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08-21-2010, 12:11 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Gilbert, AZ
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GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
Started on this 1985 c10 a year ago. At first I was going to just rebuild the suspension and just slowly build the interior and everything else but I ran into a cheap GENIII 4.8l 4l60e setup and couldnt pass it up. Already had experience with these engines as well as a good friend do the swap into his 77 c10 bagged as well. I am going to just post some pics of what I have done over the past year. I am very close to having it running but just started school at ASU again and it is going to be hard to get time to get the little things together to finish this build.
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08-21-2010, 12:15 AM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
These are older pics of it before I shaved the firewall and put in the ls 4.8l
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08-21-2010, 12:17 AM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
oops. the images didnt load last time.
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08-21-2010, 12:24 AM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
These pics are from a year ago when we stripped the suspension the original owners fabricated up to build it the right way. Plans were to three link it similar to the suspension trophy trucks use so it will be bullit proof. It took alot of grinding and fabricated to finally get it complete. These pics show us boxing in the back half of the frame to strengthen it.
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08-21-2010, 12:34 AM
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Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
We had fab a mount on the axle to hold the wishbone we fabbed up with a huge heim joint on it. It took many hours heating up after welding it to make it fit back to where we welded the mounts. This part took us forever and had me second guessing but it worked out better then I imagined.
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08-21-2010, 12:42 AM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
after we had the wishbone and trailing arms mounted it was time to weld in the bag mounts and the shocks. Also fabbed up a nice tank mount for the back. picked up a 16 gallon at our local aftermarket store lopers for around 180. Cheapy but will work since I am using a inline fuel pump setup.
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08-22-2010, 06:08 PM
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Location: santa paula Ca
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
lookin good that tail gate looks sweet
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08-22-2010, 10:52 PM
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Location: Folsom, Ca
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
wow nice job dude very clean build! are you using a vintage air unit?
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08-22-2010, 11:02 PM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
looks bad ass! and a clean truck to start with.
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08-23-2010, 01:17 AM
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Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
Yup using the vintage air. Sad story on that, my buddy helping me with this build had a sick 77 c10 same setup as mine except a stock 5.3l with 4l60e in it and his girlfriend drove it into the back of a minivan! It bent the front half of the frame to where it wasnt worth fixing so we literally parted the whole thing out and this was about 7 months ago and I bought most of his stuff off of it. Sucks!!! That just shows that you dont let anyone especially a girl drive your baby! If you look back its the green c10 in the back round in one of my pics. It was the truck that got me motivated to do mine. Was looking forward to cruising together but thats over with. Here is a better pic of it too! He just bought those 20s like a month before the crash.
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08-23-2010, 02:31 PM
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Location: Eastlake,Ohio
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
Damn women...probably got jealous of it so she got in a "accident"
Build looks great, cant wait to start doing more on my truck...room is starting to look like a parts store |
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08-23-2010, 02:49 PM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
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08-23-2010, 07:49 PM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
wow! sik build man! i really like where this is going
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08-23-2010, 08:53 PM
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Location: McKinney,Texas
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
these builds are sure getting popular!
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08-23-2010, 09:25 PM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
Wow that does suck the green truck was looking really good! was he Z'd in the front or control arms or somethings?
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08-24-2010, 12:41 AM
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Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
Same set up in the front as I have. Porter built arms upper and lower. When we put them on we could believe how much lower it got. it was almost level but if you have them money and the time drop member with the arms is the only way to go to get her on the ground. I didnt have them money for that but what I have works perfect with my 4.8 for clearence issues with the oil pan. I bought the H3 oil pan to make sure there are no issues and it couldnt be better. Here are some pics of my 4.8 build about ten months ago.
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08-24-2010, 12:47 AM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
some more...
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08-24-2010, 12:55 AM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
tore it all down once I had it on the stand, had the heads cleaned up, ported a bit and put heavy duty springs and had the valves reseated. Brand new after they were done. Then also put arp bolts on the connecting rods for the pistons to strengthen them for higher rpms as well as lengthened push rods since I bought a custom grinded cam, all new gaskets of course and head bolts. Wish I had more money for a nicer pulley and double chained oil pump. Also bought a LS1 intake to spice things up a bit. They just look so much sicker then those big old 4.8/5.3 intakes. Lose a bit of torque but gain on top end horse power. This truck aint pulling nothing so I went for as much horsepower as I could get out of the little 4.8l. Then bought a circle d 3000 stall and had the tranny completely rebuilt. And I havent even started her up!!!!
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08-25-2010, 01:17 PM
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Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
What up crakkaa! I know the feeling cant wait to start mine either!!!!!! I saw this truck in person last night and let me tell ya shes bad ass!!!!!! start that ***** up main!!!!
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09-02-2010, 02:54 PM
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Location: Bellville, TX
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
I like what you are doing with your truck, it looks good! I am planning to bag my K30. I have been talking to Nate @ Porterbuilt and I am saving to get a complete front & rear kit from him...
Any more pics of the Green truck? that thing is bad! |
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09-02-2010, 03:06 PM
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Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
yo! whats the deal with those headers you got? do they hang bellow the frame rails? I just got my headers and put them on. when aired out I have 1/2'' of clearance??????????
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09-03-2010, 01:02 AM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
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09-03-2010, 06:51 PM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
Finally had time to put my headers on and exhaust and a little bit of misc. stuff.
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09-03-2010, 06:58 PM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
while i was putting the flanges together on the drivers side the wrench slipped and i slashed my middle finger bad, went to urgent care right away and had to get 4 stitches! But when I got back got right back to it. Blood, Sweat and money!!
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09-03-2010, 12:59 AM
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Re: GEN III C10 Full Air ride build
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