my 68 shortbed build

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by joe231

damn dood,
you gots lots o' nice rides for a young 'un

haha thanks, being 18, living at home and working full time helps alot!


spray-bomb, the vw pan belongs to a friend of mine, he was replacing the floor pans and bagging it, and doing really custom body off with it, he is also a really good painter and air brusher so it will have a crazy good paint job.

[prostreetC-10]

That's pretty funny seeing a Les Schwab truck in the background. I worked for those S.O.B.'s for 9 years!!

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by prostreetC-10

That's pretty funny seeing a Les Schwab truck in the background. I worked for those S.O.B.'s for 9 years!!

s.o.b. 's ??
whys that?

[LuckyHenriksen]

Looks awesome man. And I like the new driver! Looks killer with the lift and wheels.

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by LuckyHenriksen

Looks awesome man. And I like the new driver! Looks killer with the lift and wheels.

thanks man, the flowmaster system for it just came today!

[cstm68]

today i swapped out my 2'' drop coils for 1'' drop coils to eliminate a few rubbing problems but i still have the 2.5 drop spindals.

[cstm68]

today i was able to do some more work on my tailogate latches.

also i installed a flip up dvd player a while ago and when i put the dash pad on it stoped the screan from coming out all the way, so i will be relocating the dvd player on my dash and removing the ashtray

and here is a better pic of the new front stance.









a scetch of what it will look like (doted line is the flip up par)

i eill be cutting where it is marked with black and welding a flat piece of metal in place

[nuke1]

ilike the idea, i have been toying with the idea of a screen in the dash of mine also, looks good with the new drop spindles.

[cstm68]

today i got my new idler and pitman arms installed, now the whole front end is new, springs, spindals, balljoints, disc brakes hoses inner and outer tie rods, idler and pitman arm and controll arm shafts and shocks, now i just need to take it to work and throw it on the alignment rack.

[cstm68]

here are some pics of the dash

[msgross]

I was gonna suggest to swap the heater controls and dvd player, don't know that the cables are long enough though...

[cstm68]

i got a new bumper on and ordered the grille chrome and headlight bezels

[oldblue1968chevy]

nice truck it came along way...never read it cuz u couldnt tell wat the truck looked like fromt the pic it camealong way, and didnt know you were in hs either

[sson20s]

hhey awesome job on the build, question ,what color paint is that and what kind of paint is ? thanks in advance

[cstm68]

oldblue1968chevy, i finished hs last year,

sson20s its ppg orange

[sson20s]

cool thanks , nice truck again

[Hoffman65burb]

Truck looks sick man. I like your z71 too haha. How much did those ultra's run you if you dont mind me asking?

[cstm68]

i started putting my flowmasters on.
i got the holes cut in the crossmember and all the pipe welded, just need to hang it and take it in the have some tail pipes bent to fit,

[nuke1]

very nice, she os gonna sound good

[SBC]

Just went through this entire thread, nice truck man!

[72 SHORTBED 7.0]

Goooooood work read the whole thing

[cstm68]

time for some updates,
1. finished the exahust (sounds great)
2. got my new front bumper on
3. ordered a new aluminum radiator and new e-fan
4. got all the flaws out of the paint and buffed it

5. registered for good-guys (pacific northwest natinals)

ill get some pics up tonight

[cstm68]

heres the pics

[nuke1]

looking good, now we just need a sound clip!

[allen123]

Looks awesome, still one of my favorite trucks on here