1968 C-10 Stepside Pickup. A Real Beauty, Totally Rebuilt, Never Rusty on 2040-cars
California, Maryland, United States
Want to have a true head-turner for this year's car meets, or just ride around on the weekends in a beautiful truck? This truck has been lowered 4" front and rear, giving it a great, low stance while still clearing speed bumps. A super deep candy orange mettalic, with new but minimum chrome. Letters and emblems removed and holes welded flush.
Started with a rust free Texas truck. Stripped
down, sandblasted frame completely redone, upgraded and painted,
Grade 8 frame hardware used wherever possible. Rust
free original trailing arms, (a rarity in these trucks). All panels in good-old thick factory metal except for a new tailgate. Shaved most of firewall, welded all extra holes shut. Complete front suspension from 81 C-10 with 5 bolt hubs Crossmember,
Control Arms, Sway bar directly bolted on as a unit New more modern upper, lower ball joints and control arm bushings Brothers 2-1/2” drop spindles Shortened front springs, 4” drop Brothers rear springs All new shocks Brake
components 100% new throughout New calipers and pads, drums and shoes New brake hoses and metal brake lines
New power brake booster and master cylinder New slave cylinders New brake lines Engine, painted Harley style in wrinkle black 350 Crate motor, World heads High torque Mini-starter Racing flexplate Mallory Unilite distributor and matching Mallory high voltage coil Edelbrock 1405 carburetor with electric choke Edelbrock Performer intake manifold M/T cast alloy valve covers Custom alternator and A/C bracket set Polished stainless steel engine bolts Power steering New Motor mounts Electric radiator fan with thermostat Dual Electric A/C fans Billet wire guides Drivetrain 200-4R 4 speed overdrive transmission with locking torque converter B&M Ratchet shifter Alloy 5 bolt wheels front and back
12 bolt rearend from
71 C-10 with 5 bolt wheel circle.
Lowered full width Track Bar (Panhard bar) giving a more stable ride. New Transmission mount New Universal joints and balanced driveshaft. Exhaust Headers into stainless steel 2 1/2 ” dual exhaust front to back Welded steel mufflers (sounds GREAT) Vintage Air A/C, tucked under the dash so it looks stock. Chrome in-dash A/C vents. Bed
wood in polished Amish white oak, will never rot or split like red oak does. All bed hardware, bed strips, and tailgate chains in polished stainless steel All chrome and aluminum bright-work is brand new. (handles, bumpers, wipers, headlight bezels, grill, lights, mirrors, wipers, sills) New
windshield, all weatherstrip/rubber new. Matching Leather Steering wheel and console Full
instrumentation in original style dash New full carpet kit, sound deadened. Located in Southern Maryland, can deliver to DC, Baltimore or Richmond. Will require $500 deposit at purchase and either cash or certified check. If check, it must clear before handover of the vehicle.
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