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arm51 · 06-23-2009, 09:17 PM

i just bought a 69 c10 the other day and i got a real good steal on it
paid 300 bucks for it and drove it home, it has alot of body work that needs done but i drove it home, runs great had more than 300 bucks worth of parts in the bed
i need to get a new motor the 307 just dont have enough power behind it but it does have something wierd about it, its a 3 speed on the floor, has anyone heard of it im pretty sure that some put that in there but i havent had any time to work on it yet but any input on that would be nice

71swb4x4 · 06-23-2009, 09:19 PM

That does sound like a good buy.

Does the steering column look original? A lot of times the three on the floor used to be a three on the tree.

danw210 · 06-23-2009, 09:19 PM

If it's an Illinois truck I'll bet it does need body work. What are you looking for in an engine? I may be able to help out.

arm51 · 06-23-2009, 09:41 PM

a previous owner made an attempt to make it an automatic but i guess he gave up he just put in a new steering collum, well i think i found a pretty good deal on a motor from a friend he has a 400 sb in his garage just sittin there and hes shootin me a real good price i just got to get caught up on a few bills first

arm51 · 06-23-2009, 09:51 PM

i got some pics of it
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2925785

71swb4x4 · 06-23-2009, 10:00 PM

Sounds like the original column. My bet is that it is the original tranny, with the floor shift conversion. Most of the three speeds were column shift.

arm51 · 06-23-2009, 10:03 PM

i was thinking it was aftermarket but wasnt very sure im new to all this and just trying to figure everything out

Longhorn Man · 06-23-2009, 11:26 PM

lets not turn this into a parts thread. Not the time, nor the place.

To the original poster... for 3 bills, you got a VERY good deal. As for the shifter, it isn't stock. All three speeds were column mounted on these.

06-23-2009, 09:17 PM	#1
arm51 beer me Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: west frankfort illinois Posts: 129	what a buy i just bought a 69 c10 the other day and i got a real good steal on it paid 300 bucks for it and drove it home, it has alot of body work that needs done but i drove it home, runs great had more than 300 bucks worth of parts in the bed i need to get a new motor the 307 just dont have enough power behind it but it does have something wierd about it, its a 3 speed on the floor, has anyone heard of it im pretty sure that some put that in there but i havent had any time to work on it yet but any input on that would be nice

06-23-2009, 09:19 PM	#2
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: what a buy That does sound like a good buy. Does the steering column look original? A lot of times the three on the floor used to be a three on the tree. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

06-23-2009, 09:19 PM	#3
danw210 69 K20 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 426	Re: what a buy If it's an Illinois truck I'll bet it does need body work. What are you looking for in an engine? I may be able to help out.

06-23-2009, 09:41 PM	#4
arm51 beer me Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: west frankfort illinois Posts: 129	Re: what a buy a previous owner made an attempt to make it an automatic but i guess he gave up he just put in a new steering collum, well i think i found a pretty good deal on a motor from a friend he has a 400 sb in his garage just sittin there and hes shootin me a real good price i just got to get caught up on a few bills first

06-23-2009, 09:51 PM	#5
arm51 beer me Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: west frankfort illinois Posts: 129	Re: what a buy i got some pics of it http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2925785

06-23-2009, 10:00 PM	#6
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: what a buy Sounds like the original column. My bet is that it is the original tranny, with the floor shift conversion. Most of the three speeds were column shift. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

06-23-2009, 10:03 PM	#7
arm51 beer me Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: west frankfort illinois Posts: 129	Re: what a buy i was thinking it was aftermarket but wasnt very sure im new to all this and just trying to figure everything out

06-23-2009, 11:26 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: what a buy lets not turn this into a parts thread. Not the time, nor the place. To the original poster... for 3 bills, you got a VERY good deal. As for the shifter, it isn't stock. All three speeds were column mounted on these.



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