Brought home another stray

[Heavy Evy]

So in the midst of being bored and surfing the interwebs I found a 1971 chev C10 burb for sale on the local classifieds. I figured what the hay i'll take a peak at the ad not knowing I would be obsessed and fall in love with this 71 burb. I wasn't looking for a new project but i knew this were getting hard to find and always wanted a burb. I went for a ride up north with my friend to Idaho Falls, Idaho where the burb resided its about a 500 mile round trip from Salt Lake City, Utah. The guy had two of them a 71 and 72. The 72 had a pretty rough life and needed way too much work for me but was still a neat old rig. I only wanted the 71 he was trying to sell them as a package so I gave him an offer on the 71 he said no I offered another 100 bucks he still said no so I left with no burb. The whole ride home I was pretty pissed he didn't take my offer because I didn't think I would like the burb as much as i did. The next few weeks pass by and I do my thing of work and band practice and day dreaming of a cetain burb when I get a phone call during sunday night football from the guy saying he mad a mistake that night and should have sold to me. I told him its not like im down I can't just hop and skip and im there he said he would hold it for me till i can get up there. The next weekend we went up and picked up burb and a 12 pack of sam adams(can't get that stuff here). We hit a blizzard and the roads were scary. I saw so many wrecks and rollovers. I decided to stop halfway and check the vitals I had a gut feeling things were low. 1/2 gal low on antifreeze 1 q.t low on oil and 1 q.t low on transfluid good thing I stopped or I wouldn't have made it home. I almost lost her coming home anyway. About 20 miles north of my house I hydroplaned and did a full 360 and some more spins on the freeway good thing it was at 2 am and im pretty good driver to save it. After I got my heart back in my chest I got her home parked it and went to bed. Anyway less talking and more picures eh?

[Heavy Evy]

Heres some more pictures. I forgot to mention It has a 350 backed by a th350trans and is all original even has the factory points distributer and ram horns heat sheilds. Its pretty lowend burb except for the tilt column(yes!!!) theres not even a swaybar haha

[Vintage Windmills]

Nice colors, looks like a good foundation for a project. Drive safe and leave the traction control on next time.

[pat 70/71]

That burb will be perfect for your band! make sure shes in tip top shape and she will run forever. real nice start! cheers, Pat

[Heavy Evy]

That was the intention of getting it was for the band haha. Nothing like riding to gigs in an old skool class ride. I forgot to say I only paid 1000 bucks for it, steal!!

[VA72C10]

very good deal!

[rsavage]

Nice Burb and Nice Steal! Congrats.

[TallGMC]

Nice find, well worth the double trip. Glad you made it through the northern part of Utah, I heard the storm was pretty bad up there. I just sat at home and watched it snow!

[teeitup]

Nice buy Evan, glad you got it home safely!!!!!!!!

[Husker]

Cool story, Nice truck.
Ron

[oldgold70c10]

Nice steal on that burb! Its a bluesmobile!

[johnnye23]

Great story , I love reading the adventures of picking up a new ride and driving it home. Looks like a great truck to start with. Hope you start a build blog . Congratulations !!!

[Heavy Evy]

thanks for all the kind words everybody! i changed the oil spark plugs and fuel filter the other day and it runs like a champ! i swear the plugs hadn't been changed in 20 years only 2 came out easily the other 6 i had to put all my weight into. i'm lucky they didn't pull threads. i received a box from randy(teeitup) yesterday with some parts to get the burb looking better now i just need some rallys a swar bar and a 3/4 lowering kit.
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[kcsa75]

Originally Posted by Heavy Evy

So in the midst of being bored and surfing the interwebs I found a 1971 chev C10 burb for sale on the local classifieds. I figured what the hay i'll take a peak at the ad not knowing I would be obsessed and fall in love with this 71 burb. I wasn't looking for a new project...

Surfing the Web classifieds is dangerous. That's exactly how I found my 72. Wasn't really looking for anything and probably couldn't afford it. But one look and I was hooked!

Glad to hear you made it home safely.

[Gene]

I love the burb's lowered with Rally's!

[shamilton2010]

Nice burban

[1956cameo]

Very nice burb! Great original color too!

[Heavy Evy]

i love the original blue its a great color especially on these trucks. my 71 c20 was this blue also before i primered it. what do you think of the white bumpers? i'm keeping them white chrome ones are a dime a dozen.
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[1956cameo]

I say keep the painted bumpers! My burb originally came with painted hubcaps instead of the chrome ones. Even though I have to find all new hubcaps (mine are missing) I am not even interested in buying chrome ones. I want the painted ones because they make the burb a little different from the crowd.

[Heavy Evy]

it looked like my rearend was sagging so i measured and sure enough my front is 1 and a 1/2 inch higher definently time for the lowering kit with new springs. im keeping the bumpers white as well there going to the powder coater soon.
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[Hart_Rod]

Welcome to the Burb Club!

[extremesounds13]

Nice burb, the guy that had those two only lived about three miles from me, I went and looked at them both about a week before you got that one, small world. Should make for a great burb, congrats!!

[67chevy1series]

looks like a clean original burb

[Heavy Evy]

Originally Posted by extremesounds13

Nice burb, the guy that had those two only lived about three miles from me, I went and looked at them both about a week before you got that one, small world. Should make for a great burb, congrats!!

Thats awsome! I like Idaho Falls. The other burb he had was so beat up I felt bad for it man it had a tough life.

[dan42]

Very nice 'burb - I would love to have one. keep the pictures coming on your progress. You got a great deal!