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Here it is guys, The 'Berdoo Bomber, our shop truck C-10 builder. I'll be putting up the updates as they come, and what our thoughts are. This was a Ebay find, we paid 2160 for this diamond in the rough. The good side is that its a short/fleet, and it runs & drives.:metal: The bad is, well, it needs some TLC, has some rust in the rockers, and the sweet 70's sunroof. (gotta go) :waah:It's 5 lug, which is nice. And, all in all, it's pretty straight. The bucket seats are probably leaving, as is the soft bed cover. It has a 350 with a gear drive, and a truck 4 speed. I am already on the hunt for a 5.3 vortec and L465 auto to put in.
The plan is to put together a fun and spirited driver. It must be able to tow our small inclosed trailer (20ft) it ways about 6k loaded. 4 whl discs are a must, and right now were thinking about air ride on the rear, and spring on the front. I thought at first it might have drop spindles, but no such luck, heated springs. We're trying to stay away from the big $$, so this will be a home built style, but if we decide that the upcoming fab work is to intense, we'll go with bolt-on parts. Since its a driver, we'll let you know the results of each step, as well as taking it out our local test track and running time-attacks to chart the performance gains. Right now it needs a battery, so thats the first thing. then off to the DMV for reg. We'll keep you posted.

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Cool, will be watching this one.

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Subscribed to follow along...

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Won't be missin this one!

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Count me in! Definitely going the handling route on my next build.

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it's even got the rare sunroof option...I'm gonna watch this one!!!:lol:

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Along for the ride also.
I'm interested in all the details of the 5.3 swap.
Are you going to keep a "running total" of the money spent on this build?

I also think it would be cool to sell off all unwanted parts,... here in the 67-72 classifieds section.
You know,... keep this among friends!
(we might even have some parts YOU need)

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sounds like a cool build

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Cool! Love teh sunroof! :lol:

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local to you...and will be keeping my eye on this build!

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I'm in! this is going to be a sweet build and I can't wait for the updates

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me to me to!!

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Cool. This isn't the Classified section, but PM me on the Vortec I have that I was saving for a build if you are interested. But, since you are (semi) close, and you want to do it cheaply, and the build won't happen in my garage (money, you know), I'm willing to give it up cheaply just to be a part of the build of this truck. I think I have everything from the top to the bottom of the motor with the exception of crank, rods and pistons. No wiring, and I'll have to check on the completeness of the intake...But it's a winner for the heads alone. And, I feel a road trip coming on to the southland...:haha:

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x2

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I'll be watching too.

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Hey is this the truck that was in one of the truck mags recently getting the roof replaced? You should have left it all Joe Dirt style and make it just handle like a go-cart... That would make all those yuppie Porsche guys on the road course stain their Dockers when you are hanging door-to-door with them in the hairpins! Watching this one... :smoke:

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Looks like a fun project... subscribed.

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:cool: I too want to watch the magic happen. :cool:

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I am jumping in the bandwagon here...

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Im in I wanna see this one...

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most defenitely gonna follow this build, sounds awesome.

I like the fact your doing it on a low budget, gives some of us other guys here on the forum the chance to see a truck being completed that we could have done and afforded ourselves.

NICE!!

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Rob- I vote to leave the redneck look to it and build a "Joe Touring" truck that will beat the "Pro" cars and haul the goods.

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me 2.........

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OK, I dig the "Joe Touring" label. lol. First things first. After a few days driving, a few things stand out. Heated springs are a bad idea, I think my razor scooter rides better. The wipers don't do such a great job, and finding C-10 blades at Kragen is a disaster, - "does it have A/C?" But here is the first thing, these seats SUCK!!! They'd be great in a drag car or a sand rail, but not in a C-10. So, what seats do you guys like. I'm 6'2", so even the stocker may be a bit thick. I'm thinkin '88-'98 chev bench, what do you guys think? (tank will be out back) On the color, my grandad had a 72 c-20 camper special, dk green, so I think the color will stay as is. Hmmm, project J.T. - I like it.

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I personally like the stock bench, nice and comfy. Don't know about trying to take hard corners in a bench seat though. The only thing I would do to it is cut the legs down a little so it sits lower for more head room.

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Buckets... or the stock bench IMO.

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The 88-94 seats (remove the head rests) are perfect except the stock seat mount needs to be "angle cut" to kick up the front a little.
They seem to work fixing the height and depth problems of the stock seats.
Otherwise,... I'd use a stock bench, with shortened seat mounts, for head room.

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not to hi jack, but what would be the best way to shorten the stock mounts?

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If you go with 99-up seats, they have integrated seat belts, but they're kinda tricky to make look "just right".

However, a stock bench can be made to look good and still be somewhat "supportive". I need to have the seat brackets lowered and some good 3-point belts in my truck though.
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This sounds great - I am interested in what you are doing for the seats as well - I am 6'3, and I have not determined my seating arrangement yet

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ok, ok lets see some updates already

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88-98 bench would be top choice for seating. Readily available & usually @ a decent price (if not free). Low/no hassle bolt-in. Easy fab work for the height adjustment as Lolife described.

The end years of the production run had each seating position 'formed' into the seat foam which would be better once you start killing cones :lol: .

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i gotta get in on this one. If it turns out like any of the other trucks for your shop, it will kick a$$!!

X2 on the 88-98 benches , I have one in mine with the built in arm rest and I love it.

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As far as seats go, I guess it depends on what you plan on doing with the truck, I've seen a lot of built up and tricked out shop trucks. If you are planning on putting a suspension that handles (I know you will), then a bench seat might not be the best choice to keep you in place in the corners. I've got one of those stock benches in mine and even modest corners and I am sliding around. I also am going to be getting rid of that bench for a 60/40 slit with head rests, I just don't like the idea of the back glass being the first thing my head hits in an accident.

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Rob....good to see you building a chevy.....finally!! Go for the 67-68 buddy buckets, super comfortable for a driver and work pretty well at keeping you put in the seat. And they should work ok for your 6'2" physique! You should put the 72 grille back in it, looks way better than the 69-70 grille it has in it. I have a rebuildable 5.7 ls1 all aluminum v8 if you want it..$600 it's not mine but I have it at the shop. And if you want something really cool I have a 6 sp auto out of a 09 Cadillac CTS-V, which we bought and couldn't use. Give me a call I have a ton of stuff for that truck!
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Oh....save me the clutch pedal assembly. I need it for a project!! Call me!!
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Thanks, got any of those seats around? clutch pedal is yours. wait till you see the next pict - wow! Ohh, Merry Christmas to you and you family.

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PCHRODS, what kind of seat do you have? If you didn't live on the other side of the country, I'd take that engine/trans. off your hands.

Rob, those buddy buckets aren't too hard to find, but they're usually pricey when you find them. They would look pretty sweet though.

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Rob I put a 88/98 60/40 split bench in my 71 GMC about six months ago and that is one of the better moves I made but you would most likely need to section the seat bases to get it a bit lower for you. Good back support for the driver and the truck will still haul three people when you need to. I think the standard cab seats may have a bit thinner backs than the extended cab seats though.