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tinsoldier · 04-23-2013, 09:20 AM

So after I sold my Pontiac GTO last year, I started in my search for a Short Bed Stepside..There were a lot of fleetsides long and short. Most were hacked up or bondoed to oblivion. I travelled all over and also to surrounding States in my search. In fact, I even got one negotiated in North Carolina that was claimed to be frame off restoration. I drove up there for 3 hours with my trailer and found it was rusted with bubblings in all the rockers, corner cabs and doors. I was highly dissapointed...Even though I negotiated down to a really good price, I didn't feel like doing any body work due to time or money. After coming home empty handed, I thought about that C10 over and over and decided to pull the gun and willing to deal with the rusts..Well the seller ended up selling for his asking price to someone else. Wished I could have told the buyer that he could have gotten it for A LOT cheaper.

Here is the picture of that truck from NC.

My search continues...I started to look through Ebay and found a really nice clean and restored one in Florida. However with my experiences with eBAY. I decided I better not bid on something I have not physically inspected. Nothing against Ebay but my perception of good and great might be a little different from the next person.

So this past weekend..I was just glancing though CL while taking my son to a Birthday party..I found this in the Ad that was a little vague. I decided to give the seller and call and talked to him on the phone. Drove over to see the truck the next day and next thing you know, the truck is here in my drive way.

Here are couple of pics of the truck. I am going to try to keep it as original as possible but will lowered it for handling. It is a 71 Cheyenne with a 16 yrs old paint job. One small bubble in the driver's side corner cab in which I can probably patch without cutting up the whole thing. Everything else are in pretty good condition and original.

CC69Rat · 04-23-2013, 09:32 AM

Good looking truck! Welcome to the board from Chattanooga. Give me a shout if you're ever up this way.

big d's red67 · 04-23-2013, 10:03 AM

welcome, nice truck. what year GTO did you have? Sold a black on red 68 a few years back, fun car.

SuperC10Tex · 04-23-2013, 10:14 AM

Nice...Very Nice!!!

bigguy69 · 04-23-2013, 10:14 AM

Nice truck. I love that color.
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tinsoldier · 04-23-2013, 10:15 AM

I had a 67. It was an ok car. I did a lot of work. Parts for Pontiac for some reasons are more expensive than my 69 Chevelle.

big_al_71 · 04-23-2013, 10:32 AM

Congrats on the purchase....

alot of people's idea of perfect or restored are way off!!

**MidLifer** · 04-23-2013, 10:35 AM

That truck is sweet and clean - great catch and good luck with it!

domeier · 04-23-2013, 12:21 PM

Is that a Chevelle steering wheel? It looks sweet. Oh, and NICE TRUCK!!!

Rusbuilt · 04-23-2013, 12:30 PM

Way cool bro! Nice find!

flashed · 04-23-2013, 12:35 PM

Looks like your patience paid off ,very nice .

Mr Chevorlet · 04-23-2013, 01:13 PM

nice truck, i like it, i like it alot as forest would say.

tinsoldier · 04-23-2013, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by domeier

Is that a Chevelle steering wheel? It looks sweet. Oh, and NICE TRUCK!!!

It looks like it but it is actually smaller in diameter comparing to my chevelle wood steering. However I wish that it is wood though.

trac209 · 04-23-2013, 02:37 PM

Vry nice stepper you've picked up.
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tinsoldier · 05-14-2013, 06:08 PM

So I have been busy replacing the interiors (carpet and seat cover) and lowering the truck (3-4).I am tempted to drop it a little further but there are lots of speed bumps in my neighborhood. Here are couple of new pics.

flashed · 05-14-2013, 09:09 PM

That is nice ,now I want a stepper too.

**70cst** · 05-14-2013, 10:22 PM

That is a keeper

Rusbuilt · 05-14-2013, 10:23 PM

Very nice!

**lolife99** · 05-14-2013, 10:26 PM

Great looking truck.
I'd love to have it.

72BlckButy · 05-14-2013, 10:34 PM

Great looking truck.
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mjensen · 05-14-2013, 11:07 PM

That is just plain cheating!

Great looking truck!

**MusicMan70** · 05-14-2013, 11:27 PM

it was kismet Tinsoldier! Wow, what an awesome turnaround.

tinsoldier · 05-14-2013, 11:33 PM

Thanks..the interior and seat were dark green..I decided to convert it to black....Will eventually get to the door panels once brothertrucks send them to me.

VA72C10 · 05-14-2013, 11:35 PM

Sharp truck!

**Boog** · 05-15-2013, 08:46 AM

That is a great find for sure. Just when one might think there aren't any more that nice out there for sale one pops up.
That truck reminds me of one a Kansas member named Doug found a few years ago. Lemme see if I can find a pic. Stock when he bought it but he started with a slight drop and it was on from there. He sold it a couple years later. Here it is at an early point.

04-23-2013, 09:20 AM	#1
tinsoldier Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Peachtree Corners, GA Posts: 84	Just about to give up.... So after I sold my Pontiac GTO last year, I started in my search for a Short Bed Stepside..There were a lot of fleetsides long and short. Most were hacked up or bondoed to oblivion. I travelled all over and also to surrounding States in my search. In fact, I even got one negotiated in North Carolina that was claimed to be frame off restoration. I drove up there for 3 hours with my trailer and found it was rusted with bubblings in all the rockers, corner cabs and doors. I was highly dissapointed...Even though I negotiated down to a really good price, I didn't feel like doing any body work due to time or money. After coming home empty handed, I thought about that C10 over and over and decided to pull the gun and willing to deal with the rusts..Well the seller ended up selling for his asking price to someone else. Wished I could have told the buyer that he could have gotten it for A LOT cheaper. Here is the picture of that truck from NC. My search continues...I started to look through Ebay and found a really nice clean and restored one in Florida. However with my experiences with eBAY. I decided I better not bid on something I have not physically inspected. Nothing against Ebay but my perception of good and great might be a little different from the next person. So this past weekend..I was just glancing though CL while taking my son to a Birthday party..I found this in the Ad that was a little vague. I decided to give the seller and call and talked to him on the phone. Drove over to see the truck the next day and next thing you know, the truck is here in my drive way. Here are couple of pics of the truck. I am going to try to keep it as original as possible but will lowered it for handling. It is a 71 Cheyenne with a 16 yrs old paint job. One small bubble in the driver's side corner cab in which I can probably patch without cutting up the whole thing. Everything else are in pretty good condition and original.

04-23-2013, 09:32 AM	#2
CC69Rat Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 6,208	Re: Just about to give up.... Good looking truck! Welcome to the board from Chattanooga. Give me a shout if you're ever up this way. __________________ Chad 1967 C10 SWB - Project Savannah - 6.0/4L80 Currently underway 1968 C10 SWB - TOTY 2018, 50th Anniversary Tribute Project * Sold * Pride and Joy 1986 Silverado Short Fleet - Scarlet Sold 1985 Silverado Short Fleet Sold 2022 Jeep Gladiator Mojave 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ 4x4 - Lifted, Built 1992 Jeep Cherokee XJ 4x4 - Lifted 2013 Honda Accord EX-L v6 Coupe 6spd (wife's ride)

04-23-2013, 10:03 AM	#3
big d's red67 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Broken Arrow Okla. Posts: 510	Re: Just about to give up.... welcome, nice truck. what year GTO did you have? Sold a black on red 68 a few years back, fun car. __________________ 1967 swb 454 cid 700R4 trans SOLD 2006 Chevy Trailblazer SS 2013 Camaro RS convertible the wife's Build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=573248

04-23-2013, 10:14 AM	#4
SuperC10Tex Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 567	Re: Just about to give up.... Nice...Very Nice!!! __________________ 1970 GMC Sierra Grande CST SWB Fleetside "Texas Touch" "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows"

04-23-2013, 10:14 AM	#5
bigguy69 dazed and confused Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: marion nc Posts: 1,649	Re: Just about to give up.... Nice truck. I love that color. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ members met: redbaron69, billsbowtie,nc67

04-23-2013, 10:15 AM	#6
tinsoldier Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Peachtree Corners, GA Posts: 84	Re: Just about to give up.... I had a 67. It was an ok car. I did a lot of work. Parts for Pontiac for some reasons are more expensive than my 69 Chevelle.

04-23-2013, 10:32 AM	#7
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Just about to give up.... Congrats on the purchase.... alot of people's idea of perfect or restored are way off!! __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

04-23-2013, 10:35 AM	#8
MidLifer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,264	Re: Just about to give up.... That truck is sweet and clean - great catch and good luck with it!

04-23-2013, 12:21 PM	#9
domeier Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 784	Re: Just about to give up.... Is that a Chevelle steering wheel? It looks sweet. Oh, and NICE TRUCK!!!

04-23-2013, 12:30 PM	#10
Rusbuilt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 5,381	Re: Just about to give up.... Way cool bro! Nice find! __________________ -Rus PLEASE HELP WITH PROJECT UNDERHAULINPaypal donations accepted @ rus1785@yahoo.com Rusbuilt's garage 1968 Chevy C-30 Darcy SOLD Rusbuilt shop truck *SOLD*

04-23-2013, 12:35 PM	#11
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: Just about to give up.... Looks like your patience paid off ,very nice .

04-23-2013, 01:13 PM	#12
Mr Chevorlet Rusty Nuts Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Clever Missouri Posts: 1,338	Re: Just about to give up.... nice truck, i like it, i like it alot as forest would say. __________________ (Clever Missouri) Southwest Larry Mr Chevrolet My Build, The Marathon Truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=604414

04-23-2013, 02:37 PM	#14
trac209 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: winnipeg Posts: 1,107	Re: Just about to give up.... Vry nice stepper you've picked up. Posted via Mobile Device

05-14-2013, 06:08 PM	#15
tinsoldier Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Peachtree Corners, GA Posts: 84	Re: Just about to give up.... So I have been busy replacing the interiors (carpet and seat cover) and lowering the truck (3-4).I am tempted to drop it a little further but there are lots of speed bumps in my neighborhood. Here are couple of new pics.

05-14-2013, 09:09 PM	#16
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: Just about to give up.... That is nice ,now I want a stepper too.



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05-14-2013, 10:22 PM	#17
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,365	Re: Just about to give up.... That is a keeper __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder!

05-14-2013, 10:23 PM	#18
Rusbuilt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 5,381	Re: Just about to give up.... Very nice! __________________ -Rus PLEASE HELP WITH PROJECT UNDERHAULINPaypal donations accepted @ rus1785@yahoo.com Rusbuilt's garage 1968 Chevy C-30 Darcy SOLD Rusbuilt shop truck *SOLD*

05-14-2013, 10:26 PM	#19
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,692	Re: Just about to give up.... Great looking truck. I'd love to have it. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

05-14-2013, 10:34 PM	#20
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: Just about to give up.... Great looking truck. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

05-14-2013, 11:07 PM	#21
mjensen Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 1,562	Re: Just about to give up.... That is just plain cheating! Great looking truck! __________________ Mike '69 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 Build Thread

05-14-2013, 11:27 PM	#22
MusicMan70 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 1,837	Re: Just about to give up.... it was kismet Tinsoldier! Wow, what an awesome turnaround. __________________ MusicMan70 1961 GMC Suburban

05-14-2013, 11:33 PM	#23
tinsoldier Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Peachtree Corners, GA Posts: 84	Re: Just about to give up.... Thanks..the interior and seat were dark green..I decided to convert it to black....Will eventually get to the door panels once brothertrucks send them to me.

05-14-2013, 11:35 PM	#24
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Just about to give up.... Sharp truck! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-15-2013, 08:46 AM	#25
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,141	Re: Just about to give up.... That is a great find for sure. Just when one might think there aren't any more that nice out there for sale one pops up. That truck reminds me of one a Kansas member named Doug found a few years ago. Lemme see if I can find a pic. Stock when he bought it but he started with a slight drop and it was on from there. He sold it a couple years later. Here it is at an early point. Attached Images __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

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