The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks '62 C-10 Restomod build begins/ends

Well, as with every conversion you are bound to run into a few bugs. I’ve had my share with this build. From motor mounts to transmission mounts. Modifications to the supposed ready to install PS kit. All overcome with a bit of patience and fabrication skills I had long forgotten about. Then the newly rebuilt performance 350 leaked oil from the front seal and the power brakes quit working. Machine Shop took care of both problems, no charge on the oil leak. Exhaust flanges were difficult to find but the exhaust came out fine until the engine was started. Major leak at the rear of the manifold. New thick gaskets and that problem cured. Then I noticed antifreeze around the thermostat housing. Pulled it off and found a bad gasket and a corroded spot in the sealing surface. New housing and gasket and problem solved. Now dealing with brakes lights not working when they were working prior to it’s last trip to the machine shop and the L/F turn signal which all of a sudden quit. I can see the finish line but what was a bright light is a bit dimmer. Polar air arrived this morning and is supposed to linger for the next 7 days. No outside work for awhile. Working w/o a garage is a real pain.