1966 C10 Project Truck

[scoot_mcgrute]

Tinkered on the old truck yesterday. Not sure why but after lowering the truck down, the brake pedal got really soft. I've re-bled, replaced parts and even checked how the brake lines are routed and it's better but still not what it was. I'm still plugging away on that, my next thing to check is to get some shorter brake lines for it.

Before bed last night, I went and got the 5.3 on the engine stand and took the intake off so I could start sizing up what I needed for the car intake. Good and bad things happened. It turns out that before the guy sold the engine, he decided to wash it but not plug any of the holes. Bad to see water in it but good that it's at this stage. Everything is still in great shape, it just came with a little extra water

It sure has a great stance now!




First thing I saw when I pulled the intake, this is looking down the head


Oil pan was cracked, I'm glad I don't need this one




It sure made a mess when I turned it over!


All in all, it looked scary and disappointing but things really aren't all that bad inside. Run it and see what happens

[1966c10LS]

Your truck looks great! It does have a great stance. I'll keep watching your progress. Thanks for your input on the instrument questions I had.

[scoot_mcgrute]

Got quite a bit done yesterday. My buddy and his nephew stopped by and helped get the motor back together and the front clip off the truck. The 5.3 was super dirty but it's like new now! It's surprising what a few minutes and a little elbow grease will do. I yard ed the heads off when I found some loose head bolts on the intake manifold side, turns out those aren't critical to keeping the head on and I could've just retorqued em. Oh well, new LS9 head gaskets are on and will last a while. A few other friends stopped by throughout the day, at one point there was 6 of us tinkering!

Tomorrow dad and I will get the motor and tranny out of the truck and even the bed off if the weather plays nice.

[scoot_mcgrute]

No turning back now, I can't wait!

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by scoot_mcgrute

It sure has a great stance now!

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Cool shot.
I'm surprised I hadn't posted in this thread yet.
I'm glad you kept the body as is - dings and all - and preserved the originality.
It has a unique nostalgic personality, rather than just another truck with a shiny paint job.

[scoot_mcgrute]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Cool shot.
I'm surprised I hadn't posted in this thread yet.
I'm glad you kept the body as is - dings and all - and preserved the originality.
It has a unique nostalgic personality, rather than just another truck with a shiny paint job.

Thanks man! It's pretty easy to keep everything the way it is when you don't have money for a paint job

Got a bunch done over the weekend again. Saturday evening, we buttoned up a few things and this happened.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qHzbH5ai-c

Super excited, it fired right up first try. I still have a couple things to do, it's got some vacuum leaks I need to plug and such but it runs!

Last night, my dad came by and we busted out the front clip and the seat. It sure looks awesome sitting on the ground and almost assembled. I love how unsuspecting it looks

I drop it off for exhaust Wednesday night, hopefully the driveline is done this week because then I can drive it around this weekend. So stoked!