New guy in Co

[wgeyer88]

guys,

New guy from in Colorado. I'm new to the 67-72 c10 world. Got my first truck about two months ago. This site has been a TON of help to me and I've learned a lot! I'm really excited to get my truck done soon!!! Right now I'm working on it almost everyday after work and every weekend.

Unfortunately I've also learned that the truck I bought is in much worse condition than I originally thought. I wish I had done more research before I bought something.

The Good: I drove the truck home! It looked pretty good from the outside. The rockers and cab corners had been replaced. AC truck.

The Bad: The cab is in pretty bad shape, much worse than it looks. The cab doesn't have any inner rocker panels and the outer rocker panels are not put in correctly. They are only welded at the front and rear ends and not along the floor. You can see the floor through the rocker panel/cab joint. The cab corners were done very poorly and needs to be redone. The cab needs new A-pillars. All cab supports are rusted away. The floor is rotten away along the bottom of the gas tank and was patched in many locations using bondo or fiberglass or something. There is quite a bit of rust in the door seal rubbers.

The floor of the truck bed was also almost completely rotten away! Luckily I picked up a clean, restored bed on craigslist for only $300! It has been previously painted and is ready for the bodyshop for a new color.

This weekend I removed the rear helper springs and found that where the springs were clamped to the frame the frame is rotted away. It won't be too bad to fix, I can cut out the rotten squares on both sides and weld in new plates.


The plan for the truck:

It will be a weekend driver to go dirtbike riding/racing. The bed will be rubberized to protect it from the abuse. The cab will come off the frame and the frame will be repainted. All rust will be repaired on the cab and the entire truck will be painted. The paint job won't be anything fancy, but I will have it done because I'm useless with bodywork. The truck will also get a 4/6 ECE lowering kit and some C-5's or Boss 338's. Lastly the truck will get a LS swap, probably be turbo'd down the road but I'm WAAAAYYYY too broke right now.

I've attached some pictures for your viewing pleasure. Any feedback is appreciated!

[vectorit]

Welcome to the forum from SoCal!

I would start a thread in the projects and builds section, you will get good exposure to your project and questions you have as you progress through your project.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/f...play.php?f=115

[wgeyer88]

Thanks for the welcoming response!

The build thread looks like a great idea. I will one in the next couple of days when I get some time. I've read through several builds to get some ideas on where to take the project. As with most, it started out as a simple "freshing up" of the old truck but has turned into a full frame-off build...

[oneoff]

Welcome from another member from Colorado! Been in Colorado for almost three years, from Florida originally. Got my first c10 about a year ago with the same thoughts and ended up selling it once I found a great project. Nice to see another Colorado member! Best of luck and stay tuned to the Colorado section as we have Meets occasionally.

[1ATony]

My dad had a 70 that color, brings back a lor of memories. Always liked that truck.

[wgeyer88]

Yeah the color doesn't seem all that popular, but I like it! Probably gonna stick with it when it comes time for paint.

[RenoKeene]

Welcome aboard from Central Florida!

[faribran]

Wgeyer, good luck on your truck.... looks like a solid project.
i was in your area a couple of weeks ago............ people there are always saying how much they really like living in Denver.... nice city

[wgeyer88]

Thanks!

I've only been in Denver about 5 years now, but I love it here. Great weather, friendly people and generally a very laid back lifestyle.