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Old 04-19-2014, 07:49 PM   #1
CJR444
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Location: Burbank, CA
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64 C30 Questions - Advice desired...

Hello! New to the community...bought a pretty clean 64 C30. Now I need to know what to do with it. (Drive it! I Know!).

A few naive questions...

It's a C30 so its more heavy duty, correct? What is different? Is this a towing truck?
  • If I want to upgrade this to a daily driver/cruiser, should I have started with a C10? Or is this doable (everything is doable, I Know!)
  • How can I tell what motor it has! (See, I told you, naive. When I look at the LMS catalog it looks like the exhaust manifold might be different from a 283 or a 327. (https://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cbe/full.aspx?Page=31). I need to know because I need the valve cover gasket and it looks like its different depending on the motor. Anyone know if this is true?
  • So these Chevy motors and trannys are all interchangeable huh? Awesome!!! So my buddy is suggesting I go with a 350 and a M21 trans...but I'm wondering if I already have a M21 since I have a 4 speed? All I know is when I drove it home I sure wished it wasn't running such a high RPM at 60 MPH. Suggestions? (Don't drive it at 60 on the fwy?)
  • I need a few items. a Bed would be nice...but I'm in no hurry. What I really want is a pair of 64 "Custom" Chrome Cab placards. Gotta get the most important parts first!
  • I am also curious about lowering this thing a little...and I know nothing about bagging these things...or just standard lowering. Any suggestions?
  • Disc breaks, there has to be a good thread on this. What is a good cheap option for stealing from something in a junkyard and having some good disc brakes?

Hopefully my pictures work. I can handle the small stuff..but this is my first jump into Chevy territory.


Thanks!
Clint
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