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04-13-2019, 07:32 PM
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Location: Brownsville tn
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71 Cheyenne build
So last night I was Searching craigslist.And I came across this c10 for sale so I called the guy went and I looked at today and looked it over it has a lot of surface rust but nothing major So I offered him 1500 And it became mine.a little about the truck it’s a 71 Cheyenne lwb originally had a 350 with 400 trans ps/pb factory ac sliding rear window.2 tone white/ochre Paint.my plans are I’m going to drop a 6.2/700 in it go through the brakes fix the ac clean it up a bit and just drive and enjoy it this summer.
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04-14-2019, 12:06 AM
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Re: 71 Cheyenne build
Looks like a solid truck to start with. I have a 72 Cheyenne I bought about a year and half ago. I found a low mileage 4.8 LS with 4l60e donor truck. I just got it driveable. It is a lot of fun
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04-14-2019, 09:05 AM
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Re: 71 Cheyenne build
Looks like a solid truck at a great price. Nearly identical to what I started with on the current project. Are you thinking about doing a build thread?
Edit* clearly I wasn’t paying attention when I posted this, this IS your build thread... sorry.
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Brian 1972 C10, "Loyd", LWB to SWB, 5.3, L83/6L80e, 4:11 Tru Trac, Air Ride, VA, DD, 20" Coys, 4 wheel disc, A quick LS swap turned into a 6 year frame off resto-mod. Last edited by cornerstone; 04-16-2019 at 04:32 PM. |
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04-14-2019, 03:48 PM
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04-14-2019, 03:54 PM
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Re: 71 Cheyenne build
Ok so today I got to looking at the rust on top of the cab and I am wondering what’s the best way to fix the rust in the drip rails?
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04-14-2019, 08:25 PM
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Location: Brownsville tn
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Re: 71 Cheyenne build
I spent the rest of the day rust hunting and found more.the passenger side drip rail is worse the the drivers side there is a hole in the side of the cab.the drivers side bed has a few rust rust holes pass side is good under the truck the floor pans are solid but it will need cab corners rockers and cab support the bed floor and frame are both solid.the fire wall fenders hood and core support are all good.
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04-15-2019, 07:31 AM
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Location: Trenton,Ontario & South Carolina
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Re: 71 Cheyenne build
Another thing to check is the cowl area,look under dash toward the front up high at the base of the dash,always a bad spot from leaves and crap sitting under the cowl,and/or remove cowl and run the hose all through there, you will be surprised how much stuff will fall out of there behind the fender,
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