TruckFarmer's 1971 restomod.

[TruckFarmer]

Starting a build thread for anyone interested in following the restoration/customization of my truck. Of course, I am completely open to advice and/or suggestions and comments from all! So without further ado....

The truck: This will be my first vehicle, which I am restoring with my father. Our goal is to re-create his 1970 c10 long stepside he had when he started driving. As stated, he had a 1970 c10, 250, 3 speed, manual steering, no power brakes, nothing. With the death of the i6, a 350 pulled from my grandma's TOTALLED(hit a crane) olds wagon, and a Saginaw 4 speed from a 4 cyl. Monza took its place with help from my grandpa. The result, as many people describe it, was "scary". Now, I'm only 15, but I'd like to think I know a little something by now. I can't with any stretch of my imagination come up with a reason why a '77 350 out of a station wagon paired with a 4 speed from a motor with like 85 hp could put a 3800 lb truck in the 12's, but as my grandpa, a GM mechanic of nearly 50 years puts it, "it was blessed."
The truck I'm starting with is a 1971 lwb Chevy Custom 10. It was originally a small block Chevy with a New Process 4 speed(granny low) truck, with power steering and brakes being the only other options. (Weren't power brakes standard in 71-72?) The cab will need rockers and corners, but other than that is solid, already has provisions for manual trans, and we have located a couple possible candidates for beds. The long stepsides are getting hard to find, I know that. The truck will be visually speaking, a 1969-70. If you haven't noticed, this project is highly sentimental, and I am lucky enough to have my grandpa donating to the cause, the very 350 that seems to have made a legend in the late 80's. I will post pictures of what we are starting with tomorrow, as it is starting to get too dark to take good ones. Updates will come as we make progress.

Farmer
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