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Re: Starting my first build - 1966 C10
Some poopy cellphone shots from last night. Still chasing down miscellaneous stuff - like the oil filter mount, starter, blah, blah, blah...
![]() ![]() Need to finish up plumbing the power steering, get a few more fuel fittings to finish the line and setup the brakes. It's a stretch goal, but I'd like to fire it up by next weekend. |
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sounds nice, thanks for the video!! looks good with just the cab on there! how far are your rockers gonna be off the ground 8-10 in.?? i've been cleaning scrapping and painting my inner fenders on weekends here lately just have finished them to update my thread!! once again nice build!!
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I'm hoping the rockers are 6" or 7" off the ground when I get all the weight loaded back on. I was able to keep a flat belly on the truck - and the targeted measurement for the bottom of the frame (under the cab) was 9" when I was "designing" everything. We'll see how things line up - I've been incredibly lucky so far; this is my first project of this magnitude and I sort jumped in with both feet. Hopefully all goes well. ![]() |
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BTW, the exhaust in my video is dual 2.5" pipes (coming off of headers) into Flowmaster Super 44's - then to turn downs that exit at the rear of the truck.
I'm trying to figure out a good way to fit a crossover between the duals before they hit the mufflers and so it stays tucked up in the frame. |
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Scott, You said this was a c 10, if you are going to change out the grille to a C10 let me know, I am looking for a 66 gmc front chrome grille........Kieth 918-446-2245
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As soon as I find that elusive 1960 chevy grille...
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Nice work. That stance will look great on the road or sitting still. All around great job.
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Not much you can really see, but I've been saddled with some real time consuming stuff getting the cab to sit correctly on the frame - namely; having to relieve the firewall in three different spots. Seems it didn't like me moving the engine 1.5" rearward.
![]() Cab is mounted solid, steering shaft is done, brake master cylinder adapter mount done, clutch master mounted, brake lines and proportioning valve done, 3/4 ton front swaybar installed. Tomorrow I hope to get both master cylinders connected to the pedals - then the only thing that'll keep me from driving this thing is the missing milkcrate. ![]() ![]() Last edited by Scot_Douglas; 06-14-2011 at 09:22 AM. |
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All looks good wow that is some snaky steering shaft.
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I really enjoy following this build. Your "make it work" skills are off the chart.
![]() Have you considered a safety cable around the motor mount? Kind of "belt and suspenders" but the only reason I ask is if the motor mount fails, and the engine torques over you may loose your steering. Wide open throttle and no steering = cool video, but not from the drivers perspective. When I was about 5 years old...... ![]() My dad had a motor mount break on a '65 Impala SS. One minute we were sitting at a stop light, the light went green and next thing I know the old man was burning rubber across the intersection Last edited by lakeroadster; 06-14-2011 at 07:52 PM. |
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I paid extra for some fancy-schmancy poly mounts that are supposed to have a positive stop built in. ![]() Funny you mention your dad's Impala story - the EXACT same thing happened to me when I was 17 and had a 66 Fairlane. Talk about something that gets your attention! That's why I went with the motormounts I did. ![]() |
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Sweet! I should have known you were way ahead of me.
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What!?
I don't see it as "way ahead of you", I see it as "great minds think alike". ![]() |
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Brake stuff:
![]() ![]() Rear shock: ![]() New fenders: ![]() And - one thing I'm excited about - trading my GMC grille for a 61 Chevrolet grille: from this: ![]() to this: ![]() I'm going to paint the bezels and inner grille flat white. ![]() A HUGE THANK YOU to Leadfoot Lambert for the swap! |
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Oh ... this is coming right along.
If I can ask ... did you contemplate cutting that #1 tube & raising it up & around the steering shaft instead of the flex joint?? Just thought that would be a more direct shot to the rac. Ratty 46 |
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Ratty,
I certainly did - actually, it was my plan all along - HOWEVER: I wasn't smart enough to take measurements before taking the cab off and removing the steering shaft from the vicinity. ![]() Hindsight being 20/20 - a set of Speedway rams horns or block huggers would allow a much cleaner steering setup. ![]() My excuse? Stainless headers that I don't have to worry about disintegrating under header wrap - all for $5 - something deep inside me wants to make them work out. ![]() Last edited by Scot_Douglas; 06-16-2011 at 07:20 AM. |
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Besides nothing that can't be fixed with couple short pices of stailess tube ant a welder
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I was wondering where you purchased your fenders they seem to fit good. Truck looks good keep up the good work.
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