Project black-ops

[dandansuperman]

I have wanted a 1970 C10 for 10 years now. I finally made the decision to go for broke and find my truck. I live in Utah, so finding a rust free truck under $10,000 is about inmpossible. I searched far and wide for months before finally finding my truck in Bellevue, Nebraska. I got a great buy on the truck, so I convinced my buddy Mike to go with me on the 2 day journey to get it. Outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming we got caught in a hail storm that destroyed Mike's Duramax. Luckily his insurance company took care of the damage or I would still feel bad. It was quite an adventure getting to Nebraska but finally I loaded up my dream truck and came home to Utah. We pulled it home on a trailer because the previous owner (Rick) said it had been sitting for a few years in his garage. Rick built the truck for the track and the engine and transmission only had 500 miles on them. I purchased the truck for $7000 dollars which I feel was a steal. There is a little rust starting to show on the bottoms of the doors and the passenger floor brace. The truck fired right up and runs like a champ. This truck will smoke the tires right off the rims if I am not careful. The transmission shifts way hard and about throws my poor wifes head through the back window, but remember it is a work in progress. I wanted to start a build thread so I can share my passion with everyone on this board. Heres a little info about the truck I have found out:

1970 Chevrolet C10 2WD SWB

(All this information is from the previous owner who put a lot of time and money into the truck before I bought it.)

Previous owners: Cape Gerardo MO, Wentzville MO, Lake Saint Louis MO, and Bellevue NE

Engine:

Engine Block Casting Number: 3970010 (1968-1979) 2&4 Bolt Main
Truck Hi-perf
The engine was carefully engineered to be a street-able 375-400 hp
The engine was blueprinted and balanced with 9.5:1 compression.
The heads were opened up to 2.02 intakes
1.86 exhaust with hard seats installed so that pump fuel can be run.
Heads were ported and smoothed.
The engine had a high lift cam installed (5/8 race cam)
1:1.5 roller rocker arms installed.
The timing chain is a double roller.
The oil and fuel pump is a stock Z-28 spec unit.
Intake is a Holley 750 double pumper vacuum secondary’s.
Long Tube Headers
New heavy duty 4 core radiator


Transmission:

TH 400 Rebuilt
3,500 RPM Stall Converter
Transm (shift kit added)

Suspension/Drive:

Springs were replaced with stock ones.
A frame bushings, Ball Joints and tie rod ends were all replaced.
12 Bolt Rear End with stock Posi Track
New U-Joints
Balance Drive Shaft


Brakes:

Brake cylinders were rebuilt
Rotors were turned and new brake shoes installed.
Master cylinder was replaced
Used power booster was added to give the truck power brakes.


Body:

Rocker panels replaced
Moldings removed and holes filled
Stake pockets welded up
Body stripped to bare metal
All body filler removed
Truck was primed and painted with 8 coats of enamel black
4 coats were buffed off to create a clear coat shine
Bed was sprayed with enamel clear coat
Interior and under hood was painted
New front bumper
New rear bumper

Interior:

New door moldings
New windshield
New cardboard tank cover
New glove box cardboard
New duct work
New rubber floor mat
New dash pad
Seat was recovered