Project 67 C-10

[67-C10]

Well looks like i'll be getting a new hood now. sanded the paint off the front edge to find pinhole after pinhole. So I think 1" cowl is in order.

[67chevy1series]

i feel ya my hood is from a 68 and it is pitted where the trim goes on. every time i shut the hood i here rust particles falling on the inner fenders and stuff

[67-C10]

Ordered the new 2" cowl hood today. probably be a week and a half till i get it but can't wait. last weekend fixed tailgate. nothing like putting a few blocks under the corners and hoping on it to straiten it back. stil alot of dents but shouldnt be too bad when i get done. gonna try banging out back of cab this weekend. also i pretty much finished off the tailgate check straps. should be pretty clean. i'll posts some pics soon. and here are the wheels i was looking at 17x8 just need to find out the backspacing and center clearance.

[67chevy1series]

looks like boss wheels.... well i will be looking forward to seeing pics! as always

[67-C10]

got my new hood today. wahoo.

[67-C10]

yeah i'm slacking. i know but really it's just been slacking on the updates. got the hood on and had to get new hinges and after all that have to realign the whole front end and try to figure out the gaps and heights. damn hood to fender is just stepping like an sob.getting close to primer as its finally warming up a tick here finally! Also got my hidden latches installed and just have to get some stainless coaed cable and ferruls to make the check straps. You'll see when i'm done with the bed.

[68GMCCustom]

thats what I did...2" cowl. My original hood had been sanded till it was so thin it would cave in on the highway.

[67-C10]

Yeah it seems to really sit high compared to the top of the fenders so some massaging needed but been working on it. also kind of did something bad but after realizing probably wont be drivable this year bought a 98 mustang to hammer aroind in.

[67chevy1series]

i have been gone for awhile time to catch up on the builds! any progress?

[68GMCCustom]

I'll have to do quite a bit of tweaking to everything.... to get mine to fit right.

[67-C10]

I'm Alive and the summer is almost over Been enjoying alot but unfortunately not alot of work on the truck. I just got so fed up with trying to line the front end up but came to realize it's a truck and was made to haul sh*t. Anyway looking to get some stuff going soon again so i can get some shooting of color down during this fall. fingers crossed.

[67-C10]

Well weathers worse so back to work on the truck. Started dealing with the. Massive gaps and uneven hood. Need to weld it up tomorrrow and go from there. Will update pics don't worry about that.
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[67-C10]

Heres an update. The pass side of the hood was short at the front by a string 1/8th ti almost 1/4 at the bottom so welded in a filler piece at the front and closed the gaps nicely. need to work on finishing it all up now and some primer.

[litew8]

Nice shop. What's in the ruststang, I mean Mustang? Ironic, I just posted one in my thread yesterday.

[67-C10]

Originally Posted by litew8

Nice shop. What's in the ruststang, I mean Mustang? Ironic, I just posted one in my thread yesterday.

The orange one is getting a 460 basic no power adders. Its my buddies girlfriends she just picked up with a cage for $700 last week. The other is getting a big block maybe stroked and nitrous and lots of it and its looking to run in the 9's.
I do have a 98 GT with a factory supercharger that i broke 4th gear in.

[litew8]

very cool

[67-C10]

Well front is getting very close to being done. Found some nice rust holes that were filled with bondo on the front shell so had to cut and weld in a few patches. Then i got the fenders just about even with the hood finally. Pass side is good but one final coat on the drivers and that will be good waiting for putty.

[67-C10]

Front is finally all good. Now pondering doing a 5.3 or 6.0 swap instead of the 350. Thinking i wan tsomethoing a little more reliable for long cruises.

[68GMCCustom]

You won't regret it...I haven't heard of anyone that has.
get yourself a reasonably low mile 5.3...or a higher miler and go thru it all.

[67-C10]

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

You won't regret it...I haven't heard of anyone that has.
get yourself a reasonably low mile 5.3...or a higher miler and go thru it all.

Yeah was thinking of 5.3 for a little better milegae and still have power. maybe a lite cam upgrade. Really would like the 6l80 behind it but looks like it needs to go behind a gen IV motor and they have AFM which is hit or miss with issues of ring and lifter failure and swallowing 1 quart of oil every 1k miles. Getting junk yard motor so you never know what that was running so kinda wanted to stay gen III and there cheaper.

[68GMCCustom]

if you're set on a 6L80e....seems like you could get a genIII motor upgraded to genIV specs with a 4x cam gear and sensor, plus the 58x reluctor wheel and crank sensor, and relocated knock sensors...seems you would be able to run the later style ecm's which work with the 6L80e and its on board tcm...or even a 6sp manual for that matter.

that said.... the latest genIV 5.3's come with the 6L80e now. I was looking on car-part for one before deciding to get the trans I did. 6L80/90e's came in '07up 1500HD/2500's with the 6.0 and '10up? 1500 5.3 and up trucks are getting the 6 speed. I know the '11's with 5.3 get it.

check this example:

2010 Transmission
Chevy Truck Silverado 1500
LT,5.3,6L80,4X2,12-11
7,500 A AB144 $1500 Ruppert's Pickup Parts USA-OK(Norman) E-mail 1-800-749-9287

Bet with a little looking you could get a low mile late model 5.3/6L80e combo for $2500?

[67-C10]

Little gremlin im running into here in Mass is everyone buys 4x4's up here so not many 2wd trannys oin the junkyards. Not to mention prices arnt that cheap up here. if i could fit a 5.3 and tranny in the back of my impala we'd be making a road trip down south or midwest and pick one up. HUM maybe have to measure my trunk up haha.

[67-C10]

Finally all moved into the new place with the girl, Should be back on pogress soon.

[67-C10]

Originally Posted by 67-C10

Finally all moved into the new place with the girl, Should be back on progress soon.

Well that progress really didn't happen in the past year now. Started back to school has put a damper on things especially the funds but sold my 350 today so now out looking for a 5.3.

[67-C10]

well its been 2 more years and I'm back. Spent the last year working on my new house and just went last night and picked up an 03 Silverado donor 5.3 4l60e. Now time to strip it and sell the rest of the stuff.
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