Huck’s 1985 C10

Huck · Jun 20, 2022

I wanted to clean/paint the chassis and raptor line the bottom of the bedline the bottom of the bed during all this but didn't have enough time. We were crunching to get it done for C10 Fall Revival last October so I just degreased/pressure washed everything while it was apart.

Look right where the floor/front bed panel/bedside meet. See the slice? Turns out, when they cut my bed down, they cut it somewhere between 1/4" - 3/8" too short :rage: So I went to hang the bedside (which ain't no fuckin picnic by yourself) and it wouldn't go on. So I sliced the little recess in the bedside where the floor sits to let it poke through. Since it's our prototype, I wasn't allowed to modify the floor. It really didn't take much, so I'm gonna make a small patch, weld it to the front bed panel and once it's lined inside, you'll never be able to tell unless I point it out.

Huck · Jun 20, 2022

Other than that minor hiccup though, it went back together fairly smooth. Took me about 3 days after work.

All back together. I love how factory it looks, a lot of people don't even realize it (even with the floor being black). The plan eventually is to bed line inside with a dark blue liner to go with the factory dark blue stripe. I wanted to do something other than black but also dark enough that it won't keep me from using it as a truck. I'll probably bedline the toolbox while I'm at it cuz that chrome sucks when you're driving around with no bed cover on it lol

Huck · Jun 20, 2022

So that was in October, around Xmas Holley had their bed mats on sale, so I scooped one of those and trimmed it to fit. This is a SUPER nice, HEAVY mat. Well worth $100

hardluck13 · Aug 25, 2023

Looks good. The new wheels and stance is way better than the first wheels and the rallies.
Any updates?

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

hardluck13 said:
Looks good. The new wheels and stance is way better than the first wheels and the rallies.
Any updates?

Haha yeah, there's a ton. I'll get this thread updated with more details since we're slow at work today

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

Not long after I did the bed floor, I did the SloshTubz install. I went with his Mild AC tubs since I'm retaining the factory AC. Install woulda been great if he'd remembered to give me the template for the fenders lol. No biggie, just had to sneak up on it.

You've gotta trim this peace out of the inside of the fender, the SloshTubz are deeper and wider than the factory ones, so you've gotta give it room to go up in the fender structure

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

SloshTubz vs OE. I was rubbing like a MOFO with the 255/40s (like, the tires would STOP on a big enough bump on the highway and smoke :lol

and now I could probably clear 315/35s if not 335/30s up front now.

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

Drove it like that for a good long while and then the water pump started leaking. So I took that opportunity to upgrade to an L99 Camaro pump with an '06 Corvette upper hose and also clean up some of the wiring while I was there

To clear the Camaro's water neck, you have to trim the Alt/PS bracket where the stock idler was and bolt on an ICT idler

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

All bolted up. Then moved onto the bundle of snakes along the driver's inner fender

I hid the accessory fuse box under the battery tray, depinned/labeled/lengthen/shortened all the wires till they played nice and loomed it all with braided loom and tape.

Also had to re-jigger my intake tube. I hated the way it looked but it was only temporary till I got Mike's other battery tray in on that side and build a new one.

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

So then I moved onto putting the passenger battery tray in it and making my new intake tube. SloshTubz battery trays, some 4" exhaust tubing, some elbows and T-clamps.

I decided to paint it GM Light Blue Metallic to match the light blue outside, but I'm gonna end up painting it back black, it looks goofy blue IMO.

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

So at that point, I was getting ready for SouthEastern Truck Nationals and decided to get the AC going. Got all my parts in, got lines made, pulled a vacuum, started filling it and it was working. Then something popped and let all the magic out :concentrate:

So I said fuck it and was gonna roll without it. Then the windows decided to die, one up and one down, the night before I was supposed to leave :ffuuu::ffuuu::ffuuu: So it didn't make that trip and I ordered up a NuRelics power window kit. It comes with new regulators, motors, switches, wiring, everything. I yanked all that factory shit out and did this in about 2 days, super easy install. Now the windows move up and down fast like a new car, it's awesome.

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

So that puts us around September of last year-ish. We went to C10 Nationals in Nashville at the beginning of October and since C10 Fall Revival was cancelled, I had about 3 weeks till I had to hit the road across the country to Dino's Git Down. I rode out with Robbie and Rocky from United by Trucks, Rick from SQRBDY and Brian from OBS Trends from Ga to AZ, I was the tool guy cuz nobody else preps like me lol.

I knew I was gonna be loaded down with every possible tool, spare part and electrical doo-dad just in case, so I threw on a helper bag kit real quick. This kit is for a '99-07 NBS and nearly bolted right on my square. I had to enlarge a couple holes, cut off a piece of each bracket and that was it. Worked great!

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

This is why I had to elongate the upper hole, the bags wouldn't sit in the right spot at the bottom

It was super close to the pass side shock but it worked out just fine

Huck · Aug 30, 2023

Speaking of Dino's, here's some pics from that trip. This is why I packed the way I did. First fuel stop in Birmingham, we're already working on Robbie's truck lol

So Robbie's truck was build in something like 35 days, so some friends of ours opened up their shop in Oklahoma for some maintenance. First oil change, changed to different valve covers cuz the others were leaking and a few other things looked over.