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01-10-2011, 03:52 PM | #1 |
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1982 C10 swb "SS"
I have decided to make a build thread. A little background is that the truck is a 1982 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe. It was orignally my granfathers and when he got a new truck he gave it to my family which then caught my interest in it. I have had the truck for about 5 or 6 years now and haven't worked on it until last year. The truck originally had a 305, which is going to be replaced with an LS2. I am currently in college so progress will probably be slow except for the summers. At the moment the truck is kind of a budget frame off restoration.
Here is what the truck orignally looked like: This past summer I tore the whole front and rear suspension apart and lowered the truck as well as redid bushings etc. Before: After: In the front I have belltech 2" drop springs and 3" drop spindles from DJM.
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01-10-2011, 03:56 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
Next was the rear which got 2" drop shackles and 2" drop hangers from belltech:
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01-10-2011, 04:00 PM | #3 |
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The next thing I decided to do was wheels and tires....I decided to go with American Eagle Alloy 225 series 20x8.5 in the front and 20x10 in the rear.
This is a real picture that I had someone photoshop rust out of:
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Next thing was the drivetrain. I was originally going to just rebuild the 305 or buy a crate 350 just to throw in it, but after spending a year watching all the builds on here I decided to go with fuel injection. I was looking at motors but not too seriously when I found an ls2 on ebay. It was out of a tbss with 45,000 miles on it with the trans, harness and engine for $3200. Well after talking with the guy for a couple months I decided to buy it. The only thing is the engine was out of a awd tbss so I have to get the tailshaft on the transmission swapped out and a few other things. Before I even got the engine I decided on tearing down the truck for winter.
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01-10-2011, 04:11 PM | #6 |
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I recently got the frame painted but haven't had the time to get the crossmember painted and put back in so the front suspension can go back together.
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06-25-2011, 06:05 PM | #8 |
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It's 5.5 on the back and 4.5 on the front. Here are some specs if you need more information. I got them from jdwheels.com because I couldn't find them locally. They seem to have gone up in price since I got them.
Specs: http://aewheel.com/wheels_detail_specs.cfm?id=442
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01-10-2011, 04:21 PM | #10 |
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
WOW!! Excellent work. Your wheel choice is awesome!! Can't wait to see your progress...
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01-10-2011, 04:27 PM | #11 |
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thanks...I got them about the same time Dennis did....I think they are going to become the new Coys though
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01-10-2011, 05:16 PM | #12 |
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I do need help with a problem I have. One of my rear cab mount brackets has pretty much rusted through. I though I had remembered seeing them for sale in lmc, but it appears that they only have the front ones. Does anyone know where to get one of these or is a junkyard the only thing other than making one?
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Check it out --- I bought these rings as suggested on ebay b/c I didn't have a hole saw big enough to cut them myself. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=431253
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01-10-2011, 07:04 PM | #14 |
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
Sweet build!
Will be following this one.
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01-10-2011, 07:41 PM | #15 |
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
clean build you have goin, should run good with the ls2 we have a tbss for a shop truck , its runs great !
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02-03-2011, 10:04 AM | #17 |
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
Yes that would be great. PM sent.
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you on a good path..
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01-10-2011, 08:10 PM | #19 |
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
With that fan and instake...I'm guessing that LS2 came out of a TrailBlazer SS? If so....you also got a Super Duty 4L70e transmission hanging off the back. Those exhaust manifolds are also one of the few sets that will fit in LSx upgrades with some of these trucks.
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
! awesome man!!! i'm excited to see you started a build thread
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Sweet Build Man! Subscribed
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01-11-2011, 12:21 AM | #22 |
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
nice work!!! are you running 295/40/20 on the back??
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01-11-2011, 03:57 AM | #23 |
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Nice work
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bbc10 that is correct 295/40/20 on the rear. I believe its 245/40/20 on the front but I forget, I can look it up if you want that too
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Re: 1982 C10 swb "SS"
thanx...that would be nice if you can, also how is your clearence on the rear? im wanting to do a 5/7 drop on mine.
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