project shorty 84

[low_84_inchaska]

Hi, I would like to introduce myself because I am a new member to the site. My name is Jason and I live in minnesota and have always loved the c10's. The story begins with finding an ad on craigslist for a 84 c10 for $1500, so I couldnt help myself. Going into it I knew it needed new gears due to a nice shutter/vibration at speed. So for some reason I did the opposite, instead of fixing it and just driving it, I ordered up a DJM suspension 3/4 kit for it spindles, hangers, shackles, shocks.....then after it was installed i started sanding/chemically striping and then the sanding turned into sandblasting. Then that turned into dent pulling and filling/smoothing....well that leaves me to where i am now. Figuring out what to do with the rust in the interior near the kick panels and the floorboards. I will get some pics on here soon, I dont know why I didnt take any pics at the begining of the build i am sure i will kick myself for that.

The plan is to make the truck a daily driver and to haul my motocross bike in the back,,my other truck is a crewcab duramax and putting bikes in the back of that is no fun.

I just want to get the thing straight and reprimed and blocked before the real snow flies and work on the cab patching this winter. I think that is a reasonable expectation out of myself for being new at this.

1984 c10 short box, 350/t350, blue buckets, baby blue when i bought it.

wants- black/charcoal interior, newer buckets, new gauges, 5.3 with overdrive tranny.

I will get you guys some pics.