1980 Silverado C10 “Big 10”

[Nick_R_23]

This was originally purchased for another project, but I found a better block I wanted to start off with instead, so this engine will now be used for the C10.

Donor rig was a 2000 Express Van



Engine out!



Engine separated from the transmission and heads removed





On the stand. Oil was a little milky, so head or intake gaskets were done.



Started teardown





Completely stripped down. Everything looked serviceable other than some light scoring on the pistons. Off to the machine shop!

[Nick_R_23]

Tinkered on it a little this weekend. Hooked a battery up to see if I could get the power windows to work. The switches seem functional, but I believe the motors are seized. There’s a little bit of life in her, though!



I also scored a bench seat for $100. It’s from a crew cab and non-folding, and the mounts will have to be swapped, but it’ll look better inside now.



Vacuumed the interior and removed the carpet and padding. Found some rocker rust, but the floor seems to be pretty nice overall!



Also wiped the interior down!



I picked up a full set of interior switches. Part of the title process says that the vehicle needs to be street legal, so all of the safety equipment needs to function, such as the horn, headlights, turn signals, brake lights, etc, so I’m hoping this solves a lot of issues right out of the gate.