67 C10 "Green Gobblin" straight from the field!

[68Gold/white]

You planning on a Vintage air unit?

[6t9camaro]

Originally Posted by 68Gold/white

You planning on a Vintage air unit?

No not really planning on vintage air! Trying to keep this truck low $$$.
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[68Gold/white]

Originally Posted by 6t9camaro

No not really planning on vintage air! Trying to keep this truck low $$$.
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Lol, I think your low budget plans are already shot...

I grew up in Iowa, North Dakota may not be the place for needing A/C, I keep forgetting....
Keep up the great work!!!

[swamp rat]

Curious how you came up with your balance point on the rotisserie mounts in the door jamb? i see the povot is forward of center. And can i assume the forward point is also bolted using the top door hinge mount?

[6t9camaro]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Curious how you came up with your balance point on the rotisserie mounts in the door jamb? i see the povot is forward of center. And can i assume the forward point is also bolted using the top door hinge mount?

I just placed the pivot point in the center of the cab and not center of the door. the forward point is just below the upper door hinge. I didn't spend to much time trying to create a balance point as i just wanted to flip the thing over! Its still a little firewall heavy but I'm hoping it will balance a little better once all the dash and steering column is out. Heres a quick pic of the door bars i made to match up to my existing rotisserie. ( pretty simple )

[swamp rat]

Thanks for the pic!

[6t9camaro]

Finally got a chance to sit down and give you guys some updates! Since I'm waiting on my parts order i dug into the 72 parts truck. Heres a few pics! its a 72 lwb custom with the original 350/350. Apparently ran and drove until the previous owner had a carb fire and he gave up!

[6t9camaro]

Ok now for the good ole burnt up 350! i figured it was a total write off and if nothing else it would be good for a rebuild. After i stripped away and swapped out all the burnt up stuff like Dist, wires, carb, hoses and drained out about 10 litres of oil and water and popped in a new set of plugs she fired up and ran like a champ!!! Oil press was 50psi at start up and 30psi warm. I gave it a compression test and was at 130psi on every cylinder! It passed a leak down and its going to be good enough to clean up and slap into the Green Goblin!

[6t9camaro]

Now with my new found motivation since the motor runs i stripped the rest of the truck down to see what i might be able to use. Other than all the 5 lug swap parts i will need the dash and part of the firewall.

[6t9camaro]

Since its getting cold and the snows piling up i figured id grab the firewall before the whole trucks buried! Thats about it for the 72!

[dfwright]

Wow! That is some haul of parts! Looks like you will be pretty busy!

[swamp rat]

Who did you get the floor and firewall from if ya don't mine my asking? Great news on the engine too!

[6t9camaro]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Who did you get the floor and firewall from if ya don't mine my asking? Great news on the engine too!

The floor came from lmc and the firewall I actually picked up from my local truck/parts shop as it wasn't in stock anywhere else. Both pieces are tri-plus and look pretty good!
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[67chevy1series]

Looking good, love the forest green on the 67's are you planning on keeping the patina green if possible or repainting it?

[6t9camaro]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

Looking good, love the forest green on the 67's are you planning on keeping the patina green if possible or repainting it?

Thanks! I like the green 67s also that's pretty much the reason I bought it! Lol
The plan is to keep the patina as is and build the truck as a safe/fun driver for me and my kids. I'm fixing all the underside rust and a few ugly spots like bottom of fenders/box and blend them out to match the rest of the truck. I will redo the interior to keep it Clean and simple so the wife might even want to ride around in it!?

[collin70k/20]

Keep the progress coming.

[Sicksty8]

Truck looks a lot like mine! I'll be along for the ride. Just for s***'s 'n gigs did you pick up that parts truck from somewhere up in the great wide manitoban north?!

[6t9camaro]

Originally Posted by Sicksty8

Truck looks a lot like mine! I'll be along for the ride. Just for s***'s 'n gigs did you pick up that parts truck from somewhere up in the great wide manitoban north?!

Wow Sicksty8 I just checked out your thread and ya they look like twins! And yes i picked up the orange 72 parts truck and my green 67 from Manitoba! That's why there's so much rust! Lol

[Sicksty8]

Originally Posted by 6t9camaro

Wow Sicksty8 I just checked out your thread and ya they look like twins! And yes i picked up the orange 72 parts truck and my green 67 from Manitoba! That's why there's so much rust! Lol

That's pretty funny because I'm pretty damn sure you beat me to buying that 72! Yeah almost every truck I've checked out here in manitoba has a crapload of rust. I'm also just a bit jealous of your parts pile Looks like fun!

[tommys72]

Tangier orange...that's cool, never seen that color before. Wonder if that's a candian thing ? Anyway , the 67 should be a neat truck with that pile of parts there

[6t9camaro]

Back to some updates! Today I removed the floor and firewall by drilling out all the perimeter spot welds. I left the cab corners and rockers in place so i can match up the new floor and they will also add to the strength of the stripped cab. My arm is dead after drilling out all the spot welds while trying to retain the exterior metal!

[6t9camaro]

Its a lot easier to dig into and strip the dash with the floor out on a Rotisserie!!!

[6t9camaro]

Once i got the dash stripped i could move on to taking the firewall out. I originally wasn't going to remove the complete firewall but i started thinking about patches and matching it to the floor and i figured it was best just to change out the whole thing. Heres a few pics of drilling it out and removal.

[6t9camaro]

Once the floor and firewall were out i could really see how bad the rust was in the kick panel and lower hinge post area. So they needed to be rebuilt! It was tricky to do with trying to retain the old rocker panel but it needs to be done before the floor goes in. Heres a few pics of that repair and the last pic is the cab prepped with weld-threw primer ready for the firewall! Thats it for today!!!

[swamp rat]

If ya don't mind my say'in... Awesome pictures! I have never seen a cab with the floor removed and the outter rockers intact and not everyday ya see the firewall removed ether. Nice work!