Dream truck 69
 

Hello family,
so i just purchased my 69 chevy swb and i have to admit im wearing rags just to get her going haha. so i purchased her after driving my dads 67 long bed when in high school and it was supposed to be mine however i was was young and dumb and wanted something new so we traded it for another truck. then 7-8 years passed and i decided i wanted to bring back the classic. i purchased it for 2750 with an extra frame since this one had been cut and welded. after i got it then went to mvd to transfer the title i found out it was on a lien so had to call child support to lift the lien for 150 it was finally mine. so its a 69 chevy c10 however the core support is a gmc and the owner supplied me with another core as well and rockers since they are rusted. the engine is a 350 with 350turbo tranny and it has edelbrock 1405 4brl carb. My plans are to make it lowered with some performance upgrades and have it as my weekend warrior so the project begins......

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new at posting pics

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my frame that is coil springs the truck is on leafs with a cut frame and some engine pics

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So far so good, that is a GREAT start!
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thanks man it needs alot of work ive been stripping the paint recently.

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stripped a good portion of the truck ill soon be adding some pics of the engine i replace all the plugs and wires.

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all white from green to red to bare metal that's how it was from original.

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i had those same exact wheels!

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it tsked a lot of work t0 make a quality truck

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replaced the spark plugs and wires now i just need to time the hei dist. need to find tdc cause when it runs good the timing seems to be way advanced timing mark is 3 o clock position running at idle. im going to put a msd streetfire soon. well i have a question i used the stripping wheel from 3m and i wanna know how many coats of primer do i need to get rid of the marks??? also some of the old bondo is on the truck and seem to be good but should i strip it all the way to the metal and rebondo i dont want too much work however i dont want the paint job to come out crappy due to it??? any suggestions?

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plugs wires!

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well it looks like ima be with those wheels for a while bigyellow haha too many more important things to drop money on before rims :) i kinda like them for some reason but i want 20s with a 4/6 drop. post a pic of your truck with them if you have any.

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hey lookin great! always nice to see ppl giving new life to our trucks here in AZ

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It is ALOT of work...It is all worth it when your done..keep the pics coming.

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so I'm almost done stripping all the paint off the truck and was wondering what i need to put over the bare metal? Do i start putting primer on or is it best to do the bondo first? Also i know using rattle can wont come out good however if i use rattle can primer then sand it so i can just get all the body work done, then on my final coat for the primer use a spray gun? My plan is to get it all prepped for the paint because i wanna get it all one color but i don't have the money to paint it yet so should i put a clear coat over the primer or just leave the primer.

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bondo, primer. block, primer, etc.

sealer before paint

and heres some pics for inspiration.

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lookin good

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i like high build primer, takes up the small imperfections that could have been caused by your stripping pad.

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i didnt take much photos between when i was actually working on the truck but here are some after i dropped it and one from the barret jackson when i went for to work the stand for pepboys speedshop here in phoenix.

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so far ive rebuilt the transmission just stuck with the turbo 350. ive done alot of work to the inside ill soon be posting pics. i put a radio some 6x9 infinity speakers and have an amp just waiting for a sub that i like to put in the truck. i basically did a lot of painting however im not too sure if im going to stick with the color ive chosen.

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pictures of the doors with the 6x9 infinitys

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a few more pictures from the barret jackson.

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i dropped the rear by taking out some leaf springs and then the first picture is with 1 and a half coil cut from the front and i wanted to get it a little lower so then i cut another half which is the second pic. i like the way it sits as of now sorry the truck is really dusty.... replaced the ball joints while i was there. i also replaced the shift linkage for the transmission.

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and the little man is my son he helped me out lol hes only 2 by the way.

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looking forward to a great project !

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some pictures of my dash redone not sure if im sticking with the cherry red. also a picture of my buddies 69 chevy he bought.

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forgot the pictures i painted the floor and seat belts ill upload soon

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Been a while since I posted on here I’ve been pretty busy with work and family plus moving twice in the past few years but I still have the truck here are some updated photos.

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Recently purchased quite a bit of parts for it here are some pics I forget to take pics in the process of replacing them I picked up Honda Odyssey seats and got them mount to the custom bracket after grinding the hell out of the rivets here are some pics.

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Already replaced most of the front suspension and put disc brakes now I’m working on converting the rear leaf springs to trailing arms so I can eventually bag the truck. I picked up a tank to relocate it to the rear so hopefully I can do it while I have the bed off.

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Removed all the rivets for the leaf springs and set the new diff that I picked up underneath just need to find some more time to install the bolt on c notch new springs cpp pan bar and my shock relocators.

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More pics.

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Just seeing if you ever got seats mounted in truck, I'm going to pick a set up this weekend same exact color too. Thanks

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Its been years but here is how she came along.....

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striped it back down and she got rusty so had to primer her..........

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more body work and primer :waah:

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during the process I purchased a sweet hood for super cheap think I spent 350 only for it couldn't remember but it was local :metal:

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she was ready for the final primer before the paint a photo of the color I was looking to do a dark green :smoke::chevy: even did a little side job to generate money on a squarebody stepside rust repair.

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some more photos and just some fooling around during the build 2022 my dad passed and we never finished it so I became determined to complete it....

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for a whole day I worked to get it ready for the final primer and paint but that night took a turn for the worse and I ended up crashing into it with my diesel :box: beat myself up to this day about it.