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Another Addition to the Fleet
We have a new addition to the family truck fleet. My son scored a 1977 C10 long bed over the weekend. It's nowhere near perfect, but it's a good starting point and it was in his price range. Now, he's impatiently waiting for his bank account to recover so he can start buying parts. Once he does, I'm sure there will be a build thread shortly after.
It came with a newer drive train, theoretically from a late '80's van. It appears to be a Vortec 350 and a 700r4. We'll run the block numbers soon to verify the specifics. It has been converted from TBI to a carb. It carries 50 lbs of oil pressure and it sounds good.
His plans include getting fixing the mechanicals, preserving the body, and pick away at the past sins, as funding allows. It has lots of good (not too far gone) patina and he plans to keep it that way. He even likes the mismatched yellow hood. With any luck, this will become his daily driver when he wanders off to college this fall.
Oh, and the red wheels are DEFINETLY getting repainted. He plans to go back to the stock white color. The original hubcaps needs some polish, but they're all in pretty good shape.
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