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Old 07-29-2008, 05:13 PM   #1
wicked_sky_gazer
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Location: owasso oklahoma
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Cool My '81 Build... Enjoy!!

So I am finally getting around to starting on my truck, I have a ’81 C10 short wide, it will be slow progress from the start but will hopefully pick up soon and really take off. I am still waiting on some parts to arrive, and others to be finished up at different shops around town. So bear with me and I’ll try and include as many photos as I can… So here’s the to-do-list as it stands now..

Chassis:
Fully boxed
X-membered
New cross members (less trany and front K member)
New bushings
Tri 4-link w/ cantilevers and watts-link
Rear notch
Rear bumper re-enforcement
Hide-away tow hitch
Air ride
Factory style rally’s 15x8 front 16x10 rear
Disk brake rear conversion
Detroit locker with strange axles (unsure of ratio)

Air Ride:
Slam Specialties RE6 (front)
Slam Specialties RE7 (rear)
Viair 380c compressor
8-10 gallon tank
Custom control box includes:
4 Aro dual action solenoid valves
Custom distribution manifold
Custom control board / interface
Custom wiring harness to connect all components

Body:
Smooth skin tailgate
Remote tailgate
Remote roll top tonneau cover
Remote gas door
Modified 1970 Chevy grill
Arlen Ness side mirrors (upper post mounted)
Modified 1957 Chevy front bumper
Weld in roll pan w/ hide-away hitch
Tail lights (unsure)

Interior:
Phantom gauges (auto meter)
Alpine deck (not sure on model yet
Alpine tweeters, mids and subs
Alpine, Rockford, or Kenwood amp (undecided between three I like)
40/20/40 split bench (late model Silverado)
Dash (unsure)
Door panels custom upholstered

Powerplant:
383 small block (many things undecided)
Ground 400crank
Lannatti voodoo cam (specs not decided)
Flat top pistons
H-pushrods
1.91 and 2.02 valves
Gear drive timing
Serpentine belt conversion
Vortec heads / fuel injection
Borla turbo true dual exhaust

700r4 trans
Hydraulic locking converter
Oversized valves

Paint/color:
Two tone denim metallic silver over black
Burnt orange pin stripe
Rims denim silver
Beauty rings and caps black
Black chassis silver suspension

This is the list I’m working from anyway I feel like I have forgotten a lot of it and I probably have. Questions or suggestions please feel free to ask some things I am still unsure of, and I’ll include pics as I get them. It will be starting slow though as I am doing a lot of the prep work still. Below are the pics of how my truck, and donar chassis are sitting now and I’ll have a pic or two of my motor on Monday.








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'81 c10 sw 355cid roller motor 350turbo with stage two shift kit, poor rear end gearing, not sure peg speed... speedo is mia..
project is temporarily on pause again... Thankyou wonderfull economy.. check it out

Im not to worried i have an uncaning ability to save myself from some weeeiiirrd crap
East Ok meet East Ok date


Tony

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