1968 Chevy c10 identification/options?

[Saun]

Hello Everyone

this is my first post here and not much knowledge about this trucks, i purchase this C10 from copart and exporting it to Europe, anyone can help me identify the option on this truch? like what engine it got?, it seems to have an EFI System? or maybe anyone regognize and knows the truck and have informations about it?

thank you all in advance

[Keith Seymore]

Factory build information is not available for US built or sold trucks prior to 1976/77. Fuel injection was not introduced until 1987.

If your truck was built in Canada, or in the US for Canadian consumption, then GM of Canada would have the original factory build information, as well as pricing, selling dealer detail, and some production volume information.

https://www.vintagevehicleservices.com/

K

[Keith Seymore]

Is the SPID label still in the glovebox?

K

[Keith Seymore]

Link to the generic info packet for a 68 Chevy truck in the GM Heritage Center archive:

https://www.gm.com/content/dam/compa...olet-Truck.pdf

[Saun]

I have no idea about the sticker in glovebox, i still need about 3 months to receive it europe, it was sold from Copart in florida, it seems to have a 350 with holly efi system? i am more asking what you all can regognize from the Visual aspect.

Like what engine, what wheels, etc, this is how much i know about this trucks, cant even tell what engine it got, LOL

[pjmoreland]

It's kind of hard to tell from the photo, but the center bolts on the valve covers and the vertical bolts on the intake manifold indicate that the engine may be a 1996-99 L31 Vortec 350 cubic inch V8.

[RustyPile]

It has an aftermarket air conditioning system. The alternator is an upgrade from original unit. The serpentine belt drive system is also an upgrade from a more modern vehicle/engine. Headlights are aftermarket LED units. I won't comment of the electric fuel pump location, except to say it's not an ideal location.

[Jason Banks]

Wheels - https://www.ridlerwheel.com/606-grey

Looks like a Vintage Air surefit ac system probably Gen IV(for a truck that was originally heater only)

Looks like Holley Sniper I or Sniper II (Pjmoreland is probably right about 96-99, might have been a gm performance crate engine of some kind) Being a "CE" vin the truck was originally a V8

Looks like 533 paint code truck, which is 503 light green with 526 ivory for the "white" roof.

Looks like the truck originally had the trim on the sides and the tailgate and still has it on the hood and fenders the truck was probably a 'Custom' trim level it also looks to have had the RV Junior type mirrors originally.

Has a later model scroll type seat cover in black and they changed the dashpad, armrests to black since that wasn't an option in 1968, looks to have the original green sunvisors. Black steering column is not original either and may jut be the original repainted. After looking closer the floor looks like a 'high hump' so it was probably originally a 4 speed truck and they changed to an automatic column.

[Jason Banks]

Someone help me wrap my mind around that exhaust, why does it look like it has 2 crossover pipes?

edit: cutouts?

[pjmoreland]

The gauge cluster appears to have started out as a basic warning light version, and then a full gauges bezel and aftermarket small gauges were added to the lower openings.

[Saun]

It seems we are getting somewhere,

[Saun]

where are you seen the electric fuel pump location? :-)

['68OrangeSunshine]

I love the Suicide Knob on the steering wheel. And what is that square thing in front of the Dash Cluster? Some kind of GPS Speed Indicator?
No Heater might get problematic in Europe in winter.
What side of the road do they drive on, in the destination country?

[RustyPile]

Originally Posted by Saun

where are you seen the electric fuel pump location? :-)

What appears to be an electric fuel pump mounted on the passenger side inner fender panel near the battery..

The following might be of interest to you.

https://www.c10trucks.com/threads/fl...ion-lots.9172/

[RustyPile]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

I love the Suicide Knob on the steering wheel. And what is that square thing in front of the Dash Cluster? Some kind of GPS Speed Indicator?
No Heater might get problematic in Europe in winter.
What side of the road do they drive on, in the destination country?

Look closer.. Two heater hoses below the AC hoses pass through that firewall adaptor plate. One connects to the water pump and the other to the intake manifold.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

I And what is that square thing in front of the Dash Cluster? Some kind of GPS Speed Indicator?

It's a touch screen for configuring and monitoring the Holley Sniper.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by RustyPile

Look closer.. Two heater hoses below the AC hoses pass through that firewall adaptor plate. One connects to the water pump and the other to the intake manifold.

So the traditional Heater Core is no longer necessary?

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Jason Banks

Someone help me wrap my mind around that exhaust, why does it look like it has 2 crossover pipes?

edit: cutouts?

Yeah. I see it too. IDK to the original question.
Looks like one pipe crosses level at 90* with a connector in the middle. [H-Pipe.]
While another pipe is at a diagonal -- more forward Right, and more aft Left and arching over...

I have a 292 L6. The collector for 1-2-3 terminates about 10'' in front of the 4-5-6 collector. 40 years ago, a creative mechanic with a background in the circle track world [delighted to be working on an L6] crafted my crossover, which connects at an angle. So if a V8 has an 'H' pipe, my 292 has an 'N'] pipe. Works real good. Gives extra torque when hill climbing, and cancels a lot of exhaust noise, too.

But this rig is Factory V8, so I too am puzzled.

[EDIT: Yeah, Cut-outs.]

[Jason Banks]

Based on the wheels the truck has been converted to 5 lug (5x5 pattern probably). Probably has a disc brake conversion on the front. Most likely drop spindles with the 71-87 style calipers and 5 lug rotors. The rear probably had conversion axles installed because the other option is to redrill the original 6 lug axles and best I know, that is rarely done, because new axles are so cheap.

[Jason Banks]

Here a link to the instructions for the heater control panel conversion for the Vintage Air system. https://vintageair.com/content/473266.pdf

You might need the 'calibration' instructions that are in there at some point.

[Saun]

Calipers front and read indeed. enigne wise?

[Jason Banks]

Looks like this intake manifold GM 12496820

Looks like a gm performance serpentine drive system, except for the part mounting the vintage air/sanden ac compressor. Not sure if vintage air offers some type of brackets to mount the compressor on the gm performance drive system.

[Jason Banks]

I could find 2 crate engines that come with that intake... one is the HT383 and the other is the "Turnkey 350 HO" 19210009

The turnkey 350 HO engine included a carb, but they could have swapped it for the Holley EFI. But that Turnkey 350 HO also seems to include the same serpentine drive that is pictured.

There seems to be other Vortec crate engines that recommended the 12496820 intake and there may be others that came with it...