s10 to C10 in New Jersey

[Billett]

Hey, I'm Will out of Pittsgrove, NJ. This is my second vehicle my first being a '99 s10 that I did quite a bit of work with, but I've just bought this '68 C10 for a daily driver and I'll be selling the s10 soon. I've been lurking around this forum for quite a while, just never joined. I love this style truck and this forum was always the most useful whenever I needed to look anything up. Anyway, on to the truck.

The p.o. only had it for a week or so and didn't know much about cars in general so he had no idea what is in the truck. I tracked down the owner before that who was only marginally more helpful so right now I'm more or less discovering as I restore it... So what I know right now is:

1968 C10 with a 350 sbc and granny 3 spd. Other than that it appears to be original or at least reproduction parts. It used to be a service truck for a Texaco station near me on rt 40. The station has since closed and was refurbished by a local restoration shop to use, but the truck was only recently sold by that shop. It has it's issues but overall is very rust free and runs fantastically. I can't wait to bring her back to life.

[1ATony]

I'd drive that one just the way it is. I love the old school painted signage, it looks pretty awesome.

[Billett]

Paint is definitely staying as is. It gets looks wherever I take it. But there are a few problems I still have to contend with to make it a daily driver. The p.o. was not very good with wires, for example, so there are a ton just hanging down from under the dash and they aren't routed in the engine bay, just swinging freely or laying on the block...

[Bennett68C10]

Welcome Will, glad to see another NJ member here. Nice looking truck, I actually saw this one on Craigslist as well. You are way ahead of the game with it being rustfree. I have been working on mine for 2 plus years because of the amount of rust I had to fix. Good luck with it.
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[Billett]

Thanks man! Can't wait to see what you bring to the show this year

[Bennett68C10]

I actually won't be there, my truck is currently still in pieces. I'm not in Grounded anymore either, I just never got my screen name changed. You have to pay money to change it and never felt like it lol. Grounded is a great club and a great group of guys. Just wasn't for me anymore. They always have a great show with a nice turnout. I'm hoping I can make it next year with my truck.
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