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Old 06-24-2011, 02:10 PM   #26
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Re: 66 Stepside C10 Project "Walter"

Ordered my HPTuner Software today. Gonna take the plunge and tune it myself. If it works out, I can also tune my 04 Z71
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Old 06-25-2011, 11:03 PM   #27
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Entirely too hot in the shop to work today. Got the coil spring in and the A-Arm bolted together before calling it quits.
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Old 06-25-2011, 11:11 PM   #28
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LOL at least you got something done. I tried working on mine and accomplished nothing. It was pushing 100 here today. Got sweaty just standing around! You have a great looking truck btw. I definitely want to see how it turns out
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Old 09-06-2011, 03:37 PM   #29
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Finally getting back to work on this. Started messing with the Transmission crossmember, trying to reuse my old Turbo 350 crossmember. Having some issues with alignment, but I'm sure I'll get them sorted tonight.

Also picked up a 5-lug rearend (wheel to wheel) from a guy on CL for $100. Seemed like a pretty sweet deal, even if it does have 3.08 gears in it. It's from a 72, so it should be a straight bolt in and a heckuva cheap 5 lug swap. Also, higher gearing will help with highway mileage, but I was hoping for something a hair lower. Oh well. If I decide it needs changing down the road I'll swap some newer gears in.
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Old 09-06-2011, 07:01 PM   #30
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Re: 66 Stepside C10 Project "Walter"

nice work and nice truck....i also made a little progress on my 63 while it is cool out, way better than those 99-100 degree temps we have had the past few weeks....what city in alabama are you from?
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Old 09-06-2011, 11:28 PM   #31
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The heat was definitely a momentum killer. I'm from the athens area. Theres a lot of these old trucks around here, local cruise night has 3-4 normally. One day I'll join em
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Old 10-28-2011, 07:30 PM   #32
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Well, after careful consideration I believe I've bit off more than I can chew on this. Going to be posting my basket case in the "for sale" section soon. Sad day, but I don't have the space to work on it nor the knowledge or helping hands to finish it and make it something I'd be proud to drive. I've got all the great parts to start a great stepside build, though, so hopefully someone'll come trailer it away.
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Old 10-28-2011, 10:58 PM   #33
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Wow
I am not even sure what else to say.
Too bad you are giving up on it, that is a smart looking rig.

I did want to ask though, in picture #1 why your rim direction were opposing?
Usually people have them going in the same direction.
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Old 10-28-2011, 11:01 PM   #34
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Was just that way when I bought it. I drove it home about two hours from the guy i bought it from and it wasa nearly midnight when we got it here. I took those pics the next day before I did anything to it.
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Old 11-07-2011, 08:20 AM   #35
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Well, I found out that my extra pair of helping hands won't be able to help anymore, so I'm going to have to put this one up for sale and wait until I either find another one or get another helper.
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Old 11-07-2011, 09:54 AM   #36
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Re: 66 Stepside C10 Project "Walter"

sad to hear you have to let it go! but its like they say you'll find another one, when your ready for another just ask on the site, i'm sure someone will be able to help you out!! on a site note i do mostly everything to my truck by myself too, its just the really hard stuff is when i get help!
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Old 11-07-2011, 10:13 AM   #37
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Yeah, I'm sad to see it go. However, if I can sell it fairly quickly there's another one around here I've got my eye on. It's a 64 283 that's had a fairly recent restoration done to it. No major work should be needed.
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Old 11-07-2011, 10:38 AM   #38
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is it the rust in the cab thats made to feel the need to sell it? can you but the other motor back in it and it be easier to put back together? ive been save parts for my truck for 6 years, i got the cab, front clip on a frame, then i got my fleetside bed 2 years ago, and then i got my 70' frame with the steel floor last summer! i started working on it since last summer but really only this last year have i really been working on it! i wish i would have been working on it the whole time and my truck would be done, but life gets in the way and they i had two kids so the truck got but on hold then!
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Old 11-07-2011, 11:24 AM   #39
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No, the rust isn't the issue. It's been mostly taken care of with new patch panels. If I can't sell then I guess I'll keep working on it, but it won't be done this decade
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Old 11-22-2011, 02:20 PM   #40
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Good news! I found someone who can do some of the work I needed done for a very reasonable price. So I gets to keep it!
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Old 09-09-2014, 12:37 PM   #41
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Did you ever get to finish this truck? Hated to see that you may have had to let it go.

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