65 chevy stepside restoration
 

When i was 15 i purchased this 1965 c10 with a chevy 350 joined to a turbo 350. After putting disk brakes on the front i drove it for 2 years. The trucks not in bad shape but the body work is terrible and the paint job is not that great. Plus i want to make the truck black. The engine runs fine but doesn't have the get up and go that i'm looking for.:chevy: Attachment 863825

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Looks great!!!

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The bed of my truck had a box made of 2x4's. Looked alright but very heavy and not really original looking. Under that was a really thick sheet of painted diamond plate that had to weigh 150 lbs. After taking that out we were able to see the original wood bed. As you can see it wasnt in good shape at all. So it had to go. It wasn't that hard but made a big mess. Attachment 863841

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After driving it for a little bit. It was time to take out the engine and tranny. This was my first engine removal and I was lucky to have help. First the engine was disassembled then the tranny was taken out. The engine was then taken out with not much trouble. Then we tore down the engine to find it was in pretty good shape.Attachment 863855

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Welcome to the forum :D

Nice looking truck. What are your plans for the engine and trans?

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We're gonna make it a 383 stroked and possible put some vortex heads on it. Not tryin to get crazy numbers just something I can have fun in
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And we might have the trans upgraded.
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Sorry haven't been on this site in a while. I've made a good amount of progress but i tore my acl and needed surgery and am currently recovering so heres the pictures i took before i got hurt.

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some pre body work pictures

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making progress

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some donor vortec heads and my idea for valve covers and heads

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moving along

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Looks great so far!

Seth

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started sanding to bare metal

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a lot of sanding. not making it a low rider just seeing how it would look

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starting on the other side of the bed

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looking good

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I am subscribed. This is actually the first build that I will be following right from the start! I am new here, and am following builds that have been ongoing for longer periods of time. Looking forward to following along! Cheers

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How do u suscribe? I am in once i figure out how... Nice build, lots of potential.

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Looking good. I love the valve cover, was this something you made or got somewhere?

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Go up near the top of the thread to the right side of center where it says "Thread Tools". Click the drop down menu and the third option is "Subscribe to this thread". That will take you to another screen that allows you to set your email preferences.

By the way this is a great build thread with a lot of hard progress on a very nice looking truck to begin with.

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Thanks guys for subscribing to my thread. I appreciate it. The progress has been kind of slow i am on crutches from a recent acl surgery which i tore playing lacrossse. But I'm going away to UNC Charlotte to pursue a career in automotive engineering with a concentration in motorsports. I work at a car shop and my boss, wo is sorta like an uncle to me has been showing me how and what to do to make my truck perfect. I have some really good plans for my c 10 and i hope you guys enjoy it.

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That engine in the pic is not a Vortec engine, It is either a LT1 or a L99. Those heads can not be used on a Gen I small block as they are designed for reverse cooling.

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I've heard that you just need to weld two of the coolant passages shut so they coolant doesnt reach into the lifted valley.

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I do like that.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1340139353

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OMG where can i get valve covers like that with out chevy on them

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Not sure where to even get the ones with "chevrolet" on them. I was looking around on google i think they are normal cheapo valve covers with a custom piece on top.