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https://attachments.office.net/owa/D...animation=trueWhat's better than 1 truck? 2 trucks! Here is a 67 C/10 my youngest, and I recently drug home. She's very crusty, but the price was right. I thought with it having some nice standard equipment it was worth showing it a little love. I have rebuilt the carb, changed valve cover, and side pan gaskets. We've got new brakes at all 4 corners. It's a decent little run around truck.https://attachments.office.net/owa/D...animation=true

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Sorry. Here’s some photos.

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Welcome—it’s great to see “new” pickups around here. Very fortunate kid! Looks like a great pickup to spend your youth driving. Does it still have all four P03 hubcaps?

My pickup was originally owned by a man who grew up down the road from you, around Barbourville.

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Yes it still has all 4 caps.

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Very nice!!!
Have you thought about a CLR treatment/bath to remove the rust?

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Great Deal:metal:

I am following along.

My Daddy got me started just like this:metal:




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love that red interior!

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292 or 250? I had a white '67 K/10 Suburban.

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Congrats! Looks like the wheels are still in good condition.

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Yep, I've done that plus the soapy sos pads. My elbow is out of grease haha!

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Thanks! I've shot some black paint on them to bring em around some.

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250

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Super nice. That interior looks fantastic.

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Thanks! The red interior really helps make the truck. We’ll just ignore those giant holes that once were cab corners for now. Does anyone have any info for Zone 22, and dealer 555?

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Damn good engines. Reliable, easy to work on, and will rev pretty high. They run cooler than, and are over 100 lbs lighter than any SBC.
Some L6 related websites:
www.cliffordperformance.net
www.inliners.org
www.12Bolt.com

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Definitely a cool truck!

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Whats the max you'd run one at?

I know the 292's were used all the way up to the C80's or something, I'm sure some of those yard/jobsite trucks probably saw 20k lbs and were shunted around in granny low all day long at 3-4k rpm..... poor things.:chevy:

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Never having run one, I can't say. I do know it winds higher than the 292, which is redlined at 4500 -- 5000. Go too fast and the harmonic balancer wobbles off. Very bad, since all your belts run off it. And it ususally torpedoes thru the radiator to boot.
I did have one spin off its timing marks, sometime around 210,000 on the build. I retuned it ''by ear,'' and plowed on to 250,000. On tear down, I found the HB had worn a big groove thru the timing gear cover, and that was hemorrhaging a quart of 50 weight Valvoline Racing oil every 100 miles of high speed freeway time. At lower speeds, in city traffic, I didn't get the oil loss.
Probably caused when I tried some wider but lower 15'' wheels and tires, after the OEM 7.00x17.5 rims and R8.5x17.5LT tires were shot. I had to run higher RPMs to make road speed in a rush to get to a gig location.

If you decide to upgrade to a 292, be sure to get all the motor mounts, perches, and accessory brackets. The 292 L6 [RPO L25] has the passenger side mount forward. Probably to counter torque. The drivers side mount is common with the 230/250.
They can be safely bored out to .060-over = ''301'' cubic inches. [.030 = 296 CI].
Going bigger may compromise the water jacket.
:chevy:

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Nice truck to do some runnin around in!

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A great truck, that red is so cool inside. I always like to see them brought back into useful service. And leaving the hard-earned character is cool too. If you want to continue to work away at the rust with a lot less effort you can buy some iron fallout remover. The best deal I found is from adams. Spray it on, agitate it with a detail brush. Rinse it completely off, and cover with a coat of wax or paint sealer to protect from the elements.

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Cool truck. Love the color combo!