68 Stepside Shorty - Canadian Build GMC 910

[Island Medic]

Hello everyone!

It finally is my turn. I have been on and off this forum for a bunch of years just waiting for the right time to start my build. Let me tell you my story.

In 1989 I bought the truck from an auction house. The truck originally came from the City of Kelowna in BC. It had a splash and dash finish on it and that was good enough for me. I drove the truck as a daily and then one day while exiting a freeway I locked up the breaks and spun and hit the concrete guard rail and bent the frame. I later found out that the vacuum booster for the breaks was leaking and so the brakes were a little touchy.

The truck sat for a year then I decided I wanted to fixer up and get back to driving it. I found a donor truck, it was a 67 Chevrolet. I used the frame, the hood and the passenger fender. I did a complete frame swap in my driveway with a small tool box of tools and a great deal of cursing. Lots of rusted bolts.

I drove the truck off and on again till 2001 when it got parked for the last time. There it has gone though a bunch of moves and a divorce and being side swiped by a front end loader (thanks stepdad).

Now it is time to show the old girl some love. I had named the truck "Sweet Jane" after the cowboy junkies song. So for here we go. Hope you enjoy the journey.

The goal is to take this truck back to its original configuration with the exception with possibly the motor, front drum brakes, and paint color. I want to use as much as the original parts as possible to keep the costs down to a minimum.

I wish I had some pictures from back in the day but here is the first pic of the build day. Here is the options sheet in the glove box.