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MMcMasters · 11-28-2016, 02:36 PM

You have to be itching to get started.The suspense is getting to me and it's not my build!

Stickman · 11-30-2016, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Yes it is, but I'm burnin' $100 bills to stay warm

Ultimately, I just wanted to go lower. The NL pieces were very nice, but didn't allow me to drop as far as I wanted

Yes, very similar. I think I'll need a bed fill. Selling that one?

Are you now going to have to raise the bed floor ?

gringoloco · 11-30-2016, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Killer truckload of parts!

No doubt--I've now found shelf space for it all, but it took some doing. Not sure where I'll put the rest when it arrives

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

You should be busy for a while!

Hoping it's just a winter project, but we know how these things go...

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Originally Posted by MMcMasters

You have to be itching to get started.The suspense is getting to me and it's not my build!

Well, with snow on the ground, I've banished the truck to the garage and left the daily duties to the "winter beater" (below), so I should get going soon-ish. Taking a break for a bit while I stockpile parts and spending some time with the fam after I buried myself in the garage during the Blazer rust fix and Mustang T5 swap, but they'll be sick of me soon

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Originally Posted by Stickman

Are you now going to have to raise the bed floor ?

Yes, it will need to come up probably ~3" from where it is currently (already raised 3"). Once the PB rear arrives, I'll be able to get solid measurements and devise a plan

Deer_hunter_088 · 01-09-2017, 03:52 PM

ttt

smbrouss70 · 01-25-2017, 12:15 PM

Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?...

You have to have something to show us by now... You don't want the natives getting restless, do you?

kehstr · 01-30-2017, 04:05 PM

I think we are all getting restless waiting to hear some news!! Even if it is just saying you have been too busy to work on your truck with your wife's car being a priority

kehstr · 04-20-2017, 09:51 PM

Any updates?

gringoloco · 05-28-2017, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Deer_hunter_088

ttt

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?...

You have to have something to show us by now... You don't want the natives getting restless, do you?

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Originally Posted by kehstr

I think we are all getting restless waiting to hear some news!! Even if it is just saying you have been too busy to work on your truck with your wife's car being a priority

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Originally Posted by kehstr

Any updates?

Sorry, guys! Yes, I'm alive. Been sidetracked with the snow, kids, wife, masters, work, life in general, the Mustang, a new Jeep, and my wife's 'new' car, a '66 Bahama Blue Beetle. Needs more low, and a few other things, but I haven't forgotten about the truck

gringoloco · 05-28-2017, 07:32 PM

Here's what the suspension looks like out of the boxes. It's all been to powder since, but no pics of that

Still working on rounding up parts, but making a conscious effort to get everything collected and ready to start, um, soon?

smbrouss70 · 05-28-2017, 10:06 PM

I thought you had gone with an air setup. I can't wait to see how it sits with an extreme coil-over!!!

NewType72 · 05-29-2017, 04:45 AM

Yay new parts!

SCOTI · 05-30-2017, 12:50 AM

You ever need a hand in the garage, let me know. Eagerly waiting to see the next round of changes.

gringoloco · 05-31-2017, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

I thought you had gone with an air setup. I can't wait to see how it sits with an extreme coil-over!!!

I was planning on air initially. The thought was to keep it simple, ll trying to control the snowball...

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Originally Posted by NewType72

Yay new parts!

Yes, pretty pumped. Just hafta round up the rest of the required stuff. The list is short-ish: rack, fuel tank, misc., but the list will grow if I decide to LS swap it while I'm at it (found a great deal on a 5.3, buuuut... reference the snowball comment above).

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

You ever need a hand in the garage, let me know. Eagerly waiting to see the next round of changes.

I may be a bit far away now, though we're back from UK, we landed (temporarily) in UT! I miss the southern hospitality

Orange67 · 05-31-2017, 10:42 PM

Hey! I offered help! Lol actually, to be honest, equal amounts of help and envy...

Tommyh5 · 06-02-2017, 11:05 AM

47 pages deep and the project has a long way to go! Wow. I am impressed. I am looking forward to seeing this through. My goal is an extreme coilover drop on mine as well. Good work bud.

gringoloco · 06-02-2017, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Orange67

Hey! I offered help! Lol actually, to be honest, equal amounts of help and envy...

Don't envy the amount of work ahead of me!

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Originally Posted by Tommyh5

47 pages deep and the project has a long way to go! Wow. I am impressed. I am looking forward to seeing this through. My goal is an extreme coilover drop on mine as well. Good work bud.

Thanks, and welcome to the forum! They're never done, I'll keep chipping away at it til I can't anymore. Speaking of...

Started assembling the porterbuilt bits. They are powdercoated in a color called evo grey that is matte metallic and flips from silver to almost black, depending on the lighting. I like it!

gringoloco · 06-02-2017, 10:18 PM

Oh, and I nabbed this complete running 5.3 yesterday for $350. Thinking I may swap it in while the truck is apart. Adds to the complexity, cost, and timeline. We'll see...

Bennett68C10 · 06-03-2017, 07:58 AM

Nice score on the 5.3, I like the color of the powder coated parts too!

**Hart_Rod** · 06-03-2017, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Oh, and I nabbed this complete running 5.3 yesterday for $350. Thinking I may swap it in while the truck is apart. Adds to the complexity, cost, and timeline. We'll see...

Awesome! Do it.......

gringoloco · 06-03-2017, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Nice score on the 5.3, I like the color of the powder coated parts too!

Thanks, looking forward to seeing it against the black frame

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Awesome! Do it.......

I don't need much encouragement, haha. Already looking at swap parts. Slippery slope, I tell ya...

MMcMasters · 06-03-2017, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Oh, and I nabbed this complete running 5.3 yesterday for $350. Thinking I may swap it in while the truck is apart. Adds to the complexity, cost, and timeline. We'll see...

Congrats!!!!

kehstr · 06-04-2017, 12:49 AM

really if you have all of the right swap parts it will only add an extra day of work (excluding wiring). There is so much out there now with all of the conversions done, that everything, with maybe excluding a wiring harness, can be bought and make for a plug and play swap. The harness could be done in a solid day with no interruptions, and you don't get easily distracted like I do LOL.
If I was you, I would collect all of the parts, and build everything you know you can with the truck apart. Like the battery tray that will need to be moved onto the driver's side. I would probably even start working on the wiring harness and do as much as you can before the truck is torn down. That way the truck is down for as little of time as possible. Just my personal thoughts here.

gringoloco · 06-04-2017, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MMcMasters

Congrats!!!!

Thanks, I couldn't say no

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Originally Posted by kehstr

really if you have all of the right swap parts it will only add an extra day of work (excluding wiring). There is so much out there now with all of the conversions done, that everything, with maybe excluding a wiring harness, can be bought and make for a plug and play swap. The harness could be done in a solid day with no interruptions, and you don't get easily distracted like I do LOL.
If I was you, I would collect all of the parts, and build everything you know you can with the truck apart. Like the battery tray that will need to be moved onto the driver's side. I would probably even start working on the wiring harness and do as much as you can before the truck is torn down. That way the truck is down for as little of time as possible. Just my personal thoughts here.

Agreed. A lot of the necessary bits I'll be touching anyway: exhaust, engine mounts, fuel tank, fuel lines, battery, fans, etc, etc. It may be a near wash as far as cost is concerned, if I can refrain from customizing too much and just stab it in there, but that's not really what I have in mind

69gmcc10 · 06-05-2017, 11:47 AM

Nice to see the steam building up on this project again! It gets me motivated to get to the garage and work on mine!

mcbassin · 06-05-2017, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Oh, and I nabbed this complete running 5.3 yesterday for $350. Thinking I may swap it in while the truck is apart. Adds to the complexity, cost, and timeline. We'll see...

Sweet deal!

11-28-2016, 02:36 PM	#1276
MMcMasters Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Rochester, IL Posts: 537	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 You have to be itching to get started.The suspense is getting to me and it's not my build! __________________ __________________ Mike 70 Med Olive build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=714804 Instagram- protouring66

01-09-2017, 03:52 PM	#1279
Deer_hunter_088 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Mount Carmel Illinois Posts: 1,321	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ttt __________________ 1994 k1500, Oldredz71(ext shorty 4x4 6 in lift) 1998 S10ZR2 2005 Silverado 2500hd(tow pig) Made in the USA, just like my trucks

01-25-2017, 12:15 PM	#1280
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,784	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?... You have to have something to show us by now... You don't want the natives getting restless, do you? __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

01-30-2017, 04:05 PM	#1281
kehstr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Utah Posts: 750	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 I think we are all getting restless waiting to hear some news!! Even if it is just saying you have been too busy to work on your truck with your wife's car being a priority __________________ 72 GMC highlander nicknamed by my then 6-year-old brother "stripes" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=7378180 Check out my Youtube channel @Chad's Fab

04-20-2017, 09:51 PM	#1282
kehstr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Utah Posts: 750	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 Any updates? __________________ 72 GMC highlander nicknamed by my then 6-year-old brother "stripes" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=7378180 Check out my Youtube channel @Chad's Fab

05-28-2017, 07:32 PM	#1284
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 Here's what the suspension looks like out of the boxes. It's all been to powder since, but no pics of that Still working on rounding up parts, but making a conscious effort to get everything collected and ready to start, um, soon? Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

05-28-2017, 10:06 PM	#1285
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,784	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 I thought you had gone with an air setup. I can't wait to see how it sits with an extreme coil-over!!! __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

05-29-2017, 04:45 AM	#1286
NewType72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: turlock Posts: 2,177	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 Yay new parts! __________________ Project NewType 1972 Chevy C/10 Cheyenne Super ( Daily Driven Showtruck ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=507903 Project Great Grandpa's Legacy 1973 Chevy C/10 Cheyenne ( Current daily driver collecting big time parts ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...89#post7084289 - Dylan (209)-985-7721

05-30-2017, 12:50 AM	#1287
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,025	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 You ever need a hand in the garage, let me know. Eagerly waiting to see the next round of changes. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

05-31-2017, 10:42 PM	#1289
Orange67 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Syracuse, Utah Posts: 499	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 Hey! I offered help! Lol actually, to be honest, equal amounts of help and envy... __________________ Justin '67 C20 CST Custom Camper '04.5 LLY Duramax CCSB...sold

06-02-2017, 11:05 AM	#1290
Tommyh5 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Fenton Posts: 1	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 47 pages deep and the project has a long way to go! Wow. I am impressed. I am looking forward to seeing this through. My goal is an extreme coilover drop on mine as well. Good work bud.

06-02-2017, 10:18 PM	#1292
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 Oh, and I nabbed this complete running 5.3 yesterday for $350. Thinking I may swap it in while the truck is apart. Adds to the complexity, cost, and timeline. We'll see... Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

06-03-2017, 07:58 AM	#1293
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 Nice score on the 5.3, I like the color of the powder coated parts too! __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

06-04-2017, 12:49 AM	#1297
kehstr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Utah Posts: 750	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 really if you have all of the right swap parts it will only add an extra day of work (excluding wiring). There is so much out there now with all of the conversions done, that everything, with maybe excluding a wiring harness, can be bought and make for a plug and play swap. The harness could be done in a solid day with no interruptions, and you don't get easily distracted like I do LOL. If I was you, I would collect all of the parts, and build everything you know you can with the truck apart. Like the battery tray that will need to be moved onto the driver's side. I would probably even start working on the wiring harness and do as much as you can before the truck is torn down. That way the truck is down for as little of time as possible. Just my personal thoughts here. __________________ 72 GMC highlander nicknamed by my then 6-year-old brother "stripes" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=7378180 Check out my Youtube channel @Chad's Fab

06-05-2017, 11:47 AM	#1299
69gmcc10 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Missoula, MT Posts: 934	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 Nice to see the steam building up on this project again! It gets me motivated to get to the garage and work on mine! __________________ 69 GMC C10 build thread- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=501676 03 Silverado build thread-http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=591582



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