How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by TA_C10

I hear that man... I wouldn't have made it half as far as I am so far and I'm nowhere close to your build. This forum has led me to so many resources I'm so grateful.

Gringo your truck is sounding good, sitting good, and rolling good. Thanks for giving back man.

Much appreciated. This is why we’re here. You guys get me, others maybe notsomuch

Originally Posted by 1971Stepside

I'm glad you didn't crush that beer...with the bumper. Truck looks and sounds great.

Thanks for the kind words. No beers were harmed in the making of the photo, afterwards however...

Originally Posted by clay68c10

Sounds great and looks great!
I can't wait to be shifting thru the gears in mine.
I did a mid-shift conversion on mine, and just by feel (on the bench) the shifter throws are a bit shorter than in the rear position. Maybe so you can have a longer lever and not end up with a huge throw.

Thanks man. Yours looks like a cool project. That mid-shift kit is definitely taller than the stock shifter, likely due to the short-shift pivot. I think mine will be ok with a different lever, though I may still do a Pro-5.0 shifter if I feel it’s needed.

[gringoloco]

New shift lever installed, much better. It’s 6” shorter, bent back toward the seat, and over toward the driver. Throw is waaay better than before and falls right in my hand