My '63 C10 "I'd rather be driving" Project

[Paul Y]

Like others, love the grill.

Think the contrast between the chrome and the power coating will look good.

P.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Thanks, Guys!
I blacked out the area behind with some satin... then installed the grille. I realized afterward that I should've sparyed some black in the hood vents too. Oh well... next time.

I'm pretty happy with how it looks. Paul was correct, the contrast between the chrome and aluminum-ish powdercoat looks good.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

One thing I learned was that my new Halogen tri-bar headlights don't fit into the original headlight buckets. A quick nibble and voila... headlights fit fine. I absolutely love these Bosch sheet metal nibblers. Probably 25 yrs old and they work great... and so handy.

[ibrown50]

Very nice, grille looks great and the headlamps too, blacking out behind the grille really makes it stand out

[Paul Y]

Johnny that looks absolutely bloody fantastic!

P.

[CRGRS 66]

[lower50's]

Hey the Brick had a super 3 day sale.














Grill looks nice.

[clemdaddy]

Looking really good. got to try that powdercoat grill idea, saves a bunch of money and looks clean.

[Grizz1963]

I like the contrasts one can create with matt black.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Guys, thank you all for the positive comments.

Originally Posted by lower50's

Hey the Brick had a super 3 day sale.

Bob... hahahahahaha!

I took a quick look at the forum when I got into work and saw your comment. I didn't know wtf you were talking about! I read back to see if I'd missed something, then the masking paper (newspaper)caught my eye.

Good one!

[notsolo]

Thanks for sharing Johnny, The whole truck looks great. Grille is perfect! What if anything Did you change with rear upper shock mounts?....Ed.

[Paul Y]

Johnny, looking forward to seeing it off the jack with the new wheels on.

Very nice work.

Please continue.

P.

[ibrown50]

Johnny, the wheels look brilliant, great job, you could have a side-line making them.

I've no idea how you would attach them, but they would look great with those sombrero hub caps.

[aerotruk63]

Nice work on cutting the wheels, should make people do a double take.

[lower50's]

Nice job on the custom wheels.

[mjh1965]

Nice job on the wheels

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Thank you, Guys! Next to do is source some tires. I think I'll go with 265/35r22. Not to tall... not too rubber band-ish. Specs are 29.3" diameter & 10.4" wide.


A little update on the lowered brake and clutch pedals...

Every thing works fine. Changing the pedal ratio has mellowed the touchiness of the brakes, but i still need to be gentle on the pedal... especially when I have a passenger.

Clutch seems fine too. I actually moved the seat forward one notch now that there's a little more legroom. Now the steering wheel feels too close. Doh!

[Paul Y]

Good to hear about the pedal mod. Will be doing that myself next week.

P.

[lower50's]

If you don't have a tire shop call Woodside tire in Kitchener. He is sponsoring me for rear tires (just used ones) but rubber installed free, he also can get anything and best price in town. Tell him I sent you. He has 2 Chevelle's also.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Thanks for the tip Bob. Maybe next time I need tires.

Here's a pic with the new wheel & tire combo. The fronts fit fine as-is, but the rears need some spacers to keep from rubbing on the inside. I'll buy or make some 2" spacers. And I'll need some small hubcaps.

[Paul Y]

Now that looks very nice indeed Johnny!

Agree on the hub caps. Going for baby moons or originals?

P.

[Grizz1963]

OK.... I'll play.

I like them, and my vote would be originals for the caps.


Well done on the slots.

[ibrown50]

I agree the wheels look awesome would go for original style too but loved the sombrero's

[lower50's]

So cool John that totally changed the look of your truck very nice.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Good morning Gents,

Thanks for all the positive feedback. I must admit that I'm kind of "on the fence" with the new look. It's a big change, and I'm a little bummed that the truck now sits about 1-1/2" higher all around. I know its not a lot. I'll have to get used to it.

I agree that original hubcaps would look good, and rather than the sombreros I'd prefer the earlier corvette centre caps, like the one below. Problem with Rally wheel caps is that they snap into nubs on the ID of the raised area of the wheel, rather than regular hubcaps that snap over the OD...

I have a cap in mind that will look good, and as always... at a bargain price.