my 68 shortbed build

[cstm68]

the wheels are 20x 9 flair ultra 296 's the tires are toyo proxes st 275/40/20
the offset is medium newer suv offset

[cstm68]

im doe with the front disc swap. here are some pics

[nuke1]

the truck looks sooooooooo good. you have offiacially been saved for future reference onto my computer. AWESOME!!!!!

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by nuke1

the truck looks sooooooooo good. you have offiacially been saved for future reference onto my computer. AWESOME!!!!!

haha thanx man

[joe231]

Originally Posted by joe231

wow, NICE!
that looks pretty low for static...can you turn your wheels fully with out rubbing?

just curious

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by joe231

just curious

yes i can turn fine, i have anly had it rub once, i hit a small speed bump kinda fast to see if it would rub, but when i lower the back the rest it should bring the front up a little

[cstm68]

i bought a new truck a few days ago, it getting a 6'' lift 35's and 20's

[allen123]

nice
can you post some interior pics like of your center console again
and how much did your whole gauge set up sost you like the bezel and everything

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by allen123

nice
can you post some interior pics like of your center console again
and how much did your whole gauge set up sost you like the bezel and everything

i spent about $400-$450 on the gauges but i made the bezel myself out of 1/8 inch aluminum, i will take a few more pics of the console tomarow and post them.

[cstm68]

new one is now lifted

[Spray-Bomb]

Cant wait to see the rear down

Just FYI, lowering the rear wont affect the tire clearance on the front, as the wheels are the pivot point

Whats the plan for the VW pan in the pic of the parts getting painted ???

[joe231]

damn dood,
you gots lots o' nice rides for a young 'un

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by joe231

damn dood,
you gots lots o' nice rides for a young 'un

haha thanks, being 18, living at home and working full time helps alot!


spray-bomb, the vw pan belongs to a friend of mine, he was replacing the floor pans and bagging it, and doing really custom body off with it, he is also a really good painter and air brusher so it will have a crazy good paint job.

[kcjones]

Originally Posted by cstm68

im doe with the front disc swap. here are some pics

Did you keep the 327 emblem? Looks righteous!
Love the build, love the truck...be sure to post up some more pics when you change the rear height.

[prostreetC-10]

That's pretty funny seeing a Les Schwab truck in the background. I worked for those S.O.B.'s for 9 years!!

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by prostreetC-10

That's pretty funny seeing a Les Schwab truck in the background. I worked for those S.O.B.'s for 9 years!!

s.o.b. 's ??
whys that?

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by kcjones

Did you keep the 327 emblem? Looks righteous!
Love the build, love the truck...be sure to post up some more pics when you change the rear height.

yes the 327 emblems will be staying, untill i build a new motor... wink wink!

[jljohnson3579]

Originally Posted by cstm68

so i put a set of monte carlo rear springs on the truck and it lowered it about 3" in the rear.

got the rest of it blocked out them put it in the paint booth at school and got another coat of primer sprayed !!!

paint is coming close!!!

What year Monte did the springs come off of? I imagine putting Monte springs on to lower the rear saves alot of money since resto companies are Very proud of their lowering springs for sale. Good job!

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by jljohnson3579

What year Monte did the springs come off of? I imagine putting Monte springs on to lower the rear saves alot of money since resto companies are Very proud of their lowering springs for sale. Good job!

there out of a 71 monte but i took them back out and replaced them with cpp drop coils

[jljohnson3579]

Originally Posted by cstm68

so i got the latches on today and that work great!!! just need some fine tuning. also i got my filler piece welded in on the tailgate.

let me know what you think

heres some pics

Love the trick latches man! That is way cool to me--I love riggin' stuff--especially stuff that is useful and works!

[LuckyHenriksen]

Looks awesome man. And I like the new driver! Looks killer with the lift and wheels.

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by LuckyHenriksen

Looks awesome man. And I like the new driver! Looks killer with the lift and wheels.

thanks man, the flowmaster system for it just came today!

[cstm68]

today i swapped out my 2'' drop coils for 1'' drop coils to eliminate a few rubbing problems but i still have the 2.5 drop spindals.

[cstm68]

today i was able to do some more work on my tailogate latches.

also i installed a flip up dvd player a while ago and when i put the dash pad on it stoped the screan from coming out all the way, so i will be relocating the dvd player on my dash and removing the ashtray

and here is a better pic of the new front stance.









a scetch of what it will look like (doted line is the flip up par)

i eill be cutting where it is marked with black and welding a flat piece of metal in place

[nuke1]

ilike the idea, i have been toying with the idea of a screen in the dash of mine also, looks good with the new drop spindles.