My 1964 C10

[1964c-10]

Alright guys,

Here are some pics of what my truck looked like before it was drug over to dads shop

[1964c-10]

truck in the shop, and a few pics of the rust problems

[1964c-10]

front end removed, and the bed is torn out, a few pics of the 350 all painted up

[1964c-10]

here are a few pics of us removing the cab from the frame, 2 people were able to lift the bed off after it was loose.

[Captainfab]

You're not messin around, are you. What's the plans for your truck?

[Dieselwrencher]

Jason, great job so far! After talking with you the other night, I remembered I know where there a couple of these old trucks sitting. They are south of Baxter. I don't know if they will sell parts off of them, but I'll gladly show you were they are at. One was a lwb in pretty decent shape.

[1964c-10]

I guess my plans are to set it up with all factory look with a little extra under the hood



Ryan that would be great, i've kinda been waiting til the snow melts some more before i go parts digging

[jce4isu]

any updates

[1964c-10]

lately i've been working on the bed, drivers side and the front peice. i had to trim off the bottom 6" all around the inside of the box because of rust. i had a local guy bend the sheet metal. i took the hood and right bed side in to my local body shop to get dents pulled out. i got the intake swapped and my new holly put on the 350. yesterday i cut out one of my cab corners and cut off the lower cowls.

A few more pictures

[1964c-10]

alright time for some updates,
first pic is of the back of the cab sand blasted before we tipped it over

second pic is some of the rot on the underside of the cab

third pic is of all the rot cut out of the drivers side floor

forth pic is of the inner and outer rocker panels installed

fifth pic rockers on the drivers side

[biohazardbill]

Are you liking the Chassis Saver?

[1964c-10]

I am pretty happy with it, i brushed it all on and some places on the bottom of the cab kinda bubbled- it looks like i painted over sand blasting sand but i know i had it clean. after 1 coat on the chassis i went around and touched up places were the paint was light and you can clearly see the difference between 1 and 2 coats. the areas with 2 coats are a lot more shiney than where there is only 1 coat so i need to put a second coat over the whole thing. it seems to be pretty tough stuff (I still have some stuck on my skin after 2.5 weeks) i dont know how it would compare to POR 15 because i ve never used it before.

i let some set up in a pop bottle i was painting out of, and after cutting the bottle off the paint is like a plastic. (hope that makes sense).

my advice for brushing it is to put on as light of a first coat as you can to prevent runs, and wear gloves and long sleeves to keep the stuff off your skin.

[biohazardbill]

Thanks for the onfo, my local paint place is trying to talk me into it. How shiny is it, think it would clash with flat black on the other areas of a truck?

[1964c-10]

you can kinda see in my pictures that it comes out in a gloss or high gloss finish. but remember you can top coat it with whatever you want from my understanding.

[1964c-10]

Shot some paint for the first time this weekend! it came out pretty well considering my skill level, no runs! i decided to go the base/clear route, because it is going to offer the most protection against weather, rocks, scratches. i used Dupont basecoat/ Nason clearcoat 3 coats color 2 coats clear, i still need to sand and buff the clear.

[1964c-10]

sorry for not posting any updates lately for anyone who is following this build. i have been working on finishing up the bodywork on the cab, and will have the bondo finished today and it should be in primer tonight and paint tomorrow. i will get some pics of the process and post them up on monday probably.

[1964c-10]

this weekend i got the cab painted inside and out. went with the original two tone paint scheme - fawn and ivory. it came out pretty well except for a few runs in the clear on the roof but nothing i can't fix.

[1964c-10]

thanks, I'll try to get some more pics up tonight

[1964c-10]

today i got the "new" clutch put in (was bought in '97 but never installed). dropped the motor in but havent bolted it down yet due to concerns about header installation, put on new carrier bearing, and got my air bags plumbed. my rear bags are slowly leaking right now but i haven't started rechecking fittings yet, maybe tomorrow.

1st pic- motor put in- bags aired out
2nd pic- my cleaned up gauge cluster
3rd pic- bags aired up

[CVA59]

Originally Posted by 1964c-10

dropped the motor in but havent bolted it down yet due to concerns about header installation

You may have the same issue i had here IF you are referring to the header and clutch linkage concerns. On mine, the down leg of the clutch pivot arm was hitting the rear header tube. I heated the arm right where it is welded to the tube and bent it inside until it cleared the header. Then i got a 3/8" heim joint and threaded that onto the end of my clutch rod so it would all rotate as it should. So far it appears that it will work perfectly. I will try to get some pics of what i did this weekend for ya. I am running headers for a 73-87 truck.

[1964c-10]

that would be very helpful. i have been wondering about the clutch linkage, the 3 on the tree linkage, and how will they clearance the frame.

[1964c-10]

Monday i got my headers in and installed. both arms on the z bar were hitting header tubes, so i bent the one that hooks to the pedal outwards and the one that connects to the clutch arm I cut off and moved it 7* rearwards this getting the proper clearance.

Tuesday i fabricated most of my exhaust (need to mount the bed to figure out where the tips are going to be mounted) I had to make my own collector flanges because nobody in town had the right ones, and im impatient. the exhaust comes out of the headers then ducks under the frame and outside the frame.

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice progress! Are you planning on having it done enough to take it to Good Guys?

[1964c-10]

yeah thats the plan i dont know if ill have the whole thing done or not

[fryer1979]

Nice looking project you've got going on there. Seems to be coming together very nicely.