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Sgt.Booya · 05-13-2006, 08:08 PM

Hi Gang,

What a great site and a true testament to what awesome trucks the 67-72 Chevy Trucks are. (and apparently awesome/helpful owners too)

I've loved these trucks ever since I was a kid when I'd sit on top of my Dad's 1970 Chev C10 truck with my freinds as boys and we'd pretend to be driving to some type of dilemma where we'd save the day!!

Well my Dad's truck is long gone now. (Probably beer cans by now with the salt and corrosion we get up here in Canada). For years I've been throwing around the idea of bringing one of these trucks back to life. I finally made the plunge, and on our 11th anniversary my wife and I went for a trip to Maine, USA to pick my new truck up. (Well you know how the 1st Anniversary is Paper and the 2nd is Cotton.........wells boys it seems the 11th is short box chevy's!!!!!!!!!!!

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Here's the scoop on the truck:

1970 Chev C10 SWB Fleetside

Body
Blue paint badly blistered and peeling
Lots of mud in spots but overall appears fairly solid
The rockers, firewall, and under cab supports have major rust problems.(see below)
Wood bed that needs replaced or refurbished

Suspension
No PS and PB
Cracked frame in the rear with some rough patch work.
I can see daylight through the shocks..

Motor
250 CID "Fireball" Six.....Sweet! (Not)
Don't worry that will get rectified

Plans
I don't have a huge wad of cash I can throw at it so I'll have to do most of the work myself and little by little. It will be a long term thing but I hope to get it fixed up enough to be a daily driver for now.

Not sure which way to go because I really like them both. Either I'll,
1) "pimp it out" lowered with a crazy engine, paint job, big rims/tires or
2) Keep it fairly stock looking with a crazy engine and paint job.

Anyway, I'll try and post a few PICs here so you can see my starting point.

Ps: I can't believe this site exists! It rocks!! It has so many tips and information for neebees like me. Thank you guys, keep it up.

I'll try posting pics...hope this works:

05-13-2006, 08:08 PM	#1
Sgt.Booya Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 75	And it begins....Here is my starting point Hi Gang, What a great site and a true testament to what awesome trucks the 67-72 Chevy Trucks are. (and apparently awesome/helpful owners too) I've loved these trucks ever since I was a kid when I'd sit on top of my Dad's 1970 Chev C10 truck with my freinds as boys and we'd pretend to be driving to some type of dilemma where we'd save the day!! Well my Dad's truck is long gone now. (Probably beer cans by now with the salt and corrosion we get up here in Canada). For years I've been throwing around the idea of bringing one of these trucks back to life. I finally made the plunge, and on our 11th anniversary my wife and I went for a trip to Maine, USA to pick my new truck up. (Well you know how the 1st Anniversary is Paper and the 2nd is Cotton.........wells boys it seems the 11th is short box chevy's!!!!!!!!!!! ) Here's the scoop on the truck: 1970 Chev C10 SWB Fleetside Body Blue paint badly blistered and peeling Lots of mud in spots but overall appears fairly solid The rockers, firewall, and under cab supports have major rust problems.(see below) Wood bed that needs replaced or refurbished Suspension No PS and PB Cracked frame in the rear with some rough patch work. I can see daylight through the shocks.. Motor 250 CID "Fireball" Six.....Sweet! (Not) Don't worry that will get rectified Plans I don't have a huge wad of cash I can throw at it so I'll have to do most of the work myself and little by little. It will be a long term thing but I hope to get it fixed up enough to be a daily driver for now. Not sure which way to go because I really like them both. Either I'll, 1) "pimp it out" lowered with a crazy engine, paint job, big rims/tires or 2) Keep it fairly stock looking with a crazy engine and paint job. Anyway, I'll try and post a few PICs here so you can see my starting point. Ps: I can't believe this site exists! It rocks!! It has so many tips and information for neebees like me. Thank you guys, keep it up. I'll try posting pics...hope this works: __________________ If you keep and open mind you never know what might drop in. 1970 Chev C10 SWB, "250 turbo thrift"



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