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05-05-2013, 08:23 PM | #1 |
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65' Chevy C10
Hey Everyone! This is my first thread and also my first project. My Grandpa bought this bare bones 1965 Chevrolet C10 BRAND NEW back in the day! He used around our farm in northern Minnesota for everything from hauling cows around to hauling grain, and even going to pick up my dad from the Hospital when he was born. It has a 230 I6, with a 4 speed manual tranny. The pickup was sold to my dad in the 80's who sold it to my uncle for driving Beet truck for him. Then 3 Years ago my uncle sold the pickup to me. The week i got it i got it running and had some fun with it. Since then i have done lots of sheet metal work, and grew my knowledge and passion for cars. And gotten my dad sucked into buying other older cars. The picture below is of it when we went to pick it up.
Thanks for viewing, Enjoy! This was originally on the main board.
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05-06-2013, 08:06 AM | #2 |
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Re: 65' Chevy C10
Welcome and great story! I love the trucks that are passed down. lets see some pix of it now!
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05-06-2013, 08:22 AM | #3 |
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Nice truck. Looking forward to seeing more of it as it comes along.
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05-06-2013, 08:42 AM | #4 |
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Thanks!
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05-06-2013, 09:10 AM | #5 |
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Welcome aboard! As you will find out, we love pictures!!!
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05-06-2013, 10:00 AM | #6 |
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This is my first update. The first picture is old, but is from when I took the doors off to do the new floorpan on both sides. Then the second picture is what the passenger side looked like when I got the rocker panel off, it was pretty horrible! Then the last picture was pretty resent, from when I finished the driver side. I just have to get a few things on the door. Currently I am replacing the cam and lifters, and working on the floor on the passenger side
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05-06-2013, 12:18 PM | #7 |
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in the first picture, what happened to the bed?
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05-06-2013, 12:27 PM | #8 |
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When my uncle had it he some how hit a mail box, so there was about 3/4" of bondo ontop of the dent. On the otherside its the same way, but on the other side the pickup slid into the ditch on the way out to the mailbox.
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05-07-2013, 09:39 PM | #9 |
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Update time!!
Well today I got the bottom of my driver door patched, and finally picked up my carburator from getting rebuilt by a pro. The next thing is to get my camshaft swap done, but I need to press on the gear. I still have to pickup some random gaskets. After that I have to finish up patching the passenger side. And get her back on the road Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device
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05-06-2013, 08:27 PM | #10 |
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Very cool, I also have my grandfather's 65 that he bought new. It was my grandfather's daily driver until he passed away in 1999. The truck was given to my uncle and I purchased it from him in 2005. I finally have the funds to restore it the way it should be. I'm going to try to get a thread started with pictures on it soon. Look forward to seeing how yours turns out.
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05-08-2013, 12:06 AM | #11 |
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Re: 65' Chevy C10
Welcome aboard! Always very cool to see one that has been in the family since new. Good luck with the restoration, & have fun!
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07-03-2013, 11:51 AM | #12 |
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Re: 65' Chevy C10
I've got an heirloom truck also. It's really neat when you "know" the original owner!
Progress is coming right along too!
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02-22-2014, 10:38 PM | #13 |
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The Shop finally opened up today and I didn't waste any time. Since my last post I have decided to put in a 350 4 bolt with dart heads, intake, and an edelbrock 650 ec 4 barrel. I am getting a 700r4 to put behind it to get decent gas mileage. I am lucky enough to have a dad that accumulates parts so I have many of the little parts here. But tonight I got it halfway torn down, the engine is very close to being pulled out. I did all of it by myself so my back does not like me. The last picture is a new toy I got last week.
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02-22-2014, 11:54 PM | #14 |
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Your coming along nice and fast
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02-23-2014, 09:38 AM | #15 |
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Love the story and the truck. Coming along very nice. I like your plan. I am keeping the little 283 and using a 700R4 also for the mileage.
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02-23-2014, 09:58 AM | #16 |
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Nice work, btw that service manual is quite handy. I got mine on a PDF from a website "detroitiron". I have one for my 61 and 66. Makes it very easy to work with my iPad and some tools in the garage.
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02-23-2014, 10:00 PM | #17 |
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Day 2, I got the engine and transmission pulled today. The cleaned up the frame somewhat, and took off the motor mounts. After that I got my dads plasma cutter and cut out the old transmission cross member. The first picture is just the pickup missing the engine, and the second is me cutting out the trans cross member.
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02-23-2014, 10:22 PM | #18 |
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Git 'r Done!
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_____________________________________________ Phillip My Build threads: 1966 Chevy C-10 "Black Betty" shortbed, fleetside, BBW, 327 V8/ Powerglide (under construction) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=betty 1997 Chevy Tahoe, 2dr/2wd, mild custom (Daily driver) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=601142 Pics: '66 C-10 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjHWD4h9 '97 Tahoe https://flic.kr/s/aHsjGZ7wKP '93 C-1500 https://flic.kr/s/aHskxdpdnQ '88 S-10 Blazer https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYGx4Md Previous Rides: 1993 Chevy S-10 ext. cab, 4.3L, 4/5 drop (Sold) 1993 Chevy C-1500 short/step Retro-Rod (Sold) 1988 S-10 Blazer 2dr/2wd mild custom (Sold) |
02-24-2014, 10:25 PM | #19 |
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Day 3, I spent time on the engine today and did some investigating. I thought that it was just plain on the inside, I guess not. I found out that it has I-beam eagle connecting rods, comp cam, rocker rollers, and I already knew but really nice Dart heads and Intake. I don't know what the horsepower will be but I'm hoping for the 375-400 horsepower range. I was able to also track down a 700r4 at a local junk yard for a 100 bucks. And I am going to pick it up on Wednesday and am going to immediately drop it off at an A1 transmission shop to get rebuilt. Tonight I got the engine painted and a few things put on the top end. The pictures are just of the engine, and the roller rockers.
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02-25-2014, 01:20 PM | #20 |
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Not to sound like a jerk but, I would have restored this truck. You can always find a truck for cheap but you can never find one that has been in your family since new. It is and will be a nice truck but fully restored back to factory original would be better for this truck IMO. By the way nice work on the body!
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02-25-2014, 01:57 PM | #21 |
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Pretty sweet build so far slick!
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02-26-2014, 02:16 AM | #22 |
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I don't know how I missed this thread before.
You're making some nice progress. That is a sweet looking engine. It looks like a fresh build? In what town in Minnesota did your Grandfather live? My family is from Northern Minnesota.
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[QUOTE=Captainfab;6545400]I don't know how I missed this thread before.
You're making some nice progress. That is a sweet looking engine. It looks like a fresh build? In what town in Minnesota did your Grandfather live? My family is from Northern Minnesota.[/QUOTE Yes the engine just came back from the machine shop, and in Perley, MN which is about 20 miles north of the Fargo-Moorhead area. And we still live one the same farm it was brought home to.
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03-02-2014, 02:17 AM | #24 |
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My mom and dad grew up down in the Battle lake area. Then in '92 they moved back, but to Paul Lake outside of Perham.
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03-16-2014, 10:43 PM | #25 |
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Finally got some time in back in the shop, took the front clip apart to fix the rust on the inner fenders and the core support. Got my champion 3 run radiator and a ton of other parts. The trans is at the transmission shop getting rebuilt. I've got pictures of just the engine with different valve covers and fixing the rust on the core support. And also if anyone knows how I can mount this radiator it would be much appreciated.
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