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Bennett68C10 · 12-10-2011, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by theCheyenneShop

Keith, sure is looking nice. Love the motor and I like that your taking care of yourself for Christmas too!

Thanks Ronnie, it feels good to take care of myself at Christmas

Bennett68C10 · 12-10-2011, 05:35 PM

Put my rear swaybar in today. Its a Hotchkis unit for a 82-92 F-body. Got the frame brackets off of ebay. Worked out very nicely, got the idea off the forum here.

Bennett68C10 · 12-10-2011, 05:37 PM

Also re-painted my exhaust, got to give it another coat after waiting 24 hrs.

mcbassin · 12-10-2011, 07:54 PM

I'm interested in seeing how that sway bar works out. How's the clearance with the mufflers installed? Keep up the hard work!

Bennett68C10 · 12-10-2011, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

I'm interested in seeing how that sway bar works out. How's the clearance with the mufflers installed? Keep up the hard work!

There is plenty of room between the exhaust and the sway bar, I forgot to take a picture of it lol. It's basically the same as the CPP rear bar but mounts on top of the trailing arms instead of the bottom for better ground clearance. I'm hoping that this bar along with my Hotchkis front bar will make this truck handle on rails
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Hotchkis · 12-14-2011, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Put my rear swaybar in today. Its a Hotchkis unit for a 82-92 F-body. Got the frame brackets off of ebay. Worked out very nicely, got the idea off the forum here.

Bennett – That’s cool! Let us know how it works when you get your truck running.

raull · 12-14-2011, 10:26 AM

nice progress , your rolling !!!!!!

big_al_71 · 12-14-2011, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

There is plenty of room between the exhaust and the sway bar, I forgot to take a picture of it lol. It's basically the same as the CPP rear bar but mounts on top of the trailing arms instead of the bottom for better ground clearance. I'm hoping that this bar along with my Hotchkis front bar will make this truck handle on rails
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Adding sway bars to my truck was one of the best improvements I did to it of course besides a/c and power steering

my sway bars were from classic perform and my truck handle like it was on rails zero body roll on it...

Bennett68C10 · 12-15-2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotchkis

Bennett – That’s cool! Let us know how it works when you get your truck running.

Thankyou i will. I wanted to run the blade style bar but it mounted where my exhaust is so this was my only choice for a rear sway bar. I'm hoping it works out good.
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Bennett68C10 · 12-15-2011, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by raull

nice progress , your rolling !!!!!!

Thanks Raul, it's moving along at my slow pace lol
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Bennett68C10 · 12-15-2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by big_al_71

Adding sway bars to my truck was one of the best improvements I did to it of course besides a/c and power steering

my sway bars were from classic perform and my truck handle like it was on rails zero body roll on it...

Al I'm hoping it will handle like it's on rails when I get done. I just hope I didn't kill my handling by putting the huge chunk of iron in the front lol. I hear you on needing the a/c, more so for you in Florida but it gets pretty hot in humid here in Jersey in the summer.
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VA72C10 · 12-15-2011, 05:10 PM

Project is coming along nicely! Looking great and some NICE stuff too

Bennett68C10 · 12-16-2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

Project is coming along nicely! Looking great and some NICE stuff too

Thanks, I'm just trying to keep up with all the amazing builds on here
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70LonghornCST · 12-18-2011, 06:26 PM

Great buld thread. Keep up the awsome work.

1low69swb · 12-18-2011, 09:26 PM

Truck looks great! basically the same route im plannin on goin. Keep the pics comin, i get alot of info before i make the same mistakes haha.

Bennett68C10 · 12-19-2011, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 1low69swb

Truck looks great! basically the same route im plannin on goin. Keep the pics comin, i get alot of info before i make the same mistakes haha.

Thanks, I definitely made some mistakes with this build but it's all part of the learning experience.

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Originally Posted by 70LonghornCST

Great buld thread. Keep up the awsome work.

Thanks
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Hotchkis · 12-19-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Thankyou i will. I wanted to run the blade style bar but it mounted where my exhaust is so this was my only choice for a rear sway bar. I'm hoping it works out good.
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Bennett—G4L – You’re welcome. We look forward to seeing if you feel a gain in performance. It’s great that you’re being resourceful and thinking outside the box.

Bennett68C10 · 12-19-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotchkis

Bennett—G4L – You’re welcome. We look forward to seeing if you feel a gain in performance. It’s great that you’re being resourceful and thinking outside the box.

Thanks I'm trying my best to come up with a great handling suspension without the resource or the funds to go with a custom setup. Would love to run the full Hotchkis suspension kit but just can't afford that kind of money
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**fakerwade** · 12-20-2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

Project is coming along nicely! Looking great and some NICE stuff too

X2 ,,,,,,,,,,,keep up the good work (and pics)

Bennett68C10 · 12-20-2011, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by fakerwade

X2 ,,,,,,,,,,,keep up the good work (and pics)

Thank you

David67 · 12-28-2011, 11:26 PM

wow looking really nice! I dig the Viper red!! but I may be biased lol.... I went back and forth between Viper and Victory for a while.

Bennett68C10 · 12-29-2011, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by David67

wow looking really nice! I dig the Viper red!! but I may be biased lol.... I went back and forth between Viper and Victory for a while.

Thanks, yeah I went back and forth between Hugger orange and Viper Red. Went with the Viper Red cause I am biased as well, Red is my favorite color lol. Yours looks great Red, can't wait to see it done.
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Average Joe · 01-04-2012, 01:37 AM

Great build and beautiful work!

bigblock68 · 01-04-2012, 02:08 AM

painting my latest project viper red...love that color!

coggonobrien · 01-04-2012, 02:09 AM

are all viper reds the same or did they change through the years?

12-10-2011, 05:35 PM	#252
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB Put my rear swaybar in today. Its a Hotchkis unit for a 82-92 F-body. Got the frame brackets off of ebay. Worked out very nicely, got the idea off the forum here. Attached Images __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

12-10-2011, 05:37 PM	#253
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB Also re-painted my exhaust, got to give it another coat after waiting 24 hrs. Attached Images __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

12-10-2011, 07:54 PM	#254
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB I'm interested in seeing how that sway bar works out. How's the clearance with the mufflers installed? Keep up the hard work! __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

12-14-2011, 10:26 AM	#257
raull Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: miramar florida Posts: 1,232	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB nice progress , your rolling !!!!!! __________________ check out my build thread 71 c/10 step side 5.3 twin turbo http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=485320 raul

12-15-2011, 05:10 PM	#262
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB Project is coming along nicely! Looking great and some NICE stuff too __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

12-18-2011, 06:26 PM	#264
70LonghornCST Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 5,775	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB Great buld thread. Keep up the awsome work. __________________ 2018 Chevy Crew Cab 2006 Impala SS 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury 1970 Chevy Longhorn Bucket Seats Shoulder Belts Front Tow Hooks Factory Air Factory Speedwarning, Tach & Vaccum Factory Tilt CST Package AM/FM Radio Bumper Guards Richard 70 Longhorn CST Build Adding an AM/FM Decal

12-18-2011, 09:26 PM	#265
1low69swb Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pryor, OK Posts: 23	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB Truck looks great! basically the same route im plannin on goin. Keep the pics comin, i get alot of info before i make the same mistakes haha. __________________ 2010 silverado Everyday driver : Murdered out 1969 swb c10: Project Black HoleSKB

12-28-2011, 11:26 PM	#271
David67 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 886	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB wow looking really nice! I dig the Viper red!! but I may be biased lol.... I went back and forth between Viper and Victory for a while. __________________ 1967 C10 Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2015 IG: david_r67

01-04-2012, 01:37 AM	#273
Average Joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 1,352	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB Great build and beautiful work!

01-04-2012, 02:08 AM	#274
bigblock68 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: vancouver,wa. Posts: 282	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB painting my latest project viper red...love that color! Attached Images

01-04-2012, 02:09 AM	#275
coggonobrien Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Coggon, IA Posts: 580	Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB are all viper reds the same or did they change through the years?



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