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Look great thus far, if you get a chance, can you measure the distance in red (seat back to where the steering wheel bolts on)? I put FCF lowered seat brackets on mine but I feel like I am driving a go cart as I am so close to the steering wheel (I have an aftermarket smaller steering wheel as well). Also, is the circle the bolt hole for the seatbelt...if so, it looks like the seatbelt would lay across the seat pretty nicely. You have my wheels spinning as I have been looking for a cheap bucket seat alternative to create some space and so I can have a console. Side note, LMC has repro consoles for $100 if you did not want to build your own. Thanks.

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I ordered a Corbeau seat bracket that I hope will ship next week. Once I get it all put together, I'll take that measurement for you. Yes, the seatbelt bolts on there below the gas tank where you have circled.

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Darn. Seat bracket arrived today, but it was damaged in shipping and the customer service rep at Corbeau had bad information when he said it was 6 inches tall (it is actually almost 8 inches tall). Summit will refund my money, and they said I can keep the dumb thing if FedEx doesn't come to pick it up within 10 business days.

I was so excited to bolt it all in today and have an interior. 2 more weeks at least.

Re: '72 Cheyenne K10
 

Oh look! More parts! These Tuff Country EZRide 3" rear springs will replace the falling apart stock springs and blocks. And the plan is to put this winch between the frame and build a front bumper to go with it.

Back to work! :metal:

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I got one spring out. The shackle is being a pain. I think I will have to cut the bolt.

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So I ended up having to use an air cutoff wheel and reciprocating saw (4 blades) to get the shackle off the old leaf spring. And the "easy" trick of using a drill bit (2 broken bits) did not work for removing the bushing. I'm done with it. New shackles ordered from Rock Auto.

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I like the winch....very nice!

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New brake booster / master / distribution block installed. I still need to bleed everything, but these brakes ought to work better.

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Spring shackles arrived today so I put the new driver side spring in. I noticed the springs were slightly longer on one end, so I called Tuff Country to make sure I put them in correctly. That turned out to be a mistake. They told me to put them in wrong, and the wheel ended up way too far forward. I compared to the old spring which I should have done in the first place, and found that the spring was definitely in backwards. So I took it all apart and put it back in correctly. Happy with the wheel placement now, but I really do not like to do things twice. I'm surprised the ride height is a little lower than the old springs and blocks, but I like it as long as it doesn't settle too much lower.

Another disappointment from Tuff Country is the ubolts which are too long. The same customer service rep gave me the part number. I guess I can cut them down, but I bought new thinking it would save time and be the exact right part.

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Both new springs are in.

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The distance between the seat back to the horn button is 21.5", and the distance from the seat back to the bottom of the steering wheel is 15.5".

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The seat bracket is not bolted to the floor, but the seats and sliders are attached to the bracket. I think I would like it better if the bracket were an inch lower, but this will work for now.

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The seats are looking great. Nice job on the bracket.

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Thanks! The bracket is from Corbeau Seats.

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Both rear wheel cylinders are replaced. The wheel studs were all bent inwards so I replaced those. Front brakes are gravity bled, I just need to bleed the rear. I am looking forward to having brakes that work good.

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I made some crude renderings of an idea for some bumpers. I'll show these to some fabricators and see what they have to say. Thoughts from the forum gallery?

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Re: '72 Cheyenne K10
 

SoCoC10 has a winch and bumper that would bolt onto the truck and look great imo. He’s in CO but maybe you could work out a deal. Vintage rear step bumper would look great.

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Here are a couple pictures of the winch bumper DeadheadNM mentioned....

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I sold a couple of NOS in the box warn winch bumpers last year and still have a used one and a few belleview winches if you are interested..they look pretty cool on these trucks

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That Warn bumper does look good on there. It's even on the right color truck!

I still think I am going to spend the money on some custom work. I can get the winch tucked between the frame a little better and not have it stick out so far in the front. Plus I can have a back bumper to match.

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Perfect, thanks.

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Personally, I like the Warn bumper best, but the custom one you have designed is cool also. I think the only modification I would make is the size of the pipe. I'd want it a bit larger diameter. It'll look nice having a matching set.

Re: '72 Cheyenne K10
 

I decided to swap the Edelbrock 1406 carb from my C20 onto this truck today. The Quadrajet on it (sitting over a decade) did not run well and was hard to start because the choke wasn't working right. I figured at least it would eliminate the carburetor as a problem. It starts easily and idles decent with the Edelbrock. I need to set the timing again and hook up the vacuum advance to see if it still has the backfire issue.

It felt good to wrench today and make progress. Sometimes it seems like I throw money and parts at this project and it still sits in the driveway and doesn't move. Today cost nothing and my truck runs better.

Re: '72 Cheyenne K10
 

Checked the timing today, and it still backfires when you hook up the vacuum advance. I think there is something wrong with the distributor. Timing is 12 at idle (750rpm), but the timing goes wild when you give it any gas and it backfires out of the exhaust.

I ordered an Edelbrock 1906 carburetor today too. I just have to decide which truck will get which carb.

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Nothing better to do during this stay-at-home pandemic, so I rebuilt the Quadrajet that was on this thing. I was surprised to find that it was actually pretty clean inside. I think it was rebuilt before at some point. Should I throw this on there and see how it runs? I'll probably just go with the 1906 that I ordered and save this in a box.

I'm fairly certain that the cheap Speedmaster distributor that I bought from Jegs is junk, and is the cause of the timing problems. I ordered a Summit Blueprint HEI, which is the same part that my C20 has.

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So I couldn't get the Quadrajet to start. Oh well, not like I was expecting greatness from my rebuild. I installed the new Summit HEI and Edelbrock 1906, and it was running smooth in no time. What a difference!

Today's lesson: Do not buy a Speedmaster distributor no matter how cheap it is.

Link to video: https://youtu.be/dexU3mqCg50

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Sent in registration paperwork today. I hope to have this truck on the road soon!

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I hope DMV hurries up.....

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Old and moldy got a bath today!

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Lumber rack and tool box are back on.

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A friend gave me this grill. It looks way better even with the outer grill all bent up. Now I need a :chevy:.

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I love this truck. Would love to find one like this, but in MO it would have so much rust it wouldn't be worth it.

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Thanks! Keep looking. They are still out there hiding just like this one was.

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If you ask your Chevy truck friends if they have a grille for your 4x4 project and you end up with all this, then you have good Chevy truck friends. The extra parts I don't use will go to someone that needs them. Parts karma. Thanks John and Nathan!

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Looks great, such nice guys to help ya out.

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Switched out the grille today for the broken one and one of the better outers. The inner needed a little super glue, but it suits this truck better than the nice one.

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Looks great! I need a driver grille shell & bowtie for mine....

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Plates and tags! Super excited now that this truck has current licensing and insurance. I need some bumpers!

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congratulations on the tags and plates. I would be tempted to drive it without bumpers....lol

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Thanks. I just might have to drive it (a little).

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