67 shorty supposed to be "just a shop truck"

[67seaten]

hey guys , figured id share my build / progress on my 1967 chevy truck
I've always been a truck guy. I've had s10 extreme , colorado extremes and f150
harley davidson . which all very sporty/fun trucks . after having these trucks . i ended up getting a subaru wrx which was a blast to drive. but being a car guy i didn't have a box to haul car parts and big items , which brought on the hunt for a 67-72 chevy truck , i wanted a short box and a bit of a driver . after acouple weeks looking i found a 67 chevy c10 short box that was lowered and the "look"
that i wanted for my parts getter . after lots of phone calls and pics the deal was made , the truck was 2 provinces away (1300 kms ). so me and brother took my car out there for a fast 2 day road trip and picked it up and raced back home .

283 sbc , th350, riding on 20's very big static drop(5/7?) , riding on the bump stops in the rear , looks cool rides like crap

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heres a pic getting gas at one of the last gas stops on the way home .
did test the lights when we test drove it, really rolled the dice that it would make it home . it made it home with no big issues

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i bought this truck in the end of sept 2014, i was able to drive it for a couple weeks before the snow fall. on the way to the family shop where the truck was gonna sit for the winter , the truck was back firing and lots of blow by . the following spring ended up getting a new carb and a bit of tune up , after 2 weeks of driving it with lots of blow by and a the main seals leaking , i ended up parking it for awhile , where it sat in the drive way all summer.

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after lots of back and forth trying to decide on what was gonna replace the worn out 283 , i was torn between a crate 350 from jegs , or go new school ls power.
after searching on kijijj " our craigslist in canada " i found a ls1 with a cam and some head work and a t56 with a monster clutch from a camaro that was pushing 450 hp , that was still in the car . that we hear and go for a power ride , just about crapped my pants after the joy ride , thinking about what that would be like in the ol c10.
came with no wiring or computers or accessory drive

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well after getting my garage back it was time to start wrenching the on truck , got the front end off and the 283 out and the th350, i noticed that one of the the front shocks were broken, our streets are really bad here.
it was time to figure out whats the best plan for the the suspension for a upgrade i knew i didn't want to stick with the manual steering and brakes. i wanted go more reliable route . with ls engine i wanted everything to match up with that level of performance.
i have a couple co workers that are into mini trucks and air bags , i was close to going with the porter built or the new choppin block suspension.
after hearing about the other guys at work with sports cars (mustangs , corvettes , challengers and camaros renting out a local track to have track day
that sounded like more fun.
so after acouple months of deciding what and waiting for our dollar to climb
i ended up going with the No Limit eng wide ride and the fat bar 4 link

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taking out the old front suspension and crosmember was fast work , and some hard to get bolts even faster with plasma cutter

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once the old front end was out it was time to get the wide ride in place and drill some holes

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while i am waiting for a buddy to help pull the glass out of the cab , figured it would be good time to start cleaning the floor of the cab lots of glue and tar , almost seemed like the previous guy used shingles to insulate. luckily the truck came with a high hump trans cover , no need to hunt one down for the clearance for the t56. the truck does need both rockers to be replaced and the inner rocker have enough to patch the little rot the floor pans have .

[GR8-68]

Great looking project, glad to see you are able to bring it back to life

[MMcMasters]

This will be a fun truck when you are done!

[Smittee]

Originally Posted by 67seaten

taking out the old front suspension and crosmember was fast work , and some hard to get bolts even faster with plasma cutter

Looks like what I just did back in October! Easy way to make the swap AND make it right!

[67seaten]

Originally Posted by MMcMasters

This will be a fun truck when you are done!

thanks its was suppose to be just a quick motor swap , now its starting to get out of hand . i have a 55 chevy thats been on and off project and the 67 was going to fill the hole of not having something fun to drive. lol


heres the 55

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since i got the wide ride front end , i decided to go from the 6 bolt pattern to 5 4,3/4 pattern . so i got a moser 9inch with 31 spline axles with all the 4link brackets welded on to save some time and measurements

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i figured id go all out with the coil overs upgraded to the ride tech triple adjustable coil overs
i fell in love with them i had them on my basement coffee table for a couple weeks .

[Orange67]

I'm a sucker for a 67 build, but that 55 has me completely drooling!!! I'm in!

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Originally Posted by Orange67

I'm a sucker for a 67 build, but that 55 has me completely drooling!!! I'm in!

thanks
the 55 has been a long project .its finally got some attention this past summer
when my buddy had room in his shop to weld in some new panels.
its now again on hold till the 67 hits the road

another pic of the 55

[faribran]

How is that "wide ride" working out for you?

[faribran]

Btw. .. I am a fan of the 55. I have a 56 bel air

[67seaten]

Originally Posted by faribran

How is that "wide ride" working out for you?

i have the crossmember all bolted in. still have to paint it. before i do that i am gonna clean up the firewall. i am hoping to have the wide ride all installed in acpuple weeks . i m very happy with the quality of the parts and the customer service is excellent when i have questions. it is true the instructions aren't the greatest

[t300]

Nice to see yet another Manitoban on the board, too bad for me your projects all put mine to shame lol. nice work so far!

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Originally Posted by t300

Nice to see yet another Manitoban on the board, too bad for me your projects all put mine to shame lol. nice work so far!

thanks i am just taking my time . i don't wanna set any deadlines so i don't get burnt out . but is has to be out on the road some time this year before winter so i can get the 55 in the stable and start working on it.

its great to see some other manitoban's on the board and what there building
cant wait to see some of them in person.
I've been kinda garageless for acouple years. making up for lost time
feels like a starting over from scratch with this truck.
my buddy has a 67 gmc that really got me into these trucks that we worked on it lots in high school and after high school. it feels like this is my 2nd time building a c10 lol

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nothing really big to report.
i did end up getting the sand blaster out and blasted the firewall and the cowl and parts the door jambs.

i did make a very big mess. i try really hard to keep very little in the garage to keep the workplace more open. so clean up wasn't that bad

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also got the front frame rails wire wheeled. almost ready for paint , still need to clean the inside on the rails

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i am gonna be spending the next couple days sand the inside of the cab , theres 3 coats of paint in there , blue , some orange and someone brushed on black paint, just eating sand paper. the sand blaster woulda been a better way to do that. i was having moisture problems didn't want to hassle with that

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cant figure out how to turn the pictures