Pics of Grampa's Truck... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

farside847 · 03-02-2005, 01:14 PM

Finally have some pics to share, please forgive the crappy camera... This truck was originally bought by my grandfather new in 1970. Its a stock two wheel drive 1971 Chevy C10 Stepside with a 307V8. I have had it for the last 8 years or so and have slowly restored some pieces. Still have a list of things to do... Its my daily driver with 240k miles.

Putter · 03-02-2005, 01:20 PM

That is one clean truck. I got mine from Grandpa also back in 1991. Keep up the good work. You'll have a heck of a story to tell the grandkids one day when THEY get it.

**Yukon Jack** · 03-02-2005, 01:21 PM

Looks like a great truck - cool that it was your grandfather's.

70 shorty · 03-02-2005, 01:22 PM

so what are your future plans? It looks pretty damn good to me as it is, I'd just put some different wheels and tires on it, and pretty much be done.

farside847 · 03-02-2005, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70 shorty

so what are your future plans? It looks pretty damn good to me as it is, I'd just put some different wheels and tires on it, and pretty much be done.

My exhaust and muffler needs to be replaced. Its dented, rusted, and busted.
I am thinking about going from single to dual, and _maybe_ put in headers.

The driver side door is still a little tricky to close and lock, I have rebuilt it
once and I need to pull it apart and re-align it again.

Yeah, the wheels are pretty ugly... Need new wheels, probably rallys with the
bolt-on looking caps. Was thinking about going a little wider with 15x8's.
Almost bought a set off of someone on this board, but I took to long and
someone else snatched them up.

I would also like to install a swaybar up front, and replace the shocks. They
feel pretty warn out.

And I need to finish the sound system. I installed a new radio in the glove
box that had a wired remote that perfectly mounts inside the ashtray.
Pretty Cool. The radio was actually designed for a boat. But I still need
good speakers.

Its fun!

BigSky71 · 03-02-2005, 01:46 PM

Clean, unmolested trucks are just so refreshing. Now, bag it, cut out the inners, bolt on some billet 22s, and paint it red! J/K, great truck you have there

junkyardjohn · 03-02-2005, 02:33 PM

NICE TRUCK.. I BET GRANPAs PROUD.

JOHN

silvertonguedevil · 03-02-2005, 02:58 PM

Nice lookin' truck!

Ozark Tim · 03-02-2005, 04:26 PM

I love it! Thats right Putter, you have your Grampa's also. I was not as fortunate, but remember going with my dad & Grandfather to George Miller Chevrolet in April 1971 to pick up his new 71 Cheyenne Super-10 ( Mariner blue, I think ), and consider it the catalyst for my love of these trucks. Great story!
Briefly my buddy's Gramp bought a new 70 C-10 ( Med. green w/ white top), and had it also when we were growing up. His older brother got in when Gramps couldnt drive w/o ps any longer. He sold it to me on a whim. I drove it as a daily driver for 5 years, and when his Grandpa passed his wife ask me if i would consider selling it to him since his brother sort of bypassed him when I bought it. I did, and he still drives it to his Grandparents home to maintain there property. I guess I was just the torch passer, but damn glad I did it. I think I gave $200.00 for it with 79k original miles. Where did those deals go?
OT

Joe67 · 03-02-2005, 04:53 PM

Very nice stepside

barn9 · 03-02-2005, 05:06 PM

Nice lookin' truck farside, and pretty cool that your grandpa was the original owner. All the more reason to give it some good ol' TLC.

**Canadian694x4** · 03-02-2005, 06:19 PM

Looks Great! (even without fancy wheels and tires!)

Jimbotronics · 03-02-2005, 06:55 PM

Sharp!

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-02-2005, 07:29 PM

VERY CLEAN

*Randy70C-10* · 03-02-2005, 08:42 PM

Stepsides rules!!

Sweet truck!

R 78 PROJECT · 03-02-2005, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Randy70C-10

Stepsides rules!!

Sweet truck!

What Joe Dirt said

67_C-30 · 03-02-2005, 09:39 PM

You guys are lucky... This is the truck I was handed down from my grandad. It was originally a Termite and Pest Control route truck. He bought it in '77 or '78 and drove it until last year. The original bed was rusted out by the termite chemicals and he changed it out about 25 years ago and never got around to having it painted. He drove it about 60 miles round trip to work for about 15 years. It has around 320,000 miles it and has never had the bottom end rebuilt. I guess we can what we want about F*rds, but that ol' 240 straight six is a tough old engine. It rattles like its going to come apart in the morning, but it runs like a sewing machine when it warms up. I use it for junk yard runs, and to go get big boxes to ship my Ebay stuff. It's actually very good on gas, and is probably the smoothest riding truck I own!!

Blue Beard · 03-02-2005, 09:44 PM

Very clean truck, looks like my 72 GMC...colors the same

*dtlilly* · 03-03-2005, 04:52 AM

Oh crap! My eyes! Who let some one hi-jack a thread with pics of a ratty old furd?

03-02-2005, 01:14 PM	#1
farside847 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 995	Pics of Grampa's Truck... Finally have some pics to share, please forgive the crappy camera... This truck was originally bought by my grandfather new in 1970. Its a stock two wheel drive 1971 Chevy C10 Stepside with a 307V8. I have had it for the last 8 years or so and have slowly restored some pieces. Still have a list of things to do... Its my daily driver with 240k miles. __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside, 307v8 3-on-the-tree

03-02-2005, 01:20 PM	#2
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	That is one clean truck. I got mine from Grandpa also back in 1991. Keep up the good work. You'll have a heck of a story to tell the grandkids one day when THEY get it. __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

03-02-2005, 01:21 PM	#3
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Looks like a great truck - cool that it was your grandfather's. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

03-02-2005, 01:22 PM	#4
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,772	so what are your future plans? It looks pretty damn good to me as it is, I'd just put some different wheels and tires on it, and pretty much be done. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

03-02-2005, 01:46 PM	#6
BigSky71 LAIDOUT Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NW Montana Posts: 928	Clean, unmolested trucks are just so refreshing. Now, bag it, cut out the inners, bolt on some billet 22s, and paint it red! J/K, great truck you have there __________________ 67 2wd Shorty Build Pictures

03-02-2005, 02:33 PM	#7
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,427	NICE TRUCK.. I BET GRANPAs PROUD. JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

03-02-2005, 02:58 PM	#8
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	Nice lookin' truck! __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

03-02-2005, 04:26 PM	#9
Ozark Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakville, MO Posts: 1,018	I love it! Thats right Putter, you have your Grampa's also. I was not as fortunate, but remember going with my dad & Grandfather to George Miller Chevrolet in April 1971 to pick up his new 71 Cheyenne Super-10 ( Mariner blue, I think ), and consider it the catalyst for my love of these trucks. Great story! Briefly my buddy's Gramp bought a new 70 C-10 ( Med. green w/ white top), and had it also when we were growing up. His older brother got in when Gramps couldnt drive w/o ps any longer. He sold it to me on a whim. I drove it as a daily driver for 5 years, and when his Grandpa passed his wife ask me if i would consider selling it to him since his brother sort of bypassed him when I bought it. I did, and he still drives it to his Grandparents home to maintain there property. I guess I was just the torch passer, but damn glad I did it. I think I gave $200.00 for it with 79k original miles. Where did those deals go? OT

03-02-2005, 04:53 PM	#10
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,738	Very nice stepside __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member

03-02-2005, 05:06 PM	#11
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Nice lookin' truck farside, and pretty cool that your grandpa was the original owner. All the more reason to give it some good ol' TLC. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

03-02-2005, 06:19 PM	#12
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,308	Looks Great! (even without fancy wheels and tires!) __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

03-02-2005, 06:55 PM	#13
Jimbotronics YA YA Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 1,273	Sharp! __________________ Jimbo '72 SWB - 350 (frame-off resto in progress - donations accepted) '04 Chevy Avalanche '03 Cadillac CTS (wife's ride) Restoration progress - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335707

03-02-2005, 07:29 PM	#14
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,484	VERY CLEAN __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

03-02-2005, 08:42 PM	#15
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Stepsides rules!! Sweet truck!

03-02-2005, 09:39 PM	#17
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	You guys are lucky... This is the truck I was handed down from my grandad. It was originally a Termite and Pest Control route truck. He bought it in '77 or '78 and drove it until last year. The original bed was rusted out by the termite chemicals and he changed it out about 25 years ago and never got around to having it painted. He drove it about 60 miles round trip to work for about 15 years. It has around 320,000 miles it and has never had the bottom end rebuilt. I guess we can what we want about Frds, but that ol' 240 straight six is a tough old engine. It rattles like its going to come apart in the morning, but it runs like a sewing machine when it warms up. I use it for junk yard runs, and to go get big boxes to ship my Ebay stuff. It's actually very good on gas, and is probably the smoothest riding truck I own!! Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!*



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03-02-2005, 09:44 PM	#18
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	Very clean truck, looks like my 72 GMC...colors the same __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

03-03-2005, 04:52 AM	#19
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Oh crap! My eyes! Who let some one hi-jack a thread with pics of a ratty old furd?

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