I drove this home today:
It's a 1966 Chevy C20. My first ride was a '64 C10 that I owned when my wife and I started dating. Recently we've been looking to find one of these trucks to own again. After looking at a couple of basket cases, I came across this one.
The guy we bought it from purchased the truck in 1972. He's pretty much kept it all original. Has the original 327 and 4spd standard. The motor was rebuilt 12k miles ago. It still has the original Rochester 4bbl and points distributor. New clutch, flywheel, and pressure plate were recently installed. The rear axle is not original; a couple of years after the previous owner bought the truck the bearings in the axle failed while he was on a trip to CA. The only way he could get it fixed was to swap in a different axle.
All of the gauges work. It has an aftermarket A/C unit that's an old school unit. It works too and was recently recharged. I also found out after the fact that under the seat cover is a recently upholstered bench seat. The rubber floor covering is in great shape as well.
Don't have a picture of the wood bed floor, but it's in decent shape. The paint is a little odd. When the previous owner started seeing surface rust appearing he would sand it and paint it with primer. The cab support on the rear driver side is pretty rotted and needs replaced.
Immediate plans are to change fluids and get 2 new tires for the front. He put new radial tires on the rear, but the front still has bias ply tires that are very nearly out of tread. This guy has kept the truck so original it still has bias ply tires. LOL
Then I would like to swap in an electronic distributor and replace plugs and wires. Then hopefully later this year I can put a FiTech Go Street system in this truck using the Fuel Command Center.
I would also like to swap in a 14 bolt axle with more favorable gearing. Right now it's running about 3000RPM at 60mph.
Now the pressure is on to get the 454 in the crew cab so I can start messing with this truck.
It's a 1966 Chevy C20. My first ride was a '64 C10 that I owned when my wife and I started dating. Recently we've been looking to find one of these trucks to own again. After looking at a couple of basket cases, I came across this one.
The guy we bought it from purchased the truck in 1972. He's pretty much kept it all original. Has the original 327 and 4spd standard. The motor was rebuilt 12k miles ago. It still has the original Rochester 4bbl and points distributor. New clutch, flywheel, and pressure plate were recently installed. The rear axle is not original; a couple of years after the previous owner bought the truck the bearings in the axle failed while he was on a trip to CA. The only way he could get it fixed was to swap in a different axle.
All of the gauges work. It has an aftermarket A/C unit that's an old school unit. It works too and was recently recharged. I also found out after the fact that under the seat cover is a recently upholstered bench seat. The rubber floor covering is in great shape as well.
Don't have a picture of the wood bed floor, but it's in decent shape. The paint is a little odd. When the previous owner started seeing surface rust appearing he would sand it and paint it with primer. The cab support on the rear driver side is pretty rotted and needs replaced.
Immediate plans are to change fluids and get 2 new tires for the front. He put new radial tires on the rear, but the front still has bias ply tires that are very nearly out of tread. This guy has kept the truck so original it still has bias ply tires. LOL
Then I would like to swap in an electronic distributor and replace plugs and wires. Then hopefully later this year I can put a FiTech Go Street system in this truck using the Fuel Command Center.
I would also like to swap in a 14 bolt axle with more favorable gearing. Right now it's running about 3000RPM at 60mph.
Now the pressure is on to get the 454 in the crew cab so I can start messing with this truck.
