Introduction

[scimfish]

Hi all, I have undertaken the task of restoring my grandfather's '71 C20. I am not a gearhead, nor do I have a lot of knowledge about Chevy trucks. Therefore, I will surely ask some bone-headed questions. Please bear with me, I am trying to learn! Now about the truck...it is a '71 C20 with a 250 straight six, 4 speed with granny. I have it almost stripped to the frame, getting it ready to be blasted and painted. But I have a problem; I want to change the rear end to a 3.07 so that I can turn this into a daily driver. I have run into trouble finding a rear end with this gear ratio in my area. I found one recently but it is a six lug. I have a five lug front end to put under it. Question is, if I buy aftermarket C10 ring and pinion will it fit the original 10 bolt stump and axles? If so I can just use the original 8 lug front and rear. Suggestions would be appreciated...