72 C10 shop truck

[richard2717]

I sold my red/white 69 that was supposed to be the shop truck but while working on that one, I had a WTB for a bed and door for it. A local guy responded saying he had them but had to take the whole truck. Rearend was fried in it and it had been sitting many years ( wife wanted it gone). Truck turned out to be in a lot better shape than the 69 I was working on so I bought it and brought it home. I took a 6 lug rear I had sitting here and put it in while still sitting in his driveway so it would at least roll on the trailer. He had it sitting on stands with the rear torn apart in the bed. He had all new drums and brake hardware sitting in the front floor of the truck so I will be putting all of that in the 5 lug rear I got from another truck. I had to get the 6 lug rear out of it yesterday (sold it to someone local) so already had the stuff here to get the 5 lug put in enough to keep it rolling. It may come back out in order to get it all cleaned up and painted but the bed will be off at that point. I installed 2" lowering blocks in it and I think it sits about where I want it to.

I have all new stainless brake & fuel lines to go in the truck along with quite a few new parts I have been rounding up as well.

This one has some rust in it but nothing like the 69 had. Needs drivers side partial floor pan, drivers side cab supports (and they are not really too bad) inner and outer rockers, one cab corner needs some repair so far.

The bed is not in real bad shape but I have a complete new bed here that I need to move so it is going on this truck and I will sell this one eventually.

Both doors are in real good shape, small silver dollar size patch on outside and passenger door needs a small spot fixed where the sill plate was rotten and set against it. I vacuumed the sill plate completely out of the cab and then removed the hold down screws thats how rotten it was. Thankfully the rubber floor mat kept the floor from going south. It is not often to find a floor in this good of shape on the east coast.

Passenger fender was impacted at some point. it also has some minor rust on the bottom same as the driver side rust. Hood was also damaged. Will likely just replace fenders, hood and grill with new aftermarket.

Engine & transmission was supposed to be running when parked, but it has been sitting long enough I may just put a blueprint in it if money allows.

I had not planned to start this one until I got the Blazer done but having to bring it in to swap rears made me start cleaning it up to better assess condition. Nothing about it will be quick I am sure. I have been fighting a neck/ shoulder injury for months and since it is a bit better I don't want to re-injure them.

Posting pics from the day I got it home and then following up with some from todays session.


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