My 1968 C30 Wrecker rebuild

[JRracing]

I just went thew the whole thread. Nice job man!
My father and I are rounding the corner on a long time project on a 68 step side. I know how it feels to just about be done with it...

[dec010974]

Awesome.

[collin70k/20]

I just read through the whole thread. Awesome job love how you kept it original and period correct. Nice job man!

[Richard2112]

Originally Posted by irl104

Thanks for all the comments guys.

Richard.

The wrecker bed was homemade by my grandfather. The rear fenders are not available that I know of. I know the bed plate is 1/2" steel and the back rear panel is 3/16" steel. I don't have the measurements for the wheel wells at this moment. If you have the resources and the equipment you could build one yourself or have it built for that old school look.

The mirrors I haven't installed yet. They are factory GM mirrors that were available from 1967 to 1972 and later years. They are DG5 Senior West Coast Mirrors. It took me a long while to find them and they were on ebay.

The grill inserts and headlight bezels are steel and not the polished aluminum type. I believe if you change your grill to the 1968 you will have to change your core support also. The headlight mounts are different. 1967 and 1968 are the same. 1969 to 1972 are the same. If you look on my post on page 2 with the post date of 11-20-2016 with time of 4:55 The first picture #1 is with the correct 68 grill and core 67-68 support. The next picture down #2 it is missing the headlight bezels. They wouldn't fit. The core support that I put in it was for a 69-72. If you look at the headlights they are not centered in the hole. It puts the headlight very high in that area. The bezels would not fit. That's why I had to buy a reproduction core support. The wrong one 69-72 was an original. I was upset to say the least, but I didn't know after it was all assembled. Going down to picture #5 shows a closer look at the wrong 69-72 core support installed. I hope some of this helps you.

That certainly helped me and I am grateful for the details. That is a really nice truck!

[Moose Monkey]

Wow. Woww. Brand new truck.

[irl104]

With the second trip out with it, I had a few issues that I'm trying to work out. I got my front sway bar installed with new bushing. Another item off my list of things to do.

['68OrangeSunshine]

I love 292s.
What is the plumbing coming out of the T-stat neck and going to the heater core?
Unusual to see a Monojet and headers on the same engine. Usually it's one or the other.

[irl104]

I took it on it's third trip and broke down as I was pulling into my driveway. A huge disappointment. My mechanic came down and did some trouble shooting. A new coil had went bad. At least it was a cheap fix. I picked up my 300' of 1/2" cable yesterday and got it put on. Speedometer broke and I ordered a new one. I took it to my mechanic to fix a few bugs and correct a couple of issues. Almost finished.

[irl104]

68 OS

That is a shut off valve going to the heater core. So in the summer time I can shut it off and and bypass the heater core so it won't get warm.

The carburetor is original to the truck and I added headers to have true dual exhaust.

[irl104]

Well, it's finally done. Finished it at the end of July. Just over four years. Many little setbacks over and over. Replacing new parts. After replacing rebuilt carburators that would work and stay working. It's on the fourth one now. Had to replace the new battery. It went bad. I had to replace the new distributor with points and go with a NOS GM distributor with electronic ignition. It still has the old school look. Finally got the correct set of west coast mirrors I liked, (the fourth set) painted and installed. A front end alignment was done as well. Thanks to Tackett's Garage and Naylor's Alignment for the final touches.

[Orange67]

Your truck is too cool, man. Job well done!

['68OrangeSunshine]

Tuff rig.

[cericd]

This truck is nothing short of spectacular!

[irl104]

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement and compliments during this build.

[Brentwe]

Wow, that is spectacular. Not just that you have done a great restoration, but that you shared it with the group. More so that you have a personal history with that truck.
Congratulations on your accomplishment.