I bought this old girl 2 1/2 years ago. I wanted a Chevy G10 shortie and found this one 4 hours from my home. No major rust and only needed breaks and exhaust. Tow her home! No prob - couple of weekends of work and she'll be ready to roll - yeah right! Now I fianlly have her on the road and am getting close to how I want things. Still much to do - but atleast I can drive her now!

This is how she looked when I got her:

Not a bad start. A little clean up and she would have been just fine. But I wanted more than just fine...

Here is a list of all the things I have done over the past few years (this list is mostly for my own gratification because I have done all the work myself):

Engine
     -    New timing gears and chain
          o    Set timing
          o    Painted all pulleys and brackets and oil pan while apart
          o    All new gaskets
          o    New radiator/heater hoses and connectors
     -    New water pump
     -    New fuel pump and  new line to carb
     -    New fuel filter
     -    New valve cover gaskets
     -    Painted valve covers
     -    Painted air cleaner cover
     -    New side exhaust
     -    Tune up
          o    New plugs
          o    New plug wires
          o    Dist Cap
          o    Rotor
          o    Oil change
          o    New oil filter
          o    New air filter
          o    New PVC filter
          o    Adjusted rocker arms
          o    New belts
          o    New antifreeze

Interior
     -    New, painted dash
     -    New lights switch
     -    New reverse lights switch
     -    Whiteface guage kit and neon dash lights
     -    Painted seat bases
     -    New seat covers
     -    Fixed rust on floors
     -    Roll on bed liner on entire floor
     -    New radio
     -    New rearview mirror
     -    New carpet front and back

Exterior
     -    Fixed all rust on body
     -    Removed all badges and trim
     -    Painted front grill
     -    Bumper guards
     -    New side mirrors
     -    Smoked head lights
     -    New wheels and tires
     -    Remote locks

Running Gear
     -    Breaks
          o    New calipers
          o    New hoses
          o    New lines as needed
          o    New rotors
          o    New pads
          o    New wheel bearings in front
          o    New pads
          o    New rear cylinders
     -    New transmission shifter and linkage

Still to Come
     -    70’s rectangular side windows
     -    Sunroof from a 72 G10
     -    Scoop style roof vent

I still more that I need to do and even more that I want to do. But now I can throw my surfboards in the back and hit the beach