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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
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It looks awsome man...looks like you're doing it right the first time. 
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08-22-2010, 04:25 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Man that truck is gonna be SICK...the front IFS and rear c-notch kit is beautiful, like metal-fab artwork...the fellas at Porter Built have some serious skillz!...can't wait to see it finished.
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08-23-2010, 01:44 AM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Super Clean!
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08-23-2010, 01:24 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Are you gonna keep those wheels/offset?
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08-23-2010, 06:36 PM
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08-23-2010, 06:40 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Thanks guys, I need to get started on the brake lines ect...
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08-23-2010, 07:04 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
That thing looks great.
I cant wait till mine gets done. |
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08-23-2010, 09:38 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
just stumbled on this today after workin on my 63, man that thing is sharp keep up the progess and keep those pics comin! they are motivating me!
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08-23-2010, 11:06 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
man, that looks great! The PB stuff is freaking awesome!!
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08-24-2010, 10:06 AM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
I like the pink beach cruiser.... Truck is slick as well haha.
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08-24-2010, 10:23 AM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Looking great.
BTW, sent you a PM. 
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08-24-2010, 07:54 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
that truck is pretty radical! keep up the good work!
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08-24-2010, 11:22 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
So your the dude that owns the 54'. It is one of my favorites I have found on the web. Everything about that car is sick!!!
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08-25-2010, 01:08 AM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Looking damn good!
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08-26-2010, 11:12 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
I wish Porter Built sold a setup for my '46. Maybe one they have already would be adaptable?
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08-30-2010, 12:54 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
AWSOME WORK!
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09-02-2010, 06:49 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Any updates?
You got the arms on yet? |
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09-02-2010, 07:45 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Arm's?
Not much here, bought a high hump floor section off a board member so i can start to clean up the firewall and paint it. Then on to the Booster/MC, brakes. Still trying to decide if i want to order a GM crate engine from Jegs or not. Having a new motor dropped off at your door sounds nice. |
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09-02-2010, 08:28 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Sorry I meant the bed.
Which engine you going with? LS..ZZ? Your project is swaying to buy A 60-66!!!!! |
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09-02-2010, 10:06 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
No, probably just a GM 350/290hp and then dress it up a bit. I would just like a clean new daily driver motor. I will go with a TH350 trans also.
I'm going to wait on the bed till i route the brakes lines. Thanks |
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09-02-2010, 11:07 PM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Hey man your build is lookin awesome! I think a lot of people will agree that you have some awesome work and great progress going into this thing! I just wanted to throw my .02 in on the engine.
I got one of the same engines you are looking at getting for my dad's 71 K10 about 4 years ago. It ran alright for the first year and a half, didn't put a whole lot of miles on it. Maybe 10k at the most. Then it started to run a little sluggishly, and come to find out it had sunk a couple of exhaust valves! So after having the heads redone at around 20k we switched from an Edelbrock to a Holley carb and it opened up a little more power (now it could kinda roast the tires again). Then I put the last 10k miles on it and it just ran like a pig, had no power at all and got the $hittie$t gas mileage. I was working at a machine shop at the time(little over a year ago) building race engines, so I figured, what better time to tear this thing down and see what the hell was wrong!!! Anyway, I tore it down and to no surprise, the cam had gone FLAT and the crankshaft had more scratches and wear than the bearings did!! So I don't know if I just got a bad one or what, but I after seeing what this engine did, I am warning people about the lower level crate engines. We came to the conclusion that they must be using some sort of cheap castings in their components now. The block was just fine, a good 4 bolt block, but the components were garbage. It was unfortunate too that I was just beyond their 30k/3 year warranty.. If you would like to, PM me and I can hook you up with my shop in Elk Grove, not sure which part of Norther Cal you are in, but they can build you a great engine for close to the same price, and this way you have someone's shop to go back and talk to rather than being on hold on another 1-800 number lol. Joe
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09-03-2010, 01:16 AM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
That last engine issue sounds to me like not running oil with proper amounts of ZDDP for a flat tappet cam. That's a sure way to wipe out a flat tappet cam and lifters. Then the resulting ground up cam lobes got pumped into the bearings, eating up the bearings and chewing up the crank.
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09-03-2010, 01:34 AM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
I always used race oil in it, SWEPCO. That stuff's like $9 a quart. I dunno that's just my experience with that engine, like I said, it could have just been a bad combination of things because the bearings looked like they they had 30k, but the crank, more like 150k lol. I just recommend building an engine that way you know what you have and somewhere to go to if you run into a problem.
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09-07-2010, 10:33 PM
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09-08-2010, 01:25 AM
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Re: 1963 C10 SWB Big Window Build
Hmmm I could have swore the high hump cover bolted in place of the removeable low hump. I can see that it will not.....been a long time since I've dealt with that.
Your build is looking excellent
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