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Old 01-10-2014, 11:45 AM   #226
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Re: '72 C/10 Custom Cruiser Project

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Your truck looks awesome! Are you using a single stage paint?
Thanks man! Yeah, its Hot Rod Flatz Hugger orange.

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Awesome Work! You have covered a bunch of ground in short order! thanks for sharing all the pictures. Your truck really looks great.
Thanks Mike! I appreciate the kind words.

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Cam, super update. Missed not hearing from you, but you got a lot done and it looks great, interior is super. Don't be a stranger and drop us a word or two, now and then. Take care and have a great year...Jim
Thanks Jim! Ill be sure to do some more frequent updates, there won't be many during the winter but ill be sure not to wait six months again!
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:53 AM   #227
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One of my friends in Boston told me no one drives old trucks there, I guess it just going to be me and you in Mass,lol
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Old 09-25-2014, 09:45 AM   #228
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What's going on cam? haven't seen much from you this year buddy
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Old 09-25-2014, 10:00 AM   #229
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Same here, you have friends waiting for updates....Jim
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Old 11-01-2015, 10:50 AM   #230
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Re: '72 C/10 Custom Cruiser Project

I found your thread from another build. I like what you have done with your truck. I have a 1970 longbed and I plan on doing air ride soon. I already have belltech drop spindles in the front, cnotched the rear, relocated the shocks, drop crossmember, lowering blocks and drop springs so I'm ready for bags. My question to you is your are running 6" wheels in the front with 235/75 do you have issues with rubbing the fender wells? When aired out do the tires touch the wells? I want to run cragar delux 69 wheels 6" in front and 8" in the rear with the same tire sizes you have. Thanks
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Old 11-09-2015, 10:46 PM   #231
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Same here, you have friends waiting for updates....Jim

Ok, so its been far too long since I've updated this, its embarrassing

Now i must go compile another large update and try to figure out how to organize it into something coherent lol.


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I found your thread from another build. I like what you have done with your truck. I have a 1970 longbed and I plan on doing air ride soon. I already have belltech drop spindles in the front, cnotched the rear, relocated the shocks, drop crossmember, lowering blocks and drop springs so I'm ready for bags. My question to you is your are running 6" wheels in the front with 235/75 do you have issues with rubbing the fender wells? When aired out do the tires touch the wells? I want to run cragar delux 69 wheels 6" in front and 8" in the rear with the same tire sizes you have. Thanks
Thank you! i do not have rubbing issues if i air the front up enough, so i do keep the front high enough so it doesn't. the tires do touch the inner wells when aired out, they are stuffed hard in there.
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Old 11-09-2015, 10:58 PM   #232
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So lets go in chronological order.

The last pics were from sometime in the winder of 2013-2014.

Jan 2014-Aug 2014.

Not a whole lot happened to the truck in this time. I graduated college with an associates degree in automotive technical services. less then a week later i began working at a local repair shop. that gig lasted only two months as i realized that i didn't want to work on cars for a living. Lots of stress and headaches during this time which resulted in not much work on the truck. it was unfortunate but such is life.

i guess these are the only two pics worth sharing during this time.


a nice areal shot



and i got first in the bagged full size class at a show i went to.
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Old 11-09-2015, 11:09 PM   #233
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That brings us to an exciting chapter. PAINT! finally!

Sept 2014.

everything went relatively smooth with the paint. the guys knocked it out pretty quickly and i got it back home ready to re-assemble.






it only took about a days worth of work to put the exterior back together, theres not too much to put on. Finally, a mostly assembled and PAINTED truck! photo shoot time









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Old 11-09-2015, 11:12 PM   #234
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November 2014.

nothing on the truck but I did sell my corvair. Sad to see it go but it was time for a change!

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Old 11-09-2015, 11:22 PM   #235
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And then the winder came, and, big surprise! the truck went to storage and nothing was done.

Nov 2014- April 2015

Nothing!


May 2015

After a considerable time of un employment i began working at a local precast concrete compay specializing in burial vaults. Now i had cash-flow to do some stuff.

I took it out to the first cruse in of the year! i mostly just drove it and showed it in the spring

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Old 11-09-2015, 11:27 PM   #236
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During that winter, though, there was big things happening. my parents decided to build a garage! Yes! somewhere to work on the old girl.



Footing



foundation



metal skeleton



walls



building complete. it took two guys about two weeks to erect the whole thing





Roomy!
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Old 11-09-2015, 11:31 PM   #237
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July 2015

I bough my new daily



Its a 1961 Oldsmobile Super 88 sedan, 25k original miles. so solid and clean, i couldn't pass it up.
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Old 11-09-2015, 11:37 PM   #238
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Sept 2015- present.

With some garage space to work with, i dressed up the old girl with some bling. a new set of lower molding and some badges and she's looking pretty spiffy.









also a nice set of white vinyl chevy letters to make the tailgate pop.

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Old 11-09-2015, 11:40 PM   #239
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Sorry for the cliff notes update, i slacked on taking step by step photos of the work and there wasn't a whole lot of stuff done in the last year in a half.Big mile stones, but not a lot. I'm very happy with where it has come so far and i plan to make improvements and continue to work on her till everything is "done"
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Old 11-10-2015, 12:28 AM   #240
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Hey Cam, thought you fell of the face of the earth. Glad you were getting things done, and didn't give up on the truck. Truck looks great, nice job. The new shop looks super nice and roomy. Make sure to post up any improvements. Glad to see you post....Jim
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Old 12-27-2015, 01:18 PM   #241
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Hey Cam, thought you fell of the face of the earth. Glad you were getting things done, and didn't give up on the truck. Truck looks great, nice job. The new shop looks super nice and roomy. Make sure to post up any improvements. Glad to see you post....Jim

lol, yeah, life got busy there for a while but I do want to keep this thread somewhat up to date!

Speaking of improvements, id say a lift would fall under that category.



Its not the best pic of the lift itself but it'll do. the garage is starting to fill up with all the toys.
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Also, due to some unfortunate circumstances, my Subaru winter beast won't be seeing any more road time.

Sooo, a replacement is in order. Now its not the snow machine AWD that the Subaru brought to the table but it is a spacious American(ish) sedan and thats just fine by me.

Heres my 2008 Pontiac G8. only 50k on the clock which made it irresistible
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