So my grandfather past away like 15 years ago and this truck has been sitting for longer than that. It appears to be in great condition. It's a bas model c10 with the inline 6 and I think an automatic?
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonpre...bum?.dir=/d91c
If that album doesn't work let me know and I'll fix it.
I'll get more pictures in a couple weeks when I can jack it up and pop the hood. My grandmother wants to see it running again. I figure since it's a pickup, nothing fancy, just your normal restoration that isn't about getting things perfect. I'm not doing a frame off resto unless the cabin has to come off for patch panels. Even then the frame will only be sand blasted and POR-15'd.
The truck has coils at all 4 corners and except for the rust spot, has nothing major from my initial inspection.
It'll be painted the same color, no flashy chrome bumpers on this oldie, white and green! I don't want to sink more than 6g's into the project and right off the bat there needs to be body work, paint, a new windshield, a patch panel welded into the drivers side front fender, a gas cap, engine and trans.. unless the internals of this one are rust free but even then I might as well slap in a sbc and a th400 (the th400 I already have). I might even sell it for a th350 and cash for the sbc.
Any ideas/opinions? Somebody want to make me an offer I can't refuse, lol. This WILL be used on a regular basis so the sbc idea might be tossed out for either a vortec inline 5 or 6. I'll keep the original motor but it might be cost effective to get a newer powerplant. I'm not afraid of wires and EFI
. I've always thought the idea of replacing an older inline 6 with a newer one would be pretty cool and in good spirit. Besides, a turbo is SO easy when all the exhaust ports exit on one side
