So after some heavily disheartening discoveries on my other project, I decided a completely new truck would be suit my intentions for my first classic truck. So I searched craigslist and other sources and eventually found, and brought home, Tanya. Tanya is a 1965 Chevy C-10, longbed, small window, 230 ci 6, and granny 4-speed. She is in running and driving condition, and fairly minimal rust in the places that can't be easily replaced. Plans for her include a general freshening up of her overall condition, upgrading to disc brakes and possibly power steering. I may eventually build a V-8 for her (either the Olds 350, or Chevy 327 I have sitting in my shop), but for now the old 6'er still runs good so I'm just gonna freshen her up a bit and enjoy driving her around. The main focus for this build is to keep her on the road as much as possible, and do my upgrades as I can along the way. We've been really getting hammered with weather the last couple weeks, so I haven't had much of a chance to do anything with her, or even really get many good pictures yet. But here is what I've got from the day I brought her home.
At the Summit Racing parking lot in Reno Nv.
Backing into the driveway.....rear main seal leaks....
And the interior
And this is how she is sitting now, picture was taken about 30 minutes ago. Unfortunately this weather is supposed to continue for at least the next week. I'm itching to get some work done, but with the shop full and burried behind a 4 foot snow berm, I gotta wait for slightly warmer weather. Sad to see her like this though......
