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Title: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on October 10, 2012, 08:07:24 pm
New here to this site. Showed some pictures in the Welcome area. I now have enough pictures to start my own thread on my build. I found the truck in a guys yard here in NC. The truck is a 1980 Silverado C10, with a 454 engine that needs a rebuild, a 700r4 transmission, and a 14 bolt 5 lug 373 rear. This truck is my first truck build. My last build was a 1984 Monte Carlo Street Stock. The truck has been stripped down, frame and cab went to the blaster. Currently I am cleaning the frame in prep for paint.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on October 10, 2012, 08:16:27 pm
I will post more pictures after I remember how to resize them.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on October 10, 2012, 08:34:31 pm
More Pictures from August.
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Post by: SUX2BU99 on October 16, 2012, 10:12:35 pm
Should be nice. 14 bolt 5 lug? Are those custom axles? Don't think I've ever seen 5 lug for the 14 bolt.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: Captkaos on October 16, 2012, 11:42:01 pm
454SS trucks were 14bolts with 5 on 5 axles.  (semi float)  This was the ONLY 14 bolt with them and ONLY came on the 454SS from the factory.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on October 17, 2012, 10:11:21 pm
10-4 Chris, thats correct.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: thirsty on October 22, 2012, 02:44:41 pm
Looks like you have a pretty good truck to start with. Keep the pics and details coming!
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on October 22, 2012, 07:34:31 pm
More pics from end of August, begining of Sept. Frame and cab back from the blaster
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on November 07, 2012, 09:02:33 pm
Frame blasted, sanded, and 3 coats of paint. New rear poly bushings, rear end back in and running brake lines.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on November 21, 2012, 09:35:05 pm
Few more pics from today. Rear end is done fuel lines back in, brake lines from rear to front done, e brake cables, left side tank done and in. The 454 that was in the truck along with busted up motor mounts caused the top of the frame rails to lift, so I brought them back down and reinforced them under the motor mount plates.
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Post by: bake74 on November 22, 2012, 06:15:46 am
     Looking good, keep up the great work and the pictorial thread.
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Post by: 83LWB convert on November 22, 2012, 09:42:02 am
That was a good looking truck before the rebuild, can't wait to see the finished product.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on November 22, 2012, 10:18:36 am
My last project before I started the truck project.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: 80stepsideguy on November 24, 2012, 12:04:08 am
What year monte carlo? Was the roof badly rusted?

thanks
pat
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on November 24, 2012, 03:10:27 pm
The PO was going to put a roll cage that he cut out of another car, so to get it in they cut the roof off. But that was as far as they got, we pulled the car out his woods. He wanted me to buy his roll cage also, I passed, wasnt anything that I wanted. The car was an 1984 Monte. Raced it for one year and sold it.
Title: Re: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: wlmckee on December 09, 2012, 06:36:56 pm
Been busy both in and out of the shop.
Title: My 1980 C10 Frame off.
Post by: Senck243 on December 09, 2012, 08:37:04 pm
Very nice build... Keep the pictures coming


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