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WELCOME Jay ! :chevy: .

The I-6 is dead simple to overhaul your own self and you'll prolly do a better job than any Garage because you care .

Make sure whomever does your cylinder head rebuilding , replaces ALL the valve guides with bronze ones , the entire head including new guides and stellite valve seats should be under $300 .

A properly built 250 will easily chirp the tires so be wary of " racing " cams as they tend to make it very sluggish off a dead stop .

These sturdy engines are fairly long stroke so they don't like to be revved a lot like the V-8's do .

Either way , be sure to punch out all the old block freeze plugs and replace them with brass ones , only a few $ more but the brass ones will never rust out .

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OH! TJ! I get it! The next town south right? On a tight budget I used PAW for my last rebuild. Welcome to the board!

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I was going to run a deep rim 18 front and 20 rear. I normally would have thought it to look too lowrider for my liking but I've seen that set up with the 5 spoke rally and it is IMO good looking. I'll hook up front and rear sway bars as well right off the bat just so I know it will handle A+++. Ill post some pics of what I've got so far here soon.

Im trying to do it right and set up small gols for myself and right now its suspension while the engine is sent off. Im a mech myself but I live in base housing where Im not really even supposed to have this project, or otherwise I would do the rebuild myself.

Currently there are no aspirations to clean up the body, really trying to piece together the suspension, brakes, engine components, and at least get it rolling. If your my neighbor rodger up and come check out my build so far!


Jay

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I was actually thinking of running 18's 20 combination on my longbed. So that would be a nice setup. Im your neighbor 2 1/2 hours away. LOL
It is a few on here that are in the SD area. Since your engine is out, I would say do your suspension now while its out.

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Not exactly SoCal but crossposting from another California forum I'm on. Guy selling his 1970 to help out his wife. Looks like a good cause and a clean looking truck.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=744218

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/x...316_142727.jpg

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Prom Queen getting some attention in a white room.
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Both looking greeeaaaat

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WTH!!!

Details Please! :metal:

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She almost scratched it with her heel!

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Hello everyone. New to the board here so I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Clay, I live in Signal hil,ca and I'm the proud owner of a 71 C20 LWB. Here are a few pictures of the ole gal.

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Thanks Schwinny
Not really much to tell,
I have a friend who had a few hours
in a white room, I was happy to comply.. the Betty was a Bonus ;)
Nothing that wouldn't buff out :haha:
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Very Nice. :smoke:

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WELCOME CLAY ! :chevy: .

You'll find the good folks here collectively know any answer to any question no matter how mundane so ask away .

What's the plan for your rig ? .

Hot Rod ?

Boulevard Cruiser ? .

Restoration ? .

Beater Work Truck ? .

People always ask me if I'm a Journeyman Mechanic , why do I always seem to have a Carpenter's Hammer nearby =8-) .

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Is Betty the new mascot of the C-10 Club? :lol:

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Its actually a funny story about how I came up on my rig. I was living with my GF in Inglewood and I met a guy 2 doors down that was into VW. One day we were driving to get some dennys as we always do and we passed by the truck (it was a primered daily driver at the time) with a for sale sign. My buddy had been talking about getting a pickup just to go to the junkyard maybe tow the bug some where basically just a beater. I tired to convince him how good these trucks look when you put some time into them but he didnt really seem to care long story short we hit the owner up and was surprised he only wanted 1500 for it so my buddy bought it. after 2 years of sitting in his driveway after a successful PS conversion and stripped crankbolt he was force to get rid of it. thats where i came in basically he gave me the truck knowing i'd take good care of it and only wanted me to pay to have it towed to my house (40miles=230$)

so now it sits with the engine completely torn down with slight pitting in one cylinder from the engine being poorly stored. Stripped crank bolt fixed just have to clean the one hole and assemble everything drop in a turn the key.

plans are to drop it static for now and bags later or static front and rear bag
18"front 20" rear and have a tan/black paint and interior

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Mascot is a little harsh, so lets just say C/10CLUB Groupie. . :lol:
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I don't see how it could be harsh .

In any case , she's cute and has great style .

:chevy:

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I will pass along the compliment Nate,
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Did a drive by Relaxing in So Cal Show, didn't plan on staying but
I spotted a couple of C/10's with no Club decals and was like what ??
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Mas..
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Sean from La Mirada getting Baptized with the C10 Club Decal.
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Raul reppin Fullerton
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http://youtu.be/9rYCshI5Jbc
Finally got my truck in the road again! Between breaking parts and hurting my back trainning. I finally got it all together after swapping in the crate motor i picked up from craigslist. My brother made a little video from the maiden drive . Just messing around with his go pro and did some editing and addes some good ol punk rock. Hope the video link works
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Andy,
Link works Music doesn't :m6: :crazy: :haha::haha::haha:
Glad Brutus is back on the road
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Music is working real good for me Jon :metal:
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X2, music is A-Okay, glad your back on the road Andy, see you next month!!! :chevy:

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checking in from SD. out in east county.. Got a 77 Bagged, Bodied, and Blown... Finishing up the engine right now.. should be running soon.. hopeing to make the brothers show with you guys.

What it did look like
http://imageshack.us/a/img809/2663/c10py.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img90/5420/20110921144734423.jpg

And the build right now
http://imageshack.us/a/img692/7151/engine1bs.jpg

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Thats a very nice truck!! And an even better engine youre putting in there. Welcome and come down to the brothers show
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Looks like it will be a nice addition to our San Diego C10 Club Convoy on June 30th to Brothers. Of course we might not be able to keep up. LOL Check the current Brothers show thread for updates as to when we are meeting up. We have not decided yet but it will be soon.

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Thanks! Been keeping an eye on the cruise.. definitely going to the show.
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We usually meet up early around 5:15 am on Scripps Poway Parkway, but I have heard of a couple of guys that are here in El Cajon and San Diego that are going too so we may meet several places like we did last year.

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Not your Prom Queen but my Queen just the same...Got bored Saturday and cruised the coast South up over Mt Soledad and down to Cass Street Bar and Grill for lunch and then cruise back up North with a stop at Torrey Pines Glider port or Blacks Beach for the locals.
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps6085deab.jpg
This is above LaJolla just below UCSD next to that 1 Tennis court
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/x...pse0467f53.jpg

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Great video Andy, glad to see the truck back on the road.

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Digging that ocean view schwinn :metal:
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Fellas we might need a cruise down the 5 fwy to SD.

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I may be into this! Haven't driven mine that far and a bit hesitant until I have a fully working gauge setup but screw it, I have AAA.

:metal:

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Thats the sprit! Besides I have AAA also. :lol:

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Thanks vdog. It sure feels great to be on the road again. Im down for a run the sd too. Would be fun
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Brook has AAA lol
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