71 c10, upgrades/rebuild-my first truck

[Outlaw86]

Good looking truck man, just read through the thread as I saw your other post (New wheels, tires, and suspension!!!!) and figured I'd drop some support here for a fellow South Carolinian! I wish I'd gotten into these trucks a lot earlier than now.

As far as junkyards in SC go, theres a few near me I check almost weekly for interesting stuff, I have a lot of friends and family members with projects as well as try to save any rare/useful stuff in good shape from ending up trashed. The downside is a lot of places don't hold vehicles long before they shred them. I know a couple people who work at one close-by, so they call me when older chevy stuff comes in.

Theres one in the Quinby/Darlington area that used to have a lot of older vehicles and kept a lot of stuff around for a good length of time before crushing/shredding. I was going through my 3rd gen Camaro phase then and picked up tons of parts for my f-body out of there, I haven't been there in a couple years but Im sure it hasn't changed much.

And I say go for the insurance and enjoy the truck, these carolina summers are perfect for it.