1969 c10 long to short little to big
 

So, I sold my 71 suburban to buy my 69 c10 lwb truck. i got it really cheap. i thought it would be awsome to build a nice running little 327 afr heads big cam the whole deal. well i built the motor and didnt like it so it sat for a year, i have been reading lfd's low buck build and let me tell you that guy opened my eyes to a whole new world. i decided to make it a short bed, and drop a 6.0, 4l60 trans out of a 04 h2.

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I'll be posting pics of my build tommorow, basically my plans are an ECE 4/6 drop also converting it to 5 lug disc in front and 5 lug in rear. I'm also makin it a short bed thanks rokcrln, I pulled the little motor out and doing an ls swap 6.0 lQ4 4L60 TRANS, ANY sugestions or tips please feel free, I love this forum everyone is awesome. It's funny my wife said its like Facebook for guys.. minus the drama lol. Thanks for any help
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Looking forward to the build! Sounds like a great plan!

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this is before i started.

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i followed the lfd low buck build thread, i love the turn out of his truck. if it wasnt for this site i would of never considered any of this. :metal:

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here we go, i started by leveling the truck on stands, tires are off to make it a little lower. just like low buck i layed out my lines 8-3/4 than 8" layed my tape and cut. so far so good. ill prolly cut the front later even though i does kinda look different with the bobbed rear.:gi: but ill be posting pics of my progress its gonna be slow, money comes slow lol. weekends are the only time i can really work on it.

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i tried a different method on connecting the 2 panels together. i didnt hacve panel clips so what i did was cut a 3" section off the 8" cut piece. i drilled holes and used self tappers to hold it. by doing this, when you put them together all the body lines line up.its more work but it was an experiment.:gi:

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heres some of the front work with the screws,

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this is after the bed is back together

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Looks great!

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looking good on your progress,keep the pictures coming & keep on truckin' :metal:

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I know I not stupid I had a check up from the neck up and all they found was empty storage space. Short bed came out nice, I told another forum member yesterday to do this to his.lookin gooood !!!

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sorry i heven't had time to post pics lately, update on progress; cut the frame put the cab back on, bed and fenders back on too.. right now im pulling rockers out and found a LITTLE ( alot) more rust than i expected. ill post pics later on the progress on the rockers, never done them before so we will see how it goes :lol:..

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Looking good. Always cool to see more people out in Casa. :metal:

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thanks man for the support i drove by your house the other day movin a friend i was like sweet look at all those chevy pick ups and i saw the lowered burb, they look sick lowered...:metal:. didnt even know it was you haha..

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work is a little slow today so i decided to post some pics of progress,..

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rust mites have been present

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tell me about it... the more i tear into it the more i find..:waah: lol but its a 1969 what do i expect....:banghead:

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Your welcome to stop buy any time. :metal:

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I wish my whole truck had the natural patina like your hood :(

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Nice project, you did a great job on the bed! The rust looks very familiar, just like mine. I though you Arizona guys got all the nice rust free ones. Keep up the work looks great so far!

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Any progress? :truck:

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Looking good on your Lwb to swb truck,you got your hand full on this build.The bed turn out nice.Keep the pictures coming & keep on truckin' :metal:

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very nice lookin work

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Its been a long time wince ive been on here. Sorry for the long break. Truck got tucked in the garage for a few years not much has been going on with it. I had a 6.0/80 sitting in it but my other truck at the time broke so i used the trans. And my current truck got the 6.0. So now im starting over again lol. I have a 5.3 and an 80 that needs built so im gathering parts again. Its g ot another cab now the other was junk ill post pics of the progress. I need to start getting back into this build thread. Stay tuned

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Very cool so far!! Following!!

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Well life happened, and the truck sat for a number if years and i lost motivation. But here we are back at it once again. Many things have changed. Its got a different cab now in process of putting new floor and slosh tubz firewall. All new suspension, ill post some pics

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Subscribing, it’s never too late for more progress! Sounds like there are some good things going on with it.

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This was after i pulled bed and started the process over again

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Got the cab blasted and had some slosh tubz firewall panels installed

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After sitting for years the bed was in primer and the weather got to it, so decided to pull the bed apart sandblast everything and bought new bedsides. Like a noob i tightened everything and the tailgate did not line up at all then it dawned on me lol. Loosend it all back up and made adjustments. It all fit pretty well.

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The more I look at my bedsides I think I might just buy repro sides. Ill blast and use the floor assuming its still good when I get to that point.

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Leland, nice to see you back on the truck and working on it again. It's going to be a cool truck. I've been collecting pieces to build a short bed truck just need to find a better cab to use. The original cab is toast.

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Thanks guys its nice to finally get back on this. Cabs are getting hard to find, i have have that needs a floor but the rest is decent. No title tho

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Kinda where i was i got the 67 sides no marker lights. Ordered from nsane hotrods , got these and a floor. Awesome people and racing family. Definitely having everything blasted was worth every penny

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Little more work on the bed. Removing all the old bolts was a pita lol.

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I had installed a 25 gal k5 tank with the pump inside years ago, i didnt think, and the bed rail hits the sending unit. Had to modify it a little bit now it fits and tank doesn't hang to low

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Been making some progress, got some wheels and tires finally, riddler 650s. 20x10 rear and 20x8.5 front need to get size on tires. Im gonna be working on the truck pretty steady over the next few months. I decided to make a few changes, i was going to put a 5.3 turbo in it, maybe in the future but im going to stick this 6.2 Frankenstein engine i built along with a 4l80, should be around 450 whp so it will be fun. I want to drive it to shows

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Got brake lines from inline tube installed, got my calipers installed , had to modify the the angle and trim some of the caliper so it didn't bind when turning. Used brakes hoses of a buick gs they used the same size thread as my lines for the 69. Also hot my track bar installed from cpp gas tank had to get moved back so that was fun.. more trimming on the bed to allow it to fit but it fits.. very happy how its all coming along. The tank is out of a 87 k5 blazer that has the internal fuel pump.