bought a truck (because YOLO)

[neirfin]

Been looking around for a truck. Went back and forth over a newer beater for a few grand, or finding a dream restoration project... Decided on the resto after thinking about the baby (8 weeks old now). Thought it would be much better to hand him down a classic truck in 17 years than a late 90's model. (ok, I thought about myself a bit too )

So I looked and looked, and it seemed like most trucks (even project ones) were way out of my budget. Saw a local 'park and sell' place that had a red '64 C10, and figured I would take a look one day on a whim. While the red C10 was too expensive, I did see a 'make an offer' yellow '69 C20 long bed that caught my eye from the back of the lot... Once I test drove it, it was like it called out to me... Buy me... Love me... FIX ME...

So I moved around funds, saved up a little, and pulled the trigger. The body is clean, only one small rust spot, lots of original stuff but a newer crate engine and it drives great for an old truck. I'm hoping I wont find too many hidden costs, but so far it's looking like a great truck for the price I paid.




Anyways, thanks in advance for the forum and all help/advice!

First project on my list would be power brakes or some kind of assist booster, non-power brakes kinda suck. I would like to get standard rims and tires (right now it has bigger rear wheels) and to remove the 2-ton overload springs. New front and rear bumpers, and I'm on the fence between an interior kit (so far I've only found one in black for about $600) or just to repair the current brown seat and leave the rest of the interior for now. It would be nice to get a rebuilt steering column and put back the 3 on the tree, the last owner put a floor shift in. If that didn't pan out, I wouldn't mind a 400 turbo auto transmission, but would still need the new column anyways. Too many directions, not enough money

[AussieinNC]

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[neirfin]

Originally Posted by AussieinNC

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