Refurbishing the Bed of a 1971 Chevy C10 For Under $1,500

Refurbishing the Bed of a 1971 Chevy C10 For Under $1,500 - Truck Tech S3, E18

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4 жыл бұрын

Our C10 Chevy gets bed assembled, cut open for exhaust and a fresh interior. Plus relocating the gas filler by shaving the factory hole.
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Dupli-Color: Truck Bed Coating, Flat, Black, 16.5 oz., Aerosol, Each
More Info: pntv.us/pn_pt_12851
Evapo-Rust: Cleaning Solution, Evaporust, Rust Remover, 1 Gallon, Each
More Info: pntv.us/pn_pt_12853
Optima: Battery, Yellow Top, 12 V, Deep Cycle, 750 Cold Cranking Amps, Top/Side Post, BCI Group 34/78, Each
More Info: pntv.us/pn_pt_12852
Reese Hitches: Reese Towpower Receiver Hitch Carbon Forged Interlock Ball Mounts
More Info: pntv.us/pn_pt_12867
LMC Truck: Front Bed Panel, Steel Bed, 67-72, Fleetside
LMC Truck: Tailgate, Chevy, 67-72
LMC Truck: End Bed Panel, CHEVY-GMC, 67-72
Mecum Auction: The world leader in live auctions of collector and classic cars, antique motorcycles, vintage tractors and memorabilia with events across the US
RockAuto.com: Moog - Front Suspension Rebuild Kit
The Industrial Depot: The Industrial Depot - Fasteners, Hardware, and Shop Supplies
YearOne: 1969-1972 Chevy/GMC trucks. Gauge cluster with tachometer and with vacuum gauge. Reproduction
YearOne: Front armrest pads for 1972 Chevy/GMC trucks, Blazer/Jimmy, and Suburban. Color : Black
YearOne: Dash pad for 1967-1972 Chevy/GMC trucks. Color : Black
YearOne: Black Walrus grain vinyl door panels with scroll detailing and accented with woodgrain trim and mylar for 1970-1971 Chevy/GMC trucks. Color : Black
YearOne: Headliner, fits 1967-1972 Chevy/GMC trucks. Color : Black
YearOne: Door handle for 1967-1972 Chevrolet and GMC truck models. Chrome
YearOne: Loop-pile carpet for 1967-1972 Chevy/GMC trucks with TH-400 and/or 4WD. Color : Black
YearOne: Window crank handle for 1967-1976 models, aftermarket.

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@PowerNationTV 4 жыл бұрын

We'll continue to post these episodes here on KZfaq. If you can't wait for the rest of the build, visit our site to binge-watch: www.powernationtv.com/shows/truck-tech

@bobbydsautorama2154 4 жыл бұрын

For putting holes in the carpet I use an old weller soldering iron, works awesome

@RetroCheater81 4 жыл бұрын

"We'll show you how to refurbish one for under 1500 bucks!" Me: "Best I could do is 20"

@WorkingWithWimberley 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad they decided to post these videos on KZfaq! I used to watch these shows on TV.

@hmackprotection1 4 жыл бұрын

WorkingWithWimberley same here

@mrbigg7255 4 жыл бұрын

Me too. Cable company dropped the channel they were on. Bastards.

@loydhicks3413 4 жыл бұрын

Theres nothing more exciting than to see the dead old an forgotten trucks an cars come back to life an in better shape than some of the new ones that roll off the assembly line today

@mattknowles7013 4 жыл бұрын

I love the build on the '71, brings back memories. I do notice one thing about the replacement gauge cluster from Year One, the one you are using is for the larger C50/C60/C70 series vehicles with needs of the vacuum gauge. I am sure that you guys know this but I am just pointing it out. There are many out there that have swapped in a factory gauge cluster out of a bigrig into a C10/C20/C30 or even Blazers and Suburbans and said that it was factory and it obviously is not...cool either way...

@jeffruebens8355 4 жыл бұрын

For the bed floor rust, a sheet of marine grade plywood over it is a lot easier and cheaper. To be fancy, some plastic snap together laminate flooring would work, or the self stick flooring from Walmart. I also like the ceramic brake caliper paint from an Advance auto parts store- $10 for a fairly large spray can.

@denniscarreno5882 2 жыл бұрын

You guys do magic! Greetings from down under Australia 🇦🇺 stay safe guys!

@samthomas808 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to own that truck, what a nice job you two are doing. I love that 6.2

@erictompkins8226 4 жыл бұрын

Order chipboard from the internet? Howz a bout just using the inside of a cereal box? Or beer carton?

@mmcg7844 3 жыл бұрын

How logical of you

@johnh1001 3 жыл бұрын

Steel some construction paper from your kids .

@sdushdiu 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but Optima batteries are NOT what they were originally.....

@onesixv 4 жыл бұрын

So true! They were bought out and production moved out of the US. Now they're overpriced crap still trying to live of the good rep they once had!

@christopher88719 4 жыл бұрын

I've literally never had good luck with Optima batteries. Especially if they go dead once it seems to kill them, unlike a regular battery that will recover after charged or driven.

@daw162 4 жыл бұрын

yabbut (in my opinion) the fact that they've been sent to lower cost production gives the marketers a lot of money to spend on youtube ads and product placement!!

@onesixv 4 жыл бұрын

My personal experience started with a friends car in the early 90's (1992ish?) with an Optima 'red top' in an everyday driver. That battery was involved in two head-on collisions before being transplanted into another vehicle. That battery was finally completely dead in the summer of 2003 and that MAY have been due to it no longer being in a car that was driven daily for about a year and a half. In ~'93/'94 I also purchased the same battery for my car. It too died in 2003 so I bought another. That one lasted 8ish months and was replaced under warranty. The replacement lasted about 18 months. In the midst of my fiasco, I purchased a second vehicle. 2003 Sierra 2500 HD with a camper option, which means it has two batteries so I purchased Optimas and in short, both of them were replaced under warranty within two years. No faults in the charging system of the vehicles mentioned, No abuse or misuse of the latter batteries in any form. The first two batteries (my friends and mine) sold dozens by word-of-mouth to friends and family as expensive but durable and reliable options. No one I know that I personally recommended an Optima to back in the day has had a favorable experience with a modern one. I'll end this now before I need to insert chapter numbers. Sorry for the length.

@tomcooper6108 4 жыл бұрын

You're wrong. They're great batteries. I had a red top in a SBC. Fired up immediately even in freezing weather. You're full of it.

@h.i.sc-10tips31 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could send my truck to y'all. Y'all make restoring a truck look easy, I'm restoring my 67c10 on my channel thanks for the inspiration

@curvs4me 4 жыл бұрын

Yo G, you gotta use plastic behind the door panels to keep air and whistles out of the window cranks and door handle

@maxfastest 4 жыл бұрын

No prep work or Edging the brand new floor and header panel. Big Fail.

@MAYCOCustomRestorations 3 жыл бұрын

Ive also been making a how to series pretty in depth on how to restore the 67-72 cabs.. Hopefully it helps some folks. I tried to talk it through step by step...

@deopersad2915 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks from New Zealand 👍🏾✌

@nathan.brazil780 4 жыл бұрын

10:15 It's great to work on the top part of the bed floor but what about the bottom side?? You know the part that caused it to rust out before?? Once you are done are you just going to leave it with primer that won't last a month?

@ragingbull5883 4 жыл бұрын

Hey guys! I REALLY enjoy your videos, I was wondering, do you guys ever plan on working on a GMC Vandura or Chevy Van? Like pre 1990's. I have one and you guys have great ideas on what to do and great tips. Would also like to find out what parts you'd use and from where. Cheers from Canada.

@TheMiasmik 4 жыл бұрын

@powernation where are the rest of the episodes? their not on your website either.

@TurbolineRacing 4 жыл бұрын

Woah hold up who said I had money like that

@vuvocvach1381 3 жыл бұрын

Love you guys, great job !!

@karlsmith2570 4 жыл бұрын

Not only do they sell the vehicles or part them out, they also post them online for a sweepstakes giveaway grand prize

@chloehennessey6813 4 жыл бұрын

Air bags are such a crappy option for suspension. Don’t do this to your vehicle. Get the hydraulic set up. You can raise and lower the truck without compromising ride quality. Ride height changes but the adjustments you made to springs and dampers stays the same.

@garyhayes4756 4 жыл бұрын

Till you pop a hydraulic line and fluid goes everywhere. Coil overs is where it's at

@chloehennessey6813 4 жыл бұрын

Gary Hayes That only happens to neglected hydraulics. Regular inspection and maintenance will prevent that from happening. And the new coil overs with hydraulic lift capability are the best. You get the good ride of coil overs and the advantage of lift wheb you need it.

@chloehennessey6813 4 жыл бұрын

Gary Hayes Hydroshox by Mitler Brothers. Awesome set up.

@garyhayes4756 4 жыл бұрын

@@chloehennessey6813 I have coilovers on my 454ss. I will check em out

@Ethan.tomlinson 4 жыл бұрын

The background beat is killing me 😂

@sinformant 4 жыл бұрын

So they soak the bolts from the header panel in evaporust, but one the nuts?

@leviwoodring6101 4 жыл бұрын

Original door panels whare steel on a 71. 72 the changed to plastic. No fiber backed ones like you said. Unless you whare talking about that flame one.

@tacianogentil8586 4 жыл бұрын

Brothers cada sensacional, valeu mesmo, parabéns.

@InsidiousDr9 4 жыл бұрын

LMC bedfloor seems a lot of money to get back to stock... I'd do wood slats, not expensive but with a good stain look very custom.

@Formulabruce 4 жыл бұрын

No weather sheet behind door panel?

@mrbigg7255 4 жыл бұрын

Great episode! Got a ‘92 gmc. Same problem with the bed. Wondering if it bolts together the same as this one. Going to LMC now to look for parts.

@taylorh3930 4 жыл бұрын

No they don't i got a couple KZfaq videos of doing 88-98 fleet sides it should give you a good idea. I got a couple more to upload yet when I get time

@goregalore13 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful but why no sound deadener before the carpet?

@dgc940 3 жыл бұрын

On truck body especially bed parts I like MAR-K in OKC american made stuff and very high quality. I been using them for over 35 years. I like using owner operator company's that have hands on quality!

@craigengelman4534 Жыл бұрын

stop at 4:08 and look at the drips in the paint !!! omg i can pick this show slapped together junks all day .

@jonasgrumby1093 4 жыл бұрын

Not once did I see that one guy blink his eyes

@karlsmith2570 4 жыл бұрын

As far as the '55 F100 I personally would've painted it a different color instead of White

@stevencarnes7790 4 жыл бұрын

I would really like to see a 67-72 K10 build. The C10 are awesome as well but are vary common. I've been trying to get my hands on a decent K10 and it's not a easy find. I would really like to see what y'all would do to the truck.

@fordf-2505 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck finding a good K10!

@stevencarnes7790 4 жыл бұрын

@@fordf-2505 Going to need all the luck I can get

@karlsmith2570 4 жыл бұрын

@6:33 this is why you don't put a plastic bed liner in your truck's bed Better to have it rhino lined

@scottydoesntknow254 4 жыл бұрын

That exhaust tip is too bad ass

@gmjunky87 4 жыл бұрын

Someone on one of the forums said they used a bed floor from a 73-87 pick up with some trimming. Anyone tried this?

@Fritsvrolijk 4 жыл бұрын

nice job if you have the tools and the money

@Pgcmoore 4 жыл бұрын

outstanding!!!

@jeri8512 4 жыл бұрын

Those are some great lookin trucks!

@chrismooney5737 4 жыл бұрын

I don't get why people fills in the gas filler on these trucks

@robertfoley6430 3 жыл бұрын

I would have used black screws in the door panels.

@jimmysapien9961 3 жыл бұрын

AWSOME video - Im hearing Optima Batteries are not made that good anymore ?

@johnhancock5554 4 жыл бұрын

I woulda named that Chevy "Ruby Sue" 🇺🇸 🏁 👍👍

@maxfastest 4 жыл бұрын

Lets add plastic door panels. Pushing vendor products instead of creating something cool and way better

@v8sserieschevy917 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@codyfeatherstone553 4 жыл бұрын

This is cool 😎

@zhdpa 4 жыл бұрын

Needed an engine cover of some kind...

@Blowinshiddup 4 жыл бұрын

The guy in the "Beer, far, Wherever you are" video kinda looks like Bumpus...

@AlphaMachina 4 жыл бұрын

I made my door cards out of air dam. It's a heat moldable ABS kind of plastic.

@durgeshmaurya5183 4 жыл бұрын

Good night 😴 sir

@samthelegoman3990 4 жыл бұрын

These lads obviously haven’t heard of the old license plate trick from Vice Grip Garage

@jorgyr36 4 жыл бұрын

Fac-tree!

@0311Ares 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know if anyone on here can help me out or not, but I was watching a video, I think it was on PN. I was half asleep so I don't even remember the name of the video or what exactly the type of vehicle in the video was. The only thing that I do semi remember is something about a book that talked about the assembly of a vehicle... kind of like a step by step type book. I think it was blue with a spiral spine. I think it might of also had part numbers. I was wondering if anyone might know the names of these books, who makes them, and how to order them.

@steveburnsbstevenleeaolcom 4 жыл бұрын

its a factory assembly manual. amazon has them.

@0311Ares 4 жыл бұрын

@@steveburnsbstevenleeaolcom thanks

@halimniazy6566 4 жыл бұрын

Let see the c10 on road

@TheScientistHayFarmer 2 жыл бұрын

That's too easy with the bed bolted together like that. I wish the old Fords had done that too.

@edwardmyers1746 4 жыл бұрын

Why did we see very little on the f100

@dragonblade8460 4 жыл бұрын

Refurbishing that bed STILL costs more than my truck total

@radsdad1 4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm. Restore the old gages or buy new? Sell Sell Sell.

@BlackSkuLL4u2 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video thing is that truck exhaust system has nothing to control back pressure put at least an H pipe

@martinpuentesjimenez1025 4 жыл бұрын

cuando no tiene en que gastar el dinero homy!

@TheHarryroks 4 жыл бұрын

No weather sheet in door panel... nothing the bed for the exhaust.... yikes.

@BrockGrimes 4 жыл бұрын

reassembles bed with rusty hardware???

@luciomorales7609 2 жыл бұрын

Buenas tardes un saludo desde Guadalajara jalisco mexico

@beardedg500 4 жыл бұрын

Why everybody have to talk like that with the same voice tone???

@beardedg500 4 жыл бұрын

It is actually, with that singing tone,,eeeeww!!!

@beardedg500 4 жыл бұрын

@Pete is never wrong well I think you didn't understand why I was saying it.

@jonprice8413 4 жыл бұрын

13:00 welds vice grips to truck 😖

@KA4UPW 4 жыл бұрын

Why cant i find what i need from YearOne

@garyhayes4756 4 жыл бұрын

Yes year one site sucks

@W4TRI 4 жыл бұрын

Urban Cowboy wants their door panels back!

@melchristian3638 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@mikekiefer6462 4 жыл бұрын

He says if you plan your project. But earlier they sand off to patch the gas filler area. Didn’t seam practice watch preach.

@twoweary 4 жыл бұрын

Seems to me they never show the finished product . This episode ended with the exhaust being welded in and the side of the bed unpainted , followed by a lot of sales pitches . A walk around view of the finished product is what most of us want see . Somewhat disappointing .

@redneckswitwheels 3 жыл бұрын

That truck clearly has alot! Of rust...hidden rust... look at how pitted the body is where he grinded the paint off around the gas hole..

@mikekiefer6462 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t want their cars for a sweepstakes prize. I would like is a garage. A 40’X50’ garage with radiated floor heat from a solar panel system and a hoist.

@rodknoc3122 4 жыл бұрын

10:59 how is that legal that truck could have had 200k miles and now it has zero. Could someone explain it to me.

@01Z06guy 4 жыл бұрын

Title marked, "odometer beyond mechanical limits" or some such wording. Some states automatically assume the odometer no longer represents the actual mileage after a certain age.The real crime there was dumping original parts just because the show is an advertisement for parts vendors.

@slumpnmyrump4986 4 жыл бұрын

It'll usually say exempt for the milage. On an old restored truck milage makes no difference it's all about condition.

@jessiejackson6173 4 жыл бұрын

Buttiful job

@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641 3 жыл бұрын

Why the cartoon over the top voice over ? real good show though . Thank you from Australia

@nuttwg6521 4 жыл бұрын

I want to see a ford ranger with a v8 in it turned into a street truck

@sonicboom2723 4 жыл бұрын

All that work than you notch the bed for side exhaust .

@petersonoliveira8496 3 жыл бұрын

Boa tarde carro 1972 chevy Pu vai amém bom

@tomcooper6108 4 жыл бұрын

1500 bucks!!! A waste of money. You can do it for much less.

@pubgmobile-noxious895 4 жыл бұрын

😂 My 1968 c10 swb cost me 1,800 jeuss christ

@red1inerr113 4 жыл бұрын

all that work to use rattle can bed liner....

@jonprice8413 4 жыл бұрын

Product placement

@Notonetime 4 жыл бұрын

No windshield or Windows, mirrors and a bunch of work left to be done. 50k...Yeah right.

@cambren5616 4 жыл бұрын

So instead of taking time to restore and keep things original you just bought everything you could new ?

@jaycoraldi1639 4 жыл бұрын

Those rims look terrible on that 50s ford!

@TheChrisBeach 4 жыл бұрын

Optima batteries are now junk. This is what happens when a big corporation ran by bean counters purchase an otherwise good product line. They ruin it by immediately cutting corners out of greed.

@metalrott324 4 жыл бұрын

No sound deadening rubber under,over,between,and on top of the cabin?!?! Wow all that work and you skimp on the stuff that turn your ride comfort from a Chevy 71c10 into a Bentley 71c10 and you literally oxidized the surface further by sanding it. It leaves pits of rust. It would have been so easy to tape off the good and sandblast the bad. Smh.

@tranjavanadbia123 3 жыл бұрын

I would rather have an aluminum foil floor than a rug.

@malemex2002 4 жыл бұрын

No safety goggles used Wow

@georgekoch1305 4 жыл бұрын

Must be nice to have no budget..

@squirrelkilla7371 4 жыл бұрын

ITS NOT A HEADER PANEL. Its called a head gate. A damn header panel is what goes on the front of the car to hold the headlights and grille on. JFC. Pros? Huh

@chumbawaumbacumpa 4 жыл бұрын

“Does your bed look like this?” *Gee, I don’t know, do you always sound like Chad from Nickelback if he never drank a glass of water and chainsmoked Newports?*