"Midnight Rider" 1970 C10 SWB Fleetside

[MDPotter]

Wow, what an update! You've been saving up all of your pictures and progress just to blow our doors off!

There is something very satisfying about stripping a truck down to the frame and starting with a clean foundation.

You won't regret the LS swap and from breezing through the parts list, it's got excellent parts in it. Gen 4 rods, GM bearings, ARP rod bolts, and ported heads to highlight. What's your plan for the engine and transmission management? Holley Terminator X Max? Since you bought it as a long block, you might as well go with the Holley system over the GM ECM and harness.

I should have known from your previous posts as detailed as they are that your attention to detail would apply to the rest of the build - the hardware list, plating, forethought on the chassis, and part number tracking in general.

Lastly, those center caps came out incredible. If it were me, I would have just ran the gold bowties but your blue bowtie mod is just one of those little details that, combined with all of the other little mods that I'm sure you will be doing, will make this truck one in a million. I bet you could sell those caps on eBay! If you're sticking with the 15 inch wheels, you'll have to do some research on brakes. I assume you're upgrading to discs at least in the front?