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1968 C10 DD, project "New Tricks"

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1968 C10 DD, project "New Tricks"

I'm looking at starting another project. This will be my daily driver and I'll be keeping it for as long as possible. The 67-72 C10 is my platform, but leaning towards the 67&68 grille. Anything I get will end up with an LS/trans swapped in. It will also end up with disc brake and suspension upgrades from CPP.

Tell me what you guys think. Here are some of the choices I've been looking at. Not necessarily these trucks, but very close to what I'm looking at.

The long bed, useful but kinda long, still slick

The short bed, great handling, desirable, needs work but all there

The short bed with missing bed, running inline 6, needs lots of work but cheap driver. I've also got this image of a dropped flat bed truck, small tubs tucking 20s or 22s, and stained wood bed with clean tool box against the cab. CPP everything and a 5.3/4L60 round out the awesomeness. :bow:

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Prices seem to stay the same for stuff like this. Long beds are always a deal if you're not looking for a short bed.

$8900
$7800
$2300
 
K85 Octane said:
Prices seem to stay the same for stuff like this. Long beds are always a deal if you're not looking for a short bed.

$8900
$7800
$2300
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based on your ability to do work, i'd think if you got a long bed cheap enough, you could decide to do the short bed chop yourself.
i'm kinda diggin the idea of a cleaned up flatbed tho. dont see that every day. you could use some nice grain stained up wood to make it pop
 
K85 Octane said:
Prices seem to stay the same for stuff like this. Long beds are always a deal if you're not looking for a short bed.

$8900
$7800
$2300
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Wow. At those lingers selling for that much out in CA? I can't believe how the prices of these trucks came up
 
if your intent on some sort of flatbed idea, and don't need to drive it immediately, I'd definitely go for the cheap 6 cyl one, rip the box off, motor out, and dump that 5, 6 g's saved into the drivetrain/flatbed materials..
 
ryoken said:
if your intent on some sort of flatbed idea, and don't need to drive it immediately, I'd definitely go for the cheap 6 cyl one, rip the box off, motor out, and dump that 5, 6 g's saved into the drivetrain/flatbed materials..
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X2 for sure.
 
Also if you are not building for show quality, don't pay good money for a front disc brake conversion. Grab the parts off of a 73-87 and bolt them on. All but a couple of holes in the frame are the same for the A-arms.
 
Why not keep your eyes out for a long bed step side? We have a family fried who picked up a 67 GMC 2500 4x4 stepside a few years ago. I've seen quite a few of them in 2wd around too. It would be useful and unique at the same time and cheaper because it's a long bed truck.

1970 Chevy Pickup

http://greensboro.en.craigslist.org/cto/4254091732.html
 
IMO if you're going to build a low truck its gotta be a shortbed. Theres something off putting for me about long beds. The flatbed idea however isnt terrible and could be cool and useful.
 
The green shortbed is about twice as much as I think someone would actually pay for it. If it's really rust free I guess thats gonna increase the value. I don't like the mismatched body work, agian, for that price. We have all seen prices gone up on the last few years, and I've seen many overpriced vehicles being relisted on craigslist and ebay again and again.

Since you plan on pulling the drivetrain anyway, you really don't even need a running truck. Those trucks are so simple, even if you get one that some started disasembling it won't be hard to put back together.

Like the others said, I would stay far away from 2wd long beds if you want it to look cool. I have owned them, but they were 3/4 ton and served a different purpose.
 
I had a 69' shortbed and a 70' long bed. I'd go short bed for a loweded truck. Long bed for more of a DD work truck. Oh how I miss both trucks dearly.
 
Keep in mind that if you get a GMC those came with rear leaf springs while the Chevy came with trailing arms and coil springs.

Also the 1st year for disc brakes on those trucks was 1971 but it will be 5 lug rather than 6 lug.
 
Ok, I've been checking in on my phone but haven't been able to do a proper reply.

1) I hate step side beds, unless they are attached to 50s era trucks.

This will be my daily driver, not quite show truck but that wouldn't stop me from taking it to a show or two. I'm hoping to work on it and drive it at the same time. Do the suspension in a week, then drive it the next. A slow build on a budget.

I'm not looking at shortening a long bed, I don't have the body skills to pull it off, plus by the time it's done I could have bought a short bed that needs work I can do. BUT the biggest problem...I do all my work in the dirt, outside, feet from neighbors, and I fight the city every time the truck is "inoperable looking".

I got some pictures from the cheap truck and gave him an offer. It was rejected. The pictures I asked for show some real bad areas. Maybe not for you rust belt guys, but for a CA car at this price they were. The cab corners, rockers, and lower fender areas all have rust holes. To make it worse, the dash was badly cut and nasty speaker holes were cut in the B pillar of the cab. The offer was basically for a running chassis that needed a cab and front clip. :dunno: O well, I'll keep looking.
 
this is my 71 short bed
I want to put a 67 front clip that I have on it and do a 5.3/4l60
drop it maybe air ride and more modern wheels

but I am having a hard time with putting the 67 clip on it since it has a awesome patina



 
nice truck

I'm picturing two tone. One color on top, second color on the rest of the body and flat bed. Center of bed will be stained wood. Might keep the paint dark and either do a dark wood or maybe something light for that extra pop.

Or powder coat the flat bed black and run some nice wood. Not sure, I'll have to request the assistance of the Photoshop crowd :D


EDIT: but without the sides, lower on the frame, and mini tubs to tuck the wheels :D

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I want to put the 67 clip on it with the chrome head light rings and grill trim. then paint it a bright cherry red with 17'' cragar ss wheels



 
4X4HIGH said:
Keep in mind that if you get a GMC those came with rear leaf springs while the Chevy came with trailing arms and coil springs.



some chevy trucks got leaf springs it was an option my 71 is leaf so its not just a gmc thing. and yes it is original I am the third owner I got it from the son of the original owner. I was the first person to change anything from stock on it.
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