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Old 02-28-2024, 07:55 PM   #1
gordyzx9r
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Back from paint and body...need some advice

We got our 1970 C10 back from body and paint. Came out nice, but wound up costing double what the original estimate was due to there being a lot more rot than we thought there would be...a lot of metal work, a lot. But, it looks good. I can't remember the paint name, but it's close to a caramel candy apple red...with black interior

Now to put it all back together, I need some advice and help.

It's not an original truck...not even close. And we use it like a truck, it's not meant to be a show truck. And we're keeping it low thrills, not many bells and whistles.

It's a 1970 2WD C10 but it's got an 8' bed from a '72 I think (it has the passenger side cargo compartment in the side of the bed). The 350 that's in it...is from god knows what/where but it runs good and we rebuilt it a few years ago. And it's a 4-speed manual, though with the way it's geared I don't think I've ever used 1st.

We got all new heater/defrost components...from the radiator hoses to the ducts, all of it was replaced. We have heat and defrost again!

Windows were all taken out and we had all new seals put in. But we decided not to put the chrome window trim back on, it looks better without it.

We had all the body side molding holes filled in to smooth out the sides.

Eliminated the antenna hole and filled that in.

Moved the gas tank to the rear frame and filled in the gas tank hole on the cab and the one that was on the bed for the external tank(s).

What I need advice/recommendations with:

Bumpers? I was just gonna get the premium chrome front and back from LMC that look like simple stock bumpers. The bumpers I had on it were trashed.

Grill. Again, planning on going with the chrome grill from LMC with the silver insert.

All new lenses for the lights from LMC.

Is the stuff from LMC good quality? Fitment issues?

We also need to put in a new carpet. There is a company called USA1 that has carpets specifically for cabs with no fuel tank that run to the wall. Does anyone have any other recommendations for that?

How do you differentiate between a low transmission hump and a high hump? It's one of the questions some sites ask when choosing the carpet.

Door panels. I don't like the original ones that have the Western stitch theme to them...is there something basic and simple out there we can use for door panels?

What do the screws look like for the compartment door hinges? The screws that attach the hinges to the door itself and the screws that attach the hinges to the truck...I need those. I hope they're not something crazy to find like the hinges were.
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