Sleeper 1970

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About a year ago I was on my way to work and saw this truck. It was titled as a 1970 C10 but had the 71-72 grille and front disc brakes. I was told it came off a farm in North Carolina so I am not sure when the conversion happened.

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Then I found this truck for sale for $1200, and 500 of that was just for the drivetrain. It already had a high hump from the 3 speed that used to be in it and the cab was in much better shape, especially around the windshield.

Truck currently has a mostly stock 350 and a turbo 350. It barely runs and the wiring is hacked but it moves. Since I bought this stepside I have been buying all the parts I can find off craigslist. A mint front clip, a bed, another hood, various pieces of sheetmetal, wheels and some other drivetrain related parts.

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My plans with this truck is to lower it the right way with drop spindles and lowering springs instead of the heated ones it has now. I also want four wheel disc brakes to help stop it. For the drivetrain I'm planning on a standard 350 but with a B&M 144. Transmission will be a T-56. I already have a used blower and transmission. I'm hoping somebody giving the truck a passing glance wont notice some of these parts and will just assume I have another old, slow truck. It will be fun to surprise people at an autocross track and at red lights.

My only hold up so far is the rear frame. I recently sold the bed that came off the truck and saw that its pretty much shot so I'm trying to decide whether or not to go with a Nolimit frame rail set or get a used frame and swap/weld where needed. I'm not sure where to go on this since the front half of my frame is in real good shape and I hate to see any parts from these trucks just get scrapped.
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