The Aussie 68 & 69 Short Fleet Builds #Porterbuilt #Accuair #Delmo
 

Hi all

After looking around for 6 months at C10 forums and facebook groups I decided I wanted one, Then I saw this 68 on ebay a couple of months back and straight away thought I have to have it, I did a deal with the owner Jessie @ www.levelsevenmotorsports.com/ got her shipped across the US and she was on her way to Australia, the ship is due to dock on the 2nd November so I should have it in the next week or so (hopefully)

So I thought I'd start up a build thread, we're not going to do to much cosmetically to it just at the moment but we do have some power plant changes in mind, I work at GM Motorsport in OZ and we specialize in high performance LS work, so this should be fun..

The original build thread from the Level 7 guys is here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619283

Here's a few pictures of the way it was when I purchased it..

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps57448f6d.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6b79a3fe.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1bfae2d7.jpg

I have purchased some custom number plates (as we call them) which suit it perfectly

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...pse3aa8a6f.jpg

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Welcome to the forums. Great looking project.

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Glad to find out whats up with this truck, on the old thread almost all the pictures are no longer showing up.

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Cant wait to see what you guys do with it..

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Cheers guys




I have saved all the old photos of it, you can view them here

http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/sl...20Blue%20Truck

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Thanks for posting the photobucket link!

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Awesome truck! Love to see more pictures!

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Cheers, check the photobucket link a couple of posts back..


Well the truck hasn't been cleared through customs yet but my new engine arrived today, have more parts arriving in the next couple of weeks for what I hope to be a Christmas install

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...psde132ea3.jpg

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That's one good looking motor! Welcome!

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I'm so old school i couldn't begin to say what that engine is, little lone dealing with all the sensors. :)

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Hi mate, it's a 6.2lt Supercharged LSA engine, I think in the current Corvette engine in the US, down here it's fitted in our top of the range HSV GTS Sedan see below

http://youtu.be/UC9qnjOUjss

This is a new ute (pickup) they have just released, you truck guys will like this http://youtu.be/NM9xYeN7hsM

With cam & boost upgrade it should make around the 700hp mark

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Well its been ages since I've updated this, been getting parts together,

In the meantime we ended up with another truck so now we are doing the 68 and a 69

In the last few months we have stripped both truck and done a lot of rust repairs etc

Porterbuilt & accuair gear arrived last week so we are into it,

I will keep the updated coming from here..

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Cool build. I like the engine choice!

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Some more photos from the last few months

Repaired all the rust in the cab, blasted and epoxy coated

Portbuilt delivery

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Some pics of the firewall we replaced

and a few pics of the 69 which was originally gold under all the other paint

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Sweet projects! Check out my ChubTubz for your rear wheel wells: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=675754

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Lookin good. Subscribed

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Hi John,

Make sure you jump on the C10 Owners Australia Facebook page as well mate..

https://www.facebook.com/groups/525439940964415/

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Thanks for the info. I'll have a look.

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Got a little done on Saturday before the tempreture hit 40C degrees (104F) around lunch time, so called it a day..

Cut out the notches for the racks and started removing the rivets..

Have got almost 3 weeks of holidays now so going to get right into it.



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Sub'd, awesome build! Your shop looks like one big ol' toy box for big kids!

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Cheer mate, yeah the shop sees a lot of toys, we're one of Australia's biggest LS tuning shops..

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Cool. I'm in. That 6.2L is going to be a beast in the truck...

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can't wait to see more

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Plenty done today, flipped both the chassis over and removed all the rivets on the bottom, about bloody 50 of them, got the centre cross members removed and tidied everything on the underside, only the 2 rear crossmembers to remove, they are both being held on by 1 rivet on the top which I will remove when I flip them back over on Thursday

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38 Degrees Celsius outside but that won't stop the C10 builds on new years eve..

Got the inner frame structures in today, also got the front drop members back on, now just the rear notches to go..

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Back into it today, thankfully the weather was a bit cooler, got all the rear stripped and both rear notches installed...

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Some Updates

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Coming along nicely, :metal:.

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Ok, I'm watching. Cool builds here

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It's been a busy couple of weeks, got the first chassis back from powder and started assembly.. coming along nicely..

Here's some progress pics

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And some more......

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Looking great

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Very Nice!

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oooh that looks good!

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Thanks for the update!

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Wow. Can't wait to see this one done.

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Got the 2nd chassis back from powder coat, it has now been assembled and both are at the same stage now, wheels are due to land here around the end of the month, then we can mock up the rear and make the diff housings.

Some update pics

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Awesome build with that 6.2!!!
What a pile of parts:metal:

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A little video of where we are currently at


http://youtu.be/LJEpf0dHnuM



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