Project "April"

[Maverick Q]

Hola.
My name's Maverick, I'm 15. So, I'm going to do a complete restoration on my 1972 C10 short bed (Named her "April" because that's the month we bought her) I will be doing pretty much everything by myself, with a little help from my dad, (He's a mechanic ) The goal is to work as much as I can this summer, and then throughout the school year on my spare time, and have her done by January (My birthday, so I'll get my license) The main things I'm doing to her are: Clean and re-paint chassis, switch from an inline-6 to an LS 5.3, re-do the interior, instal a "Vintage air" A/C, get rid of ALL of her rust (She doesn't have all that much, for a truck her age...But still, I'm going to exterminate that crap ha), install a kick-arse stereo system, switch gas tank to the back, install a lowering kit with C-notch (2in. in front, 4in. in back), and, (Hopefully) get some nice "Coy's: Dyno" rims for her. So yeah, I'll be posting whenever I get work done...So, keep an eye on the build, and you can message me questions if you want...I'll do my best to answer. I'll take all the advice I can get, as this is my first build. Oh, and here is a picture of the day I got her, and drove her home.

[nickv6266]

Nice looking truck you have Maverick . Patience is the key. Do you plan to repaint as well if so I hope you go back with original colors. Good luck glad to see another youngster that enjoys these trucks.

[Maverick Q]

@nickv6266

If there is enough still in the budget, I will have it re-painted with the same colors. If not, I'll leave the paint and just give her a good buff job.

[67c10rustbuket]

Sweet!, you lucky dog!

[67cheby]

great looking project , looking forward to your progress !

[knomadd]

Looks like you've got an excellent starting point there. I'll follow along, this ought to be good.

[Maverick Q]

Got the interior out today...Easy work, but it's progress. Floor boards don't have much rust at all...I'm happy.

[mjensen]

Looks like a great start!

[ETsC10]

Don't usually follow builds but this one's got my subscription!

I say, on the paint, buff her and wax her. Paint changes color
over the years and you can't duplicate that deeper glow!

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[yote1234]

welcome from az.... great truck and great colors! have fun! dave

[Bomp]

Welcome to the forum.

Looks like you have a great summer project.

If things start to get frustrating its time to take a "break". I usually check out the forum during "breaks".

I'll jump in and follow along on this here build.

Gook Luck

[Ol Blue K20]

welcome from nor cal and congratulations on getting such a nice truck to start with. have fun building!
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[Maverick Q]

Got the engine out today. Look at the size difference between old I6 and the new LS 5.3

[original-71]

Originally Posted by Maverick Q

@nickv6266

If there is enough still in the budget, I will have it re-painted with the same colors. If not, I'll leave the paint and just give her a good buff job.

good looking truck i say just give her a good buff job if possible and keep the original paint. also with a 4" inch drop in the rear you don't need a c-notch kit unless you are planning on hauling really heavy stuff in your truck. whats up with the blue and white truck in the background ?

[Fw190d9]

Hector, the blue and white truck in the background is "Estelle". I just finished up a 5.3 swap on that one for my daughter. Here is a link to the swap:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...hlight=estelle

My son is doing all the work on "April" with a little guidance from Dad.

Evan Q.

[Maverick Q]

Got the bed off yesterday. Started sanding off the old undercoat and gunk and (Very small amounts of) rust. Going to finish sanding, hit it with primer, then put a layer of RAPTOR Bedliner.

[Maverick Q]

Sanded and bed lined the fenders, inner fenders, and, the bottom of the bed.

[Maverick Q]

Bed lined the inside of the bed and the hood.

[Maverick Q]

Got her down to bare chassis. Put the cab on a table, going to sand down and then bed-line the bottom of the cab.

[Maverick Q]

Scrapped and then sanded down the bottom of cab. Welded gas tank holes (New tank will go under bed in the back). Then taped off, ready for some bed liner!

[knomadd]

Looking good!

[mooseknuckles]

sweet truck!...and very good work..

[Homebuilt Hotrods]

Sweet

[Maverick Q]

Got the bottom of the cab bed lined. Then I built two carts with wheels for the cab and bed, and they lined up perfectly!

[mooseknuckles]

that's beautiful right there.....