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MotoPhotog · 07-17-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

Oh, yeah...From Coarsegold, as well.
I wondered about that.

THAT would be amazing!

magwakeenercew2jh · 07-17-2015, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MotoPhotog

THAT would be amazing!

I don't know if you mean the rear wheel P-Shop, but here it is.

Of course, it is only a cartoon. So who really knows how they'll fit with backspacing, tires size, etc.
Your memory of how they look when you "mounted" them is likely more accurate than my P-Shop fittment.

No matter. The truck is a beauty.

magwakeenercew2jh · 07-17-2015, 12:04 PM

One more:

MotoPhotog · 07-24-2015, 12:55 PM

All,

Refitted wheel on for a better look. I have 2 options. 1 is try and find wheels with 3.5" opening, or, realizing I have plenty of room in the back, simply fit a 12mm spacer onto the lugs and have the wheel sit 1/2" further out, flush, everything is happy. Except now studs are too short. So now i'll have to push the wheel studs off and go purchase longer 7/16-20 in. thread x 3" long studs vs. the 1.5" studs that come on the truck. Not 100% sure where i'll find the new longer studs. I've heard NAPA and some say online buy ARP.........

leadfoot067 · 07-29-2015, 01:05 AM

long studs are a common drag racing part try summit racing,many companys make them..

graymond1967 · 07-30-2015, 04:41 PM

Nice truck. Looks great

Ray

Clavo106 · 07-30-2015, 07:58 PM

nice truck, great finding one in the sea-tac area with little rust..

Chucks72Longbed · 07-30-2015, 08:14 PM

The truck is a beaut. Welcome from up north. Love them longbeds. Dirt bikes fit it and you can close the tailgate! Awesome truck.

GASoline71 · 07-30-2015, 08:23 PM

Did you buy that truck from a cat named Dean? Truck looks very familiar.

Gary

88Stanger · 08-01-2015, 12:58 AM

Welcome. Glad to see another Washington state truck here.

MotoPhotog · 08-05-2015, 11:22 AM

Hi all,

Well, I have an update, and hopefully can help others who have had the same issue. So here we go.

#1 - Wheels wouldn't fit. 3" center hole, 3.5" centering plate on rear hub.

#2 - Purchased 1/2" flat spacers off ebay, for rear. Great. Now rear fits, but doesn't have enough thread for the lugnuts.

#3 - Rear wheel well has much more room, even for a 275 wide tire, so I go back to ebay and purchase 1.5" aluminum spacers (which wrap around original lugs) and now I'm 1.5" out, and it worked fantastic. Front end has discs and power brakes, so no need to alter the front. Good to go, and now I can have the rear wheels out on the fenderwell area, but still keep all 4 corners the same tire size for tire rotations.

#4 - I took my $200 dollar Craigslist find 20's that came off of a 2000 Chevy Tahoe, "MB Bruisers" and I took them to Discount Tire. They wrapped them in 275/45/20 tires. And I was out the door for $638. So my wheels/tires/spacers were a grand total of 630+200+70 = $900. Not cheap, but 900 beats 1500-2500.

Neighbor kid, Mason, 15 years old and loves C10's. I let him drive with me in it, around the parking lot. I should add there is full left and right turning motion, no rubbing, no rubbing with holes or heavy bumps. 275/45/20 seems to be the ticket.

Next up. ditch the family name "squeaky."

MotoPhotog · 08-05-2015, 11:28 AM

Head over to dads, and we start cleaning all the lubrication fittings on the trucks front end. Couldn't believe how many there were. Each joint took at least 3 full pumps of grease. Some took 5, 1 took 6. DRY!

We get done pumping this baby full of grease, including the steering pitman arm area, and we lower it down only to hear squeaky, say hello, once more... Drats.

Dad looks under the truck, I'm looking from inside the engine bay... and I see what looks to be a 90 degree joint covered in 30 years of gook. I wipe it down, and there she was. The upper upper upper suspension area that bolts to the frame near the left header. We pumped it full of grease, lowered it down and complete silence.

Fixed!

Next up. Replace rear shocks with proper drop shocks, and bed rubber mounts. After that I'll start aligning some panels before the dent pulling process starts.

Fatherof3 · 08-05-2015, 04:17 PM

MotoPhotog · 08-05-2015, 04:29 PM

^^^

Only slightly....... creepy

Fatherof3 · 08-05-2015, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MotoPhotog

^^^

Only slightly....... creepy

Better?

rattle69 · 08-07-2015, 01:45 AM

Looks great! So about the wheels you took off. Wanna make some of that investment back?

MotoPhotog · 08-11-2015, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rattle69

Looks great! So about the wheels you took off. Wanna make some of that investment back?

Thanks much!

The rally wheels I had on it, I sold to a neighbor for $150 bucks.

mike16 · 08-11-2015, 11:42 PM

what defines a "typicall troll"?

Specifically as it relates to peoples social skills on this forum?

**HeloCrewChief** · 08-12-2015, 01:02 AM

Welcome neighbor. Looks like a fun build. My newest one is a 1970 K10 I picked up from a fellow member. Looking forward to following along on yours.

rattle69 · 08-12-2015, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MotoPhotog

Thanks much!

The rally wheels I had on it, I sold to a neighbor for $150 bucks.

Does your neighbor want to sell them for 250😉

ixei · 08-14-2015, 10:36 PM

So many local folks on here.

Hope to see you around, picking up my first truck this Tuesday.

Keep posting updates!

07-17-2015, 12:04 PM	#28
magwakeenercew2jh RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 2,375	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! One more: Attached Images __________________ M17 Coarsegold, CA RAT's shiny now. But always a rat.

07-24-2015, 12:55 PM	#29
MotoPhotog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Enumclaw, Washington Posts: 25	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! All, Refitted wheel on for a better look. I have 2 options. 1 is try and find wheels with 3.5" opening, or, realizing I have plenty of room in the back, simply fit a 12mm spacer onto the lugs and have the wheel sit 1/2" further out, flush, everything is happy. Except now studs are too short. So now i'll have to push the wheel studs off and go purchase longer 7/16-20 in. thread x 3" long studs vs. the 1.5" studs that come on the truck. Not 100% sure where i'll find the new longer studs. I've heard NAPA and some say online buy ARP......... __________________ 1970 C10 - Long n' Low Purchased 7/10/15 - Time to finish! Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=676621

07-29-2015, 01:05 AM	#30
leadfoot067 horsepower junkie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: graham, washington Posts: 326	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! long studs are a common drag racing part try summit racing,many companys make them.. __________________ 67 short wide box,350/700r4/3.73posi 71 olds cutlass "S" mom bought new..12.30s@113MPH

07-30-2015, 04:41 PM	#31
graymond1967 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: White Rock, BC Posts: 41	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! Nice truck. Looks great Ray __________________ 1967 Chev C10, in the family since 1967, iron head 502, turbo 350, white with red, unrestored. 1970 Acadian SS350, 350 with muncie 4 speed, 12 bolt, best time 13.414 @ 103.72

07-30-2015, 07:58 PM	#32
Clavo106 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 362	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! nice truck, great finding one in the sea-tac area with little rust..

07-30-2015, 08:14 PM	#33
Chucks72Longbed Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sedro Woolley Washington Posts: 86	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! The truck is a beaut. Welcome from up north. Love them longbeds. Dirt bikes fit it and you can close the tailgate! Awesome truck. __________________ 72 Chevy C20 LWB-Just what I always wanted. Now, just need more time and money!

08-01-2015, 12:58 AM	#35
88Stanger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,654	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! Welcome. Glad to see another Washington state truck here.

08-05-2015, 11:22 AM	#36
MotoPhotog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Enumclaw, Washington Posts: 25	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! Hi all, Well, I have an update, and hopefully can help others who have had the same issue. So here we go. #1 - Wheels wouldn't fit. 3" center hole, 3.5" centering plate on rear hub. #2 - Purchased 1/2" flat spacers off ebay, for rear. Great. Now rear fits, but doesn't have enough thread for the lugnuts. #3 - Rear wheel well has much more room, even for a 275 wide tire, so I go back to ebay and purchase 1.5" aluminum spacers (which wrap around original lugs) and now I'm 1.5" out, and it worked fantastic. Front end has discs and power brakes, so no need to alter the front. Good to go, and now I can have the rear wheels out on the fenderwell area, but still keep all 4 corners the same tire size for tire rotations. #4 - I took my $200 dollar Craigslist find 20's that came off of a 2000 Chevy Tahoe, "MB Bruisers" and I took them to Discount Tire. They wrapped them in 275/45/20 tires. And I was out the door for $638. So my wheels/tires/spacers were a grand total of 630+200+70 = $900. Not cheap, but 900 beats 1500-2500. Neighbor kid, Mason, 15 years old and loves C10's. I let him drive with me in it, around the parking lot. I should add there is full left and right turning motion, no rubbing, no rubbing with holes or heavy bumps. 275/45/20 seems to be the ticket. Next up. ditch the family name "squeaky." __________________ 1970 C10 - Long n' Low Purchased 7/10/15 - Time to finish! Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=676621 Last edited by MotoPhotog; 08-05-2015 at 11:45 AM.

08-05-2015, 11:28 AM	#37
MotoPhotog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Enumclaw, Washington Posts: 25	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! Head over to dads, and we start cleaning all the lubrication fittings on the trucks front end. Couldn't believe how many there were. Each joint took at least 3 full pumps of grease. Some took 5, 1 took 6. DRY! We get done pumping this baby full of grease, including the steering pitman arm area, and we lower it down only to hear squeaky, say hello, once more... Drats. Dad looks under the truck, I'm looking from inside the engine bay... and I see what looks to be a 90 degree joint covered in 30 years of gook. I wipe it down, and there she was. The upper upper upper suspension area that bolts to the frame near the left header. We pumped it full of grease, lowered it down and complete silence. Fixed! Next up. Replace rear shocks with proper drop shocks, and bed rubber mounts. After that I'll start aligning some panels before the dent pulling process starts. __________________ 1970 C10 - Long n' Low Purchased 7/10/15 - Time to finish! Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=676621

08-05-2015, 04:17 PM	#38
Fatherof3 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North Bend Wa Posts: 355	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! __________________ 65 C20 292 4spd 4:56 Eaton HO52

08-05-2015, 04:29 PM	#39
MotoPhotog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Enumclaw, Washington Posts: 25	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! ^^^ Only slightly....... creepy __________________ 1970 C10 - Long n' Low Purchased 7/10/15 - Time to finish! Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=676621

08-07-2015, 01:45 AM	#41
rattle69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Puyallup WA Posts: 122	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! Looks great! So about the wheels you took off. Wanna make some of that investment back? __________________ 70 lwb c-10

08-11-2015, 11:42 PM	#43
mike16 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: bisbee, arizona Posts: 1,529	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! what defines a "typicall troll"? Specifically as it relates to peoples social skills on this forum?

08-12-2015, 01:02 AM	#44
HeloCrewChief Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: North Alabama Posts: 1,056	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! Welcome neighbor. Looks like a fun build. My newest one is a 1970 K10 I picked up from a fellow member. Looking forward to following along on yours. __________________ 1970 C10 to K20 conversion 1974 GMC Jimmy 1968 50th Anniversary Short Bed 1968 Chevelle 1964 Comet Caliente 1990 W250 Cummins

08-14-2015, 10:36 PM	#46
ixei Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Bellevue WA Posts: 23	Re: New C10 Owner - Washington State - 1970 long bed build - Follow along! So many local folks on here. Hope to see you around, picking up my first truck this Tuesday. Keep posting updates! Last edited by ixei; 08-14-2015 at 10:48 PM.



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