Slow Moving 60 Shortbed Stepside Build

[60short]

Hey All,

My name is Keith, but allyall can call me 60short!

I have a 1960 Shortbed stepside 1/2 ton (C10) Apache, nicknamed "Rusty the Redneck Reject"

I have had this truck way longer then I should have, but its been one hell of a ride so far, and I am looking forward to kicking it into (relatively) higher gear!

I bought this truck off of EBay - at the ripe age of 14, with the idea that everyboy needs a truck.

The original plan was that me and my Pops would work on the truck and I would drive it to highschool... turns out my optimism and our lack of knowledge together wasn't enough to get it very far.

We fixed a few small things, and then started diving into wiring and that's where we got in over our head - I was having issues getting power to the ignition circut, and the headlight switch was giving me fits.

Luckily, we had a family friend who had some wiring experience that offered to help - we spent a few weekends and got it together, but just short of firing up, and it sat again... for a lonnnnng time...

This took about 10 years ( 9.5 years longer then it should have ) but brings me close to the current time frame ..


I was working, and currently living fairly cheaply, so I decided I would invest some money, and was able to find a small one man shop that would work on this beast as a side burner project ... (Rob's 4WD / Fab in Goleta, CA <highly recommended>

I installed a new fuel tank, and some sound deadening, We installed a new - simpler harness ( its a work truck, who needs 22 circuts) did an engine break in to bring it back from its 11 year slumber, including a new radiator, and HEI and fuel lines, rebuilt the carb and did new break cylinders all the way round and fixed some strut mount bolts.

I fell in love with copper so I opted for lots of copper accents - including copper sheet and copper hammer tone paint, with a mostly SW gauge set up.


Current Set Up:
smog era 350 (Pep Boys? Rebuild) seems to have somewhat of a cam in it
Aluminium Rad ( needs a shroud)
"Buddy" buckets out of 68? truck
Very old tires
Stock 3 speed
Rebuilt Manual Drum breaks
stock manual steering
Crappy (dove grey?) repaint(over at least 2 different greens)


Ideas for the future:
5 speed (s-10ish?)
Power Breaks
Radio
wheels / tires
Rub through some of this paint and get a little of the character back
61 hood inserts
new windshield

I am sure I will have lots of questions - thanks for letting me hang out here, and be a part of this great crew!

Photos below :

IMG_4179 by Keith, on Flickr

IMG_4150 by Keith, on Flickr

IMG_4182 by Keith, on Flickr

[Bomp]

Welcome

[DPowers]

Welcome to the site. Like your truck.

[60short]

Thanks fellas!

I am hoping to have some more to update this with shortly ... I had the slave cylinder explode on me about a week ago, and I am trying to get it off the lot and back on the road again...

picked up some chrome smoothies and baby moon caps from Rvfoot in San Bernanidino ( thanks again! )

another photo :

IMG_4171 by Keith, on Flickr

[LostMy65]

Love Stepsides!
Here is where you may want to start:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=744935

[60short]

not a whole lot more to report here yet - starting to research transmission and power brake options

as far as work done, removed the windshield banner, picked up a horn button, some 61 hood inserts and a shroud from some nice folks on here, and went exploring a bit.

it drives every bit like a 60 year old truck, but she continually impresses me.

[LostMy65]

Cool shots!

[60short]

not much new to report ... oil pressure's dropping a bit, but i have just been driving it ... gonna drop some photos here of my adventures all in 1 spot ...

Downtown Santa Paula, CA


Cabs and Coffee, Santa Barbara Warf, CA


Freeway shot from Ventura, CA


Montana De Oro, Los Osos, CA


Sisquoc, Santa Maria, CA


Garey, CA


Top of Perfumo Canon Road, San Luis Obispo



El Rancho Market, Santa Ynez, CA


slowly making my comfort zone bigger, and going further out.