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Me too! I have mental plans to get back on it in a month or so when the kids are back in school. More to come :chevy:

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Family first :metal:

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Then Git-Down crunch? :exit:

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I don't see a hood yet, what are your plans? Is this option still on the table?

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Still in the back of my mind, though I no longer own an early hood. I’ve been toying with the idea of a ‘68 clip swap, too, but that drives the need for paint and continues the snowball. Plan for now is to bolt the ‘70 hood back on using the All-American Billet low profile, stock location hinges. We’ll see what actually happens :lol:

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Well, the kids are back in school, so it’s garage time :D

Made a small amount of progress tonight by installing the correct LS engine mounts from PB. I had previously been trying to use the smallblock mounts with adapter plates, which was causing all sorts of issues, most immediately, poor header fitment. The LS specific mounts move the engine forward slightly, but most importantly are about an inch taller than the SBC version.

The long tubes from Speed Engineering now fit like they were made for it: the drivers side front primary tucks in nice and tight to the block for steering shaft clearance, the passenger front primaries now clear the upper coilover mount, and the collectors tuck up in the frame quite nicely :metal:

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Looking good Chris!

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Those fit beautifully! That's gotta feel good.

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That's looking sweet! I hope you complete this before you move again. I want to see (and hear) it in person.

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Looks good, they really seem like a nice piece the little bit Ive messed with them.

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Nice!!!! Looks great Chris!!! I ran a set of Chevelle headers on my '82 C10 with a 350 and they tucked up nice like that too....only difficulty was the factory trans crossmember....just wish mine had the LS power like yours...maybe for Raymond ;)

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Thanks!
It was a huge relief. I had nearly resigned to using manifolds...
Me too! We’ll see how it goes
Thanks! For the price, can’t be beat
Thanks a lot :D Chevelle headers usually do well on these trucks. After talking to Speed Engineering, apparently the C10 and Chevelle longtubes are the same part with different part numbers...

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Wow man, spent +2 hrs reading the evolution of your truck. Nice work.

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Thaaaat's interesting...thanks for the tip! :cool:

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You headers look great Chris! Nice fit

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Welcome aboard! :cool:
No worries
Some like to call it luck... ;)

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Well Chris, what have you gotten done in the past week?

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Not much on this one, other than continuing to stockpile parts (including a Muncie, goodbye automatic!). Also ordered the All-American Billet hood hinges, which are an 8-10 week wait... Now that the engine is in its final resting place, everything else flows from there. More to come, soon.

Otherwise, I’ve been spending my free time tinkering with the Blazer, fixing some nagging issues :chevy:

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I am new to this site, about 20 minutes old. I have a 70 C10 that I am trying to fix up myself. I was wondering if you could recommend where to buy parts. I know of LMC, Summitt and Classic Industries. I am wanting to purchase a new tailgate, front grill and the break lights and the fuel lines that go from the tank to the front

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We have Brothers truck out here in CA, have bought many parts from them. https://www.brotherstrucks.com/

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Welcome to the site! In addition to Brothers, GMC Pauls, Classic Heartbeat, and Truck and Car Shop are some of my favorites. I avoid LMC, for the most part, due to cheaper quality parts...

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:metal::metal::metal:

I'm running a Muncie too

Save the Manuals

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Which Muncie is that?

I would love to go back to a stick, but with my wife's neck problems she wouldn't be able to drive me if I overly indulge in the barley pop's after we cruise somewhere. Not to mention, I would have a hard time giving up my overdrive and the aftermarket 5 and 6 speeds that would handle the torque are quite pricey.

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Agree! I want to row the gears, but can’t (or don’t want to) afford a TKO or T-56 right now. This should be fun to drive and old school cool :cool:
It’s an M21, close-ratio. I’m with you, $2500 for a tranny is outta my league for now. This should work out pretty decent with the 3:73 rear and 29” tires. Interstate will be ‘fun’, but that’s how we all used to do it and I’m not super concerned about fuel mileage.

Also, since I’ve settled on a manual, I went ahead and ordered a Brian Tooley stage 3 cam, ya know, because I no longer have to worry about buying a stall converter, and +60 hp with a choppy idle is old school cool, too :cool:

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I'm running an M21 too. I was originally planning on running a hydraulic slave style bellhousing but it would hit the header. I ended up getting a Tilton hydro throwout bearing and an adapter ring from Modern Driveline.

Should be butter smooth when I get it all setup.

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I think I’ll be in a similar boat. Need to get it mocked up and see what fits, but I’m leaning toward hydro slave

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Still piling up parts for this one. Cam should be a decent thumper and add 50-ish hp. Gonna try to squeeze around 400 horse outta this little 5.3 :D

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Tossing around ideas on bed treatments. The all black looks good, but I like the contrast of the stainless (unpolished) strips, too. I’ve also thought about doing a weathered look, but if that’s the case, I could just install the old rotten pine... Any thoughts?

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Stainless or body color with pictures 3 or 4 look good in my opinion.

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Nice stockpile of parts! I like the stainless polished, but I'm kinda old school like that....

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I would go with black and use POR15 to do it. If you check Mar-K's website, they did some longevity tests on bed wood stains and pain and the POR15 held up the best. Just my .02$. OBTW, the truck looks great!

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I'm doing black with polished stainless and all hidden bolts.

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Me too, I like the contrast with the stainless strips
Thanks, need to start installing some of this stuff. The all black is how early trucks came from the factory, so that’s what makes me want to go that route
Yes, I’ve seen their tests and I’m convinced. Por-15 and black Behr exterior paint ftw
I’m leaning more and more this way

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I wish I knew who supplied LMC with the aluminum wood-look product. It would be awesome to have that with a black wood look instead of real wood. I've been thinking of going to a wood bed, but can't really afford the full conversion from a steel floor, yet. I saw the black wood with polished strips on a red truck on instagram two days ago and I really like it. After seeing what you've posted pictures of, I'm liking it even more.

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Thanks for posting about that Hart_Rod.

I hadn't seen those tests but Im fairly convinced now as well. Ive always figured on epoxy and clear, but those results make it hard to go that route.

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I guess I'll be the odd-ball. I really like it all black. In the second pic, that blue isn't that far off from yours and it just looks good to me all black.

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Any benefit to using plastic composite deck boards? Think if you could find a color or finish you like it will hold up for a long time.

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I actually contemplated doing that, but it doesn’t fit the look I’m after. Add to that my lack of woodworking tools available and pre-cut Mar-K oak is the ticket

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What about painting the bed wood body color like the factory did?

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Im with you on the black on black. If I do wood in my truck, thats what Im doing.