Hello. Thinking of a 69 C10 Stepside

[Andreas]

Hey all. New member from the other side of the world here. I´ve been driving a K5 Blazer for the last couple of years....well, not so much driving. Mostly rebuilding, sandblasting and adding bondo I got tired of the Blazer and decided I wanted a late 60´s 2wd pickup instead. Found an ad on the internet of a guy selling his 1969 Chevy C10 Stepside. The seller lives kind of far away and I was wondering if you guys can tell me a little bit of these trucks, before I go see it in real life. F.ex what kind of brakes are in the front. Drums or discs? The seller said it had some rust. What are the places to look out for? What rear axle sat in those trucks in 69?

It has a 307 in it now but that has to go in favor for my newly built 406. Specs on it are as follows:

2 bolt 400 block bored .030". 5.7" GM rods connected to Speed Pro 10.1 hypereutic pistons. Moly rings. Fully balanced. Cam was a Xtreme Energy hydraulic 274 which I sold in favor for the new solid Xtreme Energy 274 (ill pick up another 15hp/30 ft.lbs there). Ported 520 (powerpack) heads with 2.02 & 1.6 valves, and yes the heads have steamholes. A Holley 780 vacuum (3310-S) sitting on a Performer RPM. Roller rockerarms. Magnum pushrods. New waterpump. Taylor plugwires. Hedman headers with 1 5/8 primaries and 3" collector.

Speaking of headers. Will my Hedman headers, designed to fit in a K5 Blazer, give me any issues in a 2wd pickup?

Ok, that´s all for now

/Andreas

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[This message has been edited by Andreas (edited May 22, 2002).]