'65 C10 LWB Stepside. Just bought it.

[tonymunn]

Hello. I'm the new guy. Been lurking here for months. I finally decided to join since I purchased a 1965 C10 stepside this past weekend. It is in pretty good shape. There's rust in the usual places but not a lot of it. It has the 230ci, 3 on the tree with overdrive that works. It drives better than my '69 C10 w/ 327. Everything works but needs work to work better. The brake and turn signal lights are intermittent. The fan motor blows but sounds like a bearing is shot at high speeds. The shift linkage like my '69 can leave you stuck in a gear usually 1st or third. Windshield is cracked the wood in the bed looks to be the original and is currently covered with 2 sheets of flaky fiber board. If you bounce the suspension, prepare for it to keep on bouncing. The gunk on the engine is about 1/4" thick but, the engine starts with a turn of the key. My wife love it. Just getting started. I have more time than money and not a lot of time. My progress will be slow and limited to things I can do with what I have. I will be sanding and priming surface rust to make it less of and eyesore. I have no idea what path I am going to take in fixing this up. Time and this forum will guide me.