71 c10, upgrades/rebuild-my first truck

[bigyellow]

thanks everybody and trust me this truck isn't going anywhere. EVER. lol and i've got a built 350 sittin in the shop but it's going in the vega wagon...w/ a powerglide and 4.10s. gonna be wicked

and if i do upgrade to a v8 it's definitely going to be a big block. no sense screwin around lol. I know at the end of the day it's not like my buddy's f-350 dually, he can buy ALL of his parts off the shelf and they bolt right on. doing these kinds of projects takes a lil bit more enginering on our part.

also does anybody know where the hell i can find a air breather for my monojet that is bigger than those lil pieces of crap ones you buy at advanced?

[bigyellow]

it's lowered a lil bit not much, and it was done the wrong way...yeah i know a torch isn't the best way to do it but it was the cheapest way.

My truck came with heavy duty rear suspension so how much higher did that make the truck sit? cause even after torchin the springs my truck doesn't sit much lower than my friends 69 c10. and his is all stock.

[bigyellow]

sooo i got the headlight relay install done today. wasn't too bad just kind of tedious because i wanted to get it right the first time and not blow up my headlights lol

turned out pretty good. when you open the hood nothing looks butchered in or anything like that. the relays and circuit breaker and mounted on the rad support on the driver side next to the head light bucket

turned out pretty badass, can't wait til it gets dark to check out the difference

as always i like feedback =)

[Andy4639]

Well I think I may have seen your truck around Liberty SC. Did you go to Daniels HS. My son is Ryan Fisher just gradutated this past June.
I have a 71 truck and have done a lot of mods to it.



Give me a call sometime and we can talk. 864 419 2928 I live in Liberty SC.Would be more than happy to show you stuff and help out.
Glad to see you younger guy's picking up the older stuff to drive. Colman Merck has a 68,69,70 truck also. It's Blue.

[original-71]

nice truck it has come a long way, my only advice would be save that beauty and your money, get a clunker to drive to college.

[bigyellow]

i don't wanna drive a clunker lol although i've thought about it, gettin a lil econo box just to save on gas. i think right now i'm spending around 60 bucks a week. i live in the middle of freakin nowhere so everything is like 20 miles away lol

[bigyellow]

forgot to mention how the headlight relays worked. worked alright my headlights were already pretty bright for regular closed beams but it did make them a lil bit brighter and whiter of a light.