Grandpa’s 63 C10 build

[notsolo]

Looking good....On the glove box door, those 4 horizontal lines in your accent color.....3m fine line tape is good stuff for crisp clean lines.....

[J Williams]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Looking good....On the glove box door, those 4 horizontal lines in your accent color.....3m fine line tape is good stuff for crisp clean lines.....

Thanks man, and thanks for the idea. Always up for tips or tricks. This is my first ever build so learning as I go.
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[clemdaddy]

[QUOTE=J Williams;8763537]Thanks man, and thanks for the idea. Always up for tips or tricks. This is my first ever build so learning as I go.

You are doing great. If this is your first build... wow, very nice. And, by the way, a family heirloom is the best motivation there is.

Real good advice and help 'Notsolo'.

[J Williams]

Well yesterday was a crappy day. I was exposed to a positive COVID person for about 3 hours in a vehicle. I have been placed on admin leave from work for 14 days. Had my wife get the camp trailer ready, thank goodness I have a camper! I am now quarantined from my family for 14 days as well. At least they can visit me from a distance. Probably see a little bit more accomplished on my truck as long as I don’t get sick. Y’all stay safe out there
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[roll_the_dice]

OMG J... I am sorry buddy! Hopefully it will pass soon. At least you have a camper! Keep your family safe...Will be praying for a quick recovery!

[J Williams]

Originally Posted by roll_the_dice

OMG J... I am sorry buddy! Hopefully it will pass soon. At least you have a camper! Keep your family safe...Will be praying for a quick recovery!

Thanks man I appreciate the prayers. God is in control and He will only allow what is in His will. Not too worried, just want to keep my family safe.
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[notsolo]

Also sorry to hear this, good you have positive additude. Hang in there...Ed

[J Williams]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Also sorry to hear this, good you have positive additude. Hang in there...Ed

Thanks man. Doing good so far. Just missing hugs from the family!
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[J Williams]

Well today I got more of the wires ran. Finished wiring the instrument gauges and installed them in the dash. Also painted the heater box and got it reinstalled.

Backhoe is being delivered tomorrow morning so I can dig up our half daylight basement and start forming a retaining wall so I can make our back yard look a little nicer. Probably won’t get as much progress done on the truck for a couple days but I am waiting for my engine mounts to show up anyway.
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[88Stanger]

prayers for you sir.

[J Williams]

Originally Posted by 88Stanger

prayers for you sir.

Thank you guys for all your prayers. I appreciate them.
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[J Williams]

Well day 4 of my 14 day quarantine..... started out hooking up the rest of the wiring under the dash, installed glove box and heater switches. I don’t know if any of you have or had an issue with your heater valve at your heater core froze up with rust... but mine was and bad!

Looked all over on the internet and found a guy who rebuilds them. He wanted 119$ plus shipping. Not a bad price but I decided to give it a shot. Put it in a paint mixing jar and let it soak for several hours pulling it out every once in a while to run a tiny brush through every crevice I could.

After soaking and a little PB blaster it moved again. It was hanging up and I noticed an adjustment screw so I adjusted it. Works great now! Man it feels good when you run into an issue like that and you find a fix without spending $’s!

Then I started welding 12 bolt holes on the passenger door from Grandpa’s mirrors gone wild days! Then started to put some body filler on. Got some work still on the door but it’s starting to look good.
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[J Williams]

Got the first 3 coats of primer on the doors. Love how primer shows your mess ups! But better now then after paint goes on. Did a little more sanding on both doors to remove some scratches from heavier sand paper and found a good sized dent I never noticed before. Where the heck it was hiding?! But after some dent removal, little body filler and some sanding hopefully I will get the last coats of primer on them today.

Engine mounts are supposed to be here tomorrow!! Can’t wait to get the engine in!
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[LT7A]

Originally Posted by J Williams

Then I started welding 12 bolt holes on the passenger door from Grandpa’s mirrors gone wild days!
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That cracked me up and got my day started off right, thanks. Great project and you've made a lot of progress since you decided to do the paint and body work. Very cool that your son's involved. Hope that you're out of the woods soon with the covid.

[J Williams]

Originally Posted by LT7A

That cracked me up and got my day started off right, thanks. Great project and you've made a lot of progress since you decided to do the paint and body work. Very cool that your son's involved. Hope that you're out of the woods soon with the covid.

Thanks man, I appreciate the compliments. I will be honest, I am surprised every time something turns out good. All the glory goes to God. As far as the COVID I tested negative and am back at work. But our department has been slammed with it. We had 11 officers out total. Doesn’t sound like much but we have a small department.
It’s an honor to have my boy helping with the build. I laugh now because my daughter is now trying to compete with him for the truck. She always asks if I am going to work on her truck. Good to have their interest in it. Hope to get some more progress soon. Spent since Thursday up camping with the fam.
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[roll_the_dice]

Looks good J. You are right about primer...in my case, I paint see a dent and say...it's not a show truck, so I leave it. Of course I am not repainting my truck either...that is down the road...way down the road!

I know you are stoked to get the engine in! It is a HUGE moment in the restoration.

Hope you are feeling well!

[J Williams]

Originally Posted by roll_the_dice

Looks good J. You are right about primer...in my case, I paint see a dent and say...it's not a show truck, so I leave it. Of course I am not repainting my truck either...that is down the road...way down the road!

I know you are stoked to get the engine in! It is a HUGE moment in the restoration.

Hope you are feeling well!

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I am good! Got my test results back yesterday, Negative! My work still holds to CDC guidelines and is keeping me away for the full 14 days. So I am home working on projects.

I am the same way, this is no show truck. I do want it to look good but like I said from the beginning, I am no Chip Foose!

Wish I had the transmission you put in yours. I just keep going back to what I have is already paid for. It should be fine. I hear good and bad on the NV3500. Guess if it grenades I will just replace it then. Hopefully it doesn’t tear up my truck if it does.

[roll_the_dice]

I hear ya...I am not even Chip Foose's son! LOL

I had the NV4500 in mine. I just couldn't get over the granny gear in it. If I would have had the 3500 I would have kept it.

I wanted a somewhat plug and play manual transmission and I like the one I bought, but I know it is probably overkill...we will see how often I actually use 6th gear, but there is a stretch of "highway" near my house that I travel almost daily that I will hopefully get to use it on.

[J Williams]

Originally Posted by roll_the_dice

I hear ya...I am not even Chip Foose's son! LOL

I had the NV4500 in mine. I just couldn't get over the granny gear in it. If I would have had the 3500 I would have kept it.

I wanted a somewhat plug and play manual transmission and I like the one I bought, but I know it is probably overkill...we will see how often I actually use 6th gear, but there is a stretch of "highway" near my house that I travel almost daily that I will hopefully get to use it on.

Did you have the electric conversion to the Speedo cable on the NV4500? And if so are you using it on the new transmission?
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[roll_the_dice]

No, it was mechanical...I am using a mechanical on the new transmission also.

[notsolo]

Looking good, dents appear over night when your done sanding.....You might consider using a guide coat, I wish I had on the long bed. I had about 12 dents and blemishes show up after the top coat was done. Not a show truck either, but I try to make it as nice as possible...hopefully you are back to normal routine soon.

[notsolo]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Looking good, dents appear over night when your done sanding.....You might consider using a guide coat, I wish I had on the long bed. I had about 12 dents and blemishes show up after the top coat was done. Not a show truck either, but I try to make it as nice as possible...hopefully you are back to normal routine soon.

I think you can use rattle can black primer. But there are several kinds. Happy sanding.

[J Williams]

Originally Posted by notsolo

I think you can use rattle can black primer. But there are several kinds. Happy sanding.

Well I got the dent out and another 3 coats of primer on. I was wondering if any old black spray paint primer would work but I was worried about Chemicals chemicals not liking each other so I ordered a can of guid coat. About the same price anyway.

Thanks for the tips guys. Appreciate all the help I can get. I have to say, this community of old GM owners reminds me of the good ol fashion people who just enjoy helping others out. Maybe one day we will meet on the road somewhere cruising our oldies!
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[J Williams]

Originally Posted by roll_the_dice

No, it was mechanical...I am using a mechanical on the new transmission also.

Dang I was hoping to help get it off your shelf if you didn’t need it! Haha oh well. I still have to get one. That’s one of the downfalls of the NV3500 is the electric speedo.
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[roll_the_dice]

Originally Posted by J Williams

Dang I was hoping to help get it off your shelf if you didn’t need it! Haha oh well. I still have to get one. That’s one of the downfalls of the NV3500 is the electric speedo.
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LOL I would have sent it to you. I wish I could make my OEM speedo electric, but I already bought the mechanical gear for the transmission as well as the cable. So that ship has sailed.