1965 C-10 LS build

[Jmorales3181]

Coming together very nicely. Great work!
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[rmvlt1100]

Originally Posted by flips72

your doing some great work, this is going to be one really nice ride

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

Coming together very nicely. Great work!
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Thanks to both of you for the nice words. It helps when I start to get frustrated and want to pull my hair out. Hope both of you have a good day. I'm hoping spring shows up so we can all open the garage doors and get some fresh air. This 37degree temps and snow is starting to suck.

Thanks again,
Robert
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[rmvlt1100]

I'm getting closer. Most of the interior is done. Carpet is in, seat is in, the air tank is mounted. Still need to moun the steering wheel and the e-brake handle. The heater controls are in and the blower motor works great. Not sure on the stereo yet. I've seen people mount a 4 channel amp and some speaker and just use their I-Pod for music, may try that. Mount the shifter boot was a pain in the a**.



The drive train is 90% installed. Still need some coolant, hook up the torque converter, drive shaft and a electric fan.
The body parts went together good. So far everything is lining up. I need to paint the headlight mounts, will get that done tomorrow. Then comes the trim. Need to do a lot of polishing. Not looking forward to that. Anyway here are some more pictures:











I'm hoping to get it started by middle of next week. More to come. Have a great night.

[rmvlt1100]

It's alive again. Pick up the drive shaft today got it installed, filled the trans with fluid, put some gas in the tank, check for leaks and it fired right up. So far everything is running great. I have to pick up a new lower steering shaft, which came in at the local speed shop, install it on Thursday and if the weather is good take it for a short ride. Hope fully after the test ride there is not much to adjust. The next part to finish is the bed. Till then here are a few pics:












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[Bomp]

Congrats on getting that nice lookin truck done.
I so wish I was able to drive mine. All I can do is pretend right now.

[laynrockers]

Awesome! can you give me the info for the firewall grommits you used to pass the wires through.

Thanks

[mark 66]

Man that thing looks nice. engine compartment detailing is really clean.all wiring looks well thought out.I like the look of the ls without the coil pack covers. intake tube fits perfect. is that tubing on the air temp sensor?ill bet the truck scoots real smooth. beautiful job.

[flips72]

absolutly beautiful, and so clean, just they way i like emcongradulations my friend, very happy for you, now how about some burnout vids.

[rmvlt1100]

Originally Posted by flips72

absolutly beautiful, and so clean, just they way i like emcongradulations my friend, very happy for you, now how about some burnout vids.

Thanks Flip. Thanks you very much . Me and my family think your trucks is one of the best we have seen. If the test drive goes ok I will make sure to post a nice a smokey burnout. Thanks again and have a great day.

[McMurphy]

Very beautifully done!
I like how it all came together.
It is my hope that mine comes together as smoothly and as impressively as yours has!

Well done sir!

[rmvlt1100]

Originally Posted by mark 66

Man that thing looks nice. engine compartment detailing is really clean.all wiring looks well thought out.I like the look of the ls without the coil pack covers. intake tube fits perfect. is that tubing on the air temp sensor?ill bet the truck scoots real smooth. beautiful job.

Thanks Mark. I tried to keep the build simple looking. The tube that is attached to the air intake is the fresh air for the breather/pcv system. The air temp sensor is built into the MAF sensor. I think that is the tube that you are talking about. Thanks again and have a good day.

[rmvlt1100]

Originally Posted by laynrockers

Awesome! can you give me the info for the firewall grommits you used to pass the wires through.

Thanks

Thanks laynrockers. Your build is looking good. The stance, the wheels and the entire build show some great work.
The wire grommet is from Summit. It's a Earls product.
Here is the link: http://www.summitracing.com/search?k...grommets&dds=1


Thanks again and have a good day.

[69 chevy 1]

very very cool build truck looks great who did you use for your wiring loom and pcm

[rmvlt1100]

Originally Posted by 69 chevy 1

very very cool build truck looks great who did you use for your wiring loom and pcm

Thank you. I reworked the harness my self. I used the web site lt1swap.com.
Here is the link: http://www.lt1swap.com/2000harness.htm
They have a lot of info and it made the process easy.
I used a local company to reprogram my pcm. Their company is called speedinc.

Thanks again and have a good night.

Also I like that suburban build. I would love to redo one of them after mine is done.

[azdude1964]

super clean love the color slick truck.

[rmvlt1100]

Originally Posted by azdude1964

super clean love the color slick truck.

Thank you. I just looked at your truck, thats nice. I love that color. I like the way then big tires fill up the wheel opening. Very nice job on the workmen ship, again very nice!!!!!

Besides the narrowed rear end did you have to do anything to the frame?

Thanks again.

[Jmorales3181]

Very clean! Well done. Must be happy to be at that point!
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[mark 66]

roll that bad boy outside and get a couple side shots.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Very beautifully done!
I like how it all came together.
It is my hope that mine comes together as smoothly and as impressively as yours has!

Well done sir!

Originally Posted by mark 66

roll that bad boy outside and get a couple side shots.

i agree with both these comments

[rmvlt1100]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Very beautifully done!
I like how it all came together.
It is my hope that mine comes together as smoothly and as impressively as yours has!

Well done sir!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

X2

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

Very clean! Well done. Must be happy to be at that point!
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Originally Posted by mark 66

roll that bad boy outside and get a couple side shots.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

i agree with both these comments

Thanks everyone for the great comments. I took it for a ride a couple of times and it runs great. It gets up and goes. I am having some issues with the transmission. It is sluggish on the 1st to 2nd shift and the shift points seem to be off. I'm hoping it is just a computer issue or maybe a small adjustment with the line pressure. Any way I got all the trim put on and still need to finish up a few small trim and weather stripping items. I will get some pictures taken today and posted. Again thanks again for the comments. Hope everyone has a great day.
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[rmvlt1100]

It's been awhile since the last update. The guy that built my trans came by the other night. He replace the servo on the side of the trans, dropped the valve body and checked all the connections and made a few changes to the plate under the valve body. Put the fluid back in it and started it up. I still have a small issue with the idle when it goes in gear, he says to sounds like it could be a relearn issue with the dbw system. In total he spent around 3 hours there and would not take a dime for his time.

The next day I took it for gas and a quick shake down run and it ran great and it shift just as good. Later that night took a ride to a local cruise night along with a friend of mine in his 32 coupe. It was nice to get it out and enjoy the cars.

Im hoping this week to get the bed finished, the emergency brakes connected and a few small rattles fixed. Hope everyone has a great night.

[Jmorales3181]

Looks great!
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[Bomp]

Swaeeeet

[McMurphy]

Oh yeah that is the good stuff there !!
Congrats

[flips72]

very very nice, feels good when you get to get back behind the wheel again and enjoy the fruits of your labor, congrats on a awesome build,