim ìs nice.
@@richardsmith-qy6vl That is awesome! What was the span of years the 348 and 409 were produced? I am amazing how smooth and great this motor runs! I can't wait to get this truck on the road reliably!
🗿💨 From what I remember 348s was used from 58-64. Truck engines had a tall deck and came in chassis trucks. Yours looks car, , never saw a C10 born with that engine.. Sweet find sir👍👍@@VPTfab
Watched it to the end, very cool. A few things, the engine most likely a 348 passenger engine, I believe the truck engines were in medium duty trucks and as far as I know, 2 bbl carb. The shifter is one of those column to floor shift conversions that were popular in the 70s. The burnt smell is most likely coming from the charge gauge, which is an ammeter, not a volt meter. That spotlight -mirror combo was probably a dealer installed option. Looking forward to what's next.
@@mikeduhm5325 Great info! Were all the truck engines 2 barrel? I figured out the electrical issue and the smoke was from the fuse box (and all the dash) wasn't getting a good solid 12v connection from the battery.
I'm not sure, but I've only seen a few many years ago and they had 2 bbl carb. The 348 and 409 were an early , kind of experimental version of the big block which I believe come out in 1965.
For what its worth, my 58 348 had a solid fan. My 63 409 had one of those spinny fans. In usa we had the 348 58 till 61. The 409 maybe a few late 61 thru 64. Luved my 63 409, it was like yours. It would bury the needle but it didnt like it but it would run all day bout 85 to 90 no complaints. Dont like that knock you got. When you got that funny sound i noticed the rag on your intake would pop up. Valves??? but seemed to have broke loose.
@@yorotirb3941 Yes I believe one of the valve was hung up when I first started turning it over. That was why I pulled the valve cover to see if I could see which one was stuck. But then it freed up on its own.
@@user-vu2db2lg9q It sure is! I've read something a long those lines about the 283. There is so much mixed up I formation on the internets I was having a hard time figuring out exactly what's the what. Thanks for clarifying!
This was really a good one 👍 I'm not really a GM guy but I liked this one very much and the history of the car is also exciting. Do you have any plans for the car, will there be any more episodes about it?
@@JL-Merkurdriver I've never been a GM man myself. This is my first and to be honest I love it! I do have plans for it and there will be more videos on it. Basically keeping the patina look though.
Are you going to keep the motor in the truck, I would, I would give it a really nice paint job, that’s the only year body style I like, motor sounds great, a good highway run is great for it
you got the numbers on the tire sizes backwards. 225 -275 is the height of the sidewall. 275 is taller than 225. 70 or 60 is the width. the lower , the wider. and 15 is the inside diameter or wheel size. so a 275 /60/15 is taller and wider but fit the same wheel as the 225/70/15. your speedo difference is probably due to the bigger tires in back. it's going faster than it's reading. a 205 is more like what originally came on it. makes the vehicle higher geared.
Putting that rag back in the radiator after the second time was a huge mistake bad enough you don't have a shroud and you're trying to cool a big block with a rag full of trash in the radiator hose
@@MikeCope-uz5jx I get that, however if I didn't catch the trash with the rag all the debris could have plugged up the radiator and might have been impossible to get out.
wasn't sure I was gonna sub but when you said for 15" tires "they want an arm, a leg and a dick for em" I got a good laugh out of that one and subbed for ya. She's a decent rig. Solid where it counts it seems. Nothing too bad to fix that I can tell. She should make you a good driver. Not real familiar with the 348s but just googling they look like a good workhorse engine. probably nearing 350 hp when new. I did notice the routing on that brake line on the drivers side ran on the outside was really close to rubbing that control arm. Might just be the camera angle but just noting it here so you can give it a 2nd look.
@@Hobodeluxe007 Thanks for the subscription! It is in perfect driver/use condition. I am sure I will be plugging some holes here and there but I want to leave it mostly in the condition it is in.
@@daprof7417 Or watch in small segments at different times. However I do agree it is long, longer than I was going for. But it is a lot to get in to a short time frame. Watching it a few times now I do see places I can cut down. I am learning as I go with this video/youtube stuff.
