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12-07-2008, 11:51 PM
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My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project --update 1-20
Just picked this up last week, brought it in the garage yesterday. Cleaned up a decent mileage 5.3 and painted it. Set it in tonight for mockup. Plan is to have it back out, engine compartment painted and engine/ trans bolted in by the end of the coming week. The truck is from Cali and is pretty clean with some not so great paint. Its tubbed with a 12 bolt/ ladder bars/ coilovers and 31x18.5 tires. Thinking about painting it satin black, maybe some flames...
Sorry for the pics....cellphone...lost my camera somewhere......      
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12-08-2008, 12:00 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
that is one sweet looking truck, maybe it is just me but i kinda like the run down look of it and with that 5.3 in it especially how it looks that sets it off for me, nice and welcome from saskatchewan canada
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12-08-2008, 12:06 AM
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"THE GREEN GOBLIN"
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
That is a great looking truck I may have a bigBlock in mine but there is something about that 5.3 that just sets it off I wish my engine looked as good... That paint looks like it will clean up good for being what it is Nice Score.......
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12-08-2008, 12:07 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
this might sound dumb...but what color engine paint is that? Been looking for basically the same color for my cummins motor.
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12-08-2008, 12:19 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
I have painted a few of them that color, including this one thats in my turbocharged Chevy II. Its just a graphite wheel paint available at the auto parts stores
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12-08-2008, 12:16 AM
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THE DAMN YANKEE
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
that is 1 awsome truck meaning it has much potential. think about my offer. good luck!!! tell me you stole it from the previous owner that'll make my day. would like to see the finished product though. it'll be 1 bad azz truck w that eng too. you may just decide to keep it. here in MD they all got rust or they're 5k and up phipp
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12-08-2008, 12:23 AM
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THE DAMN YANKEE
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
how long are the ladder bars. i had to make my own 48" bars i couldnt find decent long bars. i'll try to attach a pic of them. getting them powdercoated tomorrow night i'm prostreeting a 72 swb step. i'd love to see pics of the rear suspension setup. phipp13
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12-08-2008, 12:26 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
I would have to measure them, but I was just under there and they appear to be a standard double adjustable unit like from any kit out there
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12-08-2008, 12:30 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
I just looked through the receipts that came with the truck and its shows the ladder bars as being 32". It has a basic 2x3 crossmember
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12-08-2008, 01:51 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
What kind of accessory setup are you going to use with the LS1 intake. How are you going to run the water pump out let. I like the color. It is a 5.5L truck engine right??
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12-08-2008, 01:59 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
It is a 5.3, I will be custom building the brackets to mount the stock truck power steering, a CS style alternator and loop under the water pump back to the stock tensioner most likely
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12-08-2008, 03:13 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
That look sweet man. I really like the color on the motor, does it hold up well?
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12-08-2008, 03:41 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
yeah, my turbo motor car has been beat on a bunch and the engine paint all still looks fine
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12-08-2008, 09:12 AM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
Wow... what a great little project, nice work!
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12-08-2008, 01:22 PM
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
Love it
 Leave it orange dude, WAY too many people just throw black on trucks to sell em & is degrading to the nice black trucks IMO Last edited by Spray-Bomb; 12-08-2008 at 01:25 PM. |
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12-08-2008, 04:13 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
I know but this orange is pretty beat up
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12-08-2008, 05:03 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
I like it. Looks cool as is.
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12-08-2008, 05:17 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
Nice!
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12-09-2008, 09:36 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
Thanks guys
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12-09-2008, 10:10 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
Subscribing to thread.
What do you use for a wiring harness????
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12-09-2008, 10:16 PM
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Resident of Here
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
Nice and quick! How I like my swaps!
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12-09-2008, 10:31 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
I do my own swap wiring with stock harnesses.....
There are 5 vehicles on my property right now, 4 are LS powered, and none came that way from the factory 
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12-09-2008, 10:49 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
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12-26-2008, 11:22 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
Here is some more progress....braced the motor mounts, then clearanced for manifolds...
       
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12-27-2008, 10:16 PM
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Re: My quick/ budget 5.3 69 Chevy C10 Project
almost got it running tonight......not quite as exciting as actually getting it running
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