Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:27 PM

Well after about a year and a half of reading build threads and acquiring parts... its time to start my own thread... I would first like to say that I absolutely love this forum and have become somewhat addicted to it!!! My wife constantly tells me I'm nuts., but I can't help myself... besides my wife and little girl (and one on the way)... there is nothing I love more than classic cars and trucks.

Here's my story.... I have ben in love with classic cars for a long time... in fact I bought a 1970 mach 1 mustang when i was in high school (1998)... and worked my A$$ off to fix it up. I still have it ... you will see it in some of the pictures later. Its all original 81K miles... 351C + 4 speed = fun!!!! after playing with it for several years, I wanted another project.

I have ALWAYS thought 67 - 72 chevy trucks are the best looking truck ever made... I started looking and eventually found one in NC (Ebay). Drove up to get it and was terribly disappointed... although the guy did take a lot of pictures... the pictures were of the "Good" stuff... not the "BAD". Truck was a lot rougher that I had hoped... but was still what I wanted. I got the truck for a little less than we originially aggreed on, put it on the trailer and headed back to Savannah. I did a little work to the truck and drove it as a daily drive for about a year... thats were it went down hill.

I had a friend who totaled a 2005 silverado w/ only liability insurance... (alcohol was involved)... although the body was trashed... the motor and trans were perfect. I gave him $500 for everything... and so it began.

Original plan was yank out the old 350 and shove in the 5.3 / 4l60e, but as I started getting everything ready i kept telling myself... "well a few more bolts and you can be down to bare frame" and I ended up talking myself into a full frame off restoration... I'm in over my head!!!!

The wife is very supportive, which is a HUGE help.

The new plan is "nothing major"... basic frame rebuild, 5.3 / 4l60e, Wilwood master cylinder and D52 calipers, wood bed kit, tilt column, rear mounted tank, repair rust, and fresh paint.

I want to thank everyone that I have talked to, bought parts from, and gotten inspiration from... I look forward to leveraging your experience, expertise, and opinions to make this a successful project.

here are a few pictures of my progress (it ain't much)

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:29 PM

here she is a daily driver

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:30 PM

more

**lolife99** · 12-02-2010, 10:32 PM

Looks like a great start!
We need some more pictures.

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:33 PM

Rust... rust... more rust

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:34 PM

nice bondo job...

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:36 PM

the old... and the new

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:38 PM

progress.... kinda

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:39 PM

mustang... home made cab dolly

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:40 PM

more progress

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:42 PM

Goodies..... and bare frame (FINALLY!!)

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:48 PM

More Goodies (Dave Boyd EFI Tank.. thanks Dave, Awesome Tank)... and a little Gorilla welding (Strong but ugly). I plan to lower the truck a little. Probably 3 / 5 drop and wanted the exhaust tucked up in the frame... exhaust feed thrus just made sense. These were my first machined parts using a Lathe... started out as 4.5 inch steel pipe / 0.5 inch wall... turned down to 4.125 inch / 0.2 inch wall.

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:50 PM

This is the best "little helper" anyone could ask for... I love having her is the shop with me... I just hope she grows up to love it!!!

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 10:52 PM

More to come... pressure washing, sand blasting, and chassis paint.

STOCKISH · 12-02-2010, 11:02 PM

Beautiful truck and a beautiful little helper too! I love having my 2 year old boy in the garage too!

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 11:10 PM

Chassis sand blasted by Savannah Powdercoat (912)-826-7475... great group of guys!!! Used Sherwin Williams industrial primer and Sherwin Williams Polane industrial exterior coating on chassis. Flat (35%)

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 11:13 PM

everything I got is old... old car, old truck, and old tractors.. I can't help myself

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 11:15 PM

Finally... some paint

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 11:17 PM

Reassembly has begun...

smokinstang70 · 12-02-2010, 11:20 PM

Here is where I am today... lower control arms installed. Waiting on upper ball joints to arrive. Plan is to have a rolling Chassis w/ engine installed by Christmas. (wish me luck).

AT ANYTIME DURING THIS BUILD... you have some insight, experience, or opinions you would like to share... please feel free. I love hearing other opinions and learning from THEIR mistakes!!ha ha

**Hart_Rod** · 12-03-2010, 10:17 AM

Cool project! You might as well install a bolt in c-notch while you have the body off the frame......

spike38 · 12-03-2010, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smokinstang70

Here is where I am today... lower control arms installed. Waiting on upper ball joints to arrive. Plan is to have a rolling Chassis w/ engine installed by Christmas. (wish me luck).

AT ANYTIME DURING THIS BUILD... you have some insight, experience, or opinions you would like to share... please feel free. I love hearing other opinions and learning from THEIR mistakes!!ha ha

Looks great fellow Georgian.

Charges me up to go finish my front suspension today!
I'll post some pics tonight.

Spike

FRENCHBLUE72 · 12-03-2010, 12:28 PM

Looks like your off to a good start.. I too however would suggest the bolt in notch now while you have it apart and easily accessible..

kyull67 · 12-03-2010, 03:46 PM

Good job! I really like the shop too!

smokinstang70 · 12-05-2010, 11:02 PM

Got a little work done this weekend... got front suspension completed, got front shock support brackets installed, shocks installed and rear end disassembled. Will try to post pictures tomorrow.

Ran into some problem with installing the CPP LS tubular engine mounts... don't seem to line up properly. Anyone have any issues using these mounts?

12-02-2010, 10:27 PM	#1
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Well after about a year and a half of reading build threads and acquiring parts... its time to start my own thread... I would first like to say that I absolutely love this forum and have become somewhat addicted to it!!! My wife constantly tells me I'm nuts., but I can't help myself... besides my wife and little girl (and one on the way)... there is nothing I love more than classic cars and trucks. Here's my story.... I have ben in love with classic cars for a long time... in fact I bought a 1970 mach 1 mustang when i was in high school (1998)... and worked my A$$ off to fix it up. I still have it ... you will see it in some of the pictures later. Its all original 81K miles... 351C + 4 speed = fun!!!! after playing with it for several years, I wanted another project. I have ALWAYS thought 67 - 72 chevy trucks are the best looking truck ever made... I started looking and eventually found one in NC (Ebay). Drove up to get it and was terribly disappointed... although the guy did take a lot of pictures... the pictures were of the "Good" stuff... not the "BAD". Truck was a lot rougher that I had hoped... but was still what I wanted. I got the truck for a little less than we originially aggreed on, put it on the trailer and headed back to Savannah. I did a little work to the truck and drove it as a daily drive for about a year... thats were it went down hill. I had a friend who totaled a 2005 silverado w/ only liability insurance... (alcohol was involved)... although the body was trashed... the motor and trans were perfect. I gave him $500 for everything... and so it began. Original plan was yank out the old 350 and shove in the 5.3 / 4l60e, but as I started getting everything ready i kept telling myself... "well a few more bolts and you can be down to bare frame" and I ended up talking myself into a full frame off restoration... I'm in over my head!!!! The wife is very supportive, which is a HUGE help. The new plan is "nothing major"... basic frame rebuild, 5.3 / 4l60e, Wilwood master cylinder and D52 calipers, wood bed kit, tilt column, rear mounted tank, repair rust, and fresh paint. I want to thank everyone that I have talked to, bought parts from, and gotten inspiration from... I look forward to leveraging your experience, expertise, and opinions to make this a successful project. here are a few pictures of my progress (it ain't much) Last edited by smokinstang70; 12-02-2010 at 10:53 PM.

12-02-2010, 10:29 PM	#2
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 here she is a daily driver Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:30 PM	#3
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 more Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:32 PM	#4
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Looks like a great start! We need some more pictures. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

12-02-2010, 10:33 PM	#5
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Rust... rust... more rust Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:34 PM	#6
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 nice bondo job... Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:36 PM	#7
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 the old... and the new Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:38 PM	#8
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 progress.... kinda Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:39 PM	#9
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 mustang... home made cab dolly Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:40 PM	#10
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 more progress Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:42 PM	#11
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Goodies..... and bare frame (FINALLY!!) Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:48 PM	#12
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 More Goodies (Dave Boyd EFI Tank.. thanks Dave, Awesome Tank)... and a little Gorilla welding (Strong but ugly). I plan to lower the truck a little. Probably 3 / 5 drop and wanted the exhaust tucked up in the frame... exhaust feed thrus just made sense. These were my first machined parts using a Lathe... started out as 4.5 inch steel pipe / 0.5 inch wall... turned down to 4.125 inch / 0.2 inch wall. Attached Images Last edited by smokinstang70; 12-02-2010 at 11:22 PM.

12-02-2010, 10:50 PM	#13
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 This is the best "little helper" anyone could ask for... I love having her is the shop with me... I just hope she grows up to love it!!! Attached Images

12-02-2010, 10:52 PM	#14
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 More to come... pressure washing, sand blasting, and chassis paint.

12-02-2010, 11:02 PM	#15
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Beautiful truck and a beautiful little helper too! I love having my 2 year old boy in the garage too! __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.



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12-02-2010, 11:10 PM	#16
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Chassis sand blasted by Savannah Powdercoat (912)-826-7475... great group of guys!!! Used Sherwin Williams industrial primer and Sherwin Williams Polane industrial exterior coating on chassis. Flat (35%) Attached Images

12-02-2010, 11:13 PM	#17
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 everything I got is old... old car, old truck, and old tractors.. I can't help myself Attached Images

12-02-2010, 11:15 PM	#18
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Finally... some paint Attached Images

12-02-2010, 11:17 PM	#19
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Reassembly has begun... Attached Images

12-02-2010, 11:20 PM	#20
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Here is where I am today... lower control arms installed. Waiting on upper ball joints to arrive. Plan is to have a rolling Chassis w/ engine installed by Christmas. (wish me luck). AT ANYTIME DURING THIS BUILD... you have some insight, experience, or opinions you would like to share... please feel free. I love hearing other opinions and learning from THEIR mistakes!!ha ha Attached Images

12-03-2010, 10:17 AM	#21
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,858	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Cool project! You might as well install a bolt in c-notch while you have the body off the frame...... __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

12-03-2010, 12:28 PM	#23
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Looks like your off to a good start.. I too however would suggest the bolt in notch now while you have it apart and easily accessible.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

12-03-2010, 03:46 PM	#24
kyull67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springfield/Kansas City Posts: 1,842	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Good job! I really like the shop too! __________________ The first '67 The current '67 '63 Biscayne

12-05-2010, 11:02 PM	#25
smokinstang70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 505	Re: Project "Love Affair"... 5.3/Wilwood/c10 Got a little work done this weekend... got front suspension completed, got front shock support brackets installed, shocks installed and rear end disassembled. Will try to post pictures tomorrow. Ran into some problem with installing the CPP LS tubular engine mounts... don't seem to line up properly. Anyone have any issues using these mounts?

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