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**Palf70Step** · 10-18-2003, 02:33 PM

I guess we have all been there with our trucks where things just won't go fast enough. Sometimes just little trival things get the spark back in. I got my replacement wheels cleaned up, painted and today I mounted the tires. I was so sick of looking at those 33 yrear old rusted pieces of %&^$.

Anyways she fired up;then the son and I cruised with our new wheels that we worked on.

Those baby steps sure do help

**Palf70Step** · 10-18-2003, 02:35 PM

Closer view. Old American racing white spokes, with the center caps from the 88-98 Chevy trucks. Sure glad they made those lug nuts that allow them to fit like stock.

**Palf70Step** · 10-18-2003, 02:36 PM

Last....but not least...My helper and "Our Trucks!!

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*Slams_58* · 10-18-2003, 02:41 PM

cool Bill!!! nice to see progress even if they are baby steps. What color is your truck going to be when it's done?

**Palf70Step** · 10-18-2003, 02:47 PM

The plan is for it to be a bright white color....close to the color of the rims.

BILELL · 10-18-2003, 03:00 PM

CONGRATS ON YOUR WHELLS,EVERY STEPS IS GREAT ON OUR TRUCKS. SPENT ALL MORNING ON A 15 MIN JOB. KEEP ALL POSTED ON YOUR TRUCK.

dinnut · 10-18-2003, 03:38 PM

thats cool looking without the headlights. i was gonna say why dont u install the headlights, but then i realized thats just a small thing in a big picture, if you install the headlight, might as well do everything else. lol

meathead95 · 10-18-2003, 03:45 PM

what happened to keeping the GREEN bill my new 2wd blazer is the same green and its growing on me

lukecp · 10-18-2003, 05:25 PM

Sweet....whitespokes rule

I know how the baby steps thing goes...i seems to take me 3 times as long to do somehting to my truck as someone else.....but that is OK...i love taking my sweet time

krue · 10-18-2003, 06:16 PM

Good job Bill! I appreciate the CD you sent. Thanks, I'll holler at you the next time I get down that way.

Denny · 10-18-2003, 07:44 PM

Your truck looks like its coming along good.

Hotrod70C10 · 10-18-2003, 07:57 PM

That thing is coming along great! Hey I know all about those little small things, I think everyone here is tired of my pics all the time because I get so exited about doing this or that. lol

BTW those bowtie caps really set those wheels off!

**Palf70Step** · 10-18-2003, 08:10 PM

Thanks all...

Meathead...the "BOSS!" don't like it...Looks like an ugly old farm truck. I keep telling here it is a farm truck just without the farm. Final color is still up in the air, like so many things.

Dinnut. The lights would have been in, but I have to pull the front off again to do a few more things. Other wise that and the headlights and the Camino bumber would have been on already so I could drve it on the street (legally

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72c10step · 10-22-2003, 08:33 PM

Wow, your truck looks a lot like my old parts truck!

dinnut · 10-22-2003, 08:53 PM

that parts truck looks like it has a lot

**68 Stepside** · 10-22-2003, 09:05 PM

72c10...is that duct tape on the rear tire a "repair", or did it just happen to find its way onto the tire?....just curious

72c10step · 10-22-2003, 11:04 PM

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Originally posted by 68 Stepside
72c10...is that duct tape on the rear tire a "repair", or did it just happen to find its way onto the tire?....just curious

Yeah that was a temporary repair to keep the crappy rear tires pumped up to move it from the side of the shed to the back.

It worked just long enough to get the truck around, and when the tires went completely flat, the tires wouldn't spin, just drag. (Oh, and the truck didn't run, it had to be pushed, and the tape gave us an extra 5 minutes of maneuvering

)

Oh BTW, if any of you read my other post about the tires that held air for over 12 years, see the picture above, they are on the front of the truck, on my Cragar S/S rims that I'm going to try to get powdercoated before spring.

greasemonkey · 10-23-2003, 11:06 AM

When you finish it, you need to take another cruise down to FL! Looks real good.

Scrubby · 10-23-2003, 11:20 AM

Hey Bill, where did you find those lug nuts that hold the center caps on and fit the stock wheel studs?

**Palf70Step** · 10-23-2003, 01:06 PM

I got mine from Stockton Wheel. They are not listed on the site, but I called and ordred them. 7/16" innner thead...Metric on the outer side.

The center caps and nuts were aquired in swap meet and I found a site that sells them too. I don't remember the link though (I'm at work now). The six lugs are harder to find in the new style caps.

>X< · 10-23-2003, 03:51 PM

better hurry, i am catching up. finished new driver side rocker last week, going to do pass side tonight or tomorrow. after that its just media blasting the floor, painting interior, then shaving the front driver side marker and the pass rear side marker. mine is getting painted white too. i already bought the paint, i think its some kind of toyota white, its the brightest that i could find

10-18-2003, 02:33 PM	#1
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	Little steps I guess we have all been there with our trucks where things just won't go fast enough. Sometimes just little trival things get the spark back in. I got my replacement wheels cleaned up, painted and today I mounted the tires. I was so sick of looking at those 33 yrear old rusted pieces of %&^$. Anyways she fired up;then the son and I cruised with our new wheels that we worked on. Those baby steps sure do help __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! Last edited by Palf70Step; 10-18-2003 at 02:45 PM.

10-18-2003, 02:35 PM	#2
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	Closer view. Old American racing white spokes, with the center caps from the 88-98 Chevy trucks. Sure glad they made those lug nuts that allow them to fit like stock. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! Last edited by Palf70Step; 10-18-2003 at 02:40 PM.

10-18-2003, 02:36 PM	#3
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	Last....but not least...My helper and "Our Trucks!! " __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

10-18-2003, 02:47 PM	#5
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	The plan is for it to be a bright white color....close to the color of the rims. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

10-18-2003, 03:00 PM	#6
BILELL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Posts: 66	BABY STEPS CONGRATS ON YOUR WHELLS,EVERY STEPS IS GREAT ON OUR TRUCKS. SPENT ALL MORNING ON A 15 MIN JOB. KEEP ALL POSTED ON YOUR TRUCK.

10-18-2003, 02:41 PM	#4
Slams_58 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: I let ya know as soon as I know Posts: 3,593	cool Bill!!! nice to see progress even if they are baby steps. What color is your truck going to be when it's done?

10-18-2003, 03:38 PM	#7
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	thats cool looking without the headlights. i was gonna say why dont u install the headlights, but then i realized thats just a small thing in a big picture, if you install the headlight, might as well do everything else. lol __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

10-18-2003, 03:45 PM	#8
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,440	what happened to keeping the GREEN bill my new 2wd blazer is the same green and its growing on me __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

10-18-2003, 05:25 PM	#9
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Sweet....whitespokes rule I know how the baby steps thing goes...i seems to take me 3 times as long to do somehting to my truck as someone else.....but that is OK...i love taking my sweet time __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

10-18-2003, 06:16 PM	#10
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Good job Bill! I appreciate the CD you sent. Thanks, I'll holler at you the next time I get down that way. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

10-18-2003, 07:44 PM	#11
Denny Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cedar Hill, MO Posts: 426	Your truck looks like its coming along good. __________________ 1969 Chevy C10. Dakota Digital Gauges, 383 Votex Engine, MSD 8361 Distributor, MSD 6A Unit, Demon Carb, Phoenix Transmission 4L80E trans, 3:73 Posi Rear End Early Classics 6 Lug Disc Brakes and Spindles All Stainless Lines

10-18-2003, 07:57 PM	#12
Hotrod70C10 Low & Slow Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,047	That thing is coming along great! Hey I know all about those little small things, I think everyone here is tired of my pics all the time because I get so exited about doing this or that. lol BTW those bowtie caps really set those wheels off! __________________ 70' C-10 LWB Fleetside 4.5/6 drop

10-18-2003, 08:10 PM	#13
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	Thanks all... Meathead...the "BOSS!" don't like it...Looks like an ugly old farm truck. I keep telling here it is a farm truck just without the farm. Final color is still up in the air, like so many things. Dinnut. The lights would have been in, but I have to pull the front off again to do a few more things. Other wise that and the headlights and the Camino bumber would have been on already so I could drve it on the street (legally ) __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

10-22-2003, 08:33 PM	#14
72c10step WHYBYNU when old will do? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Loudon, NH Posts: 876	Wow, your truck looks a lot like my old parts truck! Attached Images __________________ -72 Chevy C10 Stepside -2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 -1984 Jeep CJ7 -1995 Polaris XCR600 Custom -2003 Honda 300ex

10-22-2003, 08:53 PM	#15
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	that parts truck looks like it has a lot __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"



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10-22-2003, 09:05 PM	#16
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,690	72c10...is that duct tape on the rear tire a "repair", or did it just happen to find its way onto the tire?....just curious __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

10-23-2003, 11:06 AM	#18
greasemonkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pace, FL Posts: 2,155	When you finish it, you need to take another cruise down to FL! Looks real good. __________________ 1942 Master Deluxe 1969 C/10 1985 Blazer CUCV 1987 Jimmy 2004 Tahoe 2005 Silverado 1500 2005 Silverado 3500

10-23-2003, 11:20 AM	#19
Scrubby Check out GMTrucks.org Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boise, Id Posts: 284	Hey Bill, where did you find those lug nuts that hold the center caps on and fit the stock wheel studs?

10-23-2003, 01:06 PM	#20
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,249	I got mine from Stockton Wheel. They are not listed on the site, but I called and ordred them. 7/16" innner thead...Metric on the outer side. The center caps and nuts were aquired in swap meet and I found a site that sells them too. I don't remember the link though (I'm at work now). The six lugs are harder to find in the new style caps. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

10-23-2003, 03:51 PM	#21
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	better hurry, i am catching up. finished new driver side rocker last week, going to do pass side tonight or tomorrow. after that its just media blasting the floor, painting interior, then shaving the front driver side marker and the pass rear side marker. mine is getting painted white too. i already bought the paint, i think its some kind of toyota white, its the brightest that i could find __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

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