1966 C-10 build

[jimmythompson1964]

You are right there are some amazing builds on here, I am doing the daily driver thing as well, I choose to call mine a work in progress. Good luck with your build...drive it and enjoy it while you fix her up.

[kdad]

Originally Posted by jimmythompson1964

You are right there are some amazing builds on here, I am doing the daily driver thing as well, I choose to call mine a work in progress. Good luck with your build...drive it and enjoy it while you fix her up.

Jimmy I have lost allot of sleep in the last couple weeks just reading all of these threads and loving all of the great information and photos. I agree a work in progress is definitely what we have here. the real kicker in this whole deal is the truck is actually for my wife/ Queen. She has wanted an old truck for quite some time and this was just meant to be. You see this is the same truck I owned and drove to and from school back in the day. She is very excited and has fallen in love with the truck up to this point. I am sure we will go through the usual ups and down as we have done through so many car projects in the past but this one is her baby. Im just the lucky guy that gets to build her a new truck.

[Captainfab]

There is absolutely no need for that bellhousing crossmember to be there. It is just in the way with an auto trans.

Does the frame VIN match the cab VIN?

[kdad]

That's what it looked like that cross member was probably left in place by the PO who didn't realize that it was not needed with an automatic trans. Thanks for the confirmation. And yes sir all of the numbers match as they should. Plate at the top of drivers side door jam and top of frame rail drivers side are exact.

[jimmythompson1964]

Originally Posted by kdad

Jimmy I have lost allot of sleep in the last couple weeks just reading all of these threads and loving all of the great information and photos. I agree a work in progress is definitely what we have here. the real kicker in this whole deal is the truck is actually for my wife/ Queen. She has wanted an old truck for quite some time and this was just meant to be. You see this is the same truck I owned and drove to and from school back in the day. She is very excited and has fallen in love with the truck up to this point. I am sure we will go through the usual ups and down as we have done through so many car projects in the past but this one is her baby. Im just the lucky guy that gets to build her a new truck.

That's cool that your wife enjoys your hobby with you...My wife does not get into the old truck/hot rod thing and is not interested in riding with me unless I install A/C or the weather is cool. I always have to do the cruises and car shows alone. Give your wife a fist bump from me

[kdad]

Originally Posted by jimmythompson1964

That's cool that your wife enjoys your hobby with you...My wife does not get into the old truck/hot rod thing and is not interested in riding with me unless I install A/C or the weather is cool. I always have to do the cruises and car shows alone. Give your wife a fist bump from me

Yes sir I will do that. I feel pretty fortunate that she is a Car girl through and through.

[kdad]

Well I have been busy with other projects and doing tons of research for the build. I took apart almost everything that the PO touched and have repaired most of it to get back to square one. some were just minor and others are waiting for more parts to come in. In the mean time I have decided that this build will be mostly Ol' Skool with a few new items thrown in here and there. I really want to keep this project on budget which means we are going to keep it basic. First is to keep the 6 lugs and also keep the drum brakes (For this first go round) in my examination of the PO's work I discovered a bad front wheel hub. you can literally drop a race in it with almost no resistance. So I am now looking for a replacement. (not as easy as it sounds) Loading more pics asap.

[kdad]

Truck has the usual 52 years of dirt grease and grime everywhere and you just cant get anything done without getting through the first layers.
Whipped out the trusty pressure washer for the 3rd time to go in deep with the cleaning.
Decided to clean up the engine bay before doing any more work to see what mess we have to deal with.

[kdad]

That's how you make a Vacuum plug right there. Shade tree mechanic used part of the tree.. LOL.


He used a few bolts as well..



As usual instead of unplugging the wires it must have been easier to just cut and destroy


After what seemed like 3 straight days of cleaning I was able to find the bottom of the mess... SMH... Now to start on putting some of this thing back together and get it running.