FREE 1974 Chevy C30 3+3 Dually

[dagnabbitt]

Originally Posted by Nick_R_23

Thank you. I found out on the RPO list that this truck is a Cheyenne Super 30, so that explains the wood grain. Are the door panels not reproduced?

To the best of my knowledge the rear ones are not reproduced, no. That's a rare truck you have there I think.

[Nick_R_23]

Better than having to buy the truck to start with and still spend $5k on parts ��

That’s pretty interesting. Apparently the fender emblems are very hard to come by too.

[dagnabbitt]

Originally Posted by Nick_R_23

Apparently the fender emblems are very hard to come by too.

Oh I don't know, seems like a guy just needs a pair of pliers to get a pair.

Would that be a camper special? If so there is a specific cab corner emblem too, I think.

[Nick_R_23]

From my limited research, the emblems should say Cheyenne Super 30, which apparently are rare while the 10’s and 20’s were fairly common.

I *think* it is also a camper special. I thought I saw an emblem on there somewhere, but I’ll have to look it over again to be sure, I know it does say 3+3. I do know it has the weird shock braces between the bed and the cab, and the bed appears to have the correct holes for the factory camper tie down points. The RPO tag calls out camper mirrors as well.

I’m not sure how easy this is to read, but it has “CHEYENNE SUPER EQUIP” in the first circled line, and “DELUXE CAMPER EQUIP” in the second circled one. The only line I can’t read is the bottom one which says “????? COMBINATION” and I think the RPO code starts with a 6.

Edit: This is a 10,000 GVW truck also.

[Shark_13]

Originally Posted by Nick_R_23

Better than having to buy the truck to start with and still spend $5k on parts ��

That’s pretty interesting. Apparently the fender emblems are very hard to come by too.

Completely agree!
It's awesome.

[dagnabbitt]

Originally Posted by Nick_R_23

I *think* it is also a camper special

Yup. I can see where the emblem used to be on one of your pics.



You are missing that emblem, as well as a little teepee above it on the B pillar.

[connorm]

This thread is awesome to see. I recently got a 53 Mercury for $50 and have the same experience. $50 car, $2,500 in parts, and that's without it being road worthy and scoring some great deals along the way. Anyway the wood grain interior is super cool being a C30 Cheyenne Super. Good luck along the way, and I'm in for the progress

[Nick_R_23]

Thanks guys! And yes, that’s probably where I saw the Camper Special part. I do have an extra “band” trim that goes around the cab that I’ll probably use for this truck. I’ll keep an eye out for emblems here and there since I’m missing so many of them. I think someone stripped them on purpose as just about every piece of trim is missing.

[Honest Bob]

Really cool truck!

[jayoldschool]

I think 3D printed Camper Special/tent emblems would be possible. And painted would be ok instead of painted, the "faded silver' of paint would match the patina of the truck.

[Nick_R_23]

Brake day! Front brake hoses had to be ordered and showed up today, so I got those installed.





Painted, bench bled, and installed the new master cylinder.





The very rear brake like was rusted out, so I bent a new one.



New brake lines on the axle, bleeder screws, and center hose.

[jayoldschool]

Nice work on those lines. Love that stuff, bends like butter.

[Nick_R_23]

Thank you. I was mostly excited that I got the bleeders out of the wheel cylinders, I wasn’t too keen on replacing those just yet.

[SCOTI]

Crusty!

[Nick_R_23]

Not a huge amount done today, but I got the brakes bled after chasing a lot of goofy leaks.



Also got the front passenger door put back together, so now the interior is all back together aside from the dash/gauges.

[Nick_R_23]

I got my wheel caps in from Pacific Dually yesterday! Great company to deal with and I highly recommend them. These caps are designed to fit around the lug rings that GM uses.



Wheels mounted on the truck!

[SCOTI]

Those look nice..... Plastic or metal?

[Nick_R_23]

Thanks! Certainly cleans up the ugly lug ring look. They’re all metal.

[Nick_R_23]

Picked up a few more parts this weekend! While the bed sides in this truck aren’t too terrible, the bed floor is GONE. As in, I’m not sure what’s actually holding it to the truck anymore. I found this bed locally that got crushed by a tree on one side, but has a solid floor. I’ll combine the two to make one good bed.



Also picked up a tailgate



And found a full set of camper special cab trim!

[Nick_R_23]

Got the bed stripped down today, the bed floor should be much better than what’s there now!



Taped and painted the tailgate





Cleaned up the band as well



This is the closest paint I could find. Rustoleum Oasis Blue

[6DoF]

there is so much win in this thread!

[Killer Bee]

Originally Posted by 6DoF

there is so much win in this thread!

agreed! I like his style

[Nick_R_23]

Thanks guys!

Finished up on the tailgate today, added in the white body line sections





I think the next step is to get the under hood pressure washed once it gets a little nicer out. Then get the engine and transmission dropped in!