new guy from so-cal

[cruizn_76]

hey every one Danny here, i owe a 1976 chevy scottsdale crewcab sbc350 th350 trans (love this truck) i go every where with it and my kids love it when i pick them up from school with their dogs in the back, good times. future plans for this truck is to paint it lower it with bags, wheels, the usual and find a bench seat cause the front sofa seats are killing me....lol, and a 6 lug swap cuase finding nice 8 lug wheels is hard heres a couple of pics enjoy .....





my 2 devils damien and amie

and our other kids bacardi (dad) alize(baby girl)

me and the misses we been together since highschool believe it or not ...lol, and i thank her for finding and buying the truck for me as a birthday gift, she's the best.

[gchemist]

BIG TRUCK!! I bet all the rice burners move out of your way.
Welcome to the site.

[70SOL]

Welcome Bro

[78 Big10 454]

Welcome, neighbor!

[GMC Guy]

man i love your truck and your dogs!!

[Davidmichael]

welcome

[sandnuriz]

Welcome to the site

[nbpro]

Welcome to the board. You'll find this your second home. A lot of great information and a lot more. Nice looking truck.

[tucsonjwt]

Welcome aboard. 2 kids, 2 dogs, 4 doors - you"re good to go.
Just a suggestion, I would do the interior of your truck first, unless you are going to do a complete strip down to frame restore. The reason is that you will
get almost immediate use of the upgraded interior in a relatively short period of time, and you don't have to worry about protecting your new paint job. If you search this site for interior threads, you will see that some members have done some nice interiors for not much $$$, while others have gone whole hog and mucho $$$. I would suggest later model seats instead of rebuilding your originals - actually cheaper in the long run and you get a much more comfortable seat - lots of 2000 and up Silverado/Sierra seats in the junkyards. I don't know how much money you plan to spend, but you would be surprised how nice repainted stock wheels and a stock set of hubcaps look - as an intermediate step. Might be a good old skool look even on a slammed truck. You can probably find stock hubcaps in the parts section here fairly cheap - new ones cost too much.
Good luck.

[cruizn_76]

thanks for the welcome, i already went through some threads and MAN nice looking trucks you guys got here and very usefull info that i know will come in handy i do have one question though does any body know a good place to tune carbs i feel like mine could probably use a service to look at its a edelbrock 1904 Q-jet. and here's a list of mods the the motor currently has:
mild cam (dont know exact specs it was a handy down from my father that helped with the rebuild).
other than that stock internals
edelbrock c3bx intake manifold
GM performance parts hi flo water pump, that my father polished
chrome chevy valve covers, timing cover, alternator bracket
chrome finned oil pand
spal light weight fan and clutch delet spacer
no A/C or heater
and dual flow master mufflers with 3" piping (pretty loud but i like it)

tucsonjwt: yes your absolutely right on that which i might do first

[rfmaster]

Originally Posted by cruizn_76

thanks for the welcome, i already went through some threads and MAN nice looking trucks you guys got here and very usefull info that i know will come in handy i do have one question though does any body know a good place to tune carbs i feel like mine could probably use a service to look at its a edelbrock 1904 Q-jet. and here's a list of mods the the motor currently has:
mild cam (dont know exact specs it was a handy down from my father that helped with the rebuild).
other than that stock internals
edelbrock c3bx intake manifold
GM performance parts hi flo water pump, that my father polished
chrome chevy valve covers, timing cover, alternator bracket
chrome finned oil pand
spal light weight fan and clutch delet spacer
no A/C or heater
and dual flow master mufflers with 3" piping (pretty loud but i like it)

tucsonjwt: yes your absolutely right on that which i might do first

Hey - welcome to the board. Before you get carried away with engine mods beware that '76 is subject to bi-annual 'Kalifornia' smog checks. Living in SoCal and dealing with smog idiots (insert other choice words here) can be very frustrating!!! Keep this in mind when making engine mods to avoid later pain.

//RF

[cruizn_76]

Originally Posted by rfmaster

Hey - welcome to the board. Before you get carried away with engine mods beware that '76 is subject to bi-annual 'Kalifornia' smog checks. Living in SoCal and dealing with smog idiots (insert other choice words here) can be very frustrating!!! Keep this in mind when making engine mods to avoid later pain.

//RF

thanks for the advice ill keep that in mind

[turner16]

From way up here to way down there welcome. Working on my 1980 right now.

[Hulk Will Smash]

Welcome dude. I dig the truck. I had a '77 C20 crew back when I was in school. Many fond memories. Enjoy it!

[joe1982]

welcome from sand diego man! thats a nice truck you got there. i think it looks great primered. let me know if you need any specific parts, there is a great slvage yard down here, i saw a crew cab there not too long ago.

[rfmaster]

Originally Posted by joe1982

welcome from sand diego man! thats a nice truck you got there. i think it looks great primered. let me know if you need any specific parts, there is a great slvage yard down here, i saw a crew cab there not too long ago.

Where in SD???

[slugish]

Welcome from the other side of the US. aLL LOOKING GOOD , INCLUDING YOUR TRUCK .

[joe1982]

Originally Posted by rfmaster

Where in SD???

north county. in oceanside.

[joe231]

:welcome:
Glad to see another member of the square body crew cab club!

That's exactly why I got a crew, family up front dogs in the back
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[ratty 46]

Nice truck ... nice birthday gift & nice family.

Ratty 46

[cruizn_76]

thanks again for the comments guys greatly apreciate it .......
here a pic. of my interior so you can see what im working with here