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4x4s4allie · 12-24-2008, 02:24 AM

so, i wasn't exactly planning on going home for Christmas, all the way back in Montana, but this little booger gave me the boot in the butt to bite the bullet and go home ... mainly to get this!!!

1967 C10 Longbed - presumably with a 292, but uncertain ...

I'm going to take the front cab pieces off of this truck and put them on my '68 longbed stepside ... I kind of feel bad chopping up a truck this gorgeous, but I really really want my '68 lookin' schnazzy!!!

left Kansas yesterday evening, drove darn-near straight through ... loaded up this truck this evening at 7:30 in the dark in a foot of hard snow ... paid my $500 for her, and hit the road and made it home in time for Christmas ...

72armyswbtruck · 12-24-2008, 02:46 AM

I have made that drive many times from Manhattan to parts beyond picking up trucks. Not a bad haul if the floors aren't to bad.

4x4s4allie · 12-24-2008, 02:48 AM

floors are actually pretty darn good ... of course, not perfect ... but everything on this truck is at least repairable, whereas about 60% of my 68 is rotted thru, and would just be horrendous trying to make decent ...

big_al_71 · 12-24-2008, 06:58 AM

looks like a great buy, why not build on that platform since you say yours is on bad shape?

72BlckButy · 12-24-2008, 11:06 AM

What a nice score. Keep safe on the trip and be sure to post some more pics!

caminokid · 12-24-2008, 11:10 AM

I would say build on this truck and use the 68 for parts if its 60% bad. This truck is good looking. My first 69 from last year needed everything. I got another 69 that needed alot less and started there. I am glad I did.

thirdstreettito · 12-24-2008, 12:17 PM

Nice find! Are you gonna do anything with the bed/frame/powertrain?

4x4s4allie · 12-24-2008, 12:19 PM

wasn't planning on doing anything with this frame and whatnot ... yet ... but as i tend to do things, i'll find another truck of this sort and will work on combining them together ...

and the frame and underbody of the '68 are actually in good shape ... it's just the body pieces that are rusted ...

rambler · 12-24-2008, 12:29 PM

nice find,, cant find one in that good shape for $500 around here

*Puropedo* · 12-24-2008, 01:39 PM

Wow, that was a steal! Congratulations, I paid $500 last week just for a
67 clip.

MrBeast · 12-24-2008, 02:07 PM

you towing it back with ruby?

va_tlc · 12-24-2008, 02:35 PM

hey, that truck is missing something!!! ohh yea the rust.....
great find and be safe draggin it home

LuckyHenriksen · 12-24-2008, 02:37 PM

Sweet score

kcjones · 12-24-2008, 02:38 PM

Very nice score! Most of us would be happy to drive that daily!

67ChevyRedneck · 12-24-2008, 03:07 PM

I'm assuming your 68 runs? Drivetrain swap

Seriously, that's a nice truck

4x4s4allie · 12-25-2008, 01:33 AM

naw, it's too heavy, and i have a huge tilt deck trailer with a winch ... the trailer alone sagged Ruby, the '78 something terrible, so I borrowed my buddy Matt's 01 Dodge 3/4 ton Cummins ...

**special-K** · 12-25-2008, 06:58 AM

Looks like perfect body swap material right there.Have fun with it.

Tx Firefighter · 12-25-2008, 07:22 AM

I don't believe that's a 292. I don't see the bypass hose under the upper radiator hose and the side covers don't look 9 inches tall.

12-24-2008, 02:24 AM	#1
4x4s4allie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 197	newest addition to my family!!! so, i wasn't exactly planning on going home for Christmas, all the way back in Montana, but this little booger gave me the boot in the butt to bite the bullet and go home ... mainly to get this!!! 1967 C10 Longbed - presumably with a 292, but uncertain ... I'm going to take the front cab pieces off of this truck and put them on my '68 longbed stepside ... I kind of feel bad chopping up a truck this gorgeous, but I really really want my '68 lookin' schnazzy!!! left Kansas yesterday evening, drove darn-near straight through ... loaded up this truck this evening at 7:30 in the dark in a foot of hard snow ... paid my $500 for her, and hit the road and made it home in time for Christmas ... __________________ 1948 CJ-2A Jeep 3spd 1961 C2500 305 V6 4spd 1967 C-10 Long Fleetside 1968 C-10 Long Stepside 250 Saginaw 3spd 1978 Scottsdale K10 355 4spd 1983 Honda Shadow VT750 1990 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4x4 5spd 2008 Toyota Yaris 1978 Scottsdale K10 355 4spd the "Ruby Build" Last edited by 4x4s4allie; 12-24-2008 at 02:30 AM.

12-24-2008, 02:46 AM	#2
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: newest addition to my family!!! I have made that drive many times from Manhattan to parts beyond picking up trucks. Not a bad haul if the floors aren't to bad. __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

12-24-2008, 02:48 AM	#3
4x4s4allie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 197	Re: newest addition to my family!!! floors are actually pretty darn good ... of course, not perfect ... but everything on this truck is at least repairable, whereas about 60% of my 68 is rotted thru, and would just be horrendous trying to make decent ... __________________ 1948 CJ-2A Jeep 3spd 1961 C2500 305 V6 4spd 1967 C-10 Long Fleetside 1968 C-10 Long Stepside 250 Saginaw 3spd 1978 Scottsdale K10 355 4spd 1983 Honda Shadow VT750 1990 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4x4 5spd 2008 Toyota Yaris 1978 Scottsdale K10 355 4spd the "Ruby Build"

12-24-2008, 06:58 AM	#4
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: newest addition to my family!!! looks like a great buy, why not build on that platform since you say yours is on bad shape? __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

12-24-2008, 11:06 AM	#5
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: newest addition to my family!!! What a nice score. Keep safe on the trip and be sure to post some more pics! __________________ -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)

12-24-2008, 11:10 AM	#6
caminokid Chevy nut Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 2,266	Re: newest addition to my family!!! I would say build on this truck and use the 68 for parts if its 60% bad. This truck is good looking. My first 69 from last year needed everything. I got another 69 that needed alot less and started there. I am glad I did. __________________ 84 Chevy Custom Deluxe 1/2 Ton Named Fade To Black II "Remember kids there is NO replacement for displacement!"

12-24-2008, 12:17 PM	#7
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: newest addition to my family!!! Nice find! Are you gonna do anything with the bed/frame/powertrain? __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

12-24-2008, 12:19 PM	#8
4x4s4allie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 197	Re: newest addition to my family!!! wasn't planning on doing anything with this frame and whatnot ... yet ... but as i tend to do things, i'll find another truck of this sort and will work on combining them together ... and the frame and underbody of the '68 are actually in good shape ... it's just the body pieces that are rusted ... __________________ 1948 CJ-2A Jeep 3spd 1961 C2500 305 V6 4spd 1967 C-10 Long Fleetside 1968 C-10 Long Stepside 250 Saginaw 3spd 1978 Scottsdale K10 355 4spd 1983 Honda Shadow VT750 1990 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4x4 5spd 2008 Toyota Yaris 1978 Scottsdale K10 355 4spd the "Ruby Build"

12-24-2008, 12:29 PM	#9
rambler MOVE OVER Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Warrensburg, MO Posts: 5,470	Re: newest addition to my family!!! nice find,, cant find one in that good shape for $500 around here __________________ No matter where you are..... There you are... Buckaroo Banzi

12-24-2008, 01:39 PM	#10
Puropedo Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Prunedale California Posts: 782	Re: newest addition to my family!!! Wow, that was a steal! Congratulations, I paid $500 last week just for a 67 clip.

12-24-2008, 02:07 PM	#11
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12-24-2008, 02:35 PM	#12
va_tlc Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: VIRGINIA Posts: 905	Re: newest addition to my family!!! hey, that truck is missing something!!! ohh yea the rust..... great find and be safe draggin it home __________________ 1969 rs 1966fastback 1969swbc/10 2006gt 1972swb4x4

12-24-2008, 02:37 PM	#13
LuckyHenriksen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sherwood Oregon Posts: 1,908	Re: newest addition to my family!!! Sweet score __________________ 1968 Yenko Chevy LWB 6.0L/TH400 3/4 Drop Senior Project Build Thread Here

12-24-2008, 02:38 PM	#14
kcjones I wish I was a cowboy Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 409	Re: newest addition to my family!!! Very nice score! Most of us would be happy to drive that daily! __________________ -Kris Met list: Cyclone,Wilson,TranzAm,extd56,hotrodhomi,mnky30,Rokcrln,Brad,JerryJones(well, his truck anyway).

12-24-2008, 03:07 PM	#15
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: newest addition to my family!!! I'm assuming your 68 runs? Drivetrain swap Seriously, that's a nice truck __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!



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12-25-2008, 01:33 AM	#16
4x4s4allie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 197	Re: newest addition to my family!!! naw, it's too heavy, and i have a huge tilt deck trailer with a winch ... the trailer alone sagged Ruby, the '78 something terrible, so I borrowed my buddy Matt's 01 Dodge 3/4 ton Cummins ... __________________ 1948 CJ-2A Jeep 3spd 1961 C2500 305 V6 4spd 1967 C-10 Long Fleetside 1968 C-10 Long Stepside 250 Saginaw 3spd 1978 Scottsdale K10 355 4spd 1983 Honda Shadow VT750 1990 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4x4 5spd 2008 Toyota Yaris 1978 Scottsdale K10 355 4spd the "Ruby Build"

12-25-2008, 06:58 AM	#17
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: newest addition to my family!!! Looks like perfect body swap material right there.Have fun with it. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-25-2008, 07:22 AM	#18
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: newest addition to my family!!! I don't believe that's a 292. I don't see the bypass hose under the upper radiator hose and the side covers don't look 9 inches tall. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

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