My 63 Chevy C10 project
 

Here are some pictures of my pickup project. I've been working on this baby for about 2 months now. Rescued it from the jungle it sat in for 27 years. Let me know what you guys think!
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Took it out for the first drive with the new 327

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COOL good save from the jungle unfortunately that's how a lot of these trucks wind up. sitting or parked for a numbers yrs, but sometimes it doesn't take much to bring them back...is it a 1/2 toner or 3/4 toner..it has some serious patina going on with the roof and the top of hood,must have caught all the sun...I like them vette valve covers. is it a 3 spd or 4 spd...have any shots of the inside...how's the wood in the bed did it survive...Also dig the spot light too

Thanks! I payed $200 for it. It's a 1/2 ton. 4 speed. The engine was out of a 30's ford roadster show car that my boss has and restored back to original. This motor has hardly any use.. I'll try to find more pics.. The bed is good from about 6" from the front back.. It had a camper shell on it for its whole life.
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The only interior shot I have. Don't have any of the bed right now.. I'm away from her for a few weeks at work

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As you can see, I need lots of patch panels! I lowered the from about 3" and need to lower the back about 5-6.. Doing this in two weeks and having the exhaust built for it so it's not so crazy loud to drive, then I'll start doing the patch work. The awesome thing is, even after sitting since about 1988 and several owners dying.. I still have the title! I still have the original 292 I pulled out of it I'm going to rebuild to keep with the truck...

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Great save.

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Beautiful truck.

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Good for you, nice save of a great truck.

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Cool looking truck.

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Very nice find :chevy:

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Nice to see .Another come back to life.Cool project.

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It's been a while since I've posted anything on the build.. I've decided to keep the patina and do some patch work. I have the rockers, floor pans and cab supports in the shop ready to install as soon as I get time. I'll post progress pictures. I have lowered the truck using CCP 5" springs and struts in the rear, and chopped about a coil and a half up front for about a 3" drop. As of now the spring chop was to get an idea of where I wanted it to sit when I order heavy duty drop springs. With the tired old springs it's sitting on the bump stops and will take them out when I get a stiffer Spring. The wife and I and our kids have fallen in love with this truck! It's at the exhaust shop now getting fitted with 2" duals and silver line glass packs. I got to drive it for the first time to take it up to them. That was a rush. It's fun to drive something you have revived from the dead. The 327 is running like a top now that it's timed and the 2jet is tuned after the rebuild. Lots of blood sweat and beers into this thing already and can't wait to further the build! I do however need to rewire from the column all the way back to the tails, so if anyone has a diagram for that I'd appreciate it! I also need help identifing the transmission. It's a Muncie 4 speed and it has the drain plug on the bottom. Looking to see fluid type and capacity? Also for the rear end. It's the factory 12 bolt. Also any hints or tips on a posi rear end? Thanks for the help guys!

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Got the exhaust done! 2" duals with silver line glass packs. I haven't heard it yet since I'm out of town chasing helicopters for the east coasts fire season, but my buddy went and checked it out for me. Said it looks awesome and sounds even better! Can't wait!

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LOoks nice. I just picked mine up a few weeks ago. got a little more work to do than yours lol.

This one is mine. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=706476

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In looking at your exhaust pics, you don't have what I would call a Muncie 4 speed. If it is the original trans it is a SM420 4 speed. A typical truck trans with the granny low 1st gear. Reverse will be towards you and back.

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Ok finally an answer on it. I've been wondering about this without taking much time to investigate. It does have the fill plug just below the shift tower one the RH side, and the drain plug same side below that. So on I have a few questions... First off what is the fluid capacity and weight? It shifts very well and surprisingly smooth for an old truck! But boy is that first gear useless for me. Second off, I'm wondering if fourth is 1:1? I haven't had it over 40 yet so not sure what the rpm will be around 55. Also haven't yet got into the rear diff to see what gearing it has. It's factory for sure though.. Last question, what would be a good reliable more "street roddish" type manual transmission for this truck that's affordable, will bolt up to my factory crossmember any maybe bell housing, and hopefully use the same shift lever hole in the hump? Also wouldn't mind if I didn't have to shorten my driveshaft and could still retain the manual clutch. Thanks for the help captain fab, I enjoy reading your posts on this forum. Another thing maybe you could shed some light on, I'd love to convert this to posi.. How hard is it to locate the parts and what all do I need to find to make the change? I'm sure there are write ups on here.. Maybe someone close has the parts laying around. Pull and save on the north side gets these trucks in quite a bit, and the manager in the valley showed me a beautiful '66 that was redone then smashed in the nose before it went into the yard... Didn't have my tool bag with me that day or I would have been able to snag some goodies before the scavengers ��

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Anybody have fan shroud ideas? Has the 292 radiator. Is there a plastic one off another year I can modify without looking goofy?

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Also thought I'd share this picture of my five year old sweetheart

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You might try driving it some without a shroud. My buddy had a 66 that was originally a 283/4speed combo. It had a 406/Muncie M20 in it when he sold it. He was never able to easily build up much heat in the engine, with any engine in it, he did have a factory shroud.
A shroud might not be all that important...who knows...

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As Captainfab stated, you probably have an SM420 trans. Only other 4 speed truck trans that looks like the one in your muffler pic is a SM465 that came in 68 and up trucks. 465's also need a later model bell housing with a larger opening that the trans mounts up to. Both the 420 and 465 have a 1:1 4th gear and pretty close gear ratios otherwise. The 465 is bigger and has these huge cast in ribs that form a cross (+) on the sides that stick out a couple inches. On the 420 reverse is driverside and to the seat and the 465 reverse is passenger side and to the seat. I would put 80/90 gear oil in both but not sure on the quantity. Here are a couple links on them

SM420 http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge...s/manual/sm420

SM465 http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge...s/manual/sm465

You would have to go to a car 4 speed to get a "street rodish" type of trans, that would require a drive shaft change and shifter type and location would change.

Here is a pic of the shroud on my 64 with a 283. it bolts to the two flat plates that connect to the core support on each side of the radiator, should bolt right up to yours. 62 had a steel shroud. I have one from one of my old 62's that I put a 396 in back in 85, I will try to get a pic of it tomorrow and a measurement to see if it is the same as the 64 fiberglass one.

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Wow thanks for the great reply! I'll wait to hear about the shroud. I've been looking locally for one with no luck at all. I would love to find the metal one though. Sucks that mine was missing. :waah:

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What do you guys think about this trans?
http://spokane.craigslist.org/pts/5595500284.html

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That t5 has an electric speedo, there is a company that can convert it to mechanical. I will dig up the link in a bit. I think 85 and older S-10 t5's have mechanical and 86 & up have the electric speedo. That is a smokin deal down here, people want $400-$500 for just the trans if you can find them. They should be good for up to 300 HP as long as you don't hammer them. Camaro's of simular vintage came with t5's but the shifter is back at the end of the tail housing and won't work with a bench seat. Your drive shaft will need to be shortened and you will need to find a slip yoke that fits the t5 and have it put on your shaft when shortened. You will also need a hydraulic clutch cylinder at your firewall.... I think Captainfab makes a bracket for that. Ask the seller if the drive shaft goes with it, might get lucky!

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Awesome! Thanks for the detailed response! I will ask him about the shaft :burnout:

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can this trans be used with my manual clutch set up? For some reason I just like having it. And I spent some time building the linkage for it and fighting that darn zbar

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Yes you can, just use the bellhousing you allready have. It will bolt right up, then you can sell the other stuff that comes with the trans like the hydraulic clutch bellhousing and slave cylinder and make some of your money back.

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Thanks duder :burnout:

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Hey guys, so I have been getting a lot of questions about the acid I've used to clean my truck up in the first few posts of this thread. I thought I would share some info. The product I use is called Pro Power Acid Cleaner. It's made up of three different acids one being phosphoric and the other two I can't recal as I don't have access to the label or msds right now..For $20 a gallon for concentrate...I've used this on many wheels, chrome, paint, glass, aluminum,porcelain, soiled concrete among anything else I can try it on. Depending on what ratio you mix it, it's a very handy tool and time saver. I am truly blown away by this product. In my profession (helicopter/airplane mechanic and crew member) I'm always looking for products and chemicals that makes life easier. I installed new windows on my home ($6k later) and they got hit by our sprinkler system all summer causing them to have a thick mineral build up on them so bad that they were difficult to see out of. I tried everything. I even got a rubbing compound made for this and got out the electric buffer. Nope. I saw the guy at the Honda dealership use this on my wife's Windows on her odyssey that suffered the same damage. I was amazed and asked him for a bottle of it. Sprayed it on the windows at home, and hosed it off right away. BAM crystal clear. So then I bought a gallon from their detail supply distributer. And tried it on everything. We have since bought gallon and gallons at work to use on our S/S Jet fuel tanks and wheels and everything else. Best part about it is it leaves a corrosion barrier behind. Anyways.. I'll attatch some before and after pics. The wheels pictured where on my friends old boat trailer, and the chrome was peeling pretty bad so don't mind where the acid ate the flakes away but rather what it did to the in tact chrome. This was spray on and spray off...

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After.. whhhhaaaatttttttt