Ready to freshen up the C-20.
 

I have been a member for a while but this is my first post.I appreciate all the info and helpful members on the forum. I have a 68' C-20 that I have had for 12 years.The truck was bought new in Delta Junction,Alaska so it has no A/C.It was registered there until 1998. I'm not sure how it ended up in north Texas but I bought it in 2004 for $2,000. It is a factory automatic truck so the rear end must have been changed because the engine runs at 4500 rpm at 55 mph.My plans are to change the engine and transmission.Later I will do a rear end change to make it more highway friendly. This truck has almost no rust so I am way ahead of the game.This will be a budget build but I will do body and paint.I am a 30 year veteran in the body shop.Planning on this being a working truck,not afraid to put it on the homestead.

Re: Ready to freshen up the C-20.
 

good looking truck. welcome to the forum! i think my wife's uncle lives in burleson. i know i visited one of the relatives there anyway... :)

Re: Ready to freshen up the C-20.
 

Sounds like you've got 4.56 gears in that thing. That'll make it scream.

Re: Ready to freshen up the C-20.
 

Yeah,I am looking for a rear from a newer truck. I can do the brackets.Probably the best improvement I could make. I drove it to work in north Fort Worth for a month while my wife drove my S-10 and went through almost $400.00 in gas.

Re: Ready to freshen up the C-20.
 

Are you sure it is getting into 3rd gear?

Re: Ready to freshen up the C-20.
 

Yes.Shifts from first to second at 10 mph and second to third at 20.I am the fourth house on the block and when I leave to go to the store it is in third before I get to the intersection.I live in town.Not far to the stop sign.:(

Re: Ready to freshen up the C-20.
 

Same with my 71 manual shift c20. Rear end swap will be done for sure. Screams at 55mph but it'll pull the foundation of a building out from under you.