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09-12-2023, 01:32 AM
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1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Pretty excited about this one. Figured I would get a thread going on this one. She pretty much fell onto my lap. I called my buddy one day to ask about a favor on a marketplace deal in his town. Deal fell thru but in our conversation he was telling me he was picking up a clean 72. He sent a couple pics. Right away I asked "want to sell it" He said yea maybe.. he sent me some pics the seller sent him.. after seeing them I could tell the truck was in pretty good shape.
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09-12-2023, 01:38 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Next day he sent me some more pics, after I seen them I was like yea, I got to have this. We talked price and agreed on a deal.
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09-12-2023, 01:47 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
A few days later me and my son were on our way to Tyler, Tx. After seeing the truck in person, I was was pretty happy to see that the rust was very minimal. Passenger side rocker and cab corner needed to be replaced as well as a small section of the floor pan by the rockers. That was it. It had some great patina. Even though I wasn't a fan of long beds, I knew this truck was a solid candidate for a shortbed conversion. We loaded up in near triple digit heat and headed back south to Houston.
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09-12-2023, 02:03 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
I dropped it off at my parents house cause I needed to make room at my house and I needed to sell another 72 longbed that I had been holding on to before I started wrenching on it. But I did throw on some clean rally's with whitewalls and I cleaned out the bed. It looked good I must say. It had the Window cover which I thought was pretty cool so I put it on the windshield.
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09-12-2023, 02:09 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
A couple weeks went by, I finally sold this other 72 longbed I had. First thing I did was set an Appt with Mr. Esparza to get the bed cut down. The very next week I went to pick up Betty for her appointment. I pulled the camper shell off. I was happy to see that the top of the bedsides were not rusted out
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09-12-2023, 02:12 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Mr. Esparza does not waste any time, the very next week I was getting update pics. A few days later and she was ready to be picked up.
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09-12-2023, 01:40 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Story on the truck was that it had been at a mechanic shop for several years, Owner got tired of it and sold it to the mechanic. Mechanic didn't do anything with it so he sold it as well.
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09-12-2023, 02:38 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Next order of business is to get it running. The wiring looks like a rats nest so hopefully its not too bad. We will see.
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09-14-2023, 11:39 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Do you have a picture of the steel bed floor chop? The bedsides look super clean
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09-27-2023, 05:16 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
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09-27-2023, 05:20 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Not much updating... been busy with Family and work.. I started to disassemble the core support to pull the Engine.. It needed it.. the Core support bushings had seen better days.
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09-27-2023, 05:24 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Future plans???
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10-08-2023, 12:27 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
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10-03-2023, 10:42 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Oh yeah this is looking sweet, looking forward to seeing this build.
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10-08-2023, 12:28 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
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11-07-2023, 09:14 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Never seen a bed shortend in that manner before .. Keep up the good work...
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GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKSMEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P.. |
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01-27-2024, 03:35 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Sorry for the delay.. with the holidays and work.. I really slowed down on posting. I pulled the engine before Xmas to get the front frame section cleaned up. and rebuild the engine.
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01-27-2024, 03:36 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
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01-27-2024, 03:38 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Now that the engine was out the way.. I pulled the front suspension off.
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01-27-2024, 03:43 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Cleaned up and dirt and grime.. Prepping it for the POR 15 Top Coat Paint.. I like using the top coat. Its much easier to lay down and touch up.. plus its pretty good against oil and grease. This isnt a show truck, just a nice daily so upkeep wont be so bad
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01-27-2024, 03:49 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
I used the Gloss black.. not sure how i feel about it.. I may change it over to semi gloss..
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01-28-2024, 11:12 PM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Nice work, I also have never seen the bedsides shortened like that but it makes sense.
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02-01-2024, 05:47 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
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03-02-2024, 02:34 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
Been awhile.. Got some update pics from the Body man..
Firewall is gonna look good!
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03-02-2024, 02:42 AM
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Re: 1972 C10 Cheyenne "Betty"
More update pics.... these are ugly but glad we found it..
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