Post by lostsheep on Aug 14, 2013 12:11:25 GMT -7
Glad be be on the forum!
I had a '66 way back in '72. Always regretted selling it. When I bought it (actually my parents bought it a t a gov't army auction for $500) it had the 250 with a 3 on the tree. I drove the wheels off the ol thing. Painted the interior passionate purple (only paint I had) and primer blacked the exterior. Eventually the outside was done electric blue. I got into the service, and decided to drop the 250 and trans, and I bought a 327 Turbofire out of a Vette in a junkyard, and a truck 4 speed. She ran like a striped -a**ed ape, but topped out at about 65mph. Wrong gearing. I got married, and sold the truck to a staff sergeant on base, I hope he still has it.
I always wanted another '60-'66, but still wanted the V-8 and a floor shift manual. I wanted the V-8 so I could install A/C without taxing the engine unduly. And, as a trucker for 30 years, I really like the control I have with a manual transmission.
I just acquired a '66 from down in Shasta, CA. I believe it originally had a small block in it, but I'm still looking into the VIN to see what I can find out. The old fellow that previously owned it (passed away 3 years ago) had decided he wanted to pull a BIG trailer with it, so he installed a 454 BBC and put a one ton running gear in it. All the mechanical stuff looks well done. But, the electrical was a mess. He had put in an electric trailer brake setup, and a pigtail for the trailer electrics. He used the same color wire for almost everything, yellow. Fortunately, the stock harness is mostly intact, except at the tailgate where he hacked the harness for trailer lights. I spent 3 days tracing and yanking wiring. It also came with a real Barden steel real bumper (you don't want to rearend THAT bumper!!) and a receiver mounted 9,000lb Superwinch. The bed still has original wood, but he scabbed a huge sheet of 1/4" aluminum over it. The aluminum's probably worth as much as the truck!!
The hokey trailer brake setup is history, I pulled the master cylinder tap and the control box out, along with a garbage can of wire. The harness is back to as stock as I can get it. Eventually, I'll put in a new harness.
Body wise, mostly surface rust. The left and right fender corners are cancered in the usual spot. The roof to windshield panel shows a bit of rust, but it's not soft. The DS floor to kick panel has a spot about 3/4"x3" that looks like the spot welds have popped, and allowed water into the floor. But the floorboards themselves are solid.
It had a 4 row brass radiator in it, which was seeping pretty good. The radiator shop said a new core would run about $450-$500, so I bought a Champion aluminum 3 row for it. I finished that yesterday, and took it up Sexton pass for a test drive. At 65mph going up the 5 mile grade, she made it to 190 degrees. Going down she dropped to 170. Putting around town in stop and go, 170-180 degrees. And, it was 96 here in southern Oregon yesterday.
So, that's my ride! She'll be my daily driver, not a show truck.
I had a '66 way back in '72. Always regretted selling it. When I bought it (actually my parents bought it a t a gov't army auction for $500) it had the 250 with a 3 on the tree. I drove the wheels off the ol thing. Painted the interior passionate purple (only paint I had) and primer blacked the exterior. Eventually the outside was done electric blue. I got into the service, and decided to drop the 250 and trans, and I bought a 327 Turbofire out of a Vette in a junkyard, and a truck 4 speed. She ran like a striped -a**ed ape, but topped out at about 65mph. Wrong gearing. I got married, and sold the truck to a staff sergeant on base, I hope he still has it.
I always wanted another '60-'66, but still wanted the V-8 and a floor shift manual. I wanted the V-8 so I could install A/C without taxing the engine unduly. And, as a trucker for 30 years, I really like the control I have with a manual transmission.
I just acquired a '66 from down in Shasta, CA. I believe it originally had a small block in it, but I'm still looking into the VIN to see what I can find out. The old fellow that previously owned it (passed away 3 years ago) had decided he wanted to pull a BIG trailer with it, so he installed a 454 BBC and put a one ton running gear in it. All the mechanical stuff looks well done. But, the electrical was a mess. He had put in an electric trailer brake setup, and a pigtail for the trailer electrics. He used the same color wire for almost everything, yellow. Fortunately, the stock harness is mostly intact, except at the tailgate where he hacked the harness for trailer lights. I spent 3 days tracing and yanking wiring. It also came with a real Barden steel real bumper (you don't want to rearend THAT bumper!!) and a receiver mounted 9,000lb Superwinch. The bed still has original wood, but he scabbed a huge sheet of 1/4" aluminum over it. The aluminum's probably worth as much as the truck!!
The hokey trailer brake setup is history, I pulled the master cylinder tap and the control box out, along with a garbage can of wire. The harness is back to as stock as I can get it. Eventually, I'll put in a new harness.
Body wise, mostly surface rust. The left and right fender corners are cancered in the usual spot. The roof to windshield panel shows a bit of rust, but it's not soft. The DS floor to kick panel has a spot about 3/4"x3" that looks like the spot welds have popped, and allowed water into the floor. But the floorboards themselves are solid.
It had a 4 row brass radiator in it, which was seeping pretty good. The radiator shop said a new core would run about $450-$500, so I bought a Champion aluminum 3 row for it. I finished that yesterday, and took it up Sexton pass for a test drive. At 65mph going up the 5 mile grade, she made it to 190 degrees. Going down she dropped to 170. Putting around town in stop and go, 170-180 degrees. And, it was 96 here in southern Oregon yesterday.
So, that's my ride! She'll be my daily driver, not a show truck.
anyone know if its possible to turn my c10 into 4x4 ?