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Old 01-17-2012, 03:38 PM   #1
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69 Chevy C10 LWB 2WD

I recently bought a 69 Chevy C10 pickup. It is a long wheelbase 2 wheel drive. It is supposed to have a 350, but I cant find the numbers on the head, it is a 2 barrel carb with a 3 speed on the floor that someone converted off the column. They also put in a car 3 speed so I dont know what the original trans is supposed to be. The truck also did not have the proper bed on it when I got it, nor the rear bumper and the exhaust was partially cut off.

This is the day I got the truck home.



Surprisingly the cab is in pretty good shape except the floor, that will need to be replaced eventually. Also the door skins and bottoms will need to be replaced, which I got last night. But the cab doesnt have the usual rot around the front and rear windows which then rots the inner "headliner" and the rest of the cab out.

As of now I have ordered new front to rear stainless brake line since I found one place where it is rotted pretty good, all new brake hoses all around, rear bumper. I also got a bunch of small misc stuff and the door skins and bottoms. Over the weekend I took the passenger side door off and apart so I can repair the door bottom and then put the new skin on.


For the most part I am just putting the truck to stock like condition. I am actively looking for the proper bed, either a fleetside or a stepside, but I think i would rather have the fleetside. If anyone knows of a 67-72 bed in decent condition for sale almost ANYWHERE I am willing to go look at it. I found one in VA on a truck board, but it is a 6 and a half hour drive

Should have updates during the winter as I want to get the Camaro back in the garage and be able to use the truck as soon as I can
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Old 01-17-2012, 03:46 PM   #2
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Awwwww ****

Nice truck Bear!
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Old 01-17-2012, 03:54 PM   #3
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Thanks.

Over the weekend I also installed a stock exhaust system since anything more than stock would be overkill on this engine.

Also I plan on either a semi gloss black with dark grey bumpers and wheels for now or I am thinking Cyber grey metallic with black trim, bumpers and wheels.

In the end I may go with a green metallic and a white top, but I havent thought about it too hard.

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Old 01-17-2012, 03:58 PM   #4
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Well, I have black rallyes with good tires from my Nova if you are interested.
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Old 01-17-2012, 04:01 PM   #5
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I should have mentioned it is a 6 lug truck
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Old 01-17-2012, 04:03 PM   #6
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Gotcha. Looks nice though. So what's your total project count now? 4?

And FYI, I have a 600 Holley 4bbl you can have for free if you want it.
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Old 01-17-2012, 04:20 PM   #7
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I appreciate the offer but if i do any engine work on this project it its getting a fuel injected engine from a new truck. I am not going to bother with any gen 1 engines if i can help it, i already have manifolds that will work on an ls and i already want to get the fuel tank out of the cab so i am thinking of trying to see if i can get a tank out of an S10 to side hang under the bed.

If i were counting i suppose this would be project number 3, lol if you don't include the house. I really wanted/need a truck so almost all this work is to get me into a truck that i really wanted anyway.
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Old 01-17-2012, 05:06 PM   #8
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nice truck! i love the look... more pics please
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Old 01-17-2012, 06:32 PM   #9
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ahh i love those trucks, i was looking at them before i got my S10
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Old 01-17-2012, 06:51 PM   #10
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Silverado ss wheels. Go go go.
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Old 01-17-2012, 06:53 PM   #11
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Silverado ss wheels. Go go go.
Tires are too expensive


Also still waiting to go look at that 4.8......
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Old 01-17-2012, 07:00 PM   #12
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And I am an idiot

This is the day I bought it

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Old 01-17-2012, 07:00 PM   #13
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Crappy picture of the stock style exhaust


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Old 01-17-2012, 07:19 PM   #14
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They look good with these.
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Old 01-17-2012, 09:21 PM   #15
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Old 01-17-2012, 09:36 PM   #16
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Looks like a 71, but good call. Now i have to watch that again
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Old 01-17-2012, 09:37 PM   #17
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Looks like a 71, but good call. Now i have to watch that again
It's a '72 502/TH400 truck in the movie I think. They don't show an underhood, obviously, but that's what the prop guy said years ago.
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Old 01-17-2012, 09:39 PM   #18
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Yeah i just fired up the movie, hard to tell from your picture but it is a72 for sure. Rear view is on the windshield

You and your ninja edits

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Old 01-18-2012, 07:23 PM   #19
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OK this is the wheels that the truck has on it. I think they are from an 80's Chevy?
I just threw the trim ring on for the picture, I need tires so I will just leave them off until I get new rubber on the wheels. Or I may have them broken down and paint them before I put the new tires on it



Got the rear bumper on



Also started taking the rear brake lines off, passenger side came off with little effort. Drivers side tube nuts are stuck to the lines despite soaking them several days already. Hosed it down a little more tonight and will do again tomorrow, but if it doesnt break loose I will just cut it to make it easier to remove.



Rock Auto shipped my power steering hoses, brake hoses, door locks and ignition cylinder. The door locks wouldnt let the key go in and since the ignition is in the dash I twisted the key in it one day. I carefully bent it back, but I thought that if I ever did it again the key would fatigue right off. All for the better anyway so I have two sets of keys and they arent worn to stubs.

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Old 01-18-2012, 08:42 PM   #20
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Those are the rims I linked in my picture.
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Old 01-18-2012, 08:49 PM   #21
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Those are the rims I linked in my picture.
I realized that after i posted my picture. JUST BE HAPPY!
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Are you keeping it a long bed?
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Old 01-23-2012, 07:31 PM   #23
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Are you keeping it a long bed?
Yeah, switching to a short bed would be stupid

My cousin and i found out tonight that the truck is a 307 no matter i will eventually switch it out for something fuel injected and 307 should get decent gas mileage.

Got the brake lines and hoses on today and brakes bled. Now i feel safer to drive the thing once it is ready for the road. Once i took the front to rear brake line off we started folding it to put it in the garbage and it broke in the place where it was rusted. Also got the passenger side door back on and put together. The door is shot, the frame is rusted through by the upper hinge and is cracked. Keith from Custom Works Performance is going to try to find me some nice rust free California doors that i can put on the truck.

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Old 01-23-2012, 07:43 PM   #24
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Awesome truck, definitely the style I'm looking for in a few months myself!
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Old 01-23-2012, 08:34 PM   #25
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its a nice truck i like it
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