PROJECT HIGH OCTANE 71 c-10
 

Not sure if I'm doing this right or not but here we go. Bought this truck almost a year ago for around 1500 bucks, it had a brand new crate 350 and a worn out 700r4. I thought it was a short bed when I drove the 8 hour round trip ( SHOULD HAVE ASKED ). I was a little disappointed when I got there to see a longbed but the truck was in great shape. Only a small amount of rust in one cab corner, and a small spot under the dash by the vent and like I said brand new motor with paper work . So I went ahead and made a deal,the day I got it home I stripped the bed off and pulled the interior, found a 97' short wide, sure I'm gonna hear some crap over not using a 71 bed, but it's my build. Yall give any advise or ideas yall have thanks.These pictures are a years time bare with me and I will post current pics.

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welded the frame up, bed fit great. Working on stripping the interior.

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My 20's on and thats my BIG helper lol have to start them young. getting ready to pull the good ol 350

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The 350 that was in her sold it for 1200 wife was happy cause I basically got the truck for 300 plus fuel she has no idea whats in store LMAO . Motor is out to make room for the stroker motor hence the name HIGH OCTANE 13:1 compression 383 dynoed at 525 horse eagle everything more on that later.

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Looks like a good start, keep us posted on that power plant.

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fresh brazilian wax, gotta keep it smooth

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you did all this today??

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Thats a big negtive been working for a year on my truck, like the first statement says. Just joined the site and havent had time to upload everything. I'm letting people know how things went, because thats how I would want it and so it's not back and fourth and out of order sorry if you don't like it.
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don't like what? it was just a question. you said you bought it a year ago and "got it home I stripped the bed off and pulled the interior". all the pictures of more work followed. Sorry I'm not bright enough to date your pics. kepp up the good work

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Seat mounts have been painted awhile, and so has the glove box door.The skull didnt't stay lol just for fun.

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Ok this is current, got my seats mounted, dash painted, doors sanded and painted. I still have to prep and paint the floor, the roof build a console and some other odds and ends. tommorow will be sand blasting the back half of the frame. TUNE IN FOR MORE UPDATES THANKS.

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Ok was gonna sand blast my frame and paint it, but it 115 in south east oklahoma. So I built part of a new gauge and switch panel to insert in my console when I get it done.

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Pay no mind to the circles just checking out sizes, I will mount my stock ignition, nitrous switch,WT,OP,TT,AP. Things of that nature hopefully.

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nice...
why the brite green seat,dash,etc

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Was beginning to wonder if anyone was gonna check it out lol. Paint scheme is antifreeze green with blue gold pearl and black , so went with custom sown green seats. Once its all done I think it will work out nice.

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build is looking good, my first 72 had a rotten box ,so i put on a long bed 98 box, & got nothing but complements @ the shows up here, the green is excellent,nice to see something different.

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Thanks firethorn. I try to be as original as possible, kinda hard on this site. There so many good ideas and nice vehicles on here you can only do so much. Today I got the back half of the frame sand blasted, and coated with rust cure supposed to be awesome stuff we will see, also started fabbing up my console. Should be done with most of it tommorow.

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Got my console all fabbed up, still need to weld up all the way and need some ideas. Should I paint it, wrap it in leather, or carpet what do yall think ?

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Just found out I won a complete air ride system for my truck at the car show, and I was outside so they gave it to someone else. That's about how my luck is, the value was almost 5,000 dollars it was the top prize. I hate my life!!!!!

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Got my shifter mounted last night finally. Seems to be working good for now.

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They would have given you 1099 on the system, so it wasn;t free, it would have cost you 2000 or so in taxes.

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I won a set of 20's last year at another show off a 1 dollar raffle. They were 1,000 dollars at the shop where I picked them up, and I got them free and clear, was it because of the value difference?

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console looks good and sorry you didn't get the prize....but yes, legally anything over 600 has to be reported so they messed up on the rims and you'd have had a hefty tax bill with that suspension kit (although still better than paying retail ;))

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They just forgot to 1099 you, BTW, you are lucky, I've never won anything.

You should get a 1099 on anything over $600.00

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Was gonna seperate the cab from the frame 3 of the bolts broke, and this one is bent REALLY bad was wondering who has a kit with new body mount bushings, and bolts for a reasonable price?