Project "Shifted"

[msgross]

it looks terrible...

so let me know when the 68 is for sale...

[Portmod7]

It's hard to say which wheels look better, they both look great! I don't think you could go wrong either way. I think the billets look a little more aggressive, and the Coy's look more cruiser, if that makes any sense? Doesn't matter, SWEET truck either way!

[C10_ustacould]

If I were Jake I'd be asking Dad to get his truck off my build thread!

[wild4wheels]

Awesome - can't wait to see this finished!

[Hart_Rod]

I've got the LS1/T56 posted for sale here:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554542

Originally Posted by lolife99

I hate to say it,... but I really like your truck with the Coys on it!
I actually think it looks better.

Some how I knew you would....

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I hate to say it too because I thought your truck looked awesome with the billets on it but I'm really digging the coys my friend!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by msgross

it looks terrible...

so let me know when the 68 is for sale...

Why would you want this piece of junk???

Originally Posted by Portmod7

It's hard to say which wheels look better, they both look great! I don't think you could go wrong either way. I think the billets look a little more aggressive, and the Coy's look more cruiser, if that makes any sense? Doesn't matter, SWEET truck either way!

Makes sense!

Originally Posted by BucksSS

If I were Jake I'd be asking Dad to get his truck off my build thread!

, roger! Dad is out....

Originally Posted by wild4wheels

Awesome - can't wait to see this finished!

Thanks!

[killer71]

What steering wheel you gonna incorporate the shifting paddles on?
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[mcbassin]

Very cool project! I'm in
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[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by killer71

What steering wheel you gonna incorporate the shifting paddles on?
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http://www.tciauto.com/tc/shifters/paddle.html

Designed to work with any automatic 4-, 5- or 6-speed transmission, as well as the TCI® 6x Six-Speed with EZ-TCU™ Transmission Controller, this 6-speed shifter features distinctive show car styling and shifting performance that’s perfect for track days or highway cruising.

Communicates to the TCU through a wireless CAN signal with no signal interference, lag time or disruption

Steering wheel mounted unit operates by ½-inch thick paddle shifters, which instantly instruct the transmission as to your gear of choice

Fits all 5- & 6-bolt aftermarket steering wheels

Ships with several spacers of varying width, allowing you to set the steering wheel location for personal preference

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very cool project! I'm in
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Thanks!

[msgross]

I need a beater... that's why..

[sourkraut]

Cool project!

[69CST-V]

Looks like a nice clean truck to start with. Keep up the progress. Looks good.

[RWB-713]

Looking great so far! I REALLY wish I could've got started this in depth when I was 16! Just knowing how much I've learned and how far I've come in the last couple years in which I've actually had a truck down to the frame and ( Painfully ) slowly putting it back together, I know that if i'd have gotten started younger, I'd be leaps and bounds ahead of where I'm at now, but hey ya learn as ya go right?! Your son is one lucky guy and I'll be following the thread!

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by 69CST-V

Looks like a nice clean truck to start with. Keep up the progress. Looks good.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by RWB-713

Looking great so far! I REALLY wish I could've got started this in depth when I was 16! Just knowing how much I've learned and how far I've come in the last couple years in which I've actually had a truck down to the frame and ( Painfully ) slowly putting it back together, I know that if i'd have gotten started younger, I'd be leaps and bounds ahead of where I'm at now, but hey ya learn as ya go right?! Your son is one lucky guy and I'll be following the thread!

Better late than never! Keep up the good work.

****

Some small steps forward, sold the chassis and some parts that were not needed, got the LS1/T56 on a shipping pallet and read to go to it's new owner in Cali (thanks Curt)! Now we will have some more room to mock up the new motor and tranny in the chassis (as soon as the rest of our parts show up Monday....).

[C10_ustacould]

Stoked to see you are moving forward! You getting a brown truck Christmas on Monday?

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by BucksSS

Stoked to see you are moving forward! You getting a brown truck Christmas on Monday?

Hopefully the bushing for the PB motor mounts show up then.....

[thelonerife]

Cool project! I'll be watching.

[67c10rustbuket]

I like where this is going, lucky kid you have! I really like the T56 idea better but the paddle shift will be awesome. Seems every time I have a manual I want an auto and vice versa. love shifting gears but gets tiring trying to shift with a drink in one hand and a phone in the other So are you from Oklahoma? I see that Boomer Sooner under your name.

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by thelonerife

Cool project! I'll be watching.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

I like where this is going, lucky kid you have! I really like the T56 idea better but the paddle shift will be awesome. Seems every time I have a manual I want an auto and vice versa. love shifting gears but gets tiring trying to shift with a drink in one hand and a phone in the other So are you from Oklahoma? I see that Boomer Sooner under your name.

Thanks! I'm torn too, but hopefully this will be the best of both worlds...I grew up in a small town called Smithville in SE Oklahoma. It's about 45 miles north of Broken Bow. Graudated from OU in 94.

[texastrendz]

If you don't mind can you tell me what setup you are running on the radiator setup. I am putting an LS motor in a dropmember truck and I liked the look of yours. Thanks Daniel.

[67c10rustbuket]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Thanks!



Thanks! I'm torn too, but hopefully this will be the best of both worlds...I grew up in a small town called Smithville in SE Oklahoma. It's about 45 miles north of Broken Bow. Graudated from OU in 94.

Cool, Smithville is quite a ways from me, I graduated from Tecumseh high school in '95 out near where mcbassin is but I am not really "from" Oklahoma but I have been here since '91. Once I finish my midlife crisis associate degree I will be attending the OU school of engineering. Im not too loyal/crazy about either but I do prefer to wear black and orange but I will have to switch when I officially become a student there. I work just a couple miles from OU and lived in Norman for a few years. I just realize your '68 is one of the few that drew me into this site once I started to work on mine every time I googled something about my truck I ended up on this site and found your '68 build which is just plain gorgeous!

[Hart_Rod]

Finally started stabbing the motor tonight. From the looks of it, I'm probably going to have to come up with a different plan for the accessories and the headers..... I wanted to use all the stock stuff because they are nearly new, but the alternator hits the rack lines and the a/c compressor is bumping into the motor truss setup. Also, I'm pretty sure the Doug Thorley header collectors will hit the bottom of the floor. Oh well, 2 steps forward and 3 back.....

[Zoomin]

Nothing a Sawzall and a BFH can't fix.
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[Rusbuilt]

That sucks bro

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Nothing a Sawzall and a BFH can't fix.
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, true Dat!

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

That sucks bro

Minor setback! I think I have an alternate plan, .

I did have some parts show up today. A auto high hump from boardmember DAHOS and a set of front tubs from Curt Hill of Hill's Rod Shop!

[Rusbuilt]

Those tubs look awesome! Will they be black or will you paint them the body color?