Rusbuilt's 68 C-10
 

Hello guys, I'd like to introduce you to my very first Chevrolet! A few weeks ago I bought this 68 C-10 short bed of craigslist here in Nashville. It has a 327 with a 350 turbo automatic. The body is pretty straight but the cab is rusted pretty bad and the interior is rough. However the guy I bought it from said the engine and trans only had about 10k miles on it, oh and it was open headers too. Here are a few pictures the day I got it home.

The worst part of the cab was the inner roof panel. The roof seam had rusted in a few small spots and the seam sealer was missing so it rotted the entire inner roof panel along the front windshield. So I used a wire brush to clean the seam and resealed it so it won't leak, although I don't plan on using this cab for my build.

Now on to my build plans. I really want/need a truck to use to haul materials for my construction business. So I plan to prime the entire truck black and just clean it up the best I can so I can use it some for now. In the mean time I bought another cab to start my build. It has some rough spots but the price was right so I couldn't pass it up. I also bought a set of door panels a brake booster (which I will add asap) a 70 model front grille and drivers fender (in need of a good passenger fender) because I plan to run the 70 front end.

I spent a little time raising the seats and actually mounting them as the previous owner just had them sitting in the cab. I have been looking for a good bench seat to recover that I will put in the new cab but I guess these will do the job for now. Also before I bought the extra cab and door panels yesterday I had already made some wooden ones which I'll leave in this cab and use the metal ones for the cab I'm building.

I plan to spend a lot of time on this thing this summer once I have the extra cab complete I will tear the truck down to complete the project.

plans include:
5.3 swap with 4l60e
5 lug with 4 wheel disk breaks
relocate the gas tank
lowered 3/4
power steering
hot rod air conditioning
70 front end
and some minor custom interior work

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I've decided not to use the 70 model front end, I'm just gonna stick with the 68. I'll prob sell the fender and grille I have once I'm allowed to sell things on here. lol

Re: Rusbuilt's 68 C-10
 

keep us posted ! looking forward to your progress !

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Thanks, I will. I really want to use this truck a lot so I don't plan on going to the extreme that some of you guys go. Although I do love the look of these trucks with air bags its just not functional for what I need.

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I like stuff like this, keep it coming!

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I will, Thanks!



I picked up some parts today,

power steering pump and bracket
power steering gear box
alt brackets
and a new (used) radiator bc mine has a pin whole in it.

Thanks to Thelonerife he really helped me out and full of great information!!
Thanks again!

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some pics of my new (used) parts.

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cleaned and repainted!

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In for the build. I like a nice driver build as well! Good idea with the extra cab and sealing up the current one for now...

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Thanks. It seems to me that most guys on here spend most of their time on the cab, I think I can get it all ready before I tear down the entire truck. And by ready I mean finished cab with air, painted and all!

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Well I got a great deal on a 5.3 lm7 today.... $120

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I worked on the Chevy today. I installed the brake booster, power steering pump, power steering gear box and new (used) radiator. Unfortunately my new radiator has a small pin hole in it!! boo! I guess I'll try and solder it this week.

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here are some before and after pics of my alternator brackets.

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Looks good Rus. I like the new alt bracket setup. I'll keep an eye on your progress. If you can't patch that hole in the radiator I'll refund your $. Your other cab looks pretty good.

Re: Rusbuilt's 68 C-10
 

Thanks Chuck, I know I can patch up that hole. The cab is great all except for the top on the drivers side. It needs some work but I can just fix it a little at a time. Thanks again for all the parts!

Re: Rusbuilt's 68 C-10
 

nice start man...Good to see more Nashville builds

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Thanks! I can't wait to have her road worthy. Should be driving around in her next week!

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Awesome man!!! Mine is really road worthy but I drive it around from time to time.....What part of nash are you in?

Also..PULL-A-PART off centennial is awesome for parts if you haven't been there already

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I am 3 miles east of downtown off Lebanon Pike. Yeah I've been by pull a part I have a big concrete project for western express which is right across the street pretty much. What about yourself, what part of Nash do you live in?