I bought this 71 SWB C-10 about a year ago for $2500. The progress is slow but it's coming along. here are a few pics of what I've done so far, this truck has a 350 GM Goodwrench motor that is about 3 or 4 years old, it has a 3 speed on the tree that I want to replace with a 400 th or 350 th. Other than the front cab floor and the rockers this truck is solid, I drove it about 30 miles to get it home and it rode as smooth as my 02 Sierra, well almost. I will post pics as I get things done althou it will be slow do to kids,wife and work. Let me know what you guys think about it so far.
this is what it looked like when I brought it home, My wife thinks it's a piece of junk, I think it was a hell of a buy.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971C-10002.jpg
I replaced the bumper
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Then I started digging
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I think good deal. I payed 2500.00 for worse. Nice job on the floor pan.

Looks like you have a great start! Kudos for fixing it correctly!

Great truck - good price too :D

Keep us posted on the progress :cool:

Here are a few more pix
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my inner rocker was sitting too high and the outer would not fit, I had to cut out the inner and weld in another one.
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Done with the inner rocker.
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Done with the outer rocker, just a little rattle can primer for now.
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I got one of the inner fenders cleaned up, I now have to turn the truck around in the garage so that I can start working on the pasanger side. I don't have a lot of room to work on both sides at once. My wife wants the Yukon in the garage too.
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I used rubberized undercoating for the bottom and Por-15 for the outside. Its not perfect but It saves me $100.00, thats what a new inner costs.

Looks good!
When you get ready to swap the 3 psd for a turbo,holler at me,i may make a deal with you on all the clutch pedal & linkage setup,bellhousing etc.
Last week i had 4 turbo 350's,I'm down to 2 now,one in the truck & one rebuildable one.
What did you strip the outside of the wheelwells with?
JFD

Good deal unless the primer is hiding something. But if it is you seem to be more than capable of fixing it. Nice work.

Nice truck for $2,500. I would definitely buy it for that price. It's got a lot more interior than mine does and I paid $3,500 for mine. Maybe because mine is a stepside who know? Good job on the welds though....almost like a pro!

Your truck is coming along nicely!
word of advice from someone who has been there more than once--- keep those inner fenders with that nice shiney black por 15 out of direct sunlight. Only takes about a week for them to fade out and be flat black looking. Don't install them till you are ready to install rest of the sheet metal (IE fenders and hood)

Thanks for the kind words and advice guys,

nice work.i just bought a 67 step.i need to do the rockers and corners but have to make room in the shop. i am across the bay from you in anahuac.

What did you strip the outside of the wheelwells with?

I used a 4" grinder with a wire wheel.

Excellent work!!! Looks great!!!:cool: :metal:

Here are a few recent pics of the work I have done. enjoy
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The truck is really coming together. Are you dropping the truck?

Nice work!!!

The truck is really coming together. Are you dropping the truck?


Thanks for the nice words, I'm planning on leaving it the stock height, I might drop it 2" in the rear but I don't know yet, I'll decide when it's finished.

Nice work looks to me like you got one hell of a deal keep up the good work..

When you cut out that much steel, is it recommended to brace the cab up first, or is it not necessary? Looking into doing this myself, hope mine turns out that good. :)

Kage

The OP, JCA1972 sez at beginning of thread, "My wife thinks it's a piece of junk...." ......he-he, my wife says the exact same thing about mine.

However, I paid $800 for my truck ten yrs ago, and it isn't HALF as nice as yours is. I'd say you got a great deal on your truck.Keep the pictures coming!

When you cut out that much steel, is it recommended to brace the cab up first, or is it not necessary? Looking into doing this myself, hope mine turns out that good. :)

Kage
I was thinking of that same thing myself when I started cutting away, but I didn't brace anything and it held up just fine. I did do one side at a time thou.

Great deal and nice work. So did you do all the cleaning with the wire wheel? How long did each area take inner fener? frame rail? control arms?

Nice work and keep going.

Great deal and nice work. So did you do all the cleaning with the wire wheel? How long did each area take inner fener? frame rail? control arms?

Nice work and keep going.

the inner fender took about 1 hr, the frame I'm doing it in parts as I go and the control arms took the longest because they were really dirty I would say at least 1 hr on each but I did take breaks.

nice work looks good want to do some more rockers you can do mine

What are you using to clean the parts with?

Nice work bro, i am in Baytown too....

Nice work bro, i am in Baytown too....

Thanks, I looked in your site I don't think I've seen your truck before. I have a Harley myself its a V-Rod.

Here are a few more pics of the truck, I just got the wheels but I don't like the tires they are too small.

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I 'm by the stadium in Baytown also . looks good keep the updates coming .

I 'm by the stadium in Baytown also . looks good keep the updates coming .


Is that your blue chevy with the side toolboxes, close to Gentry?

one nice truck... i like the steps you are taking.... keep up the progress and keep the pics coming..

looks real good. http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r21/frankyazm/THUMBUP.gif

Thanks for the kind words guys, my plan is to have it painted before summer. I changed my mind about the color, I think I will go with the candy apple red instead of the sunburst orange.

Well I have been a little busy this last week, I painted the fire wall flat black, I removed the ram horn exhaust manifolds and I installed a Chrome oil pan, oh yeah I also cleaned up the engine a little bit I stlill have a little more to do.


The pulleys look yellow but they are chevy orange, I decided to paint the edelbrock intake to make it look more stock. Can you see the diferrence in my suspension?
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/fronofengine.jpg

here are the headers I got, I will have to do a little modification to re route the pipes, I will also need a mini starter.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/header.jpg

here is a pick of the chrome oil pan, I got a great surprise when I removed the old oil pan, my engine is a 4 bolt main.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/oilpan.jpg

and here is a pick of my new tank from Mark, that won't go in for a few more weeks.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/gastank.jpg

Ok I got the headers installed, and I bought a new radiator core support and battery tray. I also got a Chrome mini starter.
here are a few pics.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/coresupport.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/engine2.jpg

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/coreandfender.jpg


Next on the list is to turn the truck around to work on the drivers side suspension and get the feul tank installed.

Oh yeah I have a new distributor and wires coming in next week.

nice progress bro! and nice bike as well...my bike went down this weekend back over in Mt Belvieu on loop 207

nice progress bro! and nice bike as well...my bike went down this weekend back over in Mt Belvieu on loop 207


Thanks, what happened with the bike are you ok?

I pushed it out today and cranked it up for the first time in 2 years, it sounded great.
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I finished up the driver side suspension, here are a few pics
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/driversidesuspension.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/driversideexhaust.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/driversidesuspension2.jpg

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I got a new distributor with a clear cap and rotor.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/distributor.jpg

I took off the bed today, I will clean up the bottom of the bed and put some bedliner on it. I'll post some pics tomorrow.

Here is a pic of the bed with rubberized under coating on it.

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I started painting the rear chasis and got the fuel tk installed.
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I started the side marker fuel door install. this is a fuel door from a 97 S-10 cut out to fit the side marker.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/fueldoorhinge.jpg

Here is the hole that I cut on the inside of the bed for the install.
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I had to add a 1/2"" of shimms to the door hinge and then a 1/4" shim to make up for the inside lip on the marker light cut out.
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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/insideofbedcutoutmarkerlight.jpg

I drilled 2 holes on the side of the bed to hold the fuel door/side marker in place for welding.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/markerlightwithscrewsonsideofbed.jpg

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Here are a few more pics

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/fueldoordonewelding.jpg

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Ok I finished the fuel filler install.
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I did exactly one S load of tacks on the cover and then I sealed it with POR-Patch and painted it with por-15
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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/insideofbedfuelfillercover.jpg

Here is a pic of the bottom of the Fuel tk and the rear end cover.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/JCA1972/1971%20C-10/gastkrearend.jpg

looking good

Well I was getting ready to take the truck down to the Body shop for paint, but we just hit 94 degrees here in Texas and its freaking HOT. I decided to order a vintage air system so that I can have air when its all painted up. I guess it will be a couple of weeks before I have it painted.

It's looking good Bro! It's been a year since I read your build thread. I lost track of it. Anyways, I am doing mine right now. I might have to look you up for some advice sometimes. Keep up the good work! Storm.

Well just to give an update on my truck, I changed out the window regulators and the vent window gaskets, I decided not to install the AC on the truck just yet. I took the truck down to a Body shop last week and it should be all painted up in 5 to 6 weeks, I decided to go with the Torch red, I cant wait to get it back. I'll post some pics later.

Lookin great! Can't wait to see it painted!

The paint on the bed is done.

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Very nice congrats...

Thanks

ALMOST DONE

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