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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I can not wait to get to this point! Looks awesome. I have two boys that walk by the truck and see what I'm up to, but don't want to actually work on it. Hopefully, they will at some point.
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Yeah - his interest is pretty new. I tried to get him involved for years and he would play along but you can tell he wasn't really about it. He's definitely jumped in with both feet now though.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
That's a great blue. It didn't look that dark in the can, but it looks good on the truck.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Looks really good! Is that the same color as Chevrolet medium blue?
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
On Friday, I was able to pull the truck out of the booth and see the color in the sunlight. It's a lot lighter now. We are happy with it.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Lovin that blue! Very nice choice.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
We were able to spend about half the day today working on the front panel on the bed. What a complete pain. They had 1/8” thick plate welded on both sides and about 75 spot welds holding it in place. I bet it weighed over 100 lbs. We got it out of there though and the new one in place. Have the front half of the bed floor but still need to order the back half and the tubs.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
The boy was out of town last week so nothing got done on the truck in his absence. However, he is back at it today. They are blocking the cab hopefully for the last time. Also, the doors are close. Real close. Hopefully we will see blue on both this week.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I can only imagine how cool it would have been if my dad and grandad did for me what you and your dad are doing for him. Hats off to ya man.
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Pretty cool update coming up soon. I am going to wait to say it until it's all confirmed though.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I've said it once and I'll say it again, this is a lucky boy. His papa decided if were doing this, we might as well do it right. Anyway, this just happened.
It's an '08 4.8/4l60e combo with about 80k I picked up off ebay. Should be here in a week or two. It's going to screw up the time line but it will be worth it in the long run.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
welcome to the LS side...
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
A lot of guys probably hate to see anything but a SB/BB in these trucks, but I think they're awesome. They're definitely light years ahead of SB/BB in terms of technology and efficiency and there's such a huge aftermarket for them. What I like about the Gen IV setups is that there isn't a TAC module and the PCM is so much smaller than the Gen III's. And your block should be all aluminum for weight savings and better heat dissipation.
Who knows what we'll be putting in restorations in the future!
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
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@MDPotter, For the last decade or so we have pretty much used LS based engines in everything. Makes life so much simpler in the long run. This will make for a great driving truck he can enjoy for years.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
First coat of base on the cab.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
That's exciting! There's nothing like seeing a cab go from primer to base and clear.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
looks great so far, cant wait to see it over the finish line. i thought i was lucky to know people that knew people and could trade favors but this is next level lol.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Lol, yeah we're both fortunate. Unfortunately, we're moving at a snails pace now. New goal of next summer.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
We were able to get the radiator mounted. It's a cheaper one, from a place in Minnesota, so we will see how well it works. It looks pretty nice though. It did take a little fabrication to make it fit. Had to stretch the mounting brackets.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Who's the manufacturer? Looks like an LS swap radiator, does it have a trans cooler and a steam port?
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I bought it through Auto City Classic, Inc. I don't really know if they manufacture or are a middle man. It's an LS Swap radiator with the transmission cooler and steam port.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I recently had a bed liner sprayed in a new truck and the company got overspray on my bumper. They took it right off with Brake Cleaner. This info does you no good now and I am sorry I didn't chime in sooner!
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I appreciate the comment but don't think that would have worked. I tried chemical stripper specifically for bed liners and it wouldn't touch it. Probably due to how long it had been on the truck. Who knows though?
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
My son didn't have school last Thursday so he spent half the day down at the shop working on stripping the bed liner off the other bed side. Saturday, he was able to get it finished up. Glad that is over with.
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