Hi! I'm taking my C10 home tonight.

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blarpo

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I just wanted to say that keeping classic cars alive - and keeping these vehicles around on the road is a genuine experience for me, as I have been always interested both in History, and older vehicles.

My truck, a 1985 Scottsdale C10 Longbed, had sat in a yard for many years. With years of neglect, a 350 engine swap, and a poorly tuned Quadra-jet, I had to work on it.

I've put about 3 months, starting in January, and it obviously shows, with tons of small little issues that would cost me hundreds, but I'm okay with that. It's something new to me, and I'm comfortable with working on way more complicated vehicles than this.

So far I've re-tuned the carburetor with someone whom is very familiar with it, tuned it to be just right, replaced both idler arms, the suspension, fixed the horn, the cabin light, the choke wire, and finally, put the dash and bezel in - which I'm doing today.
I am young, at only 18, but I do understand the implications that this truck had for the 3 previous owners, and I plan on giving it the love that it had with the first Owner, Mr. Lytle, almost 40 years ago.

Once again, thank you for letting me join this forum, and I hope I can share the love of the Squarebody with you guys, and sorry for the rant.
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Welcome from NorCal! good looking truck.
 

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Great start so far !
These old Squares are fairly easy to work on and making progress is enjoyable.

Welcome from Mississippi !
 

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Welcome from a fellow Hoosier. Lots of good people in here to ask questions and learn from. I am usually the one asking questions and learning....
 

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Welcome from Tucson, AZ. I love your enthusiasm young Sir. Use this forum, it has tons of relevant articles, discussions, and photos that will help you in your journey. Best of luck to you and your rebuild!
 

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