Brazillian C10 - 1976 - Custom project

[Junior_BnU]

Hey guys! How are you?

First, sorry for my english, I'm practicing.

This board served as inspiration for many stages of my project.

Now I decided to share with you my project!!


It's a Brazillian C10, year 1976, short bed.
Pics when I bought:








The engine it's a six in line (261 pol³ - 4.3L).
My engine:



In the future I intend to change the engine, because the parts are very rare and expensive. Here we got the 250 engine (250 pol³ - 4.1L). This engine was used in a car called Opala for many years. So this parts are easy to find, even new! Maybe I use this engine, or an american classic, the V8 350 engine.

The 250 engine:



Its in the shop since august.
Here some pics of the job, parts and more:


















































































































































































































































Sorry for "zillion" pictures.

[Junior_BnU]

I will start post from now.
Next week will low the front.
This pictures are from today:






















New tires (255/60R15 in front and 275/60R15 in rear) and wheels (15x8).

[bharrison1]

never seen one of those before i bet its hard to get parts for

[SledBurban]

I love the simplicity of the instrument cluster and love the rear bumperettes! wish we could import parts from that up here!

[mooseknuckles]

I've never seen one before either.....thats a pretty cool truck!

[BIG V]

i like that

[JOHNORO]

thanks for sharing
i wonder if they made a blazer model for brazil?

[Junior_BnU]

Originally Posted by bharrison1

never seen one of those before i bet its hard to get parts for

Not really. Many of these cars are still used for work.


Many pieces can still be found new, except the engine. Take a look on our "eBay": http://veiculos.mercadolivre.com.br/...0_ItemTypeID_N

Originally Posted by SledBurban

I love the simplicity of the instrument cluster and love the rear bumperettes! wish we could import parts from that up here!

That makes two of us. The instrument cluster is really nice! One of the reasons that made ​​me buy the truck. I think it is not hard to send these bumpers to the U.S... The rear bumpers cost about U$ 270 (used in good condition). And the economy shipping (15-30 days delivery), about U$ 70.

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

I've never seen one before either.....thats a pretty cool truck!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by BIG V

i like that

Thanks!

Originally Posted by JOHNORO

thanks for sharing
i wonder if they made a blazer model for brazil?

In those years? Yes! Its called Veraneio:






If you refer to other model, please let me know. I post pictures here.


Greetings from Brazil,
Junior.

[Dinos63]

wow what a cool truck are there alot of those trucks still around over there?? nice work!

[Junior_BnU]

Originally Posted by Dinos63

wow what a cool truck are there alot of those trucks still around over there?? nice work!

Yes. There are still many of these trucks.
Many used to work. So they are in poor condition.
Rare are those who are in good condition.
Take a look:
http://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/c10
http://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/d10
http://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/veraneio

For currency exchange:
USD 1,00 = R$ 1,60 (BRL - Brazillian Real)

Thanks man. I appreciate that.

[Junior_BnU]

That's what I'm talking about!
Lowering the front.

Here in Brazil we do not have sport springs for this truck.
I take some pics. Could tell whether there is any spring like that in the U.S.?

Thanks!!















Originals springs:








Cellphone pictures.

;D

[Junior_BnU]

Hey folks.

Following situation in my project:

- The old paint is being removed.
- The truck is all aligned.
- Next week will start the painting process.






















I'm crazy to drive this beauty.

The rear is not lowered yet.

ps: cellphone pics

[notyo_cheez]

Nice work. I'd recommend a crate 350 V8 for your build if you are having a hard time geting parts for the 250 I6 plant, especially of it's going to be a driver.

Hopefully the '76 production fleet came equipped with front disc brakes like they are in North America. The sheet metal tooling is reminiscent of the 1960-1966 series, very unique. Thanks for the pix, never saw a Brazilian Chevy before...

[THE "10" SILVERADO]

I've seen pictures of these trucks before but nothing as detailed as this......was this odel limited to production in Brazil? I've seen pictures of these trucks in Asia, the middle east, Europe, and Africa but they all looked very similar to what they did in America....but this model looks totally different! I really like the "uniquity" (is that a word?) of these....I'll be following this build thread

[Junior_BnU]

Originally Posted by notyo_cheez

Nice work. I'd recommend a crate 350 V8 for your build if you are having a hard time geting parts for the 250 I6 plant, especially of it's going to be a driver.

Hopefully the '76 production fleet came equipped with front disc brakes like they are in North America. The sheet metal tooling is reminiscent of the 1960-1966 series, very unique. Thanks for the pix, never saw a Brazilian Chevy before...

Thanks!!! I hope to get the 350 engine very soon. At the moment the priority is for the bodywork.
This model don't have the front disc brakes (were introduced in 1978). But I'll take of the 20 series, is fully compatible.

Originally Posted by THE "10" SILVERADO

I've seen pictures of these trucks before but nothing as detailed as this......was this odel limited to production in Brazil? I've seen pictures of these trucks in Asia, the middle east, Europe, and Africa but they all looked very similar to what they did in America....but this model looks totally different! I really like the "uniquity" (is that a word?) of these....I'll be following this build thread

Yes, this model was produced only in Brazil! Never seen in other country.
Thanks man!!


Next week I'll post more pics, if you have any questions, you can post that I will be happy to respond.

[Junior_BnU]

Hey guys

Here's an update.

The bed is being prepared for painting.

[my4by2]

Odd looking truck, but still Chevrolet & still very cool! I love the dash & instrument panel!!!!

[Junior_BnU]

Originally Posted by my4by2

Odd looking truck, but still Chevrolet & still very cool! I love the dash & instrument panel!!!!

Thanks!! I'll post more pictures as soon as the service goes on...
As I always say, little by little we got there!

[Pop's C-10]

That is neat..i say keep it a inline 6

[Junior_BnU]

Originally Posted by Pop's C-10

That is neat..i say keep it a inline 6

Thanks for reply.
For now, I will keep the inline 6. Next year I'll see what to do.

[Junior_BnU]

Guys,

I'm following the project closely, despite having progressed little in recent weeks.
At the end of last week the roof was scraped (is that the word?!), but I could not take pictures that day.

We applied a light layer of material (do not know what the translation for that...) to set the roof on to keep 100% smooth.

Photos:









The hood has also been scraped:

[Junior_BnU]

New pics!

The project still going on! Little by little...

[Junior_BnU]

Guys,

New pics from yesterday.
A fender was already removed all the old material and the other is almost there:








The service at the ports has also been initiated with the removal of old material.






The hood is almost there!







Application of "corrosion resistant (2 coats)" (is that the words?!):











Primer (3 coats)





















The hood still is not 100%. With the application of primer, it was possible to see small imperfections, which obviously will be corrected prior to painting.

Greetings!

[Junior_BnU]

The bed strip kit and fuel tank strap:

[tvblazer78]

Thats cool! It has a 70's ford look to it a little bit.. Keep us posted!