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Offline Nurchburgler

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Hello from sandy eggo CA
« on: December 28, 2012, 12:09:49 pm »
What's up fellas.
I just purchased a 1973 chevy c10 long bed and I can't wait to dig into her and learn about these awesome trucks.

Don't have much history on her. But I plan to build one.



She came with a 350  and a th350 tranny.
Eddlebrock 4bbl carb
Hooker headers
Flow master exhaust
Msd ignition

And

Leaky tranny pan
Bouncy needles
Squeaky brakes
No heater
Blinkers don't work

And I'm sure a bucket list of other problems..but she ha a clean body, just a few holes in doors, and some weird work on the roof..looks like poor bondo job.

Anyway..looking forward to picking some brains and reading about your builds and repairs.

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Offline zieg85

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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2012, 12:11:27 pm »
Awesome truck to start with, the beginning of the square body...  Welcome from NW Indiana
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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2012, 12:23:06 pm »
Welcome to the forum from Central California!!  Nice truck!!!
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In other words... if people learn by making mistakes, by now I should know just about everything!!!
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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2012, 12:59:11 pm »
Welcome from CT
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Offline bake74

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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2012, 07:37:26 pm »
     Welcome from Sac, Ca.
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Offline Nurchburgler

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Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2012, 06:58:00 am »
Thanks for the welcomes..I will be lurking around..

Posting...lurking...reading...lurking.

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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2012, 09:25:35 am »
Lots of good info here. I'm going to San Diego in February for work and have a day in between with nothing to do. Any suggestions? I've never been out there.
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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2012, 11:47:41 am »
Quote from: VileZambonie on December 29, 2012, 09:25:35 am
Any suggestions?

Brush up on your Spanish, it is a different world out there...
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Offline Nurchburgler

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Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2012, 01:44:52 pm »
Quote from: VileZambonie on December 29, 2012, 09:25:35 am
Lots of good info here. I'm going to San Diego in February for work and have a day in between with nothing to do. Any suggestions? I've never been out there.

Drinking?
Partying?
Sports?

What's your dish?
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Offline bake74

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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2012, 03:36:53 pm »
Quote from: VileZambonie on December 29, 2012, 09:25:35 am
Lots of good info here. I'm going to San Diego in February for work and have a day in between with nothing to do. Any suggestions? I've never been out there.

     San Diego has some great sites, some of my favorites. 

USS Midway Museum
910 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA
(619) 544-9600

San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego
(619) 231-1515

San Diego Zoo 'Safari Park'
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA
(760) 747-8702

     They also have Sea World, Old town San Diego State historic Park.  I personally like to visit Museums, parks, and history sites on my vacations, but that is not for everyone.

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Offline Nurchburgler

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Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2012, 03:42:14 pm »
Quote from: bake74 on December 29, 2012, 03:36:53 pm
Quote from: VileZambonie on December 29, 2012, 09:25:35 am
Lots of good info here. I'm going to San Diego in February for work and have a day in between with nothing to do. Any suggestions? I've never been out there.

     San Diego has some great sites, some of my favorites. 

USS Midway Museum
910 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA
(619) 544-9600

San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego
(619) 231-1515

San Diego Zoo 'Safari Park'
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA
(760) 747-8702

     They also have Sea World, Old town San Diego State historic Park.  I personally like to visit Museums, parks, and history sites on my vacations, but that is not for everyone.

All very excellent...got Lego land if you have kids...beach cities..pub crawls,  romance...name your pleasure and San Diego can make it happen " for a price"
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Offline PromiseKeeper

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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2012, 06:06:12 pm »
Welcome from Ohio! A 73 was my first truck. It was my Grandad's. Are those mirrors original? I know they are Chevy, but somehow it seems like there was an easrlier version.
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Re: Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2012, 07:03:37 pm »
Great find  1st year of the square body  , no cab lights or drip rails  .  I just put the same cab on my 78 k30 Wrecker check my truck under my rebuild   PS. Welcome from Vermont.
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Hello from sandy eggo CA
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2012, 02:01:58 pm »
Quote from: PromiseKeeper on December 29, 2012, 06:06:12 pm
Welcome from Ohio! A 73 was my first truck. It was my Grandad's. Are those mirrors original? I know they are Chevy, but somehow it seems like there was an easrlier version.

They are not factory..I was gonna put the originals on..just kinda small.

Previous owner did that mod.

Gonna have to fix the original holes or the new holes for the current mirrors..

We will see when I get there..working mechanical issues for now.

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