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watahyahknow · 08-05-2009, 11:53 AM

http://www.esajianwheels.com/home.php?cat=11 they look a lot like foose wheels but there a lot cheaper to buy maybe its an idea

Ol'Rover · 08-05-2009, 09:36 PM

im actually thinking about those for my next project, we have 2 66' Cadillac Coupedevilles we bought for 4500 bucks, both very nice shape, i get one and my dad gets one, i think those would be quite fitting for it :P

Im thinking black vette/camaro rallies with camaro caps & trimrings for the C10

Ol'Rover · 08-06-2009, 08:14 AM

Better pics of the frame

Ol'Rover · 08-06-2009, 08:15 AM

More...

Ol'Rover · 08-06-2009, 08:16 AM

Slight clearence issue on the cabfloor touching the tranny...
We will have to make a custom transmission crossmember for it.

Ol'Rover · 01-06-2015, 02:14 PM

Finally Getting Back to this project after a few years absent... This time it has a whole new meaning to me...

My Dad passed away in May 2014 from cancer, we spend hours together tearing down and rebuilding the frame, re wiring and custom making a stand alone TBI 350 Harness... had alot of moments and alot of lessons learned during this build, and alot of others i have done in the past few years with him. But this one got back burnered because he helped me with all of my other projects.

This build is now for him, hes no longer with us but this is still his truck.

couple winters ago, the wiring harness we finished and here is the TBI 350 running in frame, it since has been pulled for cleaning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbBu...fL-0AOBO07xt3w

Ol'Rover · 01-06-2015, 02:24 PM

Here is where the project sits now.

The cab that we put together, after pulling the windshield and a little poking around, I decided it was just too crusty to dink around with when im looking for something thats going to last years down the road.

So... Pull the vin and hunt down a cab

New Cab from arizona all origional sheet metal un touched a few little dents and ripples but hey it was a truck.

does it get much better than that? good price too

Ol'Rover · 01-06-2015, 02:48 PM

okay soo not completly untouched dents and ripples were already filled with bondo... So here we are stripping and finding the filler stripping it out, and pulling dents..
http://vid70.photobucket.com/albums/...pspys7menq.mp4

adding a little fill

And today, shes in the booth for primer

Ol'Rover · 11-20-2015, 05:11 AM

Small or well maybe a big update,minor change in direction with the build LS Swap time! And pictures from the body shop, its been a back burnered project for a couple months now.

Fresh painted 4.8

watahyahknow · 11-20-2015, 05:39 AM

seems to me they just stopped working on it
not realy good as the colder months are usually the busiest months in the bodyshop (more accidens because of slick roads )
how are you paying these guys , lump sum in advance , bits per month or lump sum iafer its finisched
ifyou payed in advance you might want to sit on their necks once in a while to get then to do some work on it

Ol'Rover · 11-20-2015, 05:55 AM

It's a friend of mine doing the work in his body shop, he's not really making much money off me if any at all, so it's not a major priority, especially since I found out this year I cannot insure the truck untill I am 26 so in another 2 years. So no hurry and no problems

08-05-2009, 11:53 AM	#51
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: 1971 C10 Project http://www.esajianwheels.com/home.php?cat=11 they look a lot like foose wheels but there a lot cheaper to buy maybe its an idea __________________ i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts

08-05-2009, 09:36 PM	#52
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project im actually thinking about those for my next project, we have 2 66' Cadillac Coupedevilles we bought for 4500 bucks, both very nice shape, i get one and my dad gets one, i think those would be quite fitting for it :P Im thinking black vette/camaro rallies with camaro caps & trimrings for the C10 __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

08-06-2009, 08:14 AM	#53
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project Better pics of the frame __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

08-06-2009, 08:15 AM	#54
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project More... __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

08-06-2009, 08:16 AM	#55
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project Slight clearence issue on the cabfloor touching the tranny... We will have to make a custom transmission crossmember for it. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

01-06-2015, 02:14 PM	#56
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project Finally Getting Back to this project after a few years absent... This time it has a whole new meaning to me... My Dad passed away in May 2014 from cancer, we spend hours together tearing down and rebuilding the frame, re wiring and custom making a stand alone TBI 350 Harness... had alot of moments and alot of lessons learned during this build, and alot of others i have done in the past few years with him. But this one got back burnered because he helped me with all of my other projects. This build is now for him, hes no longer with us but this is still his truck. couple winters ago, the wiring harness we finished and here is the TBI 350 running in frame, it since has been pulled for cleaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbBu...fL-0AOBO07xt3w __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

01-06-2015, 02:24 PM	#57
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project Here is where the project sits now. The cab that we put together, after pulling the windshield and a little poking around, I decided it was just too crusty to dink around with when im looking for something thats going to last years down the road. So... Pull the vin and hunt down a cab New Cab from arizona all origional sheet metal un touched a few little dents and ripples but hey it was a truck. does it get much better than that? good price too __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

01-06-2015, 02:48 PM	#58
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project okay soo not completly untouched dents and ripples were already filled with bondo... So here we are stripping and finding the filler stripping it out, and pulling dents.. http://vid70.photobucket.com/albums/...pspys7menq.mp4 adding a little fill And today, shes in the booth for primer __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here. Last edited by Ol'Rover; 01-06-2015 at 03:06 PM.

11-20-2015, 05:11 AM	#59
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project Small or well maybe a big update,minor change in direction with the build LS Swap time! And pictures from the body shop, its been a back burnered project for a couple months now. Fresh painted 4.8 __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

11-20-2015, 05:39 AM	#60
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: 1971 C10 Project seems to me they just stopped working on it not realy good as the colder months are usually the busiest months in the bodyshop (more accidens because of slick roads ) how are you paying these guys , lump sum in advance , bits per month or lump sum iafer its finisched ifyou payed in advance you might want to sit on their necks once in a while to get then to do some work on it __________________ i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts

11-20-2015, 05:55 AM	#61
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: 1971 C10 Project It's a friend of mine doing the work in his body shop, he's not really making much money off me if any at all, so it's not a major priority, especially since I found out this year I cannot insure the truck untill I am 26 so in another 2 years. So no hurry and no problems __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.



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