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More Progress
over that past few days i've gotten a few things done on my truck.
i put some new tires on all four and got the rims painted got the E-brake cable hooked up and the spare tire all mounted i got my cab on and on it's back to be cleaned will have pics later
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Granddad's Ol' Truck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: MS
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Bless you guys that have the tolerance and patience to do restorations. I am hoping that maybe in the next ten years I will have what it takes to rebuild my other grandfather's truck to original. He is the original owner and all that it needs is rockers and changed back to the original color. Oh, and him willing to sell it to me!! Say a prayer for me.
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1971 Chevrolet Custom 10 short step-side 2005 GMC Sierra SLT 2500HD crew cab 2wd [I]1971 Chevrolet Custom 10 Deluxe lwb fleet-side |
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looking good jr.
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Looking very nice there Jr
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trucks looking good!
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got the cab on it's back and painted will have pics tomorrow
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(Only) Member of the CPNE Fan Club ![]() ![]() 67 C-10 350 with 3-speed tranny and 308 gears swb step ![]() 82 Z28 Camaro 355 small block over 350 hp and a borg warner super t-10 (blown engine) 72 Chevy K20 Suburban (future project) 70 Chevy K20 now 68 GMC K2500 2003 Chevy 2500hd ccsb 4X4 (daily driver) |
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Jr. What's the matter with your camera? Just Kidding, looking good. Keep on keeping us posted!
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looking good Junior. you are making us fathers proud.
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once it gets a little warmer out i can paint my inner fenders and rad supp.
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(Only) Member of the CPNE Fan Club ![]() ![]() 67 C-10 350 with 3-speed tranny and 308 gears swb step ![]() 82 Z28 Camaro 355 small block over 350 hp and a borg warner super t-10 (blown engine) 72 Chevy K20 Suburban (future project) 70 Chevy K20 now 68 GMC K2500 2003 Chevy 2500hd ccsb 4X4 (daily driver) |
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Keep the progress coming.
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OE dog dish hupcaps and steel rims. Where did that boy get such good taste?
![]() For those that want the inside skinny, we're basically building a short step from the old parts stash. Frame is 72 GMC 5 lug disk, with rear leafs. Thanks to Mikegi Engine is mid-70's small block 350, with HEI, stock ramhorns, dual exhaust, with Edelbrock carb. Thanks to HotrodhenryJ Tranny is 72 3 speed manual, column shift, and yes, the column shift will be maintained as it should be. ![]() Rear end is 74 3:08 peg leg. Cab is 67 small window A/C cab from AZ. Not sure if it'll stay with the a/c setup or retrofit the non-a/c box to the firewall. Thanks to HotrodhenryJ Box is also a 67 from AZ. Thanks to DesertRat. Also VTBlazer for fenders and tailgate Front clip is a hodgepodge of 3 different trucks and repro parts. Seat is 67 buckets from a 67 GMC Camper Cruiser. Front end has all new components as does rear. We're to te bodywork stage and since we've got rust-free parts to work with, it will be minimal. Someday, it'll be back together and one color - Red or Orange TBD. And by the way, he's only 14 ![]()
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Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter ![]() Maybe I need to sell some of this crap ![]() Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all |
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'68 C-20 396 CST CC
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Stock wheels and caps! I love that look!
I had to replace the split rims on my 68 so I went with stock solid wheels like you did but I painted them rally wheel silver. Three of the original caps were in need of a repaint but after I stripped them I think I'll just buff them really well with cutting rouge and not repaint them. These are 16.5x8.25 wheels--I'm having 31x10.50 BFGTA's put on Saturday morning. Here's pics...I've since put two more coats of argent and two coats of clear on the wheels. |
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We found a set of 4 hubcaps brand new at a swap meet for $40! We also have the 67/68 full wheel covers too, but these dog dish ones seem to look better on a "stocker" stepside
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Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter ![]() Maybe I need to sell some of this crap ![]() Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all |
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'68 C-20 396 CST CC
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I agree--the dog dish caps look great on a stock truck. My split rims were black and the painted trim on the caps looked really good with that combo. I might try to pick up a set of nice painted ones if the price is right and keep them with my all original parts.
For daily driving I'm trying to make a 3/4-ton equivelant of a rally wheel by going with a full polish on the caps without the paint. In fact, I'm looking for a beauty rim to fit these 16.5 wheels just to see if it looks good with the polished caps--kind of paying homage to the corvette/camaro rally wheels on an 8-lug wheel. If anyone has one I'd like to buy it so I don't shell out 120 bucks for the only new set I can find before I decide. It might look like I went wild at the auto parts store instead of a true rally wheel look. The wheels that hold those caps are getting harder to find though--and tires for 16.5 rims are getting scarce as well. |
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