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*1FaastC10* · 04-20-2003, 03:39 AM

here's the 86 C10 i picked up a few weeks ago. i bought it from the original owner, with 114,000 mi on it. air, tilt, and cruise. unfotrunately, its got a 305,700R4, and 2.73 gears. this one will never be a "1FaastC10", but it will get driven like crazy. maybe when the 305 gives up the goose i'll go with a nice mild 383 and some 3.73 gears, to give me a little towing power, as it probably has none now. i had to put a new trans in it, as the stock one didnt have 3rd or 4th gear, and i decided while i was at it, i would go ahead and put a set of headers on it, and dual exhaust. the cap has since been ditched, as will be the wheels. i'm going to run the set of chrome mods i have laying around, for a while, and then i'll get a set of 15 x 8 mods to replace them

*1FaastC10* · 04-20-2003, 03:41 AM

pic 1

*1FaastC10* · 04-20-2003, 03:42 AM

pic2

*1FaastC10* · 04-20-2003, 03:52 AM

pic4

the rust in the rocker panels is just surface rust, so hopefully i can save them. it does need a little attention to the cab corners and the rear quarters

*1FaastC10* · 04-20-2003, 03:57 AM

pic5

here's the stock "power" plant

*1FaastC10* · 04-20-2003, 03:58 AM

heh, i guess i skipped pic 3

ironwood · 04-20-2003, 04:11 AM

I wasn't going to bring up the OBVIOUS but.........
Dave

ironwood · 04-20-2003, 04:14 AM

Hey that is a nice looking truck 10 times better than mine. How much did you pick up that baby for , if you don't mind me asking or did you tell us in a past post.?

MSL · 04-20-2003, 04:24 AM

Hey about sending me those rims.

Good lookin truck.

*1FaastC10* · 04-20-2003, 04:34 AM

$500.00 i was having some problems with my '93 a few weeks back, and jokingly told the shop owner that i was thinking of selling it and buying what i really wanted (an 81-87 Chevy) and he told me he had one out back for sale. i thought about it over the weekend, and got there just in time on Monday morning. they were warming it up and putting the dealer plate on it to take it to the auction. MSL, sorry, they're already spoken for. i need something to roll my C10 around the garage on. thanks for the comliments guys!

bigblock73 · 04-20-2003, 09:36 AM

good looking truck!

Keep us updated with changes.

-Jeff

Cole's 87 · 04-20-2003, 10:29 AM

Pretty clean truck, How long is it going to stay stock before you get the itch to start changing everything

chevy68388 · 04-21-2003, 11:16 AM

hey did u have that down at aspen acers on the friday befor easter if not there was one that looked just like that nice truck

BigRed · 04-21-2003, 12:13 PM

Looks good. I'd like to have something like that to get back and forth to work in so I could finally start to work on my other one.

*1FaastC10* · 04-21-2003, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chevy68388
hey did u have that down at aspen acers on the friday befor easter if not there was one that looked just like that nice truck

nope, it hasnt left my driveway since i brought it home on the 31st. all it needs now is a battery cable, and its ready for a test run. too bad its raining right now, or i'd be working on it.

for all the rest of you, thanks for the compliments. its not really that nice of a truck, but for $500 who can b!tch? maybe one day it'll get some attention.

intrigued · 04-21-2003, 06:54 PM

looks just like mine when i bought it including the shell

my 305 is coming out next month

79BIG10 · 04-21-2003, 11:36 PM

I'm like Scott. I wish I could find one like that to drive while working on mine. Good find.

*1FaastC10* · 04-23-2003, 11:47 AM

as soon as i get this one done, i get to start the bodywork on my '93, so i can sell it.

*rage'nrat638* · 04-23-2003, 03:54 PM

hay i like the paint

*1FaastC10* · 04-24-2003, 04:44 AM

i do too Mark, unfortunately there are too many of them around. im going to do something a little different. i do however like the blue colors. maybe i'll go with an updated monochrome scheme, or something a lil widler. my dad paints Class A motorhomes all day, so he's really good with large graphics. a guy he works with flames anything that paint will stick to. so who knows what i'll end up with.

ElGracho · 04-28-2003, 07:02 PM

I like the paint too....

bpmcgee · 04-28-2003, 09:00 PM

1Fast,

Nice truck! I don't think I've ever noticed that the '86's had a body-colored stripe in the middle of the grill. That stock?

Personally I think that that generation of truck has great looks, and is a good compromise between the old utilitarian trucks and the modern computerized nightmares of today. Too bad there are just too damned many of them around to be collectable!

Some day I'll take some pics of my 75. I have so much fun driving that around and blowing away the little riceburners who think they'll zip out ahead

apstguy · 04-28-2003, 09:11 PM

Not being collectable is good to! Many parts and (compare to new truck parts) cheaper than others.

04-20-2003, 03:39 AM	#1
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	my new ride, WITH PICS!!! here's the 86 C10 i picked up a few weeks ago. i bought it from the original owner, with 114,000 mi on it. air, tilt, and cruise. unfotrunately, its got a 305,700R4, and 2.73 gears. this one will never be a "1FaastC10", but it will get driven like crazy. maybe when the 305 gives up the goose i'll go with a nice mild 383 and some 3.73 gears, to give me a little towing power, as it probably has none now. i had to put a new trans in it, as the stock one didnt have 3rd or 4th gear, and i decided while i was at it, i would go ahead and put a set of headers on it, and dual exhaust. the cap has since been ditched, as will be the wheels. i'm going to run the set of chrome mods i have laying around, for a while, and then i'll get a set of 15 x 8 mods to replace them

04-20-2003, 03:41 AM	#2
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	pic 1 Attached Images

04-20-2003, 03:42 AM	#3
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	pic2 Attached Images

04-20-2003, 03:52 AM	#4
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	pic4 the rust in the rocker panels is just surface rust, so hopefully i can save them. it does need a little attention to the cab corners and the rear quarters Attached Images

04-20-2003, 03:57 AM	#5
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	pic5 here's the stock "power" plant Attached Images

04-20-2003, 03:58 AM	#6
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	heh, i guess i skipped pic 3

04-20-2003, 04:11 AM	#7
ironwood $640 truck// doesn't run Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Buckley,Wa Posts: 122	I wasn't going to bring up the OBVIOUS but......... Dave __________________ 74 C-20 LWB camper special stock350/350 53 Chevy 1/2 ton- in California, where the rust is not. Ready for some LOVE!!!

04-20-2003, 04:14 AM	#8
ironwood $640 truck// doesn't run Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Buckley,Wa Posts: 122	Hey that is a nice looking truck 10 times better than mine. How much did you pick up that baby for , if you don't mind me asking or did you tell us in a past post.? __________________ 74 C-20 LWB camper special stock350/350 53 Chevy 1/2 ton- in California, where the rust is not. Ready for some LOVE!!!

04-20-2003, 04:24 AM	#9
MSL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So.Oregon Posts: 765	Hey about sending me those rims. Good lookin truck.

04-20-2003, 04:34 AM	#10
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	$500.00 i was having some problems with my '93 a few weeks back, and jokingly told the shop owner that i was thinking of selling it and buying what i really wanted (an 81-87 Chevy) and he told me he had one out back for sale. i thought about it over the weekend, and got there just in time on Monday morning. they were warming it up and putting the dealer plate on it to take it to the auction. MSL, sorry, they're already spoken for. i need something to roll my C10 around the garage on. thanks for the comliments guys!

04-20-2003, 09:36 AM	#11
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	good looking truck! Keep us updated with changes. -Jeff

04-20-2003, 10:29 AM	#12
Cole's 87 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 272	Pretty clean truck, How long is it going to stay stock before you get the itch to start changing everything

04-21-2003, 11:16 AM	#13
chevy68388 king $h!t Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: spring valley/ohio/usa Posts: 416	hey did u have that down at aspen acers on the friday befor easter if not there was one that looked just like that nice truck __________________ j dawg the 86 allmost done 357/700r4/lifted 9/dana44 front ten bolt rear/3.73 gears/35s

04-21-2003, 12:13 PM	#14
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Looks good. I'd like to have something like that to get back and forth to work in so I could finally start to work on my other one. __________________ Scott Shelbourne

04-21-2003, 06:54 PM	#16
intrigued Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest missouri Posts: 8	looks just like mine when i bought it including the shell my 305 is coming out next month



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04-21-2003, 11:36 PM	#17
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,775	I'm like Scott. I wish I could find one like that to drive while working on mine. Good find. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

04-23-2003, 11:47 AM	#18
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	as soon as i get this one done, i get to start the bodywork on my '93, so i can sell it.

04-23-2003, 03:54 PM	#19
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	hay i like the paint

04-24-2003, 04:44 AM	#20
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	i do too Mark, unfortunately there are too many of them around. im going to do something a little different. i do however like the blue colors. maybe i'll go with an updated monochrome scheme, or something a lil widler. my dad paints Class A motorhomes all day, so he's really good with large graphics. a guy he works with flames anything that paint will stick to. so who knows what i'll end up with.

04-28-2003, 07:02 PM	#21
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,550	I like the paint too.... __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

04-28-2003, 09:00 PM	#22
bpmcgee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 2,181	1Fast, Nice truck! I don't think I've ever noticed that the '86's had a body-colored stripe in the middle of the grill. That stock? Personally I think that that generation of truck has great looks, and is a good compromise between the old utilitarian trucks and the modern computerized nightmares of today. Too bad there are just too damned many of them around to be collectable! Some day I'll take some pics of my 75. I have so much fun driving that around and blowing away the little riceburners who think they'll zip out ahead

04-28-2003, 09:11 PM	#23
apstguy LED King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,088	Not being collectable is good to! Many parts and (compare to new truck parts) cheaper than others. __________________ Tyler 1985 C10 305 w/ Bowtie OD TH700R4 3.42 LSD 202,000 miles 2006 Ford Focus ZX3 5-speed Stick 2016 Chevy Spark EV Gone: 2002.5 VW GTI 24v VR6 Gone: 2008 VW R32

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