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Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
Back on Jan 4th I bought a factory fleetside shortbed from a buddy he decided he wasn't going to use it. It was an old trailer he had bought years ago. It is in background of photo below. The bed had no floor and was missing several cross floor supports.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
I managed to find factory 1966 shortbed frame a couple weeks later (Jan 21st) forsale locally. I bought the frame brought it home and removed the extra stuff I didn't need. Then I placed the bed on it and it was exciting!!
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
That evening a 1966 C30 popped up forsalel locally. After talking to the seller he held it for me until I could get to look at it after work that Monday (Jan 25th) I went to look at the C30 after work and bought it.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
The following Saturday I went and picked the c30 up and brought it home. It just barely fit through my side yard gate with the dual rear wheels. Truck was a 6cyl 292ci 4 speed manual trans truck that was used on a farm/ranch I believe in cotton wood AZ. THE C30 had an AZ title and ran and drove...tries were junk and brakes were very sketchy.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
Looks like it's coming together. Just need some front fenders now. What's your plan for a driveline?
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
I started gathering some parts for the 66. The plan was simple just a static dropped stock looking 1966 chevy shortbed pickup. I refer to this as a Brochure truck look. Kind of a back to the basics approach. I knew I wanted some shiney stuff, Chrome: bumpers, Hubcaps, and grill. Engine and transmission ideas are Small block chevy with a 3 spd manual trans or a turbo 350 automatic. I knew I wanted to run 8" rear steelies with 6" up front. I also wanted my go to stock style steering wheel from a corvair truck/van. Here are some of the parts I gathered so far.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
Last weekend. I got the trucks ready to go to my good buddy's shop so I could work on it July 4 week.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
Great project.
Been following along on Instagram.
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![]() ![]() now on a different subject- would you please keep your Arizona temperatures down there, we are supposed to see 113 today up here ![]()
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
Man that cleaned up nice, looks like no rust at all on either cab or bed.
I spent about 2 years cutting out rust on mine and patching it. 4k miles on the road with mine so far after almost 4 years of work. Yours looks really good.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
A great project, it fits together well.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
Thanks guys!
I am having a blast! Progress.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
very cool.. hopefully 1 of these days we'll see each other out cruisin' I am over in the area of the new park....
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
Passenger floor cleaned up nicely.
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Re: Back to the basics...My 1966 C30 to C10 project.
Loaded the truck up and brought it back home this morning. It will go into hibernation for a couple months. I will be giving it several scrub baths while it's home. I will get back to it when the weather breaks. Need to clean up the engine and trans, Reseal and paint the engine.
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