got a new one.... and the madness

[badassciviv]

You all may remember my 68 gmc short fleet 4x4. Well it seems near impossible to get a lift kit for one of these old girls and if you don’t have the dimple in the frame for powers tearing..... So when i got a chance to get a newer frame I leapt at it. here are some pics

[badassciviv]

pics.. sorry

[badassciviv]

As you can see bluey is a rusty 1970 gmc shorty step. Well like every one else on this site. I don’t like looking at rust. So after only about an hour or so of having bluey in my possession I did this.... Bella my parents dog was sad to see the truck go.... I think she thought it was hers. you cant walk beside a truck with out her beside you thinking there is a ride in store lol

[QKENUF4U]

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Y...?Ns=Rank%7cAsc

[badassciviv]

So now we need a body. My brother started this one back in 1994 and gave up in 1995. Well now its my turn. I hope I will geeterdone. The second pic is the parts store! haha. 3rd pic The new chick magnet. Drive this up and down main st. and so long dating sites, friends trying to hook you up, or going out to bars to meet someone lol. Ps. results may very

[badassciviv]

ok so this is just over a week along. what do you think? Bella was happy to get her truck back! 4 guys on 4 corners and the cab goes on easy!

[badassciviv]

Not the best mask to use, I will never do this again, even outside use the good charcoal mask. So tell me what you all think, this was all done over 12 days!

[Seraph]

looking good! wish i had that kind of part store! lol =b

[badassciviv]

thanks seraph, living in texas you dont have the rust issues like we do in canada lol

[jamie72]

looks like a great start, really like the dig and the great scenery...

[msgross]

you can use the adapter plate from Captain Fab for the steering on the 68... I also used an add-a-leaf for a slight lift... zero-rate leafs, longer shackles and a rear shackle flip are other ways to lift them...

[FleetsidePaul]

Looks good, especially in only 12 days. Nice El Camino too, I had a friend in High School that had one just like it but he wrapped it around a telephone pole

[badassciviv]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

Looks good, especially in only 12 days. Nice El Camino too, I had a friend in High School that had one just like it but he wrapped it around a telephone pole

that '71 El Camino is the real deal big block SS car

[badassciviv]

Originally Posted by msgross

you can use the adapter plate from Captain Fab for the steering on the 68... I also used an add-a-leaf for a slight lift... zero-rate leafs, longer shackles and a rear shackle flip are other ways to lift them...

ah yes the adaptor plate,,, you loose turning radius when you want to go to the right.

[msgross]

Originally Posted by badassciviv

ah yes the adaptor plate,,, you loose turning radius when you want to go to the right.

turning is overated anyway!

[joes50pu]

Wow........in only 12 days you've did alot of work. Love the views of the mountains in the background. Please take that dog for a drive

[mclairmo]

You are fast, looks good and love those mountains. I visited Edmonton and the surrounding areas once and it is just a beautiful peaceful place.

[badassciviv]

I have to agree, the mountains are beautiful. those photo's were taken at my folks place in Keremeos bc. Canada. Living in Calgary with the mountains on the horizon, not in your back yard is a little hard to get use to some times. I don’t have any where to work on my trucks when I am in Calgary so I have to take time off and travel to the folks place. It is a great motivator to get things done because I don’t know when I will be back and the more trips it takes to get er done the more costly it becomes lol. I wish I took some pics over the long weekend when I worked on my engine. 17h drive time round trip makes it easy to stay focused. I just cant wait till the day comes when I get to drive the new truck home ha!

[Tynee]

Wow, you've accomplished more in 12 days than I have in the 9 years+ that I've owned mine.

[badassciviv]

Originally Posted by Tynee

Wow, you've accomplished more in 12 days than I have in the 9 years+ that I've owned mine.

don't feel bad Tynee i only got that much done because it is a major pain in the behind to go all that way (1,600km round trip) to work on it. I wish it was sitting in a garage a few steps out my door. will be a few months before i get to work on it again. guess i will have to work on my other daily driver lol

[chevyblazer]

awesome trucks you got there are they for parts

[badassciviv]

Originally Posted by chevyblazer

awesome trucks you got there are they for parts

there are some awsome trucks there. my mom's 68 chev short step bb400, dad's 68 chev 1 ton dully, 69k5 blazer, 67chev long box rolling on a 72 4x4 frame. the cream squar body and the 65?ish tow truck are parts as is the parts store for the fist few pics lol

[Tinsmith]

That's pretty funny I was looking at the pictures and said to myself that looks like Keremeos read a little bit further and you said it yourself. The wife and I are from there. Bet you know some of our family? In-laws live right across the river from your parents place. Cool truck by the way, there is tonnes of the old pickups around there.
Jon