68' Chevy c10

[68 Four on the Floor]

Ive been away from this awhile and man youve made some progress. That color looks awesome way different from alot of trucks out there. keep it up

[72blueshark]

is that common on the steering column?

[widewhite70]

Yep! like the brown! love the way it looks on these!

[gringoloco]

Never cared for that color on cars, but man it looks good on your truck without the blue. Great vision!
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[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Nice job man! Watching this build closely. It's already super cool and is getting better each week.

Thanks man ! I'm trying to keep it moving.

Originally Posted by 68 Four on the Floor

Ive been away from this awhile and man youve made some progress. That color looks awesome way different from alot of trucks out there. keep it up

Thanks ! I can't wait to get the rest painted.

Originally Posted by 72blueshark

is that common on the steering column?

If your talking about the lower bearing. I think it would be common, because it gets alot of water/road crud in it. If you have the column out. It's the perfect time to put new bearings in.

Originally Posted by widewhite70

Yep! like the brown! love the way it looks on these!

Thanks ! I'd do it again.

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Never cared for that color on cars, but man it looks good on your truck without the blue. Great vision!
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Thank you Sir ! Lucky for me color choice wasn't too difficult, because I knew from the start I wanted some kind of brown.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Nothing cool, but it's still truck parts ! Hood hinges powder coated after blasting. Door strikers and lock mech's painted.







Also rigged up an old battery, and power adapter I had to charge the ipod. I'm cheap ! Keep on Rockin'

[68 Four on the Floor]

I want your pop machine. Does it still work?

[Bomp]

Like the build. Nice attention to detail. I'll have a Coke please.

[bossmanivy]

Super sweet build. I live in STL. Not too far away. I would love to see this truck in person some day. Keep it up. Makes me wish I was farther into my build!

Chris
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[68GMCCustom]

just found this...nice work and a great color.
I caught it was dupont.....but missed the color?

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by 68 Four on the Floor

I want your pop machine. Does it still work?

Can't have it ! Yeah it works good. It needs a paint job too.

Originally Posted by Bomp

Like the build. Nice attention to detail. I'll have a Coke please.

Thanks Bomp !

Originally Posted by bossmanivy

Super sweet build. I live in STL. Not too far away. I would love to see this truck in person some day. Keep it up. Makes me wish I was farther into my build!

Chris
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Thanks Chris ! Yep, your only @ 2.5hrs away, and welcome to drop in and check it out. Post a link to your build, If you have one on here.

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

just found this...nice work and a great color.
I caught it was dupont.....but missed the color?

Thanks Kurt ! The color is Copper Bronze now. It was Auburn Nightmist. the code is F 7289 K M. I'm checkin out your build , and you have a very nice truck !

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Got a little more work done. Step 1 of the horn button.



and finished repair of my mishap !

[bossmanivy]

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[jlsanborn]

Ya, what he said ^^^

Looks sweet man! Have any work to do to the wheel? Mine has the typical cracks in the spokes and I'm itchin to see somene restore theirs so I can learn. Hinges are real cool. Why did you choose to powder those vs. paint?

[bossmanivy]

Hey, looking great. I'll stop in sometime when time allows. Haven't started a build thread yet. I started on the truck, but progress is super slow. I'm waiting till I get farther along and have more time to build and keep a thread going. Gotta finished getting moved!
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[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Ya, what he said ^^^

Looks sweet man! Have any work to do to the wheel? Mine has the typical cracks in the spokes and I'm itchin to see somene restore theirs so I can learn. Hinges are real cool. Why did you choose to powder those vs. paint?

Thanks jl ! My wheel has the same thing goin on, and I'll be repairing it with 2 part epoxy from por 15. I will post pics of the process. as far as the hinges, I just thought it would hold up better than paint.

Originally Posted by bossmanivy

Hey, looking great. I'll stop in sometime when time allows. Haven't started a build thread yet. I started on the truck, but progress is super slow. I'm waiting till I get farther along and have more time to build and keep a thread going. Gotta finished getting moved!
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Thanks bossman ! Good luck with the move. let me know when you start a build thread.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

More parts getting ready for paint. This being my first build, I'm taking pics of nearly everything. after making it this far through the build I have a real appreciation for the effort involved in competing build. and my truck isn't getting the full tilt treatment some of the rides on this site are. My hats off to all the builders that see the project through to the end. even though we know were never finished. anyway heres some pics.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

couple more.

[longbed67]

Looking good! I cant wait to see how the horn button looks on the wheel.

[jlsanborn]

All that nitty-gritty has to be time consuming! I've got yards of coffee cans full of little crap that all needs cleaned up and painted. Props on the details!

[Bennett68C10]

Just caught up on your build, color looks awesome on the truck. You have some amazing skills and attention to detail John. Great job.
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[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by longbed67

Looking good! I cant wait to see how the horn button looks on the wheel.

Thanks Adam ! I cant wait either, just have to do some copper leaf detail on it. well repair the wheel too.

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

All that nitty-gritty has to be time consuming! I've got yards of coffee cans full of little crap that all needs cleaned up and painted. Props on the details!

Thanks man ! Evaporust ! Purple power ! and wire wheel whatever those leave behind.

Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Just caught up on your build, color looks awesome on the truck. You have some amazing skills and attention to detail John. Great job.
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Thanks Keith ! It always seems to come down to the details. I think if I had all the time back that I spent re-doing things I'd be done by now. but if you dont like how something turns out, what else can you do.

[FrankieD]

I would rather pull an engine or rear end than do the little stuff but it all has to get done.
youre doin good

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Thanks Frankie ! I couldnt agree more, I pulled three engines/trans in August last year, and that wasnt as time consuming. this small stuff is kickin my butt !

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

While still working on nuts/bolt, and glove box door. I started on the steering wheel. also got steering column down to bare metal, and treated some trouble areas with rust mort. heres pics of the wheel.





mix equal parts A+B. work it down into the cracks. its water soluble so you can wet your finger and smooth it out to eliminate some sanding. this stuff sets up hard as nails ! got a few spots left to do, but my hands were shot.