my '64 c-10 swb project with steel floor from a '70

[chad64chevy]

i'll do that tomorrow for you, along with the mexican blankets i bought, the blue on the blankets kind of match the blue of the stuff i painted! then maybe i could get some input as to what you guys think i should do or not do!

[chad64chevy]

heres the pictures for you craigerrr, i think im going to still recover them in grey anyways, but need some input as to what you guys think!! my door panel is not scratched its a spider web!!

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

heres the pictures for you craigerrr, i think im going to still recover them in grey anyways, but need some input as to what you guys think!! my door panel is not scratched its a spider web!!

Yeah, the two blues actually clash (listen to me, I sound like a woman). A womans input may be valuable though, I will show this to my wife when she is feeling better (in bed with a flu or something), my guess is that she would pick a colour either from the mexican blanket, or one that would tie the blanket and your paint together.
Craigerrr

[flips72]

i think the gray would look good

[chad64chevy]

thanks flips for the comment im going to order those valve covers like yours with the red and blue on them!

i did order my 8qt. oil pan, deep trans pan, timing cover, and lokar dip sticks! they will all be here sometime between this thursday and tuesday! after i get my high volume oil pump then i will pull the motor out and get the bottom half of the bolt-ons on! then i'll order the other half to finish with the motor!

im trying to buy as much stuff as the wife will let me buy since im getting all this overtime in, i got 7 more weeks of working 6 days, then we go back to working 5 days i think, lol! my dad works at the same place but different shift and he works 4-5 days a week and works the same amount of hours, but i get paid more, lol!!

i'll post pics when i get the stuff, i look into getting some custom seat covers and they would cost as much to have them recovered! (i did get a driver door skin, that i'm going to use on my passenger side from a forum member "nobby", thanks again for that!!)

[CRGRS 66]

Good to see a post from you chad. I am gathering goods as well for the work I have planned for this fall.

[chad64chevy]

well its been over two weeks since i posted anything! i have been busy with work and the family, and since i have been working 6 days aweek the one day i have off the wife wants to go do stuff as a family, some of you guys know how it is!! any ways i have been buying parts for the truck a lot more engine parts then anything else but thats because i want to get that taking care of! then buy the wiring harness and hear it run for the first time in awhile!!

i bought a 7qt. oil pan and gasket, matching pickup tube, deep trans pan and gasket, proform valve covers, hold down tabs,hold down bolts, two breathers, timing cover, high volume oil pump, hardened oil pump shaft, and a tailgate from a forum member!!

anyways on to the pictures right, lol!!

[chad64chevy]

a few more pics!!

[Dinos63]

those are some sweet parts dig the valve covers

[McMurphy]

I was looking at that same set up on ebay Chad, with the valve covers and timing chain cover that matched. It is going to look sweet once you get some time to get it all on there !!

[chad64chevy]

thanks dino for checking out my build and commenting means alot coming from you!!

mcmurphy, i did order them from ebay but not as a set, and not from the same person! roush yates had the valve covers and i think he only has one set left from like 205, and then i ordered the timing cover from a guy and got it for 25 shipped! the oil pan was chevy orange and i scuffed it up with 60 grit and 120 then but some duplicolor cast coat aluminum on it still has some scuff marks but will take care of them and then clear coat it so it really will match the valve covers! right now it looks dull compared to the valve covers and timing cover!!

i'm hoping to paint my alternator case, steering pump, air gap intake and water pump cast iron this next weekend, but i have to wait for them to come in first! should start to get some of the parts tomorrow but its suppost to rain lightly for three days too! so i think i'll just wait til this weekend!! i added an 8'x8' deck and awning on to our 8'x8' deck we had so the wife can tan, lol! so i didnt order my wiring harness this month, looks like i'll get it next month! had to make the wife happy so i can buy more parts, lol!!

[flips72]

sweet parts, i know exactly what you mean about keeping the wife happy

[Alan's Classic]

Inner door trim panels and parts look great!
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[chad64chevy]

thanks flips, and thanks alan!

ive been getting a few parts here and there lately! but it seems i'm still just jumping around! i need one part to finish the steering column, two parts to finish my gas tank/ filler neck install, bbw install, gaskets and carpet to finish the inside, etc etc.! you guys know how it is, i still think i'm right on track with getting it on the road no later the march 18th., my daughter said to me the other day 'i want to ride in your truck, when you going to be done daddy, lol!!

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

thanks flips, and thanks alan!

ive been getting a few parts here and there lately! but it seems i'm still just jumping around! i need one part to finish the steering column, two parts to finish my gas tank/ filler neck install, bbw install, gaskets and carpet to finish the inside, etc etc.! you guys know how it is, i still think i'm right on track with getting it on the road no later the march 18th., my daughter said to me the other day 'i want to ride in your truck, when you going to be done daddy, lol!!

I totally hear you on one thing leading to another!
My biggest fear is that I will get ahead of myself on something, then have to dismantle it to do something I should have done prior....
I hate having to back track when it was not part of the plan.

[chad64chevy]

mcmurphy, if you end up getting the valve covers and timing cover like mine and want to paint anything to match it! get rustoleum cast coat aluminum, its a better match with a pigment/ metallic look that looks really really close to the valve covers! its a better match then the duplicolor, in my opinion!!

i just repainted the oil pan with rustoleum cast coat aluminum, and i painted the alternator cast iron then clear coated the alternator, looks good to me! i'll post pictures later, going to let it dry a lil while i eat lunch!!

[fryer1979]

Hey bud, I'm back on the boards after a few months away, and am checking in on the builds I always enjoy following. Looks like yours is plugging away and coming along decently. Very cool man, all helping me get motivated to get back to work on mine. Glad to see your keeping on it.
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[chad64chevy]

thanks fryer, was wondering where you have been and how you were doing!! glad to see your back, but now you need to get back to working on tanya, and give me some motivation, lol!! i've been working 6 days a week and havent had time lately, other then buy parts!

found out today my wife and my mom are taking me and my dad to A&W for fathers day! i love that place, havent been to one in yrs. then found out theres one about 35 miles for my house and i didnt even know it was there, lol!! been thinking that hopefully when i go back to 5 days aweek that i'll start going to some car shows, and take the family which as never been to any kind of a car show!!

[McMurphy]

Awww man, when you get the truck all spiffy you should totally take it to that A&W and get a photo of it with the car jack tray on the window !!

And while you are there for father's day, have a rootbeer float for me !

[chad64chevy]

well no progress on the truck lately! found out that i'll be working 7 days aweek starting today, and i dont know when we will go back to just working 5 days aweek! a buddy of mine that works there said they do this every summer and it will last atleast 2-2 1/2 months! but the good news is thats just more money that will go into the truck in a shorter period of time, lol!! i havent told the wife yet, i just got home and she's asleep still!!

[CRGRS 66]

Good to hear the Co. is busy, need to hear more of that from the beleaguered US of A. All of you guys have had a rough go the last few years. We have been pretty fortunate up here in the land of hockey and plaid dinner jackets. A tough go in late 08 to mid 09 up here, but a pretty good economy outside of that. I won't buy a foreign car again myself, we have to do what we can to help each other.

[markeb01]

Very nice assortment of parts you're collecting. I really like the valve and timing covers. 7 days a week is rough, but a good problem to have in this economy.

[gots2go59]

Anybody know what other steering columns would work in my 64 c-10.have 3 on tree,but is sloppy.moving shifter to floor but would like a tighter steering column.Thanks.Also would like to know trk.has 6cyl.any major work swapping out for v-8/4spd?

[flips72]

well, atleast i know where i can get a loan at now working 7 days is rough, i used to have to do it alot when i was younger. should be some really nice parts in your future

[chad64chevy]

thanks guys for the comments, found out it will last until the end of aug.!! i'm glad i am working, but dont leave enough time for the family! anyways i'll just buy parts until i can work on it!

flips if you need a loan you can use your truck as collateral,