Thread: Bazooka's 63 C-10 Kustom

work is getting started.

the stock brackets were being cut off the rearend. The pinion yoke was pointing down towards the ground and water was leaking out!! Crap! The guy doing the work pulled off the cover it was nasty inside real rusty and the gear oil looked like mud. The ring and pinion had grooves wore into them. The guy doing the work said he has never seen one that looked that bad. After looking it over he found that the stock vent setup had been removed at somepoint so there was just a open hole. Thats how the water got in..

Sooooo I had to spend another $300 bucks at summit..

New Richmond 3:73 Gears and Mega install Kit

Little update. The backhalf is taking shape..

Okay that brings us up to speed on my project.. I'll update as it unfolds..

Originally Posted by 67Firebird455

Dude, that thing is actually pretty bad ass! Yep, it is the same body style as my buds 66. That is gonna be sick with a 60's theme man! Thanks for the pics, that's good stuff, people will love it. Did you get it in that condition?

I have gotten some work done as you can see from the posts above. Still have a bit of work to do. I think I may change the wheels again too..

Here is the Thorbecke Bros. Raised Crossmember kit that Ava Mae Hot Rods will be installing on the truck. The crossmember bolts in just like the stock unit it replaces. it narrows the track width a total of 2.25 inches for enhanced steering radius and raises the front suspension 3 inches. This means there is no reason to “Z” the frame rails in order to lay out flat and provides much better ground clearance. Also ditches all the factory steering components and upgrades to a 79-93 Mustang power or manual Rack and Pinion (I went with a power unit). Since the suspension is raised 3 inches and I will be running 3 inch drop spindles the front suspension will maintain factory suspension geometry at ride height but will be lowered a total of 6 inches.

http://www.suicidedoors.com/-63-87-fullsize-chevy-parts/p-47-63-87-fullsize-chevy-raised-crossmember-kit

MAN, that is a knarly setup dude! Gonna be freakin amazing with that front end on it though. Love the way they back halved the truck. Who's doing the work if you don't mind me asking?

Ava Mae Hotrods in Fresno. Used to be called Method Motor Works but wants to just focus on hot rods and older stuff so he changed the name..

Doing a real clean job man, I'll give them that much!