El Palomito-My 1964 C10 SWB BBW Fleetside

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A few years ago I purchased a 1966 Shortbed Big Back Window Shortbed, 292 4 speed on floor all original Chevy Pickup for $2000. Over the next year I pulled and resealed the original motor, removed / replaced the tranny, put in new U-joints and changed the differential fluid. 4 new tires and new brakes (drums) and the Grey Goose (named by the C10 King - "Rene"-made it's way up and down Highway 5 in Central California, with it's 3.0 rear gears and 10x 31 inch rear tires, it would fly at 75 all day long...

And then a horrible accident happened to me, I broke the left rotator cuff tendons (supraspinatous) 3 cm and needed $85K surgery to fix it. I felt I could no longer drive the 4 speed and non P/S Grey Goose. So in April of this year I sold it at Turlock Swap Meet to Rene, who dubbed it The Grey Goose.

Well the Grey Goose was eventually sold to Delmo, where in resides presently in Southern California. I have been looking for a new bird since the Goose left the flock. Let me humbly introduce to you all for your viewing pleasure "El Palomito" The White Dove"

El Palomito is a 1964 Big Back Window Shortbed Fleetside, lovingly cared for by a gentleman in Modesto California for the past 10 years. She sports a 350 (Vortec Heads) Dual exhaust, 350 Turbo Tranny Automatic, Soft Ray glass all around and a POSI rear end (not sure on the ratio yet!) She's a little tired and needs some mechanical improvements, and this thread will document them.

But here's where he started...
Cost me $5K, was asking $6500.