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02-14-2018, 05:38 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Billings, MT
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72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Well i finally bought the truck I've been drooling over since i was a kid, a 1972 C10 long box, in March of 2017. Truck was a 1 owner truck from Montana where I live now. Had no motor or transmission. Got the truck for $500. I have always loved the 67-72 C10's and thanks to some influence from my wife I went on a road trip and got the truck. Since I have owned it I have converted the long box to a short box, added power steering, put in an LS 5.3 out of a 2004 Suburban, 4L60E tranny, new inner rockers, outer rockers, cab corners, floor boards, inner fenders, outside fenders, new box, new front and rear bumpers, Dakota Digital VHX guages, new tilt steering column, modified leather seat out of a 2006 Ford F150 truck (I know it has a ford part in it lol
 ) rewired most the truck, new factory rally wheels and tires, all LED lights, rear mount gas tank, ....Im sure theres a ton of stuff I'm missing. Now I'm on to getting truck ready for paint. This truck puts the biggest smile on my face when I drive it. I love the LS motor, its no race truck but it definitely gets up and goes when I step on it. Thanks to this forum and everyone on it for motivating me to do my own build. This will not be a show truck by any means and still has a long way to go. The body work has been the hardest part and Ive learned a lot as I go. Just thought Id share some pics with you all. The awesome part is, I sold the long box for $600 so it paid for my truck and gas money to go and pick it up  |
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02-14-2018, 05:47 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Coldwater MS
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Congrats on the new truck and making it your own. I recently picked a 69 up and will be ls swapping it aswell!
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02-14-2018, 05:49 PM
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Pics of new motor and taking off bed.
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02-14-2018, 05:50 PM
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
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02-14-2018, 05:53 PM
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Location: Billings, MT
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Cut frame in half. That was scary until i welded it back together. Feel much better now!
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02-14-2018, 05:56 PM
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Replacing the inner and outer rocker panels and new cab corners.
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02-14-2018, 05:59 PM
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Test fitting LS motor and tranny.
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02-14-2018, 06:02 PM
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Location: Billings, MT
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Making a fuel tank with a sump. Not the prettiest design but I bent some sheetmetal at work and soldered it all together. Work good.
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02-14-2018, 06:04 PM
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Location: Billings, MT
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Got my new bed. Really exciting, but these things are pricey
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02-14-2018, 06:07 PM
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Location: Billings, MT
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Doing some wiring.
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02-14-2018, 06:10 PM
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Location: Billings, MT
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Slowly putting things back together so I can drive it around the block for its maiden voyage to get it tuned!
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02-14-2018, 06:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Billings, MT
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Bought some new rally wheels with some new tires. Love these wheels!
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02-14-2018, 06:26 PM
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Location: Omaha Nebraska
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Looking Good—- are those aftermarket fenders? How well did they line up with the original body parts?
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02-14-2018, 06:33 PM
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
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02-14-2018, 06:36 PM
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
New intake and plug wires.
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02-14-2018, 06:41 PM
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Location: Billings, MT
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
After getting this trucked tuned, its a whole new animal. What a difference live tuning while driving it around can do. Those tunes people buy where they send there ECM to someone is a joke. Ask me how I know
Have driven truck about a 100 miles and she runs nice. Super happy with how its turning out. Now its time to take it all back apart and get it ready for paint. Not my favorite thing to do, but I can't wait. Still can't decide what paint scheme I want to go. I love the two tone orange and white. This truck was originally medium red. Not sure If i want it red.....?
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02-14-2018, 07:02 PM
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Location: Lincoln City DE
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
red w/black top !
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02-14-2018, 07:19 PM
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Nice job man! Did you sort the wiring out for it?
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02-14-2018, 07:37 PM
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Location: massachusetts
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Hats off to You Syclone3Mt. I am amazed at how much time, work and money You and others do to these trucks. Nice job so far, keep us posted! Happy Trails
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02-14-2018, 10:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wyoming
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Nice job.....I remember seeing your truck on Craigslist, what a transformation. I'm in Billings quite a bit. Get all my sheet metal from Eric. I'd like to see the truck in person one day. Looks like you moved through the project relatively quick.
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02-14-2018, 10:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Butte America
Posts: 277
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Sweet, I remember this truck on Craigslist also .Dillon correct . Nice build
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02-14-2018, 11:03 PM
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Location: Hewitt, Texas
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
are you gonna paint it yourself or send it out?
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02-14-2018, 11:18 PM
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Location: A****er, CA
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
Totally awesome!!!!!
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02-14-2018, 11:33 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Visalia California
Posts: 891
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
My truck started life as a orange long bed like yours. I spent the last two years making it worthy again lol. Yours looks great keep up the good work with it. I did mine red and white two tone as well.
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02-15-2018, 11:52 AM
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap
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