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12-11-2015, 01:29 AM
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Location: Independence, WI
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Saddle up 66 c10
Hello everyone, i'm 16 years old and this is my first build. I acquired the truck in the past summer after looking at c10 trucks since I was 12 or 13. The truck is a 66 c10 SWB BBW. For some reason the 60's body style has always been my favorite. The plan is to do a frame off restore with the help of my dad and brother, I plan on using the the original colors which are saddle and white, I plan on doing all the paint and body myself. Not sure if if I want to go with and ls platform or the lt/350 style engine yet but I do know I want to put a 5-speed or 6-speed manual. here are a few pictures of my truck and the progress that I have made so far.
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12-11-2015, 01:43 AM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Welcome to the forum
 It's great to see another '60-'66 truck owner from the younger generation! That looks like a really nice truck as it is.
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12-11-2015, 02:22 AM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Looks like a great start.I'll be watching your progress. Good to see another guy my age here! I am 15 and there is another member (tj's chevy) who is 16.
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12-11-2015, 02:06 PM
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Location: Rochester, KENT
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
WELCOME
WELCOME WELCOME Great to see you younger guys here. Gives me hope. You have a lovely looking truck. I will be following your build from over here.
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12-11-2015, 05:24 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Beautiful truck, Sub'd
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12-11-2015, 07:38 PM
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Nice truck!
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12-11-2015, 07:50 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Nice original truck
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12-11-2015, 08:09 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Very cool truck, your gonna have a blast restoring it. I'll bet your dad is proud of you! Welcome to the forum! Mike.
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12-11-2015, 10:05 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Welcome ,Im in to see the rest .
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12-12-2015, 12:49 AM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
 and welcome aboard… Good start, I'm in for the ride... 
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12-12-2015, 10:24 AM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Great truck to start with, love the mirrors!
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12-12-2015, 04:17 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Man, great looking truck, know any history on it? Looks to be pretty complete and original down to the hubcaps, drool
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12-13-2015, 01:16 AM
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12-13-2015, 03:53 AM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
That bumper is really sweet, I'd definitely keep that!
Enjoy the time building the truck with your pop, I built my first car, a 72 Nova between the age of 14 and 18 with my Dad, I'm 34 now, still have the car and the memories we made during that time and after will be with me for the rest of my life |
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12-13-2015, 11:28 AM
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12-14-2015, 02:25 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Welcome to the forum. Great to see a younger guy on here working on these trucks.
Good looking starting point.
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12-16-2015, 04:18 PM
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Location: Billings, MT
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Welcome from the owner of another '66 Saddle C-10! Check out my build thread if you want some saddle motivation.
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12-16-2015, 04:27 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Accidental duplicate post, couldn't figure out how to delete.
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12-17-2015, 10:13 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Well yesterdays progress, set the bed back on for my mom and she wanted pictures and the smart thing to do is to not fight and just do it, so oh well the best is sitting back the frame for now. Anyways I pulled all the glass from the doors because the doors aren't straight and I intend to make them as straight as I can get them. After I fix the doors I plan on moving to the floor and rockers.
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12-17-2015, 10:59 PM
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Nice work. When your done are you planning on painting it the original saddle color?
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12-17-2015, 11:28 PM
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12-17-2015, 11:39 PM
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Location: Independence, WI
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
As you can see the problem im facing with the doors, they're almost warped I would say. The cancer on the floors are not terrible, glad I caught it at an early stage
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12-18-2015, 10:33 AM
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Location: Dallas Ga
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
She is a Beaut!!! Welcome
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12-18-2015, 10:51 AM
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Location: Winchester Oregon, formerly Vancouver BC
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
That thing is unbelievably straight, nice score.
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12-19-2015, 03:09 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Portland
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Re: Saddle up 66 c10
Looks like an awesome place to start! Sheesh I remember being 17 joining hotrods.com and being the "young gun." Up until reading some of these threads I still felt like a young gun (I'm 30), but I guess I just aged faster than I thought.
Looking forward to following this build! My vote is for an LS with a T56 behind it. |
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