1968 redo

[68Gold/white]

Sorry to hear about kidney stones, in ANYBODY!!!
I have much experience with kidney stones. PM me if you want I know too much about dealing with them.
I will tell you. Around 4 years ago I had stones in both kidneys. Not a good thing. Too many and they were too big for easy procedure. I had invasive surgeries on both kidneys in Dec. 2019. Had non invasive on both kidneys in March 2020.
Since then I've been taking a drug called Flo Max, generic name is Tamsulosin. I allows urine to flow easier. Its made a world of difference to me! I plan to take this stuff, the rest of my life!!! I've had no stones since 2019...

[rodstored-72]

agree with the above... the "pee DR." should recommend something, but i too have been using the flowmax and it really does help. best of luck!!

[Dude68]

Dad lost 11 pounds with the kidney stones from puking for 10 days before they were able to buddy them up. 9 mm and 5 mm. Anyway, he’s back in the game. Still finishing rockers up. Applied glazing putty and did some finish sanding yesterday. I got the welds on the front cab mount bolts cut with a dremel and used an air chisel to finish breaking the welds successfully. The cab line is bout 3/4 inch lower than the bed, got a cab mounting kit on order from Brothers. On vacation now in Louisville KY. Will be back at it in couple of weeks.

[rodstored-72]

MAN!! 9mm is unbelievable!! i had 5mm (biggest) and i was sweating & puking!!! your dad is a real man to handle that!! anyways great that you took some time off and looking forward to more updates!!

[Dude68]

Transmission is ready! Still waiting on the head. When it is done i will finish up the motor. All of the rust repair and patching is complete inside the cab, including wiper motor area. I have a solid day of sanding ahead of me, fixing all of those nicks and scratches on interior roof and dash. Going to order some carpet next.

[Dude68]

Got the head in from machine shop. Rings and gaskets on the way. There are a few more items that I need to get, oil pump, carb rebuild kit, maybe some new lifters and push rods. Not in a hurry because we gonna save the engine stuff for the colder weather and work on finishing up body repair and sanding so painting can be done while it is still warm. No heat in shop. Got to looking at roof and found some rust on upper passenger seam after we dug out the seam sealer, so we decided to remove windshield and did the back glass as well. It was surface rust only. Took a wire wheel to it and it looks great. But, if the windshield would not have been removed, there would have been some rust issues in the future. I had not noticed before, but top of dash is the darker blue, same as door panel and steering column. I am in no rush now that I know my seats will not be ready until February or March. Still finishing up the interior for paint. Have only been able to work a couple of hours a day for one or two days a week.

[68 C10 Driver]

Dude68, great posts! Looks like you are running into the same issues I found with the exception of the wiper motor mount. Keep up the great work! Feel free to look at my build posts. I will certainly be following along.

[68Gold/white]

Originally Posted by Dude68

Got the head in from machine shop. Rings and gaskets on the way. There are a few more items that I need to get, oil pump, carb rebuild kit, maybe some new lifters and push rods. Not in a hurry because we gonna save the engine stuff for the colder weather and work on finishing up body repair and sanding so painting can be done while it is still warm. No heat in shop. Got to looking at roof and found some rust on upper passenger seam after we dug out the seam sealer, so we decided to remove windshield and did the back glass as well. It was surface rust only. Took a wire wheel to it and it looks great. But, if the windshield would not have been removed, there would have been some rust issues in the future. I had not noticed before, but top of dash is the darker blue, same as door panel and steering column. I am in no rush now that I know my seats will not be ready until February or March. Still finishing up the interior for paint. Have only been able to work a couple of hours a day for one or two days a week.

I've found difficulties in purchasing carb kits. THe local NAPA and O'Reillys could neither order at kit for a Rochester 2 Bbl I bought here. I DO know of a guy in Missouri that makes carb kits for nearly ALL applications...I'm not ready to order one, just yet...