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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Hampton, Ga
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Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Well, after being a member for 3 years with nothing to contribute, I finally dragged home my "dream truck", a 1968 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside. I"ve loved the bodystyle for a very long time, and found someone who'd trade me even up for my old 1994 S-10 Blazer with a SBC. I"ll do my best to use the search function before asked redundant questions about things that I"m sure have been covered hundreds of times.
Currently, the truck has a 250 inline 6 and supposedly a Muncie 4 speed, set in, but neither are hooked up. MY plan was to run the drivetrain as is, and work on making it a safe and dependable truck before bothering to swap out the drivetrain. However, I know very little about the engine, and even less about the trans. I don't even know if I have all the parts to make it roadworthy. Time will tell. Now, the bad news. The guy I traded to painted the truck himself, red, white and blue. Doesn't sound too awful until you see what he did to the clearcoat. I kid you not, the guy clearcoated the truck, and then threw glitter all over it. I don't mean put glitter in the clear and sprayed it evenly. He threw it on the truck like he was feeding chickens!!! There's mailbox numbers screwed to the hood, Tiger-print cloth all over the dashboard and doorpanels, and probably a slew of problems I have yet to discover. Anyways, looking forward to gathering as much info and knowledge as I can. -Josh |
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Location: Calgary Alberta
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
As long as is what you want, how cares how ugly it is, just makes it easier to remove tha paint without felling bad.
Have fun, Darren
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Congratz. The red white and blue didn't look to bad, but the glitter, thats rough, i didn't notice till i read that part, i thought it was just dirty in the first pic, lol. Good luck on fixing her up and be sure to post pics. oh and by the way you gotta post some interior pics, im dieing to see the print interior
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Hey neighbor! Looking forward to seeing your build.
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Looking forward to how you fix it up.
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
looks like a victim of a poor restoration i hope you fix her up!
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
want to see how this turns out.
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1972 c-10 shortbed 350/400 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389157 1968 workhorse http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446216 Accepting part donations |
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Josh, When you said the PO threw glitter on like he was feeding chickens, I laughed so hard. That was funny man!
![]() Your truck is a good one. Doesn't seem to have dents or rust, so when you get the interior replaced and exterior painted that's gonna be one fine truck, for sure!! I am looking forward to watching your progress.... ![]() Bruce
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Looks like a good truck to start with. I like the 6 cyl 4 speed combo.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
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It's a pretty original paint job, I say if you like it maybe try to wetsand through the clear for a weathered look ![]()
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
The Tiger Print interior.
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
The seat is kind of cool......
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Greensboro N.C.
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Boy,that must have been one nice blazer you had.lol
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Josh,
That seat has potential. I bet it cleans up nice and will look good man. ![]()
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
I bought the blazer for $900 with a blown 4.3 v6. I stuck in a 0.040 over 350 with Vortec heads. It's got a stout 700R4, and it's been a good truck. The only down side is that it's an S-10. If I rob all the parts I want, it'll have the 350 with the Serpentine setup, possible power windows and locks, tilt wheel, maybe the buckets and center console, etc. We'll see.
FRENCHBLUE72, polishing the wheels is on my very near to-do list bruceman1968, it looks like someone stuffed a couch pillow under the seat cover on the driver's side. I"ll see if it's salvageable. m6z, the Tiger PRint is currently lookin for a new home. -Josh |
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
looks like a bicentennial truck.,,.but really,,,even with all that bad makeup i can see a fine lookin truck
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- Jim - My Daily Driver is a 1969 Chevrolet Custom/20 Fleetside 350/TH400/Eaton H052 4.10 and its Project thread is here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=456911 |
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
looks like a good start. You're keeping the tiger print right? lol j/k.
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Join Date: May 2011
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Makes me think more Evel Knievel than Capt America. Either way, good luck!
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Looks like she needs just a little bit of help... Need to polish out the rest of the slots..
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GO BIG GREEN ![]() MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P.. |
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Looks like a decent platform to start a nice build... I will say the interior is an epic fail. LOL
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Marietta, Georgia
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Id make it mechanically sound and leave it alone!!! That thing is awsome!
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2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!! Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere! |
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
ya drive it like it is, tiger !
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
haha, that tiger print is more horrible then i thought it would be, but that bench seat if i can be fixed seems nice, Im interested to see what direction you take this in.
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