My summer project 1968 GMC short box
 

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New to this forum, so I thought I'd start by posting a pic of my summer build. 1968 gmc short box with a 250 six and three in the tree. Seems my iPad will only let me post one picture at a time. Until I figure it out that is...

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Nice truck and welcome to the forum. Tons of good info here and very helpful people.

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Welcome. Glad to have you here. Nice looking truck. I also have a 68 short box.

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welcome! i like your truck just how it is... lol what are your plans?

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Clean looking truck!

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Buff it out and put a coat of wax on it and drive it!

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Nice truck! That doesn't look like a project to me. Neat camper too.

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I lowered it 4 1/2" in front and 6" in the back, added some fake patina and door logos. I put on Riddler 8x18 in the front and 9.5x18 in the rear. My wife made a seat cover out of a Mexican blanket and I put in a wooden steering wheel. What do you think?

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Love it. :metal:

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Merlen,

What lowering options did you go with, looks good with the fake patina

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Welcome and nice truck!

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Thanks for the complement, for the lowering I used 2 1/2" spindles with 2" lowering springs in the front, and 4" lowering springs and 2" lowering blocks in the back. I got it from CPP. I originally wanted a 4/6 grand slam kit, but they don't offer it in a 4/6, so they just made up a package for me. Worked out awesome, everything fit perfect.

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Here's a picture of the interior,

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Modified some old Harley Davidson mirrors to fit, they were the size I was looking for.

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Another pic of the interior. For some reason, I can only post one picture per post.

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Kelly Norwood pinstriping the logo on my doors. A few pencil lines to keep everything straight but other than that, it was all free hand! This dude is awesome!

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Looks great! Really like what you've done w/ the HD mirrors. Sick.

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Just installed power steering, tilt steering column, and a700r4 transmission! Just need to install a lock up kit and take it for a test drive.

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Very nice. What steering wheel is that you have? Did they offer a GMC horn cap for it?

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The steering wheel is just a Grant 15" I got off of flee bay.