uhhh "In Over My Head" build - PB/Accuair Parts

[DrtyJack75]

Well I've finally started a build thread....Ive titled it "In Over My Head" because Im probably just that! (First part of this will have alotta my story but it'll slow down once I get to the present day)

Little background....dad never taught me sh*t about working on cars. I dont think I knew you had to change the oil till I joined the AF and had my own car. About 5 yrs ago, I started dating a girl and her uncle Pete owned Third St. Auto Repair in Napa, CA and ran in demolition derbys! One year of watching him, I was like...screw this, I can build a derby car! Remember I didnt know sh*t, so I did all the grunt work...stripped cars, CRUDE fabrication, learned to weld (good enough for derby cars), and slowly start helping with the motors. Still cant diagnose sh*t but tell me whats wrong with it and I'll change that part kinda stuff.

Well in doing this, we kicked the idea around of getting a old car/truck and fixin it up.....he said he'd help me learn to work on it. So that's what I did, I hit craigslist and found a 67 C-10.....







was a good starting project. The POx2 had it painted and left it sit in his garage for 7-8 yrs. He sold it to the PO, and he dropped a ZZ4 350 in it and it sat in his garage for 3 yrs. Then I got it! The PO put the motor in place but didnt hook anything up...no wire/hoses/lines nothing. So it was a brand new motor just sitting in the motor mounts.

Slowly we started hooking parts up and replacing things here and there.



Decided I couldnt drive it at the stock height so I called down to Early Classic Enterprises and talked to Stan (I hope Im not mixing these names up its been a while) and he was AWESOME! I called to order springs and ended up getting off the phone with Springs, Spindles, Track bar, Pwr Disk Brake Conversion! haha I was really busy with work, so I had a buddy (Derrick)install all that stuff for a little extra cash. Then I had the truck sent over to get some exhaust hooked up.......and my first chance to drive the truck came! Man I was like a kid at X-mas or maybe a 16 yr old that just got his license. I was so damn excited!! Still had some things I had to do, so it went back in the garage as Derby Season was upon us again and that takes alotta time when Im not doing my real job.