1969 C10 Project “Nosejob”

[Bodied67]

Decided to start the year off with a new project so here it is…

My 1969 C10 that I’ve dubbed “nosejob”.

The Bad:
From the pictures you can see that it has what I’m going to say are 67-68 parts on it. The reason I say “parts” is because well im convinced it’s only a 67-68 hood, front grill and maybe fenders? The radiator support has to be a 69+ because the headlights do not fit the bezels (off center, stick out way too far and just don’t fit at all. The bezels themselves are absolutely butchered to even fit) It’s been thrown together to look good from 10 feet but up close the nose has real issues which I plan on addressing down the road.

The cab has typical rust spots on the roof, cab corners, rockers etc. The bottoms of the doors and fenders all have their fair share of bad spots but the bed is surprisingly clean both inside and out which I’m happy about.

The Good:
Mechanically the truck is decent. It has a clean LS swap along with a 4L60, a nice cam and the supporting modifications. There is/was a small leak of some sort somewhere because front crossmember is covered in grease, oil and muck. It appears to have a fresh painless wiring throughout the whole truck as well which is nice. Currently it’s still riding on the factory drums all around which is a bummer, but included in the sale I was given various 5 lug swap parts but not everything id need to complete a full swap (I only got drop spindles, front rotors and calipers. As well as a random 5 lug rear that needs some serious clean up work) I’m almost convinced it’s already sitting on lowering springs too because it seems much more “leveled” than a stock unit, curious to hear some opinions on that.

As for the interior it’s actually very clean, newer carpet, decent seats, headliner and a dash that’s almost 100% complete. Dakota Digital dash, no radio but that’ll come in time. It also came with a black squarebody c10 bench seat but I’m not exactly sure if that’s going to fit without some work, I’m sure one of you guys could help me out with info on that too.

Plans for the truck:
It runs, drives, and stops but I’m definitely going to go through everything and ensure its 100% before I start actually putting any real miles on it. I’d really just like to throw some new wheels on it and enjoy it before I dive head first into the body work. I’m a Autobody Painter by trade and got an amazing crew of body guys around me that will easily bang out the rust repairs but I have to figure out the radiator suppprt issue first and foremost, get it up on a lift, fix any minor issues it may have and go from there. Eventually… full paint and a porterbuilt air-ride chassis would be the main hope and dream but only time will tell.

Let me know what you guys think! I’m excited to dig into this one and bring y’all along for the ride!

[Bodied67]

Interior/Engine

[LockDoc]

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The fenders have to be '68 because the '69 up fenders will not match up to the '67-'68 grille. The '67 fenders do not have marker lights on the sides and the '68 fenders do.

The easy way to tell if the core support is '67-'68 is that the headlight buckets are a separate piece on the '67 & '68's, and the headlight buckets on the '69 up are welded to the core support.

There are some good pictures in this thread, starting with post #8

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200011
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[Bodied67]

Yup. That explains that, definately a 69+ core support!

[1970cstblazer]

Looks like a great start from where I'm sitting.

[Bodied67]

A little bit of polish goes a long way…

Here's a cool 50/50 shot of when i started cutting and polishing the truck the other day. It’s not perfect but damn it put some shine back on this old truck!

Oh and you can also see how funky the headlights look with the wrong core support being used. I can't wait to address that.

[Shifty One]

That's absolutely horrible looking....better send it to me.

[Bodied67]

Originally Posted by Shifty One

That's absolutely horrible looking....better send it to me.

that's gonna be quite the transport bill across the country

[Bodied67]

Scored some dog dishes off marketplace last night. I think these will look way better than whatever ones are on it now. They need alittle love but some elbow grease should clean these old things right up

[dagnabbitt]

That is an awfully nice truck. The PO had a 69 but he really wanted a 68 instead, and he did everything he could to make it happen, is all.

Interesting that he chose to use 69-72 style bucket seats, then. You may want to take some more pics of those buckets, and the brackets that hold them down, and post them. I am curious if those are period correct or just lookalikes. If they are actual C10 buckets, they would be worth several bench seats.

I have so many other questions, like is there a SPID in the glovebox; is that a 5.3 LS or some other; does the frame appear original, etc etc. Excellent starting point for a project.

[raggedjim]

I'm pretty sure you can cut the headlight buckets off of that radiator support and it will allow you to mount the headlights in the proper position.

Nice truck, Rg

[Bodied67]

Small progress is still progress.

Got the new rear bumper on, and wrapped up my dash panel. Radio delete painted, all the missing knobs/bezels, glove box kit and installed all new heat vent piping. Nothing crazy for a few hours in the garage.

[Bodied67]

Ok, somebody help me with why these images are sometimes sideways when uploading from my phone. Do i have to scale these pictures down every time?

[Bodied67]

Originally Posted by dagnabbitt

That is an awfully nice truck. The PO had a 69 but he really wanted a 68 instead, and he did everything he could to make it happen, is all.

Interesting that he chose to use 69-72 style bucket seats, then. You may want to take some more pics of those buckets, and the brackets that hold them down, and post them. I am curious if those are period correct or just lookalikes. If they are actual C10 buckets, they would be worth several bench seats.

I have so many other questions, like is there a SPID in the glovebox; is that a 5.3 LS or some other; does the frame appear original, etc etc. Excellent starting point for a project.

I’m Definately going to do some more research on the seats as I know nothing about them. There is a SPID on the glovebox still intact but it’s very difficult to make out.

As for the motor, fresh aluminum LS1 with a BTR cam paired with a 4L60 and a 3k stall. Haven’t gotten much more info other than that and some photos of when the motor was being assembled.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Bodied67

Ok, somebody help me with why these images are sometimes sideways when uploading from my phone. Do i have to scale these pictures down every time?

I don't take many pictures with my phone but I notice sometimes when I do they show up sideways on the phone. They look fine when you take them but when you actually open them up they are rotated. I transfer any pictures I take with the phone to my desktop PC and post them all from there. I size all of my pictures down to 1150 pixels wide in Photoshop on the PC. Old school I know but I never have any post up sideways or upside down.

There are some threads on here about correcting the picture problem if you search for them.

[Shifty One]

Originally Posted by Bodied67

that's gonna be quite the transport bill across the country

I'd figure a way...