New project need help and ideas!!! 68 c10!

[ezslim]

Hey everyone, finally got my account activated, been waiting for so long. Firstly, everybody on this forum has knowledge, skills, and tools to do this stuff. Of the above three i have none. But i love hot rods. I live inthe city i drive a new bmw and im 20!. I have a single garage (unlike most people with big yards here). So for me to build tis truck is hard especially with no experience.

The truck!

I picked up a 68 c10 fleetside for cheap from an old man about an hour drive away. Now whats weird is that it has a small window which means it cannot be a 68? I guess the cab was swapped maybe. The truck doesnt have much rust esp. for a 40 year old truck and it has a 305? engine from 80's firebird i was told............. The gauges are mint! and the interior overall isnt in bad condition. Has edelbrock valve covers ( rusty) and dual cherry bomb exhaust. It need basically full resto. But has potential.

Questions:

1. My bed at htbe ack is like tilted more to one side it seems lifted, is that just bolted down wrong?

2. I want to paint my rusted frame. What prep work? sanding? i wasthinking then rust check primer (to stop rusting) and then rust paint? all cans?


3. I wanan sand this baby down to paint it.. I got a orbital sander that takes round pads with velcro at hte back. What grit do i begin at?? To sand down th paint and some rust... What primer? Do i shoot rust inihibitor before paint?

4. What body filler? i picked up the "original bondo". For holes and rust there is this "patch" bondo makes that u apply over the hole instead of weldign metal... I think thats what ill use since i hav no access to any welding machines.


5. i got it started (wohooo). It will need some work and i want to swap the auto tranny with a Standard. Whcih would fit with a 305 chev engine?

6. Lastly, what color?? Ferrari red? ORANGE (ill attch a pic of the c10 i love), or black??




Please help!.