New to C10...new to LS
 

I just bought someone else's stalled 1968 C10 project, and I'm working on getting it roadworthy again. It's been lowered to unreasonable levels, and has a 4.8 LS with a carburetor, and a 5 speed manual transmission swapped into it. I finished rebuilding the rear brakes (gotta make it stop before you can make it go), and installing a new master cylinder, so the brakes should actually work now. I have all of the lighting working again after some cleaning and splicing, and I have the fuel pump and MSD box wired up properly now. It starts and runs, but there's no radiator or accessory belt, so I haven't driven it yet.

Next steps are to get a cooling system put together, and un-drop it so it can be driven on something other than a perfectly flat surface. It has drop spindles and drop springs in the front, and drop springs and a lowering block in the rear, as well as really short tires. The rear is sitting on the bumpstops currently, and the front has about 3" ground clearance.

You can check out all the details of my progress at my blog: https://www.bracketracer.com

Here's what it looked like when I first saw it at PO's place:

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Re: New to C10...new to LS
 

Heck ya, Good bones there.
That will be a sweet ride when done.

Re: New to C10...new to LS
 

Looks like a good start!

Welcome to the board and good luck with the project.
It will be rewarding in the end!

Here's a picture a couple of pictures of my '67 build to help with your motivation.

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Re: New to C10...new to LS
 

:welcome2:
Welcome to the Forum

Re: New to C10...new to LS
 

I think the stance looks good. I would just trim the bumpstops and put some larger tires on.

Re: New to C10...new to LS
 

So here is a pic of my a 67 Nova LS swap project that the previous owner threw in the towel after getting totally hosed by a some what local "LS" swap expert. Real SS Nova. Original engine long gone.
Before and after. If I can fix the Nova which I did you can fix the C10.

Re: New to C10...new to LS
 

Nice rig. My truck has a similar drop, but I ran 275-60-15 rubber all around which raises things up enough. I also notched the rear frame a bit.

I love the deep dish rear rally wheels. 5-lug?