Another Squarebody Project: 78 c20 custom deluxe

[straight6chevyguy]

Hello Everyone! I have been meaning to get this thread started for some time now but just have not been able to find the time to sit down and sort through pictures and post very much stuff.
So anyway This my Newest addition to the fleet Its a 1978 Chevrolet c20 2wd with a small block v8 4 speed manual with FF 14 bolt rear.
The truck was my Uncles before his passing earlier this year when I then purchased it from my Aunt for a very good price.
My Uncle had his own way of doing things working on cars and would often do things that would probably be questionable to some people on this site lol.
For him his hobby was finding old cars for cheap or trade and getting them running. He once told me that "it doesn't matter what it looks like you just try to get it running" He would mess with just about anything but chevrolets where always his favorite.
He was always swapping parts from one truck to another and changing things around. some cars would get scraped others would get sold or traded with his buddies sometimes a car would get traded in circles from buddy to buddy back to him and then traded off again.
Anyway this truck was one of the rare few that He actually kept for many years. Of course swapping and changing things on it along the way.
I will actually be back tracking a bit from the current time to share what I have done to the truck up until the current date as I have been working the truck but as said I havent been posting much.
So the plans are: fix the truck up for a work truck not too worried about the dents and dings its an old truck that has been worked hard and since it's already in this shape a work truck is what its best suited for, well I mean I guess all my trucks are work trucks I use my trucks... but that said the plan is to give it some kind of paint job so it's more or less one color and not the franken truck it is now lol. the plan is to go back with the original exterior color which I like.
Here's some pic's to get things started.

[straight6chevyguy]

Small block with a four barrel, assuming it's a 350 but have not ran any numbers yet.
The truck runs and drives but does have a lifter tick though it has ok oil pressure. I'll investigate the lifter tick later.
Fun Fact: This will be my first time ever messing with a small block!

[straight6chevyguy]

When the truck first came home I parked it beside my 65 c20.
both these trucks were my uncles.

[Shifty One]

Nice....are you going to keep the rhino rack?

[straight6chevyguy]

Yeah probably, but it is removable. Actually at the current time of this post I have the rack taken off. Im going to use the truck to tow an old 5th wheel travel trailer home and then probably put the rack back on. I know I can put it to use.

[Shifty One]

I like it!