C10 Derek, my first car
 

Hey guys, this is my first post on this forum. Im half a year away from getting my license and my dad and I are working on a bagged, tube frame, small block c10.

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Does anyone recognize this suspension. It has GM spindles and brakes.
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Looks GOOD!

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This is the engine that I opted to use but my dad wanted to save it for his own project.
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You are a really lucky kid. Any full pics of the truck? I'm diggin the color...:metal:
Oh, and welcome here!

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Here is a full pic of the truck before the chaos began.

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Very cool, hold onto it. I was once like you, I bought my 68 on my 14th b-day and still have it 20yrs later.

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I was wrenching on my '67 at 15 also. :truck:

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more work this week i will try to post pics

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here is the left motor mount with steering hole, its going to be tight
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ok so we are doing the sweet porterbilt hood hinges
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only problem is our firewall is already all cut up

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so after interpreting the instructions we marked off the firewall and drilled a 3/8 hole on hinge center line, by bolting the hinge box on center i think we can align the box's
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Apparently, I'm now considered a professional
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Cool build you got there along with a awesome dad. Don't forget to thank him from time to time. Brandon

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Nice, do you have pics of the frame without the body on it ? wish I had that when I was 15!

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No pics without the body yet, we bought the frame and body as project someone else gave up on. I'm sure the cab will be off if we ever get to paint
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the posies steering offset box should fix our clearance problems we'll fab a bracket to the firewall when we get the engine back in. he will need this "quiet car" insulation, also new engine pics, new paint and accessories on our motor donated by our friend and plumber, plus a big cam and a set of used brodix aluminum race car " spec heads" from our friend at auto pro race engines, THE DAD

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more progress from this weekend
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lots more parts showed up!!!! and this weekend was great. new heads = new headers to accommodate "D port / Angle plug" there goes the money we saved on the heads

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motor and trans in again final fitting for plumbing,steering,brake lines,ect

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ok motor back out, prep and paint

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last week my dad finished the fourth coat of Quiet Car, its amazing, totally makes the metal in the cab sound different, we coated from the top of the firewall down across the floor and up the back

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Very nice work so far! I bet it's nice to get to the good stuff without spending a crap-load of time in rust repair.
BTW- consider yourself blessed to have an old man that is down with you rollin' in classic Detroit Iron and is willing to help with pimpin' it out. Glad to see some of the younger generation respecting the classics instead of driving some pile of hateful misery aka a "Boy Racer" tuner car!

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more progress
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Thanks everyone for all the comments and support. I'm am definitely getting a lot of help from this forum (and a bunch of new ideas that set me back further)

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Thats just plain awesome, Congrats on your first "car". I drove an Oldsmobile Delta 88 in high shcool. Not very cool.

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Now that is some great advice, especially for a new car this nice.

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great looking build, cant wait to see more!

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We are right on the limit of your standard slosh tubz 67cheby looking forward to your high humps, impatiantly waiting.
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My dad drove a 59 rambler and a v-8 vega to school, I guess that's why I get a cool car
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Hopefully soon, working on the square Tubz at the moment then back to the high humps ! The current ones 28 1/2 inch combo !
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OMG dash from va72c10 showed up, extra nice, so nice to have an air psi gauge without an extra hole in our dash!!!!!

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Very respectable build, especially for a first, man I drove an old 56 Ford 4 door for my first car, was a tank and held lots of girls, so alright, not so cool but since then been hooked and had over 100 hotrods of all types, nothing but fun, after the work that is, haha. Keep it going, we are watching this one, glad you have your Dad, mine got me started too.

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Congrats! I bought one off of him last year, he does beautiful work.
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Amazing...cool dad, too! Can't wait to see the completed product
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A little more progress today
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still open to suggestion about the radio situation

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motor looks mean !

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Finally installed the spark plugs.
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This truck is sick. I like that color blue on the chassis. Anyways, just a few questions about your truck can defiantly help me on mine.

1: Those pullies. Where did you get them? They look almost like they came off a supercharger.

2: Engine bay. What is the width of the firewall where the engine sits at? I'm trying to do the same with mine and can't quite get a number I like.

Keep on rockin with the truck. You and your dad are doing a great job. :metal:

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Thanks guys!

And what an awesome looking truck!!! Nice work on everything. Love the color of the frame and the look of the engine!