68' Chevy c10

[72SWBChevy]

Originally Posted by XxCHEVYMANxX

Thanks 72SWBCHEVY. I do have the load leveler, and thanks for the core support tip. right now the hood is off, but not core support. I thought it looked like it might hit rear motor mount support. (cross member ?)

Aghh I see now, that top piece is up past the floor bottom, others will need to chime in, I have never removed a manual shift tranny of this style, not much room for it to move around while taking it out..maybe you could loosen the front cab mounts and tilt the cab back some to give you more room..?

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Thanks again for the help. going to see what happens. if it wont go, I'll just remove the trans. would be easier if I didnt have to do it in the gravel drive, but I will make it happen!

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Here's the latest. got the engine/trans out, and I did have to raise the cab to clear the trans. overall it went pretty smooth. the most trouble came from one bolt when removing the front clip. you guys know what I mean (that last bolt!)
Oh well, all that hard work makes the end result that much sweeter.
here's a couple pics.

[heeroyue2002]

i took my tranny out and engine together, i almost flipped the cherry picker but it went out smooth/

[72SWBChevy]

Glad it all worked out. Its always that last bolt that will get ya!

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by heeroyue2002

i took my tranny out and engine together, i almost flipped the cherry picker but it went out smooth/

It's no joke when you see that cherry picker coming off the ground!

Originally Posted by 72SWBChevy

Glad it all worked out. Its always that last bolt that will get ya!

Thanks 72SWBChevy, Now that I got that one out, it's time to get the others pulled. maybe I can just skip the last bolt situation...

[rondog4416]

nice start on a cool truck !!!!! i lived in Decatur for a few years. worked for the city transit as a diesel tech. good luck with your truck

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by rondog4416

nice start on a cool truck !!!!! i lived in Decatur for a few years. worked for the city transit as a diesel tech. good luck with your truck

Thanks rondog, Decatur is not so great is it? Originally from Texas, I'll go back in the next few years.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Ok I got engine/trans #2 out. It went a lot smoother this time.
Heres a couple more pics.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Well my 327 is off getting rebuilt. I still have to pull engine/trans #3, and the crossmember from the 85' donor truck. the crossmember in the 68' has one bolt left on each side, so it's ready to come out. Thinking about a one piece driveshaft, not sure though.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Update, been workin on the truck when im not at work. the firewall,frame degreased and powerwashed. the bench seat and in cab fuel tank are out. I'll get some pics up soon.

[Blue666]

You're making great progress. Keep it up.

In your first post - third picture, you show a huge rear mounted fuel tank. Can you provide some details on what's from & what size (gallons). Is it set up for fuel injection?

Thanks.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by Blue666

You're making great progress. Keep it up.

In your first post - third picture, you show a huge rear mounted fuel tank. Can you provide some details on what's from & what size (gallons). Is it set up for fuel injection?

Thanks.

Hey Blue666, Thanks. The tank is an LMC rear mount kit.(basicly a blazer tank) its 21 gal. truck will be carburated. I guess you could use it for fuel injection. If I had to do it again I would use a 60s car tank where the filler is behind license plate. I did'nt find this site soon enough.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Here's a few more pics. a little progress.
just about everything off the firewall. still have to sand it.

fuel tank and seat out.

shift hump back from blasting, and painted.

I seam sealed the in cab seam. (not sure if that will cause any problems)

also made a patch for the fuel fill hole in cab.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

pulled engine\trans out of 85' donor this morning. It took more time than the other two. Now I can pull the crosmember tomorrow.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Ok I swapped crosmembers today.
test fit looks good just one hole to drill on each side and elongate a couple more. Happy I read the swap thread on here.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

well I have the crossmemeber back out so I can do the cleanup,paint, and rebuild. also grabbed the power steering, and brake booster. It looks like the BB wont work without bracket alteration. I knew I would have to modify the armature from brake pedal to booster. not sure but I might need a different year booster. searched for this swap, but couldnt find any answers. the donor is an 85' GMC 1/2 ton. heres a pic of the booster. was also going to use a different master cylinder. Thanks for any info.

[VA72C10]

if you're speaking of frame brackets you can use 73-87 motor brackets with the big block. Any truck is fine as they are all the same small or big block for those years but work great for big block for our year trucks.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

if you're speaking of frame brackets you can use 73-87 motor brackets with the big block. Any truck is fine as they are all the same small or big block for those years but work great for big block for our year trucks.

sorry I should say the brackets I'm referring to are the brake booster (6 bolt mounting.) thanks for the reply.
I should,nt have wrote BB for brake booster. my mistake

[VA72C10]

my bad

On the brake booster, you can buy the correct bracket and bolt that booster to it, or just modify the lever as you said....but the ideal thing is to get the correct bracket as the angle is wrong if you just modify the arm and pedal pressure will be harder.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Thanks VA72C10, that helps alot. I will get the correct bracket and keep movin forward.

[72SWBChevy]

Looking good!!

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Got my engine back from the machine shop yesterday. now I have to paint it.
before I can do that I have to get that crossmember back in so the truck can be moved. Its the only spot left in the garage I can use.
heres a pic of the front frame w/por 15.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by 72SWBChevy

Looking good!!

Thanks 72SWBChevy, almost out of money again.
your build is lookin awesome!

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

A little more done! crossmember degreased, and painted satin black. Lucky for me its in good shape.. ball joints, seals,and brakes dont need replaced yet. heres a few pics.