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Old 04-18-2022, 10:41 AM   #1
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Evan's 1979 C10 LWB

I've had my other project truck torn to pieces in my garage for a few (6 ) years now. In the summer of 2020 I got the itch to find something I could drive (anything to avoid actual work on the project).

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Old 04-18-2022, 10:43 AM   #2
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And the rest from the classified ad:
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Old 04-19-2022, 03:26 PM   #3
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I've had my other project truck torn to pieces in my garage for a few (6 ) years now. In the summer of 2020 I got the itch to find something I could drive (anything to avoid actual work on the project).
I did the same thing. And then I took that one apart too. Haha. Almost done with it now tho....

This one looks pretty solid.
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Old 04-19-2022, 03:46 PM   #4
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I did the same thing. And then I took that one apart too. Haha. Almost done with it now tho....

This one looks pretty solid.
Nice. Your rust repairs are looking great.
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Old 04-19-2022, 03:55 PM   #5
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I found a folding bench in decent shape. The original had really cool upholstery but it was in terrible shape on the driver side and it was a fixed back version. Need the folding back for a place to keep a half empty jug of washer fluid, a half empty quart of oil, etc.

The floor was looking solid too.
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Old 04-19-2022, 04:45 PM   #6
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Got the wheels painted up and some new rubber.
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Old 04-19-2022, 06:08 PM   #7
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Sweet find! What a clean truck….
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Old 04-19-2022, 06:32 PM   #8
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Sweet find! What a clean truck….
Thanks. I picked up one of those tach conversion kits after I saw yours. Not sure when I'll get to installing it but I'm looking forward to it.
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Old 04-19-2022, 06:49 PM   #9
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Some Western Chassis bits.
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Old 04-19-2022, 07:00 PM   #10
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I get a kick out of the mud flaps dragging on the ground. I'll have to trim them to avoid kicking rocks up at people but for now it makes me smile.

This bring things up to date. Next up is swapping the 305 for a 350 my friend and I built about 15 years ago. We just gave it a Vice Grip Garage "full rebuild". tsssst tssssssssst
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Old 04-25-2022, 01:31 PM   #11
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Looking good. What tire size did you go with? I'll bet that paint would come back quite a bit, looks like it already has, some. Recent engine"rebuild" looks "factree".
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Old 04-25-2022, 02:57 PM   #12
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Looking good. What tire size did you go with? I'll bet that paint would come back quite a bit, looks like it already has, some. Recent engine"rebuild" looks "factree".
Thanks. I did 225/70/15 and 255/60/15 on 8" wide factory wheels. I'm not sure that was the right choice but it'll work.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing what a little paint correction will do to it.
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We just gave it a Vice Grip Garage "full rebuild". tsssst tssssssssst
Haha. I love that channel. Im sure you guys did the “right thing” and ignored any new gaskets needed.
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Old 04-29-2022, 12:08 PM   #14
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Haha. I love that channel. Im sure you guys did the “right thing” and ignored any new gaskets needed.
You can tell we did because of the way that it is. hahaha
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Old 05-30-2022, 01:33 AM   #15
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Here's the first clip after the motor swap. The idle's a little high but it sounds promising!

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Old 05-30-2022, 01:39 AM   #16
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And another one. He's not much of a videographer. Good mechanic though.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Op2lCEyLMLM?feature=share
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