1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project

[Carl Spangler]

Looks great!

[68 C10 Driver]

Originally Posted by Carl Spangler

Looks great!

Much appreciated! I will start on it again after the Memorial Day holiday. My goal is to have this cab painted by August!

[68 C10 Driver]

So once again the weather was really great! We just got back from St.Augustine, FL and it seemed like a good day to get to sanding the passenger side floor. There was a pretty good amount of surface rust under the paint. This didn't surprise me as I was told by my wife that her dad would wash out the inside of the truck's cab with a hose. He believed that as it was a work truck, that was an acceptable method to clean it.

So after some sanding, I hit the floor with some Rust Mort...that is definitely some potent stuff. I will let that do its thing overnight and hit the floor with the self etching primer. I will eventually spray the floor with the epoxy primer to better seal it. after that I will work on the upper portion of the floor (inside firewall) and epoxy prime that as well.

[68 C10 Driver]

I forgot to mention that I am retiring the Muncie 3 speed that came with the truck. I decided to go with this Muncie M20 4 Speed. I picked it up rebuilt, and I believe from the numbers on the case it is a '67 or '68. I was also able to pick up this Hurst Competition Plus shifter for under $100, and also got the shifter handle that will work with the bench seat. I'm going to try and use the reverse light switch made for the M20, according to the multimeter, it works great!

[68 C10 Driver]

Making further progress on the floor and interior firewall area. had to stop to apply more Rust Mort. Once it dries, I will lightly scuff and paint with etching primer.

[68 C10 Driver]

Not sure why the pics were upside-down and sideways, it is what it is I guess...

[Grumpy old man]

This is the shifter install kit you need , The difference between this one and the one I used is your trans shift arms attach using a stud and nut were mine is attached using 3/8 bolts other than that they are the same kit. watch the video I sent you a link to and he will show the difference .

install link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQw...PsyqqE&index=2

https://www.holley.com/products/driv.../parts/3733163

you may want to use these also and save your old ones in the glove box . https://www.5speeds.com/cart/index.p...&product_id=76