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View Poll Results: How do you think I should restore this truck? | |||
Keep original as a C20 Custom Camper. |
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21 | 70.00% |
Put the body and engine onto the shortbox rolling frame and slam it. |
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9 | 30.00% |
Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll |
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#1 |
Shortbox wanna-be.
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 773
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How do you think I should restore this truck?
Ok, I have a mostly original '70 C-20 Custom Camper. I am planning on redoing it. But I also love the looks of a slammed shortbox. And I have a complete rolling shortbox frame. So I either rebuild the truck the way it is, or pull the body and engine and drop it onto the shortbox frame and slam it.
What are your guys' opinions on this? ![]()
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1970 Chevy C20 Custom Camper 402BB Turbo 400 trans. (Slowly becoming a '70 shortbox 1/2 ton) '71 Camaro SS 402/T400 resto '97 Z28 (11.41@127MPH) ![]() |
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#2 |
D.U.F. Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Huron/Brookings, SD
Posts: 288
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Let's see some pics of the Custom Camper first.
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#3 |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: West Des Moines, Ia
Posts: 3,233
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i say just buy a cab and bed and build a shortbox truck that is slammed that is a trailer queen and then use the custom camper to haul it around
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Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO |
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Shortbox wanna-be.
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 773
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Here is a pic..............
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1970 Chevy C20 Custom Camper 402BB Turbo 400 trans. (Slowly becoming a '70 shortbox 1/2 ton) '71 Camaro SS 402/T400 resto '97 Z28 (11.41@127MPH) ![]() |
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#5 |
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: burlington KY
Posts: 175
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I would have to agree with krazy_texan
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bellevue, WA
Posts: 1,480
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I'd go with the others. There's no point in trashing a sweet truck like that for just the cab and the front clip!
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Brian Pal 1971 Cheyenne 10 454/th400-Undergoing a full frame off resto. 1972 Chevy short/step 2wd, 350/th350 1983 M1009 CUCV Military K5 Blazer 1981 Dodge 1 ton 4x4 dually flatbed |
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#7 |
Failure is NOT an option!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: greenwood s.c.
Posts: 811
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drop it like it's hot
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House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me) |
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Active Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Lake co. california
Posts: 192
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I'm with them too, Its way to nice to part out.
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69 Custom/10 454 Turbo 400 and 70 Custom/20 350 Turbo 350, 73 cheyanne C/10 also 69 camaro Z/28 and 85 Iroc Z |
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#9 |
Livin' it up.
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Location: Richland, MI
Posts: 2,212
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i'd hate to see you part that thing out man, keep it and drop it if you like that. or make it all original and just have it real clean.
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-Greg; Sold the 69 C20. It's off to a better home with more love! Now onto the 86 CUCV M1009; K5 blazer with 6.2L diesel, corp 10 bolt axles, Detroit locker in the rear, trutrac front, 3.73 gears, 35" tires. ![]() |
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#10 |
Shortbox wanna-be.
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 773
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I think you guys are right. I love the custom slammed trucks, but I already have 2 cars. Guess I should just make it nice and clean, maybe even fuel inject it to make it a bit more modern.
Thanks! Reid p.s. here is the option decal.
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1970 Chevy C20 Custom Camper 402BB Turbo 400 trans. (Slowly becoming a '70 shortbox 1/2 ton) '71 Camaro SS 402/T400 resto '97 Z28 (11.41@127MPH) ![]() |
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More hobbies than money!
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Raleigh, nc, usa
Posts: 655
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Resto is the way to go with that one. you can always find parts for the custom shortbox, hard to find an origianal truck.
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'70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project |
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#12 |
Life is Good !
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Hollister, Ca.
Posts: 1,992
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I would redo the truck that you have, the custom camper! And you can always find a differant cab and bed for your shortbox frame. That is my opinion. Good luck with your project.
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'72 Chevy C10 4x4 shortbed "Project" '71 Chevy C10 2wd longbed "partsrunner" '91 Chevy Burb 4x4 "kidrunner" '14 Honda Accord Sport "commuter" |
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#13 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Tarzana, CA
Posts: 78
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Best of both worlds
Why not spend $2400 and have frame shortened and buy a short box.
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69 C10 lwb, 400 sb, Turbo 400, |
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#14 |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Posts: 2,410
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No way man, that truck is too straight and too close to original shape. Hell, even the options sticker is still readable.
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1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first. |
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#15 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: enterprise kansas
Posts: 230
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ok here ya go
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Shortbox wanna-be.
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 773
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Ya, your right. I installed the wheels because it only had plane steel wheels when I got it. As for the rest of the truck, its pretty much completely original. Hell, I think it even had the original shocks on it! I did however install upgraded seat upholstery in it.
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