my little brothers first truck..85 c10

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Hi all...thought we could document some of the progress on here. Since im the oldest im looked to by my 5 brothers for stuff lol. Im 28 andJoseph is turning 18 this november and ive been promising him his first truck. What other way than a square?

I was in tye middle of my 4l80e swap for my 85 c20 when I saw this 85 for sale on craigslist. It was in good condition, no rust and a good price. I offered him $1500 for it and he accepted. We towed it home and here it is! 350/350 and who knows what rear.

Well the 350 had a knock so out it went. This is a budget build so I accepted a free 305 used engine. We put a new timing chain in it, oil pump and water pump, gaskets and so on. We are planning on bolting the 350 trans back to it. Might drop it in tomorrow.

Today since my garage is full of another project a 65 c10 I bought a canopy and joe wemt to work hand polishing the body. He also took the seat out and cleaned the interior up. It needs things like window motors, vent window gaskets and a new ignition and door key sets because he lost the keys!!

Anyways like I said its a budget build because my 85 c20 comes first. We plan on dropping it maybe and replacing all the chrome trim. Enjoy the pics!

Craigslist ad



Got it home ready to pull engine







The 305



Today


Buffed the fender







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