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71Tymbomb · 11-14-2010, 04:49 PM

I just got the truck and now I'm a new member, the adventure starts! I found this 71 C10 with 81,000 original miles, 350 3 on the tree, front disk brakes, posi rear-end, all stock and only a little cancer on the floor boards. Paid 3 grand. Did I do alright? I think so. Stay tuned for the updates.

**SactoJim** · 11-14-2010, 04:55 PM

I think you did OK.....you didn't steal it nor did you get raped!....original unmolested trucks are getting harder and harder to find.

71Tymbomb · 11-14-2010, 08:29 PM

Ya Richard it did. That ugly thing weighed a ton. I think I'll be ordering a stock painted bumper to match the front.

Valhalla · 11-14-2010, 08:31 PM

Let the fun begin.

**Boog** · 11-14-2010, 08:43 PM

It's gonna look gooooooood.

swamp rat · 11-15-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 71Tymbomb

Ya Richard it did. That ugly thing weighed a ton. I think I'll be ordering a stock painted bumper to match the front.

That ugly thing would have looked great on my 4X4 after it had the wrapp around pieces trimmed down a little and was blasted and painted, but the shipping would have killed me!

**yote1234** · 11-15-2010, 09:27 PM

im thinking you did great!!!!!!!!!!

Pop's C-10 · 11-14-2010, 08:47 PM

looks good so far

68 SHORT-STEP'N · 11-14-2010, 09:13 PM

looks like a good solid truck , keep posting the pics!

**70cst** · 11-14-2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 71Tymbomb

I just got the truck and now I'm a new member, the adventure starts! I found this 71 C10 with 81,000 original miles, 350 3 on the tree, front disk brakes, posi rear-end, all stock and only a little cancer on the floor boards. Paid 3 grand. Did I do alright? I think so. Stay tuned for the updates.

Great lookin bones and looks like you have a good start. The fact that it's fairly rust free is a real plus for you.

19seventeeCustom · 11-14-2010, 09:32 PM

awesome truck man!!

I think you got a pretty decent deal, atleast for my area. That truck would sell all day long for 3-4k around here.

btw, looks 10x better lowered. Thats the way they should have came from the factory. lol

flashed · 11-14-2010, 09:48 PM

I like it .

big_al_71 · 11-14-2010, 10:07 PM

definetly a great start......height adjustment makes a huge difference..

Hubscrub · 11-14-2010, 10:20 PM

like the truck esp. lowered, i like the "poverty" bumpers too and the steelies

tantrumpipeline · 11-14-2010, 10:48 PM

looks like a cool start for sure, and in that condition up here for 3 grand it would be a steal, the drop makes a huge difference, wish my project was driveable, jealous of everyone with that setup

cam.man67 · 11-15-2010, 07:39 AM

looks like a decent start, I love the attitude with the Wheels and drop!

72BlckButy · 11-15-2010, 08:35 AM

Nice looking truck, love the attitude adjustment.

hugger6933 · 11-15-2010, 09:02 AM

I think you really got beat on the truck! You should stop now and let me come get it from you to ease your pain1 nah, jusy kiddin looks like a great start to a great project . Enjoy. Jim

57larry · 11-15-2010, 07:54 PM

welcome. I think it's a good buy and it looks like you are going the right way to improve it. keep us posted

chevytruckluver · 11-15-2010, 08:03 PM

Nice looking truck...now even better lower.

to the board

nasqar · 11-15-2010, 08:28 PM

I love the lowered look. Keeping it stock looking but lowered just makes it look mean in my opinion! Keep posting the updates..

I like the price you paid.....mine is for sale guys!!!!!

shawno72 · 11-15-2010, 11:49 PM

Hey you know that looks so much like mine when I got it.

chevyblazer · 11-15-2010, 11:55 PM

nice looking truck

rzrback · 11-16-2010, 12:00 AM

Nicely done. Good lookin truck....reminds me of my dads C10 from back in the day....we called it the "mean green machine"!!

71Tymbomb · 11-17-2010, 12:04 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys. I'll keep the pictures coming. Stock rally wheels are on the way and have a line on a 5 speed tranny. That should keep her rolling down the freeway at a decent speed.

11-14-2010, 04:49 PM	#1
71Tymbomb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Etna, Calif. Posts: 8	Just got It 71 C10 I just got the truck and now I'm a new member, the adventure starts! I found this 71 C10 with 81,000 original miles, 350 3 on the tree, front disk brakes, posi rear-end, all stock and only a little cancer on the floor boards. Paid 3 grand. Did I do alright? I think so. Stay tuned for the updates. Attached Images

11-14-2010, 04:55 PM	#2
SactoJim Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,970	Re: Just got It 71 C10 I think you did OK.....you didn't steal it nor did you get raped!....original unmolested trucks are getting harder and harder to find. __________________ 72 Cheyenne SWB Fleet Nut & bolt frame off in progress...99.9999% - supercharged 383 - 4 wheel discs - relocated fuel tank - My Build Thread

11-14-2010, 08:29 PM	#3
71Tymbomb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Etna, Calif. Posts: 8	Re: Just got It 71 C10 Ya Richard it did. That ugly thing weighed a ton. I think I'll be ordering a stock painted bumper to match the front.

11-14-2010, 08:31 PM	#4
Valhalla Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chandler, Arizona Posts: 295	Re: Just got It 71 C10 Let the fun begin. __________________ My build thread for Project TiC TaC/Jazzmin Oh Yeahhh Cheap work is never good and good work is never cheap. Lesson = learn to do it all the right way on your own. SqueegeeMan

11-14-2010, 08:43 PM	#5
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,393	Re: Just got It 71 C10 It's gonna look gooooooood. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

11-15-2010, 09:27 PM	#7
yote1234 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gold Canyon Arizona Posts: 4,364	Re: Just got It 71 C10 im thinking you did great!!!!!!!!!! __________________ 1971 K5 CST Blazer 1951 -3100 5 window short bed 4sp 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 (sadly sold) 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey

11-14-2010, 08:47 PM	#8
Pop's C-10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: memphis Posts: 2,537	Re: Just got It 71 C10 looks good so far

11-14-2010, 09:13 PM	#9
68 SHORT-STEP'N SLOW POKE Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tyro, VA Posts: 1,208	Re: Just got It 71 C10 looks like a good solid truck , keep posting the pics! __________________ 68 SHORT-BED-STEP-SIDE piece by piece , day by day , I will restore this truck , before the 100th anniversary !!!

11-14-2010, 09:32 PM	#11
19seventeeCustom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Downtown Posts: 573	Re: Just got It 71 C10 awesome truck man!! I think you got a pretty decent deal, atleast for my area. That truck would sell all day long for 3-4k around here. btw, looks 10x better lowered. Thats the way they should have came from the factory. lol

11-14-2010, 09:48 PM	#12
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: Just got It 71 C10 I like it .

11-14-2010, 10:07 PM	#13
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Just got It 71 C10 definetly a great start......height adjustment makes a huge difference.. __________________ 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

11-14-2010, 10:20 PM	#14
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: Just got It 71 C10 like the truck esp. lowered, i like the "poverty" bumpers too and the steelies __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14

11-14-2010, 10:48 PM	#15
tantrumpipeline Master Procrastinator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Grande Prairie AB Canada Posts: 1,128	Re: Just got It 71 C10 looks like a cool start for sure, and in that condition up here for 3 grand it would be a steal, the drop makes a huge difference, wish my project was driveable, jealous of everyone with that setup __________________ My Buildhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=395506 20 Duramax tow pig 68 2wd short stepper project 77 2wd short fleet beater 52 short project

11-15-2010, 07:39 AM	#16
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: Just got It 71 C10 looks like a decent start, I love the attitude with the Wheels and drop! __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

11-15-2010, 08:35 AM	#17
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: Just got It 71 C10 Nice looking truck, love the attitude adjustment. __________________ -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)



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11-15-2010, 09:02 AM	#18
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,278	Re: Just got It 71 C10 I think you really got beat on the truck! You should stop now and let me come get it from you to ease your pain1 nah, jusy kiddin looks like a great start to a great project . Enjoy. Jim

11-15-2010, 07:54 PM	#19
57larry Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,161	Re: Just got It 71 C10 welcome. I think it's a good buy and it looks like you are going the right way to improve it. keep us posted

11-15-2010, 08:03 PM	#20
chevytruckluver Eat, Sleep, Drive a Chevy Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: the town of the cow, Texas Posts: 1,152	Re: Just got It 71 C10 Nice looking truck...now even better lower. to the board __________________ Trey Silence may be Golden, but Duct Tape is Silver! 72 Short Step 57 "big window" short step

11-15-2010, 08:28 PM	#21
nasqar Here kitty kitty kitty Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Perrysville, IN Posts: 548	Re: Just got It 71 C10 I love the lowered look. Keeping it stock looking but lowered just makes it look mean in my opinion! Keep posting the updates.. I like the price you paid.....mine is for sale guys!!!!!

11-15-2010, 11:49 PM	#22
shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,093	Re: Just got It 71 C10 Hey you know that looks so much like mine when I got it. Attached Images Last edited by shawno72; 11-15-2010 at 11:59 PM.

11-15-2010, 11:55 PM	#23
chevyblazer Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: tijuana b.c. Posts: 221	Re: Just got It 71 C10 nice looking truck __________________ cucharitas customs

11-16-2010, 12:00 AM	#24
rzrback Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rogers AR Posts: 12	Re: Just got It 71 C10 Nicely done. Good lookin truck....reminds me of my dads C10 from back in the day....we called it the "mean green machine"!! __________________ RZRBACK 1970 GMC Sierra Grande

11-17-2010, 12:04 AM	#25
71Tymbomb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Etna, Calif. Posts: 8	Re: Just got It 71 C10 Thanks for the kind words guys. I'll keep the pictures coming. Stock rally wheels are on the way and have a line on a 5 speed tranny. That should keep her rolling down the freeway at a decent speed.

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