83 C10 LWB "Squard"

[Avidyn]

So, I've been posting in the other forums for awhile now with various little projects. Figured it was time to start a build thread.

Bought an '83 LWB C10 for $400. 305/350 2wd. Had been sitting for a few years. Gas was bad, and the mechanical fuel pump had long gone. Took a couple days after work, a weekend, and an edelbrock to ger her tuned up well enough to drive home. Here's a few pictures before I got her to my house.






Took a little while to get it running, found out that the balancer had spun. So, the wires on the distributor were one spot off. Once I got them back on, I got her home. Started to clean it up a little bit. Cleaned up the engine compartment, got rid of the AC system that was broken, painted some parts and swapped on some Chevy dress up parts.





As of now, it's sitting at my previous house waiting to be moved. So, I'm working on the interior and the engine that I got.
Here's a few shots of what I've done on the interior so far.
Filled the dash cracks with foam, sanded, then covered with fleece and fiberglassed. It's been "mudded" and sanded but don't have pictures yet.



Took out my headliner. Peeled off the "sag" and glue. Glassed the foam/board for strength. Then added a underdash stereo mount and two 6.5" speaker pods. Here's a couple pictures of that. It's also been "mudded" and sanded but not pics yet.



I've started on the door panels, but haven't made enough progress to warrant any pictures. Here's what I'm going for though. Without the speakers on the lower panel.


Also, picked up a 2003 Silverado 5.3 LM7 for $150 from CL. Had low oil pressure when I picked it up and ran rough. The PO had installed a new oil pump thinking that was the problem. After tearing it down, not the case at all. Had bad 707 "castech" heads that had gummed up the whole engine. Luckily now extreme wear or over heating. Here's a few pictures during tear down.






Ordered some 862 heads from ebay. Got them for $170 shipped. Couldn't complain about that.


Once I got more into the engine (Cam removal) I found out the real culprit for the low oil pressure. THe 2nd cam bearing had decided to walk a little bit.


Got the little guy out after a little determination.


I must say, I got LUCKY!! No cam damage and no journal damage either. Yay!!

Here's where the motor sits now, ready for the machine shop. Going to get cam bearings pulled, hot tanked, washed, new cam bearings installed, and a final check on things done. Should be taking it down there the beginning of next week. Keeping my fingers crossed nothing else comes up!


So, there it is for now. I've got some good plans for it (I think). 4/6 drop, front and rear pans, custom interior, new two-tone paint, and possibly some new camaro wheels. I'll post my updates as soon as I've got them. Any feedback is always welcomed!