1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Hi All.

As you know I have been on the forum for a little while and been doing a lot of browsing and learning. This forum is invaluable for somebody into trucks and wanting to preserve them.

I have finally decided to start my thread, if you want to know more about my and my truck you can read my initial threads here:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=495448

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=498139

A little information on the truck:

It is a 1970 C10 "Fleetside" (307 v8), Canadian Spec Import into South Africa, original LHD then converted by General Motors SA to RHD. Has a 3spd manual transmission, column shift (I have never owned or driven a column shift before), short bed with coil springs all round, 16inch wheels (6 x 6.5 lug) etc.

I am the true 2nd owner as I have all the original manuals and booklets that accompanied the truck, (will upload pics of all the paperwork, brochures and manuals. The truck manual says GM Canada).

So the truck is still at the previous owners house, we went this weekend and started by removing the "home built" canopy which was put on 42 years ago, few months after the owner purchased the truck. It was very hard to remove it as the glue and other products used were stuck very tight.....but we managed to get it done......here goes the pics of the "Takedown"

Enjoy.....more pics to follow as soon as I tow her home and start.... :) :) :)

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...t%20C10/01.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...t%20C10/02.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...t%20C10/03.jpg

This image is interesting, when the canopy was built the tail-gate was removed, wrapped and stored like this for 40 years, it is like brand new and the paint work is like new on it, you will see the difference when I fit it on.

Also you will notice the big Donaldson air filter which was optional, as the truck was first purchased in South West Africa where there is a lot of desert they added this on.

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...t%20C10/04.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...t%20C10/05.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...t%20C10/06.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...t%20C10/07.jpg

let me know what you guys think.....

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Looks great Z, whats the story on the "fleetside" emblem on the bed? never seen one of those before. Glad you finally got this baby!!

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Looks like a great start. With you being where you at the tailgate alone is probably worth a thousand US dollars.

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

WOW...cool truck, cant wait to see the Tailgate !

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Great find! Looking forward to seeing a build from somewhere so far away.

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

thanks, yeah I am very excited. I will do some research on the 'fleetside' emblem and advise, I dont see much on the internet but will check the books and manuals I got with truck....

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Thanks, actually I cant wait to unwrap it myself, I am like a kid with a candy just waiting to unwrap. Well I have been to see a few trucks for sale here and most of them had the tailgate lost or removed and never found, I am very happy this truck has the tailgate.... will send pics of it soon....

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thanks again guys... will post pics soon....;)

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yeah very far.... :) :)

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Hi all,

Weather was not the greatest over the weekend but I managed to take some pics of the tailgate, interior and the vin plates etc.....(I need some help with decoding the VIN plate)

You can see on one of the tailgate pics the original dealer decal which is over 40years old and still looks brand new.....

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...Tailgate01.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...Tailgate02.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...Tailgate03.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...Tailgate04.jpg

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Nice! I'm along for the ride....
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Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Nice one Darkhorse, hope you enjoy the ride, it will be a slow ride because most of the parts I require will need to be imported from the States so will take time and also $$$$ as I need to save up..... :)

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

This is a nice find! can't wait to see how it comes along!

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HOLY SMOKES....i love that gate...i would hang it in my living room !! LOL

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Thanks 67, tell me do you guys have similar style gate in the US? As I said in my earlier post this truck was a Canadian import into the country so does look like a Canada specific gate or perhaps specific our country ? I wonder.....

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

no our gates look nothing like that , it looks like the gates off of our body style trucks from Mexico to me !

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Interesting...

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I love the tailgate too. Also looks like the taillights are farther inward (closer to the tailgate) on the bed than the trucks here in the states? Maybe an optical illusion? Killer truck man.

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Thanks SuperC..... Not sure about the taillights but I guess you are in the states and would know best about that....:) I cant wait to fit the tailgate, you guys getting me excited but as you know it gets hard to work on the truck in the week...but it will be school vacation soon here so I will probably try and get some work done..... PS: Will be posting some interior pics soon, i wonder the interior is different...

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Interior shots as promised..... Enjoy...


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...Interior01.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...Interior02.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...Interior03.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...Interior04.jpg

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Nice truck! I have a curiousity about RHD trucks. Could you post more pics of dash, firewall, steering box, shifter, clutch pedal assembly, ect.

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Hi Superduty, thanks. I will certainly send you some of those pictures, give me some time though. If you read my initial post this truck was LHD but when brought into the country it was converted by GMSA to RHD, I will also take pictures of the gear linkages and all that other items for you.... :)

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Same here! would love to see that!

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Funky tailgate and amazingly clean! I did a little search and got some pics.

the first (blue) is a mexico tail gate.

the second one (red) is just like yours and supposedly an argentina tailgate.

The third (red) is our USA tailgate.


Never seen the one you have until I just found the pic of the alleged argentina gate. Interesting. I like it!

Borrowed the pics of course from others on here;)

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I will have to keep tuned in on this 1

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

cool find ... first time ever seeing that tail gate... unusual ... but pretty cool

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Sure I will be taking some new pictures soon, just need to wait for weather to clear out a bit....

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Thanks for the pics 67c10....

Yes it does resemble the Argentina one especially the handles that open the tailgate........

I wonder if GM purposely made tailgates different from country to country......:confused: Would be good to find out....

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

cool tinker, you guys are now putting pressure on me to ensure I keep this project going and also keep you guys updated regularly.....well we heading into lovely summer at the moment so will definitely try to get a lot done....:)

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HI All,

Apologies I have not taken a lot of pictures, been really busy at work recently and also with wife being pregnant and due in Jan 2013 I dont get much time on weekends and I have other duties...

Here are some pics of the VIN tags and paint codes and trim code etc...

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...0C10/Tag01.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...0C10/Tag02.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...0C10/Tag03.jpg

Re: 1970 C10 - Dream come true - Project "The Rebirth"
 

Your truck is cool! Keep the pics coming.

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thanks Yuccales, will do. I see you have some lovely trucks in your avatar. Do you have a thread where I can see pics ?

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Hey ZUBZ, Don't have any build threads, but I have posted some pics in the "Payload" thread, and "One heck of a gift" which explains how I came about the '70. Look foward to your pics!

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Will do... yeah I will be taking some pics the weekend for the guys.....

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This is an awesome find. Can't wait to see what you do with it, congrats:metal:

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Thanks Graham, yes I will be doing some work this weekend and will update.

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For those guys that has experience on tailgates please see my thread here:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=545735

I seem to be lost, not sure how this tailgate was mounted....

Thanks :)

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I checked out your pics of the tailgate, I can't help you out at all. I sure hope someone in your neck of the woods who reads this forum can help you out. Good luck!

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Thanks yuccales, will keep trying and see what I can do.

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Nice truck mate. Congrats. Definitely subscribed to this thread.


Do have some questions and a favour to ask.

You mention it's a 3sp column shift truck. When it was converted to RHD, did they swap gearboxes to one with the cover/linkage mounts on the right-hand side? or did they use the original box with left side cover/mounts?

If it's still the gearbox with the left side cover/mounts, could I impose on you to take photo's of the entire linkage system? How the rods connect to the gearbox, how they connect to the column - and most importantly, how they cross-over from the column on the right of the truck, to the gearbox cover on the left.

I recently purchased fellow forum member Leadfoot-Vanners factory RHD '67.

It too was an original 3spd column shift vehicle but was converted to floor shift many moons ago, and unfortunately the rods & linkages for the column set-up are long gone.

Ideally I'd like to revert it back to column, but would love to get an idea on how they crossed the linkages over - from right side to left side. It' easy enough for me to grab a local 3spd GM box with the cover plate on the right, but if the current gearbox is fine and in good working order, I'd prefer to spend my limited money on things that actually need it.

Appreciate any help you can give. Best of luck with the build mate.

Cheers!