My Build: Home Depot Machine

[baggedbigblock]

I just wanted to start a build thread to keep me motivated on this project.

Here is the quick low down on the truck:
1965 C10 long bed fleet side
350 V8
3-spd manual (that I can't get the clutch unfrozen)

cost me $500

Plans are to keep it a truck, no show paint, no show interior, a little bit of rat rod, a little bit of Kustom, and some aggressive tire and wheel fitment. (No sunken in wheels here). I plan on using it; towing my M3 race car, going to Home Depot for the house, maybe Bed, Bath, and Beyond.......I don't know, I don't know if we will have enough time!

Seriously though here is the breakdown:

Suspension plans:
Modified crossmember
notched rear
dropped spindles and disc breaks
air ride with non fast bags ( i would like a 2 sec min drop rate)

Engine:
black/brass/copper
383 stroker kit
thumpr cam
spintech xl's with x pipe
air gap intake
600 carb
700R4 transmission
copper plated valve covers and air cleaner
polished copper rad top
coolant lines will be hard and copper with flex couplers at mounting points
can I plate a carb???

Exterior:
soda blasted then POR and probably flat black for now
would like to go with flat seafoam green OEM color later
cab to be painted white with heavy flakes and glossy

Interior:
white/black/brass
Tall shifter on the floor
brass knuckle shift nob
flat black dash w pinstriping and brass bottle opener
diamond pleated white vinyl seats

here are some pics. All I have put into this truck is $100 in supplies and labor.

Just brought her home!






some 20 hours later and about 3 weeks









parts ordered. I am going to have the brass knuckles machined and tapped to fit the lokar nostalgia shifter



bottle opener on the dash!




so now I need to get a working transmission in the truck and add some mufflers and then once its moving I will focus on the air ride and disc brakes