66 Pro Street build

[blown c10]

Hello All,
I have been visiting this site for a year now and think I finally have enough finished on my build to start posting. I am building a 66 c10 pro street with a blown 355 small block. I just finished a 65 gmc mild prostreet for a friend of mine.
Here is a pic of the 65 gmc

[blown c10]

We finished the bed with 100 year old Cherry that came off one of our job sites years ago

[Ronzo]

Slick looking truck.

[markeb01]

That truck is exquisite looking!! Nice job.

[Joe Pass]

Nice

[blown c10]

Thank you. I will post more on my build tomorrow. The 65 was a fun project, we had good times putting it together

[Gary V]

Welcome to the forum! Great looking truck... that bed is beautiful. Looking forward to your build.

[blown c10]

Thank you. I have been watching your build. Nice work, looks great so far

[62stepside longbox]

The wood bed looks amazing

[blown c10]

Here is the 66 project truck, I bought it off craigs list and paid a good buck for it. The truck was supposed to be very clean and from Nevada. Not the case as you will see as things progress.

[blown c10]

starting to build rear frame section and rear suspension before I tore the truck down. I decided to go with a triangulated 4 link on this one as it will be driven on the street most of the time

[Joe Pass]

Pretty Wild.....

[Gary V]

Very very nice! Is that a Currie rear?

[blown c10]

No, that is a Dutchman housing. I have used them on the last couple builds. Nice stuff

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Hi blown c10. That GMC looks great... and so does the work you're doing on your truck. Im looking forward to seeing more.

[blown c10]

Thanks, here are a few pics of the bed back on and then the tear down after mocking up the rear suspension. And a sneak peak at the engine

[urmyboyblue]

Good looking truck. What size tubing did you use for the narrowed frame?

[blown c10]

2x4 10 gauge. I will post some more pics tomorrow of the chassis all torn down.

[blown c10]

Here are a few more pics of the chassis all torn down on a set of stands. I I boxed the back half of the chassis with 3/16" plate for the suspension mounts. All the bars for the 4 link are 1 1/4" 6061 with stainless rod ends and urethane bushings.

[Gary V]

Great work! Keep looking at the sneakers and thinking about shortening my rear end and sticking with my original big tire plan. LOL never too late... haven't bought the axles yet.

[blown c10]

When we did the 65 we went with 29x15 I had to go for the 31x18 on mine. I have always been a big tire guy. I think they would look awesome on your truck. You do really nice work.

[Gary V]

Thank you much! What rim width are you using? They look awesome

[blown c10]

The wheels are 15x14 with 4 1/2" back space. Torque thrust II. I believe my overall width after I cut the rear was 70 1/2" to outside of tires. I will have to double check that to be positive.

[blown c10]

I started thinking more about my exhaust system for this build and decided I wanted it to exit under the steps of the bed. I was not sure if I wanted round pipes or not. I decided to go with 4 rectangular tips under each step. open to opinions on this setup. What do you think? Here is a couple pics of the collectors I made. The whole system is stainless

[blown c10]

I made good progress on the chassis, and it is now a roller with the engine mounted and the transmission set in so I could make the cross member. I still have to pull the trans back out to build it, but, I want to get the engine fired and run it through the break in, I will have to change the valve springs when the break in is over so I can build the transmission then.