1972 C10 LWB Georgia Project

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Thought I would start a thread about building my truck from just a project. Finding parts and the products I used and things I learned. If it helps someone else great.

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Made a couple dollies to move box around on,

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Found a donor turbo 350 from a 1969 c10, had rebuild, new convertor, shot blasted and painted with Aluminum blast from Eastwood.

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Started to weld in door bottoms only to abandon and go to full skins, much easier for the money.

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Found a donor 1972 4 bolt 350 complete for $200

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Sent heads out to have cleaned and shot blasted, cost 50 bucks

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Got block back from machine shop, line honed, bored .040 with deck plate, new brass soft plugs, ground crank .010 .010 recon rods, and new Speed Pro Hypereutectic pistons, should work out to 9.25 to 1

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Comp cams 270h and lifters, I found if I buy online through Advance they will give you up to 25% off and free shipping, painted block with Duplicolor ceramic Chevy orange-red from O'Riellys

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Cab Coming off, again built a simple cart to roll it around on. Maybe 80 bucks in steel from Alro surplus store. 4 guys can lift it no problem. Saves bending things with hoist.

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I will continue to add pictures each day until Im caught up to most recent progress. Any questions I can answer feel free, this site has helped a great deal.

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Nice work .....I’ll be checking in

[68Gold/white]

Originally Posted by mbzaungst

I will continue to add pictures each day until Im caught up to most recent progress. Any questions I can answer feel free, this site has helped a great deal.

LOL, I see green leaves, wondering how far you are behind, posting progress wise...

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Wheels from Summit, 15x7 front 15x8 on rear Mickey Thompson Sportsman ST 275/60 15 rear225/70 15 fronts

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Picture of them

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Disassembling frame, Frame was very clean and had been sprayed with some type of rust proofer. I decided to clean with large wire brush instead of media stripping.

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POR 15 was my choice for coating, Chassis black and used a brush, I kind of dabbed it instead of brushing to keep stroke marks off the frame. I am building what I hope to be a Nice Driver quality truck

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Up front I am using 2.5 drop spindles and 2 inch drop spring from Western Chassis, I would not recommend them, parts are good quality service was not. I would suggest CPP in the future.

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New ball joints, tie rods, front sway bar, and shocks, I had called about maybe getting wrong shocks in kit. Western never replied or called back.

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In the rear I choose to go 2 inch lowering block, 4 inch drop spring and adjustable pan hard bar. 3.73 gears will stay however I will add a posi unit at later date, trying to keep project moving forward.

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Drums turned, cleaned and painted with Eastwood cast heat paint, new shoes inside, wheels and tires bolted up all new fasteners are being used. some with kit from TSC grade 8 gold

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I choose not to notch frame, I may regret it later but I can always do that.

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Some of the fasteners I wanted to reused, wire brushed and painted with Eastwood zinc oxide paint.

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picture of them bolts, doing this mostly on breaks and lunch at work, bare with me.

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Engine going back together, I fealt confident in my engine machining I still used plasti guage. Pain but still thought it was best.

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Cylinder heads completed by a buddy that does only heads, surfaced and reassembled. We changed from 1.94 int. and 1.5 exh. to 2.02 and 1.6 stainless valves, pocket and cleaned up intake runners, swirl cut guides, hardened seats, Z28 springs, The heads were 487X castings and 76cc Attachment 1833996

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