Project "Blackbeard" 69 C-10

[Hendo]

So I have had this truck for about 6 months now. It was an Ebay purchase. The truck was what I call "Ghetto bagged" with some cool 22" steel wheels and a rebuilt original 350. Since I have had it, I have completely gone over and redone the airbag system, mini notched the frame, and put on some better suspension components. I have been buying and collecting parts for the build now. What i want in the end is a functional daily driver that lays frame. I will keep the patina. I want a truck I can drive and use for work that I don't have to worry about a ding or scratch here or there. The little things I have done now are temporary upgrades just so it was safe and drivable. Eventually the truck will be four linked with monster notch and a Porterbuilt drop member up front.

[lolife99]

Very cool start to your build.
did you buy this truck off of ebay?

[Hendo]

Over the last 2 days, I have removed the factory fuel tank and put on a new frame mounted one. I have also started replacing the cab corners. The seat will be off the upholsterers shop for a new cover.

[Hendo]

Yes, the truck was bought off of Ebay.

[PBFAB.COM]

I always liked this truck. Good to see it went to a good home and will be receiving some upgrades!

Subscribed to watch the progress.

Nate

[Hendo]

Thanks! I loved the look of the truck when I first saw it. You can say love at first sight. I will be calling you guys soon for some goodies.

[begining87]

Watching

[knomadd]

I'm in

[builtbyKane]

Very cool

[82swb]

count me in. Great looking truck to start with!

[Hendo]

Thanks to everyone watching. I did some work on the truck today. Pulled the front clip off and the radiator. I am getting the truck ready for the new aluminum radiator with electric fans and March serpentine kit. I am also relocating the battery to the rear frame rails. I am waiting on the parts for all that. Tomorrow I will work on the truck again. I will drop the exhaust, place new carrier bearing cross member, and place new shorty headers. Hope to get all that done. I need to start running all new airbag lines too.

[Hardesty454]

I remember this truck on ebay. Youre doing a great job, keep it up.

[67cheby]

great looking truck, looking forward to your progress!

[Hendo]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

great looking truck, looking forward to your progress!

Thanks and congrats on Truck of the Year. I actually had a question for you. ON your truck you moved the carrier bearing cross member forward an inch. What was the reason for that? I have the same crossmember installed today. I to will eventually put a parallel four link in with it.

[Hendo]

I'm working on getting a automatic transmisson for the truck now. I will be dropping the old three on a tree out soon. I have decided to go with a th350 with a Lokar floor shifter. Tomorrow I will pick up my seat from the upholstry shop. I will post some pics. This truck will be put back together and drivable soon with some new goodies. Then its off to the DMV for registration and a phone call to Porterbuilt for the phase two build.

[cericd]

What did you do with the old seat cover? I'm trying to find one in black with the same pattern in the material.

[Hendo]

Originally Posted by cericd

What did you do with the old seat cover? I'm trying to find one in black with the same pattern in the material.

Im picking up the seat tomorrow. Not sure if the guy kept it or not. It's not black though. It's burgundy.

[cericd]

Yep, I remember the truck from ebay. I realize the cover is a different color and in bad shape but I was wondering if I could some better detailed shots that I could take to an upholsterer to see if they can find a match. Or better yet, if you were going to trash it, I'd pay for shipping so I could show it to the shop in person.

[Hendo]

Originally Posted by cericd

Yep, I remember the truck from ebay. I realize the cover is a different color and in bad shape but I was wondering if I could some better detailed shots that I could take to an upholsterer to see if they can find a match. Or better yet, if you were going to trash it, I'd pay for shipping so I could show it to the shop in person.

Ya man. I will post some pics for ya. If that is not good enough I can ship it to ya.

[cericd]

Cool! Thanks a bunch.

Also, looking forward to seeing what you do with this truck. Are you going back with the same color seat?

[Bennett68C10]

Nice truck, I'm in to see what you do with it

[mcbassin]

This is a cool truck. I kinda dig the big steelies. Something you don't see everyday for sure. Looking forward to following along.

[Hendo]

Today I went and picked up my freshly upholstered seat. After that I decided to pull out the old manual 3 speed, remove the old headers, and remove all the engine pulleys. I have a rebuilt th350 automatic trans coming on monday. Several boxes of goodies showed up today too. I only cracked into the March pulleys to take a look. Tomorrow I will put the pulleys on. Thanks to all of you guys out there watching.

[Hendo]

Originally Posted by cericd

Cool! Thanks a bunch.

Also, looking forward to seeing what you do with this truck. Are you going back with the same color seat?

Hey man the old seat cover was trashed, sorry. I did go with the same color. What do you think?

[Hendo]

Is this crossmember specific to this manual transmission? I need to remove this for the automatic th350 and add a new aftermarket crossmember right? I do already have the CPP transmission crossmember on hand.