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mxman · 03-05-2004, 02:47 AM

Hey there! I am new to this board I usually troll turbododge.com and vwvortex.com boards i thought i might as well be on the one for the truck ive come to love.
I have a 1968 gmc 910 ( i think thats a 1/2 ton well im pretty sure) I got the truck for grad (the tow from our farm to our home in the city ...about 80 miles)

As it started, a 6cyl 3 on the tree, butchered tired beaten up etc the engine was blown, the 3 on the tree was trashed and no longer in the car , somebody put a 1 ton dump truck transmission in with good ole bull low first gear, mice nested everywhere. seat destroyed broken windshield, lots of fun instore! I got it home tore it apart blah bla hblah, alot has been done to it so far.

First and foremost, engine wise i was going to make a 302 chev and maybe a 283, but decided good ole cheapo 350! it has kb hypereutectic 6cc dome pistons, clevite bearings, rol gaskets blah blah, high flow oilpump, comp XE256-h10 cam, rebuilt everything

from there i found a 12" graintruck clutch, tossed that in, got a camaro super t10 transmission and cast bellhousing ? Racing gear reduction starter (mini starters rule) longtube 1 7/8 headers
The engine is set back 4 inches in the frame to clear the headers etc, and the distributor just fits ill tell ya, the driveshaft is custom length, still 2 piece all rebuilt, new bearings seals and all that in the rear end and powertrain 3.23 gears and a limited slip carrier in the pumpkin. we had to change all the braking parts

this thing sat for 20 years in our field hahaha....
i have mustang bucket seats with power bolsters (88?gt)
put in one of those gay 13" steering wheels from grant, new dash pad, new windshield blah blah blah just parts galore, the wheels are from a jeep wagoneer i polished them up a bit, with crappy cooper cobra 255 60 15 tires.... basically alot of works gone into it, im now mostly caught up on my debt and ready to dump a buncha money into the truck again for some fun

ill include some pictures for my pleasure

i hope you enjoy it as much as i have so far

olblue60@aol.com · 03-05-2004, 05:14 AM

welcome to the board from another 68 owner!

John

1969 GMC · 03-05-2004, 05:23 AM

nice! i like those Jeep rims, another board member just made a post about getting a set. welcome aboard!

Blue Beard · 03-05-2004, 09:47 AM

Welcome to the board from SW Washington State....

What year, and model jeep did those wheels come off?

mxman · 03-05-2004, 10:28 AM

the wheels are from an.... early 80s wagoneer, they were screwed up pretty bad i had to take a wire brush wheel to them then take sand paper to them THEN polish them...tedious!

grand wagoneer for these ones

this is my favorite pic, this damned board limited me to 5 pics in the first post, i should have replied with the rest

72c10step · 03-05-2004, 11:34 AM

I looked at the pics, and thought they looked like Mustang buckets, then I read and found I was right!!

I am going to put the same buckets into my truck, just gotta steal them outta my brother's car

. Actually, he's going to get a whole new interior for the car, and for helping him out, he's going to give me the seats for free! How hard was it to fab up brackets or drill holes in the floor to get them to fit? Just want to see what I'm up against!

*Edited for stupid spelling errors

72c10step · 03-05-2004, 11:38 AM

Oh, another quick question, is that the original upholstry, or did you get the seats reupholstered. I ask because My brother's seats are the same color, but I'm going to want black for my truck (plus his cloth has a few cigarette burns and stains in it

), so I'm going to need new cloth. Do you (or anybody else really) know of any good upholstry places to get the factory style cloth in black, all I can find on the 'net is leather for these seats, but I want cloth. Thanks!

Oh, and welcome to the board from New Hampshire!

mxman · 03-05-2004, 12:18 PM

Mustang seat covers should be pretty widely availible i dont think they ever really came in black, well i know they did but it was fuggin rare....anyways ya the seats will bolt in it just take a bit of shimming on certain corners, i took a piece of cardboard adn cut it out around the tracks and punched the holes out then took the template i made and drilled in the holes...easy !

krue · 03-05-2004, 12:57 PM

Welcome to the board from South Mississippi.
The second picture (engine and tranny) threw me until I realized it was a mirror image.

72c10step · 03-05-2004, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mxman
Mustang seat covers should be pretty widely availible i dont think they ever really came in black, well i know they did but it was fuggin rare....anyways ya the seats will bolt in it just take a bit of shimming on certain corners, i took a piece of cardboard adn cut it out around the tracks and punched the holes out then took the template i made and drilled in the holes...easy !

Cool, sounds like it'd be pretty easy to bolt them in then! Yeah, the factory black interiors were pretty rare, but I figured upholstry shops might have some black for me

. I can't wait until my brother collects the parts for his Stang so I can scoff up the seats!

mxman · 03-05-2004, 07:29 PM

i was waiting for somebody to say somehing about the engine
im so tempted to take my suspension money and put it into heads

im evil mmmmmmmmmmm AFR 195's

chevymaz · 03-06-2004, 01:46 AM

Welcome to the board from Okahoma

337 · 03-06-2004, 02:07 AM

I never thought about mustang seats in these trucks.
I had an 89 gt.
I love those seats!!
You just gave me a new idea.

03-05-2004, 02:47 AM	#1
mxman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saskatoon sk Posts: 20	Well, I might as well tell you a bit about my truck since im the new guy :) Hey there! I am new to this board I usually troll turbododge.com and vwvortex.com boards i thought i might as well be on the one for the truck ive come to love. I have a 1968 gmc 910 ( i think thats a 1/2 ton well im pretty sure) I got the truck for grad (the tow from our farm to our home in the city ...about 80 miles) As it started, a 6cyl 3 on the tree, butchered tired beaten up etc the engine was blown, the 3 on the tree was trashed and no longer in the car , somebody put a 1 ton dump truck transmission in with good ole bull low first gear, mice nested everywhere. seat destroyed broken windshield, lots of fun instore! I got it home tore it apart blah bla hblah, alot has been done to it so far. First and foremost, engine wise i was going to make a 302 chev and maybe a 283, but decided good ole cheapo 350! it has kb hypereutectic 6cc dome pistons, clevite bearings, rol gaskets blah blah, high flow oilpump, comp XE256-h10 cam, rebuilt everything from there i found a 12" graintruck clutch, tossed that in, got a camaro super t10 transmission and cast bellhousing ? Racing gear reduction starter (mini starters rule) longtube 1 7/8 headers The engine is set back 4 inches in the frame to clear the headers etc, and the distributor just fits ill tell ya, the driveshaft is custom length, still 2 piece all rebuilt, new bearings seals and all that in the rear end and powertrain 3.23 gears and a limited slip carrier in the pumpkin. we had to change all the braking parts this thing sat for 20 years in our field hahaha.... i have mustang bucket seats with power bolsters (88?gt) put in one of those gay 13" steering wheels from grant, new dash pad, new windshield blah blah blah just parts galore, the wheels are from a jeep wagoneer i polished them up a bit, with crappy cooper cobra 255 60 15 tires.... basically alot of works gone into it, im now mostly caught up on my debt and ready to dump a buncha money into the truck again for some fun ill include some pictures for my pleasure i hope you enjoy it as much as i have so far Last edited by mxman; 03-05-2004 at 03:15 AM.

03-05-2004, 05:14 AM	#2
olblue60@aol.com member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Silver Spring Md.20901 Posts: 2,031	68 welcome to the board from another 68 owner! John __________________ 1967 C/K10 Chevy Panel 1968 C/K20 Chevy Pickup 1968 C/K10 Chevy Suburban 1941 Chevy Sedan Delivery 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery 1972 Camaro SS 396 #s matching 1971 Harley FX Superglide

03-05-2004, 05:23 AM	#3
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	nice! i like those Jeep rims, another board member just made a post about getting a set. welcome aboard! __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

03-05-2004, 09:47 AM	#4
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,831	Welcome to the board from SW Washington State.... What year, and model jeep did those wheels come off? __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

03-05-2004, 10:28 AM	#5
mxman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saskatoon sk Posts: 20	the wheels are from an.... early 80s wagoneer, they were screwed up pretty bad i had to take a wire brush wheel to them then take sand paper to them THEN polish them...tedious! grand wagoneer for these ones this is my favorite pic, this damned board limited me to 5 pics in the first post, i should have replied with the rest Last edited by mxman; 03-05-2004 at 10:32 AM.

03-05-2004, 11:34 AM	#6
72c10step WHYBYNU when old will do? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Loudon, NH Posts: 876	I looked at the pics, and thought they looked like Mustang buckets, then I read and found I was right!! I am going to put the same buckets into my truck, just gotta steal them outta my brother's car . Actually, he's going to get a whole new interior for the car, and for helping him out, he's going to give me the seats for free! How hard was it to fab up brackets or drill holes in the floor to get them to fit? Just want to see what I'm up against! *Edited for stupid spelling errors __________________ -72 Chevy C10 Stepside -2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 -1984 Jeep CJ7 -1995 Polaris XCR600 Custom -2003 Honda 300ex

03-05-2004, 11:38 AM	#7
72c10step WHYBYNU when old will do? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Loudon, NH Posts: 876	Oh, another quick question, is that the original upholstry, or did you get the seats reupholstered. I ask because My brother's seats are the same color, but I'm going to want black for my truck (plus his cloth has a few cigarette burns and stains in it ), so I'm going to need new cloth. Do you (or anybody else really) know of any good upholstry places to get the factory style cloth in black, all I can find on the 'net is leather for these seats, but I want cloth. Thanks! Oh, and welcome to the board from New Hampshire! __________________ -72 Chevy C10 Stepside -2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 -1984 Jeep CJ7 -1995 Polaris XCR600 Custom -2003 Honda 300ex Last edited by 72c10step; 03-05-2004 at 11:45 AM.

03-05-2004, 12:18 PM	#8
mxman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saskatoon sk Posts: 20	Mustang seat covers should be pretty widely availible i dont think they ever really came in black, well i know they did but it was fuggin rare....anyways ya the seats will bolt in it just take a bit of shimming on certain corners, i took a piece of cardboard adn cut it out around the tracks and punched the holes out then took the template i made and drilled in the holes...easy !

03-05-2004, 12:57 PM	#9
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Welcome to the board from South Mississippi. The second picture (engine and tranny) threw me until I realized it was a mirror image. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

03-05-2004, 07:29 PM	#11
mxman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saskatoon sk Posts: 20	i was waiting for somebody to say somehing about the engine im so tempted to take my suspension money and put it into heads im evil mmmmmmmmmmm AFR 195's

03-06-2004, 01:46 AM	#12
chevymaz What are you looking at? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kellyville,Oklahoma Posts: 308	Welcome to the board from Okahoma __________________ 1971 GMC LWB 2005 Honda Element 2007 Honda Fit

03-06-2004, 02:07 AM	#13
337 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio, TEXAS Posts: 253	Mustang Seats!! I never thought about mustang seats in these trucks. I had an 89 gt. I love those seats!! You just gave me a new idea.

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