Shorty c10

[tintbox]

I picked this C10 back in November of last year.

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I just want to build a daily driver. I'm going to keep the factory paint. I'm a fan of the patina. Plans are clean the interior up. Lower the stance and some clean up the engine compartment. Picture time.

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Suspension 4.5/6 Spindles spring and flip kit.



Bed bolts had to be cut off.

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Bed is off. Pressure washed the frame.

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Dropped Shorty off to a buddy of mines shop. Had urethane bushing installed spindles and c-notch welded in.

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[ol_skool_chevy]

Nice truck

[tintbox]

Got Shorty back to the house. But the bed back on. Swapped the 2 inch on the driver's side with a 1 inch. Truck ride's nice. Had to remove the inner fender wells. Top of the tires were rubbing bad. We'll fab some up at a later date.
Also while the bed was off had another buddy fab up some exhaust from the manifolds back. Used flowmaster 40's and dumps in front of the rear end.

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Driver's side before spring swap

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Spring swap and rear spacer's installed

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[tintbox]

Dashmat was faded. Sprayed it Tan and added a seat cover.

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Order some Brown carpet for the floor, kicks and lower door panels. I'll just scuff and paint the original door panels.

[tintbox]

A couple misc. pics. This weekend carb and intake swap and delete the rest of the emissions crap.[IMG][/IMG]

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[red310055]

tintbox,

Looks nice. What year is the truck? What manufactures did you choose for your drop parts? I just won a 1978 shorty and was doing the same type of drop.

[tintbox]

Truck is a 1986. I got the kit from Summit. It's a Mcgaughy's 4.5/6 kit with summit racing drop shocks.

[red310055]

Thanks tintbox,

so that's 4.5 front drop and 6 rear drop?

[tintbox]

Yes sir. On the front I had to use a one inch drop spring on the driver's side and a 2 inch on the passenger side. It had a "lean" to it when I got it.

[red310055]

What size tires are you running? I know you said they rubbed in the front. Did they rub in the back?

[tintbox]

I'm running a 20 inch wheel with 275/40's all the way around.

[red310055]

thanks tintbox, How is the ride after lowering it?

[tintbox]

Awesome! I would like to go lower but for me the stance is spot on!

[red310055]

I agree I like that stance. Thanks again for all the information.

[ol_skool_chevy]

Cool man, keep it simple and have fun with it...that's what I like.

[tip]

Nice truck and progress so far.

I spy a Riviera, what's the story? I have a Granada Red '63

[lolife99]

X2 on the '63 Riviera.
We need more pics!

Nice '86 also!

[tintbox]

Thank you for the compliments. The Rivi is my baby all original. Just 70000 miles yesterday. I'll post some pics in the morning

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[tintbox]

I'll post some pictures later of the motor. We replaced the original intake and carb with elderbrock peices. Also deleted most of the emissions crap too.

[83swb]

That truck is the score of the century with an a833. If you only knew how jealous I am

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 83swb

That truck is the score of the century with an a833.

Arg! I totally missed that! You'd think if anybody would have noticed that it would be me.

Tintbox - is it a V6 or a V8?

Chrome body side molding is kind of unusual for a Custom Deluxe, too. Does it show B85 on the SPID?

K

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Here is a pic of the glove box.

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Posting some things that I've already done. Replace carpet and insulated the floor.

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Insulation under the carpet. For something cheap. It's definitely effective.