"Chalky White" 71 stepper

[GAc10boy]

EDITED checklist below with changes and parts purchased


Finally!! Joined this forum a few months ago in anticipation of building one of these fine trucks. Well, I can officially start this thread and hopefully continue to learn a lot from you all along the way. Really thankful I found this forum as it has a ton of useful info and I've received a lot of guidance from forum members here.

Now, on to the truck...

Oh, really quickly, the name. I chose Chalky White for obvious color reasons but also because I'm huge fan of Boardwalk Empire on HBO. If you watch the show, you'll know exactly who that character is. One of my favorite characters on the show!

NOW, on to the truck!

It's a 1971 base model c10 stepper with SPID and title still intact. I set out to find a "patina" type truck with mostly original paint and sheet metal on an extremely modest budget (and when I say modest I mean as inexpensive as possible!!!)

Wanted a '71 for obvious reasons: 5 lug, front discs, etc.

The good:
- all original paint
- all original sheet metal
- interior mostly intact although will be upgraded
- drivetrain and engine (250 6 cylinder) in good working order (aside from tune-up, been sitting for 2 years)
- has SPID and title
- basically all original aside from the TH350 auto addition (a plus for me...and my wife for that matter)
- appears to be rust free firewall

The bad:
- usual rust in rockers, cab corners, and two quarter size spots above windshield at drip rail
- right rear fender is original but been primered
- bringing fuel system back to life after sitting for 2 years (usual tune up stuff)
- base model so no ac, ps, or pb
- dash has been cut for radio (pet peeve but had to settle there)
- non original grille (restoring back to factory)
- PO painted original door panels black from factory green
- cracked original front glass
- hideous mirrors

My plans
- ECE/CPP/Belltech 3/5 or 4/6 with Bilstein shocks (3" Belltech Spindles & 2" blocks w/ Moog upper/lower ball joints, new wheel bearings/seals, and control arm u-bolts - will add 2" ECE coils all the way around)
- 18 or 20 inch wheels (purchased AR Daytona 20/22 w/ 255/40/20 & 265/40/22 Proxes)
- Headers, exhaust, intake manifold for the 250 (going LS swap)
- CLR/wax treatment on body (complete)
- Rust replacement in future ($$$$$!!!!! I'm not a body man by any means)
- New windshield
- Update interior with new seat cover, dash pad and add carpet
- Replace wood bed floor
- Chrome bumpers and original style grille (replaced with OEM grill and OEM white bumper)
- more low profile mirrors

Once I get it running well, I'm going to try to maintain a goal of it staying driveable as I update and hopefully better the truck. Overall goal is to breathe life back into this truck and drive the mess out of it!

Anyway, enough chat...here's a few pics until I get some better ones.

My son with truck. He's pumped!


PO bringing it to its new home from around the Augusta area