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bluec10 · 03-31-2024, 06:24 PM

I grew up with a 68 C-10 farm truck. Nothing special - a basic truck with a 250 and three on the tree. I spent hours in that truck with my dad and was very attached to it.

When he retired from farming he gave me the truck. By then, it was just too far gone to restore. I harvested as many parts that I could and started looking for another truck. As luck would have it, my dad found a 69 GMC at an estate sale and I bought it. Only 34,000 original miles, moulding package, and had a poker straight body. I fixed the rusty cab corners and rockers and have kept it going for 25 years.

I’m 56 and am starting to feel that the restoration project is entering the “now or never” stage. I love working on it, but I’m feeling overwhelmed about where to start. Do I rebuild the 4-bolt small block I’ve been saving or look at an LS swap? Engine first or body first?

Many of you know what I’m talking about - where did you start?

03-31-2024, 06:24 PM	#1
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	Clock is Ticking - Where to Start? I grew up with a 68 C-10 farm truck. Nothing special - a basic truck with a 250 and three on the tree. I spent hours in that truck with my dad and was very attached to it. When he retired from farming he gave me the truck. By then, it was just too far gone to restore. I harvested as many parts that I could and started looking for another truck. As luck would have it, my dad found a 69 GMC at an estate sale and I bought it. Only 34,000 original miles, moulding package, and had a poker straight body. I fixed the rusty cab corners and rockers and have kept it going for 25 years. I’m 56 and am starting to feel that the restoration project is entering the “now or never” stage. I love working on it, but I’m feeling overwhelmed about where to start. Do I rebuild the 4-bolt small block I’ve been saving or look at an LS swap? Engine first or body first? Many of you know what I’m talking about - where did you start? __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.



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