So, we need a sequel Bill. What happened with this bad boy in the last four years? Thanks for the inspiration on a new steering rig for my 1973 Hornet. Yep, you heard me right. The same car we rebuilt in your garage in December, 1997. ATB, Mike.
I got a 70' C10, and I gotta say at first I couldn't handle what happened to that Mint Truck, but after hearing it start up and Romp down the streets I gotta give it to you man, Amazing Build, Goodluck and keep up the Great Work!
love this build. You really got busy with it. looks incredible! btw-people who hate on other's builds generally can't put a lego car together let alone the real thing.
love the truck some serious work done.. I have been doing stange things to cars for years airbags and mostly setting up the geometry is would be intimidating.. maybe ad a link to a website on setting this up and making it all work right.. driveshaft angles. ect.. again awsome build!
WEIRD!!!! after watching this video..i suddenly had the urge to go out into my garage and sawsall the cats off my 02 6.0L silverado and drive it around the block real quick!
Dude I feel you. I get a lot of prerunners and cherokees with modified suspension. A lot of dropped Hondas but they don't want to pay to play but they went the cheap route and cut coils. Fords I hate only cuz the customer says "well why do I have to change my coil/springs blah blah blah" yet their shock absorbers have been through hell and back and over lades the damn things lol. The easiest are chevys, gmc, cadillac, toyota, nissan, and honda. Ford and Chrysler are mo fos
I can see your point. I hate Hondas and Chryslers with firewall mounted racks. I used to align limos, racecars, show cars, and all kinds of shit when I lived in Southern California, so fords are easy.
Rad!! On fire man. I know you didn't like the Ridlers on you're c10 and ended up changing them out. But I dig them. Did you have any fitment issues with them? I know the front backspace isn't optimal in the them for a bagged c10. I'm running a PB dropmember with MMW arms and ECE drop spindles. Wondering what your thoughts were.
hotrodsinner914 no wheel fitment issues at all. The control arms are 1 inch narrower than stock, spindles are .75 inch narrower than stock, and rear end is 1.5 inches per side narrower than stock. the truck is a lot different than this video. I have had 4 other sets of wheels on it, I painted it, did the interior, wood bed, cammed the engine, and installed 3.73 Gears and a posi.
Sick truck by the way. I've got a 69 c10. 72 c20. 55 chevy and 2 66 mustangs. Classics are the way to go, wish to get to your level though. Do you gave the camber and caster set a ride height with you truck on, or its always changing?
Caster is set at 4.1 left and 4.6 on the right. Camber is -.1 each and to is .1 total all at ride height which is 5" off the ground. At 1.5" off the ground I'm at about -1.2 camber but it toes in a lot.
Lol yeah some civics and chrusyler Sebrings I'm assuming. Plus the stupid element. Those Fords with the bushing tho Man, I just can't get them. Granted I've been doing it under year but even with after market camber and caster adjustment they won't go into spec. And tips?
Most of the 05 and up that drift right need a 3/4 cam. I install them on the left side. Most factory cams come with caster at .12 camber at .4. Install the 3/4 cam with the slot out and forward so you are adding camber and decreasing caster. It will normally give you a .7 caster split. I recommend always going with the bushing 1 size smaller than what you think it should be.
in my personal opinion i think the truck was nicer in it original state but all people have diffrent opinions. If it was my truck though i would have left it the way it was. I just think it looks better not really my style
Swap was super easy. Definitely worth doing. A 5.3 I've heard feels quicker when mated with the 4l60e trans because it does take as much power as the 4l80e does. The 6.0 has a lot of torque.
No air ride you should have done coil over conversion so it could actually perform with all that motor and if you started off with a 402 why the hell did you do an LS swap smh not like it had a 250 inline six
Because I did a body drop yes a little massaging of the floor. I cut the shifter bracket, shortened it and moved it back because the 4l80e is wider and longer than a 400.
Manuel Mena good thing your opinion doesn't matter to me. Funny you say that because it is going to the Good guys show today because it got picked for the top 50 trucks exhibit this weekend.
I've been doing it for 22 years, F series with bushings I can do in my sleep, sliding control arms are a breeze. The ones I don't care for are when people bring me bagged trucks or drift cars and want them aligned properly but their suspension is all screwed up.
Cesar courrech Yes sir. I like to try to do that so when I carry a spare bag, it will fit front or rear if I have a problem. I drive long distances and don't want issues.
Like the truck. Hate the fact that you started with a rare 72. If you want a 67, rescue a 67. Hope you saved that 400. Everyone will regret these ls swaps in about 15 years, the same way everyone regrets vehicles with 90s engine swaps now. There will always be newer, better style and performance. There is only one original.
Lyndel Culbertson it's a 69 now. I don't regret the ls swap at all. I just installed an all aluminum 5.3 with a .617 lift cam and it runs and sounds great. I will never build another carburated engine again. They are very inefficient.
Bill Newell I don't ever plan on building another carbureted engine again either. I've had 3 in particular that were never right, but if that 400 was original to the truck and buildable then personally I would've converted it to fi with something along the lines of an fitech fuel injection conversion. They're priced decent these days and will keep the rarity of the truck intact. A little work on the heads and drop in a cam and you could make just as respectable of numbers as an ls. If you ever wanted to sell it later, it would be worth a lot as a numbers matching 72 Cheyenne super and the next owner would have options rather than having to deal with old technology and custom fit parts to accommodate an ls. I have a 70 c10 that was a fully optioned a/c truck, but someone yanked the original 350 and I got stuck with a corporate 307. I could drop an ls in it and look like every other rescued truck in my club, but that would be as bad as whoever stuck that 307 in it in the 70s. Since it's well optioned I can keep a stock look and upgrade to fuel injection with better internals and suspension and. Don't get me wrong, I love your truck. I just wish you would've picked a 69 with no engine rather than a survivor 72 if it looked as good in person as that original picture in your video. I think that's why a lot of the purists are upset. If you would've left the before pictures out, you'd probably be getting nothing but praise.
I removed the studs from the brake pedal assembly, drilled holes to line up the Mustang booster, shaved the firewall, drilled a new hole for the rod to go through, and made a adjustable brake pedal rod.
Why on earth would you do that to such a perfect classic truck. There are so many trucks that you could have used to build. Your truck of the year. What a waste.
what did he butcher?he took a dime a dozen ugly ass long bed and turned it into a badass shortbed.you internet trolls are all the same.always talkin smack about what someone else is doin.
+Bill Newell no doubt.youd reaaaally have some haters if they saw what it looked like now.that truck has come a long way and its one of the cleanest ive seen bro
+Michael Dunn thank you, that's true. I did end up painting it, changing the rims, building the bed, and having the interior done, but I haven't done a video yet.
