My 67 short stepside

[sperger72]

Finally got my first truck back after nine years. Sold it nine years ago, needed the money and was moving. Title is still in my Father's name. Cool I thought. The guy just let it dit outside in Houston weather. Finally found it. Planning a full restore with blown ls or 572. Not sure yet. Truck is in bad shape.
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[jessemthompson]

Welcome to the forums from North Carolina. Must be pretty exciting you have your truck back! What are your plans for it?

[sperger72]

Originally Posted by jessemthompson

Welcome to the forums from North Carolina. Must be pretty exciting you have your truck back! What are your plans for it?

Thanks Jesse. New to this forum. I did a 68 Camaro DSE over at lateralg. Then sold the 68 DSE. So it has been a few since we have built anything.

The super low bagged c10s are cool and there are really awesome examples on here. I think I am going for a more 1990s stock looking resto-mod if you want call it that. The Camaro I built was a full Detriot speed engineering car built in my little building. Sweet car somebody wanted it and I needed the money. The Camaro is in Virginia now.

I want something to handle like the DSE Camaro did but not sure if that is possible. DSE gas a gen x universal clip but my frame has 79 z28 clip welded in already. So I need a new frame to start with and sell the current frame.

Probably purchase a roadster shop complete frame. Haven't decided have talked with Justin at Scott's too. The roadster shop truck and chevelle handle up there with DSE cars from what I have heard. If I go RS frame I will go mast motorsports blown LS. If I use new factory frame, I will go 572. Both automatic trans with paddle shift capabilities. More old school 90s build. Mast is just down the road 40 miles so they are close.

There are so many options people like us can do these days.

Bought this truck in 1986 with my Dad with men. I was 14 at the time. It was a three speed column shift 6 cylinder. When I was seventeen we dropped a 383 stroker in it. Shortly after it was totaled by a drunk driver. We bought it back from insurance company. Many years later after marriage and kids it was sold for some cash we needed. As luck has it, we own it again. I look forward to the journey with my two sons. 17 and 13.
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[sperger72]

Originally Posted by sperger72

Thanks Jesse. New to this forum. I did a 68 Camaro DSE over at lateralg. Then sold the 68 DSE. So it has been a few since we have built anything.

The super low bagged c10s are cool and there are really awesome examples on here. I think I am going for a more 1990s stock looking resto-mod if you want call it that. The Camaro I built was a full Detriot speed engineering car built in my little building. Sweet car somebody wanted it and I needed the money. The Camaro is in Virginia now.

I want something to handle like the DSE Camaro did but not sure if that is possible. DSE gas a gen x universal clip but my frame has 79 z28 clip welded in already. So I need a new frame to start with and sell the current frame.

Probably purchase a roadster shop complete frame. Haven't decided have talked with Justin at Scott's too. The roadster shop truck and chevelle handle up there with DSE cars from what I have heard. If I go RS frame I will go mast motorsports blown LS. If I use new factory frame, I will go 572. Both automatic trans with paddle shift capabilities. More old school 90s build. Mast is just down the road 40 miles so they are close.

There are so many options people like us can do these days.

Bought this truck in 1986 with my Dad with men. I was 14 at the time. It was a three speed column shift 6 cylinder. When I was seventeen we dropped a 383 stroker in it. Shortly after it was totaled by a drunk driver. We bought it back from insurance company. Many years later after marriage and kids it was sold for some cash we needed. As luck has it, we own it again. I look forward to the journey with my two sons. 17 and 13.
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[57larry]

nice find, good luck with it

[swamp rat]

Sounds like you have some experiance at restoration, be sure to start a build thread and we'll be watching, welcome to the forum!

[sperger72]

Thanks.

Going to pick it up this week, finally. Actually truck is in my name not my Dad's. Still really cool the guy never changed the title. Here it is waiting for the trailer to come take it home.

[sperger72]

Think I have decided on an LS engine and auto trans. The 572 sounds like a beast though. Heard one at super Chevy, awesome sound.

[Heavymetl]

Originally Posted by sperger72

Think I have decided on an LS engine and auto trans. The 572 sounds like a beast though. Heard one at super Chevy, awesome sound.

I've got a 5.3 "LS" with a turbo in my 70 C10.

Drives like a stock truck, cruises effortlessly down the highway, did Power Tour and temps reached a whopping 177* driving and idling through the 90+ degree heat. I can't recommend the LS enough, especially with boost.

The combo through an unlocked 4L80E and 9" rear loafed to 475 rwhp, 480 rwtq on 9lbs of boost. It's a blast to drive too, but admittedly it doesn't sound like much.

[sperger72]

Heavymetl,

I built a Dse pro touring 68 Camaro back in 2010 that we ran a nice 468 big block and t56 magnum six speed. The car had a great sound did everything I could have wanted, but I was told by several that even a mild LS is so much smoother and just better overall. I have rugrats so I will go LS and paddle shifter auto trans. My boys both want to cruise with me and the six speed would be in the way. With the twist machine paddle shifter it can feel just like a manual tranny without the shifter in the way.

Please add pictures of your engine. Trying to get more ideas. I am thinking mast motorsports since they are right down the road. They have some awesome engines. Up to however much money you want to spend. Even with a good frame, I do not want to waste the money on horsepower if we cannot get it to the ground.

[sperger72]

Really like the look/stance of this truck.

[sperger72]

Removed the bed. Selling it.
Removed the frame. Selling it.

[sperger72]

Thought this was a funny picture. Tandem bed C10

[mud.man.rj]

Poor truck but so nice you have it back, nothing but good things for it now.

[sperger72]

Mud man,

Things happen for a reason, if it is meant to be it will happen. Think positive.
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[DillonGMC]

Dang get with it son

[mud.man.rj]

Man you are tearing her right down, nice to get the floor back in right away, looking good.

[sperger72]

Here is a better picture of the new cab floor. Most of the firewall is out waiting on us to figure out what else has to go away on the firewall. Front lip of firewall hasas to come off to completely smooth it. After that a new rear cab panel will go on, and smooth out roof peak, fix the cab's metal to left of back glass and shave drip rail above windshield and slightly shave side drip rails. Lot to do to fix neglect.

[sperger72]

Lower part of firewall is gone with the floor pan.

[sperger72]

Rear of cab

[67ChevyRedneck]

Awesome, you're really getting after it.

Any pics from when you owned it before? I've owned my 67 C10 for almost 18 years and I hardly ever took any pics during the "early years." I have 2 pics right after my dad primed it flat black w/clear, but I never took one single "before" pic. That was really before I even knew what the internet was and nobody had cell phones yet (1997).

[sperger72]

Jesse,

I have some old 67 pictures in a scrapbook somewhere. I need to pull them out for the kids too. I will try to find them and out then up here. It was black, red interior with 6 lug gold and chrome modular wheels. Cool At the time.

Picked up another factory frame yesterday. Roadster shop chassis is too low for us and dang expensive. If I was going full race I would go for it but grocery getter and a few runs a year at good guys shows it is not worth it. I will get done pictures of the powder coated frame shortly up here. Nothing fancy just a clean canvas for us to modify.

[sperger72]

Here is my new frame, came with another 1967 big window complete cab. Anybody need a cab, ha-ha.

[sperger72]

A little more work done. Slowly

[Taibo]

Originally Posted by sperger72

A little more work done. Slowly

Nice work. Mine looked a bit like yours when I started. Not many like the paint but everyone likes what's up front!