Hello from Texas!
 

I'm new to this forum and wanted to share with y'all my recent purchase.
A 1970 Chevrolet Custom Camper/20!
She needs some work, but I think she has good bones for now. Had to buy a radiator today. I'm on the lookout for the under bed tool storage door.
It is MIA. I'll be getting rid of the bed shell (topper) soon.
I bought her from the second owner of this very original truck.
The PO and his family had a pickup camper on her and towed their boat as well putting about 145,000 miles on her.
The first owner put about five thousand miles on her when she was new in a tour of Mexico in the spring of 1970.
I hope to bring her back to "better than new" condition in the near future.
I am in the vintage travel trailer restoration business, so restoring an ol' truck fits with my lifestyle. Here are a couple of pics.
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Look forward to learning some new things here on this great forum and enjoying my new truck!

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Really nice ride... Welcome to the family...

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Very solid looking truck,welcome.
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I like the wheels too, nice ride and Welcome neighbor!

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Welcome from Houston.

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Cool truck! welcome to the board from M-i-crooked letter-crooked letter-i-crooked letter-crooked letter-i-hump back-hump back-i

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Welcome! Looks like you have a very good starting point. You will find lots of great info/helpful people here. Have fun with your new toy and remember, take care of that truck and it will save you thousands of dollars over buying new! cheers, Pat

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Sweet truck, love that color combo. And welcome aboard.
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Welcome, nice looking truck! Joseph

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Welcome from Central Florida! Great truck. Good luck on your stowage door search, they are rare and most of them rusted out (like the one I have). If you are a subscribing member ($25) you can post a WTB (want to buy) thread in the parts forum. This forum is the best thing going when dealing with our trucks.

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welcome from ballinger texas

Thank you all so very much!
 

Thanks for all the welcomes! Nice to have a warm welcome
So yesterday morning I went outside to start the truck up and she fired up like any good truck from 1970 will on a cold morning. I then went inside to get my stuff and when I went back outside, there was coolant dripping on the driveway at a steady rate. Dang!
The ol' boy I bought her from has kept records of all maintenance and service he has performed on her. When I looked at his last entry on the coolant page, I saw he wrote in September of this year "Drained, flushed and added new coolant and LEAK STOP" Grrrr Well, the stop leak lasted long enough to pass the test drive!
In 2004 there is an entry for the radiator being repaired, so I didn't figure I'd want to chance another repair. I ordered a new radiator from Advance Auto parts online with a coupon for 25% off:c2: If you need a new radiator now is the time. $179 to my door with the coupon code RADX.
So I guess my first little project this weekend will be installing a new radiator :)

A Scotty Man huh?
 

I see in your sig you are a vintage trailerite like me. Cool! I love Serro Scotties!
The PO has a NOS door that he paid $250 for but said it was 2" too short. Don't know much about it. I'm sure he will be selling it soon.
I'm an Airstream guy and I plan to tow my 1972 Airstream Ambassador with this truck, so I might just rivet me up a new door out of some aluminum to match the aux gas filler door on the other side. What do you think?

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Nice truck, good to see a restoration project and a three quarter ton at that.

Welcome from SE Florida.:welcoem:

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Welcome,
Make yourself at home there is alot of nice folks around here.

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:hi: from Ohio and :welcome2: to the forum. You do have a :c2: lookin truck with good bones. Did I say I luv 1970 Darke Olve :chevy:'s :lol:

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Welcome from Stephenville, Tx !

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Good looking truck!

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PICKMUP has a nice tool box door with trim for sale. I wanted to buy it, but can't come up with the money. He wants $200.00 shipped.

Thanks!
 

Thank you!
Thanks!
Thanks for the lead. I'll see if I can liberate it from his captivity!

I see this forum doesn't have a "Thank You" button like on another forum I'm a member. It is also known as a "Karma" button. That would be a nice addition to this forum. I also see that the MODS don't let you have your web site in your signature without paying to "Advertise". Interesting.

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Welcome from Arlington!

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Welcome from Dallas.

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Welcome to the boards from somewhere besides Texas. You will become addicted to these trucks, but don't worry, you have lots of company. Very nice looking truck and a good starting point for what you want to do - keep posting pictures!:D

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Welcome from Oklahoma!

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Thanks
Thanks
Thanks. I will
Hello Okie, Thanks

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gidday mate-you have a great looking truck-i really like the wheels.
interested to know what is under the canopy on the back--if its called a custom camper,has it got beds and things or is it just a bare canopy over the deck area?? see alot of these on here and have never seen whats under there and everyone seems to take them off and get rid of them
cheers mark

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Welcome to the forum from San Diego CA

An empty shell
 

Hi Mark! Thanks for the compliment!
The shell covering the bed is just that. A shell. I'll be taking it off soon. I don't like the looks of it at all.
It is called a "Custom Camper" because of options and accessories that improved this truck's performance specifically for a bed mounted camper. The PO of this truck had a bed mounted camper in it and towed his boat on all the family vacations.
Thank you!

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Welcome!
Sweet C/20!
My 69'er was originally white/olive green.
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Welcome from Cali. Enjoy.
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Hello & welcome from N.C.Nice truck & keep on truckin' :metal:

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Neato ! We likey 20s.

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Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks.

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Today I replaced the radiator, belts, hoses and relocated the XMSN cooler. I took the bed shell off too. Looks much better.
I'm not too pleased with the replacement radiator I got from Advance Auto. It fit OK but it is much thinner than the original. I did get the four core, but it just looks too thin and not HD. I hope it'll be heavy duty enough for towing in the summer heat of Texas. I tow vintage trailers up to 7,000 lbs.
I would also like to get a larger XMSN pan with a temp bung so I can get a XMSN temp gauge installed. I found this one from Derale on Summit
Summit.http://static.summitracing.com/globa...er-14200_w.jpg
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-14200/?rtype=10
Any other options out there?
Thanks again for all the thumbs up and I'm happy to be a part of the ol' C-20 crowd!

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Welcome from cowtown aka Ft Worth :metal:
If you plan on towing the tranny temp guage may be helpful. be sure to add a trans cooler also.

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Thanks!

It has an external cooler. I plan to add the temp gauge, but I'm not sure if the deep pans will clear the XMSN crossmember. Looks kinda tight.

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I bought an aluminum rad from Ebay, a Champion. it might be an option for you.

Re: A Scotty Man huh?
 

Yes, the Scottie is sweet, that's how I got into these trucks....needed a period correct vehicle to tow it with. Airstreams are super cool also.
How about an updated picture of your truck without the topper...

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Welcome, you'll learn a lot on this forum.

Topless Pictures!
 

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind. I never bought this truck as a project, although it is starting to turn into one!
There is a lady down the road that restored a Scotty Sportsman. It's pretty cool.
Thanks! I have learned a bunch already.

So here are the Topless pics!
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I got the new (used) tool box compartment door I purchased here on the forum today. It'll need some work, but so does the rest of the truck!
Tomorrow morning I'll be hooking on to our Airstream for the first time. We're taking it a short drive to the lake to go camping with our WBCCI Unit. I'll post some pics of her all hooked up tomorrow.