My '63 C10 "I'd rather be driving" Project

[TJ's Chevy]

Hope the BBW change out goes well....don't cut yerself. lol

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

that was beer right?

Haha. I'm pretty sure that's what the label said.

I took a gander at the build threads you suggested, but I'm not keen on removing my roof panel. I don't feel I'm a good enough bodyman to do that kind of work. At least not yet.

[semihippie]

Following this thread closely while I hunt for my own some day. Really looking forward to the T-56 swap if you use it. That's what I want to put in my invisible truck that I've yet to own.

[65sub]

Just love finding hidden surprises

[CRGRS 66]

Johnny boy, you picked a great time to go south, -24C this morning, with a feels like of -38C, for those who speak farenheit that is -11F, feels like -36F

Safe travels see you when you get home.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Originally Posted by 65sub

Just love finding hidden surprises

Ha! I can do without those kind of surprises.

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

for those who speak farenheit that is -11F, feels like -36F

Yeah, it was about that cool in Wytheville, VA last night. Kind of a crappy drive thru the mountains this morning. It snowed steadily, but no accumulation to speak of. Just greasy enough to cause problems. We saw quite a few bent vehicles. We're holed-up in Erie for the night, after having stopped at Summit to pick up a couple new bumpers. Home tomorrow...yay!

Originally Posted by cheessee

Oops a lil late on that post lol

Better late than never.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

It's been a while...

I finally got around to patching my gas pedal area of the floor. After drilling out all the spot welds, I removed the front hump section, then banged a patch out of 18 gauge. I had to put a couple slits in it to get it to bend.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Once that was done, I welded in the new front section of the hump. I had clearance issues over the T5 with the original hump. Before tacking the new one in place, I assembled both pieces then gently lifted from underneath with a floor jack. I t worked great. After welding in the new hump, I have about 3/8" of clearance without trimming anything.

I'll need to get a 60-63 Gas Pedal now that I have somewhere to mount it.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

I took a mini vacation to Niagara Falls NY to pick up the parts I'd ordered from CPP... Grand Slam kit and Sway Bars

I took advantage of their free shipping promo on Presidents Day weekend, then I was lucky to not be charged any taxes crossing the border back into Canada. Saved me a bunch of $$$

[Greg63]

Congratulations on your 29th - my wife and I just celebrated our 28th in late August.
Greg.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Thanks mooseknuckles!


Thanks Greg63... and congrats to you too. We must be doing something right. It's that old saying..."Happy wife, happy life".

[Greg63]

Originally Posted by Johnny_Lamebridge

Thanks mooseknuckles!


Thanks Greg63... and congrats to you too. We must be doing something right. It's that old saying..."Happy wife, happy life".

[4mulaSvaliant]

Nice looking truck man! I like all your solutions. Always nice to see a custom solution pulled off well! Ill be watching.

[CRGRS 66]

Nice job on the licence plate bracket! Congrats, that woman deserves some kind of reward!

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Originally Posted by 4mulaSvaliant

Nice looking truck man! I like all your solutions. Always nice to see a custom solution pulled off well! Ill be watching.

Thanks, but my truck looks better in the pics than it does up close. It has a real amateur paint job that really needs to be re-done. Lots of dents and dings, but pretty solid.

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Nice job on the licence plate bracket! Congrats, that woman deserves some kind of reward!

Thanks for the congrats. Reward? Just don't tell her that!

[lower50's]

Stop being modest John your truck looks great up close, dents and dings and character.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Hello, and I hope everyone had a good Christmas! After a long hiatus, I'm getting a little bit done on my C10.

After a very busy few days at home with lots of family visiting, I've whisked my wife off to a "romantic" night away. I'm camped out at a Fairfield Suites beside the Buffalo NY airport. Don't tell my wife, but the over-nighter was just a ploy to get some after-xmas deals at Harbor Freight, and what ever else I can find.

In the past few days, I finally got around to disconnecting and discarding my voltage regulator. I followed Sharps40's detailed instructions here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=599559

Junk...

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Another thing In haven't gotten around to doing is to reduce the brake pedal leverage since converting to Power Brakes. Pretty touchy, it is.

I was very impressed with how Chevyrestoguy dealt with the misalignment of the pedal pushrod, starting with post #324 here... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...446527&page=13

I spent a couple hours in the woods looking for and retrieving a pedal assembly to pillage for my "bellcrank" mod. After getting it home and dismantling it, I took a look under my dash and realized that I may not have enough room !
I flush-mounted my master/booster, so it sits back a few inches more than normal. Oh well, I'll see what I can figure out when I get back to it.

[65sub]

Happy New Year John. Good to see some progress

[ibrown50]

Happy New year John, I have a the same brake pedal lever problem so the link was really helpful , looking forward to seeing how you fix yours.

[clemdaddy]

just read your thread and i think that truck has the right owner… good clean solutions to every problem. love the stance and the rallys and the cool blue color, the shifter on the T5 change was well explained and something definitely worth doing.
thanks for the info… subscribed for the ride.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Dale & Ian, Happy New Year to you guys, and everyone else on the forum.

Hi Clem, thanks for the kind words. I don't know if I'll ever build a truck to the high standards that you and many other talented builders on this forum do on a daily basis. For now I'm happy to have a cool C10 driver that I can improve a little at a time.

[Grizz1963]

Sometimes a driver is 100x more fun than a show queen where you worry about the next idiot with a belt buckle getting too close.

You have certainly built the right truck.

[Paul Y]

Johnny,

As good as this site is sometimes it is too big and moves too fast so you miss great builds. Glad you took the time to comment on my ramblings which meant i found yours!.

Really impressed with your work and, like Rian, will be borrowing your idea for the standable stand.

Congratulation on your daughters wedding, I have a long time to wait until I walk Beaker down the aisle. Or at least that what I tell myself, she might have other ideas!

Keep warm.

P.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Originally Posted by Paul Y

Johnny,

As good as this site is sometimes it is too big and moves too fast...

P.

Thanks Paul.
Yes its hard to keep up with everything on this forum, and it can be very time consuming, lol. For me, its all about sharing ideas and learning from others.