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69-Chevy-350 · 01-01-2003, 05:48 PM

Hey All,
I finally went out and did it. Since I was a kid I dreamed of an old Chevy pick up to restore and I found it. A 69 Chevy that came standard with the 350 and sport suspension. It was one hell of a truck back in the day, as the pictures I have depict. I am the fourth owner now. The orginial papers are with it and it has had a new motor (350), much chrome in the engine bay and new battery and exhaust job. I have restored other cars before but this is the first truck. It needs a lot of work ut it is mostly cosmetic. i want to give it a tune up first. Plugs, wires, rotor and cap and air filter. I don't know what works best so i ask the truck guru's to help me here and one other thing i Can't figure out..How to bend the bench seat so I can get all the trash from behind the seat out. thanks for the help and look forward to getting to know you. I will have pics up soon.

Steve Chandler
69 Chevy C/10 long bed

Hooter · 01-01-2003, 05:50 PM

Well unfortunetly You can't fold the seat because the gas tank is behind it. Sounds like a nice truck what options does it have? get some pictures on here ASAP! we wanna see it!. Oh b.t.w welcome to the board from British Columbia!

keenee · 01-01-2003, 06:50 PM

Welcome
It's true the seat on a 67-72 will not "bend" but only 8 bolts hold it doun so why not pull the seat, then the floor mat and give it a good cleaning for starters. You can get the last owners funk out. Most have far fewer bolts actually in place after all these years. When I got my truck I pulled the seat and floor mat and found $55.00 under the mat!
Good luck, Keenee

jostrans68 · 01-01-2003, 07:01 PM

All my 68 seats fold forward as Did my dads 72 GMC maybe I am just luck or a rare option I am sitting on Big Buckssssssss LOL

*racedvl* · 01-01-2003, 07:11 PM

Mine folds forward.

wbmorris87 · 01-01-2003, 07:13 PM

My 69 Chevy fold forward too, makes it nice to get behind the seat.

*Randy70C-10* · 01-01-2003, 07:25 PM

Soooooooo, where are you from??

Hooter · 01-01-2003, 08:36 PM

I think the deluxe seats didn't fold. I don't know why it wasn't the other way around

autorecycler · 01-01-2003, 09:34 PM

well the cheap seats on my 67 fold forward. now if I could find a seat cover for it?????

robby · 01-01-2003, 09:40 PM

mine have never folded

marcuspboldt · 01-01-2003, 09:50 PM

Welcome to da board

weasel29gm · 01-01-2003, 11:34 PM

Welcome from good ole W VA, sounds like a good project to start with.

**BIG ORANGE** · 01-01-2003, 11:57 PM

Welcome frome the palmetto state,were are you from?

neonlarry · 01-02-2003, 12:53 AM

One thing, I would try to find a HEI distributor instead of doing anything to the old points one. they are really easy to put in, and since you are replacing the wires already, it won't be that much harder. And, if you have the money, just get a K&N air filter, then you won't ever have to replace it again. BTW, welcome to the board

Longhorn Man · 01-02-2003, 01:25 AM

Welcome from Ohio.
keenee found 55 bucks...hmmm, I haven't been able to find anything but a couple bucks in chainge,a nd a small bag of pot. Well, actually the M.P. dogs found the pot. Now THAT was scarey.
As for your seet folding, it seems that some of the trucks that were low level opton trucks had folding seats...I've had 2 '70, and 1 '69, and none of them folded forward. Nothing back there but your gas tank anyways.

69-Chevy-350 · 01-02-2003, 11:20 AM

I am from Richmond, Virginia. Thanks for the help and the tips. I will look in to it all.

Steve

Terry S · 01-02-2003, 04:05 PM

Welcome from Kansas,

I agree with neonlarry, if you're going to do a tuneup anyway, go for the hei distribuor. 50 bucks from the junkyard, and it starts easier and will probably pick up 1-2 mpg as well. It's a direct swap, with the exception of a couple of little wiring changes. I can't help with the seat, my '72 had a 60-40 slit bench from a '98 in it when I bought it (that's another mod that I would highly recommend!)

TS

70c10 · 01-02-2003, 04:11 PM

Welcome from Maryland!. BTW - my seat folds forward.

**1971Stepside** · 01-02-2003, 04:12 PM

The stock bench in my 71 folded forward, but it is now under the cement floor of the garage across the street.......ssshhhhh!

**Palf70Step** · 01-02-2003, 06:15 PM

Welcome from Mississippi.
If you want a quick fix, unscrew the back side screw on each side of the seat. It'll then swing forward for ya. Did that with my 70 to get at the gas tank quickly when I went to bring it home.

My original set is now a soggy bench on the side of the shed.

*Randy70C-10* · 01-02-2003, 07:58 PM

You're not far from me. If you get down to Virginia Beach, let me know.

01-01-2003, 05:48 PM	#1
69-Chevy-350 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 27	"New" 69 Chevy Owner Hey All, I finally went out and did it. Since I was a kid I dreamed of an old Chevy pick up to restore and I found it. A 69 Chevy that came standard with the 350 and sport suspension. It was one hell of a truck back in the day, as the pictures I have depict. I am the fourth owner now. The orginial papers are with it and it has had a new motor (350), much chrome in the engine bay and new battery and exhaust job. I have restored other cars before but this is the first truck. It needs a lot of work ut it is mostly cosmetic. i want to give it a tune up first. Plugs, wires, rotor and cap and air filter. I don't know what works best so i ask the truck guru's to help me here and one other thing i Can't figure out..How to bend the bench seat so I can get all the trash from behind the seat out. thanks for the help and look forward to getting to know you. I will have pics up soon. Steve Chandler 69 Chevy C/10 long bed

01-01-2003, 05:50 PM	#2
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	Well unfortunetly You can't fold the seat because the gas tank is behind it. Sounds like a nice truck what options does it have? get some pictures on here ASAP! we wanna see it!. Oh b.t.w welcome to the board from British Columbia! __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

01-01-2003, 06:50 PM	#3
keenee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, Pennsylvania Posts: 231	Welcome It's true the seat on a 67-72 will not "bend" but only 8 bolts hold it doun so why not pull the seat, then the floor mat and give it a good cleaning for starters. You can get the last owners funk out. Most have far fewer bolts actually in place after all these years. When I got my truck I pulled the seat and floor mat and found $55.00 under the mat! Good luck, Keenee __________________ '96 GMC Suburban 6.5t '99 F**d Windstar '07 SON '09 DAUGHTER XOXOXO Wife

01-01-2003, 07:01 PM	#4
jostrans68 Jostrans68 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bloomington indiana Posts: 1,182	Not True All my 68 seats fold forward as Did my dads 72 GMC maybe I am just luck or a rare option I am sitting on Big Buckssssssss LOL __________________ [CGTW Member former 67-72 now with a 96 silverado

01-01-2003, 08:36 PM	#8
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	I think the deluxe seats didn't fold. I don't know why it wasn't the other way around __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

01-01-2003, 07:11 PM	#5
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Mine folds forward.

01-01-2003, 07:13 PM	#6
wbmorris87 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 24	My 69 Chevy fold forward too, makes it nice to get behind the seat.

01-01-2003, 07:25 PM	#7
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Soooooooo, where are you from??

01-01-2003, 09:34 PM	#9
autorecycler Recycler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill City Oregon Posts: 88	well the cheap seats on my 67 fold forward. now if I could find a seat cover for it????? __________________ 72 C20 with a 350. Previous owner swapped the 4 speed for a 700R4 auto. I'm retired and volunteer at state and national parks. I spend summers in Oregon. Found this truck for $800 and offered $600. Paid for it with $$ made from recycling bottles and cans. Oregon pays .05 per can/bottle. Now doing restification with recycled parts purchased with recycling $$.

01-01-2003, 09:40 PM	#10
robby Semper Fidelis Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 654	mine have never folded __________________ 72 Chevy C 20 with 402 For sale 85 GMC K2500 83 Trans Am Cedar City, Utah (Missouri Native)

01-01-2003, 09:50 PM	#11
marcuspboldt Registered Abuser Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ft.Worth Texas Posts: 1,001	Welcome to da board

01-01-2003, 11:34 PM	#12
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,101	Welcome from good ole W VA, sounds like a good project to start with. __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

01-01-2003, 11:57 PM	#13
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,767	welcome aboard!!!! Welcome frome the palmetto state,were are you from? __________________ Things happen for a reason!

01-02-2003, 12:53 AM	#14
neonlarry Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,745	One thing, I would try to find a HEI distributor instead of doing anything to the old points one. they are really easy to put in, and since you are replacing the wires already, it won't be that much harder. And, if you have the money, just get a K&N air filter, then you won't ever have to replace it again. BTW, welcome to the board __________________ 70 C/10 Light Red 350/TH350, HEI, Duals w/40 series Flows, 91 seat, LED taillights 99 Pontiac S/C GTP, SLP Ram Air hood, GMPP Konis & springs 95 Neon ACR, MP PCM, AFX UDP, 3.0 CAI

01-02-2003, 01:25 AM	#15
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Welcome from Ohio. keenee found 55 bucks...hmmm, I haven't been able to find anything but a couple bucks in chainge,a nd a small bag of pot. Well, actually the M.P. dogs found the pot. Now THAT was scarey. As for your seet folding, it seems that some of the trucks that were low level opton trucks had folding seats...I've had 2 '70, and 1 '69, and none of them folded forward. Nothing back there but your gas tank anyways.



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01-02-2003, 11:20 AM	#16
69-Chevy-350 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 27	I am from Richmond, Virginia. Thanks for the help and the tips. I will look in to it all. Steve

01-02-2003, 04:05 PM	#17
Terry S Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 118	Welcome from Kansas, I agree with neonlarry, if you're going to do a tuneup anyway, go for the hei distribuor. 50 bucks from the junkyard, and it starts easier and will probably pick up 1-2 mpg as well. It's a direct swap, with the exception of a couple of little wiring changes. I can't help with the seat, my '72 had a 60-40 slit bench from a '98 in it when I bought it (that's another mod that I would highly recommend!) TS __________________ I can do all things thru Christ, but he evidently doesn't want me to beat that Camaro light to light....

01-02-2003, 04:11 PM	#18
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Welcome from Maryland!. BTW - my seat folds forward. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

01-02-2003, 04:12 PM	#19
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	The stock bench in my 71 folded forward, but it is now under the cement floor of the garage across the street.......ssshhhhh! __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

01-02-2003, 06:15 PM	#20
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,324	Welcome from Mississippi. If you want a quick fix, unscrew the back side screw on each side of the seat. It'll then swing forward for ya. Did that with my 70 to get at the gas tank quickly when I went to bring it home. My original set is now a soggy bench on the side of the shed. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

01-02-2003, 07:58 PM	#21
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	You're not far from me. If you get down to Virginia Beach, let me know.

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