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Been working on this 63 C-10 panel for 3 months already and slowly making it road worthy in the near distant future. Plans are: installing p/s, power brakes, donor crate 350 engine with less than 50 hrs from an air plane launcher purchased in an auction, rebuild 350 trans, after market a/c and lowered static drop. She's gonna look rough on the out side but she will have new drive train and make it dependable for the shop owner. 1st day getting it to the shop involved removing all the flat tires and sand blasting the rusted ugly wheels and powder coated them and new rubber. Engine and trans coming out on the 1st pic..
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Cool!!! I so need to get my panel on the road!!!
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Well the suspension and brakes needed lots of attention. Rebuilt all the brakes and installed a capt fab brake booster mount bracket but kept it all drums... Back in the days you wanna lower your ride people heat the coil springs.. who ever did this didn't do it correctly. Installed CPP lowering springs with the new shocks, shock relocaters, adjustable rear axle trac bar and seal up and service the diff.. |
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This is gonna be cool bro. What are the plans on color?
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Completed the p/s upgrade, installed a chrome 32" tilt GM steering column with Mooneyes red flake steering wheel, fabbed and installed a dash radio cut out replacement patch (somebody damaged the dash prying out the radio). Bought the Grant GM steering wheel adapter kit and stripped and powder coated the post cover red.. Finishing up the AAW wire harness and new gauges. Pics coming later..
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Finished up the new gauges and billet insert with painted bezel. Had to drop the fuel tank again for the new modified fuel tank sender fabrication to work with the new fuel gauge...
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lookin good!
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nice work! got that same steering wheel in my car
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Is that a factory overflow DB?
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nice work!
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Thanx Dino, means alot!:metal: |
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Nice work! That's exactly the same plan I have for my panel.
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Its coming along nicely bro!! Nice work!
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It's looking good. I'm driving mine but I need to get the heater installed or park it for the winter. Plan was to get a vintage air installed but that won't happen for a few more months $$$ ya know. |
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Thanks man, you're right about the shipping.
My lenses are ok, I'm really wanting an LED light set. |
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Cleaned and painted up the engine compartment for the engine and trans install. Here are sum pics..
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Few more pics...:metal:
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Well it was time for the shifter for the 350 transmission. I have installed in the past Lokar, Gennie, and now American Shifter.. From the 3 my favorite by far is the Gennie 23" swan leg for my 700R4 I have on my 60 truck. Installation on the American Shifter was easy and very universal.. Anybody like to share any comments on American Shifter Co. product? Here's a blurry pic..sorry..
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Doobie, I had the same one in my 61 apache 10 truck and it worked pretty good on my T350. The bend of the shaft would hit the seat in Low and be close to the dash if I tried to angle it forward so, I found my self shifting with my hand on the seat and it worked.
I had a little tiki head which looked cool painted flake red to match the steering wheel which was the same as yours. |
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...shifter looks sweet brotha
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Had one in my 66 Burb. Only problem I had was at 65MPH. Hit a pothole. Shifter was too top heavy and slammed into reverse. Kids in the back seat went flying. Made a stubby out of it after that.
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Found me a complete front serpentine belt bracket assy from a 95 suburban for $100.00 bucks.. Spent the weekend cleaning, sandblasting and added some powder coat paint.. Will take pics on the final assembly..:metal:
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Nice job on the powder coating
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Any updates bro?
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Another old pic with no drive train.. udated pics soon..
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Thanks for the quick answer, I forgot to mention I'd rather not have one where you have to push a button to shift it in and out of gears, but rather one where you move it to the side, thus allowing the use of just about any shift knob too.
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Finished up the wiring on the engine, install all the front engine accessories, and a new radiator..
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