1969 C10 Project “Nosejob”
 

Decided to start the year off with a new project so here it is…

My 1969 C10 that I’ve dubbed “nosejob”.

The Bad:
From the pictures you can see that it has what I’m going to say are 67-68 parts on it. The reason I say “parts” is because well im convinced it’s only a 67-68 hood, front grill and maybe fenders? The radiator support has to be a 69+ because the headlights do not fit the bezels (off center, stick out way too far and just don’t fit at all. The bezels themselves are absolutely butchered to even fit) It’s been thrown together to look good from 10 feet but up close the nose has real issues which I plan on addressing down the road.

The cab has typical rust spots on the roof, cab corners, rockers etc. The bottoms of the doors and fenders all have their fair share of bad spots but the bed is surprisingly clean both inside and out which I’m happy about.

The Good:
Mechanically the truck is decent. It has a clean LS swap along with a 4L60, a nice cam and the supporting modifications. There is/was a small leak of some sort somewhere because front crossmember is covered in grease, oil and muck. It appears to have a fresh painless wiring throughout the whole truck as well which is nice. Currently it’s still riding on the factory drums all around which is a bummer, but included in the sale I was given various 5 lug swap parts but not everything id need to complete a full swap (I only got drop spindles, front rotors and calipers. As well as a random 5 lug rear that needs some serious clean up work) I’m almost convinced it’s already sitting on lowering springs too because it seems much more “leveled” than a stock unit, curious to hear some opinions on that.

As for the interior it’s actually very clean, newer carpet, decent seats, headliner and a dash that’s almost 100% complete. Dakota Digital dash, no radio but that’ll come in time. It also came with a black squarebody c10 bench seat but I’m not exactly sure if that’s going to fit without some work, I’m sure one of you guys could help me out with info on that too.

Plans for the truck:
It runs, drives, and stops but I’m definitely going to go through everything and ensure its 100% before I start actually putting any real miles on it. I’d really just like to throw some new wheels on it and enjoy it before I dive head first into the body work. I’m a Autobody Painter by trade and got an amazing crew of body guys around me that will easily bang out the rust repairs but I have to figure out the radiator suppprt issue first and foremost, get it up on a lift, fix any minor issues it may have and go from there. Eventually… full paint and a porterbuilt air-ride chassis would be the main hope and dream but only time will tell.

Let me know what you guys think! I’m excited to dig into this one and bring y’all along for the ride!

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Interior/Engine

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The fenders have to be '68 because the '69 up fenders will not match up to the '67-'68 grille. The '67 fenders do not have marker lights on the sides and the '68 fenders do.

The easy way to tell if the core support is '67-'68 is that the headlight buckets are a separate piece on the '67 & '68's, and the headlight buckets on the '69 up are welded to the core support.

There are some good pictures in this thread, starting with post #8

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200011
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Yup. That explains that, definately a 69+ core support!

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Looks like a great start from where I'm sitting.:chevy:

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A little bit of polish goes a long way…

Here's a cool 50/50 shot of when i started cutting and polishing the truck the other day. It’s not perfect but damn it put some shine back on this old truck!

Oh and you can also see how funky the headlights look with the wrong core support being used. I can't wait to address that.

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That's absolutely horrible looking....better send it to me. ;)

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that's gonna be quite the transport bill across the country :lol:

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Scored some dog dishes off marketplace last night. I think these will look way better than whatever ones are on it now. They need alittle love but some elbow grease should clean these old things right up

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That is an awfully nice truck. The PO had a 69 but he really wanted a 68 instead, and he did everything he could to make it happen, is all.

Interesting that he chose to use 69-72 style bucket seats, then. You may want to take some more pics of those buckets, and the brackets that hold them down, and post them. I am curious if those are period correct or just lookalikes. If they are actual C10 buckets, they would be worth several bench seats.

I have so many other questions, like is there a SPID in the glovebox; is that a 5.3 LS or some other; does the frame appear original, etc etc. Excellent starting point for a project.

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I'm pretty sure you can cut the headlight buckets off of that radiator support and it will allow you to mount the headlights in the proper position.

Nice truck, Rg

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Small progress is still progress.

Got the new rear bumper on, and wrapped up my dash panel. Radio delete painted, all the missing knobs/bezels, glove box kit and installed all new heat vent piping. Nothing crazy for a few hours in the garage.

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Ok, somebody help me with why these images are sometimes sideways when uploading from my phone. Do i have to scale these pictures down every time?

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I’m Definately going to do some more research on the seats as I know nothing about them. There is a SPID on the glovebox still intact but it’s very difficult to make out.

As for the motor, fresh aluminum LS1 with a BTR cam paired with a 4L60 and a 3k stall. Haven’t gotten much more info other than that and some photos of when the motor was being assembled.

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I don't take many pictures with my phone but I notice sometimes when I do they show up sideways on the phone. They look fine when you take them but when you actually open them up they are rotated. I transfer any pictures I take with the phone to my desktop PC and post them all from there. I size all of my pictures down to 1150 pixels wide in Photoshop on the PC. Old school I know but I never have any post up sideways or upside down.

There are some threads on here about correcting the picture problem if you search for them.

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I'd figure a way...:lol:

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Think I figured it out. Weird how sometimes it does it sometimes it doesn’t ya know

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Little before and after on my hub cap project. Took me about 40 minutes for just one cap so I’d say I got my work cut out for me on the next three

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Looks good though.

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I was trying to figure out what those caps are that came on the pickup?

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im jumping in for this ride nice truck ....

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I’m trying to figure this out myself. I’m gonna post some close ups of them after I give them a good cleaning

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Got out in the garage today and did some tinkering. Not bad for a few beers and can of paint. Love how these hub cabs came out.

Next up I got a 67-68 radiator support inbound along with all new headlight components to correct this “nosejob” the right way. After that… I gotta slam this down and give it a better stance. Thinking a 5/7 for now but I’m planning on doing a lot of driving this year and would love some of yalls opinions who are cruising that drop season after season.


Let me know what you guys think!

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Here’s a close up of the hub caps that were on it too, anybody got any ideas?

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On the caps, Something, obviously Chevrolet...early 60's

I hope front disc brakes are on your list!!!

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Front discs at least are definately going in with the lowering kit!

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LOL, I just re-read your post 1...

If that 5 lug rear is as greasy as it sounds, it's likely a 71 or 72 rear end.

Not knowing your Chevy pickup knowledge...The 71/72 rears are wider than your 68 (69?) is..

There's a boat load of other 5 lug swap facts. Let us know if you need any more...

I have 67 and 68 C-10's I plan to use all factory parts to convert mine to disc, 5 lug...

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Truth be told i don't have much "classic" chevy truck knowledge I'm just taking it day by day and learning as i go. The whole radiator support thing threw me off big time but were gonna get that right soon as all the parts get here (assuming i got everything I'm going to need haha) But yea as I previously mentioned it came with a buncha miss matched 5 lug stuff and a random rear end. I don't know what its out of, what gears are in it anything like that and i haven't bothered looking much into it just yet. Really focused on just getting this thing to a sweet little cruiser and knocking out the little odds and ends/clean up work so when the nicer weather gets here were good to go. (northeast winters suck)

Im really considering just buying the 6 lug front disk kit to save myself some hassle for the time being and not go down the rabbit hole of trying to piece the rest of what I have together then having to buy new wheels on top of it. Down the road most likely but right now Im not sure I want to swing it.

Curious if i can use my the brake master i have now though if i was to just install the 6 lug disk fronts for the this year.

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I will make a list, put it here, for you. Maybe others will chime in. THere's one guy here, that knows, a lot (not me).

In the area of converting to 6 lug disc. You need to make sure that what ever wheel you have will work with the disc calipers. many drum brake wheels will not work...

Posting a picture of the inside of the wheel here, will help.

Disc brakes require a specific master cylinder. I've seen some folks use a drum M/Cyl, but I would not for safety's sake!!!

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Pretty stoked on this.. found a guy that had a TMI buddy console he didn’t end up using so I was able to get it from him for a decent price. I’ve been trying to find a “easy” solution on how to fit three people on those warm summer cruise nights or ice cream runs with my young son and lady however the floor shifter was mounted in a terrible location and without changing up the whole layout a bench seat just will not fit unfortunately. The leather doesn’t exactly match but with alittle conditioner I believe I can get the new console to match these old buckets alittle better.

I have a guy locally that is going to work up some custom brackets and after alittle finessing I think it’ll work out perfectly for what I’m looking for.

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Loads and loads of parts have finally come in… some warmer weather in the Northeast sure would hit the spot right about now!

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Those are '58 Impala caps.

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Yup, nailed it! Thanks for sharing I've been wondering what they were off for awhile now

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where is that wagon at ILL TAKE IT :devil:

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Zicc1835...It's at Snyders salvage yard in Pueblo Colorado. He just drug it in this week. It's a barn find that been sitting since 1979. He's having an open house this Sunday from 11 to 3. It's a private yard. He posts on Facebook , it's a private group by invite. He's selling it for $5800.00 with title. If you're on Facebook I could send you an invite. He has a list of transports that he recommends.

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Ripped the interior out to put some sound deadening down, the LS and long tube headers make for a very noisey ride so this was a must. Outside of the rockers and cab corners no real rot which I’m very happy about!

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Spent my Sunday in the garage with my son. We ripped the old and decaying headliner out along with the beat to hell trim around it. Then we got the sound deadening down. Not as bad as I was expecting, I’m still deciding if I’m going to install a foam layer of this same sort of product over top or not. It’s relatively cheap so I’m kinda leaning towards just doin it while everything is apart.

Also, Curious to hear what companies some of you guys have used for carpet replacements. Any input out there on that to save me a headache down the road would be greatly appreciated!

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I sent you a link in a PM.

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Little update. Got the interior mostly finished up. New headliner, full sound deadening, new carpet and wheel. Just gotta bolt the seats down and we’re good to go. I didn’t think the old carpet was that bad but when you put them next to each other… yikes

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Nice work on the interior.