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Re: 1968 redo
After a couple of pressure washings, some light sanding, and wiping down the firewall we applied 2 coats of 507 blue!!!!! Still working on the blower motor hole. I have learned a lot. If I had to do this over, I would have removed the firewall and outer cowl and patch with panels welded in. I think I could do this after this refresher. I forgot how much I know about these trucks. I knew my 67 inside and out when I was 18, but life happened and I moved on, not having a place nor time to spend working on vehicles.
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Re: 1968 redo
I got a head of FB marketplace. They guy said he bought it for a 230 he was fixing up and it had a valve job done by the previous owner just before he bought it. Good news so far, the machine shop looked at the head and could tell it had had a valve job done, new seals are visible. But, they said it was not cleaned and the spring keepers needed to be different. I have lifters and push rods that have been in a box for 30 years removed from the cracked head. They have some light surface rust, don't know if I should use them or not. Any thoughts?
I had planned on keeping this as original as possible, like my grandpa had it. I have ran into a kink. There are zero radiator shops in my area that service these old radiators. It looks like I am gonna have to purchase a aluminum radiator as well as a heater core since I cannot find anyone to work on them. Anyone know of a radiator shop in the central Arkansas area that does this? I broke my heater control switch, had to order one from Brothers. It is on backorder. Anybody have a spare?
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Re: 1968 redo
I bought and installed a new control panel w/ switch and cables in my friends 71. Got all the parts from LMC.
Paint looks great!!! I like that color. A friend of mine had a 67 with the medium 67 blue color. The pickup was in pristine condition. paint was perfect. It drew attention where ever he went. I need to find the pictures I took of it... |
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Re: 1968 redo
Looking good.
You can get the levers and switches from GMC Pauls or any of the parts suppliers that frequent this site. I got my radiator from Advance/CarQuest. Its a plastic tank rad like everything has these days. I'm sure it'll be fine like they've been since the 90's It does require 4-core hold downs since the tanks are wide.
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Re: 1968 redo
Finished repair in firewall. After some time consuming brushing with the wire wheel the inner cowl and firewall seams got a good coat of seam sealer and sprayed with Eastwood's.
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Re: 1968 redo
Sprayed the firewall and cowl area. Waiting on the blower and other gaskets.
Had planned on doing the passenger side fender today. Gonna hold off on that until the doors are ready. Need to do a little body work on passenger door, so it's gonna stay on the truck until we can pull a little dent out and get it finished for paint. Driver door will need to be removed to finish rust repair on kick panel.
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Radiator came in. I decided to buy a new one since all the radiator shops around here only tested radiators but did not repair if they found a leak. I found one shop that said they would work in it if it needed anything, but it would take 3-4 months for them to get to it. I purchased a new heater core as well. This radiator appears to be built well. We confirmed it is going to fit with a little engineering. It is a half inch shorter from top to bottom. I'm gonna take the old one to the place that can fix it if it needs to be fixed. I'll have a spare if needed, or one for a future project.
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Re: 1968 redo
Yesterday, we removed all of the rubber flooring and pressure washed the inside of the cab. The dash is still in place. Both doors are off. Driver side rocker is good. Used grinder on the areas of rust in floor. Started sanding floor. Passenger side rocker will take some work. It is solid on the bottom. The top sill has rust that will require patching or replacing the rocker. Both cab corners are solid as well.
I removed my buddy bucket seats from the frame. Seats and transmission will be going to shop on Monday.
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