84 c10 stepside

[fxdxharley]

Nice stepper your building. Wish i still had mine. I had an 84 also, lowered with built 350 combo. that thing was fast. your gunna love yours.

[jpnh]

Thank youBarrington nh thats not too far away. ive been on the road with the truck the past couple weeks{finally} still tryn to de-hack some things but all n all its goin good. the truck has stock gears, but i kinda like that. i know from doin my camaro back in the day, when you switch m out to 373 or 411 you get off the line quicker, but it kills you on the top end. im lookin for more of a cruiser that runs cool but will still get out of its own way-jeff

[Blackpony]

Kool build! I am working on sanding the multiple layers of paint and primer off mine. Man laquer paint is a pita to get off!! I am also remembering why I never became a body guy and stuck to making them fast.. Haha

Keep us posted on progress!!
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[jpnh]

ya, laquer makes it more difficult. quicker sometimes to strip it with a chemical paint stripper. brush it on/ let it sit/ scrape it off. {fumes /messy} then sand with the da or palm sander W/80 grit a wire brush wheel works on places too.unless you can have it media blasted thats the best way.im always too cheap for that and end up grinding for weeks.

[Blackpony]

Yeah pretty much where im at. dont wanna spend the money on stripper, so I have been using 50 grit on a 3'' angle grinder and doing it little by little. Got the roof about 80% done, then hit it with a da and 80 grit to get the last layer off, then I put some filler primer on. Next will be blocking it out for days and getting it smooth..

[jpnh]

BP/ Whats the truck?post any pix?-jeff

[jpnh]

couple cool projects on NH craigslist.http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/4076182867.htmlhttp://nh.craigslist.org/cto/4087188958.html damn wish i had the cash. if i won the 400million dollar power ball i would certainly have a chevy wing on my garage/ mansion.

[fxdxharley]

Yeah Jp im right down the road. I used to work in raymond @ shookus tool untill 2000. I had my stepper then too. good you ae driving yours around now.
Those are some good trks on cl. be good additions to the fleet. I may stop and look at the fllet side sat, im going to be up that way.

[jpnh]

wow cool,

[midnight rambler]

looks great i like the steppers

[jpnh]

Thank you sir,-jeff

[Jwood70]

Good lookin truck man. Great work

[jpnh]

Thanx{mr.wood}-jeff

[jpnh]

These are the seats im going to use.-jeff

[fxdxharley]

she sure is nice. makes me miss mine even more. lol! your style is exactly the way mine was. there is a pic of it in my profile.

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by fxdxharley

she sure is nice. makes me miss mine even more. lol! your style is exactly the way mine was. there is a pic of it in my profile.

cool /what you end up doin with it? i feel ur pain theres a few vehicles i parted with to keep the ball rolling. still stings.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Great stepper you have man! It's looking sharp!

[Jwood70]

What did those seats come out of?
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[jpnh]

Originally Posted by Jwood70

What did those seats come out of?
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http://youtu.be/b4DY6OABsPc
From what i have found theyre out of a 2003 gmc sierra 1500 extended cab.if you clik on the link they eventually show m round 3oo in.lot of the newer ones/chevy the console goes all the way to the front with more cup holders and such. which might work if the shifter was still on the tree i have the b&m shifter on the floor so its lookin like i can squeek the 2003 console in between the back wall of the cab and the floor shifter.never done one so im hopin to fabricate a base for it/make it work

[rip2174]

Good looking truck.

what gas tank did you get from LMC? part number

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by rip2174

Good looking truck.

what gas tank did you get from LMC? part number

ThanxWith the gas tank i looked round to find a tank to use to convert it to the rear in between the frame rails. on the blazer tank the filler points to the rear i wanted to find something that goes down thru the top you can get some nice fabricated tanks for 73-87 for 600 plus or you can order the one from lmc for 73-87 500 plus what i ended up doing was going with the 67 model lmc part number 32-5929 there in there for 200 if i tried to put the tank in between the frame rails the tank sat too high{would have hit the bed} and at an angle the frame is angled right there so i made some brakets to equalize that and get the tank to sit level/{not too high}not hit the sending unit on the bed cross brace with the bed in place. i made the brackets drilled and bolted them to the tank and used a jack to lift the tank into place got it where i thought it looked good and tacked them to the frame unbolted the tank. let it back down and finished welding the brackets too the frame the tank is a 17 gallon tank comes with the straps/sending unit the anti squeek the want u to use in between things is regular tar paper the straps were a little too short. the flush mount filler is separate. pros: the price/affordability. cons: the tank sits low. on a stock height street truck it wouldnt bother me on my truck i went as low as i could go without c notching the frame dosent bother me. any lower and youll have problems. on an offroad truck where clearence can be an issue as far as rocks getting up into it youd probably want something that tucks up further with a skid plate or a fuel cell in the back of the bed. also the filler ends up in the center of the bed not sure i like that if i was paying big dollars id probably want it more to the side.

[rip2174]

cool. good info. Hopefully get back to mine sone.

[KevinD85]

cool project I was looking at just chevy trucks as well for a motor for my truck.

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by KevinD85

cool project I was looking at just chevy trucks as well for a motor for my truck.

cool/thanx lots of chevy parts over there. saving my cash for the 4l80e 2wd trans from them to complete my drivetrain. what motor did u decide to go with for your swap?

[KevinD85]

I'm on the fence still. I want a Ls but not sure what to do with the fuel system. I have dual tanks and don't want to spend a fortune on it.
I bought a 454 from those guys for my old 454ss and it held up great.