1967 Stepside small window

[pbjsammich]

About a year ago I purchased a 1971 C10 stepside that I planned to build into a little weekend cruiser. About a month into it (getting it running and driving and a little clean up) my wife and I decided to purchase a foreclosure. Fast forward to now, old greenie hadn't gotten any attention short of a few drives here and there.

After finally getting the house in order, I got back in my garage. I decided to check out craigslist for some local parts and low and behold I stumble on this 67 stepside. Truck already had been bagged and appeared to be pretty clean in the photos. My wife approved the color, so off I went. 2 weeks later the owner accepted my offer.






Truck runs, but barely. Still the straight six (250). I have a sbc standing by and just placed a summit order for the parts I need for the swap. For the time being I'll keep the 3 speed.

Appears it was "restored" a few years back. Previous owner had moved about 1.5 years ago and it had sat outside since then. Paint is still in OK shape but sunbaked/hazy. I claybarred it this past weekend and went to work on the paint correction. I'll post up pics when I'm finished. Pics above are from the CL ad. Not sure if they were taken long ago or they just didn't capture the paint flaws.

Swapped out my wheels/tires from the 71 (steelies w/poverty caps). Plan to paint the wheels black and throw on some white wall tires.

Priority is to get it running and driving. Front end feels a little loose so I think some new bushings and ball joints are in order. From there I'll start to attack getting it lower (notch and spindles).

Plan to go on the Hot Rod Power Tour this year. Gotta make my decision by end of September if this or my 72 Monte will take the trip.