Introducing my first C10 project. I'm gonna call her "Toad" in honor of the awesome faded medium olive paint shes wearing, and its my uncles nickname. We found this 1970 C10 sitting in a three sided barn.
After a few hours of tear-down and a quick bath to clear the 1/2 think layer of dust away...
Found a few small areas of rust, but nothing unexpected for a 40+ year old truck.
My plan was for a nice slow build, taking one step at a time and enjoying the truck as I went. The day I picked it up the PO lost the keys and the "running" engine wouldn't start. She also needs a set of tires badly. This build will move faster than I wanted, and I probably wont be driving until fall.
Current plans are to replace the inline 6 and 3 on the tree with a built 383 and a TKO 600 behind it. She'll also be getting 4 wheel disk brakes and the Hotchkis TVS suspension. Check back for updates.
07-22-2013, 04:30 PM
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