My '67 Fleetside C10 renew

[FrankieD]

I don't think 1 more inch would hurt but I need to figure tires height & width I got a deal on these I can sell them to get different ones. I still need to put the front wheels on and see how they look but I'm now thinking 8" might be to wide for the fronts.

[jlsanborn]

Not sure about the rules on here about selling/buying, but if we can work it out, I'd take the pair off your hands??? I only need the rubber though. Are they both new tires?

[FrankieD]

I found this site it will help to figure the off set you need.

http://www.earlywheel.com/products.html

[FrankieD]

Yes brand new would have to think about it shipping might be a killer.

[jlsanborn]

Might be too much. I found a pair online for $355 to my door.
Thanks again! That's some excellent information for me.

[FrankieD]

I could do $100 ea if you are intrested I could check shipping cost

[jlsanborn]

You betchya!
Delivery would be:
Mead, WA 99021

[FrankieD]

I will get them dismounted and get a price for shipping. I will need a few days. Do you have pay pal?

[jlsanborn]

FrankieD - just pm'd you

[jlsanborn]

It's been a while, but we are moving forward. Should see my refund from the tax man here in the next week and I'll be ordering up those wheels and tires I keep rambling on about. I'll also be getting the brake booster.
We're trying to get this thing ready for paint as soon as it warms up enough. We have the box completely stripped and its looking awesome! There were a few repairs made with a slide hammer and body filler, but it was done pretty well. Sombody had drilled 1/2" holes down both bed sides which were just mounded with filler. We've got all the filler out, welded up all the holes and are now smoothing it back out. Man I'd love to have a power in-line sander, but my little compresser wouldn't make it, so it's sticky back paper on a block of wood. I've got the day off, the wife dosen't and I just lit a fire out there. I'll put some more pictures up tonight.

[jlsanborn]

May not look like it, but I've got probably 30 hours into cleaning the bed up! A sandblaster sure would be nice. There are a LOT of little corners inside there.

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

May not look like it, but I've got probably 30 hours into cleaning the bed up! A sandblaster sure would be nice. There are a LOT of little corners inside there.

nice work! I know from past experience it's a PAIN to strip without a sandblaster.

[67cheby]

nice work , it is looking great

[FrankieD]

Yep even the little stuff takes a long time much less taking down the whole bed

[VA72C10]

Nice!!!

[jlsanborn]

Yup!!! 295/50s and 235/60s. I ordered series 62 8s and 10s too. Those are a few weeks out, then paint and we'll see how it all fits. I've currently got 2.5 drop spindles and one wrap cut off the stock springs. Gotta check that with these tires and figure out what to do in the back.
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[jlsanborn]

Man I'm getting excited! I had the "hub cap model" hold the crap up for a shot or two. He sucks at that, but you can still kinda get the picture. Wheels are on order and should be here in two or three weeks. I've got the bed / tailgate about 90% straight. Next on the adgenda will be to build a rapid deployable "paint tent" so I can get what I've got done in epoxy primer. I'm going to get some satin black urethane paint to do my wheels, inner fenders and chassis parts.
Big debate on color going on. This will be my first go at a "nice" paint job. I've got a crappy air compressor. It wouldn't stand up to air tools (like a friggin straight line sander!) but it'll do for spray. I've got a nice filter/water separator/regulator and I just bought a new gravity feed paint gun set. My thoughts are a single stage paint fromt the OEM paint pallete. Originally, it was Medium Blue interior and Ivory exterior. I think I'd really like that with grey carpet, black seat, black dash pad and visors and black column and wheel.

[VA72C10]

Love the invisible rims

[jlsanborn]

I shoulda painted his fingernails!

[jlsanborn]

I never got any hits on my post regarding the brake booster. Should I be starting new threads on specific topics? I'd like to keep this whole build in a "string". I've got the moolah to get my power brake booster/master/prop valve, but am not sure what exactly what I should get or from where. I'll be running a small block and probably a solid cam, so I don't want valve cover clearance issues. I like the look of the bracket delete thing, but if clearance won't be an issue or that won't help, it's not a big deal to me. Unless of course it's an easy thing to do. What about brake lines? How bad am I going to have to tweak the OEM rigid lines to fit up to a CPP setup? What about the hoses? I've done the conversion drop spindles and disk brakes. From what I understand, there's no OEM hose that's going to fit just right. I've seen the conversion hoses, but is that the best way to go? If I need to make new hard lines for it to be "nice", so be it.

[FrankieD]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

I never got any hits on my post regarding the brake booster. Should I be starting new threads on specific topics? I'd like to keep this whole build in a "string". I've got the moolah to get my power brake booster/master/prop valve, but am not sure what exactly what I should get or from where. I'll be running a small block and probably a solid cam, so I don't want valve cover clearance issues. I like the look of the bracket delete thing, but if clearance won't be an issue or that won't help, it's not a big deal to me. Unless of course it's an easy thing to do. What about brake lines? How bad am I going to have to tweak the OEM rigid lines to fit up to a CPP setup? What about the hoses? I've done the conversion drop spindles and disk brakes. From what I understand, there's no OEM hose that's going to fit just right. I've seen the conversion hoses, but is that the best way to go? If I need to make new hard lines for it to be "nice", so be it.

Back on post #27 I had mentioned to look for a 1/2 or 3/4 ton with a diesel for the hydro boost but I would think you would also have to get the PS pump and reservoir for the added pressure, but not positive on that but I would find a truck and take peddles and every thing related to it.

[jlsanborn]

Thanks for the reply frankieD! I have that hydro-boost setup on my K30 and love it! I've had my eyes peeled at the bone yard for that, but am not really sure about all the other nuts an bolts to make it work. I'd love to do PS at the same time, but.....what PS pump, what steering box, what prop valve, new hyd hoses and brake lines, etc... I'm also going to be running the ol' inline six and three on the tree for at least a year or so after I get the pretty stuff handled (gotta sell my current driver as soon as I can get the Chevy on the road), so I'd have to come up with a setup that'll work for both the six and the small block, or at least with minimal conversion. If I could get a clear picture on what it'd take, I'd for sure go that route as I have the time and patients right now to make that happen!

[jlsanborn]

Question??
I'm going to to a white top and would like to add the cab molding under the back window. Do the trucks with this from the factory have some sort of stud or nipple welded here, or do the mounting clips go into holes in the cab? What's the best way to convert a non-trim cab here?

[VA72C10]

Looking great! Love the wide wheels!!!

And yes, there are studs for that molding if it came that way from the factory.

[jlsanborn]

Got my second pair of wheels today!!! Another friggen set of 10's!!! I'm super bummed, as I ordered two 10's and two 8's. It's been six weeks an I'm scared to death that its going to take another six and a bunch of hassle to get this corrected. The distributor has been stellar and I sent them an "nice" email explaining the situation and am hopeful that they'll be able to get it resolved quickly. Either way, I'm plucking the motor and clip so I can get busy again. Guess I'll have to wait until assembly to establish ride height.

Another thing to note is "backspace". I understood that to be referenced from the centerline. In other words, a 10" wheel with 5" backspace would be centered, or the center of the tire would line up with the face of the drum. That's not the case with these dudes. The "nominal" 10" wheel is actually 11" wide overall. The 4-1/2" advertised backspace is measured from the actual outside edge of the wheel. This means that there is 6-1/2" from the drum to the outside edge of the wheel, or a 2" offset! This is a bunch "wider" than the 1/2" per side I was expecting. My expected width wouldn't tuck anyways and I suppose they'll "calculate" backspace the same stupid way on the fronts too, so I'll end up about where I wanted, just friggen 3" wider overall. This is a cluster man!