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skokie · 02-16-2008, 01:33 PM

Ok its update time. Got a mysterious vibration with the truck in part and revving from 1100-1700. Got a thread on that one with the details. http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=278364

I got the horn fixed I think. I will check it tomorrow and see if its behaving or not. Had to put a new horn kit in it.

Heater controls are next. I need to get a LED bulb for the heater controls light and after that its going to be take it on a test drive around the block to make sure all is well. If all goes to plan then its going on a 10 min drive onto the freeway 2 exits down and back. If that works out well then its time to make a dump run. My wife has been tossing stuff in the back for a dump run while its been sitting in the driveway. Guess that shows shes confident it will be able to resume it duties as the dump truck.

skokie · 02-18-2008, 10:21 AM

I put the headlight bezels on tonight, screwed in the instrument panel and took a look through the inside to make sure I did not miss anything.

skokie · 02-22-2008, 12:47 PM

I was working on the heater controls and I broke a cable. I need to call and order one tomorrow. Here is how its sitting now. Its ready for the maiden voyage I just need to get the heater working

skokie · 02-29-2008, 10:38 AM

Its been a while since I updated this so here goes. I had a issue with what I thought was wire melting which turned out to be the paint/coatings burning off of the engine/exhaust manifold. I had let the truck sit and idle but never got it up to 1000-1500 rpm. Now that has been taken care of and I am hoping to get it out on the road for a 15-20 mile round trip run.

All I have left to put back on the truck is the splash guard that goes under the grill and I need to order up the chrome strips that go around the grill as well as the clips that hold them in. Other than that I have a cable to replace for the heater fan and a few more small things. Thats it for now. More later.

skokie · 03-03-2008, 07:31 AM

The grill splash guard is back on as well as the bumper. I need to figure out how I am going to notch the bracket for the drivers side front bumper bracket. I am waiting on new heater cables to come in so I can replace those as well.

awhite4557 · 03-03-2008, 08:26 AM

Lookin good Skokie, keep up the good work. I am trying to install power windows in mine from SPW. This should be fun.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=277191

skokie · 03-14-2008, 10:03 AM

All in all I think its very close to being done. Just got some small things that I need to prder like the grill chrome, new tail light lenses with gaskets, new heater cables, (one broke off as I was putting the new heater controls on figures) and fix the dang horn. Hard to believe its been 14 months since I started this but I would do it all over again.
Now I just gotta spend some time on the 327 that I picked up for it

54blackhornet · 09-02-2024, 06:27 PM

Why are your pictures not showing up.

02-16-2008, 01:33 PM	#176
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: 68 build thread. It has begun :) Ok its update time. Got a mysterious vibration with the truck in part and revving from 1100-1700. Got a thread on that one with the details. http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=278364 I got the horn fixed I think. I will check it tomorrow and see if its behaving or not. Had to put a new horn kit in it. Heater controls are next. I need to get a LED bulb for the heater controls light and after that its going to be take it on a test drive around the block to make sure all is well. If all goes to plan then its going on a 10 min drive onto the freeway 2 exits down and back. If that works out well then its time to make a dump run. My wife has been tossing stuff in the back for a dump run while its been sitting in the driveway. Guess that shows shes confident it will be able to resume it duties as the dump truck. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-18-2008, 10:21 AM	#177
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: 68 build thread. It has begun :) I put the headlight bezels on tonight, screwed in the instrument panel and took a look through the inside to make sure I did not miss anything. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-22-2008, 12:47 PM	#178
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: 68 build thread. It has begun :) I was working on the heater controls and I broke a cable. I need to call and order one tomorrow. Here is how its sitting now. Its ready for the maiden voyage I just need to get the heater working __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-29-2008, 10:38 AM	#179
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: 68 build thread. It has begun :) Its been a while since I updated this so here goes. I had a issue with what I thought was wire melting which turned out to be the paint/coatings burning off of the engine/exhaust manifold. I had let the truck sit and idle but never got it up to 1000-1500 rpm. Now that has been taken care of and I am hoping to get it out on the road for a 15-20 mile round trip run. All I have left to put back on the truck is the splash guard that goes under the grill and I need to order up the chrome strips that go around the grill as well as the clips that hold them in. Other than that I have a cable to replace for the heater fan and a few more small things. Thats it for now. More later. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

03-03-2008, 07:31 AM	#180
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: 68 build thread. It has begun :) The grill splash guard is back on as well as the bumper. I need to figure out how I am going to notch the bracket for the drivers side front bumper bracket. I am waiting on new heater cables to come in so I can replace those as well. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

03-03-2008, 08:26 AM	#181
awhite4557 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 212	Re: 68 build thread. It has begun :) Lookin good Skokie, keep up the good work. I am trying to install power windows in mine from SPW. This should be fun. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=277191 __________________ 1950 Chevy 3100 Ramp Bed 1-ton http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=749386 1965 Chevy Step Side 1971 Chevy Short Wide Bed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=277191 1971 Chevy C-30 1-ton 1971 Chevy Chevelle 1972 Chevrolet C-30 1 ton 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 Cummins 2017 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 35M motorhome 350 Cummins 2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon

03-14-2008, 10:03 AM	#182
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Re: 68 build thread. It has begun :) All in all I think its very close to being done. Just got some small things that I need to prder like the grill chrome, new tail light lenses with gaskets, new heater cables, (one broke off as I was putting the new heater controls on figures) and fix the dang horn. Hard to believe its been 14 months since I started this but I would do it all over again. Now I just gotta spend some time on the 327 that I picked up for it __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234 Last edited by skokie; 03-14-2008 at 10:04 AM.

09-02-2024, 06:27 PM	#183
54blackhornet Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 2,391	Re: 68 build thread. It has begun :) Why are your pictures not showing up. __________________ 71 C-20 07 Magnum RT AWD



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