1986 C10 Project "Flashback"
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I followed up on a lead about this truck that took me back to Winchester, Tn for the second time this year. The older gentleman had told me that he built the truck just like the one he owned in the early 90's. When I seen the truck for the first time it was a "flashback" to high school for me... killer paint, cowl hood, Boyd wheels, and fuzzy dice. I was blown away with how nice the paint and body was, so we struck up a deal and towards the house I went. I spent the weekend cleaning and putting a game plan together. I've ordered the 4.5/6 drop kit, 20" Torq Thrust, new carpet, mats, door carpets, and blazer back bumper. I'm planning a heavy dose of detailing as I work on each stage and will get started next week.
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The interior has been restored but still needs a little refresh in places.
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A great starting point for another killer truck done with your straight forward plan.
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Where did you order the bumper?
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Very nice truck!
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How’s the chrome quality and do you have a preferred seller or just a crash parts place?
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I've been buying them from reviveautopart on e-bay, they have been LKQ or goodmark bumpers. They are the typical offshore quality but the fit has been good so far. Last time I found a NOS blazer bumper it was over a $1000.
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I bought the $100 factory replacement and a set of goodmark brackets were cheaper on ebay than rockauto. Hopefully its decent quality since it was the same stock photos for the goodmark, etc. I did buy 4 4wd front valances from rockauto for $100 shipped though. I always hate having to play with the shipping on Rock auto though. $20 each but $40 shipping for 1. $20 shipping for 4.
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Sub’d
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Finally started on the teardown and clean up process. I should have everything cleaned and painted this week and start reassembly this weekend.
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Nice Find!! And you will make it better, so I'm following.
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Another nice start on another build......I visited your youtube channel at work the other day....a friend at work and me wanted to know what the exhaust set up was on the 83 GMC and the dark 86 C10....both of them sounded great.....thanks in advance........
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I just pulled the trigger on this...we'll see if I like the contrast of grey on red or not.
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Interesting to see as well
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Following. I am not sure about those wheels over Torque Thrust. I thought about them for my current square.
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I may still end up with torq thrust, I gave my wheel guy 2 weeks to get them or I’ll take the torq thrust. Billet Specialties has a polished version coming soon instead of the grey. So if this deal falls through I’ll get them next time.
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Owen and I looked at that BS wheel at LST a few weeks ago. Really nice wheel for the price point. The gray looked a bit to dark for us, but the polished was going to be only like $30 more per wheel. Not a bad price point for a wheel from them.
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I'm hoping its lighter in person than in pics. My wheel guy bought 5 sets so I don't have to take them if I choose not to.
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So those are BS wheel? Are they staggered also? Those might look good on the 64 I’m doing.
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Yes sir they’re Billet Specialties. They’re available in 18 & 20” and 8.5 & 10” widths and all are 0 offset I believe. A polished version will be available in next few months.
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They should be readily available then, huh? No custom ordering?
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I think that’s the goal. My wheel man was told they’re looking to carry 3-5 styles in a cast 1 piece wheel with standard backspaces.
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Any word on the wheels?
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Finally a chance to update the thread. I cleaned and repainted all the old suspension and a full detail of the inner fenders upfront. The back received the same treatment including a rebuild of all the rear brake parts including the drums. New McGaughys 2-1/2 drop spindles, stock cut springs, Crown Suspension flip kit, 1" lowering, stock extenders, and new KYB shocks make up the 4.5" & 6" drop.
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So after waiting almost 3 weeks for my wheels they finally arrived late last week, but there was an issue. I had originally wanted the new Billet Specialty wheels in polished but was told they were not going to be available until May-June timeframe so I went on and ordered the grey with polished lip. My wheel shop called Friday and confirmed my tire size and let my know they were ready. And to my surprise when I showed up the wheels were the polished version and not the grey. I didn't ask too many questions on how, I just handed him a stack a bills and hit the road. I'm really pleased with the quality and think they will be a major player in the cast wheel market. So this brings this stage to completion and a start the a few exterior upgrades.
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Are your tire sizes 245/40-20 in the front and a 285/45-20 in the rear?
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245/40 and 275/45 with a 1" spacer in the rear. The front looks a little high but my driveway runs uphill and should settle some after driving it.
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Wow! They look good with the red on the truck. I am torn between those and the grey version for my red and white truck. Do they rub at all when turning?
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Do you have any straight side shots of the front clearance?
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I've finally reached a point that I can break down task into small projects that I can work on each day or in between ball games. Last night I removed the grille and headlight trim for restoration and some cleanup on the core support.
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Todays project included bumper swap and new tail lights. No issues and completely simple task. The bumper brackets are from Rockauto and fit as well as any I've used. The bumper fit well but quality is what you would expect from an import. Small steps for sure but just trying to move forward everyday if possible.
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Nice!
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Dig It!!
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Those polished wheels turned out real nice. Looks great as usual.
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How’s it going?
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I know I'm way behind on updates but I have been busy on the truck. I did have one major failure with my progress and I'm still unsure as to why. I started the grille restoration with a simple 2 step cleaning process with mild cleaners and dish soap, followed by a complete scuffing with a red scotch brite pad. I then sprayed 2 light coats of bulldog followed by 3 coats of Argent silver paint. The end product looked good for about 2 days then I started noticing the dark spots coming through the paint. I kept thinking maybe I should have primed the dark areas first so I decided to do it over again. As I was taking the grille back out I ended up breaking one of the mounting tabs off and broke one of the studs the turn signals mount on. So after that failure I just ordered a new from RockAuto.
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So after the disaster of the grille refurb my new arrived from RockAuto. Its not OEM by any means but fairly nice out of the box. I had to tweak all the vertical
trim pieces to get the center moldings to lay flat. I also had the trim the grill to mount the bowtie flush. Overall I'm pleased with the end product. The new vinyl on the center moldings and the new headlight trim pieces really help the finished look. |
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