Ladder80
Junior Member
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2021
- Posts
- 11
- Reaction score
- 32
- Location
- Texas
- First Name
- Lance
- Truck Year
- 1980
- Truck Model
- C10
- Engine Size
- 4.1
The first time I was in this truck was before I can remember it just always existed as far as I knew, it was my grandfathers truck, and the only one I ever knew him to own.
The last time it was on the road as a daily driver was in 2001. I was the last passenger it had in it during that period. It was running "top notch" and if he was going anywhere, it was in this truck and he was in the drivers seat, hence why I was the passenger on his last drive.
It was then parked in the same spot at my grandmothers house from 2001-2012, where despite my regular attempts to aquire it, it sat undriven and deterioriating. When my father loaded it up on a trailer and took it to his house it was not even started, just trailered and parked again.
About 2 years ago my father had someone replace most of the fuel system, they replaced, belts, hoses, the battery etc. and as you would expect from these trucks it started up. He couldn't have driven it far, because the tires on it had a 2000 date marking on them, and they were dry rot inside and out, basically he moved it up near his house.
Last week, I got some new tires put on it, once again cleaned or replaced most of the fuel system, replaced the belts, changed all the filters and fluids, plugs etc, and once again it fired back up.
SO while the winshield sticker says 21 in big bold numbers, I hoped the po-po wouldn't notice it was for February of 2001, and I decided to take it on it's maiden voyage after it's long winters nap...
This reliable thing... I was just going to get some gas, next thing I know I had somehow made it 180 miles all the way to the driveway of my house!
Obviously I've been practicing on other vehicles awaiting this project to be mine, but this will be my first attempt at a full restoration. I'll need some help from you as this is my first trip to the squarbody world.
The next few posts are going to be me doing as much before documentation as I can, detailing the uniqueness/options of this truck that I may want to preserve in the build out.
The last time it was on the road as a daily driver was in 2001. I was the last passenger it had in it during that period. It was running "top notch" and if he was going anywhere, it was in this truck and he was in the drivers seat, hence why I was the passenger on his last drive.
It was then parked in the same spot at my grandmothers house from 2001-2012, where despite my regular attempts to aquire it, it sat undriven and deterioriating. When my father loaded it up on a trailer and took it to his house it was not even started, just trailered and parked again.
About 2 years ago my father had someone replace most of the fuel system, they replaced, belts, hoses, the battery etc. and as you would expect from these trucks it started up. He couldn't have driven it far, because the tires on it had a 2000 date marking on them, and they were dry rot inside and out, basically he moved it up near his house.
Last week, I got some new tires put on it, once again cleaned or replaced most of the fuel system, replaced the belts, changed all the filters and fluids, plugs etc, and once again it fired back up.
SO while the winshield sticker says 21 in big bold numbers, I hoped the po-po wouldn't notice it was for February of 2001, and I decided to take it on it's maiden voyage after it's long winters nap...
This reliable thing... I was just going to get some gas, next thing I know I had somehow made it 180 miles all the way to the driveway of my house!
Obviously I've been practicing on other vehicles awaiting this project to be mine, but this will be my first attempt at a full restoration. I'll need some help from you as this is my first trip to the squarbody world.
The next few posts are going to be me doing as much before documentation as I can, detailing the uniqueness/options of this truck that I may want to preserve in the build out.
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