So a month ago my son and I dragged home this 64 K10 fleetside. I was offered up by a fellow Bolter at an exceptionally reasonable price here on the Stovebolt in the swap meet. I watched it for a few days and couldn't believe that no one had jumped on it. The seller just did not want it to go to scrape was his reasoning for sell it cheap. One evening while I was checking out the Stovebolt and of course looking at the Swap Meet my son Jameson who is twelve sat down with me and saw the 64 K10 and had to have it. Asked me how hard it would be for us to go get it. I told him it was about 250 miles 4 to 5 hrs, one way. He also needed to ask him mom, who gave the 👍. So he bought the truck with his own money that he earns from mowing a ton of lawns during the summer. Between baseball practice and tournaments and basketball summer league. Road trip to Connecticut. Left at 330 in morning and arrived by 9. Had the deal done and loaded and back on the road by 10. Rolled back into our driveway at 4 that day after stopping for lunch. He was super excited about getting it home. The seller had elaborated a bit about it's current running status. When we picked it up we had to winch it up onto the trailer. The frame was solid and the truck was mostly complete however the body was pretty much whipped. No battery, loaded with mice, and obviously hadn't ran in a few years at least. None the less we had come this far so we dragged it home. Always liking a bit of a challenge we commenced to getting it running. Started with draining the fuel tank. Rebuilding the carb. Purchased a battery and a fuel pump points and condenser and low and behold it fired right up. The plugs wires cap and rotor appear to be fairly new so we went with them. Also had to square away the cobble job they had done to the throttle linkage. Next gave it a good Hotties pressure wash. Blew up the tires. Cleaned out the inside the best we could. And took it for a ride in back forty. Runs, drives, shifts and the four wheel works as it should. We tested it out! If I knew how to add videos I would post one of how good it runs . No smoking, no leaks. Jameson has been having a good time learning new things. Let him do most of the work with a little guidance from yours truly. Also learned how to drive a manual transmission in a short amount of time. Enjoy the picks I will get into the history of the truck and post it shortly. I know those of you who were involved in this venture here on the Stovebolt were probably chopping at the bit for information on our progress.
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Jeff 1951 Chevrolet 3100 Follow his build in the Project Journals 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible | 2020 Chevrolet Silverado | 3500 Duramax | 2021 GMC Sierra Denali USAF Veteran 1983-1987 | PSP retired 1990- 2012
Thanks for getting round-to-it - LOL! Looking forward to seeing and hearing about your son's new truck!
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 Follow this story in the DITY Gallery "My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine" 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
I remember my first drive in my first truck. What a great experience for that young man. Like many more, I wondered where that truck ended up. Good luck to you Jameson.
Finally got back after my son's 64 k10 again. In just a few hours yesterday was able to get the box stripped off and took the gas wrench to the rear plate steel bumper. Did find a few areas in the frame that are going to need attention.
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Jeff 1951 Chevrolet 3100 Follow his build in the Project Journals 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible | 2020 Chevrolet Silverado | 3500 Duramax | 2021 GMC Sierra Denali USAF Veteran 1983-1987 | PSP retired 1990- 2012
