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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
I think your metal work is art too! That frame is looking awesome.
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
This build is making me reconsider going Drag and putting but rims on and hitting corners.
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
Great job on the truck sofar, gonna have to keep a watch on your build!!! gorgeous shop also!!
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
been a long couple of days. no work at the day job so i have worked on the truck. i am sick of grinding and blending!! slid rear in this afternoon and started box mounts. threw 4 in the scrap pile to get one. the front two need to be raised to match the rear mounts. kelly showed up at the shop from florida today. wants to raise the floor in the bed sides the next couple of weeks while he is in town. scored some original frame rivets and tool today. want to use as many as possible to make it look factory-ish.
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
That looks great Glen!
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
Ya - looks GREAT!
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
just when i thought you couldnt do anything cooler.....You come up with factory rivets...your killing us
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
very cool! Now I will always wonder if trucks are all original since the frame rivits can be replicated
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
wow amazing work!
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
the rivets are a buck or two each and the tool was $18 i think. i'm going to try it later.
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
It's so cool that you put the frame bracing on the inside of the frame and left the outside smoooooooth! It's the best kickup I've seen. Nice work. I'm interested to see the use of rivets too.
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
if this makes you feel better cheby, heres a pile of f-ups! lol. it took 14 tries to get 4. sick of grinding and blending. floor is fitted back on and i think kelly's stopping to start the inner box sides tonight!!!
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OK.....OK... that does make me feel a little better , TOP NOTCH JOB !! looks killer
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
Man I want me some of those adjustable ride height spring cups and adjusters, that is so awesome!!
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
im loving seeing this thing come together!
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
nice looking build, I am also building an autocrosser, probably won't turn out near as nice as what u got going, but its going to b fun chasing down the new muscle cars in an old truck.
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thanks, chasing down muscle cars and modern rides are my motovation! anybody with good credit can buy a mustang or a camaro. but a fast and reliable old truck is cool to me. heres some brackets i built last night and tonight. box is ready for surgery.
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
I am sure u have heard this a lot ,but you do really nice work, can't wait to see her done.Keep it up
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
Darn Glen, that is some amazing fab work, this is going to be so sick once it's done.
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Awesome fab on those brackets!!!
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
Wow. Hotchkis smotchkis. Nice work on the frame. I like how you think outside the box....
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
Nice panhard bar bracket. Curious - What will keep the panhard bar from sliding up and down during agressive cornering, besides tightening it until star tight?
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
Just read the whole thread.I can't wait to see you pushing vettes.
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
Killer fab
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)
How much of a kick up did you go with on your rear frame or is that determined by the ride height you are shooting for? Best work I've seen
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