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02-08-2023, 09:15 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
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02-09-2023, 08:46 AM
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Location: Idaho Falls, Id.
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
I'm glad you're saving it and looking forward to see what you do to it.
I'm sure the old man is tickled! |
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02-10-2023, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Central Illinois
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
This is a cool project. With all of this truck's family history, it definitely deserves to be back on the road.
John
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02-10-2023, 10:43 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: Woodbine MD
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Love the soup can fix. Use what you got right? I am still amazed at the condition of the truck after sitting all those years. From what I can see, the cab looks in very good shape. Is it as good underneath? Great project.
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02-10-2023, 08:19 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
The ol truck does have rusty areas in the cab. I agree it does look really good until you start digging in to it.
The roof and hood have very little paint left. The roof has no bubbles or perforations. The hood had a few in the very lower seam at the front. |
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02-10-2023, 08:21 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
The door bottoms right on the weather strips will need some love.
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02-10-2023, 08:23 PM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Drivers side under the floor mat.
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02-10-2023, 08:27 PM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Where ever the padding was it help moisture.
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02-13-2023, 11:28 PM
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Location: Hickory Flat, GA
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Yup, I think your truck will handle much better than stock once you get it all back together
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02-14-2023, 08:10 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Newport, North Carolina
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Whoa...that did clean up nice! What's the details? Sorry if I overlooked them in previous posts.
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02-14-2023, 12:03 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Test fitting. I am pleased with the quality of these parts. Their customer service is top notch.
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02-14-2023, 12:06 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Met a forum member, Lostmy65, that had a donor cab available for a few pieces to be recycled into our truck.
Thank you 65! |
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02-14-2023, 12:11 PM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
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These are a well reguarded part that saves alot of time that I can be productive elswhere. |
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02-15-2023, 08:21 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
OOOHHhhh, Shiney!
SpeedEngineering. They look pretty well made. |
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02-16-2023, 09:32 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Started cleaning up the rear of the frame. The trailing arms were very rusty from being on/in the ground. Fortunately the suspension kept the frame and body from being in contact with the dirt.
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02-19-2023, 01:22 AM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
More cleanup and rivet removal for the different crossmembers. Removing rivets is not one of the funner jobs.
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03-01-2023, 02:50 PM
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Location: Newport, North Carolina
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Nice looking pieces there! Keep the pics and updates coming.
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03-05-2023, 01:30 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Prepping the crossmemebers from Tinworks. Needed a to do something for a transmission mount for the new automatic as a 4 speed was coming out. We also have here a new trailing arm cross member. Both have passages for the exhaust to go through.
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03-06-2023, 01:13 AM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Got the cab moved to make it easier to work on. Stock crossmembers removed. Frame cleaned up and painted from the front to the back of the cab. Here is the Nolimit crossmember installed.
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03-06-2023, 01:52 PM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
I would like to run an X pipe. But there are some challenges...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/i...ilies/sumo.gif
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03-07-2023, 11:26 PM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Hmm. Looks pretty good, but could use a little something...
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03-09-2023, 03:21 AM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
Good progress. The cut is made.
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03-09-2023, 08:23 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
The ol hydraulic lift table came in very handy for this part. Both the first and second cuts were opened up 1 3/8". A plate was tacked in the gap of the horizontal flange of the frame. In the second picture you can see the beveled filler plate next to the protractor soon to be welded in.
Use jackstands and scissor jacks to level the frame in all directions. Essentially the frame is sitting on them at the radiator core support and the front and rear cab mounts. The hydaulic table is supporting the rear of the frame and is kept level side to side. Taking your time with this part pays off with the whole job. The engine/trans and cab are all in place to provide some weight on the frame for stabiltiy. |
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03-09-2023, 08:24 PM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
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03-10-2023, 08:23 PM
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Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
The next two cuts and filler pieces tacked in to stabilize before final measuring.
Ideally the cut for the turndown after the axle should be a little further aft but that would have begun to complicate the mounting of the rear tank. If I do it over I would place that cut 3/4"-1" rearward. I still have good clearance for the axle at full compression as it is. Visually it would look better with that extra inch. |
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