'68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

stllookn · 01-14-2008, 07:25 PM

It is more important than the front of the cap!!! These are examples of '68 polished stainless caps available in '68. They are indentical in outer appearance and all 10.5-in diameter caps that are about 2.625-in. tall. These are 2x4 caps...I do not believe that they will fit the 4x4 trucks but have not checked.

The far left is a 1/2 ton cap that fits over the nubs...it might even fit over the nubs on a later model 3/4 wheel but I have not checked that.

The center cap is a 1/2 ton "clip" style cap for wheels with the clips. It measures 8.0 inches to the outside of the inner ring.

The far right is a cap for a 3/4 or 1 ton clip style wheel. It measures 9.25 to the outside of the inner ring.

Cyclone44 · 01-14-2008, 08:27 PM

They all looked the same until you flipped them over, That's good to know......George

AuggieStyle · 01-14-2008, 09:05 PM

are you a pressman? my dad owned a printing company and those rulers were everywhere. i have one sitting right here in front of me on my desk.

stllookn · 01-14-2008, 09:32 PM

No...but I find them handy and nice for sheet metal work. They are stainless and very durable.

I bought 6 NOS caps off eBay and none of them were exactly what I wanted. Now I would do it all over again at the price I paid but if I am paying "market" rates for these...I always want to know if I am getting what I need.

**El Jay** · 01-14-2008, 11:34 PM

Thanx.
You can believe I'll store that info in the back of my head.

I lost a hub cap offa my GMC & we're going to a swap meet in about 2 weeks.

**special-K** · 01-15-2008, 12:36 AM

They made it tough on us in the transition year.Especially with the 8-lug caps having the same face.The nub-type will only work on 1/2t truck wheels(& car).I need a set of`68 GMC nub-types.I haven`t really started trying to look.I expect it to be a tough search.It`ll prolly take 40 caps to end up with a decent 4 set.

stllookn · 01-15-2008, 10:14 AM

There is a company that will redo mangled stainless caps. I have yet to try them out but I am keeping some of the older beat-up caps just in case. I have 3/4 ton clip-style GMC's but none of the clipless GMC caps. If I find any...I will "rat-hole" them for you.

**special-K** · 01-15-2008, 12:04 PM

Thanks,I`d appreciate it.I wonder if GMC went to nub-type before`69.

**special-K** · 01-15-2008, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyclone44

They all looked the same until you flipped them over, That's good to know......George

I wasn`t sure if I heard that before somewhere.

01-14-2008, 07:25 PM	#1
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	'68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! It is more important than the front of the cap!!! These are examples of '68 polished stainless caps available in '68. They are indentical in outer appearance and all 10.5-in diameter caps that are about 2.625-in. tall. These are 2x4 caps...I do not believe that they will fit the 4x4 trucks but have not checked. The far left is a 1/2 ton cap that fits over the nubs...it might even fit over the nubs on a later model 3/4 wheel but I have not checked that. The center cap is a 1/2 ton "clip" style cap for wheels with the clips. It measures 8.0 inches to the outside of the inner ring. The far right is a cap for a 3/4 or 1 ton clip style wheel. It measures 9.25 to the outside of the inner ring. Attached Images __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) Last edited by stllookn; 01-14-2008 at 07:26 PM.

01-14-2008, 08:27 PM	#2
Cyclone44 Step Brother Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: K-town Posts: 4,029	Re: '68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! They all looked the same until you flipped them over, That's good to know......George

01-14-2008, 09:05 PM	#3
AuggieStyle Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas,TX. Posts: 499	Re: '68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! are you a pressman? my dad owned a printing company and those rulers were everywhere. i have one sitting right here in front of me on my desk.

01-14-2008, 09:32 PM	#4
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: '68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! No...but I find them handy and nice for sheet metal work. They are stainless and very durable. I bought 6 NOS caps off eBay and none of them were exactly what I wanted. Now I would do it all over again at the price I paid but if I am paying "market" rates for these...I always want to know if I am getting what I need. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-14-2008, 11:34 PM	#5
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: '68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! Thanx. You can believe I'll store that info in the back of my head. I lost a hub cap offa my GMC & we're going to a swap meet in about 2 weeks. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

01-15-2008, 12:36 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: '68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! They made it tough on us in the transition year.Especially with the 8-lug caps having the same face.The nub-type will only work on 1/2t truck wheels(& car).I need a set of`68 GMC nub-types.I haven`t really started trying to look.I expect it to be a tough search.It`ll prolly take 40 caps to end up with a decent 4 set. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-15-2008, 10:14 AM	#7
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: '68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! There is a company that will redo mangled stainless caps. I have yet to try them out but I am keeping some of the older beat-up caps just in case. I have 3/4 ton clip-style GMC's but none of the clipless GMC caps. If I find any...I will "rat-hole" them for you. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-15-2008, 12:04 PM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: '68 Caps...ALWAYS look at the back! Thanks,I`d appreciate it.I wonder if GMC went to nub-type before`69. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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