Advice on my first C10 build - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

logansrun2005 · 03-30-2007, 09:31 PM

Hey guys,
I am new here, kind of excited so excuse my long-winded post.
I was picking my daughter up from school the other day and found this C10.
It's a 72? 6cyl 250 3 on the tree longbed with 75,000 miles. It really caught my eye and I have been looking for a project for the small block build I have going on in my garage.

I paid $1400 for this and thought I got a good deal (did I do OK?). I have no idea what it is worth. needs a rocker and some body work but the floors are fine and I will also rebuild the cab corners.

I will use this truck for feed store, home depot, cruising w/the wife kids and an occasional run down my local 1/4 mile for fun. (Island Dragway in NJ).

Inspiration from this board and all of your incredible builds has given me the following ideas: (Please comment on any red flags or bad moves you see in my ideas).

3" drop spindals
4" spring drop in rear
Appropriate drop shoks
Install my zz4 385hp 4oo tq SBC
All bodywork, best I can, not to be a show truck.
Paint a powder blue or someing close to that
White SS stripes up hood and roof
Centerline wheels of unknown size and width
Custom grill (older model, if I can retrofit like a 68 or something
Chrome rear bumber
Bed cover

Any comment would be appreciated. I will be supporting this board by joining and would really appreciate all of your input. I will give back as much as I can. I will offer my unused and pulled stock parts to members who need them at no charge.

I would also love a rendering of my truck from the photoshop folks and willing to pay for it, I am not sure how any of this works and know how valuable your time is. Providing me info would would not be a waste of your time, I am 39 yo, well funded and not a 15 yo dreamer (not thats a bad thing)!

Thanks for having me here,
Shane

kyull67 · 03-30-2007, 09:42 PM

Looks solid.

Do you have anymore pictures for us?

Ram-Man · 03-30-2007, 10:01 PM

Welcome!! Get out while you can!! Before you know it you will have a frame sitting on jackstands in your garage wondering why it is going to cost $20,000to get it back together.

Nice looking start!! Your ideas sound great. Thats how mine started but I now have it tore all the way down and chopped the frame to a short. The more i get into it the more ideas I get. This is the best resource on the web by far.

logansrun2005 · 03-30-2007, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ram-Man

Welcome!! Get out while you can!! Before you know it you will have a frame sitting on jackstands in your garage wondering why it is going to cost $20,000to get it back together.

Nice looking start!! Your ideas sound great. Thats how mine started but I now have it tore all the way down and chopped the frame to a short. The more i get into it the more ideas I get. This is the best resource on the web by far.

Ram... too funny...can I see what you are doing? hard to see your avatar but looks nice from what you see. Is that where you ar at at this point?

Ram-Man · 03-31-2007, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by logansrun2005

Ram... too funny...can I see what you are doing? hard to see your avatar but looks nice from what you see. Is that where you ar at at this point?

Thanks Thats it so far. click on the littlet pic and there is a big pic in the public profile or my build thread is listed on the bottom.

logansrun2005 · 03-30-2007, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kyull67

Looks solid.

Do you have anymore pictures for us?

I definately have more photos and will post here. I really appreciate the sincere interest here on this board. Amazing how everyone pulls together. Priceless knowledge and resources!

PS - I just looked at my new title and it is a 71 not a 72 as I thought. Not sure there is much of a difference. Very cool to me either way...

brak · 03-30-2007, 09:56 PM

Looks like a good deal to me...

Now is it just the angle, or is that rear tire way smaller than the front tire?

Oh yeah...

to the club.
You'll find an abundance of knowledge, and some right friendly folk around these here parts...

---EDIT---
If you want it photo chopped, post the pic in the Photoshop forum (under general i believe) with an explanation of what you want done, and somebody would be happy to to it for you.

logansrun2005 · 03-30-2007, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brak

Looks like a good deal to me...

Now is it just the angle, or is that rear tire way smaller than the front tire?

Brak - just the angle, wheels and tires all same or close. Thanks for the info on the photoshop forum!
Shane

1LoC10 · 03-30-2007, 09:58 PM

looks likea pretty nice start... and your plans sound good.. welcome to the site

RedZ71 · 03-30-2007, 10:46 PM

judging by outward appearance, id say you got a heck of a deal!

skokie · 03-30-2007, 11:57 PM

From someone that is very sloooowwwlly work on his own

Take your time and do it right. You will thank your self later. Ask me how I know

72armyswbtruck · 03-31-2007, 12:00 AM

Welcome, it looks like a pretty good deal, especially since your back east home of the rust buckets.

cfoust3 · 03-31-2007, 12:07 AM

Sounds to me like you have a solid plan, and have thought it through. I was wondering however how much feed you are planning on hauling? Although I think you will be fine, a truck loaded down with feed with your drop may give you some bottoming out issues. If it is just a few sacks of feed you will be fine. Overall, I think you got a great deal and a great looking truck to start with.

logansrun2005 · 03-31-2007, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfoust3

Sounds to me like you have a solid plan, and have thought it through. I was wondering however how much feed you are planning on hauling? Although I think you will be fine, a truck loaded down with feed with your drop may give you some bottoming out issues. If it is just a few sacks of feed you will be fine. Overall, I think you got a great deal and a great looking truck to start with.

Valid concern Foust. I only haul 2 - 50# bags of chicken scratch and maybe a bail of hay at a time. Most weight I put into it would be parts from swap meets or some mini-quads for the kids. Appreciate the interest!

cfoust3 · 03-31-2007, 01:43 AM

You will be fine then, I know from experience I have made a few 3/4 ton trucks sag pretty bad in the rear with full loads cattle feed. Keep us posted on your progress.

wibilly · 03-31-2007, 05:25 PM

looks like a nice start, but be carful thats how it all starts before you know it you'll have ten more out back three tore apart in the garage and not a one too drive like most of us here

mnunn454 · 03-31-2007, 06:42 PM

I agree. Great deal for the money, even with the upcoming bodywork.

I didn't see where you mention anything about the planned tranny or the rear end ratio.

The 6 cyl manual tranny might not hold up behind a 400 lbft V8, unless you treat it gently. Upgrading to a muncie would be great, but also consider the overdrive manuals.

For mileage you'll want a final drive ratio on the 3.0:1 range depending on the height of the new tires. If your ratio's a lot higher, it might make sense to include a gear change in your plans.

If the new tranny's going to be an automatic w/overdrive, a TH700 or a beefed up TH200 would be a great option.

Food for thought.

03-30-2007, 09:31 PM	#1
logansrun2005 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 26	Advice on my first C10 build Hey guys, I am new here, kind of excited so excuse my long-winded post. I was picking my daughter up from school the other day and found this C10. It's a 72? 6cyl 250 3 on the tree longbed with 75,000 miles. It really caught my eye and I have been looking for a project for the small block build I have going on in my garage. I paid $1400 for this and thought I got a good deal (did I do OK?). I have no idea what it is worth. needs a rocker and some body work but the floors are fine and I will also rebuild the cab corners. I will use this truck for feed store, home depot, cruising w/the wife kids and an occasional run down my local 1/4 mile for fun. (Island Dragway in NJ). Inspiration from this board and all of your incredible builds has given me the following ideas: (Please comment on any red flags or bad moves you see in my ideas). 3" drop spindals 4" spring drop in rear Appropriate drop shoks Install my zz4 385hp 4oo tq SBC All bodywork, best I can, not to be a show truck. Paint a powder blue or someing close to that White SS stripes up hood and roof Centerline wheels of unknown size and width Custom grill (older model, if I can retrofit like a 68 or something Chrome rear bumber Bed cover Any comment would be appreciated. I will be supporting this board by joining and would really appreciate all of your input. I will give back as much as I can. I will offer my unused and pulled stock parts to members who need them at no charge. I would also love a rendering of my truck from the photoshop folks and willing to pay for it, I am not sure how any of this works and know how valuable your time is. Providing me info would would not be a waste of your time, I am 39 yo, well funded and not a 15 yo dreamer (not thats a bad thing)! Thanks for having me here, Shane Attached Images Last edited by logansrun2005; 03-30-2007 at 09:36 PM.

03-30-2007, 09:42 PM	#2
kyull67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springfield/Kansas City Posts: 1,842	Re: Advice on my first C10 build Looks solid. Do you have anymore pictures for us? __________________ The first '67 The current '67 '63 Biscayne

03-30-2007, 10:01 PM	#3
Ram-Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 943	Re: Advice on my first C10 build Welcome!! Get out while you can!! Before you know it you will have a frame sitting on jackstands in your garage wondering why it is going to cost $20,000to get it back together. Nice looking start!! Your ideas sound great. Thats how mine started but I now have it tore all the way down and chopped the frame to a short. The more i get into it the more ideas I get. This is the best resource on the web by far.

03-30-2007, 09:56 PM	#7
brak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 1,381	Re: Advice on my first C10 build Looks like a good deal to me... Now is it just the angle, or is that rear tire way smaller than the front tire? Oh yeah... to the club. You'll find an abundance of knowledge, and some right friendly folk around these here parts... ---EDIT--- If you want it photo chopped, post the pic in the Photoshop forum (under general i believe) with an explanation of what you want done, and somebody would be happy to to it for you. __________________ 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 1995 Nissan Hardbody 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo DC2 (SW/AW) Clyde W. Harvey USN "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill Last edited by brak; 03-30-2007 at 10:01 PM.

03-30-2007, 09:58 PM	#9
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: Advice on my first C10 build looks likea pretty nice start... and your plans sound good.. welcome to the site __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all <<

03-30-2007, 10:46 PM	#10
RedZ71 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 246	Re: Advice on my first C10 build judging by outward appearance, id say you got a heck of a deal! __________________ Jonathan 2001 ECSB Silverado Z71 1971 LB C10 Custom www.z71silverado.com

03-30-2007, 11:57 PM	#11
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: Advice on my first C10 build From someone that is very sloooowwwlly work on his own Take your time and do it right. You will thank your self later. Ask me how I know __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

03-31-2007, 12:00 AM	#12
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: Advice on my first C10 build Welcome, it looks like a pretty good deal, especially since your back east home of the rust buckets. __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

03-31-2007, 12:07 AM	#13
cfoust3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hartford City, Indiana Posts: 54	Re: Advice on my first C10 build Sounds to me like you have a solid plan, and have thought it through. I was wondering however how much feed you are planning on hauling? Although I think you will be fine, a truck loaded down with feed with your drop may give you some bottoming out issues. If it is just a few sacks of feed you will be fine. Overall, I think you got a great deal and a great looking truck to start with. __________________ Let me tell you what Melba Toast is packin' right here, all right. We got 4:11 Positrac outback, 750 double pumper, Edelbrock intake, bored over 30, 11 to 1 pop-up pistons, turbo-jet 390 horsepower. We're talkin' some ****in' muscle. -Wooderson From the movie Dazed and Confused

03-31-2007, 01:43 AM	#15
cfoust3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hartford City, Indiana Posts: 54	Re: Advice on my first C10 build You will be fine then, I know from experience I have made a few 3/4 ton trucks sag pretty bad in the rear with full loads cattle feed. Keep us posted on your progress. __________________ Let me tell you what Melba Toast is packin' right here, all right. We got 4:11 Positrac outback, 750 double pumper, Edelbrock intake, bored over 30, 11 to 1 pop-up pistons, turbo-jet 390 horsepower. We're talkin' some ****in' muscle. -Wooderson From the movie Dazed and Confused

03-31-2007, 05:25 PM	#16
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: Advice on my first C10 build looks like a nice start, but be carful thats how it all starts before you know it you'll have ten more out back three tore apart in the garage and not a one too drive like most of us here __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

03-31-2007, 06:42 PM	#17
mnunn454 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 602	Re: Advice on my first C10 build I agree. Great deal for the money, even with the upcoming bodywork. I didn't see where you mention anything about the planned tranny or the rear end ratio. The 6 cyl manual tranny might not hold up behind a 400 lbft V8, unless you treat it gently. Upgrading to a muncie would be great, but also consider the overdrive manuals. For mileage you'll want a final drive ratio on the 3.0:1 range depending on the height of the new tires. If your ratio's a lot higher, it might make sense to include a gear change in your plans. If the new tranny's going to be an automatic w/overdrive, a TH700 or a beefed up TH200 would be a great option. Food for thought. __________________ 69 C-10 SWB Fleetside 454/TH400 (For Sale) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...ct=1299&cat=12 70 El Camino 454 TH700 29 Model A 4-DR Sedan Deluxe

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