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68Gold/white · 03-09-2018, 06:48 PM

Job well done, I hope you can make more progress soon!!!

Jahloha · 03-10-2018, 12:36 AM

So last night I was doing the PS LCA and torquing it down, wrench slipped, finger bangs frame, and now broken pinkie lol.

Hope it heals quickly and nail falls off quick too.

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Aus69c20 · 03-10-2018, 01:20 AM

Good to see you back at it. Good luck

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Jahloha · 09-07-2020, 01:50 PM

HUGE UPDATE....kinda haha

Well I now think that I am the only person to have ever shipped their frame and body parts across the Pacific Ocean TWICE!! HAHA.

Due to Covid-19 and Hawaii's tourism industry I have relocated back to Anaheim, CA and brought Gramps' truck with me...in a 40' shipping container...again.

Gramps is now 92 years old and my goal to finish it for us to go on a drive before he passes now has a tighter window; but I am still hopeful I can figure this out and get it done.

I need some help, so please see my next post.

Jahloha · 09-07-2020, 01:54 PM

This build has been riddled with unique situations (moving to/from Hawaii), cost of living in Hawii, etc and if I could take it all back I would have never dove head first into this restomod.

But it is what it is and I currently have a frame, rebuilt 14 bolt, H2 wheels and tires, and original body parts separated (cab, doors off cab, fenders, hood, bed).

I think the only I am going to get this through the finish line is to buy a "good guts" truck (powertrain, brakes, gas lines, etc completed) and do a body swap with Gramps' body parts.

I had always wanted to make his C20 into a 4x4, but know that conversion is insane.

SOOOOOO here's the current plan:

1. Buy a K20 and somehow swap out the bodies

Before anyone says its cheaper to just buy one completed, I totally agree, but my family and I have decided that Gramps' truck at a minimum is the body itself.

So with the plan to buy a K20 and swap Gramps' body onto it.

What are your thoughts?

What should I look for?

03-09-2018, 06:48 PM	#1
68Gold/white Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 3,328	Re: For Gramps (1970 C20 RestoMod) Job well done, I hope you can make more progress soon!!!

03-10-2018, 12:36 AM	#2
Jahloha Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 526	Re: For Gramps (1970 C20 RestoMod) So last night I was doing the PS LCA and torquing it down, wrench slipped, finger bangs frame, and now broken pinkie lol. Hope it heals quickly and nail falls off quick too. __________________ -JASON My grandpa, Gramps, won a 1970 C20 in 1969 for $1. I'm on a mission to restore it before he passes. My 1970 C20 Build Thread

03-10-2018, 01:20 AM	#3
Aus69c20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 231	Re: For Gramps (1970 C20 RestoMod) Good to see you back at it. Good luck __________________ John 69 c20, 396, th400, dana60, ps, ac

09-07-2020, 01:50 PM	#5
Jahloha Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 526	Re: For Gramps (1970 C20 RestoMod) HUGE UPDATE....kinda haha Well I now think that I am the only person to have ever shipped their frame and body parts across the Pacific Ocean TWICE!! HAHA. Due to Covid-19 and Hawaii's tourism industry I have relocated back to Anaheim, CA and brought Gramps' truck with me...in a 40' shipping container...again. Gramps is now 92 years old and my goal to finish it for us to go on a drive before he passes now has a tighter window; but I am still hopeful I can figure this out and get it done. I need some help, so please see my next post. __________________ -JASON My grandpa, Gramps, won a 1970 C20 in 1969 for $1. I'm on a mission to restore it before he passes. My 1970 C20 Build Thread

09-07-2020, 01:54 PM	#6
Jahloha Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 526	Re: For Gramps (1970 C20 RestoMod) This build has been riddled with unique situations (moving to/from Hawaii), cost of living in Hawii, etc and if I could take it all back I would have never dove head first into this restomod. But it is what it is and I currently have a frame, rebuilt 14 bolt, H2 wheels and tires, and original body parts separated (cab, doors off cab, fenders, hood, bed). I think the only I am going to get this through the finish line is to buy a "good guts" truck (powertrain, brakes, gas lines, etc completed) and do a body swap with Gramps' body parts. I had always wanted to make his C20 into a 4x4, but know that conversion is insane. SOOOOOO here's the current plan: 1. Buy a K20 and somehow swap out the bodies Before anyone says its cheaper to just buy one completed, I totally agree, but my family and I have decided that Gramps' truck at a minimum is the body itself. So with the plan to buy a K20 and swap Gramps' body onto it. What are your thoughts? What should I look for? __________________ -JASON My grandpa, Gramps, won a 1970 C20 in 1969 for $1. I'm on a mission to restore it before he passes. My 1970 C20 Build Thread



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