Frosty's 1976 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe C10 (project page)

[FrostyTheSnowman]

New 80's mirrors and official Chevrolet vanity plates

[FrostyTheSnowman]

A few new changes lately, I wired up the 4-pin trailer hitch plug mounted next to the license plate on the rear bumper, cleaned up the old mirror mount holes in the door with chrome metal plugs, got a new chrome receiver hitch cover, and replaced the plastic black caps on my rally wheels with some really clean 90's chrome caps (required special order double-threaded lug nuts to mount).

[FrostyTheSnowman]

More updates... installed some new 'heavy-duty' springs to correct the front-end sag (original 35+ year old coil springs) and stiffen up the rear-end for towing, which ended up lifting the truck almost 2" due to the extra coil in front and extra leaf in back.

Also dropped the rear euro tail lights in favor of some brand-new stock tail lights.

[FrostyTheSnowman]

New stock tail lights

[Dieselholic92]

Looks good! I like the stereo and carpet in the back

[FrostyTheSnowman]

Update 8/3/2012:

I6 250 head cracked as of 6/10/2012... intake/exhaust/head were all integrated, replacements were cost-prohibitive and were not worth it... rebuilding this engine did not make sense due to rarity and cost.

Instead I decided to drop in a slightly used (8,000mi on the clock) GM Goodwrench Stage 1 Crate V8 350 (5.7L), with new exhaust and new clutch kit.

Engine was purchased by another person and used on a '78 4x4 Silverado for about 6 months until the transmission died, owner decided to sell the engine at a $600 loss to me (compared to new price) and parted out the entire truck instead of replacing/rebuilding the transmission and rear-end.

List of new parts:

GM Goodwrench Stage 1 V8 350 (5.7L, 4-bolt main)
Edelbrock 1406 600CFM Carburetor
Edelbrock Performer Intake
Hooker Competition Long-tube Oval-port Headers (2.5" outlet)
Dual Magnaflow Exhaust (2.5" all the way through, mandrel-bent)
New Heavy-Duty Clutch Kit
GM 3-core Radiator
GM HEI Distributor
Omni-Spark Wires
AC/Delco Spark Plugs
New Fuel Filter
New Fuel Pump
Mr. Gasket Chrome Differential Cover
Set of (4) Firestone Transforce A/T 235/75R15 tires

Engine is dropped in and running like brand-new, tires break easily in first and second gear

Engine gets about 18MPG freeway with 4-speed manual transmission and 4.10 gears.

Complete picture timeline below:

NOTE: Headers shown in early pictures are Flowmasters that did not fit my 4x2 frame, they have since been replaced by Hooker long tubes.

NOTE 2: Engine was matte black when purchased, I painted the engine Chevy orange with gloss black accessories before dropping into the truck.

[mauvaz13]

Originally Posted by FrostyTheSnowman

New chrome windshield visor

I need to know where you got that visor from and the maker of it.Any help would be much appreciated.

[FrostyTheSnowman]

Originally Posted by mauvaz13

I need to know where you got that visor from and the maker of it.Any help would be much appreciated.

I pulled the visor from a 1978 C60 box truck, unfortunately I do not know the original manufacturer.

I decided to pull it off my truck due to the wind drag, but I would be willing to send it to you for free if you were willing to cover shipping costs.

[mauvaz13]

Originally Posted by FrostyTheSnowman

I pulled the visor from a 1978 C60 box truck, unfortunately I do not know the original manufacturer.

I decided to pull it off my truck due to the wind drag, but I would be willing to send it to you for free if you were willing to cover shipping costs.

Hey Frosty, Sorry for taking so long to get back to you I have been very busy lately. I am still interested in the visor if you still have it. If you could give me a price on the shipping we could go from there. Hit me back up here or at Mauvaz13@hotmail.com Thanks frosty.