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Project Pee Paw
After selling my last project I finally picked up something I dreamed of for years. A Chevrolet SWB Pickup late last fall. This one is a 1970 C-10. My Grandfather (AKA Pee Paw) had one as his last truck before he passed away in 1977. So I wanted to build one in his honor (He built me my first bike from scrap parts, I loved that bike).
It only look a couple of weeks and I found one on eBay a few hundred miles North of me. I purchased the truck in the Fall of 2010. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After getting it to my brothers house and getting it clean we found a lot of rust to the cab and found the driver side door area was worse than we thought. So he suggested (he is a paint and body guy by trade and own's his on shop...good to have one of those in the family ![]() ![]() ![]() So my brother put some feelers out and low and behold a friend called him and said he was interested in getting rid of his 1970 CST-10 (yes I know, someone tried to convert it to a 71-72 and did a bad job at that ![]() ![]() My brother went and looked at the truck and called me to say it was a solid truck that actually ran and I should purchase it. So I did ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The downfall to having a brother who owns a paint and body shop is he has to eat first ![]() ![]() ![]() It's a 1995 Z-28 Camaro with a LT1 motor. I get the motor, tranny and harness. Really just about anything on the car cause the owner wants to turn it into a drag car. So I am super stoked and have just one more vehicle in front of mine before the teardown begins. We hope to have it running by mid summer with all the body work done and painted. I will stay sort of original with the paint in that the truck will be orange and white. Just not the factory orange and white (shhh, it's a secret). I will still have a long way to go even though it will be running. He is just doing all the frame and body work for me and then I will bring it to Houston to finish up Project Pee Paw. I will be posting pic's of the process and hope you guys enjoy the process as much as I am. Jerry Last edited by Trevoc; 06-19-2011 at 11:44 AM. |
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Re: Project Pee Paw
well, it looks like you have quite a project on your hands! best of luck with it, and there's lots of people here willing to help! Welcome aboard!
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Re: Project Pee Paw
So it's been a couple of months since I last posted, but wanted to get on here and post some pics and update the project. My brother finally got around to getting some time to help start the teardown process. So first we started with the SWB:
![]() Bad pic, sorry ![]() We knew the SWB had been hit hard in the drivers side door, but did not realized the damage until we saw the rear cab mount bolts, both looked like this: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So the SWB is down to the frame only. Ready for the sandblaster Last edited by Trevoc; 06-19-2011 at 12:31 PM. |
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Re: Project Pee Paw
Next we started the tear down of the long wheel base:
![]() ![]() We went ahead and changed out the passenger doors. The rust had gotten the best of the LWB's passenger door. The hinges were fallen out. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Next we sandblasted the SWB frame, 5 lug rearend and front k-member and painted all. I was going to use Por-15, but my brother said he has a problem painting over rust and dirt (reason he wanted the parts sandblasted). He painted the items with a chip resistent paint that is used on the frames of tractors and semi trucks. He has used it on several restorations with great success!!!!
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Re: Project Pee Paw
With everything painted and looking very sharp it was time to re-assembly the chassis:
![]() ![]() With the chassis back together, we went ahead and dropped the LT-1 from the 95 Z-28 into it's new home!!!: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We are super happy with how it's coming so far. We still have a long way to go. |
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Re: Project Pee Paw
Like it so far, keep us updated.
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Re: Project Pee Paw
Nice meeting you today, keep it up on your project!!
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Re: Project Pee Paw
Good meeting you as well. Thanks for the fender, the lower quarters will help a bunch. Let me know when you get your truck done and head out to Nifty Fifties. Also, thanks for the information on your drop, it helped a bunch.
Jerry
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Re: Project Pee Paw
How much did you have to notch the frame for the AC pump on the LT1?
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Re: Project Pee Paw
We notched a 12" long and 2" wide. Then went back and welded a plate the same length to the inside frame rail. We cut that plate from the other frame.
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Re: Project Pee Paw
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Re: Project Pee Paw
Has it really been that long since I posted pictures of this build? Well, actually yes, but have been busy working on it the past few months. Here are a few:
![]() Mock-up ![]() Stance- 3/5 drop
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Re: Project Pee Paw
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Re: Project Pee Paw
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Re: Project Pee Paw
Looking good,keep on truckin'
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Re: Project Pee Paw
Looks great....noticed the black cab...did you need to find a different cab?
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