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Project 85 C10
So over the weekend, I traded my buddy my running, driving 1993 Toyota 4x4for his 85 C10 which is in pieces. It was originally red, and had been painted green sometime in the past. The reason it is apart is that we have been tinkering on it as time and money allowed. I'm not sure of what trim level it is or what options it has, I basically traded him blindly. I know he drove it home when he bought it, but I've never heard it run. Here's what I DO know.
1985 C10 2wd swb. It has a Jasper reman engine, with less than 12,000miles. Rebuilt transmission(not sure if th350 or 400), newly installed 3/4 Belltech lowering kit, 20" wheels(unsure of brand) black with polished lip. New intake, headers, flowmasters(none installed yet). It also has saddle tanks. Im pretty sure theres other parts I'm not remembering right now, but I'll update after all the stuff is in hand where I can see what I have. Also he had bought Honda Sunset Orange Pearl paint thats coming with it. I'm not sure if I'll use that on this one or maybe my 69. And yes I know, pics, pics, pics. i promise to get some soon. |
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heres a pic of the truck. the bed is off for body work.
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...rightfront.jpg here is the old suspension.... http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...ld/oldsusp.jpg me cutting the old spring perches off.... http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...ild/torch1.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...ild/torch2.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...ild/torch3.jpg painted the rear half of the frame since we could get to it http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...paintright.jpg the wheels that are going on it http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/wheelnew.jpg |
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got some work done to it last night. we finally towed it to the shop so i can really get going on it. i got the wheels and tires mounted, disassembled the interior, started the body work on the cab, took the carb of to rebuild, i took pics, i'll post them later today.
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looks great so far... would you like this moved to the build section?
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right front fender repair
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/DSC_1373.jpg chad blocking the door http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/DSC_1376.jpg interior dyed black http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/DSC_1377.jpg boxes of goodies http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/DSC_1381.jpg cab repair http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/DSC_1383.jpg chad cheesegrating the body filler, was dented pretty badly, pulled the dent and skim coat http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/DSC_1389.jpg ready for primer http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/DSC_1391.jpg |
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Cool build.
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well b eing youre documenting the build its prolly easier to put it there but i is your choice... and hey lots of pics and progress NICE!!! lol when can i bring mine over for some treatment??
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last night, chad and i installed long tube headers, flowmaster and 2.5" piping. the truck came with block huggers that we tried to install, but they hit the engine mounts, so a used set of longtubes that we picked up cheap became the header of choice. the exhuast we got was made for this model truck, but for a lwb, so modifications were necessary. also, this truck has a single exhaust transmission crossmember, so a little cutting and welding was in order. btw, it sounds awesome. im gonna load pics then add them here. i'll try to get some video of it running so you guys can hear how it sounds.
tonite, we took the rear sliding glass out only to find rust. took the wiper cowl off to prep, cleaned the inside of the truck, mixed some paint and sprayed the cowl. now we have decided that chad is going to sell the toyota, and buy this truck back from me, bc he is really excited about how the truck is coming along. sadly, more work has been done to this truck in the last week than the past 2 years. that being said, the paint scheme has changed a bit. the plans are as follows: hot rod satin black body, with gloss black wheels and bumpers. we are shaving the tail lights, and plan to incorporate some led tails in the rear bumper. we may also put some fogs in the front bumper. |
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truck on the lift (i will never work on the ground again)
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1394Copy.jpg block huggers and stock http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1395Copy.jpg all of the exhaust stuff http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1400Copy.jpg chad reconnecting the starter after i installed the right side longtube http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1404Copy.jpg me welding exhaust http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1411Copy.jpg truck in the air http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1413Copy.jpg me cutting exhaust with a portaband http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1415Copy.jpg tacking the right side together http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1420Copy.jpg dual exhaust installed. we are stopping here with it until we get the bed to the shop, so we can see where we want to go with it. we may just leave it here and put on turn downs. any suggestions? will this be too loud inside the truck? http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1421Copy.jpg |
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chad washing the wiper cowl in preparation for paint
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1435Copy.jpg rust is the devil http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1438Copy.jpg chad mixing paint http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1442Copy.jpg spraying the wiper cowl http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1447Copy.jpg air cleaner http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1456Copy.jpg both pieces drying. i'll take some more pics in the morning after the paint has had time to dry. this shouldnt be FLAT black, it should have a little shine to it, but not be glossy....keeping my fingers crossed that it turns out nice. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...C_1457Copy.jpg |
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here is a pic of the wiper cowl after the paint dried.
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...467640x480.jpg friday night we welded up all the holes in the cab, from moulding and such http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...459640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...460640x480.jpg chad DA'd the whole cab, so we could see what we needed to fix. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...458640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...465640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...462640x480.jpg saturday we got the bed up to the shop, notched the bed support to clear the shackles, and got the bed sitting on the truck. here is the notches cut so the shackles would clear http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...549640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...471640x480.jpg we also got the front windshield out http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...473640x480.jpg PO had a gooseneck hitch installed , so theres a 5" hole in the bed that im gonna have to fix. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...472640x480.jpg |
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today we filled the holes in the bedsides, from the PO having tie downs mounted on the OUTSIDE of the bed. fixed some damage at the read lower corner of the bedsides, shaved the taillights, and DA'd the bedsides.
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...480640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...478640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...491640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...492640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...495640x480.jpg |
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i forgot to mention, that on saturday we picked up a 79 LWB farm truck for parts. we scored a good front windshield, and solid rear glass, a dash panel that is in very good condition, a hitch and some door panels.
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...475640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...474640x480.jpg |
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Wow! This is goin to be a good lookin truck
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awesome progress... looking good man!!
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Looks good. Man, your not wasting any time.
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does anyone know when the next NC meet is? im hoping to be able to come out this go around. |
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last night, we laid down body filler over the taillight fillers. cheesegrater and some blocking later, and they are taking shape nicely.
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...502640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...505640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...500640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...499640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...507640x480.jpg tonight we didnt do much. we are both about worn out from this breakneck pace. here we are still testing the amount of activator in the paint. we are trying for a little flatter color than the first test run came out. i'll know tomorrow morning if we got it right. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...511640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...508640x480.jpg center caps http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...509640x480.jpg |
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good lookin truck man i can only hope mine looks half that nice keep up the good work :)
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Progress Report:
cleaned, painted and cleared valve covers, and air cleaner http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...513640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...515640x480.jpg repaired rusty hole in rear window http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...533640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...536640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...559640x480.jpg repaired rusty cab corners http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...540640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...550640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...556640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...557640x480.jpg |
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blocked the bed
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...538640x480.jpg repaired the gooseneck hole in the bed floor http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...560640x480.jpg patched hole in the roof where the CB antenna was http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...537640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...539640x480.jpg drove in the snow(aka did a burnout) http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...542640x480.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...545640x480.jpg |
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