My 1966 C10 SWB Fleet Build (Stacy)

[morethanstock66]

After Buying


Tear down for wiring and checking body..

[timmytimm3]

Looks like a great truck to start with! I'll be following along

[morethanstock66]

Thanks, it'll be some work, but I have some big plans for it.

Found this on the inside


With problems underneath... Needless to say pans and rockers on the way from Top Banana!






While the interior is out, I thought I would take apart the gauge cluster and refurbish it.. Hopefully more to come soon

[TJ's Chevy]

Cool truck! I like it! Looks like a great start!

[morethanstock66]

I've been busy due to work. I have a couple long nights and weekends ahead of me. Just taking my time and trying to do it right the first time. I'll have more progress and pics soon

[morethanstock66]

Patched wheel yesterday.




Cutting out cancer today and tomorrow.

[Xeen]

Nice truck to start with, I'm not really a "green guy" but that dark green looks really nice I think it would grow on me.
Any progress lately?

[morethanstock66]

I just realized I had not posted any status updates in a year, I am terrible. I have been busy working and scraping by to fix things on the old girl. Here are some updates, all after the fact of course.


Picking up where I left off, I took her to get floors done.

This is today, and very dirty, but very solid, and reasonable, as I can not weld well.

[morethanstock66]

[morethanstock66]

Next, I had to replace the fuel tank, I was having leaking from the filler neck on the inside, and from the sending unit. So it had to go, hence the new one.



Look at the old plastic neck vs. the new metal one.



New sending unit. "one more 1/4 turn.... SNAP!" New broken brass fitting. I sweat off the old HD brass fitting and soldered it back on, no leaks.

[morethanstock66]

Did I mention the old neck had a galvanized chain link gate tube as part of the neck? Who does this?! No wonder it took forever to fill at the pump.

[morethanstock66]

One of my cartage drivers a work has a brother with an upholstery shop. So I had my old seat stripped, re-padded (with some extra foam), and covered in black fabric with black piping. For some reason it looks brown in the light though...



Put it in.



Started it up to leave work one day and broke by spring return bracket, had to southern-engineer one to get home. I drove very slow haha



Ordered a new bracket and put it on, much more reliable

[morethanstock66]

I replaced an old NOS energy drink bottle with a new overflow tank, a little less spillage I think.



You can't really see it, due to heat shielding, but I put in a new higher compression starter so it turns over instantly. Can't beat Powermaster in my opinion.



Leaking fuel pump had to go, new one installed last month.



I routed new fuel lines while I was at it, Instead of a filter between the water pump and timing cover, now my big 'ol hands can change it with ease.

[morethanstock66]

After I had a mech. oil pressure line leak on the ride home and blow out two weeks ago, I have been limited down to two working gauges. Only the speedo/odometer and head temp. Dangerous I know.



So I got some new ones in this week and will be putting them in soon! I'm so excited.

[morethanstock66]

So, driving to work yesterday, I heard and felt a huge snap coming from the front passenger side wheel area. Truck was still driving and braking. But the stance had dramatically changed.


Turns out it was a broken coil spring. I got new shocks in and have new springs on the way for a 2"/3" drop, just a little lower with a slight rake. I will post pictures when they are in.

[scuderia]

Originally Posted by morethanstock66

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So, driving to work yesterday, I heard and felt a huge snap coming from the front passenger side wheel area. Truck was still driving and braking. But the stance had dramatically changed.

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Turns out it was a broken coil spring. I got new shocks in and have new springs on the way for a 2"/3" drop, just a little lower with a slight rake. I will post pictures when they are in.

Also thinking of a 2/3 drop for mine. Which springs and shocks are you going with? Will stock length shocks work with 2/3? thanks

[morethanstock66]

Originally Posted by scuderia

Also thinking of a 2/3 drop for mine. Which springs and shocks are you going with? Will stock length shocks work with 2/3? thanks

I thought about it with the old suspension in mind, OE springs with new shocks works. OE springs will sag over the course of 49 yrs. So I sort of gambled with it. Turns out they work, and work well. I used CPP 2/3 drop springs, with OE length shocks.



Here is the new front shock and spring.



New rear shock and spring

[Clyde65]

Sweet progress neighbor! ill be following!

[CRGRS 66]

Nice 66 brother! I like that you are driving it while you making your improvements.

[morethanstock66]

Thanks guys! She is my daily driver, so my tweaks are usually a lot of little steps instead of doing big projects all at once.

[morethanstock66]

So the old spring actually broke in two places. The broken part equaled 2 full coils.



CPP 2"/3" drop springs, OE length local parts house shocks, OE a-arms and trailing arms.



I may play with the stance in the future.. but right now, I am satisfied.

[scuderia]

Originally Posted by morethanstock66

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So the old spring actually broke in two places. The broken part equaled 2 full coils.

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CPP 2"/3" drop springs, OE length local parts house shocks, OE a-arms and trailing arms.

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I may play with the stance in the future.. but right now, I am satisfied.

How's the ride? What brand shocks?

[morethanstock66]

Originally Posted by scuderia

How's the ride? What brand shocks?

The shocks are Gabriel Ultras, you can get from Autozone, O'reilly's, ect. The ride is a lot more responsive, I get less body roll, even without sway bars. As for suspension travel, it is shortened, so it does ride a little bit more rough, so there is a little trade off. Shock relocator brackets would help with this a bit, but, I was trying to do this on a little less expensively and quickly. I do not find it to be bad, though. I feel more aerodynamic haha

[morethanstock66]

So, about a week and a half ago, I finally got around to pulling the old dash and trying to put in the new one.


Old set out.


Then the wiring began..


About this time you start to think that it may be a bad idea with work the next day haha


Getting everything up and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel

[morethanstock66]

I was going to upload a video of me starting it and everything working, but the conversion process from .mp4 to an approved file type made it look like garbage. So, here is a quick pick of it in, as of five minutes ago