1967 C10 Custom Big Window
 

Finally getting around to putting the pics together and trying to do them in order. My build is a 67 Custom Big Window A/C truck, all original except for the rust. The truck was given to me (woohoo!!) by a great friend last September. I helped him clear a peice of land for a older gentleman who gave him the truck as payment. It wasn't pretty - I was stung 11 times by hornets and he gave me about $50 for helping him. :chevy: Guess it paid off!!!!
Here is what has been done so far, and I will try to keep the pics coming and update them on a regular basis.

The day he gave it to me it had been sitting at a body shop for about 5 years.
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I had the truck towed to the shop and realized it's potential.
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I thought a little paint a little interior.....nope....full teardown.
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I started at the rear,sandblasted then primed, painted and clear coated the frame.
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I didn't know what I was getting into:dohh:
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I pulled the front clip, suspension and core support.
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Just a matter of time......and time.....and time.
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Started the rockers, and finished pulling the cab.
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I have recently worked on the sheetmetal - rockers (inners and outers) floor pans, gas filler delete, bed stake holes delete, rear marker light delete, and just started the upper right roof rust delete.
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I finished sandblasting and painting the chassis, and started installing the airbags and fuel cell. I did a disk brake 2.5 in drop spindle and added a 71 rearend for the 5 lugs. An adjustable tracbar was a must for the bags and may have to move the front crossmember forward about 1 inch.
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The front crossmember was already installed and now it has to be removed to move it forward:m6: suppose we all learn from these builds.....errrrrr. Well better to do it right the first time. The bags in the back were not quite as hard to figure out.
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Well, the great Southern weather is not cooperating so 2 weekends without much progress. I will keep the posts and pics coming as the project progresses. Thanks for looking!:smoke:

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nice truck and a great friend you have there.

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Thanks nuke1, feels good to have friends like that. Got the front valves for the airride working this weekend, small acheivements really give incentive and keep ya motivated! Was able to help my friend a little with his build this weekend, 71 Cutlass 442 Convertible.
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I didn't expect to find that much rust on top of the cab, and it's still not done.
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Its coming along pretty good

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Thanks Oarngesi, still wanting to see the motor between the frame rails. Should have it back at the end of this month. Still wondering if the rims will fit the bed when airred out?!!? 22s on the back may cause some clearance issues. My car has 17s and it dwarfs them.

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Sold the Studebaker!!!
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Have a little $$$ to put in the projekt 67! Got some 72 Blazer seats for it and some new Custom badges for the doors. Paid the machine shop for the engine rebuild.....well, about half.
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Had to make another payment on my Yamaha R6, that I don't have anymore too. Well....at least I'm still here to make the payments!!!!!
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MAN that trucks looking good

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Thanks bro, wanted to make my first real project a frame-off. Got the windsheild out this past weekend and wanted to put it back.....rust at the top under the weatherstriping and the bottom. Got the top taken care of for the most part, but still have to work on the bottom. Found a great bodyman who comes to the shop and does some great sheetmetal work.

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Hey slick,
what kind of fuel cell is that? It looks like it fits perfect! Good job! So far.

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Looks like a nice build...great work so far...

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It is from Summit Racing (SUM-290108) is the part number it is $153 bucks right now. It did take a little persuasion to fit....but only 3/4 of an inch or so off of the back crossmember on the passenger side from the center to the rail at an angle. Thanks for the props.....trying to keep the project goals in line!

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You are lucky with the accident on the R6... I lost my best friend last March while he was riding his bike.

Anyway... back to a happy note.

Awesome build! It looks like things are coming together nicely.

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Thanks 72! I was worse than the bike! Things are working out nicely. Supposed to rain here in the Houston area for a couple of days.....again. Have you heard anything from bigmikescustomz, or his health?

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Here is the score. I found a bed on CL for $750, got the bed, a right side window regulator, AND delivery............$600. Thought that was a good deal!!! The bed is really clean, but the tailgate is an aftermarket so it will be going on CL. The bedside trim is also going to be sold.
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lookin good, can you take some more pics of the airride set up in the rear, location? where are you gonna mount the tank and compressor?

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thats is a real good lookin bed...nice buy, and nice project so far.... looks great

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Nice build.

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i do not know if it is me or what, but i like those rims with the side trim, just my opinion.

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The back is rather simple. Just use the factory spring bolt hole on the trailing arm, then drill holes for the bolts and piping to the top of the airbag. I will take some closer pics and post them for ya. The tank will reside on the driver side under the bed behind the rearend....well, that's the plan for now. The compressors (2 380C Chrome Viairs) will be mounted to the frame, just have not made up my mind yet on that.:uhmk:

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Thanks 68, slow going.....but it will be worth it.

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Thanks Hart_Rod!!! Hey Nuke1, been checkin out your build too.....SWEET. I agree with you, the rims look great with the trim on the bed. I have already filled the trim holes everywhere else, but it would make a nice change when I want to give my ride a different look in the future!

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I do have one other question for you, whatever happened to your bike, i am looking for an engine for one. just curious? BTW i know all about wrecking those, been down many times also. Stupidity once and the rest have been by a matter of choice, either hit the car cutting me off or put her down, well the road looks better to me than being under a car!

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Glad to see you are still around to build this truck!!! I still have the front half of the bike, just could not bring myself to get rid of it yet. We had to cut it in half to get the motor out.....sold it to a guy in Dallas, he is using it in a mini sprint car. This was actually my first wreck, but had laid one down a few years back. Still have a few items left from the bike, but not much. BTW....the bed you cut looks great, may consider that in the future. Keep up the great work.

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glad you are ok also, a motor like that in a sprint car would be jsut cool, thanks for the compliments btw.

James

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bed looks great, you didall that in 2 weekends??!!!

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Here is another pic, it's kinda dark cause I put the bed on for mockup. Hope this helps some.
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Nope. I bought the bed in that condition to move my project forward a month or so. Very little needs to be done to it. Wish I was that fast on the cab!!!!:lol:

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Here are some new pics.....cause everyone likes pics. I put the bed on that I bought and put my rim on the back to see how much space I have while running bags and 22X10 rims.....no issues!! There is about 1.5 inches to the fender well and about 1 inch to the lip of the bed. Still need to cut the bumpstops to lower it another 1.5 to 2.5 inches in the back. Yeah...that's a chicken coup in the corner of the lot with a couple of yardbirds in it.
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And for all the questions I have read in other threads about gas tanks hanging too low, here is a pic of the Summit tank with the bed on.
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Truck is looking good,something to check into if you have not already with your gas tank,i saw this past weekend on trucks [spike tv] they used the same tank and the filler was right under one of the cross rails for the bed

keep up the good work
scott

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Cool, thanks Scottmo! Didn't check it yet......may be time to pull out the cutting wheels!! I will take pics for everyone on the board as to where the crossrail is...as compared to the filler for a longbed. This site has helped tremendously during my build, keep up the great work everyone!!

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keep up the good work...

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Forgot to show some of the detail work that makes these builds take so d@mn long!! Here is the 71 rearend that I bought and had to go through for the 5 lugs.
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I sandblasted, preped, and ceramic coated the front calipers.
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Great attention to detail, and the truck looks great so far!

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Memorial Day weekend!! Got some more of the body work done, gettin everything straight on the truck with a little body filler here and there. Tipped the cab on it's back to undercoat the bottom after some major cleaning. Hopefully I will get the bottom coated this week.
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Got a little ahead of myself with the pics. Here is one of the bottom of the cab being cleaned, and a pic of the door NAKED!!! :devil:
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The majority of the cab was stripped down to bare metal.
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Still sandblasting, priming, painting, clear coating parts. Compressor went out so I can't powdercoat right now. Hopefully that will be fixed soon and I can start powdercoating this stuff again.
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Everything seems to be turning out great!! No runs or fisheyes!
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