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Slammedsi · 03-22-2013, 03:06 PM

While this Build will take a few months, I figured I would start a build thread to keep track of all the pics i have been taking. Which isn't a lot so far. But with time it will progress to something worth a crap. I hope to have is pretty much done be august.

OK, on to the truck, Its a 77 SWB 2wd C10. When i bought the truck from a friend it didn't have a motor, the cab was rotted and needed a set of factory wheels a some rubber. But 250 bucks later it was mine. After throwing in a motor and 700r4 trans i had in here she was up and running. Well on to some pics. I have just started the body work so there will be a few pics of that and i hope this weekend I can get in primer with pics of that too.

Bad video, But its a sounds clip of the new cam.

Here is a pic before i started doing the body work.

Pulled the steering wheel to replace the turn signal cam.

Tracked down some rough door panels but rough is better then no panel.

Painted the door panels and dash.

Slammedsi · 03-22-2013, 03:08 PM

Now on to the Body work.

Slammedsi · 03-22-2013, 03:15 PM

And now on to some of the parts I have been buying. More parts to come as they are being shipped.

Stall converter.

3 inch cut outs.

Paint guns.

Wheels I ordered. Haven't got them yet.
15x7 front and 15x10 rear

Paint,Primer and other supply's came in today along with a new tach.

Stamped roller rockers.

Ordered everything on the list. All new lamps and covers!

GMC truckdriver · 03-22-2013, 03:41 PM

Cool project. I'll follow along. I'm doing the same right now but on an 83 SWB GMC.

Slammedsi · 03-22-2013, 06:08 PM

Went to the shop today and got the tach installed and finished what little I have to do before priming tomorrow. I will get some pics of the tach install when I get to the shop in the AM.

Slammedsi · 03-23-2013, 07:26 PM

Well got to the shop today and got her in a few coats of 2K Primer. Here are some pics for ya.

I will have new pics once I get the the Primer blocked out and then I will lay some coats of white paint. I hope to have it all together by next weekend.

Slammedsi · 03-24-2013, 05:08 PM

Started wet sanding the truck this morning. Didnt manage to get far (family stuff going on also). I did manage to snap a few shots.

One of the new Tach that was installed a few days back.

Slammedsi · 03-24-2013, 10:04 PM

Ended up finding a few pics of The truck when I first bought it.

Started putting the motor in.

Painted up some factory Rally wheels.

Rolled out of the shop under its own power on its newly painted wheels.

bikeman59 · 03-25-2013, 02:41 PM

Looks great. Can't wait to see what's next.

Slammedsi · 03-25-2013, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bikeman59

Looks great. Can't wait to see what's next.

Thanks. Trying my best to keep this project alive and on track.

I went to the shop today and started back on wet sanding the primer out. I have the Driver side and hood done. Tomorrow I hope to have the passanger side knocked out and then have it in its new paint wed. Sorry i didnt take any pics this time around. Will get some tomorrow after work.

Slammedsi · 03-27-2013, 01:04 AM

Back from the shop, 8 solid hrs of blocking the primer out. Finally got it done and masked off for paint in the AM. I will have some pics tomorrow!

Slammedsi · 03-27-2013, 05:28 PM

After a slow start to the day, I finally got out to the shop and got some paint laid on the old girl.... Did the worst thing you could think of. I still had the primer mentality and i ran the crap out of a few spots. Sucks as now there will be a lot of color sanding and buffing in my near future. But hey some times that's how it goes. On to some pics as promised.

Slammedsi · 03-27-2013, 07:02 PM

Slammedsi · 03-28-2013, 11:26 AM

[QUOTE=Slammedsi;5974848]After a slow start to the day, I finally got out to the shop and got some paint laid on the old girl.... Did the worst thing you could think of. I still had the primer mentality and i ran the crap out of a few spots. Sucks as now there will be a lot of color sanding and buffing in my near future. But hey some times that's how it goes. On to some pics as promised.

I'm on the left in the green. Had some help from a friend.

I had thought I sprayed the Single Stage a tad to dry and it looked like it had a lot of orange peal in it. After letting it set for 2 hrs i went back to the shop to check on it. To my surprise it looked like it flowed out and started to smooth up quite a bit. I will go to the shop some time today and check it with more pics to come...

tip · 03-28-2013, 11:55 AM

Lookin good! It looks like it will buff out nice

Slammedsi · 03-28-2013, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tip

Lookin good! It looks like it will buff out nice

There was one um... We will call it a minor spot. A run on the driver fender. From the front to the back. Hey if I'm going to do it I might as well do it right!

Here is a pic of the run,

Slammedsi · 03-28-2013, 12:18 PM

My old man even go in on the action. Back in his day he rebuilt wrecked Corvettes
(Early 70's) for a living before going into the banking business.

Slammedsi · 03-28-2013, 06:02 PM

Went to the shop for a few minutes. Paint is looking really good. I will try and get some outside pics tomorrow. I am just being overly protective about the new paint and wanna leave it lock up for one more day. Until then here is a pic or two.

RsOnSt · 03-28-2013, 06:43 PM

Looking good don't worry about a run it's your truck if you can live with it that's all that matters
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Slammedsi · 03-28-2013, 10:15 PM

Well I rolled the truck out of the shop and took all the masking off. Here is where we are at as of now. Here in the next few days I will get back to the shop and get the trans swapped out with new stall converter, and get the cutouts welded on. Stay tuned for more pics to come.

Slammedsi · 03-29-2013, 11:00 PM

Got down to business after work today. Got the truck on the lift and the trans and stall put in. Going to do the cutouts tomorrow. here are some pics.

Slammedsi · 04-01-2013, 05:13 PM

OK, been slacking on this build thread so here is some more for ya. I finished up the trans and decided to take a look at that old 10 bolt that was in my burban that I got the donor transmission out of. Sure enough it was a 3.73 with a posi. The 10 bolt that's in my truck now had a set of 2.73 gears. Sense I'm shooting for a truck that's fun from stop light to stop light I commenced to yanking out the two and swapping them around. Here is some more pics and a quick video.

Sorry for the shakiness of the video, My buddy was trying to record with two cameras.

I decided while i was there to pull the Dizzy and take out the mechanical advance and weld it at full advance, Known as "Locking out" the Distributor I didn't take any pics of the process. I guess I should have. I got the motor set to 30* BTDC and stabbed the dizzy back in and fired it up. Took and timing light and set it to 36*btdc. If anyone has a large cam i would recommend doing this. Made a world of difference.

Slammedsi · 04-03-2013, 03:19 PM

Had a dyno session Tuesday. After tuning the carb and a few other items

313.4whp
369.6wtq

On a 150 Jet it made
444.7hp
501tq

bikeman59 · 04-04-2013, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slammedsi

OK, been slacking on this build thread so here is some more for ya. I finished up the trans and decided to take a look at that old 10 bolt that was in my burban that I got the donor transmission out of. Sure enough it was a 3.73 with a posi. The 10 bolt that's in my truck now had a set of 2.73 gears. Sense I'm shooting for a truck that's fun from stop light to stop light I commenced to yanking out the two and swapping them around. Here is some more pics and a quick video.

Sorry for the shakiness of the video, My buddy was trying to record with two cameras.

I decided while i was there to pull the Dizzy and take out the mechanical advance and weld it at full advance, Known as "Locking out" the Distributor I didn't take any pics of the process. I guess I should have. I got the motor set to 30* BTDC and stabbed the dizzy back in and fired it up. Took and timing light and set it to 36*btdc. If anyone has a large cam i would recommend doing this. Made a world of difference.

This 'locking out' thing is new to me. Please explain more - it sounds good.

Slammedsi · 04-04-2013, 12:31 PM

Bikeman, you do this when the cam needs lots of base or idle timing. The cam I used is 235/249 @50 and I'm still on 8.75:1 compression. This cam wants to run on 10.5 cr. Here is a link to a great page for more info. Locking out a dizzy is near the bottom.

http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...EI_distributor
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03-22-2013, 03:06 PM	#1
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. While this Build will take a few months, I figured I would start a build thread to keep track of all the pics i have been taking. Which isn't a lot so far. But with time it will progress to something worth a crap. I hope to have is pretty much done be august. OK, on to the truck, Its a 77 SWB 2wd C10. When i bought the truck from a friend it didn't have a motor, the cab was rotted and needed a set of factory wheels a some rubber. But 250 bucks later it was mine. After throwing in a motor and 700r4 trans i had in here she was up and running. Well on to some pics. I have just started the body work so there will be a few pics of that and i hope this weekend I can get in primer with pics of that too. Bad video, But its a sounds clip of the new cam. Here is a pic before i started doing the body work. Pulled the steering wheel to replace the turn signal cam. Tracked down some rough door panels but rough is better then no panel. Painted the door panels and dash.

03-22-2013, 03:08 PM	#2
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Now on to the Body work.

03-22-2013, 03:15 PM	#3
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. And now on to some of the parts I have been buying. More parts to come as they are being shipped. Stall converter. 3 inch cut outs. Paint guns. Wheels I ordered. Haven't got them yet. 15x7 front and 15x10 rear Paint,Primer and other supply's came in today along with a new tach. Stamped roller rockers. Ordered everything on the list. All new lamps and covers!

03-22-2013, 03:41 PM	#4
GMC truckdriver Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southwest Louisiana Posts: 11	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Cool project. I'll follow along. I'm doing the same right now but on an 83 SWB GMC.

03-22-2013, 06:08 PM	#5
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Went to the shop today and got the tach installed and finished what little I have to do before priming tomorrow. I will get some pics of the tach install when I get to the shop in the AM.

03-23-2013, 07:26 PM	#6
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Well got to the shop today and got her in a few coats of 2K Primer. Here are some pics for ya. I will have new pics once I get the the Primer blocked out and then I will lay some coats of white paint. I hope to have it all together by next weekend.

03-24-2013, 05:08 PM	#7
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Started wet sanding the truck this morning. Didnt manage to get far (family stuff going on also). I did manage to snap a few shots. One of the new Tach that was installed a few days back.

03-24-2013, 10:04 PM	#8
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Ended up finding a few pics of The truck when I first bought it. Started putting the motor in. Painted up some factory Rally wheels. Rolled out of the shop under its own power on its newly painted wheels.

03-25-2013, 02:41 PM	#9
bikeman59 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 117	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Looks great. Can't wait to see what's next. __________________ Project: 1980 Chevy SWB DD: 1999 Chevy Tahoe, lifted on 33"s Toy: 1996 HD FLSTC, custom by me

03-27-2013, 01:04 AM	#11
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Back from the shop, 8 solid hrs of blocking the primer out. Finally got it done and masked off for paint in the AM. I will have some pics tomorrow!

03-27-2013, 05:28 PM	#12
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. After a slow start to the day, I finally got out to the shop and got some paint laid on the old girl.... Did the worst thing you could think of. I still had the primer mentality and i ran the crap out of a few spots. Sucks as now there will be a lot of color sanding and buffing in my near future. But hey some times that's how it goes. On to some pics as promised.

03-27-2013, 07:02 PM	#13
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build.

03-28-2013, 11:26 AM	#14
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. [QUOTE=Slammedsi;5974848]After a slow start to the day, I finally got out to the shop and got some paint laid on the old girl.... Did the worst thing you could think of. I still had the primer mentality and i ran the crap out of a few spots. Sucks as now there will be a lot of color sanding and buffing in my near future. But hey some times that's how it goes. On to some pics as promised. I'm on the left in the green. Had some help from a friend. I had thought I sprayed the Single Stage a tad to dry and it looked like it had a lot of orange peal in it. After letting it set for 2 hrs i went back to the shop to check on it. To my surprise it looked like it flowed out and started to smooth up quite a bit. I will go to the shop some time today and check it with more pics to come...

03-28-2013, 11:55 AM	#15
tip Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Pierce, WA Posts: 115	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Lookin good! It looks like it will buff out nice

03-28-2013, 12:18 PM	#17
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. My old man even go in on the action. Back in his day he rebuilt wrecked Corvettes (Early 70's) for a living before going into the banking business.



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03-28-2013, 06:02 PM	#18
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Went to the shop for a few minutes. Paint is looking really good. I will try and get some outside pics tomorrow. I am just being overly protective about the new paint and wanna leave it lock up for one more day. Until then here is a pic or two.

03-28-2013, 06:43 PM	#19
RsOnSt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 8	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Looking good don't worry about a run it's your truck if you can live with it that's all that matters Posted via Mobile Device __________________ TEXAS BOYZ WITH CHEVY TOYZ

03-28-2013, 10:15 PM	#20
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Well I rolled the truck out of the shop and took all the masking off. Here is where we are at as of now. Here in the next few days I will get back to the shop and get the trans swapped out with new stall converter, and get the cutouts welded on. Stay tuned for more pics to come.

03-29-2013, 11:00 PM	#21
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Got down to business after work today. Got the truck on the lift and the trans and stall put in. Going to do the cutouts tomorrow. here are some pics.

04-01-2013, 05:13 PM	#22
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. OK, been slacking on this build thread so here is some more for ya. I finished up the trans and decided to take a look at that old 10 bolt that was in my burban that I got the donor transmission out of. Sure enough it was a 3.73 with a posi. The 10 bolt that's in my truck now had a set of 2.73 gears. Sense I'm shooting for a truck that's fun from stop light to stop light I commenced to yanking out the two and swapping them around. Here is some more pics and a quick video. Sorry for the shakiness of the video, My buddy was trying to record with two cameras. I decided while i was there to pull the Dizzy and take out the mechanical advance and weld it at full advance, Known as "Locking out" the Distributor I didn't take any pics of the process. I guess I should have. I got the motor set to 30* BTDC and stabbed the dizzy back in and fired it up. Took and timing light and set it to 36*btdc. If anyone has a large cam i would recommend doing this. Made a world of difference.

04-03-2013, 03:19 PM	#23
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Had a dyno session Tuesday. After tuning the carb and a few other items 313.4whp 369.6wtq On a 150 Jet it made 444.7hp 501tq

04-04-2013, 12:31 PM	#25
Slammedsi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vernon tx Posts: 41	Re: 1977 Chevy C10 Slow build. Bikeman, you do this when the cam needs lots of base or idle timing. The cam I used is 235/249 @50 and I'm still on 8.75:1 compression. This cam wants to run on 10.5 cr. Here is a link to a great page for more info. Locking out a dizzy is near the bottom. http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...EI_distributor Posted via Mobile Device

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