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Redden05 · 08-05-2009, 02:55 PM

I bought this truck a couple years ago off of my brother (well more like 4 years ago I guess, how time flys!) It was wrecked when I got it and it was rusted out. Here are some pictures for now. I will put up more info later and I have a ton more pictures!

Here it is when it came home!

And here it is currently at the moment!

chevy_mike · 08-05-2009, 03:12 PM

Looks like you're making good progress.

BTW, what wheels are those? Cool looking and I haven't seen them before.

Redden05 · 08-05-2009, 10:10 PM

Yea, its been slow progress...

The wheels are off of a 2000 Tahoe limited which are 2WD and 5 lug. They are 16x7.

72BlckButy · 08-05-2009, 10:14 PM

What a transformation... nice redden!

Redden05 · 08-06-2009, 11:25 PM

Thank You! It has come a long ways!

*Dylan · 08-07-2009, 12:38 AM

Looks great, and the wheels are pretty awesome too. Never seen them on one of these trucks before. You're a brave brave person for taking on a project like that. I thought mine was in bad condition but my mind quickly changed when I saw what you started with.

MisterE72 · 08-07-2009, 12:42 AM

It's NEVER too late to begin restoring one of these trucks. Let us know how we can help. You're off to great start posting lots of pics.

Redden05 · 08-09-2009, 12:37 PM

Yea, I stumbled across the wheels on ebay I think and it was a good deal. They fit really well and look really good on there! Yea this truck (to most people anyways) should have really gone to the junkyard or scrap yard, but I saw the potential in it. Though I didn't think it was going to be this much work... haha

By the Way that is my brothers truck in the 4th picture looking through the windshield. Its a 72 C20.

my67chevytruck · 08-11-2009, 07:45 AM

Nice progress.

Redden05 · 08-17-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

Nice progress.

Thanks. I havent done much to it lately. This is a busy time of the year for me.

Redden05 · 09-02-2009, 12:08 PM

Here are some more pictures for you all:

The 250 right before it was removed:

An inbetween stage after converted to 5 lug:

The cab before any repairs with some previous not so good repairs:

Redden05 · 09-02-2009, 12:12 PM

More pics of the cab:

Redden05 · 09-02-2009, 12:20 PM

The floor is out!

The new floor is back in!

Kick panels are done:

The cab corners were last:

Redden05 · 09-02-2009, 12:25 PM

Other side cab corner:

This is how I worked on the cab corners:

The cab is finished on the bottom:

chevy_mike · 09-02-2009, 08:57 PM

Wow!!! I'm impressed. I am just not used to seeing that much rust and surely would have sent it to the junkyard in the sky.

Very good job getting the new floor in.

Redden05 · 09-02-2009, 09:56 PM

Haha, thanks Mike!

So I thought I would give some info on the truck. It has a 305 V8 in it with a NV3500 5 speed behind it. There isnt a 350 in the future either with that transmission cause I dont think it would hold up to the power. I converted it to a hydraulic clutch setup along with power disc brakes, and power steering. I converted it to leaf springs simply because I had them and the trailing arms and all of the brackets were rusted out or swelled. The rear is out of an 81 C10 and I put 4:10 gears in it. I have a set of 3:73 gears if I dont like the 4:10 gears. I removed the tank from the cab and I got an aluminum one for under the bed in the rear. I bought the bed off a member on here from maryland. Well thats all for now.

Redden05 · 09-08-2009, 08:17 PM

It turns out that I need to sell this. It is not that I dont want to finish it, I just dont have the room for it anymore. And I need the space for other reasons. I have a lot of money in this and i am hoping to get some of it back. Here are some update pictures:

*Dylan · 09-09-2009, 01:30 AM

I'm sorry to hear you have to sell it! Hopefully it will go to someone on the board that can keep us updated with the progress on it. How much are you asking for it?

Redden05 · 09-09-2009, 10:41 AM

Yea, I hope so too. Here is the for sale thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...47#post3509647

I am asking $7000 for it because I have a ton of new parts that are included with it. Everyone seems to want parts off of it. I was hoping to sell it complete.

VA72C10 · 09-09-2009, 02:29 PM

Best wishes on the sale...I know it's worth more than that....hopefully someone will realize that and buy it to avoid having to do all that work on the cab.

Redden05 · 09-10-2009, 09:14 PM

Yea I have a ton of labor into just the cab itself! And Thanks!

Redden05 · 03-26-2010, 10:17 PM

Well I decided to keep it (yea, that was awhile ago) and finish it up this spring (hopefully). I decided on a color choice. I am going to paint it dark gray. The bumpers will be white and the front grill will be white. Now, just to get it there....

Oh yea and the 16 inch aluminum wheels are for sale off this truck and you can find them here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=379951

VA72C10 · 03-26-2010, 10:39 PM

cool....glad you're going to see it through...this economy is tough.....especially on projects

Redden05 · 03-26-2010, 10:45 PM

Thanks. And yes it is...

Redden05 · 10-31-2010, 12:28 AM

Update: Not much has been done to this truck in a long time. It is in storage for now until I get some of my other projects finished. It is safe and dry so its not on my mind too much. I sold the aluminum wheels off it to fine69 awhile back for a checker wagon! I stuck a set of 15x7 inch steelies on it for now. I also got a 327 that was in a parts car I bought awhile back. It is a 210 hp 327 out of a 68 camaro. It ran good when I took it out. I while probably upgrade it with some newer heads to get a little more power out of it. I can't wait to get back into this project!

08-05-2009, 02:55 PM	#1
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	I should have started this awhile ago... I bought this truck a couple years ago off of my brother (well more like 4 years ago I guess, how time flys!) It was wrecked when I got it and it was rusted out. Here are some pictures for now. I will put up more info later and I have a ton more pictures! Here it is when it came home! And here it is currently at the moment!

08-05-2009, 03:12 PM	#2
chevy_mike Never Ending Projects Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,836	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Looks like you're making good progress. BTW, what wheels are those? Cool looking and I haven't seen them before. __________________ . 1965 C10 Panel, Tiki Express http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=506580 SOLD 1968 Chevy C10, Long, Fleetside, Hot Rod Hauler http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=313233 SOLD 1965 Chevy C10, Long, Fleetside, Hot Rod C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=415702 SOLD We were given two ears and one mouth for a reason... listen twice as much and speak half as often...

08-05-2009, 10:10 PM	#3
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Yea, its been slow progress... The wheels are off of a 2000 Tahoe limited which are 2WD and 5 lug. They are 16x7.

08-05-2009, 10:14 PM	#4
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... What a transformation... nice redden! __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

08-06-2009, 11:25 PM	#5
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Thank You! It has come a long ways!

08-07-2009, 12:38 AM	#6
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Looks great, and the wheels are pretty awesome too. Never seen them on one of these trucks before. You're a brave brave person for taking on a project like that. I thought mine was in bad condition but my mind quickly changed when I saw what you started with. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

08-07-2009, 12:42 AM	#7
MisterE72 Keep Your Nose Clean Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 496	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... It's NEVER too late to begin restoring one of these trucks. Let us know how we can help. You're off to great start posting lots of pics.

08-09-2009, 12:37 PM	#8
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Yea, I stumbled across the wheels on ebay I think and it was a good deal. They fit really well and look really good on there! Yea this truck (to most people anyways) should have really gone to the junkyard or scrap yard, but I saw the potential in it. Though I didn't think it was going to be this much work... haha By the Way that is my brothers truck in the 4th picture looking through the windshield. Its a 72 C20.

08-11-2009, 07:45 AM	#9
my67chevytruck Under Construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midlothian,TX (DFW) Posts: 4,555	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Nice progress. __________________ Heath subscribe to the board here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=157669 FAQ how to's 1956 Chevy Apache 1967 C10 SWB FleetSide (under construction) 1969 K10 SWB FleetSide (Future Build) 1972 C10 SWB Stepside (Future Build) 56 chevy truck : http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2955823/1 67 truck build: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=281357/1 69 k10: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389470

09-02-2009, 12:08 PM	#11
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Here are some more pictures for you all: The 250 right before it was removed: An inbetween stage after converted to 5 lug: The cab before any repairs with some previous not so good repairs: Last edited by Redden05; 09-02-2009 at 12:10 PM. Reason: spelling :-/

09-02-2009, 12:12 PM	#12
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... More pics of the cab:

09-02-2009, 12:20 PM	#13
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... The floor is out! The new floor is back in! Kick panels are done: The cab corners were last:

09-02-2009, 12:25 PM	#14
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Other side cab corner: This is how I worked on the cab corners: The cab is finished on the bottom:

09-02-2009, 08:57 PM	#15
chevy_mike Never Ending Projects Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,836	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Wow!!! I'm impressed. I am just not used to seeing that much rust and surely would have sent it to the junkyard in the sky. Very good job getting the new floor in. __________________ . 1965 C10 Panel, Tiki Express http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=506580 SOLD 1968 Chevy C10, Long, Fleetside, Hot Rod Hauler http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=313233 SOLD 1965 Chevy C10, Long, Fleetside, Hot Rod C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=415702 SOLD We were given two ears and one mouth for a reason... listen twice as much and speak half as often...

09-02-2009, 09:56 PM	#16
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Haha, thanks Mike! So I thought I would give some info on the truck. It has a 305 V8 in it with a NV3500 5 speed behind it. There isnt a 350 in the future either with that transmission cause I dont think it would hold up to the power. I converted it to a hydraulic clutch setup along with power disc brakes, and power steering. I converted it to leaf springs simply because I had them and the trailing arms and all of the brackets were rusted out or swelled. The rear is out of an 81 C10 and I put 4:10 gears in it. I have a set of 3:73 gears if I dont like the 4:10 gears. I removed the tank from the cab and I got an aluminum one for under the bed in the rear. I bought the bed off a member on here from maryland. Well thats all for now.



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09-08-2009, 08:17 PM	#17
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... It turns out that I need to sell this. It is not that I dont want to finish it, I just dont have the room for it anymore. And I need the space for other reasons. I have a lot of money in this and i am hoping to get some of it back. Here are some update pictures:

09-09-2009, 01:30 AM	#18
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... I'm sorry to hear you have to sell it! Hopefully it will go to someone on the board that can keep us updated with the progress on it. How much are you asking for it? __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

09-09-2009, 10:41 AM	#19
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Yea, I hope so too. Here is the for sale thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...47#post3509647 I am asking $7000 for it because I have a ton of new parts that are included with it. Everyone seems to want parts off of it. I was hoping to sell it complete.

09-09-2009, 02:29 PM	#20
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Best wishes on the sale...I know it's worth more than that....hopefully someone will realize that and buy it to avoid having to do all that work on the cab. __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

09-10-2009, 09:14 PM	#21
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Yea I have a ton of labor into just the cab itself! And Thanks!

03-26-2010, 10:17 PM	#22
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Well I decided to keep it (yea, that was awhile ago) and finish it up this spring (hopefully). I decided on a color choice. I am going to paint it dark gray. The bumpers will be white and the front grill will be white. Now, just to get it there.... Oh yea and the 16 inch aluminum wheels are for sale off this truck and you can find them here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=379951

03-26-2010, 10:39 PM	#23
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... cool....glad you're going to see it through...this economy is tough.....especially on projects __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

03-26-2010, 10:45 PM	#24
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Thanks. And yes it is...

10-31-2010, 12:28 AM	#25
Redden05 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Watsontown PA 17777 Posts: 1,196	Re: I should have started this awhile ago... Update: Not much has been done to this truck in a long time. It is in storage for now until I get some of my other projects finished. It is safe and dry so its not on my mind too much. I sold the aluminum wheels off it to fine69 awhile back for a checker wagon! I stuck a set of 15x7 inch steelies on it for now. I also got a 327 that was in a parts car I bought awhile back. It is a 210 hp 327 out of a 68 camaro. It ran good when I took it out. I while probably upgrade it with some newer heads to get a little more power out of it. I can't wait to get back into this project!

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