Betsy - 1966 C10 Stepside :: A very long-term work in progress

[Laz]

Well, I think it's about time that I make my build thread. Kind of a scary thought, when I think about it. I see so many threads here of people progressing on a daily basis, and I know I won't be able to keep up like that. Add to that, the fact that I've finally put my build thread on a forum that I've lurked on for so long kind of adds a reality to the situation.

On the plus side, though, maybe it'll give me the motivation to more consistently work on my truck.

Anyway -- all that aside, I want to give a brief introduction...

My name is Nick and I am 32 years old. This truck has been in our family for about 25 years, give or take a few years. Suffice to say, I was so young when we got this truck that I don't even remember NOT seeing it. My dad used this truck to haul the race car to the drag strip in order to make money to put food on the table. Lots of history behind this truck.



About 9 or 10 years ago, me and my (now ex-)wife were having some issues and her car was the only vehicle we had, so that Christmas I received the best present I've ever gotten. Very familiar looking keys. Years and years of asking, and she was finally mine.

Fast forward to recent and I have finally, finally, finally started deconstructing the truck. I have grand plans of doing a full rebuild from bottom to top, back to front. Hopefully I am able to follow through with this. Follow-through has always been the biggest problem for me.

This is especially true considering that I have very minimal knowledge of cars. I have changed a rack and pinion setup in my first car, I have worked with brakes and done minor engine work, but nothing on a scale such as this. This is completely new, and scary, territory for me.

I actually started work late last year and have done very minimal since then, so I will be back-dating these updates. From here on out, everything will hopefully be as current as possible. (That is, if I manage to follow through. again, problem area, so I will need some encouraging!) I am a huge computer and video game dork, so going outside actually takes a lot of coercing, haha.


Quick summary of updates!
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August 13, 2012 - Deconstruction officially started! I took off one fender!
October 13, 2012 - Set out to do some more tear down. Took the rusty bed out, the other fender, tail gate, and got the bed off.
July 13, 2013 - After 9 months, decided to go outside. Did more body removal.
August 2, 3013 - Even more body removal. Slow going, but I'm lazy so it's okay.