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Title: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: lbsands on April 17, 2018, 08:09:07 pm

Greetings everyone.

I recently purchased a 1983 Chevrolet C10 short bed (Scottsdale). According to a VIN decoder, the motor is/was a 305 V8. The previous owner modified some things, including adding an Edelbrock carburetor. The truck has functional A/C and is overall in pretty good condition.

I've since removed the bench seat, carpet, underlayment, dash cover, and other interior components, mainly to find and repair a water leak that appears to be coming from the cowel drain thingy that I've read several posts on already.

From there, I plan on making the interior structurally sound (and safe) and updating things like the radio, speakers, gauges, bezel, dash cover, steering wheel, miscellaneous knobs/handles, seat belts, maybe the seat and possibly the glass.

As far as the exterior, I plan to change the grille, replace the tailgate handle, upgrade the wheels and tires, repaint (undecided about chrome trim), and decide what to do with the engine.

Looking forward to learning a lot on here (hopefully with success from the search tool) and making this truck everything I want it to be.


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Title: Re: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: Jason S on April 17, 2018, 08:44:20 pm

Welcome from Kansas!

Title: Re: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: Rapid Roy on April 17, 2018, 09:18:56 pm

Welcome from North Texas.

 Grill appears good to me???

Title: Re: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: blazer74 on April 17, 2018, 09:46:55 pm

Welcome.

I happen to like that front look also.

I grew up in S Fl.

Title: Re: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: bd on April 17, 2018, 10:10:00 pm

Hello and welcome from Central California!

Title: Re: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: Ol Blue on April 18, 2018, 06:12:40 am

Hello from Pensacola !  8)

Title: Re: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: zieg85 on April 18, 2018, 06:53:43 am

Welcome from the St. Louis, MO area

Title: Re: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: kbose333 on April 19, 2018, 02:57:18 pm

Welcome... From Orlando. 

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Title: Re: Checking in from Pembroke Pines, FL
Post by: Irish_Alley on April 24, 2018, 10:39:15 pm

welcome from maryland