How about some pics of 67-72 Part II

[rwade]

Beautiful truck Armando low! But you know I need more pictures. Come on, give'em up!

Wade

[Reining]

Hi everyone. I have been using the forums for a while but finally had some extra money burning a hole in my pocket and with the wife's blessing I was able to picked up this 68' , so I felt it only suiting to register and show what I found.

According to the VIN the truck originally had a V8 with a 3OTT but is currently powered by a 250 I6. Sadly the SPID is no longer there but guessing with the minimal options I can point out I would say it was a 307 SBC. Mechanically it is sounds. Body is mostly straight with a ding in the cab corner/door, a bend on the bed rail and only a couple spots it rusted through. Electrically there are a few gremlins but all in all its a good ole retired farm truck to get back running down the road in her former glory.

[mud.man.rj]

My neighbour had the flamed 68 and wanted my 71 I just bought so traded him for a Polaris Sportsman 7004x4 quad w $3,000 extras and plow. See he now has 2 trucks.

[dads longhorn]

grousehunter, thanks! great rig! I like that you can just crawl in the back and be comfortable.

[69chevytrucker]

he is some of my 69 project getting close to being done, truck will be black on black when its done









hope you like

[ole dollor]

Originally Posted by Reining

Hi everyone. I have been using the forums for a while but finally had some extra money burning a hole in my pocket and with the wife's blessing I was able to picked up this 68' , so I felt it only suiting to register and show what I found.

According to the VIN the truck originally had a V8 with a 3OTT but is currently powered by a 250 I6. Sadly the SPID is no longer there but guessing with the minimal options I can point out I would say it was a 307 SBC. Mechanically it is sounds. Body is mostly straight with a ding in the cab corner/door, a bend on the bed rail and only a couple spots it rusted through. Electrically there are a few gremlins but all in all its a good ole retired farm truck to get back running down the road in her former glory.

first let me welcome you to the best forum on the web....next I want to say you have a great truck to start with and have some fun....

[mud.man.rj]

Your Black on black is looking good, keep up the hard work and keep us posted.

[05snopro440]

Originally Posted by Reining

Hi everyone. I have been using the forums for a while but finally had some extra money burning a hole in my pocket and with the wife's blessing I was able to picked up this 68' , so I felt it only suiting to register and show what I found.

According to the VIN the truck originally had a V8 with a 3OTT but is currently powered by a 250 I6. Sadly the SPID is no longer there but guessing with the minimal options I can point out I would say it was a 307 SBC. Mechanically it is sounds. Body is mostly straight with a ding in the cab corner/door, a bend on the bed rail and only a couple spots it rusted through. Electrically there are a few gremlins but all in all its a good ole retired farm truck to get back running down the road in her former glory.

Sweet truck! Take a CLR/water mixture with a scotchbrite to the box and it will look 100X better!

[jlaird]

69chevytrucker, what kind of wood is that?

[Nick Goldsmith]

Load of wood a few days ago.

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by jlaird

69chevytrucker, what kind of wood is that?

cheap a$$ white pine my 11yr old son put black stain on it then sanded most of it off then put red oak stain and cleared it i was shocked how well it turned out
i have a thread on here about called fake your wood

[Nick Goldsmith]

That pine won't hold up to any kind of load. Poplar would be a much better cheap choice for a truck bed.

[69chevytrucker]

Originally Posted by Nick Goldsmith

That pine won't hold up to any kind of load. Poplar would be a much better cheap choice for a truck bed.

lol my truck is not going to get a load on it

[Longhorn321]

Originally Posted by Nick Goldsmith

That pine won't hold up to any kind of load. Poplar would be a much better cheap choice for a truck bed.

I have to disagree. If you put a polyurethane coating on there, it will be very hard and dent resistant. If he had wanted a really strong material that would stand up to "a load" he could have just put dimond plate or a plain sheet of steel. The fact that he spent time to make it shiny and pretty tells me that he's prolly not gonna drop an engine block on it or a tree trunk... In short, it's his truck and it's his choice. Who has the right to tell him he made a poor choice?

[Reining]

Originally Posted by 05snopro440

Sweet truck! Take a CLR/water mixture with a scotchbrite to the box and it will look 100X better!

Thanks 05snopro440 but if you want a cheaper way than CLR you can just use anything with phosphoric acid. Around here it's ZEP calcium, lime and rust remover. Percentage ranges between 15-40% between batches but at under $10 a gallon (more controlled solutions of 30-40% are $25-30) it's decent. Also here in the states CLR no longer contains phosphoric acid, which helps as an inhibitor to the rusting process. I only had about an hour after work but clean the one side of the box up a bit.

[05snopro440]

Originally Posted by Reining

Thanks 05snopro440 but if you want a cheaper way than CLR you can just use anything with phosphoric acid. Around here it's ZEP calcium, lime and rust remover. Percentage ranges between 15-40% between batches but at under $10 a gallon (more controlled solutions of 30-40% are $25-30) it's decent. Also here in the states CLR no longer contains phosphoric acid, which helps as an inhibitor to the rusting process. I only had about an hour after work but clean the one side of the box up a bit.

Actually I used the ZEP CLR as well.

[Reining]

Originally Posted by 05snopro440

Actually I used the ZEP CLR as well.

Cool I thought you were meaning the Product CLR.

[Nick Goldsmith]

He and his kid did a nice job. it looks great. just pointing out that pine is not ideal for a truck bed. Poplar is actually a traditional wood for that sort of thing. here in the north east it was used on stone boats BINTD I have seen it used on heavy equiptment trailers.
And yes I do like to poke a little fun at folks whos trucks are too shiny to use
I would love for my truck to be in better shape but would never want a truck so shiny that you can't use it..

[Razorbacker]

Originally Posted by Reining

Hi everyone. I have been using the forums for a while but finally had some extra money burning a hole in my pocket and with the wife's blessing I was able to picked up this 68' , so I felt it only suiting to register and show what I found.

According to the VIN the truck originally had a V8 with a 3OTT but is currently powered by a 250 I6. Sadly the SPID is no longer there but guessing with the minimal options I can point out I would say it was a 307 SBC. Mechanically it is sounds. Body is mostly straight with a ding in the cab corner/door, a bend on the bed rail and only a couple spots it rusted through. Electrically there are a few gremlins but all in all its a good ole retired farm truck to get back running down the road in her former glory.

Reining - That's a great truck you got there, I came close to pulling the trigger when it was for sale in Benton. I'm glad some on the forum ended up with it. If I remember correctly it had door lettering. Again cool truck and welcome

[Reining]

Originally Posted by Razorbacker

Reining - That's a great truck you got there, I came close to pulling the trigger when it was for sale in Benton. I'm glad some on the forum ended up with it. If I remember correctly it had door lettering. Again cool truck and welcome

Thanks Razorbacker. It does have painted lettering on the passenger door. It was a name and address of the farm in Missouri where it was originally purchase and used. The only real history I've been able to get on the truck is that and it still bears the Westfalls dealer chrome emblem. Again thanks for the warm welcome

[No8Easy2]

[rwade]

Beautiful truck man. Is it Lafayette, La?

Wade

[No8Easy2]

yeah Wade just off of Johnston St. and you?

[rwade]

I'm in Jennings. Just down the road. I should have my truck at last resort show in October at the park in Jennings, if you ever go to truck shows.

[armando low]