My '63 C10 "I'd rather be driving" Project

[Grizz1963]

I think you did very well with the grille.

What was the price for it done then?

[65sub]

Good looking grille John. Your work on the pedals is interesting. I'd like to hear your thoughts after driving.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Thanks aerotruk63!

Rian, I got it done for $150.

Dale, I hope to get it out for a drive this weekend. I'll post my opinion...

[lower50's]

The grill looks good $1200 is a crazy price, you can always get it done down the road tho. Headlight relays should work really good something I have been wanting to do in my Jeep for years.

[CRGRS 66]

Grill looks great in the pictures, was wondering how that came out.
Maybe I will get to see it in person this w/e....

[Paul Y]

Like others, love the grill.

Think the contrast between the chrome and the power coating will look good.

P.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Thanks, Guys!
I blacked out the area behind with some satin... then installed the grille. I realized afterward that I should've sparyed some black in the hood vents too. Oh well... next time.

I'm pretty happy with how it looks. Paul was correct, the contrast between the chrome and aluminum-ish powdercoat looks good.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

One thing I learned was that my new Halogen tri-bar headlights don't fit into the original headlight buckets. A quick nibble and voila... headlights fit fine. I absolutely love these Bosch sheet metal nibblers. Probably 25 yrs old and they work great... and so handy.

[ibrown50]

Very nice, grille looks great and the headlamps too, blacking out behind the grille really makes it stand out

[Paul Y]

Johnny that looks absolutely bloody fantastic!

P.

[CRGRS 66]

[lower50's]

Hey the Brick had a super 3 day sale.














Grill looks nice.

[clemdaddy]

Looking really good. got to try that powdercoat grill idea, saves a bunch of money and looks clean.

[Grizz1963]

I like the contrasts one can create with matt black.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Guys, thank you all for the positive comments.

Originally Posted by lower50's

Hey the Brick had a super 3 day sale.

Bob... hahahahahaha!

I took a quick look at the forum when I got into work and saw your comment. I didn't know wtf you were talking about! I read back to see if I'd missed something, then the masking paper (newspaper)caught my eye.

Good one!

[notsolo]

Thanks for sharing Johnny, The whole truck looks great. Grille is perfect! What if anything Did you change with rear upper shock mounts?....Ed.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Thanks for sharing Johnny, The whole truck looks great. Grille is perfect! What if anything Did you change with rear upper shock mounts?....Ed.

Hi Ed. Thanks, but it really needs a good body and paint job.

I didn't change or relocate any mounts. I installed a CPP Grand Slam kit which included springs and shorter shocks.

[lower50's]

Looks really good John.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

I'm not sure what they'll look like on a non-bagged truck... but I picked up some 22x9 transit wheels. They're HUGE.

I thought maybe to make them look a little sportier, I d cut some slots to make them look like 60-70's Corvette rally wheels. It took quite a few hours, but this is what they look like now. I'll hit them with some silver paint an mount some kind of cap. I tried a Sombrero cap, but it looks like it'll be too much work to figure out a way to mount them. I'd prefer a flatter cap anyway. If all else fails, I can use the same caps currently on the truck.

[Paul Y]

Johnny, looking forward to seeing it off the jack with the new wheels on.

Very nice work.

Please continue.

P.

[ibrown50]

Johnny, the wheels look brilliant, great job, you could have a side-line making them.

I've no idea how you would attach them, but they would look great with those sombrero hub caps.

[aerotruk63]

Nice work on cutting the wheels, should make people do a double take.

[lower50's]

Nice job on the custom wheels.

[mjh1965]

Nice job on the wheels

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Thank you, Guys! Next to do is source some tires. I think I'll go with 265/35r22. Not to tall... not too rubber band-ish. Specs are 29.3" diameter & 10.4" wide.


A little update on the lowered brake and clutch pedals...

Every thing works fine. Changing the pedal ratio has mellowed the touchiness of the brakes, but i still need to be gentle on the pedal... especially when I have a passenger.

Clutch seems fine too. I actually moved the seat forward one notch now that there's a little more legroom. Now the steering wheel feels too close. Doh!