The 1960 - 1966 Member Introductions

[murphy98]

Very cool to be in contact with the original owner! I'm sure he can supply you with lots of stories about your truck. Wonder if you can somehow strip away the black paint to reveal his name & logo on the doors etc. That would be great to see! He may actually be able to provide you with some photos of the truck when he had it in service too. Looking forward to seeing your plans for your truck.

[65chevyguy]

Double post and picture resize....

Noob I know..

[65chevyguy]

Been lurking these forums for a while dreaming about finally starting my project my 1965 c10.

I bought this truck for $450 in the late 90's as a broke 20 something and had no money to do anything to it.

PO put a 350 in it, took out the front springs and squashed the rear springs to lower it. Needless to say it rode like a tank before I parked it until further notice.

Then marriage, house, kids, day care, family cars and more schooling put the the old chev on the back burner

The good news is that is started up after all those years and so now the journey begins. Bad news? There is ton of work to be done to get this thing "finished". needs brakes, a new gas tank, a bed, springs, shocks and who knows what else.

Well, the time is now and I fought for some truck money and found a friend that is helping me get my "Frankentruck" back on the road after sitting for almost a decade.

My first projects I am hoping to do are

Rear tank
lowering springs
disk brakes coversion (when I get the cash)

My goal is to upgrade to it from yard ornament to fishing truck by the spring or beginning of summer...

Any encouragement is welcome this seems a little daunting! lol

[Casaba]

Howdy,
I'm Joe and I couldn't find a convertible miata to have a mid-life crisis so instead I picked up a 61 C10 SWB fleetside a year ago to frankentruck for my wife. Currently it has a 76 front suspension, power steering and brakes conversion and 72 GM 12 bolt I rebuilt with 3:73 gears and eaton posi. I modified backing plates from a 96 impala SS rearend and put the brakes on it so it has 4 wheel discs and park brake in the rotor hat. I have 350 with 327 heads and a 700r4 going in soon after I do some basic garage frame painting. The bed is shot, fenders need help, cab corners suck.... I'm excited at all of the learning opportunities that await me! (I'm a telco dork by trade so this is all new)

I then decided I didn't have enough stuff to work on so I recently picked up a 66 C10 LWB fleetside that had been sitting since 2004. One family truck with original wood in the bed thanks to an ugly camper. Has a 283 in it and runs great after tire, battery, oil, gear lube, tranny fluid, blinker switch, headlights, water pump and radiator flush. That took about three days since I'm a tad OCD.

"Fred" is now my daily driver and will get some fender repairs once "Marilyn" gets put back together.

[Att Isaiah Loophole]

My names Bryce. I have been a big VW guy for a while now but I drove a 68 C10 in high school. Recently picked up a 66 C10 to serve as my new truck. Most of the time I drive beetles and buses but you have to have a truck!

[65chevyguy]

Bryce Nice truck! What is the specs on your stance? drops springs/ spindles?

[Att Isaiah Loophole]

Originally Posted by 65chevyguy

Bryce Nice truck! What is the specs on your stance? drops springs/ spindles?

Thanks! One coil cut on the front. 205/75s on 15x6s and 3 or 4 inch springs on the back (not sure as I bought used) 215/75s on 15x8s

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Knock-Knock!!!

[nathankershaw]

Hey there since moving here from England I've been playing with XR4Tis.
Want wanting to get back to racing dirtbikes I jumped on this when y friend found it while clearing out a ladies back yard.







After I finished cleaning.

[CRGRS 66]

Nice find, welcome to the board!

[Dillon Rock]

Originally Posted by nathankershaw

Hey there since moving here from England I've been playing with XR4Tis.
Want wanting to get back to racing dirtbikes I jumped on this when y friend found it while clearing out a ladies back yard.







After I finished cleaning.

What is the name brand of that toolbox? I've always wanted one for my truck because it's stamped steel sheet metal and oldschool.

[DLW]

New to this site, and just thought I would pop in and say hi instead of lurking forever. looks like a ton of info here I can use for my newly acquired 66 C10 fleetside short bed.

I will be doing an LS3/4L70E swap, restoring the interior and maybe doing a porterbuilt stage 2 setup.

Get ready for the questions ..

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Bump


"The 1960 - 1966 New Member Q & A Thread"
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=6392507

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Seen some more new members recently!!!

Bump for the new guys and gals of the forum!
The 1960 - 1966 Member Introductions!

[Nasty N8]

Nate Bonham from IL picked up a 66 GMC short fleet in KS couple months ago. Been fun project can't wait for spring to though the old bobbers and cafes in the back cruise it.

[Nasty N8]

Getting there still ton of work to do.

[1strong63]

Howdy yawl, i should have start here, doesn't handle how to behave on forum yet. here is my 63 that i'm swapping in a BBC, with a SM465 and a small rebuild, options are : no power anything! i'm all alone in france.

[kobalt]

Here is my 65 C10 with 350 V8. Bought it this summer and slowly fixing it up. It is also my daily driver, and haa been a daily driver most of its life.

[OldGMJon]

Originally Posted by Att Isaiah Loophole

My names Bryce. I have been a big VW guy for a while now but I drove a 68 C10 in high school. Recently picked up a 66 C10 to serve as my new truck. Most of the time I drive beetles and buses but you have to have a truck!

Nice 66' 1300...I had 21 VW's in the ten years after high school. In the 70's you could find them for a couple hundred bucks with blown engines all day long.
Having a couple spare engines meant you could have a new ride with a half hour engine swap. I can still tell the year just by looking at them.
Alas, the recession of the early 90's cost me my coveted 57' convertible with semaphores and a hand crank wing nut on the crank pulley incase you left the radio on all night.
Never went back to them when I got on my feet again thinking they were all rust buckets by then but really miss my 67' Karmen Ghia.
I bought this 65' Chevy panel from a friend who just got it back from the paint shop. (not my color choice)
I just said, "I always liked those years Chevy," and he said, "you want it?" I got it for the price of the paint job and it sat for 12 years in the garage until last year
when I started to get off my but and see what it would take to get it on the road. A year and a half later I have (5) 60-66 Chevy trucks and have a habit stronger than the VW's of my youth.

[CRGRS 66]

Welcome aboard new guys!

[ironman3452]

just a thought, but I thought this was for owners of chevy trucks

[oldusafmsgt]

Originally Posted by ironman3452

just a thought, but I thought this was for owners of chevy trucks

" The online resource for 1947-current Chevy and GMC Trucks"

It's in the title

[OldGMJon]

Originally Posted by ironman3452

just a thought, but I thought this was for owners of chevy trucks

Sorry to stray into a lost love with a fellow board member for a few bio lines buddy but isn't it all about our obsessions here now?

[CRGRS 66]

I think all is good oldgmjon, you noted that you recently bought a 66, post up a picture of it, then everyone will be happy

[61 apache 10]

Hello from Ontario. Great site guys, glad I joined. Lots of information here. Here are some pics of my truck.