farm truck rustoration

[Cal_Gary]

I too, run a Painless Performance kit-excellent quality and easy to install as opposed to a scratch-build.
Gary

[06boblee]

I am using a Ron Francis wire works kit. It is also very good.

[52PLOWERWAGON]

my carb is giving me grief is a stock civi carb any better ?

No !

many mechanics over the years have said the same thing: Chrysler cant build a carburetor

I would go weber or single barrel Rochester

I will be going to the local junk yard what are the best vehicles to find the 1bbl Rochester carb on

and ill upgrade to a conical air cleaner MORE HORSEPOWER FOR ME

[RMS]

check out this thread : http://www.g741.org/PHPBB/viewtopic.php ... ter#p60472

the oil bath is far superior if you are doing dusty gravel roads. most conical air cleaners are for the race track.

[52PLOWERWAGON]

thanks rms

[52PLOWERWAGON]

how do you adapt the oil bath filter to that carb though

yeah I plan on lots or dusty driving there is a 6 mile dirt road between my house and my grandpa and uncles shop

plus offroad driving

I like the fact that the stock carb I water proof ,but am I ever gonna drive In water that deep ?

[RMS]

with the low height of the Rochester I would think a transition to the three bolt flange of the intake elbow would be easy to make.

[52PLOWERWAGON]

I can probably handle that

is that electric choke I see bluh

how do I convert back to manual choke ?

[52PLOWERWAGON]

what about 1bbl holley

my grandpa has a carburetor collection I may have to do some digging

if I find something interesting ill let yous guyes know 'bout it

I webber would be nice but I am not thrilled a bout spendin 300 some bucks on a carb

but first ill try setting my float lower

[52PLOWERWAGON]

progress

I have a fuse panel mounted

my fuel pump and ign are wired

and I added 2 7inch auxiliary headlights from an old international truck

antennae is mounted

carb stopped giving me issues but I will be pulling it to set the float lower
it must have had a piece of dirt stuck in the needle and seat

[m-37Bruce]

Any pics Travis? We like pics ...

[52PLOWERWAGON]

more progress this weekend
it was close to 70 out side the shop considered opening the door
my grandpa plowed snow in his jeep with no doors with no shirt on

I have high and lo beams and I wired my starter to a push button on the dash
I have my air horn wired and its nice N LOUD
I have resistor wired to dist and a bypass so I get full voltage when I'm cranking

and I'm enjoying wiring it makes me think and I stay pretty clean at the end of the day

[52PLOWERWAGON]

wiring is done
all that is left for truck is

gauges
trailer plug
2 inch receiver hitch
bolt on a couple little sheet metal bits (clutch housing cover)
adjust carb
fuel sender
backup lights
switch to turn off brake lights
rubber equine mats on bed floor
seatbelts
and cupholders

other stuff I did this weekend
wrapped steering wheel in paracord it has a nice feel to it and reminds me of a world war 2 helmet that has netting on it
and I added guards from an m211 in front of the head lights

I am planning on finishing soon hopefully the truck doesent try to alter my plans

[52PLOWERWAGON]

I got my air siren mounted and wired

voltmeter wired

hour meter wired

and directionals died

1 step forward and 3 back

[52PLOWERWAGON]

directionals fixed
exhaust fixed

and my uncle found me two 20 inch rims that are a 10 hole on 8? inch pattern

I just need 2 more and ill have some adapters made at my local machine shop

9.00 x 20 tires soon