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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
Now that i'm back it was like Christmas, had a few presents to open from the guy in the brown truck...
Here was my custom made aluminum gas tank that 4 of us had built... There are a few little differences than my plan but overall its nothing that will hurt anything... $340 shipped was the group price, would have been around $400 shipped by myself. Very nice tank though www.boydwelding.com , Dave was a great guy to work with...
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
Had to go install it with some clamps this morning... It will sit a little (1/4") higher once bolted in.... should be about 18 - 19 gallons....
The level represents the bottom of my sport bumper.... I wanted the tank protected behind the reese hitch otherwise I could have added 4 - 5 inches and doubled the capacity...
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
That's a sweet looking tank, looks like it fits like a glove.
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
thanks, fits nicely... measure twice and cut once I guess.... It could have been slightly (1/4") wider but I had modified my lower frame lip to hold a poly tank that I was going to use.
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
Nice!
Does the place that built it offer built in tank pumps for fuel injection? Are there baffles in the tank to prevent fuel slosh? |
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I had him place one baffle in the center to keep the sloshing down as well... all the info on the build is here... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=289083
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Yeah, adding the pump alone would be a fair bit more. Nice looking tank though, are you doing a flip up door or something in the bed then? |
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
Welcome back! That tank is sweet, really fits your build. Qwit cleaning and pondering and start cutting
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
planning on a flip style door in the wood floor, should fall right between the metal strips in the floor... Trying to keep the fabrication easy,
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
welder to small for what metal thickness?
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
Didn't ya say, you were welding on your trailor...maybe the brackets you were welding were to thick
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
aah, the reason for the wire "sputtering" (for lack of a better term) might have been the thickness of the trailer frame?? it worked OK with the wire speed at 50 but not 70, i'm no welding pro so i'll buy that. I was able to "fuse metal" so hopefully the deck doesn't fall off and kill someone!
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yeah yeah, I know... mama was getting nervous over 100mph though. I was ready for a little 130+ action but she wasn't.... you know how that goes. I told her that i've been way faster than that in the states on the highway, and now im legal in Germany with a granny beside me!
oh well, I get my kicks in other places that she can't control. How's a 7 ton helicopter, 20 feet off the trees, doing 150+ mph.... at night!
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
Picked up a new angle die grinder today and decided to cut my side vents open. I already vaccumed a ton of rats nest out of them when I stripped the cab. Looks like the kick panels need some work and the bottom of the vent will need replaced.
Lesson of the day: keep you drain holes clean!
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I dont' think the B post is that bad but there is some rust through under the kick panel vent. Higher than a patch will cover I think. This truck is either really badly rusted or not at all, not much in between spots.
I found a place in Allentown that does acid dipping, $575 for the cab though! Not sure if I want to add that onto the bill of a new floor.
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
Picked up a few items off of Craigslist today...
1. 69-70 Bucket Seats with console 2. Saddle rear blazer seat with belts 3. passenger door with a little rust on the bottom inside 4. 2 sets of West Coast Jr's 5. Power steering pump with brackets 6. door panel 7. radiator mounts 8. 6 cyl shroud 9. black seat belt ratchets most of the items will be for sale except the door for now. wifey says that my fathers day present is a free day to work on the truck..woohoo! Now I hear plans for some Karate Panda movie ![]()
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
Decided to open the driver side vent area... gotta love leaves. Now I know why cowl grilles are popular, or just don't park it under a tree for a decade!
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Oh No!!!! I shudder to think of what's lurking in in the vent panels on my trucks
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that was after I took the shop-vac to them from the inside!
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Re: 68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!
picked up a few parts from a board member over the holidays... Now I have to decide between one of these three options... feel free to chime in..
1. repair my bedsides and resell the black one's (kinda rough and mine has been repaired before) 2. pull inner bedsides out of black and install in green one's, resell black parts for a little $$, then reapir the rest of my bedsides... 3. Sell both pairs ($500-600 maybe?) and buy repop ($900) whatcha think?
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I'm still gonna try to save the cab since there are no better around right now. repop front fenders, repop rear bedsides, repop front bed panel, repop wheel wells... heck, might as well get TRI-PLUS to sponsor this build!
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