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chevy.c10 · 12-11-2015, 01:29 AM

Hello everyone, i'm 16 years old and this is my first build. I acquired the truck in the past summer after looking at c10 trucks since I was 12 or 13. The truck is a 66 c10 SWB BBW. For some reason the 60's body style has always been my favorite. The plan is to do a frame off restore with the help of my dad and brother, I plan on using the the original colors which are saddle and white, I plan on doing all the paint and body myself. Not sure if if I want to go with and ls platform or the lt/350 style engine yet but I do know I want to put a 5-speed or 6-speed manual. here are a few pictures of my truck and the progress that I have made so far.

**Captainfab** · 12-11-2015, 01:43 AM

Welcome to the forum

It's great to see another '60-'66 truck owner from the younger generation! That looks like a really nice truck as it is.

62stepside longbox · 12-11-2015, 02:22 AM

Looks like a great start.I'll be watching your progress. Good to see another guy my age here! I am 15 and there is another member (tj's chevy) who is 16.

Grizz1963 · 12-11-2015, 02:06 PM

WELCOME

WELCOME

WELCOME

Great to see you younger guys here.

Gives me hope.

You have a lovely looking truck. I will be following your build from over here.

Bomp · 12-11-2015, 05:24 PM

Beautiful truck, Sub'd

TJ's Chevy · 12-11-2015, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Looks like a great start.I'll be watching your progress. Good to see another guy my age here! I am 15 and there is another member (tj's chevy) who is 16.

Hey hey! lol

Nice truck!

**Classic v6 GMC's** · 12-11-2015, 07:50 PM

Nice original truck

pwrbrkpadguy · 12-11-2015, 08:09 PM

Very cool truck, your gonna have a blast restoring it. I'll bet your dad is proud of you! Welcome to the forum! Mike.

flashed · 12-11-2015, 10:05 PM

Welcome ,Im in to see the rest .

Ta2Don · 12-12-2015, 12:49 AM

and welcome aboard…

Good start, I'm in for the ride...

**66ChevyMax** · 12-12-2015, 10:24 AM

Great truck to start with, love the mirrors!

62jimmy · 12-12-2015, 04:17 PM

Man, great looking truck, know any history on it? Looks to be pretty complete and original down to the hubcaps, drool

chevy.c10 · 12-13-2015, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 62jimmy

Man, great looking truck, know any history on it? Looks to be pretty complete and original down to the hubcaps, drool

It is mostly original from what I can tell, inline six (250) mated to a 3 on a tree. The truck came with factory a/c but the previous owner took all of the a/c out, other than that its just a regular old '66 chevy, check out this bumper though.

62jimmy · 12-13-2015, 03:53 AM

That bumper is really sweet, I'd definitely keep that!

Enjoy the time building the truck with your pop, I built my first car, a 72 Nova between the age of 14 and 18 with my Dad, I'm 34 now, still have the car and the memories we made during that time and after will be with me for the rest of my life

chevy.c10 · 12-13-2015, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 62jimmy

That bumper is really sweet, I'd definitely keep that!

Enjoy the time building the truck with your pop, I built my first car, a 72 Nova between the age of 14 and 18 with my Dad, I'm 34 now, still have the car and the memories we made during that time and after will be with me for the rest of my life

For sure, i've already decided that it just needs to stay with the truck.

aggie91 · 12-14-2015, 02:25 PM

Welcome to the forum. Great to see a younger guy on here working on these trucks.

Good looking starting point.

SFTorange · 12-16-2015, 04:18 PM

Welcome from the owner of another '66 Saddle C-10! Check out my build thread if you want some saddle motivation.

SFTorange · 12-16-2015, 04:27 PM

Accidental duplicate post, couldn't figure out how to delete.

chevy.c10 · 12-17-2015, 10:13 PM

Well yesterdays progress, set the bed back on for my mom and she wanted pictures and the smart thing to do is to not fight and just do it, so oh well the best is sitting back the frame for now. Anyways I pulled all the glass from the doors because the doors aren't straight and I intend to make them as straight as I can get them. After I fix the doors I plan on moving to the floor and rockers.

62stepside longbox · 12-17-2015, 10:59 PM

Nice work. When your done are you planning on painting it the original saddle color?

chevy.c10 · 12-17-2015, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Nice work. When your done are you planning on painting it the original saddle color?

Yes sir, at least as of now thats my plan.

chevy.c10 · 12-17-2015, 11:39 PM

As you can see the problem im facing with the doors, they're almost warped I would say. The cancer on the floors are not terrible, glad I caught it at an early stage

Monte's62 · 12-18-2015, 10:33 AM

She is a Beaut!!! Welcome

LT1 Burb · 12-18-2015, 10:51 AM

That thing is unbelievably straight, nice score.

siggyfreud · 12-19-2015, 03:09 AM

Looks like an awesome place to start! Sheesh I remember being 17 joining hotrods.com and being the "young gun." Up until reading some of these threads I still felt like a young gun (I'm 30), but I guess I just aged faster than I thought.

Looking forward to following this build! My vote is for an LS with a T56 behind it.

12-11-2015, 01:29 AM	#1
chevy.c10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Independence, WI Posts: 97	Saddle up 66 c10 Hello everyone, i'm 16 years old and this is my first build. I acquired the truck in the past summer after looking at c10 trucks since I was 12 or 13. The truck is a 66 c10 SWB BBW. For some reason the 60's body style has always been my favorite. The plan is to do a frame off restore with the help of my dad and brother, I plan on using the the original colors which are saddle and white, I plan on doing all the paint and body myself. Not sure if if I want to go with and ls platform or the lt/350 style engine yet but I do know I want to put a 5-speed or 6-speed manual. here are a few pictures of my truck and the progress that I have made so far. Attached Images

12-11-2015, 01:43 AM	#2
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,250	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Welcome to the forum It's great to see another '60-'66 truck owner from the younger generation! That looks like a really nice truck as it is. __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

12-11-2015, 02:22 AM	#3
62stepside longbox Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Kelowna, B.C, Canada Posts: 1,747	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Looks like a great start.I'll be watching your progress. Good to see another guy my age here! I am 15 and there is another member (tj's chevy) who is 16. __________________ Nik...................____ 62 lwb c10 step-side 261 5 spd .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ my build thread. Sending unit solution

12-11-2015, 02:06 PM	#4
Grizz1963 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Rochester, KENT Posts: 10,565	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME Great to see you younger guys here. Gives me hope. You have a lovely looking truck. I will be following your build from over here. __________________ MY BUILD LINK: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...585901]Redneck Express - 1966 C10 Short Fleetside MY USA ROADTRIPS http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...2018-humdinger IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE.

12-11-2015, 05:24 PM	#5
Bomp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: . Posts: 3,104	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Beautiful truck, Sub'd

12-11-2015, 07:50 PM	#7
Classic v6 GMC's Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Arizona from Overland Park Kansas Posts: 3,968	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Nice original truck

12-11-2015, 08:09 PM	#8
pwrbrkpadguy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 301	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Very cool truck, your gonna have a blast restoring it. I'll bet your dad is proud of you! Welcome to the forum! Mike.

12-11-2015, 10:05 PM	#9
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Welcome ,Im in to see the rest .

12-12-2015, 12:49 AM	#10
Ta2Don Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Searcy, AR Posts: 4,203	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 and welcome aboard… Good start, I'm in for the ride... __________________ DON Proverbs 27:17 US Air Force Retarded errr Retired My '65 Stepper Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=533920 My '60 Rusty Patina Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...66#post7402266 My '72 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post7204359 SOLD

12-12-2015, 10:24 AM	#11
66ChevyMax Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wolfforth, Texas Posts: 976	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Great truck to start with, love the mirrors! __________________ Craig 1966 Chevrolet C10 - Supercharged LS3 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 1957 Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop "It makes sence if you don't think about it" Mesquite 1966 C10 - LS3 W/ Air Ride http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4989763

12-12-2015, 04:17 PM	#12
62jimmy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: peoria, il Posts: 112	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Man, great looking truck, know any history on it? Looks to be pretty complete and original down to the hubcaps, drool

12-13-2015, 03:53 AM	#14
62jimmy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: peoria, il Posts: 112	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 That bumper is really sweet, I'd definitely keep that! Enjoy the time building the truck with your pop, I built my first car, a 72 Nova between the age of 14 and 18 with my Dad, I'm 34 now, still have the car and the memories we made during that time and after will be with me for the rest of my life

12-14-2015, 02:25 PM	#16
aggie91 I'm just glad to be here! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 4,788	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Welcome to the forum. Great to see a younger guy on here working on these trucks. Good looking starting point. __________________ Karl 1965 Chevy Stepside(Grandpa's Old Blue) and (July 2015 Shop Build!)(2020, the Saga Continues) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=372424 The LST Challenge: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257 Korbin's 1st Square: "Sunburn" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418618 1985 GMC Sierra: "White Trash", Korbin's 2nd now... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632305 Henry - 1984 Chevrolet, Owen's 1st Square

12-16-2015, 04:18 PM	#17
SFTorange Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 417	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Welcome from the owner of another '66 Saddle C-10! Check out my build thread if you want some saddle motivation. __________________ The Brown Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=437222

12-16-2015, 04:27 PM	#18
SFTorange Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 417	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Accidental duplicate post, couldn't figure out how to delete. __________________ The Brown Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=437222 Last edited by SFTorange; 12-16-2015 at 04:32 PM.



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12-17-2015, 10:13 PM	#19
chevy.c10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Independence, WI Posts: 97	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Well yesterdays progress, set the bed back on for my mom and she wanted pictures and the smart thing to do is to not fight and just do it, so oh well the best is sitting back the frame for now. Anyways I pulled all the glass from the doors because the doors aren't straight and I intend to make them as straight as I can get them. After I fix the doors I plan on moving to the floor and rockers. Attached Images

12-17-2015, 10:59 PM	#20
62stepside longbox Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Kelowna, B.C, Canada Posts: 1,747	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Nice work. When your done are you planning on painting it the original saddle color? __________________ Nik...................____ 62 lwb c10 step-side 261 5 spd .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ my build thread. Sending unit solution

12-17-2015, 11:39 PM	#22
chevy.c10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Independence, WI Posts: 97	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 As you can see the problem im facing with the doors, they're almost warped I would say. The cancer on the floors are not terrible, glad I caught it at an early stage Attached Images

12-18-2015, 10:33 AM	#23
Monte's62 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Dallas Ga Posts: 308	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 She is a Beaut!!! Welcome

12-18-2015, 10:51 AM	#24
LT1 Burb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winchester Oregon, formerly Vancouver BC Posts: 2,949	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 That thing is unbelievably straight, nice score.

12-19-2015, 03:09 AM	#25
siggyfreud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Portland Posts: 1,330	Re: Saddle up 66 c10 Looks like an awesome place to start! Sheesh I remember being 17 joining hotrods.com and being the "young gun." Up until reading some of these threads I still felt like a young gun (I'm 30), but I guess I just aged faster than I thought. Looking forward to following this build! My vote is for an LS with a T56 behind it. __________________ Current Build - Project "Ghost of Poseidon" 72 C10 Pro-touring build Previous Build - 66 GMC Pro-touring build. Sold.

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