Captain America 68 short/fleetside

[colgad]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

Well, after trying to test fit the new wheels, I've found out that they changed the bolt pattern from 6x139.7mm to 6x120 mm. So it looks like these wheels will go back on Craigslist.

- Josh

When did GM do THAT!!
I have 2015 rims Yukon rims on my 2002 Yukon and I am pretty sure they are 6x139's
Unless they came off of a smaller GM ....

[gottattooz]

I'm guessing the GM mid sized chassis went to the smaller bolt pattern. Full size trucks are still 6x139.7.

- Josh

[colgad]

I love seeing the work on the cab. Glad it's coming along.
My son in law is looking for a 67-68 hood if you happen across one let me know.
I can't find anything down here.

[gottattooz]

Originally Posted by colgad

I love seeing the work on the cab. Glad it's coming along.
My son in law is looking for a 67-68 hood if you happen across one let me know.
I can't find anything down here.

I couldn't find a 67-68 hood anywhere. I finally broke down and bought a new one from Summit racing. Summit Racing is off Exit 216, and I'm off Exit 221, so it's right up the road.

-Josh

[colgad]

Great way to put a cab back on with a lot less work!

[indymachinist]

I like this thread. I remember reading about captain america truck when I first joined here.

[gottattooz]

I got my other led headlight in today. I had to trim the back of the headlight bucket for clearance, but i like the look.

I don't have battery power to the lights yet, but I'll post pics of the daytime running lights, low and high beams.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

I replaced the battery today, so i got some decent pictures of the new headlights lit up. I haven't hooked up the daytime running lights yet, but the low and high beams are pretty cool. They're very bright! I also started the truck for the first time since i pulled the old cab off.


-Josh

[gottattooz]

I got the interior and the shifter installed this past weekend. I even wired up the power bucket seats.

Today, i wanted to see if i could turn a 69-72 fender into a 68 fender. The only difference i can see is the leading edge of the fender around the headlight. If i were a machinist, I'd make left and right end caps, but I'm working with what I've got.

- Josh

[gottattooz]

Here's the finished passenger fender. It's going to be flat black, so it doesn't have to be perfect.

-Josh

[colgad]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

I got the interior and the shifter installed this past weekend. I even wired up the power bucket seats.

Today, i wanted to see if i could turn a 69-72 fender into a 68 fender. The only difference i can see is the leading edge of the fender around the headlight. If i were a machinist, I'd make left and right end caps, but I'm working with what I've got.

- Josh

Pretty cool, I never thought of doing that!!!

[Katrina/10]

That looks good!

[stevenfromtexas]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

Well, after being a member for 3 years with nothing to contribute, I finally dragged home my "dream truck", a 1968 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside. I"ve loved the bodystyle for a very long time, and found someone who'd trade me even up for my old 1994 S-10 Blazer with a SBC. I"ll do my best to use the search function before asked redundant questions about things that I"m sure have been covered hundreds of times.
Currently, the truck has a 250 inline 6 and supposedly a Muncie 4 speed, set in, but neither are hooked up. MY plan was to run the drivetrain as is, and work on making it a safe and dependable truck before bothering to swap out the drivetrain. However, I know very little about the engine, and even less about the trans. I don't even know if I have all the parts to make it roadworthy. Time will tell.
Now, the bad news. The guy I traded to painted the truck himself, red, white and blue. Doesn't sound too awful until you see what he did to the clearcoat. I kid you not, the guy clearcoated the truck, and then threw glitter all over it. I don't mean put glitter in the clear and sprayed it evenly. He threw it on the truck like he was feeding chickens!!! There's mailbox numbers screwed to the hood, Tiger-print cloth all over the dashboard and doorpanels, and probably a slew of problems I have yet to discover.
Anyways, looking forward to gathering as much info and knowledge as I can.

-Josh

screams.....

[gottattooz]

I masked off the flames so i could paint the scallops black along with the front of the truck and below the body line.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

And here's the scallops, front end and below the body line blacked out.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

Here's the scallops, front end and belowthe body line masked off.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

And here it is after all the tape is removed. There's a few flaws in it, but anyone who's ever painted anything knows it's not perfect. I'll fix them later. I'm happy with how it turned out.

-Josh

[67ChevyRedneck]

Dude, that's pretty freakin' cool.

...and I didn't like taping the truck off to paint my roof white

[gottattooz]

I took the bed off and put it in the garage so i could do a little bodywork on it and paint it to match the cab. I was racking my brain on a paint design to match the cab, possibly reversed scallops. But with the bigger tail lights, i couldn't find a way to make it work. So i kept it simple and left the ball edge of the sides and the whole tailgate and roll pan black.

I have to finish painting the back of the bed, but i have to wait until i mount the bed back on the frame to get to it.

-Josh

[GR8-68]

Nice work

[builtbyKane]

Thats some productive progress.

[gottattooz]

I put the bed back on and finished the tailgate and roll pan. I installed one tail light before the sun went down. I'm very happy with how everything turned out. I'm anxious to drive it again, but I'll do my best not to rush it.

-Josh

[fecklessgadfly]

I'm pretty traditional when it comes to these trucks. I could never do to mine what you've done to Cap. But, man, you've got that thing looking good. It's been awesome to see all the different stages of the build and to see you work through all the issues you've faced. Great build!

[colgad]

So are you pulling the front bumper off?
Who's Red Buick?
Super work as usual, what fog lights are you using?

[gottattooz]

Originally Posted by colgad

So are you pulling the front bumper off?
Who's Red Buick?
Super work as usual, what fog lights are you using?

Yes, I'm removing the front bumper. The turn signals will go back in the grill.

The red Buick is a 67 LeSabre convertible I'm working on for a guy in the neighbourhood. He needed freeze plugs replaced and done other nickel and dime repairs, and every shop he brought it to jerked him around for months and just took his money.

I included a screen shot of the fog lights from ebay. The halos are REALLY bright. The led bulbs are bright as well. I'm going to use the halos as running lights and hook the fog lights up to my high beams.

Love the new 4-door, btw.

-Josh