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    Finding my C10

    Not sure which forum to put this in so if this is the wrong one, can a mod move it? Just been on for about a week and I still don't have a truck! I need more patience, lol. Here is what I learned so far; I have gone from wanting any squarebody to something more specific to keep me from...
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    Frankenstein truck headaches???

    I prefer round eyes to square but I have a sentimental attachment to the late 70's vintage.
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    Hello I'm Frankinmetz

    Welcome from a fellow Hoosier! And congrats on the find. I'm still looking for mine.
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    Chassis finish and component questions

    I forgot to mention that tie rod ends I believe were coated black but not the adjuster sleeve. I could be wrong as I spent a lot of years in the aftermarket and may be confusing the replacement stuff with the factory. Of course upper and lower control arms were coated. FWIW I worked an area...
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    Chassis finish and component questions

    I built them in Flint in the 70's. I was mostly a painter but did spend some time in other areas. Most of the bolts would not be painted. The entire frame with whatever is riveted to it is done at one time and depending on the year they were elpo dipped if I recall correctly. I think you can...
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    Headliner from RockAuto?

    What about Kydex? Can you find a big piece of it? It responds well to a little heat.
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    New guy here : 86 K10

    Welcome. Cool story. I'm looking for a 78 or thereabouts. Not the same story but I used to build them at the truck plant in the late 70's and now I'd like to have one that possibly I had a part in building! Good luck with the resto.
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    Few questions about wheels/tires - 79 Stepside

    SC, that's a nice truck you have there. Pretty much what I'm looking for. I also like the wheels you picked. They will look good. For me, I'd just stick with the factory wheels and paint them.
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    Sheet metal

    When you folks replace sheet metal do you apply any type of rust preventative inside the panels? When I worked at GM in the 70's one of my jobs was to spray zinc chromate to the inside of the fenders and the front of the hood(a lot of good that did, lol). Do the panels just come with a elpo...
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    Noob

    I've been thinking if I can find the type/style I want and it still runs okay, I can use it as a truck just like I did my old salvage Ford that had zero potential. But I liked having a truck for those runs to the lumber yard and recycle center, hauling rototillers or borrowing my friends...
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    LS swap

    Good to know. I'll probably be less intimidated as I learn more about the LS motors. I just have experience building old school engines.
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    Noob

    Shouldn't the market be dropping on old vehicles? It seems like current generations don't really care about old cars. I see the old car market going down in the coming years as boomers stop buying and start dying. Or is it different with trucks? Oh, and do you folks have suggestions on the...
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    Wide rear wheels.

    That is one nice truck! I really like the tire/wheel combination.
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    Noob

    Does this mean that I can't expect the market to drop as us boomers die and/or stop buying things?:D
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    Noob

    I'm not very creative and I didn't want to spend a lot of time on a "name" for me here on this forum. So I thought that though I like custom stuff, I definitely have a "bent" towards OEM products. I would do some mods but I have a preference for original appearances. LS swaps are cool but...
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    LS swap

    That was a good thread. Though it may have had the opposite results for me. I have not always been the best fabricator/engineer. I prefer to rebuild what I have. If it was there originally, I can take it apart and put it back together. If I don't find a truck already done in the engine...
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    Noob

    I worked there after high school graduation in 78, then went to college that fall after I decided I didn't want to be a lifer. I worked there in the summers between college for a few years. When I first got in after HS, I was on a wheel line. We took the wheels off one line and put them on...
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    Noob

    Texas may be a location where I will look at trucks. We have a plant in Georgetown and I could combine business trips with some hunting! Plus I have customers in El Paso!
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    Noob

    Thanks for the add. I currently don't own a squarebody. I will retire in approx. 6 years and I want one as my "retirement" vehicle so I'm starting the hunt now in the hopes I can learn alot here and find what I want in the next year or two. I worked at the Chevy truck plant in Flint Mi in the...
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