'68 c10 build

[knomadd]

Looking good!

[Camaroguy]

Thanks, it's very slow going now.

[Camaroguy]

Got a couple of days last week to work on the truck. Got a handful of things accomplished. First, we got the hood installed. It fits pretty good, but we will most likely end up cutting the passenger side fender to make it fit the hood a little better at the nose. We ordered new hood hinges and springs to try them before we cut anything though.

[Camaroguy]

Here are the gaps and what I am talking about with the passenger side fender.

[Camaroguy]

I also got a new booster installed. We had initially used an original style one and it was hideous looking. I know this isn't real exciting, but I fab'd up a little mounting bracket which attached to the original hardware on the firewall.

[Camaroguy]

Monday I ordered the harness for the truck, and the harness for the ls. I also sent the computer off to get it flashed. Should be running in the next month or so.

[GR8-68]

Are your front fenders aftermarkets ? Mine did the same thing on the front of the passenger side fender

[Camaroguy]

Originally Posted by GR8-68

Are your front fenders aftermarkets ? Mine did the same thing on the front of the passenger side fender

Yes, they came from AMD. I think I would just leave it the way it is but we will most likely pie cut it and make it fit a little better.

[GR8-68]

Originally Posted by Camaroguy

Yes, they came from AMD. I think I would just leave it the way it is but we will most likely pie cut it and make it fit a little better.

Yes, mine was exactly the same, driver side fit great passenger had a big gap just at the front

[Camaroguy]

Originally Posted by GR8-68

Yes, mine was exactly the same, driver side fit great passenger had a big gap just at the front

Did you cut your fender or leave it?

[GR8-68]

Originally Posted by Camaroguy

Did you cut your fender or leave it?

I have not yet but will probably cut and add I can't handle the bad gaps

[Camaroguy]

Originally Posted by GR8-68

I have not yet but will probably cut and add I can't handle the bad gaps

Haha, you sound like my dad. I want to tell him the only people that would notice are people at car shows and the hood will be open then.

[Bennett68C10]

Had the same problem on my previous build, I ended up cutting both the fenders and the hood to make it perfect

[Jason7121]

I had same problem with my aftermarket fenders. We cut the spot welds moved fenders in and then re spot welded them.

[rsgt]

Have you tried loosening the core support and moving it to the drivers side a little. I did this to mine.

[Camaroguy]

Originally Posted by rsgt

Have you tried loosening the core support and moving it to the drivers side a little. I did this to mine.

Yes, we've loosened everything from core support to cab and made the necessary adjustments to get the gaps adjusted correctly. The issue is in the radius of the front fender, not the gap.

[Camaroguy]

Despite it being slow, progress is still progress. I recently managed to spend a few days working on the truck.

My wiring kit came in and I started working on it. The kit I ordered was from American Autowire. This was my first attempt at wiring a vehicle and let's just say I was quite intimidated. Despite that, it was fairly straight forward and went together smoothly. The worst part was cutting the hole in the firewall to fit the fuse box. I wish I had known I was going to have to do this before painting it. I have pretty much everything done from the cab forward minus a few things (AC, Guage Cluster, stereo).

[Camaroguy]

We recently changed plans on the wing window fiasco and ordered a new set. The passenger side is all in. I had to send the driver's side back because it came all scratched up and still waiting on it.

[Camaroguy]

I also rebuilt the gauge cluster. I think it looks pretty nice. Waiting on a new circuit board and I will install it.

[Camaroguy]

Here are a couple of pics right after I finished wiring the front of the truck. All the lights work. I know one parking light was off in one pic and brighter in another. I was fighting that connection but I got it all fixed now.

[NewType72]

Lighting gremlins are my most hated adversary

[Jason7121]

Doing my American auto wire kit now. Dame issue had to gringo the opening in the firewall after paint so it would fit.

[Camaroguy]

I buttoned up the gauge cluster and got it all installed this morning.

[MMcMasters]

Wow, Wow and Wow!! You do great work!

[Bennett68C10]

Love this truck!