New to me 81 C10 DD

[Scary Fast atx]

Hey everybody, I had been looking for a solid squarebody but here central Texas they are crazy expensive and most that are for sale are rust buckets, and i already have a few rust bucket projects so after looking and looking i got a solid survivor truck from the high desert

So far the plan is to keep the exterior patina, just clear coat it with rattle can, fix up the interior, find a bench with head rests, lower it a bit, put some wide steelies, put fuel injection and over drive in it and call it good

Thanks!

 

[Corvette Ed]

Welcome to the forum from East Tennessee.

 

[animal]

 

[scrap--metal]

Welcome. Got any pictures of the high desert patina? We never get blessed with that up north, only cancerous rot.

 

[DoubleDingo]

Pix, Pix, Pix, the main rule around here. Oh, yeah, welcome aboard. Now post up some pix.

 

[Babs]

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[Scary Fast atx]

Welcome. Got any pictures of the high desert patina? We never get blessed with that up north, only cancerous rot.

I'll post some up when I can

Pix, Pix, Pix, the main rule around here. Oh, yeah, welcome aboard. Now post up some pix.

Thanks

I'll make a build thread once i start wrenching

 

[WFO]

Welcome from up in the Panhandle.

 

[1973c10]

Welcome aboard

 

[Scary Fast atx]

Here's some patina for you all, not the original paint, but you can see it in some spots

 

[DoubleDingo]

Not bad! A lot of that will buff out real nice. On my '81, it polished out pretty good with some Old No.7 polishing compound and some wax.

 

[Scary Fast atx]

Not bad! A lot of that will buff out real nice. On my '81, it polished out pretty good with some Old No.7 polishing compound and some wax.

thanks!

I have had really good luck with Megs Ultimate compound and a yellow CCS pad on my DA, I'll probably do that, and use a 800grit sponge on the rest, then maybe clear it, or who knows haha