'82 C10 2wd, short fleet build - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

2ndGenRR · 11-11-2015, 09:58 PM

Hey all - I haven't been on here much lately but decided to start a build thread for this truck to keep me motivated! Getting a drop, 5.3L, etc. Still haven't totally decided on color, but I will be grinding off that nasty tractor supply black paint. Needs cab corners and one fender, but a pretty solid truck otherwise...guess the PO didn't lie about it's Texas roots.

Anyway, I have it torn down as far as I am going to go...gonna bypass the complete frame off on this one...already have two of those in progress.

Attaching some pics to get started...

Matt Man · 11-12-2015, 03:26 PM

Looks good, don't worry about the cab corners. Mine lived in southern California its whole life and needed one cab corner done.

2ndGenRR · 11-24-2015, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Man

Looks good, don't worry about the cab corners. Mine lived in southern California its whole life and needed one cab corner done.

The PO sort of told a fib about the cab corners...he said they had pinholes that he filled with tiger hair...turns out they were baseball sized holes filled with foam and bondo. Either way I was doing cab corners so I guess it didn't matter. The bummer is that one side had already received a cab corner and instead of piecing in what they needed, they used the entire panel...lapped it over the cab and beat it in...then applied a 1/4" of bondo. I am in the processing of fixing that mess.

Ended up tearing it the rest of the way down to a bare frame...can't help myself but to do it 100% I guess.

11-11-2015, 09:58 PM	#1
2ndGenRR Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lowell, Michigan Posts: 159	'82 C10 2wd, short fleet build Hey all - I haven't been on here much lately but decided to start a build thread for this truck to keep me motivated! Getting a drop, 5.3L, etc. Still haven't totally decided on color, but I will be grinding off that nasty tractor supply black paint. Needs cab corners and one fender, but a pretty solid truck otherwise...guess the PO didn't lie about it's Texas roots. Anyway, I have it torn down as far as I am going to go...gonna bypass the complete frame off on this one...already have two of those in progress. Attaching some pics to get started... Attached Images __________________ The Stable: 1952 GMC 1/2 ton, 5-window...Owned since age 16...that was awhile ago! Torn apart and waiting for my boys to get old enough to help me. 1990 Chevy K5, 5.3L, 4L60E, slowly going back together as my dune truck. 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton, 3-window...building to sell. Daily Drivers: 1998 3/4 ton Burb with a 6.5 Turbo Diesel and 1994 1/2 ton Silverado. I grew up in Flint, Michigan so I can't help but to bleed Chevy!

11-12-2015, 03:26 PM	#2
Matt Man Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buhl, Idaho Posts: 1,438	Re: '82 C10 2wd, short fleet build Looks good, don't worry about the cab corners. Mine lived in southern California its whole life and needed one cab corner done. __________________ 86 c30 crew cab dually 454/400 4/6 drop SOLD 1-8-11 1981 chevy K10 short Bed Scottsdale SOLD 10-26-2020 67 GMC Stepside Straight six/3 on the tree "The Peach" 2020 Silverado Double Cab LT Z71 5.3 8 speed Daily Driver K10 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=671934 The Peach build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=733903



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