How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Nice
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Thanks- gotta do something to try and keep up with you

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I really like what you have going gringo. I may have to follow your lead on this when I ever get to that point. Keep the pics coming.
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Will do! I really wonder why more people haven't done this conversion- maybe it just needs a little advertisement. If this works out the way it's looking like it will, I may do a separate write-up. This can be done on the cheap, like ~$500 if you're willing to shop around know what you're looking for.

Originally Posted by SCOTI

The drop spindles required less material to be removed when I did them.

Good news! I think I'll have a machine shop do the drilling/tapping on the Belltechs- one, to make sure they're right, and two, my hands are killing me from tapping those 1/2-13 holes...

[67cheby]

Nice
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[mcbassin]

I really like what you have going gringo. I may have to follow your lead on this when I ever get to that point. Keep the pics coming.
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[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

...Keep the pics coming...

Ok! First, a couple of pics comparing the rotors, old vs new. Mmmmm... Beefy.

[gringoloco]

Next, the caliper mock-up. Fits just like it belongs there. Weimaraner approved!

[gringoloco]

...and wheel fitment. Due to the shallow hat on the rotor and the huge caliper, the caliper is extremely close to my wheel spokes. So close, in fact, that I'll have to install brake pads to determine if it's going to hit or not. With the caliper FULLY extended, it just barely grazes the back of the spoke- I'm hoping the pads are thin enough to allow some clearance, if not, I may need a small spacer. Coy's C5s apparently don't have this issue...

They do look good in there, though

[gringoloco]

Old and busted vs new hotness:

[raull]

nicely done !!!!!

[Palf70Step]

Very Nice

[chevynova22602]

Lol I'm ready to ruin mine now cause buy watching this thread you've ruined yours perfectly fine
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[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by raull

nicely done !!!!!

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Very Nice

Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by thor

Nice MIB quote. Oh yeah, nice brakes too.

Haha- wondered if anyone would catch that...

Originally Posted by chevynova22602

Lol I'm ready to ruin mine now cause buy watching this thread you've ruined yours perfectly fine
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Thanks! Stay tuned- more to come. Now that I know the brakes work/fit there are parts-a-plenty rolling in on the big brown truck...

[Bennett68C10]

Brakes look really good in the wheels, glad they worked out for you
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[wild4wheels]

Fantastic build man.

[mcbassin]

Nice work! BTW, I could drill and tap your spindles if you get in a pinch. If you don't mind shipping them to me.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Brakes look really good in the wheels, glad they worked out for you
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Thanks, me too! Drove her yesterday and realized again just how sub par the braking/handling is- cant wait to get this stuff installed

Originally Posted by wild4wheels

Fantastic build man.

Thanks! I love these 'peaks' where there are new parts on the porch every day

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work! BTW, I could drill and tap your spindles if you get in a pinch. If you don't mind shipping them to me.

Thanks a LOT for the offer- you do great work from what I've seen. Shipping would be killer, I'm sure. Still not yet sure if I'll do it myself...
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[Portmod7]

Awesome build! You knocked out a TON of work in a very short period of time, AND you didn't hack anything up, it all looks GREAT! Keep up the good work!

Congratulations on everything else too, you've had one heck of a year!

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Portmod7

Awesome build! You knocked out a TON of work in a very short period of time, AND you didn't hack anything up, it all looks GREAT! Keep up the good work!

Congratulations on everything else too, you've had one heck of a year!

Thanks for the positive comments- your truck looks outstanding, as well. Wish I could afford the TVS! As for this past year: man, you are NOT kidding! It has been a downpour of blessings and they just keep coming...



...so do the parts, for that matter--ordered Bilstein HD shocks all the way around today thanks to some help from Portmod Also, after seeing the plethora of negative commentary on the quality and general dissatisfaction with AGR steering boxes, I also picked-up a 'RedHead' quick-ratio steering box. I'd like to do the NoLimit R&P, but can't swallow the $800 price tag right now, plus I'd have to change engine mounts = not currently worth it. Maybe a future mod if the new box doesn't satisfy my needs.

[gringoloco]

More parts arriving daily:

Porterbuilt (Addco) front anti-sway bar arrived today, required to compliment the forthcoming PB control arms. At 31lbs shipping weight and 1.25" diameter, it should be beefy enough to handle anything I can throw at it. It has all required hardware, including bushings that require NO GREASE

Requisite car parts in the living room shots:

[mcbassin]

Nice parts, your truck just keeps getting better.
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[raull]

wohooo !!! road racing time

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice parts, your truck just keeps getting better.
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Thanks! Chipping away at it...

Originally Posted by raull

wohooo !!! road racing time

Maybe not quite to that level, but I hope it's more stable and confidence inspiring on the streets--and the occasional on-ramp
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[gringoloco]

Mo' parts! RedHead Steering Gear 'quick' ratio steering box and CaptainFab's D52 caliper rear disc brake brackets arrived today. At first inspection, both are high quality parts. The brackets were packaged nicely and will get sent out for satin black powdercoat with my control arms, Camaro rear sway bar, and some other misc pieces. Also received a set of C5 Hawk HPS pads for the front to match the current fronts that will be moved to the rear...

Parts in the house pics:




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[Slick67]

Does look awesome, absolutely a huge improvement!!! Hope there are no fitment issues with the pads installed. Laughed at the Men in Black II quote!!!!

[67cheby]

great looking parts collection, cant wait to see it all on !

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Slick67

Does look awesome, absolutely a huge improvement!!! Hope there are no fitment issues with the pads installed. Laughed at the Men in Black II quote!!!!

Thanks! Should stop MUCH better when I'm done.

Originally Posted by 67cheby

great looking parts collection, cant wait to see it all on !

Thanks- you and me both- the pile is growing...


The Bilsteins arrived today! Can't say enough good things about my experience with eShocks.com- best price I could find on the Billys and FAST, FREE shipping. These shocks just exude quality. Worked 'em through their range of motion a couple of times and they are SO smooth and quiet. Impressed with the welds, paint, decals, boots--everything is just very well done--guess I've never had 'nice' shocks before

Also fairly happy with rockauto.com these days--they sent me the wrong parts twice, but both times ended up in my favor. First, they sent me what were supposed to be Moog tie-rods, but ended up just being Federal Moguls. Gave me a FULL refund and told me just to keep 'em!

Second- these rear brake rotors (AWD Astro fronts for the captainfab brackets) that were sent instead of the clearance items I ordered. They both emailed and called to tell me they were out of the items I ordered, but would send me a premium rotor at no additional charge. They are ATE (pronounced Ah-Tay) PremiumOne with 'elliptical slots' and 'MetaCote'. Not sure what to think about the 'wave' grooves, but I do like that they are rust-inhibitor coated and for the price, I can't complain too much...