I just got a 71 c10

[mattsz]

Heres some New pics

[mattsz]

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[mattsz]

Thanks for the parts info.

[NONHOG]

I'd paint it green with a light green top
cool wheel covers , keeping them ?

[mattsz]

No im got a set of ralley wheels to put on it. Im painting it yellow

[mattsz]

Where is a good place to get body panels that fit?

[lukecp]

Not bad for $900. The first thing I would do is get rid of your points distributor and put in an HEI. You can probably get one at a junkyard for around $50. Remember to run a full 12v to it, use plug wires for an HEI truck, and put in new plugs with a larger gap, around .045". That will make it run a lot better, and get better gas mileage too.

[watahyahknow]

seems like a realy nice ride , take the rearbrakedrums off check the brakematerial for suficient dept take a small screwdriver and lift each of the cups on the brakecylinder to see if brakefluid leaks out if so it would be wize to replace those , after mounting everything back together go sit in the truck and brake is the brakepedal spongy you might need to take the air out of it , keep pressure on the pedal if it sinks to the bottom slowly theres a leak somewhere sice you checked the rearcylinders allready it might be the master cylinder the checking itself only takes a bit of time but it 'll feel a lot better to know the brakes are ok cause you checked them youreself .

one more tip i can give is something i'm experiencing myself : try to keep the truck driveable while you work on it , that way you stay interested in the project .
trowing money into a pile of parts when doing a frame off for instance grows old real quick when you dont earn a executive pay

[mattsz]

Thanks the brakes are fine. Im going to put a new distribitor and cap on it soon.

[alschevy]

thats a nice truck welcome from FL ok about parts theres four ways
swap meet/car shows junkyards tow truck guys that pick up junk cars/trucks or ED from motter truckers , he has new and used parts
his number is toll free 18667556772 i am looking to geting a 1967
chevy one ton truck its in louisville KY

[mattsz]

louisville is 30 minites from me. mabey you could come and show me it and i will show you mine.

[jgrh64]

[QUOTE=watahyahknow;2189525].

one more tip i can give is something i'm experiencing myself : try to keep the truck driveable while you work on it , that way you stay interested in the project .

amen brother, too easy to get in over your head

[mattsz]

Thanks I will try to do that. I will always be interested in it. All I know is cars and trucks and nothing else.

[mattsz]

What are good cab corner replacements?

[mattsz]

Is $100 good for a grill in great shape? Its the 71-72 grill

[GREASEMONKEY72]

Originally Posted by mattsz

Is $100 good for a grill in great shape? Its the 71-72 grill

if its both the inner and outer grill in great shape a 100 is a steal

[mattsz]

Its just the outer.

[mattsz]

I got my rally wheels painted this weeked. Getting them mounted tommorow

[retodd7711]

Glad to see you're making progress. One thing at a time and she'll come together.BTW $100 bucks for grill in "great" shape is a good deal.

[blueglass]

The front end is probably OK and just change the grill as it will be cheaper to do. I would turn he fan belt over to make it run better as well as its been installed upside down. A good steam cleaning under the hood is where I would start and then start pullin it down to redo. I have always found it much easier to work on a clean vehicle as its much easier to see what you are doing this way.