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PistonPete123 · 08-14-2010, 08:57 PM

Hey Madmopar, yeah, I have had alot of projects, I had a few dakotas, and I had an 87 ram 1500 that I pulled the slant six out of and droped in a fuel injected 318 from a 97 ram, I made my own wiring harness to adapt the computer into that old beast. I also have a few old beetles, dune buggys and 87 Jetta, so i'm also in the vwvortex.com forum

PistonPete123 · 08-14-2010, 09:13 PM

Yeah, I'm not big on mustard yellow but its free and it will give it that classic truck look. I was thinking about doing a static drop for now to save on money, I was going to make blocks to raise the axle in the rear, and torch out the spring perch on the front A arm and weld in a piece of pipe/flat plate to make it deeper, I was thinking a 3/4 drop and doing it this way should not change the way it rides.

PistonPete123 · 08-16-2010, 08:12 PM

Did some work on the bed today, we welded the holes closed for the side running lights and all the trim holes closed. then knocked out some dents along the bottom and skim coated it.

Hottrucks · 08-16-2010, 09:17 PM

dam you'll be on the road soon!!!!!!!

madmopar · 08-16-2010, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by PistonPete123

Hey Madmopar, yeah, I have had alot of projects, I had a few dakotas, and I had an 87 ram 1500 that I pulled the slant six out of and droped in a fuel injected 318 from a 97 ram, I made my own wiring harness to adapt the computer into that old beast. I also have a few old beetles, dune buggys and 87 Jetta, so i'm also in the vwvortex.com forum

Cool man... cool to see someone else who has the mopar bug too... Seems to just be a bug with you... Volkswagens? You've been bitten by something bad... Just joking...I've had a few Dakotas (4 to be exact, 92, 93, 94, & 96)(just did a 96 to 93 engine swap), had a few dodge full size trucks... still have a 77 crewcab 4x4 440/auto... still have a 73 Roadrunner 400/auto... My 70 Chevy 4x4 project is my first real plunge into Chevy... had a couple pontiacs though... 85 Fiero GT v6, 85 Trans AM. Miss the TA...

Anyway... your low buck looks like a solid project... Good luck with it... looks like you have a great start... I'm gonna be tearing into mine pretty heavy real soon... now that I got the Dak out of the shop... Check my thread out some time...

Paul

PistonPete123 · 08-17-2010, 09:26 PM

Bob (my father inlaw) has this week off and he is doing the body work on the bed, I'm busy at my job and don't have the time to work on the truck, 12 hr days 6 days a week sucks.

08-14-2010, 08:57 PM	#51
PistonPete123 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 41	Re: Low Budget '70 C-10 Hey Madmopar, yeah, I have had alot of projects, I had a few dakotas, and I had an 87 ram 1500 that I pulled the slant six out of and droped in a fuel injected 318 from a 97 ram, I made my own wiring harness to adapt the computer into that old beast. I also have a few old beetles, dune buggys and 87 Jetta, so i'm also in the vwvortex.com forum __________________ My low budget '70 C-10 project-->http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=411959 Last edited by PistonPete123; 08-14-2010 at 09:00 PM.

08-14-2010, 09:13 PM	#52
PistonPete123 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 41	Re: Low Budget '70 C-10 Yeah, I'm not big on mustard yellow but its free and it will give it that classic truck look. I was thinking about doing a static drop for now to save on money, I was going to make blocks to raise the axle in the rear, and torch out the spring perch on the front A arm and weld in a piece of pipe/flat plate to make it deeper, I was thinking a 3/4 drop and doing it this way should not change the way it rides. __________________ My low budget '70 C-10 project-->http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=411959

08-16-2010, 08:12 PM	#53
PistonPete123 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 41	Re: Low Budget '70 C-10 Did some work on the bed today, we welded the holes closed for the side running lights and all the trim holes closed. then knocked out some dents along the bottom and skim coated it. Attached Images __________________ My low budget '70 C-10 project-->http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=411959

08-16-2010, 09:17 PM	#54
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: Low Budget '70 C-10 dam you'll be on the road soon!!!!!!! __________________ 1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335721 SunShine Syndicate.. Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011 http://www.thesandwichfair.com/html/...auto_show.html

08-17-2010, 09:26 PM	#56
PistonPete123 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 41	Re: Low Budget '70 C-10 Bob (my father inlaw) has this week off and he is doing the body work on the bed, I'm busy at my job and don't have the time to work on the truck, 12 hr days 6 days a week sucks. __________________ My low budget '70 C-10 project-->http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=411959



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