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It is so great to have a shop now to work on "Project 68 ". I actually made some progress tonight, got the windshield and rear window removed, then started on the rockers. Was able to get both rockers removed. :metal:

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This is why GM parts are nice to have, note they are not even tacked in place . :mm:

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Todays plan is to begin cutting out the inner rocker rust and kick panels, I am also going to have to repair the door pillars. I will be ordering a pair of pillars from Nsane today so I can keep this project on a roll. :mm:

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Made some more headway tonight, cutout the rust in the cab corner and cutout the rust on the inner rocker support and outer floor. Getting everything fitted and then tack it in.

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The fitting process

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I am lucky enough to live up the street from this awesome build and get to stop by and see it from time to time when I pick up parts. Shop is AWESOME and so is Larry. Glad to know him and share the same hobby. He is way more advanced than I and have learned a lot from him.

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Thanks Robert, great to have you come visit too.😆
Had another great day today after picking up another 68.
Almost ready to start welding panels in.

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I got the passenger side all fitted and fit the door . Also have all the repair panels fitted on drivers side and ready to fit the drivers door.

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Nice work. Digging the truck.

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6 year jump now that's wild. Welcome back and looking forward to the progress

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Thanks, it is a whole lot easier when ypu have a place to work on it. Hoping to soon have the cab in primer.

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Very nice donor cab. The parts are looking good mocked up. Man don't you just love the new rocker panels, such a breeze to install. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to seeing this truck come together!!

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Thank you, GM rockers fit great, I threw the aftermarket one on there just to see the difference, it fit good but not as good as the gm factory rocker.

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Well no pictures but I did get most of the drivers side welded in on the cab last night, won't be able to work on it tonight but ready to start on passengers side next. :chevy:

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Time to start grinding some welds . :smoke:

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Got a few hours in on Project 68 today, was able to get the second coat of por on the frame, 1st coat on trailing arms and a arms. Hoping to have the frame ready to roll by the end of the month. We will see :mm:

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looking good man. you picked a good day to work on it. with all the rain we got. I'm sure you will have it rolling

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Thanks Robert, sure was a great day to work on it. We also started tearing down the bosses donor truck, his frame is about ready to reassemble.

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Well we got a new toy we have been playing with tonight, we got a tig welder been practicing techniques tonight.

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Trailing arms and control arms have a coat of por and the wife and daughter came down and sandblasted some parts.

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Cant beat new toys and family swinging by to help. Ordered me some rust treatment stuff from Eastwood and couple other things to paint up engine compartment while motor is out. Yours is really coming along.

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Finally got some more shop time in today. Was able to get the rear trailing arms and axle housing sand blasted and ready to por. :mm:

I also almost have all the front suspension and brake system, ready to get this thing rolling on its own again. :chevy:

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Well, the rear axle is all tore down mostly cleaned up should have it painted this weekend and ready for reassembly. What a messy job.

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And of course I have to share the pics of the motor I adopted last night. :metal: With a turbo 400 attached

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:mm:

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nice work....will be following.

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Thank you :mm:

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An attempt at shortening a bed side, before and after. :chevy:

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Wow. Looking good. Your making some serious progress.

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Got it all sand blasted and sprayed down with metal prep. Now time to prime her out and finish welding in the patch panels

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About to get the bottom side finished up, all the floor patches and door pillars are welded in now drivers rocker is installed. Today I painted the whole bottom side with POR 15' now I am thinking about spraying the bottom with rhino liner to protect and help with sound barrier and vibration.

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Looked great today. You do awesome work. Great catching up with you. Man you got me thinking about the mirror thing after we talked today. Tore my parts stash apart and found my old mirror arms gonna put them back on. Thanks for the good advice.

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Thanks bro, I always enjoy having some company at the shop. I wasn't trying to talk you out of the mirrors you like:smoke: that's just my opinion :lol: which isn't worth a whole lot ;)

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Nice to see you're back at it. Good work so far.

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Great to see that you're back at it and keeping us updated. Looking forward to maybe seeing this thing in person at a cruise in or something once it's all done!

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Well I bit the bullet and purchased one of my last big ticket items on the body list, my bed sides, thank you niped, I may be driving "project 68" by next summer after all :mm:

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Next summer should be fun? Can't wait to see this to the end. Who knows maybe I'll cruise down in my C10?? I should have it by then? :)

Steve

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I hope to be doing that and driving it down to the shop to work on my 72 project :chevy:

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just got a chance to go threw your build nice work real nice i wish i had your talent with TIG i have another question when you laid betty on her back on that hoist you weren't worried about scratching or denting her back?
I'm staying in for the ride see who gets to the finish line first ...ha ha

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Thanks for taking the time to look through my build, it has definitely gone on for awhile. :lol: Talent with tig, nah, I just got it and have had to practice plenty to get it down to an art, it is a lot different than mig welding for sure.

Betty was laid down very carefully and as far as scratching it there is no paint on her so nothing to scratch right now, I just sand blasted it a few weeks ago. We don't move it around to much anyways, I should be done with the cab in a few weeks and I can prime her out and set it to the side and get back to concentrating on getting the frame on the ground and rolling again.

I am in for the ride my friend ;) I have another project right behind this one I hope to start on next spring some time which is my other build thread :chevy: