Project C Square

[Skrilla]

Picked up another square body on the weekend. 86 c10, pretty clean body overall. Started pulling it apart when I got it home. Good base, mostly stock truck except the motor.

355 Motor is bored.40 over, 600 Carter carb, ported and polished edelbrock intake, 194 heads, mild comp cams with comp cam lifters and push rods. 4 bolt main, long tube headers. Going to swap the carb for a holley 650.

On the trailer headed home




The exhaust was some cheap restricted resonators



Pulled a system off a short box we had kicking around. Flanges unfortunately didn't fit so so we had to fab up and weld a new set in and change the piping to fit the different body length.

[Skrilla]

Off she comes



Dynomax system off shortbed



Mocked up for fit



In and done much better!

[Skrilla]

Next up, I ordered new rear patch panels and inner liners. Roll pan and cab corners are on the way as well. Father In law is tuning the motor and installing stall converter.

His car...little more power

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And need to order new rubber



More to come this weekend!

[TomcoPDR]

keep pics coming

[never]

Gotta love the square bodies! What's the plan for it?

[ExtraSlow]

Love that generation, such a classic and still badass style.

[bourge73]

Beautiful so want !!!

[Skrilla]

Originally posted by never
Gotta love the square bodies! What's the plan for it?

Yep, my all time favorite. Nothing crazy making a budget street truck and weekend dragger. Build up a bit more on the motor and get the stall and shift kit in, finish body work and that's mostly all for now. Paint and such will be over the winter. Still debating on interior, it's bench for now but most likely go to buckets and console.

[carson blocks]

Nice clean truck. I always take a second look when I see a square body GM with a clean body.

[Skrilla]

Got a couple free hours to put the pan on. Bought a bolt on, but after having to fiddle I decided to weld it.

Had to cut out a piece to fit the backing of the plate mold:





Bolted the ends for line up then tacked it on



On and lined up. Time to grind and primer



And done...



Next is on to the drop kit

[SKR]

Looks good. I want to know more about the white square in the background.

[Skrilla]

Originally posted by SKR
Looks good. I want to know more about the white square in the background.

Father in-laws truck, original owner factory 454BBC. They used to have camper on it. He has 2, one is a short box and that one is a long box.

[SKR]

Right on. Looks pretty shiny, from what I can see.

I think this is the year I start on my truck. I just can't decide on airbags or coilovers, what motor, what transmission, wheels and tires. And I can't afford any of it anyway. But hopefully I can get a plan together by winter.

[infamous]

Originally posted by SKR
Right on. Looks pretty shiny, from what I can see.

I think this is the year I start on my truck. I just can't decide on airbags or coilovers, what motor, what transmission, wheels and tires. And I can't afford any of it anyway. But hopefully I can get a plan together by winter.

at least your honest. i know the feeling. so many plans but no budget for any of it haha.....

[never]

Originally posted by SKR
Right on. Looks pretty shiny, from what I can see.

I think this is the year I start on my truck. I just can't decide on airbags or coilovers, what motor, what transmission, wheels and tires. And I can't afford any of it anyway. But hopefully I can get a plan together by winter.

Airbags, LS, 4L80, you can decide the wheel/tires...GO!

[Skrilla]

Out with the old



In with the new..more timing and new plugs, she's really come alive

[Skrilla]

Been banging my head trying to figure out why the secondaries wouldn't open. Looks like they bent the shit out of the secondary lever and it wouldn't let the flaps open. Had to do some Jimmy rigging

[Skrilla]

Speaking of in with the new....brother in laws car getting some love