1963 C-10 in NC

[1963c-10]

Rained all last night and been raining all day, so won't get much done tonight. Will try and get the AC breather disassembled and see if I can get the batting replaced.

And just off the phone with American Autowire......my harness has finally hit the production line and should be done in the next day or so.

[TJ's Chevy]

Weather has been similar round here to. Been nice to have shop work only. lol Hopefully it'll be sunny and warm so I can paint this weekend! lol

[1963c-10]

I have several dry areas to work in, problem is they are 100 yards apart. And no electricity run to either one at the moment.

I talked with my buddy who is an electrician yesterday though about getting me some juice to the big barn. Should be in the works in the next week or two.

We've been pretty dry down here the last few weeks and I'm not complaining about the rain. My garden and fruit trees and happy to see it as am I. Saves me a lot of time watering.

[Eric15chevys]

Definitely not complaining about the rain. My yard and garden sure needed it. Rust removal did seem kinda counter productive yesterday though.

[1963c-10]

Same here Eric. I keep up with my garden and flower beds pretty good, but I don't do any watering on the lawn itself. Its amazing how fast it will go from brown to green.

I've also had the counter productive days of doing body work when there is a lot of moisture in the air. Have seen steel flash rust nearly as fast as you can get it down to bare steel.

Hows the roof going?

[1963c-10]

Got the hood sponges & park lamps in Friday. Took Saturday off to go surf fish at Holden Beach and then with Erics help I got the hood on Sunday. Took around 30 min to get it all adjusted right but I can call the hood done.....minus the wiring harness which should be in this week.

Next step is to get the brake lines knocked out and bleed the clutch / brake system. Also need to finish the connection on the exhaust at the x pipe.

[1963c-10]

Let the 90* temps cool off some and went out around 7pm and gave the truck its 1st good bath in a year. Just the bed left to paint now. Will sure be glad to fire up this new engine and go out for a spin.

[1963c-10]

I've got pics of the hood sponges going in that I'll get up later also. What a pain to install too!!!!

[naphtali5725]

looking good man, how are things over there in Fayette-nam? I sure miss those drop zones in Bragg!

[1963c-10]

Thanks a bunch for the kind words.

Not much changes in Fayetteville except for the roads getting bigger and the constant development & construction that seems to never end or get finished.

[1963c-10]

Here are the pics of the NOS lamp and bezel assemblies going in.

[1963c-10]

And the hood sponges going in. The two short skinny ones go up under the front of the hood, the two thick short ones go up under the back part of the hood and the two long ones go under the center supports.

[1963c-10]

Couple more pics.

I started with the two forward seals. Then the two back seals, then the two center ones go in last.

I used a 1 1/2" plastic putty knife as you'll find the seals are 3 times larger than the spaces they go into. I placed the seals in the location where they go, used the putty knife to roll the edge under the steel then used the putty knife on the bottom of the seal to start working them in. Took around 15min per seal and I kept having to go from working the top of the seal to working the bottom in.

Very time consuming but they look good installed and hopefully i'll never have any hood squeeks again.

[1963c-10]

Also came across my best deal ever on some more 61-63 caps.....can't have enough of these guys. No cracks or splits and no dents. Still need to polish them out but they will work great!!!! Nice to know there are still some reasonable finds out there.

[TJ's Chevy]

Man its nice to see that truck coming together! Alot of hard work really paying off dude. I'm impressed....alot. lol Hope mine comes out as nice. Hoping you'll post a video of that thing running....maybe a couple tires smokin to!

[1963c-10]

Thanks TJ. A lot of hard work for sure and I'm definitely glad to see it coming back together. Been a year since I've had it off the road.

I'm sure yours will come out just as nice. I've seen quite a bit of the work you've done already.

And yes, will definitely get some footage of the engine running when we get to that point. Right now target date is July 4 weekend. Will be a few months before we get to any tire shredding though.

[1963c-10]

Small job, but another done. Finished the gasket for the hood / latch seal. Used the original as a template. And an empty .357 shell case to punch out the holes. A .38 special would work good also for this size hole.

The original clips were in great condition so they got 2 coats of aluminum engine enamel to top them off after a good cleaning.

[Ta2Don]

Rockin' right along brother...

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Rockin' right along brother...

Thanks a bunch. Didn't get anything done last night. We went under a flash flood warning. Got 4.5" rain in just 2 hours and had water a foot over my road.

Will try again tonight.

[bj383ss]

You haven't posted any pics on here with the hood on.

[1963c-10]

Post 1832....but I'll repost for you.

[bj383ss]

Oh crap sorry. I scrolled up and saw the pic of the hood upside down on sawhorses and assumed you hadn't posted the ones of it installed. That's what I get for assuming. Made an ass of myself. HA

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by bj383ss

Oh crap sorry. I scrolled up and saw the pic of the hood upside down on sawhorses and assumed you hadn't posted the ones of it installed. That's what I get for assuming. Made an ass of myself. HA

No problem. I back pedaled some to show the install of the hood sponges.

[dwcardfan]

Your truck is coming along nicely. It won't be long you will be cruising the streets.

[markeb01]

Man that thing is beautiful! Love the newest photos with the hood in place. Really starting to look like a finished truck now. All the shiny aluminum, chrome, and stainless really makes the color pop. Looking forward to some videos showing it on the road and how that big block sounds!