"Draggin Rights" - 78' LWB
 

This will be my build up of my 1978 C-10 Long bed, I began the build in 2004, worked on it for about a year on and off with my father stripping it down to bare frame, repairing the rust in the cab corners and rockers, we originally planned on just a basic restore, but then we went crazy and bought an KP components 6 link rear suspension, and "z"ed the front 3" and cut a section of frame from under the cab so the rockers could sit flat on the ground, then my father and I got into an argument over something stupid with the truck and I stopped working on it and she has sat in the same place ever since...Well, its time to revive her, and finish her up, so I will be posting pics of how the build was going back then from start to current state, then updating from there. Here is a pic of the truck the day I bought it, $500, it wasnt in too bad of shape, the normal rust for a east coast truck, and it only had like 50k on the odometer.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...100_0369_1.jpg

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http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...0/100_2999.jpg

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http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...0/100_3154.jpg

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And this is how everything sits now.


http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...-10/photo1.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...%20C-10/98.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...C-10/photo.jpg

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So first on the list, is to go through everything I bought before, because I have changed my plans a little. I am thinking of shaving doors, taillights. I want to keep the tailgate, I cut a hole in the bed for the notch, but now i want to just raise the bed floor, so i need to find another 8 foot bed floor. I also want to do 22's instead of 20's. So I have my 20" Boyd Coddingtons that you seen in the pictures for sale. I want to get some chrome 22's since it will be driven daily I dont want polished wheels.

I will get some more pics this weekend of any progress I make!

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Nice

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awesome build man!..... I'm doin a raised floor too with mine, but I want to do one out of wood.... I'm not gonna cut up the floor tho, its like $900 for a new one!......heres a pic of one I have saved from a member on the c10 forum....

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:metal::metal::metal::metal:..Oh, and :metal:

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Wow that looks great! I wish I would have thought about raising my floor before I cut a big hole in it! It is almost impossible finding a bed floor in decent shape.

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great start. keep up the good work

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Well, this weekend I got a chance to fab up some air tanks for the truck. Each tank should hold 6 gallons of air. They are made from 8" sch 40 pipe!! strong as an OX. I guess thats the good side to working as a Pipe fitter!

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11203.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11204.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11202.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11201.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11184.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11191.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11185.jpg

And last but not least, me and the Fiance' on the "bucket" seat....5 gallon style.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11194.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...2-19-11190.jpg

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awesome man!

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Needs MOAR LOW! :lol:

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what motors under the blankey?

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its just a 350 block with a random set of heads / covers and a tunnel ram, for mocking up the firewall.

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This is my project this weekend.....Gonna cut them up and box in the pocket for my bags.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...controlarm.jpg

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sweet!...I need to do that too. I can't wait to see how good yours turn out.

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Good lookin build, I like it !

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Those look heavy duty , should work fine

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Had a hour after work to mess with the truck so I made some upper bag brackets.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...rbagmount2.jpg

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lookin good man!