Greetings...meet Ole Green

[slow-1]

Howdy from right near the center of NC.

I have a 1972 C-10 Cheyene that I got when I was 16 from my grandfather who bought it new.

I had it semi restored 11 years ago, a drunk did the body work and paint and I did the mechanical work. At that time I replaced the 3 on the tree with a 700r4 from Bowtie Overdrives and rebuilt the original 350 for the second time.

I am now in the process of rebuilding the original motor for the 3rd time...I let it sit too long and a cam lobe let go about 2 months ago sending metal through out the motor (low zinc oil? who knows).

So I am thinking about lowering it a little, and putting A/C on her one of these days as well as getting the peeling clear coat and surface rust fixed, both the result of letting a wino paint my truck.

Anyways, here is a photo from a few years back and one of my motor on the way to the machine shop.

[Rusbuilt]

Thats a sharp truck! Welcome to the board!

[Dirt's72]

That is really nice. Has it been lowered? Original color? What size tires on there?
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[70cst]

Hey slow-1

to the forums and from Ohio.

on keeping your Grandpa's truck in the family.

That is a truck.


Keep the pics coming on your progress

[PanelDeland]

WELCOME!!!! Looks like a nice truck needing some care.

Just a heads up,there is a meet and greet for board members in Mooresville this sat.It's at the Mooresville Motorplex.It's a great way to get to meet other members and to check out their trucks for mods and things you would like to do to yours.

Here's a link.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...C10+meet+greet

BTW I'm right over in Greensboro.

[ole dollor]

thats a nice little truck you have there, and welcome to the forum from Texas. build it up again and have some fun...

[slow-1]

Thanks for the welcomes.

Its not lowered yet...just worn out springs i guess.

Current tires are 225/70/15...I think, I put them on in 1993....thinking about putting back 255/70/15 or maybe 60's.

That is as close as the guy couls come to original color, Light Olive Metallic.

If I get her back together this week I will try to make it to Mooresville, my grandfather was from China Grove right down the road.
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[PanelDeland]

slow,no need to have your truck.There's quite a few who will be in their DD's due to trucks still in build stages.

[Mustard72]

Welcome! This site rocks, as you'll soon find out. Tons of folks that know lots of stuff that are willing to help out those of us that don't.

Nice clean looking truck you have there. Looks like a great starting point. Be careful on the old tires, though.

[gvw5400]

Welcome from Colorado, That is a decent little short bed your building!
You will love this site. There are a lot of cool folks on here willing to encourage and share a ton of knowledge. Have a blast building your truck.

[slow-1]

Just about ready to drop her back in.






The rams horns look blue in the pics, but they are flat black.

[bigguy69]

Looking good!
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[slow-1]

Thanks, I was excited to find genuine Chevy Orange to paint the motor.

I have spent a lot of time making things look nicer under the hood too, cant wait to get it running again.

[Ol Blue K20]

Posted via Mobile Device welcome to the board, truck looks good and congrats on keeping it in the family where it belongs.....but be nice to us drunk painters..
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[Toxic Orange]

Look forward to seeing some pictures once you drop it back in. Motor looks great!

[Bomp]

Welcome to the forum.
Nice looking truck.

[Lee H]

Nice work!
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[TBONE1964]

Welcome and nice truck. The engine work looks very nice.

Plenty of good people on here to help out if needed.

Have fun with your project.

[Mustard72]

I think I might try drinking when I paint mine, because yours looks pretty good to me.
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[TBONE1964]

Originally Posted by Mustard72

I think I might try drinking when I paint mine, because yours looks pretty good to me.
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That was the only way my uncle could paint is after a 12 pack and he painted some award winning cars in the World of Wheels shows in the late 60's early 70's.

[slow-1]

I have no problem with a good painter who drinks, my problem was that this guy let his drinking get in the way of quality work...but thats in the past.

On a positive not, I made some progress this afternoon.

[Ol Blue K20]

Lookin mighty fine keep it up and keep us posted
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[mud.man.rj]

Your moving along quickly, nice build and nice work, should turn out nice. How much drop are you thinking, lots of trucks on here for a reference.

[slow-1]

Thanks to all of yall for the kind words.

At first, all I was going to do was put a new cam in the motor. Then I found that metal from the worn cam lobe had wreaked havoc throughout the motor (after only 11K miles since the last rebuild by the way).

Then my Dad bought my 16 year old son a sweet Mustang so I was not in a rush to get it running and started cleaning, wirebrushing, then painting most everything under the hood.

Its no show truck by any means, but at least I wont be embarrassed to open the hood if someone asks to see under there.

[slow-1]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

Your moving along quickly, nice build and nice work, should turn out nice. How much drop are you thinking, lots of trucks on here for a reference.

I am making steady progress, but my fishing time has really suffered this spring.

I am thinking a 2/4 drop would be the most I would do (after studying LOTS of pic on the forum), I still have to use it as a truck...but I am still on the fence as to if I will lower it at all.