Saddle up 66 c10

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by chevy.c10

I get a chance to look at builds during school a bit but no time to post and I have been following yours, nice job on the cab corners and the fender mod!

Thanks!

[chevy.c10]

Sorry about the no updates for awhile ive been to busy, I will post pictures when I get time tomorrow. Ive been steady sandblasting and sanding the bottom of my cab down to get it ready to be sealed with epoxy primer.

[chevy.c10]

Well its about time but heres what I have for pictures in the first picture you can see how I just flipped my cab on its back by bolting some 4x4's down to the front bed mounts and you can see that the bottom of my cab is stripped and about ready some some epoxy primer and im getting excited to finally see some progress, tough to find time for play when im always working.

[chevy.c10]

Progress, im finally making some progress, last weekend I drove 2 hours there and 2 hours back but was rewarded with a very nice hood for me sorry for the picture I already hung it up because I will attack that another time, only set me back a 100$ bill. Also tonight my and I got some black epoxy primer on the bottom of my cab. Here's some pictures.

[1981_c10]

Originally Posted by chevy.c10

It is mostly original from what I can tell, inline six (250) mated to a 3 on a tree. The truck came with factory a/c but the previous owner took all of the a/c out, other than that its just a regular old '66 chevy, check out this bumper though.

If you are ever wanting to sell that bumper let me know! I am in dallas and that would look awesome on my c10!

[chevy.c10]

Originally Posted by 1981_c10

If you are ever wanting to sell that bumper let me know! I am in dallas and that would look awesome on my c10!

Its something I plan on keeping with the truck but you will be the first to know if I am no longer interested in it.

[Grizz1963]

Looking good.

I flipped my cab onto its back onto a mattress as well.

Worked great.

[chevy.c10]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Looking good.

I flipped my cab onto its back onto a mattress as well.

Worked great.

Thanks, it is pretty easy if you have a couple guys there to help flip it with you because the bare cab is not that heavy. I just used some scrap lumber and that worked well.

[chevy.c10]

Well i'm finally getting back on my thread and giving an update. I have gotten some things knocked out including stripping my inner fenders down to bare metal, painting the front end of my chassis along with (almost finshed) completely rebuilding my front end with replacing new upper and lower ball joints, inner & outer tie-rods, 2 inch drop springs, shocks and and added sway bar. (I don't know if my truck came with a sway bar or not but it currently did not have one so I decided to add one.) Will have the chassis finished by the end of the week then I hope you get my inner fenders in primer and to start stripping down other parts for primer. See below for pictures of the progress.

[chevy.c10]

Been getting some work done. Got the cab stripped down thankfully as some of the spots including the roof on the inside of the cab and the dash. I also started body working it as much as I could after school and whenever I had free time and I have got alot done. Today my brother even helped me spray some primer on it.

[chevy.c10]

More pictures

[chevy.c10]

And more

[Captainfab]

Looks good

[chevy.c10]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Looks good

Thank Captainfab!

[chevy.c10]

Its sure been awhile since i've posted an update but i've been short of time lately. As a highschool senior graduation, graduation parties as well as sports have eaten up my spring. Fortunately I was able to to advance to state in both Track and Field and on the Baseball team. I was able to individually take 2nd place in two events on the track and as a baseball team we were state runner-up. Now that i'm finding more time I wanted to update my thread for those of you who have been wondering what has been happening with my build. This winter my brother and I rebuilt my vortec 350 with an aftermarket comp cam and I got some new parts to finish up the engine. Ive been doing body work as normal. Lastly i've got the transmission mounted in but I need the correct pressure plate and clutch for my t-5. The problem I ran into is that I bought a 14 spline t-5 that is not typically used with a 350 as opposed to the 26 spline and i'm having trouble finding the correct pressure plate and clutch. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[chevy.c10]

Got some parts in primer this weekend.

[northern 85]

Wow you have been busy!!! Nice work!!!

[chevy.c10]

Originally Posted by northern 85

Wow you have been busy!!! Nice work!!!

Thanks! Ive been trying to get a lot done lately.

[chevy.c10]

Got the whole cab scuffed and ready to spray some 2k. Also drilled the holes for the trim in the doors. It went okay you can see I used masking tape and cut out the holes individually with a sharp razor and then I transferred the sheet of tape to the other door and started drilling. Had a few chips but nothing I cant fix.

[chevy.c10]

Got some epoxy and some 2k sprayed. Also started blocking out my doors.

[chevy.c10]

Recently bought a Borg Warner t56 that came out of a 97 Firebird with 47,000 miles on it. It came with the slave cylinder, clutch disc and pressure plate. The problem I ran into while trying to make it work was the shift was to far back towards the seat. As you can see below you can see the mechanism I made. I used a different "ball and socket" and I had from a t5 that had the same bolt pattern ad the front inspection cover on the t56 so I bolted it on there and attached them together and here we go.

[The Rocknrod]

That shifter set up is awesome.

[YellowPatina65]

Just browsed your build...You are doing AWESOME work and have a really cool truck...short wheelbase AND big back window...very cool truck!!!!

[step65]

Truck is looking great. I copied what I found here for the rear shock mounting worked out perfect for me. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451200

I had 4 inch drop but changed to 3" shocks work well for both drops.

[chevy.c10]

Originally Posted by The Rocknrod

That shifter set up is awesome.

It took a little thinking but I think it came out well. I'm considering painting it.