Brother gave me a truck

[Backon4]

Rough shape 83 c10 long bed. Pulled the motor and stripped it today. Taking to the machine shop tomorrow. Ordering body repair panels and a couple interior pieces tomorrow and then toward end of summer finish body work and paint. I know in the end it would be cheaper just to buy a nicer truck but this will be a good toy hauler.

[road1will]

sweet...pics?

[DarkTahoe00]

Sounds like a nice project,post some pics!

[TK5]

Sweeeeet. Post pics when you can.

[JKmotorsports]

Cool man. Can't wait to see some pics. Sounds like it could be a cool project.

[Backon4]

I will take a couple of pictures in the next few days. It's nothing special but you can't beat a free truck.....

[nc6600]

I will take a couple of pictures in the next few days. It's nothing special but you can't beat a free truck..... That you cant:Handshake:

[Backon4]

Well the block, heads, crank, rods are at the machine shop. Hoping to have it back together in the next couple of weeks

[wmgood64]

you need before, during and after photos!!!

[Backon4]

I will take a couple of pics today of the truck. I went to pull-a-part the other day and got me a bench seat for $35, couldn't find much else I needed though. Still debating on wehter or not to paint the motor before putting it in.

[Backon4]

got a phone call from the machine shop yesterday with bad news. The block is cracked. So now I am on the hunt for another 305 block... A search I thought would be easy is proving to be troublesome. The ones I've found are more than 350's.

[Rollin Thunder]

put a 454 in that bitch.

[Nickleahy23]

might as well just put a 350 in it man..305s are junk...not like theres any wires or anything that have to be changed for a 350 in an older truck..build one up nice, bored .040 over, cam heads etc and have a nice motor

[road1will]

Yea, scrap that 305 and just go 350. You will be glad you did in the long run.

[Backon4]

I really want to keep it as original as possible. But If I can't find a 305 I will go to pull apart and yank a 350 to put in it

[AtomicHoe094]

when i got my motor painted from the engine shop in the TA (400 block all bored out and shit) they painted it facotry color blue, and after the initial run through and break in, the motor got so hot it basically turned the paint colors.. still looks blue but no way better then before.. id choose black or a very dark color if i was you.. IMO

[pacman1981]

post pics when you can, love them c10s, i got a 84 shortbed right now

[Landchipper]

Had one myself years ago. Post some of those pics.

[puckhead]

pics mutha fucka!