1971 Chevrolet Chevy C10 Short Bed 5.3 Ls Overdrive Ac Frame Off on 2040-cars
Denver, Colorado, United States
Engine:5.3 LSX fuel injected!
Body Type:short bed
Vehicle Title:Clear
Exterior Color: Black/Silver
Make: Chevrolet
Interior Color: Black
Model: C-10
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: custom
Drive Type: 2wd
Mileage: 6,000
This truck was a complete frame off restoration completed about one year ago. The 5.3 fuel injected engine and 4l60e overdrive transmission were out of a 2004 Suburban that I was told had around 80,000 miles. There is no way to verify the miles so who knows how true this is, all I can tell you is that I've put on around 6000 miles and it runs like a top. You can cruise the highway 75mph at just under 2000rpm.
The paint is nice, it does have a few rock chips from being driven but absolutely zero rust. I promise you will not make it through one day without someone giving you the thumbs up, yelling "nice truck" or wanting you to show them everything about it. Usually happens several times a day.
Once again, this was built to be a nice driver and not a full on show vehicle. (see build thread below) If you like to tinker it could be made nicer. Things like wiring clean up, labor only.
The ac could blow a little colder. It is a little overcharged right now so it blows about 60 on a hi 90's day. A little colder on the highway at speed. I had it blowing around 50 on the hottest days and added more trying to get it colder. Like I said, overcharged. It could be made better by having the charge adjusted by an expert. Or, the best fix would be to have the condenser changed to a modern parallel flow and then charged by an expert. I'm a windows down guy other than the highway so this was never a huge issue for me.
There is a driveline vibration from 5-10 mph. This could be fixed with the right shims. I have some 2 degree shims in there now which made it better, but not perfect.
Check the link below for full build thread from start to finish. I did not even come close to the dollar amounts mentioned in the beginning of the thread, and once I realized I wasn't going to make the budget I went ahead and spent what I had to. I stopped adding up receipts, but I would guess I'm close to double my target and my reserve is right around that price. I don't think you could build one any cheaper and if you start now you might be finished by next summer.
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