New to vintage trucks. Tons of questions. Yes, I searched.

[Low & Slow]

After years of playing in all different arenas of autos I have finally stumbled upon a reasonable deal on classic pickup. After classic muscle, V8 swapped mazdas, cafe racers, and lifted jeeps the last frontier is a classic pickup.

A friend of mine had a 67 C-10 longbed with a swapped in 305 and Turbo 350 tranny that he was looking to get rid of for $900. I couldn't resist. The body mounts have all been replaced, frame is rot free, motor strong, and besides the doors and bed the panels look pretty rust free. For that price I think I did pretty good. Seeing as I just graduated, the truck is a little present to myself for finishing med school

After some brief searching online I found several options as to lowering her. Because I will also be using the pickup to transport my bikes and the occasional lumber load I am not looking for anything more than a 3/4 or 4/6 drop. Being the first truck I have ever lowered I wanted to check with you guys and make sure my proposed plan would be safe and adequate.

I was looking at a set of lowering spindles for the front with new shocks/ lower springs and some lowering blocks in the rear. I have heard that 4" is the most you can go with lowering blocks. Is this correct? I also some some discussion of leaf lowering brackets combined with junkyard leafs salvaged from other trucks to lower the rear. What would my safest bet be? Blocks or brackets? Stock or Junkyard leafs?

Also, I happen to have a set of vortec heads which came on a 305 which I swapped into a car years ago in the garage. What all is involved in swapping the factory units for vortec heads? Is a new cam needed?

Thanks a ton guys!!!!!!
I can't wait to tear into the project full steam.




Yes, the Master cylinder has been replaced.