Project “Blue Bomb” (rebirth of a 1970 c30)

[68bowtie]

Not a problem! Looking forward to seeing how yours goes, and how you do things differently. My dad used to say a 'smart' man learns from his mistakes, but a 'wise' man learns from someone else's mistakes...

[LT7A]

Saw your new project and wanted to check this one out. Very cool. I really like how you preserved so much of the original truck.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by CG

I believe when you first got this C30 I had one too. I actually had a ton of different 67-72 projects. I decided after I turned 60 this was ridiculous, even though I feel like I have plenty of fun buying, trading, and never really caring too much if I ever have something finished. I cleaned house anyway and the C30 also went bye bye.

I keep coming back to your thread though (stupid me lol). Today I went to the fellas house (don't worry I wore a mask ha!) and made the deal to get my ol C30 back. Didn't even take any arm twisting on his part. Its weird times for everyone, especially for a lot of us that only play with trucks for a hobby

I hope to have it home in a couple of weeks. When I owned it I over planned it. Wanted to paint it. Wanted a dump bed ... Blah blah. Now Im going to keep it white. Patch the walk through. Give it a tune up, a carb rebuild, a water pump, and fix the exhaust leak.

I want to do the flat bed pretty close to the way you did yours. I am going to stay with the 16 inch wheels though. I need to buy a new seat cover, dark olive Cheyenne Super. I sold mine when I sold everything off.

1971 Cheyenne Super C30 157" wb, 402, auto, dual batteries, cab lights, factory cruise, and a cool compass on the dash board


Oh, and thanks for the excellent side shot!

Howdy neighbor, did you get yours back yet? Any pictures of the reunion? Gonna do a build thread for us? I agree with your comment about over-planning. It is easy to get so caught up in ideas that the project gets stuck. 68bowtie did a great job showing how to keep it relatively simple and keep it moving - well done build and thread.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Excellent rig all the way around, wow. All the black looks great with dark blue. The hood was a great choice.

[Racer2172]

Nice truck, great work start to finish

[68bowtie]

Thanks guys. I just bought an original paint lwb in the same year and color as this, so I’m looking forward to another refresh.

[dec010974]

@68bowtie awesome build.

[Arnulfo]

Beautiful truck! To have done such a fine job with an angle grinder as your main cutting tool is phenomenal! You’re a natural at metal fabbing. Curious about the blue cab lights being you live in cali as do i. Its my understanding that it is illegal in this state to have red or blue lights that face forward due to the fact that law enforcement uses those colors on their vehicles for stopping people. Wondering if the law man has given you any problems about that. Was also wondering what gage steel you used to make the piece that has the tail lights mounted to it. The one you welded between the frame rails. Looks like the same thickness as the frame rails.How did you bend it? Thanks for sharing the knowledge

[68bowtie]

Thanks for the compliments.

I dug through the DMV code and online and couldn’t find any clear evidence it was illegal in this application of the blue marker lights. I always thought if I got pulled over and informed I was incorrect, I’d swap them out.

That tail lamp channel piece was actually part of the frame extension for the camper that I cut off and repurposed.

[Arnulfo]

Originally Posted by 68bowtie

Thanks for the compliments.

I dug through the DMV code and online and couldn’t find any clear evidence it was illegal in this application of the blue marker lights. I always thought if I got pulled over and informed I was incorrect, I’d swap them out.

That tail lamp channel piece was actually part of the frame extension for the camper that I cut off and repurposed.

Cool ,thnx for response !

[Micmac]

Hey Guys, I have owned a '63 C-10 for decades. It's off for paint right now after much dinero in upgrades. That being almost done I took the plunge and bought a '70 C-10 Dump truck. I'm heading down to WV to get it Thursday. I will take a photo when I get it back up to Maine. One thing I do need if anyone has a line on one is the emblem on the grill with "Chevrolet" on it. Any info one where I could get one would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Pete