Hello All, been lurking on the various GM forums since picking up (no pun intended) a '66 C 10 short stepside pickup in Dec '21.
My wife & I own a small mom & pop warehouse & out door storage business. Thru that business I received title to an old abandoned RV that happened to have a 454 engine. Naturally, my first thoughts were "I need an old truck to put this engine in".
Back in the 60's & early 70's I was a real gearhead, but somehow I got sidetracked into motorcycling. Spent the last 40 yrs doing everything from racing motocross to tour cross country coast to coast. Now that I'm of a "certain age" aka old, the bikes are taking a back seat and my 66 Stepside is front & center.
I grew up working & hanging out in my fathers garage business in the 50's & 60's. I learned a lot , but the skills I'm seeing on the various old car & truck forums, including this one, is truly humbling. I've spent my whole working life refurbishing old(er) trucks & equipment to put back in service for the self-employed business's I've owned, but wasn't prepared for the professional level work that is being done in backyard garages & even just backyards.
I wish I'd have studied these restoration threads before starting my project. But, I'm here now & hope to learn a lot & maybe make a contribution now & then.
RB
Edit by Peggy M . 8.3.23: RB started in the Welcome Centre and moved up to the DITY Gallery in just a few months. He's done such a great job with his "story," and such detail, his "story" was really a resto-blog. So, we asked if we could move to the Project Journal area. And here it is!
We believe there are plenty of folks who would like see what he's been doing. And judging from the 2,357 views in less than six months, we think his C-10 saga is in the perfect spot for sharing now! 
We kept a few of the greetings from the WC but for those who are looking for ACTION, it starts here a little further down this thread.
Soak it up!
