68 Chevy on 22's

[newagecustom]

After months of B.S. happening including my dealership closing i am finally able to start buying parts for my truck again. I picked up this shell of a truck for $150 to get the dash and ended up getting a few extra sellable parts also including a pair of flowmaster mufflers and a flex-a-lite electric fan.

[big_al_71]

Originally Posted by newagecustom

After months of B.S. happening including my dealership closing i am finally able to start buying parts for my truck again. I picked up this shell of a truck for $150 to get the dash and ended up getting a few extra sellable parts also including a pair of flowmaster mufflers and a flex-a-lite electric fan.

That dash is cool looking....


Dealership closing?
Which manufacturer did you work for?
I am in the automotive business also (Dealerships) they continue to predict more dealers closing...

[newagecustom]

Since you're in Florida i'm sure you heard of it. I worked at Bill Heard Chevrolet in Scottsdale,AZ. There have been 6 other dealers in PHX area that have closed since Sept last year.

[newagecustom]

Some progress....

[newagecustom]

Radiator mounted and fuel cell plumbed.

[trenz68]

lookin good.i need to bd mine

[noteron]

I like this trucks' simplicity...well done

[69ChevyRazorback]

this could possibly be one of my fave trucks on the board when its done! nice work man i wish i could do have the fabs ure doing.

[OARNGESI]

Nice work looke really good

[72BlckButy]

Great looking project!

Quick question... in the first pictures posted in your thread, what tires were on the rollers (front/rear)?

[newagecustom]

In the first pics of it it had 20 x 8 1/2 KMC wheels on it.

[OLDIRON69]

Subscribed!

[newagecustom]

Originally Posted by noteron

I like this trucks' simplicity...well done

Thanks for the compliment.
I got the bed test fit on it, just need to trim some more and make the mounts. I plan on driving it next week some time once the rest of my parts show up.

[big_al_71]

Originally Posted by newagecustom

Since you're in Florida i'm sure you heard of it. I worked at Bill Heard Chevrolet in Scottsdale,AZ. There have been 6 other dealers in PHX area that have closed since Sept last year.

Yeah I read about your dealerships closing in Automotive News...what dept did you work in? I guess by your skills you might have come from service or parts? I worked for GM in the mid 80's then I went to work for
Toyota got some grief from friends but it has been the best thing I ever did.


your project is coming along very nice. Keep up the great work and I am suscribed....

[unf0rglven]

looks bad ass i also work at a chevrolet dealership in the beaumont, texas area and we just aquired all the vehicles from the cadillac dealer that just closed so we are crossing our fingers

[newagecustom]

[QUOTE=big_al_71;3247274]Yeah I read about your dealerships closing in Automotive News...what dept did you work in? I guess by your skills you might have come from service or parts? I worked for GM in the mid 80's then I went to work for
Toyota got some grief from friends but it has been the best thing I ever did.


your project is coming along very nice. Keep up the great work and I am suscribed....[/

I did used car recon, accessories, lift kits and body shop mechanical. It ended up being a good thing since i am on my own now. Little rough sometimes but i like it much better.

That sucks about the cadillac store, we got lucky that we had 2 weeks to get all of our stuff out, i heard some of the other stores locked people out for days.

[big_al_71]

we just had four dealerships closed in the last month a jeep chrysler, a chevy store, a dodge store and a ford store...From what I heard the employees had weeks notice and some of them got nice amounts of money for sticking it out thru the end....it is awesome that you are doing good for your self. I worry about it everyday but I have faith that we will weather the storm...

[MZ_69_chevy]

That looks awesome! Great work! Love the stance!

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

Originally Posted by newagecustom

My old roommate decided that his g/f salvage honda deserved to be in the garage more than my 68. As far as the wheels they are Vision 22x9.5 with 265/35/22 tires. The KMC wheels in the first few pics are just 20s that i used to moch up until i got my 22s.

The Honda deserved to be in the garage more then the 68?? Yer kidding, drag that Honda outta there...

[newagecustom]

It didn't deserve it but i was only renting a room and helping pay their mortgage, so no big deal right?

[tucnnuts]

the truck looks great man !!!! how low is your tank in the back with it aired up just in the front....can you drag it ? just askin cause mine gets pretty close to the ground....love the wheels...trying to pick out some myself!!!

[newagecustom]

With the front all the way up and the back down the actual tank is about 6 inches off the ground. As long as i don't hit anything major the mounting tubes will protect it pretty good.

Finall got my fans mounted and got to drive the stupid thing today, strange feeling since i never drove the truck even when i bought it.

[D.FENS]

Great project, I really like the fabbed frame.

Sad to say the Bill Heard Chevrolet franchise in Huntsville really hung their people out to dry. Employees came back from lunch one Friday to find the dealership padlocked, no paychecks, and they were given two hours to clear out.

[DZL1]

Your project is coming out really nice!!! Keep posting progress pics.

DZL1.

[newagecustom]

I finally got some time to work on the truck and some parts. I have been driving it for about a week now. One is the truck with the hood on the other is the new tie rods with heims on both ends, tapped for left and right threads so they're adjustable like a regular tie rod.